JP2023113951A - Electronic cigarette cartridge using non-tobacco plant - Google Patents

Abstract

To provide a method for producing a filling material for an electronic tobacco cartridge, which is obtained using a non-tobacco plant and enables enjoyment of aroma and taste of a plant including no tobacco component.SOLUTION: A method for producing a filling material for an electronic tobacco cartridge includes: a dry crushing step M1 of performing dry crushing on a non-tobacco plant as a base of aroma; a weighing step M2 of weighing the non-tobacco plant; a dry mixing step M3 of performing dry mixing on the weighed non-tobacco plant; a wet mixing step 1M4 of adding an aerosol foamer to the dry-mixed article, and performing wet mixing on the mixture; a wet mixing step 2M5 of further adding water to the wet-mixed article thereby obtaining slurry; a sheet creation step M6 of forming the obtained slurry into a sheet; a sheet forming step M7 of forming the sheeted slurry into a desired shape; a drying step M8 of drying the obtained formed sheet; and a filling material molding step M9 of further forming the obtained formed sheet into a desired shape.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Description

The present invention relates to electronic cigarette cartridges using non-tobacco plants.

In recent years, in order to meet the trend of smoking cessation of cigarettes, electronic cigarette products for enjoying cigarettes by heating a cartridge containing tobacco components and inhaling the vaporized tobacco components without using flames have become popular. starting. As a method for producing a tobacco filler to be filled in such an electronic cigarette cartridge, there is a method of pulverizing tobacco leaves into an aqueous slurry, forming a sheet, adding oil or glycerin to the sheet, and drying ( Patent document 1).

Japanese Patent Publication No. 2010-520764

By the way, due to the diversification of tastes, there is a demand for a cartridge product for enjoying the aroma and taste of plants that do not contain tobacco components without using flames, like electronic cigarettes. However, the prior art does not disclose a manufacturing method for fillings for electronic cigarette cartridges using plants other than tobacco.

Therefore, the object of the present invention is to provide a method for producing a filling for an electronic cigarette cartridge using a non-tobacco plant that allows you to enjoy the aroma and taste of a plant that does not contain tobacco components, and an electronic cigarette cartridge using a non-tobacco plant. It is to provide a filling for

In order to achieve the above object according to the present invention, the invention described in claim 1 provides a method for producing a filling for an electronic cigarette cartridge using a non-tobacco plant, comprising adding an aerosol former and water to a non-tobacco plant dry pulverized product. a step of mixing to obtain a non-tobacco plant, an aerosol former and a water mixture; a step of preparing a wet sheet containing the non-tobacco plant, the aerosol former and the water mixture; and a forming step of forming the wet sheet to obtain a formed wet sheet. A non-tobacco plant comprising a drying step of drying the formed wet sheet to obtain a dried sheet having a desired moisture content, and a step of forming the dried sheet into a desired form. It is characterized by

The invention according to claim 2 is the invention according to claim 1, wherein after the step of adding the aerosol former and water to the non-tobacco plant and mixing, further adding water and mixing the non-tobacco plant, the aerosol former, and the water It is characterized by having a step of obtaining a mixture.

The invention according to claim 3 is characterized in that, in the invention according to claim 1 or 2, a lower monoalcohol is added in the step of adding and mixing an aerosol former and water to the non-tobacco plant.

The invention according to claim 4 is the invention according to claim 3, wherein the amount of the lower monoalcohol added is 0.1 parts by mass or more and 10 parts by mass or less with respect to 100 parts by mass of the non-tobacco plant. It is characterized by

The invention according to claim 5 is based on the inventions according to claims 1 to 4, in the forming step of forming the water-containing sheet to obtain the formed water-containing sheet, a press roll is used to press a plurality of times. and characterized by adding water.

The invention according to claim 6 is characterized in that in the inventions according to claims 1 to 5, the drying temperature is lower than 50.degree.

The invention according to claim 7 is the invention according to claims 1 to 6, wherein the non-tobacco plant parts to be used include at least roots, stems, leaves, flowers, fruits, seeds, tree trunks, and tree branches. characterized by including any one of

The invention according to claim 8 is characterized in that, in the inventions according to claims 1 to 7, a non-tobacco plant extract is added.

The invention according to claim 9 is the invention according to claims 1 to 8, wherein the step of adding the non-tobacco plant extract includes adding and mixing an aerosol former and water to the non-tobacco plant, A step prior to the step of obtaining an aerosol former and a water mixture, a step of adding an aerosol former and water to a non-tobacco plant extract and mixing the non-tobacco plant extract to obtain a non-tobacco plant, an aerosol former and a water mixture, and further adding water. and mixing to obtain a non-tobacco plant, an aerosol former, or a water mixture.

The invention according to claim 10 is based on the inventions according to claims 1 to 9, and after the drying step, the dried sheet is converted into a plate shape, a piece shape, a strip shape, a rod shape, a fiber shape, a flake shape, or a powder. , granules, pellets, strands, porous, block, and paste.

According to the method for producing electronic cigarette cartridge fillings using non-tobacco plants of the present invention, it is possible to produce electronic cigarette cartridge fillings that allow users to easily enjoy the natural aroma and taste of non-tobacco plants.
According to the electronic cigarette cartridge filling using the non-tobacco plant of the present invention, the natural aroma and taste of the non-tobacco plant can be easily enjoyed.

Fig. 2 is a flowchart showing steps of a method for manufacturing electronic cigarette cartridge filling in an embodiment to which the present invention is applied. 1 is an external view of an electronic cigarette cartridge; FIG. 1 is a cross-sectional view of an electronic cigarette cartridge; FIG. 1 is a partially transparent view of an electronic cigarette cartridge; FIG. FIG. 2 is a diagram showing an example of use of an electronic cigarette cartridge;

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the attached drawings. The present invention is not limited to the following embodiments. In the description of the drawings, the same elements are denoted by the same reference numerals, and overlapping descriptions are omitted. Also, the dimensional ratios in the drawings are exaggerated for convenience of explanation, and may differ from the actual ratios.

FIG. 1 is a flow chart showing steps of a method for manufacturing electronic cigarette cartridge fillings in an embodiment to which the present invention is applied.

This method includes a drying/pulverizing step (M1) of drying and pulverizing non-tobacco plants, etc., which are the source of aroma, a weighing step (M2) of weighing the non-tobacco plants, etc., and drying the weighed non-tobacco plants, etc. A dry mixing step (M3) for mixing, a wet mixing step 1 (M4) for wet mixing by adding an aerosol former or the like, a wet mixing step 2 (M5) for further adding water and wet mixing to form a slurry, and sheeting the obtained slurry. A sheet forming step (M6) for forming the sheeted slurry into a desired shape (M7), a drying step (M8) for drying the obtained formed sheet, and a desired formed sheet. It has a filling molding step (M9) for molding into a shape.

Each step will be described in order. In order to explain the invention, the process is divided into the above processes, but it also includes a process in which two or more processes are performed at the same time. The details of the non-tobacco plant used as the raw material will be described later.

First, in the drying and pulverizing step (M1), the parts of non-tobacco plants used as raw materials (e.g., leaves, seeds, dried fruits, stems, bark, roots, etc.) are used as fillings for electronic cigarette cartridges. Process into pulverized product. At that time, it is also preferable to adjust the amount of water so as to be convenient for absorbing or supporting the aerosol former, water and other components to be added later.

In the weighing step (M2), a non-tobacco plant as a raw material is weighed to a desired amount.

In the dry mixing step (M3), the weighed non-tobacco plants are dry mixed.

In the wet mixing step 1 (M4), the aerosol former and other liquid elements are added and their mixing proceeds.

In wet mixing step 2 (M5), more liquid elements are added to form a slurry.

In the sheet making step (M6), the aqueous slurry is separated into a soluble portion and a fibrous portion and a sheet is formed from the fibrous portion using, for example, a papermaking process. In the papermaking process, for example, a screen or a net (a wire mesh such as Fourdrinier wire) is used (hereinafter referred to as a screen, but the same applies to the use of other nets). In this papermaking process, the aqueous slurry is evenly dropped on the screen or the screen is placed in the aqueous slurry and the paper is scraped off in the same manner as papermaking, so that the portion remaining on the screen becomes the sheet of the fibrous part.

In the sheet forming step (M7), a method using a press roller or the like is adopted when forming the sheet formed in the sheet forming step into a desired thickness.
The drying step (M8) is a step of adjusting the moisture content of the formed sheet to a desired level.

The filling molding step (M9) is a step of forming the material obtained as described above into the shape of a filling.

The production process using black tea or the like will be described in detail below, but it goes without saying that these are not limited to black tea and the like, and can be applied to tobacco plants and non-tobacco plants described herein.

Black tea leaves are dried at 70° C. and ground. After drying and pulverization, the water content was 2% by mass. Similarly, the leguminous licorice, lotus leaves and ginseng are dried and ground. The water content is similarly 2% by mass.
The drying temperature is preferably 60°C or higher and 80°C or lower. Within this range, it is easy to reach the desired moisture content while avoiding the dissipation of the required flavor component. When the temperature is 65°C or higher, the desired amount of water content is more likely to be reached, and when the temperature is 75°C or lower, the required flavor component can be further prevented from dissipating.
The water content after drying and pulverization is preferably 5% by mass or less. By doing so, it becomes easier to form a slurry in a later step. More preferably, it is 3% by mass or less. In addition, when the water content is preferably 0.1% by mass or more, it is possible to maintain good compatibility with water and the like.

As described above, each dried and pulverized material passed through an 80-mesh sieve was used.
100 parts by mass of dry ground black tea leaves 20 parts by mass of dried ground licorice of the legume family 10 parts by mass of dried ground lotus leaves 5 parts by mass of dry ground ginseng are put into a mixer and dry-mixed for 5 minutes. went.

In the above dry mixture,
Polypropylene glycol 30 parts by mass Glycerin 20 parts by mass Carboxymethylcellulose sodium salt 5 parts by mass Menthol 3 parts by mass Ethanol 3 parts by mass Water 20 parts by mass were put into the mixer and wet-mixed for 5 minutes.

Further, 180 parts by mass of water was added and the wet mixing was continued for 10 minutes.

Here, adding a lower monoalcohol such as ethanol can improve mixing of polypropylene glycol, glycerin, and the dried pulverized material, and is one of the preferred embodiments. That is, it is preferable to include a step of adding a lower monoalcohol, preferably ethanol, to form a slurry using dried pulverized tobacco plants or non-tobacco plants.

The amount of the lower monoalcohol added is preferably 0.1 parts by mass or more and 10 parts by mass or less with respect to 100 parts by mass of the dry pulverized product. When the amount is 0.1 parts by mass or more, there is an effect of improving mixing, and when the amount is 10 parts by mass or less, residual lower monoalcohol can be suppressed. More preferably, it is 0.5 parts by mass or more and 5 parts by mass or less, and both the effect of improving mixing and the suppression of residual lower monoalcohol can be preferably achieved.

The reason why water is first added to form a mixture is that the mixture is dispersed in advance, and then diluted and mixed with additional water to obtain a slurry with good dispersibility. It is also preferable to add water in several batches. When the water is added in multiple batches, it is preferable to take a combination in which the amount of water added before is reduced and the amount of water added later is increased. This is because the degree of improvement in dispersibility is high when water is added first, and a uniform slurry can be obtained by increasing the amount of water added later.

In the step of forming a sheet from the slurry obtained as described above, a specified amount of the slurry was put into a frame provided with a suitable screen to prepare a water-containing sheet. At this time, in this embodiment, the water content of the water-containing sheet is about 95, assuming that the water content of the slurry is 100.

Subsequently, the water-containing sheet is passed three times through a press roll set with a predetermined clearance for molding, and then the water-containing sheet that has been passed three times is added with water equivalent to 7 parts by mass per 100 parts by mass of the water-containing sheet. The sheet was added and passed through the press rolls 5 more 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. In this way, when the water-containing sheet is formed a plurality of times, adding water during the process has the effect that the water contained in the water-containing sheet can be easily adjusted to a certain range, and the conditions for the subsequent drying process can be adjusted. There is an effect that the quality of the final product can be uniformed. In this step, the water content of the formed water-containing sheet becomes less than 50% by mass, and if necessary, an aerosol former may be added in this step.

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 to maintain the flavor. It is more preferably less than 45°C, more preferably less than 40°C. The thickness of the sheet is adjusted as appropriate, but in this example the thickness was set to 0.5 mm.

In the filling forming step (M9), the dry sheet is formed into a shape that facilitates filling of the cartridge into the cartridge and facilitates suction of the generated aerosol during use of the electronic cigarette. For example, flat plates such as squares, rectangles, or rhombuses, strips whose long sides are about 2 to 20 times as long as their short sides, strips, rods, fibers (including straight and wavy shapes). ) or irregular flakes. The size may be a substantially constant size, or may be a random size. However, it is preferable that the maximum length of each is about 1 to 20 mm. This is because if the maximum length portion is too large, it may be too large and cumbersome to handle when the cartridge is filled.

Although the non-tobacco plant will be cut in the molding process, since the non-tobacco plant material and the aerosol former are sufficiently mixed in the wet mixing step 1 (M4) and the wet mixing step 2 (M5), the cut pieces At least part of the fiber surface is coated with the aerosol former also in each of the above.

Also, the shape of the filler may be, for example, powder, granules, pellets, strands, porous, or the like. In order to make it porous, for example, it can be formed by piercing the dried sheet several times with a plurality of needles (other methods may be used).

Moreover, it may be solidified in a block form, or may be made into a paste form by adding a little water or oil.

The molded filling is then filled into a cartridge to provide a non-tobacco plant cartridge for use in electronic cigarette bodies.

As in [Example 1], with the following formulation,
Dry pulverized black tea leaves 100 parts by mass Dry pulverized licorice 20 parts by mass Dried pulverized lotus leaves 10 parts by mass Ginseng extract granules 1 part by mass were put into a mixer and dry mixed for 5 minutes. .
An electronic cigarette cartridge filling was prepared in the same manner as in Example 1 below.

As in [Example 1], with the following formulation,
100 parts by mass of dry ground black tea leaves 20 parts by mass of dry ground licorice and 10 parts by mass of dry ground lotus leaves were put into a mixer and dry mixed for 5 minutes.

In the above dry mixture,
Polypropylene glycol 30 parts by mass Glycerin 20 parts by mass Carboxymethylcellulose sodium salt 5 parts by mass Menthol 3 parts by mass Ethanol 3 parts by mass Ginseng extract concentrate 1 part by mass Water 20 parts by mass were put into the mixer and wet-mixed for 5 minutes. .
An electronic cigarette cartridge filling was prepared in the same manner as in Example 1 below.

Next, non-tobacco plants used as raw materials will be described. Non-tobacco plants that can also be used in this embodiment are not particularly limited as long as they are plants other than tobacco. Examples of plant parts used include roots (including scales (bulbs), tuberous roots (potatoes), bulbs, etc.), stems, tubers, skins (including stem bark, bark, etc.), leaves, flowers (petals, (including pistils, stamens, etc.), trunks and branches of trees, and various parts can be used.

Bulb for onion, amaryllidaceae, tulip, hyacinth, garlic, shallot, lily; corm for crocus, gladiolus, freesia, iris, taro, konnyaku; tuber for konnyaku, cyclamen, anemone, begonia, Chinese artichoke, potato; Apios, rhizomes such as canna, lotus root, and ginger, tuberous roots such as dahlia, sweet potato, cassava, and Jerusalem artichoke, rhizophores of the genus Dioscorea (yam such as yam, wild yam, Chinese yam), Others include turnip, burdock, carrot, radish, and kudzu. Stems include asparagus, bamboo shoots, udo, radish, and yacon.

The potatoes or the plants listed below contain carbohydrates and are preferably used as at least part of the filling material 111 . For example, starches include corn starch, potato starch, sweet potato, tapioca starch, etc., and are used as thickeners and stabilizers. These starches are cross-linked to improve acid resistance, heat resistance, shear resistance, etc., esterification and etherification to improve storage stability, accelerate gelatinization, etc., and oxidation to improve transparency, film properties, and storage stability. It is possible by improving it.

Obtaining tamarind seed gum, guar gum and locust bean gum from plant seeds, gum arabic and karaya gum from tree sap, pectin from fruits, konjac mannan and soybean polysaccharides mainly composed of cellulose and agarose from other plants. can be done. Furthermore, it can be used after modification such as cationized guar gum.

From seaweed, it is possible to obtain carrageenan, which is classified into three types: kappa carrageenan, iota carrageenan, and lambda carrageenan, agar, and alginic acid, which are also used as salts such as carrageenan metal salt and sodium alginate.

Specific examples of plants used as herbs and spices include gardenias, kaffir lime leaves, myoga ginger, mugwort, wasabi, ajowan seed, anise, alfalfa, echinacea, shallots, estragon, and everlasting flowers. , Elder, Allspice, Orris Root, Oregano, Orange Peel, Orange Flower, Orange Leaf, Cayenne Chili Pepper (Cayenne Chili Pepper), Chamomile German, Chamomile Roman, Cardamom, Curry Leaf, Garlic, Catnip, Caraway, caraway seed, osmanthus, cumin, cumin seed, cloves, green cardamom, green pepper, corn flour, saffron, cedar, cinnamon, jasmine, juniper berry, jolokia, ginger, star anise, spearmint, sumac, sage, sevoli ( savory), celery, celery seed, turmeric, thyme, tamarind, tarragon, chervil (serfeille), chives, dill, dill seed, tomato (dried tomato), tonka bean, dried coriander, nutmeg, hibiscus, habanero, jalapeno , Birdseye, Basil, Vanilla, Coriander, Parsley, Paprika, Hyssop, Piment des Perrets, Pink Pepper, Fenugreek Seed, Fennel, Brown Mustard, Black Cardamom, Black Cumin, Black Pepper, Vetiver, Pennyroyal, Peppermint ( Mint), horseradish, white pepper, white mustard, poppy seed, porcini, marjoram, mustard seed, maniguet, marigold, malva flower, mace, yarrow flower, eucalyptus, lavender, licorice, linden, red clover, red pepper, lemon Grass, Lemon Verbena, Lemon Balm, Lemon Peel, Rose, Rose Buds (Purple), Rose Hip, Rose Petal, Rosemary, Rose Red, Laurel, Long Pepper, Sesame (Raw Sesame, Roasted Sesame), Golden Red pepper, Sichuan pepper (Huajao), Mitaka, Japanese pepper, red pepper, yuzu, etc. can be used. Mixed spices (e.g. five spice powder, garam masala, ras el hanout, barigoule, chicken curry masala, tandoori masala, quatre épices, herbes de provence) and mixtures of various plants such as those used as potpourri can also be used.

Edible fruits such as peaches, blueberries, lemons, oranges, apples, bananas, pineapples, mangoes, grapes, kumquats, melons, plums, almonds, cacao, coffee beans, peanuts, sunflowers, olives, walnuts and other nuts. (fruit part) and seeds can be used.

Teas can also be used. Not only are tea plants different in tea, but even the same plant can be made into different teas depending on the processing method. Specifically, for example, Japanese tea, black tea, Angelica keiskei tea, sweet tea, Gynostemma tea, aloe tea, ginkgo biloba tea, oolong tea, turmeric tea, oak tea, eleuthero tea, plantain tea, persimmon tea, persimmon leaf tea, Chamomile tea, chamomile tea, Kawahara tea, quince tea, chrysanthemum tea, gymnema tea, guava tea, wolfberry tea, mulberry leaf tea, black soybean tea, gennoshoko tea, brown rice tea, burdock tea, comfrey tea, kelp tea, Cherry blossom tea, saffron tea, shiitake mushroom tea, perilla tea, jasmine tea, ginger tea, horsetail tea, sekisho tea, assembly tea, buckwheat tea, taranogi tea, dandelion tea, sugar bean tea, dokudami tea, eucommia tea, soybean tea, elderberry tea, Mouse wax tea, pearl barley tea, habu tea, loquat leaf tea, pu-erh tea, koi flower tea, pine leaf tea, mate tea, barley tea, megusurinoki tea, mugwort tea, eucalyptus tea, monk fruit tea, rooibos tea, bitter gourd tea, and the like. Tea leaves after drinking may be used for these teas. Expensive tea can be reused and effectively utilized by using used tea leaves.

As a specific example of a plant that can be used above, kelp was given, but other plants include sea lettuce, green laver, red mokumoku, asakusanori, arame, iwanori (rock laver), egonori, ogonori, gagome kelp, Ecklonia, ragweed, and kubilezuta. , kurome, kelp, susabi-nori, dullus, chishima crocodile, crane arame, agaricus, tororokonbu, Nekoashikonbu, seaweed, habanori, hijiki, hitoegusa, flounder, funori, boa-onori, makonbu, mekabu, mozuku, and wakame can be done.

Brown rice is mentioned above as a specific example of a plant that can be used. Seeds (Javanese type, tropical island type, large-grained type), Japonica type (Japanese type, temperate island type, short-grained type), NERICA (interspecific hybrid between Asian rice and African rice) can of course also be used. It can also be used as bran.

Furthermore, wheat is given as a specific example of plants that can be used, and other examples of wheat include foxtail millet, oats (a cultivar of oats, also known as oats), barley (barley), oats, millet, codora ( cordonbie), wheat (wheat), finger millet, teff, pearl millet, naked barley (variety of barley), pearl barley (fruit, not seed), millet, fonio, rice bran, waxy barley (barley glutinous species), sorghum (hawk millet, sorghum) , sorghum), corn and rye (rye) can of course also be used.

Furthermore, black soybeans are given as specific examples of plants that can be used. Winged bean, xeocarpa bean, fava bean, soybean, bamboo bean, jack bean, tamarind, tepary bean, jack bean, mucuna pruriens, bambara bean, chickpea, wisteria bean, safflower bean, horse gram (macrotyloma uniflorum), moss bean, lima bean , groundnut, Mung bean, lupine, lentil and lentil (Hentou) can of course also be used.

Furthermore, buckwheat is given as a specific example of a plant that can be used, but other plants such as amaranth (amaranth, hemlock), quinoa, and tartary buckwheat can also be used.

Furthermore, although shiitake mushrooms are given as a specific example of plants that can be used, mushrooms include matsutake, shiitake, hatutake, shimeji, shoro, mushrooms, and agaricus.

In addition, trunks and branches of fragrant trees such as sugar cane (or molasses residue may be used), beet, cypress, pine, cedar, hiba, camellia, sandalwood, etc., and their bark, leaves, and roots can also be used. Ferns, mosses and the like can also be used as non-tobacco plants. Plants can also be used, for example, by-products and pomace (sake lees, grape pomace (consisting of grape skins, seeds, fruit stalks, etc.) in the production of fermented beverages such as sake and wine). Furthermore, you may mix and use various plants mentioned above. Of course, plants other than those listed here can also be used.

Further, those known as Chinese herbal medicines are also preferably used. For example: Indigo plant, madder root (red root), red-eye oak (akamegashiwa), asenyaku, benzoin, irisen, fennel, turmeric ), Ubai, Uyaku, Urajirogashi, Uwaurushi, Eijitsu, Engosaku, Enmeisou, Astragalus, Ougon, Huangsei (Ousei), yellow oak (Oubaku), yellow ren (Oren), cherry bark (Ouhi), Otokirisou (Hypericum perforatum), Onji (Onji), Sophora (Carica), Gaihaku (Gaihaku), Summer dry grass (Kagosou), Lily (oak), kashu, zedoary, cuckoo, kudzu root, chamomile, karokon, karonin, kankyo, licorice , Winter flower (kantouka), mulberry leaf (guy), bellflower (bellflower), kigusi (kigushi), kikoku (kikoku), kijitsu (kijitsu), chrysanthemum (kikuka), tachibana (kippi), kyoukatsu, Apricot kernels, kumquats, gold and silver flowers, calendula officinalis, lycium, lye leaves, kujin, walnuts, kurenpi , Kuromoji, Kubaku, Keigai, Cinnamon bark, Ketsumeishi, Kengoshi, Genjin, Glue candy, Kouka, Nemu Goukanpi, Koukou, Koushi, Koju, Koujin, Koubushi, Koubei, Kouboku, Kouhon ), Gokahi, Goshitsu, Goshuyu, Gojokon, Burdock root, Gomishi, Saiko, Saishin, Saffron, Sankirai, Hawthorn, Sanshishi, Sanshuyu, Sanzukon, Sansounin, Sansho, Sanryo, Sanryo Sanyaku), Jiou, Shion, Jikoppi, Shikon, Shisoshi, Shiso leaves, Shitsurishi, Shitei, Jifushi, Peony, Jashoushi, Shajin, Shazenshi, Shazensou, Shuksha, Juyaku, Ginger Ginger), palm fruit, palm leaf, shouma, wheat, iris root, shinyi, jyoteishi, shinpi, Shinkiku, Jingyo, Jyuishi, Shokumoku, Seihi, Sekishokon, Sekiryujitsuhi, Sekkoku, River bow (senkyu), front hu (zenko), river bone (senkotsu), swirling flower (sempukuka), bone grafting tree (sekkotsuboku), grass (souka), soukakushi (soukakushi), mulberry parasite (soukisei), blue Soujishi, Sojutsu, Lateral oak leaf, Zokudan, Mulberry bark, Soboku, Soyou, Soukyou, Rhubarb ), Taisou, Daifukuhi, Takusha, Tanjin, Chikujo, Chikusetsu carrot, Chikuyo, Chimo , Chiyu, Clove, Choutoukou, Chenpi, Tennansho, Tenma, Tenmontou, Togashi, Togashi Touki, Togoma, Tojin, Toshinsou, Tonin, Tonin, Spruce, Toshishi, Horse Chestnut, Eucommia , Dokatsu, Dokakon, Nikujuyo, Nikuzuku, Nindou, Carrot, Bimbo, Malt, Bakushinin, Hakushinin (Hakuhenzu), Bakumonto, Hakoshi, Mint, Banka, Hange, Hanbi, Banrankon, Hanshiren Hanshiren), lily root (lily root), white flower (Byakushi), white flower snake tongue grass (Byakuka jazetsuso), hundred part root (Hyakubukon), white palm (Byakujutsu), betel nut (Betel nut), Boui (Bowie), Bokon, Bohu, Houou, Hoeikon, Botanpi, Maou, Machinin, Mankeishi, Matsuyani , Mokutsu, Mokka, Mokko, Motsuyaku, Mokuzoku, Yakan, Yakuchi, Yakouto, Rakanka , Orchid grass, Longan meat, Ryūtan, Ryōkyō, Ganoderma lucidum, Forsythia, Lotus root, Lotus meat, Reed root (Lokon).

Furthermore, extracts of non-tobacco plants exemplified above, so-called extracts, can also be used. Examples of the form of the extract include liquid, starch syrup, powder, granules, solution, and the like.

When the extract is blended, it may be added in any step of the manufacturing process. In particular, when added in the dry mixing step (M3), the wet mixing step 1 (M4) in which an aerosol former or the like is added and wet-mixed, and the wet mixing step 2 (M5) in which water is added and wet-mixed to form a slurry, it can be used for electronic cigarette cartridges. It is preferable because the dispersion in the packing becomes good. More preferably, if the extract is powder or granules, it is preferably added in the dry mixing step (M3), and if the extract is liquid, starch syrup, solution, etc., the wet mixing step 1 ( M4) can ensure even better dispersibility.

Next, an example of use of the manufactured filling material for electronic cigarette cartridges will be described.

2 is an external view of an electronic cigarette cartridge, FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view of the electronic cigarette cartridge (cross section AA in FIG. 2), FIG. 4 is a partially transparent view of the electronic cigarette cartridge, and FIG. FIG. 2 is a diagram showing an example of use of an electronic cigarette cartridge;

The electronic cigarette cartridge 100 has, for example, a rod-like or cylindrical appearance, as shown in FIG.

Inside the electronic cigarette cartridge 100, for example, as shown in FIG. 3(a), an aerosol-forming substrate 110, a support member 120, and a mouthpiece 140 are arranged in this order in the X direction. These are packaged by the packaging member 150 .

The aerosol-forming substrate 110 is a filling for an electronic cigarette cartridge manufactured by the manufacturing method according to this embodiment. The aerosol-forming substrate 110 generates an aerosol containing the aromatic component of the plant that is the source of the filling when heated.

As shown in FIG. 4, if the filler manufactured as the aerosol-forming substrate 110 has a shape such as a strip or a bar, the longitudinal direction of the shape of the filler 111 is aligned with the longitudinal direction of the cartridge. Pack along (in the X direction). As a result, the flow of the air current is good and it becomes easy to inhale. FIG. 4 is a view of the electronic cigarette cartridge viewed from the side where the aerosol-forming substrate 110 is located, and is partially transparent so that the filler 111 inside the cartridge can be seen. Of course, in addition to this, for example, if the filling is flat and has a substantially constant shape, it can be rolled and packed, so that it is easy to handle.

With flake-shaped, flake-shaped, and strand-shaped fillers, it is easy to finely adjust the filling amount (filling amount) in the cartridge, and it is easy to adjust the flow of air when sucked by the filling amount.

A porous filler is porous when packed in a cartridge, and thus improves the flow of air when sucked.

As with the rod-shaped filler, the fibrous filler is packed so that the longitudinal direction of the fibers runs along the longitudinal direction of the cartridge, thereby improving the flow of the sucked air.

Powders, granules, and pellets can be easily filled by dropping them into the opening of the cartridge.

The block-shaped filling has good thermal conductivity and easily extracts the aromatic component. Also, the size of the block may be increased to facilitate storage. In that case, the block can be remolded into small blocks, rods, granules, and the like at the time of filling.

The paste-like filling can be squeezed out and filled into the cartridge. Therefore, for example, it is possible to form a cartridge by applying paste to the unfolded packaging member 150 and rolling up the packaging member 150 together.

Support member 120 supports aerosol-forming substrate 110 . The support member 120 is arranged adjacent to the aerosol-forming substrate 110, and has an air flow passage hole or a notch in the central portion or side portion thereof to direct the aerosol generated from the aerosol-forming substrate 110 toward the mouthpiece. can flow.

A mouthpiece 140 is located at the other end of the electronic cigarette cartridge 100 adjacent to the cooling member 130 . Mouthpiece 140 may include a particulate filter, such as a cellulose acetate filter. The aroma component that has passed through the filter of the mouthpiece 140 is inhaled by the user.

Further, inside the electronic cigarette cartridge 100, for example, as shown in FIG. good too. That is, the cooling member 130 is added to the configuration of FIG. 3(a). Cooling member 130 cools the aerosol that has passed through support member 120 .

Comparing the presence or absence of the cooling member 130, the configuration shown in FIG. 3(a), in which the cooling member 130 is not included, has better air permeability and facilitates suction of the generated aromatic component. On the other hand, in the configuration of FIG. 3(b) in which the cooling member 130 is inserted, the generated aerosol can be cooled, but since the cooling member 130 acts as an air resistance and bends, the cooling member 130 sucks more than the case of FIG. 3(a). Hateful.

The electronic cigarette cartridge 100 is attached to the electronic cigarette body 200 as shown in FIG. 5, the electronic cigarette cartridge 100 configured as shown in FIG. 3(a) will be described as an example, but the same applies to the electronic cigarette cartridge 100 configured as shown in FIG. 3(b).

The electronic cigarette body 200 is provided with an insertion portion 210 for inserting the electronic cigarette cartridge 100 . A heating element 211 is provided at the bottom within the insert 210 . The heating element 211 is needle-shaped and penetrates the aerosol-forming substrate 110 by inserting the electronic cigarette cartridge 100 into the insert 210 . The heating element 211 generates heat directly or indirectly by power supplied from a battery provided in the main body (not shown). The heat of the heating element 211 warms the aerosol-forming substrate 110 to generate an aerosol containing the fragrance component. When the user inhales from the mouthpiece side, the aromatic component reaches the user.

Although one heating element 211 is shown in the drawing, there may be a plurality of heating elements. The heating element 211 is not needle-shaped, and the entire bottom surface and side surfaces of the insertion portion 210 generate heat. It may be in such a form.

According to this embodiment described above, the following effects are obtained.
Non-tobacco plants can be used to readily produce fillings for electronic cigarette cartridges. In particular, since non-tobacco plants are mixed with water to prepare an aqueous slurry, unlike aroma liquids used as naturally derived liquid fragrances, component extraction is not required, making it easy to use in electronic cigarette cartridges. Fillings can be manufactured.

In addition, since the filling using non-tobacco plants is filled in the electronic cigarette cartridge, you can easily enjoy the aroma and taste of various non-tobacco plants simply by replacing the cartridge attached to the electronic cigarette body. .

Although the embodiments to which the present invention is applied have been described above, the present invention is not limited to these embodiments. Various modifications of the present invention are possible based on the configuration described in the claims, and these are also within the scope of the present invention.

100 Electronic Cigarette Cartridge 110 Aerosol-Forming Substrate 111 Filler 120 Support Member 130 Cooling Member 140 Mouthpiece 150 Packaging Member 200 Electronic Cigarette Body 210 Insert Portion 211 Heating Element

Claims (1)

a step of adding an aerosol former and water to a dry pulverized tobacco plant or non-tobacco plant and mixing them to obtain a tobacco plant or non-tobacco plant, aerosol former and water mixture (step M5);
A step of forming a water-containing sheet containing the tobacco plant or non-tobacco plant, an aerosol former, and a water mixture (M6 step), and a forming step of forming the water-containing sheet to obtain a formed water-containing sheet (M7 step)
A drying step (M8 step) for drying the molded wet sheet to obtain a dried sheet having a desired moisture content;
A step of forming the dry sheet into any one of flat, flake, strip, rod, fiber, flake, powder, granule, pellet, strand, porous, block, and paste ( M9 step),
In the M5 step, water is added in multiple times,
A method for producing electronic cigarette cartridge fillers using tobacco plants or non-tobacco plants, characterized by: