JP2022501007A - Smoking articles containing multiple media units - Google Patents

Abstract

Smoking articles containing a multi-media section are disclosed. The smoking article including the multiplex medium portion according to the embodiment of the present invention includes a filter portion, a medium portion including a first smoking substance portion and a second smoking substance section, and the first smoking substance section and the said. The second smoking substance part is arranged in such a form that the second smoking substance part surrounds all or a part of the first smoking substance part along the length direction of the medium part, and is included in the first smoking substance part. The tobacco raw material to be used and the tobacco raw material contained in the second smoking substance section are different from each other. [Selection diagram] Fig. 1

Description

The present invention relates to a smoking article containing a multi-media section, and more particularly to a smoking article including a multi-medium section that allows one smoking article to feel the taste of a plurality of cigarettes.

Smoke or aerosols generated from smoking articles are manufactured so that they can move from upstream to downstream and be transmitted to smokers to feel smoking satisfaction. There are various factors that determine smoking satisfaction, but the most important is the taste of tobacco that the smoker feels.

On the other hand, smokers want to enjoy a variety of tobacco tastes from a single smoking item, and tobacco manufacturers have products that have capsules in the filters of smoking items to satisfy these desires of smokers. Is produced and sold. When the capsule mounted on the filter is crushed, the flavoring agent filled in the capsule allows the smoker to feel various flavors and flavors.

However, since the original tobacco taste of tobacco changes depending on the tobacco leaves filled in the smoking article, there is a limit to the smoker's ability to feel various tobacco tastes only with the capsule mounted on the filter. there were.

This raises the need for a new form of smoking article that can provide a variety of tobacco flavors with a single smoking article.

The present invention has been devised to solve the above-mentioned problems, and an object of the present invention is to allow a smoker to feel various tobacco tastes from one smoking article. The purpose is to provide a form of smoking article.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a smoking article in which the taste of tobacco can be gradually changed as the smoking time elapses, and the smoking satisfaction of the user can be enhanced.

The smoking article containing the multiple medium section according to the embodiment of the present invention for achieving the above-mentioned object includes a filter section and a medium section including a first smoking substance section and a second smoking substance section, and comprises. The first smoking substance section and the second smoking substance section are arranged such that the second smoking substance section surrounds all or a part of the first smoking substance section along the length direction of the medium section. The tobacco raw material contained in the first smoking substance section and the tobacco raw material contained in the second smoking substance section are different from each other.

According to one embodiment of the present invention, the first smoking substance part and the second smoking substance part further contain an additive other than the tobacco raw material, and the additive contained in the first smoking substance part. The type and composition ratio of the additive may be different from the type and composition ratio of the additive contained in the second smoking substance part.

According to one embodiment of the present invention, the cross section of the first smoking substance section is one of a circular, elliptical, regular polygon, and atypical polygon, and the second smoking substance section is described. May have a shape surrounding the first smoking substance portion.

According to one embodiment of the present invention, a wrapper that wraps the outer surface of the first smoking substance portion is further included, and the first smoking substance portion and the second smoking substance portion can be physically partitioned by the wrapper. ..

According to one embodiment of the invention, the wrapper may have at least one of a porous wrapping paper, a non-porous wrapping paper, an oil resistant wrapping paper and a water resistant wrapping paper having a coated surface.

According to one embodiment of the present invention, the suction resistance of the first smoking substance portion and the suction resistance of the second smoking substance portion may be different from each other.

According to one embodiment of the present invention, the filling density of the tobacco raw material contained in the first smoking substance portion and the filling density of the tobacco raw material contained in the second smoking substance portion may be different. ..

According to one embodiment of the present invention, the first smoking substance section and the second smoking substance section include a plurality of tobacco strands produced from a tobacco raw material, and the first smoking substance section and the second smoking substance section are included. The tobacco strands contained in one of the smoking substance portions may be filled parallel to each other in the length direction of the medium portion, and the tobacco strands contained in the other one may be filled in a random arrangement.

According to one embodiment of the present invention, the aerosol generated in the first smoking substance section and the second smoking substance section moves in the downstream direction, is mixed in the filter section, and is generated in the first smoking substance section. The components of the aerosol and the components of the aerosol generated in the second smoking substance section may be different from each other.

According to one embodiment of the present invention, the amount of aerosol generated in the first smoking substance section and the amount of aerosol generated in the second smoking substance section may be different from each other.

According to the above-mentioned smoking article including the multi-media section, it is possible to achieve the effect that the smoker can feel various tastes of tobacco from one smoking article.

Further, since the taste of tobacco can be gradually changed as the smoking time elapses, the effect that the smoking satisfaction of the smoker can be enhanced can be achieved.

FIG. 1 is a cutaway perspective view of a smoking article including a multi-media section according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 is a perspective view of a smoking article including a multi-media section according to another embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 3 is a perspective view of a smoking article including a multi-media section according to still another embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view of a smoking article including a multi-media section according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view of a smoking article including a multi-media section according to another embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 6 is a vertical sectional view of a smoking article including a multi-media section according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 7 is a diagram showing an example in which a smoking article according to an embodiment of the present invention is inserted into an aerosol generator and used. FIG. 8 is a diagram showing another example in which a smoking article according to an embodiment of the present invention is inserted into an aerosol generator and used.

Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. The advantages and features of the invention, and how to achieve them, will be clarified with reference to the examples described in detail below with the accompanying drawings. However, the present invention is not limited to the examples posted below, and can be embodied in various forms different from each other. It is provided to fully inform a person having ordinary knowledge in the technical field to which the invention belongs, and the present invention is only defined by the scope of the claims. The same reference numeral in the specification as a whole refers to the same component.

Unless otherwise defined, all terms used herein (including technical and scientific terms) are meant to be commonly understood by anyone with ordinary knowledge in the art to which the invention belongs. Can be used. Also, terms defined in commonly used dictionaries are not ideally or over-understood unless explicitly specifically defined.

In addition, the singular type in the present specification may also include a plurality of types unless otherwise specified in the text. As used herein, "comprises" and / or "comprising" are the components, stages, actions and / or elements referred to as one or more other components, steps, actions. And / or do not rule out the presence or addition of elements.

Terms including ordinal numbers, such as "first" or "second" as used herein, can be used to describe a variety of components, but the components are limited by the terms. It shouldn't be. The term is used solely for the purpose of distinguishing one component from the other.

In general, "smoking goods" means things that can generate aerosols, such as cigarettes (cigarettes), cigarettes, and the like. Smoking articles can include aerosol-generating substances or aerosol-forming substrates. In addition, smoking articles can include solid substances based on tobacco raw materials such as plate-shaped leaf tobacco, chopped tobacco, and reconstituted tobacco. Smoking substances can include volatile compounds.

Further, in the general specification, "upstream" or "upstream direction" means a direction away from the mouth of a user who smokes the smoking article 100, and "downstream" or "downstream direction" means a user who smokes the smoking article 100. It means the direction of approaching from the mouth of.

As a result, in the present specification, the smoking article 100 may be a combustible cigarette, a heated cigarette used in an electronic cigarette device, or the like.

FIG. 1 is a cutaway perspective view of a smoking article including a multi-media section according to an embodiment of the present invention.

The smoking article 100 including the multiple medium section according to the embodiment of the present invention includes the filter section 110 and the medium section 130.

The filter unit 110 is a region arranged downstream of the medium unit 130 and passing immediately before the user inhales the aerosol substance generated in the medium unit 130.

The filter portion 110 according to the embodiment of the present invention can be formed of various materials, and can be manufactured by, for example, a recess filter containing cellulose acetate or a hollow. Further, the length of the filter portion 110 can be appropriately adopted within the range of 4 mm to 30 mm and the diameter can be appropriately adopted within the range of 5 mm to 8 mm, but the filter portion 110 is not limited to this.

The medium unit 130 includes a first smoking substance unit 132 and a second smoking substance unit 134. The first smoking substance section 132 and the second smoking substance section 134 are arranged along the length direction of the medium section 130, and the second smoking substance section 134 surrounds all or part of the first smoking substance section 132. Be placed. Here, the meaning of being arranged in the length direction of the medium portion 130 means that the smoking article 100 is arranged along the vertical axis direction.

At this time, the tobacco raw material contained in the first smoking substance section 132 and the tobacco raw material contained in the second smoking substance section 134 may be different from each other.

The tobacco raw material contained in the first smoking substance section 132 and the second smoking substance section 134 may be an aerosol-generating substance. Aerosol-generating substances are produced in the form of a slurry by crushing tobacco leaves and then mixing a solvent and various additives, and then drying to form a sheet, and such a sheet is processed into a rod or the like. It can have a sharp cut.

As an example, the aerosol-generating substance contained in the first smoking substance section 132 and the second smoking substance section 134, that is, the tobacco raw material may be tobacco leaf cuts, tobacco stems and / or tobacco fine powder generated during tobacco processing. .. Specifically, the tobacco material may include crushed tobacco leaves, crushed reconstituted tobacco and the like. In addition, tobacco raw materials may include Burley species, yellow species, Orient species, swelling chops, swelling stems, plate-like leaves and the like.

Further, the first smoking substance section 132 and the second smoking substance section 134 can further contain additives other than the tobacco raw material. The additive according to one embodiment of the present invention can be at least one of a flavoring agent, a wetting agent and an acetate compound. For example, flavoring agents include licorice, sucrose, fructose syrup, isosweet, cocoa, lavender, cinnamon, cardamon, celery, phenuglique, cascarilla, biakdan, bergamot, geranium, honey essence, rose oil, vanilla, lemon. It can include oil, orange oil, mint oil, keihi, caraway, cognac, jasmine, chamomile, menthol, keihi, ylang ylang, salvia, spearmint, ginger, coendro or coffee. The wetting agent can also contain glycerin, propylene glycol and the like. At this time, the types and composition ratios of the additives contained in the smoking substance portions 132 and 134 may be different from each other.

The first smoking substance section 132 and the second smoking substance section 134 contained in the medium section 130 are burned or heated simultaneously or at different times so that the user can feel various tastes of tobacco. be able to.

On the other hand, in FIG. 1, the smoking article 100 according to the embodiment of the present invention has been described as an example including only the filter unit 110 and the medium unit 130, but is embodied so as to further include other configurations other than the illustrated configuration. Can also be done.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view of a smoking article including a multi-media section according to another embodiment of the present invention.

The smoking article 100 including the multilayer medium unit according to another embodiment of the present invention may further include a cooling unit 150 and a support element 170 in addition to the filter unit 110 and the medium unit 130.

Referring to FIG. 2, the smoking article 100 according to another embodiment of the present invention may have a form in which the filter unit 110-cooling unit 150-support element 170 and the medium unit 130 are sequentially arranged in the upstream direction from the downstream end. ..

Since the filter unit 110 and the medium unit 130 are the same as those described in FIG. 1, duplicated description will be omitted.

The cooling unit 150 cools the aerosol produced by heating the medium unit 130. Therefore, the smoker can inhale the aerosol cooled to a suitable temperature.

The length or diameter of the cooling section 150 can be variously determined by the form of the smoking article 100. For example, the length of the cooling unit 150 can be appropriately adopted within the range of 7 mm to 20 mm. Preferably, the length of the cooling section 150 can be, but is not limited to, about 14 mm.

The cooling unit 150 can be manufactured by weaving polymer fibers. In this case, the perfume liquid can also be applied to the fibers made of the polymer. Alternatively, the cooling unit 150 can be manufactured by weaving together a separate fiber coated with a perfume liquid and a fiber made of a polymer.

Alternatively, the cooling unit 150 may be formed of a wound polymer sheet. The polymer according to one embodiment of the present invention is a group consisting of polyethylene (PE), polypropylene (PP), polyvinyl chloride (PVC), polyethylene terephthalate (PET), polylactic acid (PLA), cellulose acetate (CA) and aluminum foil. Can be made of materials selected from.

By forming the cooling section 150 with woven polymer fibers or wound polymer sheets, the cooling section 150 can include at least one channel formed in the length direction of the smoking article 100. Here, the channel means a passage through which the aerosol generated in the air or the medium unit 130 passes.

The support element 170 prevents the phenomenon that the internal component of the smoking article 100 is pushed in the downstream direction by the heater or the like provided in the electronic cigarette device when the smoking article 100 is inserted into the electronic cigarette device or the like. It is also possible to cool the aerosol generated in the medium unit 130.

The support element 170 according to one embodiment of the present invention may be a cellulose acetate filter. For example, the support element 170 may be a tube-shaped structure containing a hollow inside.

The length and diameter of the support element 170 can be variously determined by the form of the smoking article 100. For example, the length of the support element 170 can be appropriately adopted within the range of 4 mm to 30 mm. Preferably, the length of the cooling section 150 can be, but is not limited to, about 10 m. Further, the diameter of the hollow contained in the support element 170 may be an appropriate diameter within the range of 2 mm to 4.5 mm, but the diameter is not limited to this.

The hardness of the support element 170 can be adjusted by adjusting the content of the plasticizer at the time of manufacture. Further, a film, a tube or the like having the same or different material as the support element 170 can be inserted into the hollow inside formed in the support element 170.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view of a smoking article including a multi-media section according to still another embodiment of the present invention.

The smoking article 100 including the multi-media section according to still another embodiment of the present invention may further include a front plug 190 in addition to the filter section 110, the medium section 130 and the support element 170.

Since the filter unit 110, the medium unit 130, and the support element 170 of the smoking article 100 shown in FIG. 3 are the same as those described with reference to FIGS. 1 and 2, duplicate description will be omitted.

The front plug 190 can be a cellulose acetate filter. Alternatively, it may be composed of a paper filter, a porous molded product, or the like. The length of the front plug 190 according to one embodiment of the present invention may be 4 to 15 mm, but is not limited to this, and may be further subjected to coloring treatment or incense treatment.

The front plug 190 functions to prevent the tobacco raw material contained in the medium unit 130 from being discharged to the outside.

Hereinafter, the detailed structure of the medium portion 130 of the smoking article 100 according to the embodiment of the present invention will be described.

FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view of a smoking article including a multi-media section according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Specifically, FIG. 4 shows a cross-sectional view of the medium unit 130. As described above, the medium section 130 includes the first smoking substance section 132 and the second smoking substance section 134, and the second smoking substance section 134 may be arranged so as to surround the first smoking substance section 132.

Referring to FIG. 4, the first smoking substance section 132 located inside the medium section 130 and the second smoking substance section 134 surrounding the first smoking substance section 132 have a circular cross section and a cylindrical shape having the same central axis. Can have the shape of. However, the cross-sectional shape of the first smoking substance portion 132 is not limited to a circular shape, and it is needless to say that it may have various other shapes. For example, it can have a shape such as an ellipse, a regular polygon, or an atypical polygon.

When the cross section of the first smoking substance section 132 has one of the above-mentioned shapes, the second smoking substance section 134 may have a cross section having a shape surrounding the first smoking substance section 132.

On the other hand, the raw material constituting the first smoking substance unit 132 and the raw material constituting the second smoking substance unit 134 may be different from each other. Specifically, the tobacco leaf pieces, tobacco stems and / or fine powder generated during the tobacco treatment, which are the raw materials of the first smoking substance section 132, may be different from those contained in the second smoking substance section 134.

Further, where each of the first smoking substance section 132 and the second smoking substance section 134 may contain various additives other than the tobacco raw material, the substance added to the first smoking substance section 132 and the second smoking substance section The substances added to 134 may also be different from each other. Alternatively, the additives added to the first smoking substance section 132 and the second smoking substance section 134 may be the same, and the composition ratios of the additives may be different from each other.

Therefore, as the smoking time elapses, it is possible to achieve the effect that the smoker can feel various tastes of tobacco.

FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view of a smoking article including a multi-media section according to another embodiment of the present invention.

As described above, the medium unit 130 according to the embodiment of the present invention includes the first smoking substance unit 132 and the second smoking substance unit 134 manufactured from different raw materials, respectively, and each smoking is performed in the manufacturing process and the distribution process. There may be cases where the raw materials contained in the material part are mixed with each other.

From this, the medium unit 130 according to the embodiment of the present invention can further include a wrapper 136 that encloses the outer surface of the first smoking substance unit 132. Therefore, the first smoking substance section 132 and the second smoking substance section 134 are physically partitioned by the wrapper 136.

The wrapper 136 according to an embodiment of the present invention can be made of general rolling paper that is not subjected to oil resistance treatment. At this time, the wrapper 136 may be a porous wrapping paper or a non-porous wrapping paper.

When the wrapper 136 is a porous wrapping paper, the porosity may be 6500 CU or more, preferably 24000 CU or more in CORESTA units. On the other hand, if the wrapper is a non-porous roll, the porosity can be 10 CU to 200 CU.

According to another embodiment of the present invention, it can be made of oil-resistant rolling paper. When at least one of the first smoking substance part 132 and the second smoking substance part 134 contains an additive such as oil and fat, the additive contained in each may permeate through the wrapper 136 and be mixed. Is.

According to yet another embodiment of the invention, the wrapper 136 can be made of water resistant rolling paper. The mainstream smoke and aerosol generated in the medium unit 130 may contain a wetting agent, moisture, other compounds and the like.

That is, the wrapper 136 may be soiled or weakened in the process of burning the medium portion 130 by the additive added to each smoking substance portion, and the surface of the wrapper 136 may be provided with a coating layer for oil resistance or water resistance. ..

The coating layer for this purpose can be composed of at least one of a silicon substance, a wax substance and a natural material. For example, the wax substances include paraffin wax, embed, crystal palm, multiwax, carnauba wax, candelilla wax, and Himashima. Wax (castor wax), microcrytalline wax, gel wax, bees wax, stearic acid, polypropylene wax (polypolylene wax), polyethylene wax (polyweth) One of the polyethylene acrylic wax or at least two combinations of the above-mentioned substances may be applicable, but is not limited thereto.

Further, the silicon substance includes, but is not limited to, liquid silicon. Further, the fiber of a natural material includes, but is not limited to, flax. Since flax has the property of increasing its strength when it absorbs moisture, it is possible to improve the water resistance of the wrapper 136.

As yet another example, the coating layer can also be composed of fine particles. Here, the fine particles may be microcapsules having a silicon substance or a wax substance as a matrix. For example, the fine particles can be primarily coated with a waterproof nanoprotrusion structure with methylcellulose acetate to reinforce the strength and secondarily coated with a wax such as paraffin to enhance the physical characteristics of the powder. Therefore, the coating layer containing fine particles can improve the water resistance of the wrapper 136.

FIG. 6 is a vertical sectional view of a smoking article including a multi-media section according to an embodiment of the present invention.

In FIG. 6, the smoking article will be described by taking as an example a traditional cigarette.

Referring to FIG. 6, the first smoking substance section 132 and the second smoking substance section 134 are arranged along the length direction of the medium section 130, and the second smoking substance section 134 surrounds the first smoking substance section 132. Placed in.

The aerosol generated in the first smoking substance section 132 and the second smoking substance section 134 moves in the downstream direction and is transmitted to the smoker through the filter section 110. At this time, since the tobacco raw material contained in the first smoking substance section 132 and the tobacco raw material contained in the second smoking substance section 134 are different, the components of the aerosol generated in each smoking substance section are also different from each other. Therefore, the smoker can feel the taste of various cigarettes from one smoking item.

On the other hand, in some cases, in order to enhance the taste of tobacco, the amount of aerosol generated in the first smoking substance section 132 and the amount of aerosol generated in the second smoking substance section 134 may have to be different. For example, when the amount of aerosol generated in the first smoking substance section 132 is larger than the amount of aerosol generated in the second smoking substance section 134, the taste of tobacco is further enhanced.

For this reason, the suction resistance (RTD) of the first smoking substance unit 132 and the suction resistance (RTD) of the second smoking substance unit 134 according to the embodiment of the present invention may be different from each other. When the smoker puffs the smoking article 100 with a constant force, the aerosol generated in the smoking substance part having a relatively large suction resistance is less than the aerosol generated in the smoking substance part having a relatively small suction resistance, and the filter part 110 As a result, the mixing amount of the aerosol caused by each smoking substance portion can be adjusted.

The suction resistance of the smoking substance part can be determined by various factors.

In one embodiment, each smoking substance part is embodied in a form in which a tobacco raw material is filled, and by making such a packing density different, the suction resistance in each smoking substance part can be adjusted. From this, the packing density of the tobacco raw material contained in the first smoking substance section 132 and the packing density of the tobacco raw material contained in the second smoking substance section 134 according to the embodiment of the present invention may be different from each other.

As another example, the tobacco material contained in each smoking material portion can be processed and filled in the form of strands. When such tobacco strands are filled in parallel with each other in the length direction of the medium portion 130, an air passage is formed inside and the aerosol can move smoothly. On the other hand, when the tobacco strands are filled in a random arrangement, the aerosol airflow cannot move smoothly, and the suction resistance increases relatively.

As a result, the tobacco strands contained in one of the first smoking substance section 132 and the second smoking substance section 134 were filled parallel to each other in the length direction of the medium section 130 and contained in the other one. Tobacco strands can be filled in a random arrangement.

According to the smoking article 100 according to the above-described embodiment of the present invention, it is possible to achieve the effect that the user can feel various tastes of cigarettes from one smoking article 100.

FIG. 7 is a diagram showing an example in which a smoking article according to an embodiment of the present invention is inserted into an aerosol generator and used.

Referring to FIG. 7, the aerosol generator 200 can include a battery (not shown), a control unit (not shown) and a heater 210. According to one embodiment of the present invention, the batteries, control units, and heaters constituting the aerosol generator 200 may be arranged in a row, but the arrangement structure is not limited thereto. Of course, other general-purpose components may be further included in addition to the above-mentioned components.

The battery supplies the power used to operate the aerosol generator 200. For example, the battery can be powered so that the heater can be heated and can supply the power required for the control unit to operate. The battery can also supply the electric power required for operating the display, the sensor, the motor, etc. installed in the aerosol generator 200.

The control unit generally controls the operation of the aerosol generator 200. Specifically, the control unit can check not only the battery and the heater but also the state of each configuration of the aerosol generator 200 to determine whether or not the aerosol generator 200 is in an operable state.

The control unit includes at least one processor. The processor can be embodied in an array of multiple logic gates, or can be embodied in a combination of a general purpose microprocessor and a memory in which programs that can be executed by the microprocessor are stored. Further, it can be understood by a person having ordinary knowledge in the technical field to which this embodiment belongs that it can be embodied by other forms of hardware.

The heater 210 may be heated by the electric power supplied from the battery. The heater 210 according to an embodiment of the present invention is an electrically resistant heater and can be heated by applying an electric current including an electrically conductive truck. As yet another embodiment, the heater 210 can also be embodied in an induction heating type heater. In this case, the heater 210 may include an electrically conductive coil.

In FIG. 7, the heater 210 is illustrated by taking as an example a needle-shaped or rod-shaped heating element, but the shape of the heater 210 is not limited to this, and may be embodied in various forms such as a plate shape. Of course.

When the smoking article 100 according to the embodiment of the present invention is inserted into the aerosol generator 200, the entire medium portion 130 is inserted into the aerosol generator 200, and the filter portion 110 can be exposed to the outside. Alternatively, a part of the filter part 110 may be inserted together with the medium part 130, or only a part of the medium part 130 may be inserted.

The smoker can inhale the aerosol generated in the first smoking substance section 132 and the second smoking substance section 134 of the medium section 130 with the filter section 110 in his mouth.

As an example, external air can flow in through at least one air passage formed in the aerosol generator 200. For example, the open / closed state of the air passage formed in the aerosol generator 200 or the size of the air passage may be adjusted by the smoker. Along with this, the amount of atomization, the feeling of smoking and the like can be adjusted by the user. As another example, external air can also flow into the smoking article 100 through at least one air hole (not shown) formed on the surface of the smoking article 100.

When the smoking article 100 according to the embodiment of the present invention is inserted into the aerosol generator 200 of the internal heating method as shown in FIG. 7, the first smoking substance section 132 located inside the medium section 130 is used. Is heated first, and aerosol is intensively generated from the first smoking substance part 132. Therefore, the smoker can feel the taste of tobacco from the aerosol generated in the first smoking substance section 132 in the early stage of smoking.

As the smoking time elapses, the heat generated by the heater 210 is diffused from the center of the medium portion 130 toward the outer surface, so that an aerosol is generated in the second smoking substance portion 134. Therefore, the smoker can feel the taste of tobacco originating from the second smoking substance portion 134 in the latter half of smoking.

FIG. 8 is a diagram showing still another example in which a smoking article according to an embodiment of the present invention is inserted into an aerosol generator and used.

Referring to FIG. 8, the aerosol generator 200 can include a battery (not shown), a control unit (not shown), a vaporizer (not shown) and a heater 210.

Since the battery and the control unit are the same as those described in FIG. 7 described above, duplicate description will be omitted.

The heater 210 may be arranged along the outer surface inside the insertion hole formed in a cylindrical shape on one surface of the aerosol generator 200. When the smoking article 100 according to the embodiment of the present invention is inserted into the insertion hole, the heater 210 operates to heat the smoking article 100 from the outer surface.

Therefore, the second smoking substance section 134 located outside the medium section 130 is heated first, and aerosol is intensively generated from the second smoking substance section 134. Therefore, the smoker can feel the taste of tobacco from the aerosol generated in the second smoking substance section 134 in the early stage of smoking.

As the smoking time elapses, the heat generated by the heater 210 is diffused inward from the outer surface of the medium portion 130, so that the first smoking substance portion 132 is heated and an aerosol is generated. Therefore, the smoker can feel the taste of tobacco originating from the first smoking substance portion 132 in the latter half of smoking.

Alternatively, the taste of cigarettes generated by mixing the aerosol generated in the first smoking substance unit 132 and the aerosol generated in the second smoking substance unit 134 can be felt. In this case, as the smoking time elapses, the amount of aerosol generated in the second smoking substance section 134 gradually decreases, and the amount of aerosol generated in the first smoking substance section 132 gradually increases. You will be able to feel the taste.

Those who have ordinary knowledge in the technical field related to this embodiment can understand that it can be embodied in a modified form within a range that does not deviate from the essential characteristics described above. Therefore, the disclosed method must be considered from a descriptive point of view, not from a limiting point of view. The scope of the present invention is shown in the claims rather than the above description, and all differences within the equivalent scope should be construed as included in the present invention.

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Filter part and
A medium portion including a first smoking substance portion and a second smoking substance portion, and includes, and
The first smoking substance section and the second smoking substance section are arranged such that the second smoking substance section surrounds all or a part of the first smoking substance section along the length direction of the medium section. A smoking article containing a multi-media section, wherein the tobacco raw material contained in the first smoking substance section and the tobacco raw material contained in the second smoking substance section are different from each other. The first smoking substance part and the second smoking substance part further contain additives other than the tobacco raw material, and
The smoking including the multiple medium portion according to claim 1, wherein the type and composition ratio of the additive contained in the first smoking substance portion is different from the type and composition ratio of the additive contained in the second smoking substance portion. Goods. The cross section of the first smoking substance portion has a shape of one of a circle, an ellipse, a regular polygon, and an atypical polygon, and the shape in which the second smoking substance portion surrounds the first smoking substance portion. A smoking article comprising the multiplex medium portion according to claim 1 or 2. Further including a wrapper wrapping the outer surface of the first smoking substance portion,
The smoking article comprising the multiple medium section according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the first smoking substance section and the second smoking substance section are physically partitioned by the wrapper. The wrapper is
The smoking article according to claim 4, wherein the wrapper has the characteristics of at least one of a porous wrapping paper, a non-porous wrapping paper, an oil-resistant wrapping paper, and a water-resistant wrapping paper having a coated surface. The smoking article comprising the multilayer medium portion according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein the suction resistance of the first smoking substance portion and the suction resistance of the second smoking substance portion are different from each other. The smoking article according to claim 6, wherein the packing density of the tobacco raw material contained in the first smoking substance section is different from the packing density of the tobacco raw material contained in the second smoking substance section. The first smoking substance section and the second smoking substance section contain a plurality of tobacco strands produced from a tobacco raw material, and the first smoking substance section and the second smoking substance section contain a plurality of tobacco strands.
The tobacco strand contained in one of the first smoking substance portion and the second smoking substance portion is filled in parallel with each other in the length direction of the medium portion, and the tobacco strand contained in the other one is filled. , A smoking article comprising the multiplex medium portion of claim 6 or 7, filled with a random sequence. The aerosol generated in the first smoking substance section and the second smoking substance section moves in the downstream direction and is mixed in the filter section, and the aerosol component generated in the first smoking substance section and the second smoking substance are mixed. The smoking article containing the multi-media part according to any one of claims 1 to 8, which is different from the components of the aerosol generated in the part. The smoking article according to claim 9, wherein the amount of aerosol generated in the first smoking substance section and the amount of aerosol generated in the second smoking substance section are different from each other.

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