JP6371928B1 - Electronic cigarette filling and electronic cigarette cartridge using the same - Google Patents

Abstract

An electronic cigarette filling using a non-tobacco plant has an effect of preventing the filling from dropping or dropping from an electronic cigarette cartridge before and after use. Offer things. A filling for electronic cigarettes using non-tobacco plants, wherein the filling for electronic cigarettes is a filling for electronic cigarettes containing an aerosol former and microcrystalline cellulose, and has a rod-like or strip-like shape. It is characterized by being. [Selection] Figure 1

Description

  The present invention relates to a filling for electronic cigarettes and an electronic cigarette cartridge using the same.

In recent years, electronic cigarette products have been widely used to enjoy tobacco by heating cartridges containing tobacco components and sucking the vaporized tobacco components without using flames, in order to match the trend of tobacco smoking cessation. I'm starting. As a method for producing a tobacco filler to be filled in such an electronic cigarette cartridge, there is a method in which tobacco leaves are pulverized to form an aqueous slurry and then sheeted, and oil or glycerin is added to the sheet and dried (patent) Reference 1).
Moreover, the article which smokes by inserting and heating the electronic cigarette cartridge which has a tobacco filling in an edge part is disclosed. (Patent Document 2)

Japanese translation of PCT publication No. 2010-520764 Special table 2015-519915 gazette

When inserting the electronic cigarette cartridge into the electronic cigarette body or when handling the user, such as when smoking is finished and the electronic cigarette cartridge is removed from the electronic cigarette body, the filling may fall out of the electronic cigarette cartridge, The part may fall. As a result, the inside of the electronic cigarette body may become dirty, and eventually the electronic cigarette body may become a malfunction.

Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to prevent the filling material for electronic cigarettes from dropping or dropping from the electronic cigarette cartridge before and after use when handling the electronic cigarette. It is providing the filling for electronic cigarettes.

In order to solve such a problem, the present invention is a filling for electronic cigarettes using non-tobacco plants,
The electronic cigarette filling contains an aerosol former and microcrystalline cellulose.

According to a preferred aspect, the electronic cigarette filling has a rod shape or a strip shape.

According to a preferred embodiment,
The electronic cigarette filling has a rod-like or strip-like shape having a length of 10 mm to 20 mm, a width of 1.1 mm to 2.0 mm, and a thickness of 0.1 mm to 0.5 mm.

According to a preferred embodiment,
A filling for electronic cigarettes obtained by molding a non-tobacco plant composition,
The length of the non-tobacco plant composition before drying is L0,
The length when dried at 105 ° C. for 10 minutes is L10,
Defined as
The length change rate La (%) of the non-tobacco plant composition,
La (%) = (L0−L10) / L0 × 100
And when
The rate of change La (%) is 92.8% or more.

According to a preferred embodiment,
A filling for electronic cigarettes obtained by molding a non-tobacco plant composition,
The length of the non-tobacco plant composition before drying is L0,
The length when dried at 105 ° C. for 15 minutes is L15,
Defined as
The length change rate Lb (%) of the non-tobacco plant composition,
Lb (%) = (L0−L15) / L0 × 100
And when
The rate of change Lb (%) is 91.9% or more.

According to a preferred embodiment,
A filling for electronic cigarettes obtained by molding a non-tobacco plant composition,
The volume of the non-tobacco plant composition before drying is V0,
The volume when dried at 105 ° C. for 10 minutes is V10,
Defined as
Volume change rate Va (%) of non-tobacco plant composition,
Va (%) = (V0−V10) / V0 × 100
And when
The rate of change Va (%) is 86.9% or more.

According to a preferred embodiment,
A filling for electronic cigarettes obtained by molding a non-tobacco plant composition,
The volume of the non-tobacco plant composition before drying is V0,
The volume when dried at 105 ° C. for 15 minutes is V15,
Defined as
The volume change rate Vb (%) of the non-tobacco plant composition is
Vb (%) = (V0−V15) / V0 × 100
Represented by
The rate of change Vb (%) is 85.7% or more.

In order to solve this problem, the present invention is an electronic cigarette cartridge for use in an electronic cigarette body, wherein the electronic cigarette filling is used at one end and a mouthpiece is used at the other end.

According to a preferred embodiment,
A filling for electronic cigarettes using non-tobacco plants,
The filling for an electronic cigarette contains an aerosol former, and the shape of the filling is a rod shape having a length of 10 mm to 20 mm, a width of 1.1 to 2.0 mm, and a thickness of 0.1 to 0.5 mm. A filling for electronic cigarettes characterized by a strip shape,
The length when dried at 105 ° C. for 10 minutes is L′ 10,
Defined as
The length change rate L′ a (%) of the filling for electronic cigarettes,
L′ a (%) = (L′ 0−L′10) / L′ 0 × 100
And when
The rate of change L′ a (%) is 95.2% or more.

A filling for electronic cigarettes using non-tobacco plants,
The filling for an electronic cigarette contains an aerosol former, and the shape of the filling is a rod shape having a length of 10 mm to 20 mm, a width of 1.1 to 2.0 mm, and a thickness of 0.1 to 0.5 mm. A filling for electronic cigarettes characterized by a strip shape,
The length of the packing is L′ 0,
The length when dried at 105 ° C. for 15 minutes is L′ 15,
Defined as
The length change rate Lb (%) of the filling for electronic cigarettes,
L′ b (%) = (L′ 0−L15) / L′ 0 × 100
And when
The rate of change L′ b (%) is 94.2% or more.

According to a preferred embodiment,
A filling for electronic cigarettes using non-tobacco plants,
The filling for an electronic cigarette contains an aerosol former, and the shape of the filling is a rod shape having a length of 10 mm to 20 mm, a width of 1.1 to 2.0 mm, and a thickness of 0.1 to 0.5 mm. A filling for electronic cigarettes characterized by a strip shape,
The volume of the non-tobacco plant composition before drying is V′0,
The volume when dried at 105 ° C. for 10 minutes is V′10,
Defined as
The volume change rate V′a (%) of the filling for electronic cigarettes,
V′a (%) = (V′0−V′10) / V′0 × 100
And when
The rate of change V′a (%) is 88.1% or more.

According to a preferred embodiment,
A filling for electronic cigarettes using non-tobacco plants,
The filling for an electronic cigarette contains an aerosol former, and the shape of the filling is a rod shape having a length of 10 mm to 20 mm, a width of 1.1 to 2.0 mm, and a thickness of 0.1 to 0.5 mm. A filling for electronic cigarettes characterized by a strip shape,
The volume of the non-tobacco plant composition before drying is V′0,
The volume when dried at 105 ° C. for 15 minutes is V′15,
Defined as
The volume change rate V′a (%) of the filling for electronic cigarettes,
V′b (%) = (V′0−V′15) / V′0 × 100
And when
The change rate V′b (%) is 83.1% or more.

According to a preferred embodiment,
A filling for electronic cigarettes using non-tobacco plants,
The filling for an electronic cigarette contains an aerosol former, and the shape of the filling is a rod shape having a length of 10 mm to 20 mm, a width of 1.1 to 2.0 mm, and a thickness of 0.1 to 0.5 mm. A filling for electronic cigarettes characterized by a strip shape,
The width of the non-tobacco plant composition before drying is W′0,
The width when dried at 105 ° C. for 10 minutes is W′10,
Defined as
The width change rate W′a (%) of the filling for electronic cigarettes,
W′a (%) = (W′0−W′10) / W′0 × 100
And when
The rate of change W′a (%) is 93.9% or more.

According to a preferred embodiment,
A filling for electronic cigarettes using non-tobacco plants,
The filling for an electronic cigarette contains an aerosol former, and the shape of the filling is a rod shape having a length of 10 mm to 20 mm, a width of 1.1 to 2.0 mm, and a thickness of 0.1 to 0.5 mm. A filling for electronic cigarettes characterized by a strip shape,
The width of the non-tobacco plant composition before drying is W′0,
The width when dried at 105 ° C. for 15 minutes is W′15,
Defined as
The width change rate W′b (%) of the filling for electronic cigarettes,
W′b (%) = (W′0−W′15) / W′0 × 100
And when
The rate of change W′b (%) is 99.6% or more.

According to a preferred embodiment,
An electronic cigarette cartridge for use in an electronic cigarette main body, wherein the electronic cigarette cartridge according to claim 9 to 14 is used at one end and a mouthpiece is used at the other end.

According to the present invention, the electronic cigarette filling has an effect of preventing the filling from dropping off or dropping from the electronic cigarette cartridge before and after use during handling by the user. A filling for electronic cigarettes can be provided.

It is a figure which illustrates the form of use of an electronic cigarette cartridge. It is a figure which shows an example of the structure of an electronic cigarette cartridge. It is a figure which shows an example of the filler manufactured as a filler for electronic cigarettes. It is a figure which illustrates the creation method of an electronic cigarette cartridge. It is a figure explaining the modification of an electronic cigarette cartridge. It is a figure which illustrates the form of the further use of an electronic cigarette cartridge. It is a figure which shows the further example of the structure of an electronic cigarette cartridge. It is a flowchart which shows an example of the manufacturing process of the filling for electronic cigarettes. It is a graph showing the rate of change of length when a sheet of non-tobacco plant composition is dried. It is a graph showing the rate of change in volume when a sheet of non-tobacco plant composition is dried. It is a graph showing the rate of change in length when the filling for electronic cigarettes is dried. It is the graph showing the change rate of the volume at the time of drying the filling for electronic cigarettes. It is the graph showing the change rate of the width | variety at the time of drying the filling for electronic cigarettes.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying 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 redundant description is omitted. In addition, the dimensional ratios in the drawings are exaggerated for convenience of explanation, and may be different from the actual ratios.

  FIG. 8 is a flowchart showing an example of a production process of a non-tobacco plant composition and an electronic cigarette filling in an embodiment to which the present invention is applied.

  The manufacturing process of the filling for electronic cigarettes includes a drying / pulverizing step (A) in which non-tobacco plants and the like that are the source of fragrance are dried and pulverized and weighed. In addition, when raw materials can be used as they are, such a process can be omitted. Moreover, about the other material at the time of manufacturing the filler for electronic cigarettes, it has a preparatory process (B) which performs pre-processing, weighing, etc. as needed.

Through the drying / pulverization step (A) and the preparation step (B), these materials go to the mixing step (M) and are mixed under predetermined conditions to obtain a non-tobacco plant composition.

The non-tobacco plant composition can be formed into a desired shape through a filling molding step (F). The non-tobacco plant composition having a desired shape is subjected to an electronic cigarette cartridge manufacturing step (G) as a filling for electronic cigarettes to form an electronic cigarette cartridge.

  Each process is demonstrated in order. Although the description has been divided into the above steps for the purpose of explaining the invention, it also includes simultaneously performing two or more steps. In addition, the detail of the non-tobacco plant used as a raw material is mentioned later.

First, in the drying / pulverization step (A), a desired pulverization is performed in order to obtain a non-tobacco plant composition from a non-tobacco plant used as a raw material (for example, leaves, seeds, dried fruits, stems, bark, roots). Process into objects. At that time, it is also preferable to adjust the amount of water, which is convenient for absorbing or carrying the aerosol former, water and other components added later.
The drying temperature is preferably 60 ° C. or higher and 80 ° C. or lower. Within this range, the desired moisture content is easily reached while avoiding the dissipation of the required flavor components. In addition, it is easy to reach | attain a desired moisture content as it is 65 degreeC or more, and dissipation of the required flavor component can be further prevented as it is 75 degrees C or less.

The water content after drying and pulverization is preferably 5% by mass or less. If it does in this way, slurrying in a later process will become easy. More preferably, it is 3 mass% or less. In addition, when the water content is preferably 0.1% by mass or more, it is possible to maintain a state in which the water content is good.
Furthermore, the drying / pulverization step (A) can be provided with a sieving step for sieving the dried pulverized product, and can be input to the mixing step (M) as a desired particle size.

In the preparation step (B), it is possible to prepare materials necessary for making the filling for electronic cigarettes.

  Microcrystalline cellulose is obtained, for example, as a product obtained by partially depolymerizing α-cellulose obtained from a pulp of a fibrous plant, for example, with an acid. The soluble part is removed from the cellulose, and the insoluble part is appropriately removed. Crystallized.

After various investigations, the following was found about the filling for electronic cigarettes containing non-tobacco plants, aerosol formers and microcrystalline cellulose. When the filling for electronic cigarettes is kept dry, even if the filling made of non-tobacco plants and aerosol formers loses water, the fine crystals of cellulose maintain the structure of the filling, such as volume shrinkage. Suppress structural changes. Such an action is obtained by using microcrystalline cellulose.

  In the present invention, as one example, microcrystalline cellulose is weighed in the preparation step (B) and charged into the mixing step (M). The microcrystalline cellulose may be in the form of powder, or may be dispersed as a suspension in a solvent such as water. In this case, a high-speed stirrer or a high-pressure homogenizer can be used for dispersion in the solvent.

The amount of microcrystalline cellulose added is generally 1% to 15% in the electronic cigarette filling. Preferably they are 3% or more and 12% or less, More preferably, they are 5% or more and 10% or less.

Addition of microcrystalline cellulose is effective in improving moldability and workability during kneading with a roll mill, and in particular, effective in suppressing shrinkage and volume change of electronic cigarette packing, and quality control of electronic cigarette cartridges. And effective in homogenizing the feeling of use.

The average particle size of the microcrystalline cellulose used in the present invention is preferably 30 μm to 200 μm, more preferably 50 μm to 150 μm, and more preferably 70 μm to 120 μm.

When the average particle size of the microcrystalline cellulose is 30 μm or more, it is excellent in the effect of suppressing shrinkage of the filler for electronic cigarettes, and when it is 150 μm or less, the moldability is improved in addition to the effect of suppressing the shrinkage. Can do.

The average particle size of microcrystalline cellulose is determined by a sieving method. The average particle diameter can be obtained by the method described in JIS K 0069: 1992. The average particle diameter refers to a diameter corresponding to 50% of the mass obtained by, for example, accumulating masses from the larger meshes of the test results obtained with a plurality of sieves.
Further, the residue on the sieve having an opening of 250 μm is preferably 8% by mass or less, and the residue on the sieve having an opening of 75 μm is 45% by mass or more.

When the residue on the sieve having an opening of 250 μm is 8% by mass or less, the microcrystalline cellulose screened has an effect of suppressing shrinkage of the electronic cigarette filler. When the residue on the sieve having an opening of 75 μm is 45% by mass or more, the moldability of the electronic cigarette filler can be improved.

The mass average molecular weight (Mw) of the microcrystalline cellulose is preferably 10,000 or more and 200,000 or less. When it is 10,000 or more, it is excellent in the effect of suppressing the shrinkage of the filling for electronic cigarettes, and when it is 100,000 or less, the moldability can be improved in addition to the effect of suppressing the shrinkage. Especially preferably, they are 20,000 or more and 60,000 or less.
The molecular weight of cellulose can be measured by gel permeation chromatograph (GPC). For example, a measurement method as disclosed in JP-A-6-109715 is employed, and polyethylene glycol or the like is appropriately used as standard data.

  Next, the mixing step (M) for mixing will be described.

The non-tobacco plant used as a raw material is weighed through a drying and pulverization step (A) as necessary, and is subjected to a mixing step (M).

The non-tobacco plant used as a raw material is demonstrated. The non-tobacco plant that can be used in this embodiment is not particularly limited as long as it is a plant other than tobacco. Examples of plant use sites include roots (including bulbs (bulb), tubers (potatoes), bulbs, etc.), stems, tubers, skin (including stem bark, bark, etc.), leaves, flowers (petals, Various parts such as tree trunks and branches can be used.

  As bulbs, onions, anemones, tulips, hyacinths, garlic, lacquer, lily, as bulbs, crocus, gladiolus, freesia, iris, taro, konjac, as tubers, cyclamen, anemone, begonia, chorogi, potato, apios ( As the rhizomes, canna, lotus, ginger, tuberous roots, dahlia, sweet potatoes, cassava, chrysanthemum roots, yam genus (Yamamomo, natural yam, yams such as Chinese yam), etc. Examples include turnip, burdock, carrot, Japanese radish, and crap. Stems include konjac, asparagus, bamboo shoots, udo, radish and yacon.

  The above-mentioned potatoes or the following plants contain carbohydrates and are preferably used as at least a part of the material of the filling 111. Examples of starch include corn starch (corn), potato starch (potato), potato starch (sweet potato), tapioca starch (tapioca), and examples of use as thickeners and stabilizers. These starches have improved acid resistance by crosslinking, improved heat resistance, improved shear resistance, etc., improved storage stability by esterification and etherification, accelerated gelatinization, improved transparency by oxidation, improved film properties, and storage stability. It is possible by improving the system.

  Tamarind seed gum, guar gum, locust bean gum from plant seeds, gum arabic, karaya gum from sap, pectin from fruits, konjac mannan based on cellulose and agarose, and soy polysaccharides from other plants Can do. Furthermore, it can be modified and used like cationized guar gum.

  From seaweed, carrageenan, agar, and alginic acid classified into three types of kappa carrageenan, iota carrageenan, and lambda carrageenan can be obtained, and also used as salts of carrageenan metal salt, sodium alginate, etc.

  Specific examples include plants that are used as herbs and spices: beakless fruits, kumquat leaves, migyo, wormwood, wasabi, ajowan seed, anise, alfalfa, echinacea, shallot, estragon, everlasting flower , Elder, Allspice, Oris 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 seeds, cinnamon, cumin, cumin seeds, cloves, green cardamom, green pepper, cornflower, saffron, cedar, cinnamon, jas , Juniper berry, joroquia, ginger, star anise, spearmint, smack, sage, sebori (savory), celery, celery seed, turmeric (turmeric), thyme, tamarind, tarragon, chervil (selfeuille), chives, dill , Dillseed, Tomato (Dried Tomato), Tonka Bean, Dried Pakuchi, Nutmeg, Hibiscus, Habanero, Jalapeno, Birdseye, Basil, Vanilla, Pakchi (Coriander), Parsley, Paprika, Hysop, Pimentes Dessert Pellet, Pink Pepper, Fenugreek Seed, fennel, brown mustard, black cardamom, black cumin, black pepper, vetiver, penny royal, peppermint (mint), horseradish, why Pepper, white mustard, poppy seed, boletus, marjoram, mustard seed, maniget, marigold, malba flower, mace, yarrow flower, eucalyptus, lavender, licorice, linden, red clover, red pepper, lemongrass, lemon verbena, lemon balm, Lemon Peel, Rose (Rose), Rose Buds (Purple), Rose Hip, Rose Petal, Rosemary, Rose Red, Laurel (Laurier), Long Pepper, Sesame (Raw Sesame, Roasted Sesame), Golden Pepper, Groom (Huajao), Mitaka, yam, chili, yuzu, etc. can be used. Mixtures of various plants used as mixed spices (for example, pentagram, garam masala, ras el hanout, bariguell, chicken curry masala, tandoori masala, cattle epis, elbe de provence) can be used.

  In addition, edible fruits such as peach, blueberry, lemon, orange, apple, banana, pineapple, mango, persimmon, kumquat, melon, plum, almond, cacao, coffee beans, peanuts, sunflower, olives, walnuts and other nuts (Fruit part) and seeds can be used.

  Teas can also be used. Teas not only differ in the plants that become tea, but even the same plants become different teas depending on the processing method. Specifically, for example, Japanese tea, black tea, tomorrow tea, sweet tea, amacha mul tea, aloe tea, ginkgo leaf tea, oolong tea, turmeric tea, vulgaro tea, ezokogi tea, psyllium tea, persimmon tea, persimmon leaf tea, Chamomile tea, chamomile tea, Kawara decision-making tea, karin tea, chrysanthemum tea, gymnema tea, guava tea, wolfberry tea, mulberry leaf tea, black bean tea, gennoshoco tea, brown rice tea, burdock tea, comfrey tea, kelp tea, Cherry tea, saffron tea, shiitake tea, shiso tea, jasmine tea, ginger tea, sugi tea, sekisho tea, senburi tea, buckwheat tea, taranki tea, dandelion tea, mochi tea, dokudami tea, tochu tea, peanut tea, elderberry tea, Mouse peach tea, pearl barley tea, hub tea, loquat leaf tea, puer tea, safflower tea, pine needle tea, mate tea, barley tea, barley tea, mugwort tea, mugwort tea, eucalyptus tea, rakan fruit tea, louis Stay, and the like bitter gourd tea. About these teas, you may use the tea-shell after drinking. If you use tea husks, you can reuse and reuse expensive tea.

  In the above, kelp was given as a specific example of a plant that can be used, but other plants include Aosa, Aonori, Akamok, Asakusanori, Alame, Iwanori (rock laver), Egonori, Ogonori, Gagome Kombu, Kajime, Ganashi, Kubilezuta , Blackfish, kombu, sabbinori, dals, chishimacoronori, pickled arame, tengusa, trollocomb, catacombs, laver (seaweed), havanori, hijiki, echidna, hirome, funori, bouaoori, macomb, mekabu, mozuku, wakame Can do.

  Specific examples of plants that can be used include brown rice, but other rice varieties include Indica (Indian, Continental, Long Grain), Graberima (African rice), Sativa (Asian rice), and Javanica. Species (Java type, tropical island type, large grain type), Japonica type (Japanese type, temperate island type, short grain type), NERICA (interspecific hybrid of Asian rice and African rice) can also be used naturally. It can also be used as a bag.

  Furthermore, as a specific example of a plant that can be used, wheat was given, but other examples of wheat include millet, oat (cultivar of oats, both oats), barley (barley), oats, millet, kodra ( Cordonbies), wheat (wheat), millet, tef, pearl millet, barley varieties (barley varieties), barley (fruit instead of seeds), barnyard millet, fonio, makomo, barley (barley glutinous species), sorghum (akakibi, koulian) Naturally, sorghum), corn, and rye (rye) can also be used.

Furthermore, black beans were given as specific examples of plants that can be used, but other examples of cereals (Leguminosae) include azuki bean, locust bean, kidney bean, pea bean cluster bean grassgrass (UK: Lathyrus sativus) Winged bean, zeocarpa bean, broad bean, soybean, takeazuki, tachinama bean, tamarind, teparee bean, jujube, British bean (English: Mucuna pruriens), bambara bean, chickpea, fuji bean, green bean, horse roe (t Naturally, mungbean, lupine, lentil and lentil (gente) can also be used.

Furthermore, buckwheat was given as a specific example of a plant that can be used, but amaranth (amaranthus, garlic), quinoa, tartary buckwheat can be naturally used as other examples of plants.

Further, specific examples of plants that can be used include shiitake. Examples of mushrooms include matsutake, shiitake, mushroom, shimeji, shoro, mushroom, and agaric.

  Also, sugarcane (which may be squeezed with molasses), sugar beet, cypress, pine, cedar, hiba, cocoon, sandalwood, aromatic tree trunks and branches, and their bark, leaves and roots can be used. Ferns and moss can also be used as non-tobacco plants. As plants, for example, by-products and pomace (eg, sake lees, koji koji (consisting of koji skin, seeds, fruit axes)) used in producing fermented liquor such as sake and wine can be used. Furthermore, you may mix and use the various plants mentioned above. Of course, plants other than those listed here can also be used.

Furthermore, what is known as a Chinese medicine is also preferably used. For example: Aiso (Iso), Sone (Akanekon), Akameshi (Akamegashiwa), Asen Yaku, Anzak, Ansei, Ichinsen, Fennel, Turmeric (turmeric) ), Plum (Ubai), Shakuyaku (Uyaku), Urajiro (Villus serrata), Owaurushi, Yakumi (Eijitsu), Engo Saku, Enmei Saku, Engi (Ogi), Huang Now (Ougon), Yellow Seyi (Ousei), Twilight (Owaku), Hou Ren (Ouren), Cherry bark (Ohhi), Brothers cut grass (Hyperoptera), Distant (Onji), Reika (Kaika), Shiro (Gaihak), Summer hay (Kagosou), Lion (Oak), what is 烏 (cash), 莪 朮 (gajutsu), 霍香 (cuckoo), kakkon (cuckoo), chamomile, garokon (carocon), garojin (caronin), Persimmon (licorice), licorice (licorice), subsection winter flower (kantouka), persimmon leaf (gaiyou), bellflower (kikyo), rice bran (kigushi), rice husk (kokukoku), coconut (kikiku), chrysanthemum (kikuka), tachibana skin (Kippi), Katsu Katsu, Kyo Nin, Kinkan, Kinginka, Kinsen, Kikoshi, Kakuyo, Ginseng, Walnut (Walnut), bitter rind (clumpi), black letter (black moji), buckwheat (kubaku), cocoon (keikei), cinnamon (keihi), akiko (ketsumeishi), gyucho (kengoshi), ginseng (genjin), goji ( Koi), safflower (Kouka), gossip skin (Kou Kamppi), incense (Kou Kou), incense drum (Koushi), incense demand (Kouju), red ginseng (Koujin), Kosuke (Kobushi), glutinous rice (Koubay), thickness (Kuboku), Kakihon, Gokahi, Beef Knee, Goshuyu, Gojoyu, Gyucho, Goshishi, Saiko ), Spicy (Saishin), Saffron, Yamakage (Sankirai), Yamasuko (Sasanci), Yamashiko (Sanshiyu), Sansyu, Sanzukon, Sansounin, Sansouin, Sansho Crest (Sanryo), Sanyaku (San Yak), Ji-Huang (Zi-Oh), Shion (Zion), Crustacea (Zikoppi), Shione (Shikon), Shiso-shi (Shoshishi), Shiso-yo (Shisoyo), Shitsushishi (Shiturishi) ), テ イ (Shite), territory (jifushi), peony (peony), snake bed (jashoushi), sasang (shajin), car front (shazenshi), car front grass (shazensou), shredded sand (shukusha) , Ten medicines, ginger, shrimp, coconut leaves, sesame seeds, wheat, ginger, shinyi, sadaiko (Jyotoshi), 秦 皮 (Sinpi), Shinki (Shinkiku), Gingyo (Ginyo), Mitsuko (Juishui), Sakume (Shokumoku), Aohide (Seihi), Ishizone Root (Sekishokon), Ishizuchi real skin (Sekiryujitsuhi), sarcophagus (senkoku), river bow (senkyu), mae-hu (senko), river bone (senkotsu), convoluted flower (senpukuka), bone graft (sekkokuboku), grass (sokuka), saw horn (sokukakushi) ), Mulberry parasitism, bud ears, sardine, side leaf (sakuhakuyo), continuation (zokudan), mulberry white skin (sakuhakuhi), sugi (sokukoku), suyo ( Yeo), Seo Kang, Daio, Taisou, Daifukuhi, Takusha, Tanjin, Takejyo, Bamboo Ginseng , Bamboo leaves, chimo, chiyu, clove, chow, chow, tennan show, tenma, tenmon Winter (Tenmontou), Winter lion (Cultivation), Toki (Cultivation), Kara sesame (Cultivation), Participation (Culture), Lantern grass (Cultivation), Taojin (Culture), Orange peel (Cultivation), Cicada (Culture) ), Tochimi, Tochu, Dokatsu, Dokkon, Meat Juyo, Nikuzu, Ninto, Carrot, Shellfish, Malt (Ba Moth), Hakshinin, White peas (Hakuhens), Mumon winter (Bakumontou), Hutoshi paper (Hakoshi), light load (Powder), 蕃 fruit (Banka), semi-summer (Hanghe), anti-nasal (Hambi) ), Panangkon, Hansilen, Yurine, Shirato, Shiragana serpent grass, Hydrangea, Hyakubukone, Byakujutsu Child (Binrouji), Protected (Bowie), Sone (Bowcon), Windproof (Boufuu), Huangou (Houou), Kang Hingyong (Houaikon), Peony Skin (Bontampi), Mao (Maoh), Aso Jin (Machinin), Vine, pine, pine, moku, moku, moku, mochiyaku, mokuzoku, gyozo, yachi, yakuchi, Yakoto Kantou, Rakanka, Orchid, Rangan, Ryutan, Ryoku, Ganoderma, Forsythia, Forsythia, Lotus Meat (rennic), Sone (locon).

Furthermore, the extract of the non-tobacco plant illustrated above, what is called an extract can also be used. Examples of the form of the extract include liquids, starch syrups, powders, granules, solutions and the like.

  Of the non-tobacco plants described above, those that do not require drying and pulverization can be directly input to the mixing step (M).

Examples of other materials that can be used as fillers for electronic cigarettes include the following.

Aerosol formers include glycerin, propylene glycol, sorbitol, triethylene glycol, lactic acid, diacetin (glycerin diacetate), triacetin (glycerin triacetate), triethylene glycol diacetate, triethyl citrate, isopropyl myristate, stearin Methyl acid, dimethyl dodecanedioate, dimethyl tetradecansandionate and the like can be used, and glycerin and propylene glycol are particularly preferably used. These are used in an amount of 1% by mass or more and 80% by mass or less, and particularly preferably 10% by mass or more and 40% by mass or less, with respect to the electronic cigarette filler.

  Furthermore, flavor additives that add flavor as needed are also preferably used. Examples of the flavor additive include mint, cocoa, coffee, tea extract and the like.

  Further, food preservatives may be added as necessary, for example, sorbic acid, potassium sorbate, benzoic acid, sodium benzoate and the like may be added.

As materials used other than the above, as binders or thickeners, rubbers such as guar gum, xanthan gum, gum arabic and locust bean gum, cellulose such as hydroxypropylcellulose, carboxymethylcellulose, hydroxyethylcellulose, methylcellulose and ethylcellulose Binders such as polysaccharides such as organic acids such as starch, alginic acid, sodium alginate, sodium carboxymethylcellulose, carrageen, agar and pectin, and combinations thereof are also used.

The aerosol former, flavor additive, preservative, binder, thickener and the like exemplified above are prepared as the preparation step (B) in FIG. 8 and proceed to the mixing step (M).

In the mixing step (M), an ordinary mixer can be used. For example, the form which mixes the material in a mixing tank, adding a shearing force with a stirring blade is used preferably.

  Next, in the filling molding step (F), a non-tobacco plant composition is passed through an orifice by pressing to form a rod, a thin sheet is formed, or a non-tobacco plant composition is dried and ground. It is possible to exemplify that the particles are made granular.

  In the present invention, a method of forming a thin sheet and then forming by cutting will be described in detail. A three roll mill was prepared to make a thin sheet. When a three-roll mill is used, a sheet having a desired thickness can be obtained by a doctor blade while performing kneading / dispersion by compression by being pushed between narrow rolls and shearing by a difference in roll speed. ,preferable. Moreover, it is also preferable to create using a press roller or a press.

  Further, in the filling molding step (F), if necessary, flavor additives, preservatives such as non-tobacco plants, aerosol formers, binders or thickeners may be added, or water may be added. It may be added.

  In the present invention, although it is described as water, it is preferable to use one that has been sterilized or from which microorganisms have been removed, and pure water obtained by reverse osmosis membrane or ion exchange or the like. It is preferable to use it.

  In the filling molding step (F), the thickness of the obtained sheet is preferably 0.1 mm or more and 1.0 mm or less, and more preferably 0.1 mm or more and 0.5 mm or less. Although the obtained sheet | seat is cut | disconnected by the desired shape, a cutter, a rotary blade type rotary cutter, etc. can be illustrated for a cutting | disconnection.

  As a specific example of the filling molding step (F), a sheet having a thickness of 0.3 mm is cut into a desired shape. For example, it is cut into a rectangle 150 mm long and 240 mm wide. This sheet is supplied to a rotary cutter and cut into a shape having a length of 1.5 mm and a width of 240 mm to obtain a cut sheet. 50 sheets of the cut sheet are wound with tobacco paper to form a roll having an outer diameter of approximately 6.9 mm. The roll can be cut to a length of 12.0 mm with a cutter to obtain an aerosol-forming substrate (110). At this time, the mass of the filler is 0.29 g. When the ratio of the volume of the filler to the volume of the aerosol-forming substrate (110) is referred to as the volume filling factor, the volume filling factor in the above case is 0.60. Then, the density of the packing calculated from the volume filling factor and the mass of the packing is 1.07 g / cm 3.

  In the case of the filling molding step (F) described above, a plurality of rod-shaped or strip-shaped packings are arranged along the longitudinal direction of the electronic cigarette cartridge. In addition, the plurality of rod-shaped or strip-shaped fillers are included by an inclusion member (151) such as tobacco paper along the scroll height axis to form an aerosol-forming substrate (110).

The electronic cigarette cartridge manufacturing process (G) will be described. The aerosol-forming substrate (110) thus obtained, the support element (300) described in detail below, and the mouthpiece (140) are wound around the packaging member (150), or the packaging member ( 150) is made into a cylindrical shape, and is made by inserting a mouthpiece (140), a support element (300), and a filler (111).
Therefore, as an example of a preferred configuration of the present invention, an electronic cigarette having an aerosol-forming substrate (110), a support element (300), and a mouthpiece (140) from the upstream side (10) toward the downstream side (20). Cartridge.

In a case where the heating element of the electronic cigarette body of the present invention is inserted and used, a preferred form is a length of 10 mm to 20 mm, a width of 1.1 mm to 2.0 mm, and a thickness of 0.1 mm to 0.5 mm. A filling formed into a shape is preferred.

In the present invention, the reason why microcrystalline cellulose is contained in the filling for electronic cigarettes is that it is easy to become familiar with the filling composition due to the presence of crystalline cellulose, and mechanical strength and structure maintenance are increased. Changes in length, width and thickness over time are reduced, and volume changes associated therewith are also reduced.

Thereby, the improvement of the workability | operativity at the time of the kneading | mixing with a roll mill etc. improvement of the moldability of a filler can be anticipated. In particular, it is effective in that the rate of change in length, width, thickness and volume due to shrinkage of the filling for electronic cigarettes can be suppressed.

By adding microcrystalline cellulose having a predetermined particle size in the present invention to the filler material, even when the filler has the above shape, the rate of change in length, width, thickness and volume can be suppressed, It is possible to suppress a problem that the filling for electronic cigarettes is dropped from the electronic cigarette cartridge generated during transportation and transportation. Further, by suppressing the above-described change over time after production, it is effective in terms of quality maintenance management, such as homogenization of the feeling of use regardless of the passage of time after production.

  The characteristics of the electronic cigarette filler prepared as described above can be confirmed as follows. By observing changes in the length, thickness, and volume of the non-tobacco plant composition or electronic cigarette filling under predetermined conditions, the effect of inclusion of microcrystalline cellulose can be evaluated.

The prepared non-tobacco plant composition or electronic cigarette filling is dried using a halogen moisture meter, and the length, width, thickness and volume of the filling before and after drying are measured, and the rate of change is evaluated. Can do.

In the present invention, the length, width, thickness, and volume of the non-tobacco plant composition sheet or electronic cigarette filler before drying are the moisture content of the non-tobacco plant composition sheet or electronic cigarette filler. It is measured when the content is 15% by mass or more and 20% by mass. In order to adjust the moisture content, for example, the relative humidity can be adjusted to about 28% to 30 ° C and a relative humidity of about 40%.
The moisture content was measured using an electronic halogen moisture meter, model number DHS-50-5 (Bangxi Instrument Technology Co. Ltd.). In the automatic drying mode, the drying temperature is set to 105 ° C., and the water content (mass%) is obtained from the water loss rate at the end of the automatic measurement. In the automatic measurement mode, the water loss rate is obtained by subtracting the sample mass at the end of measurement from the sample weight before measurement and dividing by the sample mass before measurement. The change in mass is the moisture content.

The rate of change in length, width, thickness, and volume of the non-tobacco plant composition or electronic cigarette filling is determined by measuring the length, width, thickness, and volume before drying for a predetermined time after drying Each value of thickness, width, thickness and volume is subtracted and divided by the values of length, width, thickness and volume before drying.

Specifically, the length of the non-tobacco plant composition or electronic cigarette filling before drying is set to L0,
The length of the non-tobacco plant composition or electronic cigarette filling after 10 minutes of drying time is L10,
The length change rate La (%) after 10 minutes of drying time of the non-tobacco plant composition or electronic cigarette filling is defined as follows.

La (%) = (L0−L10) / L0 × 100

In addition, when the length of the non-tobacco plant composition or electronic cigarette filler after 15 minutes of drying time is L15, the non-tobacco plant composition or electronic cigarette filler after 15 minutes of drying time has elapsed. The length change rate Lb (%) is defined below.

Lb (%) = (L0−L15) / L0 × 100

The width of the non-tobacco plant composition or electronic cigarette filling before drying is W0,
The width of the non-tobacco plant composition or electronic cigarette filling after 10 minutes of drying time is W10,
The width change rate Wa (%) after the drying time of 10 minutes of the non-tobacco plant composition or electronic cigarette filling is defined as follows.

Wa (%) = (W0−W10) / W0 × 100

Further, when the width of the non-tobacco plant composition or electronic cigarette filling after the drying time of 15 minutes is W15, the width of the non-tobacco plant composition or electronic cigarette filling after 15 minutes has elapsed. The change rate Wb (%) is defined below.

Wb (%) = (W0−W15) / W0 × 100

The thickness of the non-tobacco plant composition or electronic cigarette filling before drying is T0,
The thickness of the non-tobacco plant composition or electronic cigarette filling after 10 minutes of drying time is T10,
The thickness change rate Ta (%) after 10 minutes of drying time of the non-tobacco plant composition or electronic cigarette filling is defined as follows.

Ta (%) = (T0−T10) / T0 × 100

Further, when the thickness of the non-tobacco plant composition or electronic cigarette filler after the lapse of 15 minutes is T15, the non-tobacco plant composition or electronic cigarette filler after the drying time of 15 minutes has elapsed. The thickness change rate Tb (%) is defined as follows.

Tb (%) = (T0−T15) / T0 × 100

The volume of the non-tobacco plant composition or electronic cigarette filling before drying is V0,
The volume of the non-tobacco plant composition or electronic cigarette filling after 10 minutes of drying time is V10,
The volume change rate Va (%) after 10 minutes of drying time of the non-tobacco plant composition or electronic cigarette filling is defined as follows.

Va (%) = (V0−V10) / V0 × 100

Further, when the volume of the non-tobacco plant composition or electronic cigarette filling after the lapse of 15 minutes is V15, the volume of the non-tobacco plant composition or electronic cigarette filling after 15 minutes has elapsed. The change rate Vb (%) is defined below.

Vb (%) = (V0−V15) / V0 × 100

In the present invention, when the length change rate La (%) when the non-tobacco plant composition is dried at 105 ° C. for 10 minutes is 92.8% or more, the filling from the electronic cigarette cartridge Dropping can be suppressed. More preferably, it is 93.0% or more. More preferably, it is 93.5% or more.
In addition, when the non-tobacco plant composition is dried at 105 ° C. for 15 minutes and the length change rate Lb (%) is 91.9% or more, dropping of the filler from the electronic cigarette cartridge is suppressed. can do. More preferably, it is 92.0% or more. More preferably, it is 92.5% or more.

In the present invention, when the volume change rate Va (%) when the non-tobacco plant composition is dried at 105 ° C. for 10 minutes is 86.9% or more, the filling material is removed from the electronic cigarette cartridge. Can be suppressed. More preferably, it is 87.0% or more. More preferably, it is 87.5% or more.
Further, when the volume change rate Vb (%) when dried at 105 ° C. for 15 minutes is 85.7% or more, dropping of the filler from the electronic cigarette cartridge can be suppressed. More preferably, it is 86.0% or more. More preferably, it is 86.5% or more.

A filling for electronic cigarettes using non-tobacco plants,
The filling for electronic cigarette contains an aerosol former, and the shape of the filling is 10 mm to 20 mm in length, 1.1 mm to 2.0 mm in width, and 0.1 mm to 0.5 mm in thickness in the form of a rod or strip. A filling for electronic cigarettes characterized by having a shape,
The length of the electronic cigarette filling before drying is L′ 0,
The length when dried at 105 ° C. for 10 minutes is L′ 10,
Defined as
The length change rate L′ a (%) of the electronic cigarette filling is defined as follows.

L′ a (%) = (L′ 0−L′10) / L′ 0 × 100

A filling for electronic cigarettes using non-tobacco plants,
The filling for electronic cigarette contains an aerosol former, and the shape of the filling is 10 mm to 20 mm in length, 1.1 mm to 2.0 mm in width, and 0.1 mm to 0.5 mm in thickness in the form of a rod or strip. A filling for electronic cigarettes characterized by having a shape,
The length of the electronic cigarette filling before drying is L′ 0,
The length when dried at 105 ° C. for 15 minutes is L′ 15,
Defined as
The length change rate L′ b (%) of the filling for electronic cigarette is defined as follows.

L′ b (%) = (L′ 0−L′15) / L′ 0 × 100

A filling for electronic cigarettes using non-tobacco plants,
The filling for electronic cigarette contains an aerosol former, and the shape of the filling is 10 mm to 20 mm in length, 1.1 mm to 2.0 mm in width, and 0.1 mm to 0.5 mm in thickness in the form of a rod or strip. A filling for electronic cigarettes characterized by having a shape,
The width of the filling for electronic cigarettes before drying is W′0,
The width when dried at 105 ° C. for 10 minutes is W′10,
Defined as
The width change rate W′a (%) of the filling for electronic cigarette is defined as follows.

W′a (%) = (W′0−W′10) / W′0 × 100

A filling for electronic cigarettes using non-tobacco plants,
The filling for electronic cigarette contains an aerosol former, and the shape of the filling is 10 mm to 20 mm in length, 1.1 mm to 2.0 mm in width, and 0.1 mm to 0.5 mm in thickness in the form of a rod or strip. A filling for electronic cigarettes characterized by having a shape,
The width of the filling for electronic cigarettes before drying is W′0,
The width when dried at 105 ° C. for 15 minutes is W′15,
Defined as
The width change rate W′b (%) of the filling for the electronic cigarette is defined as follows.

W′b (%) = (W′0−W′15) / W′0 × 100

A filling for electronic cigarettes using non-tobacco plants,
The filling for electronic cigarette contains an aerosol former, and the shape of the filling is 10 mm to 20 mm in length, 1.1 mm to 2.0 mm in width, and 0.1 mm to 0.5 mm in thickness in the form of a rod or strip. A filling for electronic cigarettes characterized by having a shape,
The thickness of the electronic cigarette filling before drying is T′0,
The thickness when dried at 105 ° C. for 10 minutes is T′10,
Defined as
The thickness change rate T′a (%) of the filling for electronic cigarette is defined as follows.

T′a (%) = (T′0−T′10) / T′0 × 100

A filling for electronic cigarettes using non-tobacco plants,
The filling for electronic cigarette contains an aerosol former, and the shape of the filling is 10 mm to 20 mm in length, 1.1 mm to 2.0 mm in width, and 0.1 mm to 0.5 mm in thickness in the form of a rod or strip. A filling for electronic cigarettes characterized by having a shape,
The thickness of the electronic cigarette filling before drying is T′0,
The thickness when dried at 105 ° C. for 15 minutes is T′15,
Defined as
The thickness change rate T′b (%) of the electronic cigarette filling is defined as follows.

T′b (%) = (T′0−T′15) / T′0 × 100

A filling for electronic cigarettes using non-tobacco plants,
The filling for electronic cigarette contains an aerosol former, and the shape of the filling is 10 mm to 20 mm in length, 1.1 mm to 2.0 mm in width, and 0.1 mm to 0.5 mm in thickness in the form of a rod or strip. A filling for electronic cigarettes characterized by having a shape,
The volume of the electronic cigarette filling before drying is V′0,
The volume when dried at 105 ° C. for 10 minutes is V′10,
Defined as
The volume change rate V′a (%) of the electronic cigarette filling is defined as follows.

V′a (%) = (V′0−V′10) / V′0 × 100

A filling for electronic cigarettes using non-tobacco plants,
The filling for electronic cigarette contains an aerosol former, and the shape of the filling is 10 mm to 20 mm in length, 1.1 mm to 2.0 mm in width, and 0.1 mm to 0.5 mm in thickness in the form of a rod or strip. A filling for electronic cigarettes characterized by having a shape,
The volume of the electronic cigarette filling before drying is V′0,
The volume when dried at 105 ° C. for 15 minutes is V′15,
Defined as
The volume change rate V′b (%) of the electronic cigarette filling is defined as follows.

V′b (%) = (V′0−T′15) / V′0 × 100

In the present invention, when the filling rate for electronic cigarette is dried at 105 ° C. for 10 minutes and the length change rate L′ a (%) is 95.2 or more, Dropping can be suppressed. Preferably, it is 95.7% or more. More preferably, it is 96.2% or more.
Further, when the filling rate for electronic cigarettes is dried at 105 ° C. for 15 minutes and the length change rate L′ b (%) is 94.2% or more, the filling material is dropped from the electronic cigarette cartridge. Can be suppressed. Preferably, it is 95.0% or more. More preferably, it is 95.9% or more.

In the present invention, if the volume change rate V′a (%) when the electronic cigarette filling is dried at 105 ° C. for 10 minutes is 88.1% or more, the filling from the electronic cigarette cartridge Can be prevented from falling off. Preferably, it is 91.1% or more. More preferably, it is 94.2% or more.
In addition, when the volume change rate V′b (%) when dried at 105 ° C. for 15 minutes is 83.1% or more, dropping of the filler from the electronic cigarette cartridge can be suppressed. Preferably, it is 87.2% or more. More preferably, it is 91.4% or more.

In the present invention, when the filling material for electronic cigarettes is dried at 105 ° C. for 10 minutes, the filling rate from the electronic cigarette cartridge is such that the width change rate W′a (%) is 93.9% or more. Can be prevented from falling off. Preferably, it is 96.2% or more. More preferably, it is 98.6% or more.
Further, when the width change rate W′b (%) when dried at 105 ° C. for 15 minutes is 89.6% or more, dropping of the filler from the electronic cigarette cartridge can be suppressed. Preferably, it is 92.9% or more. More preferably, it is 96.3% or more.

In the present invention, when the electronic cigarette filling is dried at 105 ° C. for 10 minutes, the thickness change rate T′a (%) is 98.8% or more, and the filling from the electronic cigarette cartridge is performed. Dropping off of objects can be suppressed. Preferably, it is 99.0% or more. More preferably, it is 99.2% or more.
Further, when the thickness change rate T′b (%) when dried at 105 ° C. for 15 minutes is 98.5% or more, dropping of the filler from the electronic cigarette cartridge can be suppressed. Preferably, it is 98.6% or more. More preferably, it is 98.9% or more.

In the present invention, when an electronic cigarette cartridge is molded using a filler in which microcrystalline cellulose is present, the rate of change such as a decrease in length, width, thickness and volume over time after manufacture can be suppressed. As a result, in addition to being able to reduce defects such as dropping of the filling for electronic cigarettes from the electronic cigarette cartridge due to changes over time, it is possible to manufacture by suppressing changes in aerosol fluidity that affect the feeling of use of the electronic cigarette cartridge. This is also effective in that a favorable feeling of use can be maintained and homogenized regardless of the passage of a later period.

Next, an example of using the produced electronic cigarette filling will be described.

FIG. 1 illustrates the form of use of the electronic cigarette cartridge. The electronic cigarette cartridge (100) is attached to the electronic cigarette body (200) when the user uses it. 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 center of the bottom of the insertion part (210), and the heating element (211) has a pin-like or blade-like member with a sharp tip, and forms an aerosol. Inserted into the substrate (110) to heat the aerosol-forming substrate (110). More specifically, when the electronic cigarette cartridge (100) is inserted into the insertion part (210) of the electronic cigarette body (200), the heating element (211) is attached to the central part of the aerosol-forming substrate (110). Inserted.

The heating element (211) generates heat directly or indirectly by electric power supplied from a battery (not shown) provided in the electronic cigarette body (200). As the aerosol-forming substrate (110) is warmed by the heat of the heating element (211), an aerosol containing an aroma component is generated. The generated aerosol is transferred to the mouthpiece (140) through the support element (300) and the aerosol transfer member (130) described below, and the user inhales the fragrance component from the mouthpiece (140) side. It reaches the user's mouth. Hereinafter, the aerosol-forming substrate (110) side of the electronic cigarette cartridge is referred to as the upstream side (10), and the mouthpiece side is referred to as the downstream side (20) for the description of the present invention. Further, the upstream side (10) may be referred to as one end side, and the downstream side (20) may be referred to as the other end side.

FIG. 1 shows the case where the heating element (211) has one pin-like or blade-like member. As another example, the heating element (211) has a pin-like or blade-like shape. The thing which has two or more shaped members can be illustrated.

FIG. 2 shows an example of the structure of the electronic cigarette cartridge (100). From the side where the heating element (211) is inserted, that is, from the upstream side (10) to the downstream side (20), the aerosol-forming substrate (110), the support element (300), the transfer member (130), the mouse A description will be given using a piece configuration (140).

The support element (300) supports the aerosol-forming substrate (110). The support element (300) is disposed adjacent to the aerosol-forming substrate (110), and the side (160) of the support element (300) is located at the periphery of the electronic cigarette cartridge (100). Touch. The side part (160) is fixed to the inner surface of the packaging member (150) with an adhesive, for example.

The support element (300) can be suitably formed using, for example, silicone, but is not limited to silicone, and other materials having excellent heat resistance may be used.

As shown in FIG. 3, the shape of the filler (111) produced as the aerosol-forming substrate (110) is preferably, for example, a rod shape or a strip shape, and the filler (111) is filled at the time of filling. It is packed so as to be along the longitudinal direction of the shape. Here, an example in which the inclusion member (151) formed in a cylindrical shape is filled is shown. As the inclusion member (151), a paper such as tobacco paper formed into a cylindrical shape can be used. The packaging member (150) may also serve as the inclusion member (151). Thereby, airflow is stabilized and it becomes easy for a user to inhale the fragrance component from an aerosol formation base material (110).

In FIG. 4, the aerosol-forming substrate (110), the transfer member (130), the mouthpiece (140) and the support element (300) exemplified below are formed into the aerosol-forming substrate (110). , A support element (300), a transfer member (130), and a mouthpiece (140) are adjacent to each other in this order, and a winding rod is formed by a packaging member (150) such as tobacco paper. In this case, the electronic cigarette cartridge (100) has a slight adhesive applied to the side (160) of the support element.

Next, a usage example of the electronic cigarette cartridge of the present invention will be described in detail.

As shown in FIG. 2, the electronic cigarette cartridge (100) has, for example, a rod-like or cylindrical appearance.

For example, as shown in FIG. 2, the inside of the electronic cigarette cartridge (100) is provided with an aerosol-forming substrate (110) at one end, and the support element (300) and transfer toward the mouthpiece (140) at the other end. The members (130) are arranged in this order. And these are packaged by the packaging member (150).

The aerosol-forming substrate (110) has a filling for electronic cigarettes. The aerosol-forming substrate (110) generates an aerosol containing a fragrance component of the plant that becomes the source of the filler by heating.

As shown in FIG. 3, the filling material as the aerosol-forming substrate (110) has a shape of, for example, a piece having a long side of about 2 to 20 times the short side, a strip shape, a rod shape, or the like. In the case of filling, the filling (111) is packed so that the longitudinal direction of the shape of the filling (111) is along the longitudinal direction of the cartridge. Thereby, the flow of airflow is well and it becomes easy to inhale. FIG. 3 is a view seen from the end of the electronic cigarette cartridge on which the aerosol-forming substrate (110) is present, and is a partial perspective view so that the filler (111) inside the cartridge can be seen. However, in any case, the maximum length is preferably about 1 to 20 mm. This is because if the maximum length portion is too large, the cartridge may be too large when being filled, and handling may become troublesome. Of course, other than this, for example, if it is a flat plate-like filling, the shape can be wound and packed, so that it is easy to handle.

As another aerosol forming substrate, it is also preferable to use a sheet formed by wrinkling, pleating, gathering or folding.

Like the rod-shaped filler, the fibrous filler is packed so that the length direction of the fiber is along the longitudinal direction of the cartridge, thereby improving the flow of the sucked air.

The porous filling is one of the preferred forms because it is porous when packed in a cartridge and improves the flow of air when sucked. In order to make it porous, for example, it can be formed by piercing a sheet dried with a plurality of needles several times, but other methods may be used.

A flat shape such as a piece, a square, a rectangle, or a rhombus, or a powder, granule, or pellet filling can be easily packed by dropping into a cartridge opening. In addition, it is preferable because the amount (filling amount) to be packed in the cartridge can be finely adjusted, and the air flow when sucked by the amount to be packed is easily adjusted. The cartridge opening can be used more preferably by taking measures to prevent the cartridge from dropping off.

The block-like filling has good thermal conductivity and can easily extract the fragrance component. One of the preferred forms. Also, the block size may be increased to facilitate storage. In that case, at the time of filling, the block can be reshaped into a small block, a rod shape, a granular shape or the like.

The support element (300) supports the aerosol-forming substrate (110). The support element (300) is disposed adjacent to the aerosol-forming substrate (110) and has an airflow through hole or notch at the center or side portion, and is generated from the aerosol-forming substrate (110). Aerosol can flow in the direction of the mouthpiece (140).

The mouthpiece (140) is disposed adjacent to the transfer member (130) and at the other end of the electronic cigarette cartridge (100). The mouthpiece (140) may include, for example, a cellulose acetate filter as a filter for removing fine particles. The aroma component that has passed through the filter of the mouthpiece (140) is sucked by the user.

When the presence or absence of the transfer member (130) is compared, the air permeability is better when the transfer member (130) is not inserted, and the generated aroma component is easily sucked. On the other hand, it is also preferable to add a function of inserting a transfer member (130) and cooling the generated aerosol. Instead of adding the transfer member (130), it is also preferable to extend the mouthpiece so that it is adjacent to or in contact with the support element (300). This is because the filter used for the mouthpiece can also have a cooling function, and the number of parts can be reduced.

As the transfer member (130), a hollow tubular member can be used, and a crimped polymer sheet wound in the longitudinal direction of the electronic cigarette cartridge can be used.

FIG. 5 (1) shows a configuration in which the aerosol-forming substrate (110) and the support element (300) are in contact with each other, which is a preferable mode because the aerosol-forming substrate (110) can be stably supported. . In addition, since the configuration is simple, there are great manufacturing advantages.

FIG. 5 (2) shows a configuration in which a partition wall member (180) is provided between the aerosol-forming substrate (110) and the support element (300) and is in contact with the partition wall member (180). As the partition member (180), for example, a material having good air permeability, a filter, paper, and the like can be mentioned, and a member that breaks when the heating element (211) is inserted is preferable. Providing such a partition member is effective in preventing the aerosol-forming substrate (110) from being moved by the electronic cigarette cartridge due to the influence of physical distribution during transportation.

FIG. 5 (3) also preferably has a configuration in which a lid (170) is provided on the side where the heating element (211) of the aerosol-forming substrate (110) is inserted. If it does in this way, it is effective in prevention of dissipation of the fragrance of an aerosol formation base material (110). Furthermore, there is an effect that it is possible to prevent the aerosol-forming substrate (110) from dropping out of the electronic cigarette cartridge due to the influence of physical distribution during transportation or the like. Examples of the material of the lid (170) include a filter, paper, and sponge. In addition, when a heating element is inserted, it is also preferable to make one or more cuts in the lid (170), or to provide a circular or polygonal guide hole where the heating element is inserted. It is a form.

In particular, when the aerosol-forming substrate (110) is a granular material such as powder, granules, flakes, and pellets, it is preferable to provide a partition member (180) or a lid (170). Furthermore, it is more preferable to provide both of them.
Hereinafter, although the manufacturing process at the time of using black tea etc. is demonstrated in detail, these are not limited to black tea etc., It cannot be overemphasized that it is applicable to the non-tobacco plant as described in this specification.

One specific form preferable as an electronic cigarette cartridge is as follows. The aerosol-forming substrate (110) has a substantially cylindrical shape in which the filler is wrapped with tobacco paper or the like, and the diameter of the bottom or top surface of the substantially cylindrical is 6.5 mm to 7.5 mm, The height of the substantially cylinder is 11.0 mm to 13.0 mm. Furthermore, it is preferable that the filling is in the shape of a rod or a strip, is filled along the longitudinal direction of the electronic cigarette cartridge, and the length of the filling is approximately equal to the height of the substantially cylinder. That is, it is preferable that it is 11.0 mm or more and 13.0 mm or less.
In the support element (300), the outer diameter is preferably substantially equal to the diameter of the bottom surface or the top surface of the substantially cylindrical surface of the aerosol-forming substrate (110). Moreover, the length is 9.0 mm or more and 11.0 mm or less.
The mouthpiece (140) has a length of more than 20.0 mm, preferably 21.0 mm or more and preferably 25.0 mm or less.
Furthermore, it is preferable that the volume filling rate of the aerosol-forming substrate is 0.55 or more and 0.65 or less.

FIG. 6 illustrates a further use form of the electronic cigarette cartridge. The electronic cigarette cartridge (100) will be described below as an electronic cigarette cartridge (101) because there are portions that differ in specific configuration from the electronic cigarette cartridge (100). Since the electronic cigarette body used is different from the above-described electronic cigarette body (200), it will be described below as the electronic cigarette body (201).
It is attached to the electronic cigarette body (201) when the user uses it. The electronic cigarette body (201) is provided with an insertion part (450) for inserting the electronic cigarette cartridge (101). There is an exterior part (410) of the electronic cigarette main body (101), and the aerosol forming substrate (110) of the electronic cigarette cartridge is heated by the heating part (440) surrounding the electronic cigarette cartridge to generate aerosol and smoke. The At the time of smoking from the other end side (20), air flows from the vent (431), and the generated aerosol passes through the hollow cylindrical member (530), the transfer member (130), and the mouthpiece (140) to smoke. Is done. The control unit (420) incorporates a battery or a control unit for the heating unit. The open / close lid (430) is opened when cleaning the inside of the electronic cigarette body when smoking is finished.

FIG. 7 shows a further example of the structure of the electronic cigarette cartridge. From one end side (10) to the other end side (20), there are an aerosol-forming substrate (110), a hollow cylindrical member (530), a transfer member (130), a mouthpiece (140), and a packaging member (150 ). Since the aerosol-forming substrate (110) is heated by the electronic cigarette body, the hollow cylindrical member (530) is disposed for heat insulation. The transfer member (130) can also serve as a cooling member.

  The preferred shape of the electronic cigarette cartridge of FIG. 7 is an outer diameter of 4 mm to 6 mm, and in the longitudinal direction, the aerosol-forming substrate (110) is 30 mm to 70 mm, and a hollow cylindrical member (530) Is 20 mm to 30 mm. The transfer member (130) is 5 mm to 15 mm and the mouthpiece (140) is 10 mm to 25 mm.

Hereinafter, the present invention will be described with reference to production examples and examples.

(Production Example 1)
The tea leaves were dried at 70 ° C., crushed, and passed through an 80-mesh sieve. The amount of water was 2% by mass.

100 parts by mass of glycerin 30 parts by mass propylene glycol 30 parts by mass menthol 5 parts by mass microcrystalline cellulose 15 parts by mass
Polyvinylpolypyrrolidone 10 parts by mass Sodium carboxymethylcellulose 4 parts by mass Xylitol 1.5 parts by mass Glucomannan 1 part by mass

Was put into a mixer and mixed for 15 minutes to obtain a non-tobacco plant composition.

In addition, as the microcrystalline cellulose of Production Example 1, one having an average particle diameter of 90 μm and a mass average molecular weight (Mw) of 36,000 was used. In addition, the residue on the sieve having an opening of 75 μm is 52% by mass, and the residue on the sieve having an opening of 250 μm is 1% by mass.

  The obtained non-tobacco plant composition was put into the filling molding step (F). A non-tobacco plant composition is formed into a sheet having a desired thickness while kneading and dispersing in a three-roll mill. In this example, the step of putting a non-tobacco plant composition into a three-roll mill, adding 20 parts by mass of pure water while observing the state of the sheet, pressing the doctor blade against the roll and collecting the sheet-like material 8 Repeatedly, a non-tobacco plant composition sheet was obtained.

The non-tobacco plant composition sheet thus obtained had a thickness of 0.3 mm. The non-tobacco composition sheet was cut into a rectangle 150 mm long and 240 mm wide.
The non-tobacco plant composition sheet was further processed into a shape having a width of 15 mm, a length of 50 mm, and a thickness of 0.3 mm. The mass of the processed composition sheet is about 0.30 g.

(Production Example 2)
In the same manner as in Production Example 1, a non-tobacco plant composition sheet was obtained.
Then, it supplied to the rotary cutter, and was set as the filler processed into the shape of width 1.5mm, length 240mm, and thickness 0.1mm. The 50 fillers were bundled and aligned in the longitudinal direction, wrapped with paper having a basis weight of 34 g / m 2, and pasted into a cylindrical shape. The inner diameter of the cylinder was 6.9 mm. A columnar shape of the workpiece was cut into a length of 12.0 mm to obtain an aerosol-forming substrate (110). The mass of the aerosol-forming substrate is 0.29 g, and the volume filling factor of the filler is 0.60 with respect to the volume of the aerosol-forming substrate.

(Production Example 3)
In the same manner as in Production Example 1, a non-tobacco plant composition sheet was obtained.
Then, it supplied to the rotary cutter, and was set as the filler processed into the shape of width 1.5mm, length 240mm, and thickness 0.3mm. The 50 fillers were bundled and aligned in the longitudinal direction, wrapped with paper having a basis weight of 34 g / m 2, and pasted into a cylindrical shape. The inner diameter of the cylinder was 6.9 mm. A columnar shape of the workpiece was cut into a length of 12.0 mm to obtain an aerosol-forming substrate (110). The mass of the aerosol-forming substrate is 0.29 g, and the volume filling factor of the filler is 0.60 with respect to the volume of the aerosol-forming substrate.

(Production Example 4)
In the same manner as in Production Example 1, a non-tobacco plant composition sheet was obtained.
Then, it supplied to the rotary cutter, and was set as the filler processed into the shape of width 1.5mm, length 240mm, and thickness 0.5mm. The 50 fillers were bundled and aligned in the longitudinal direction, wrapped with paper having a basis weight of 34 g / m 2, and pasted into a cylindrical shape. The inner diameter of the cylinder was 6.9 mm. A columnar shape of the workpiece was cut into a length of 12.0 mm to obtain an aerosol-forming substrate (110). The mass of the aerosol-forming substrate is 0.29 g, and the volume filling factor of the filler is 0.60 with respect to the volume of the aerosol-forming substrate.

(Production Example 5)
For the non-tobacco plant composition in Production Example 1, a tobacco plant composition sheet was prepared in the same manner as in Production Example 1 without using microcrystalline cellulose.

(Production Example 6)
In the same manner as in Production Example 5, a non-tobacco plant composition sheet was obtained.
Then, it supplied to the rotary cutter, and was set as the filler processed into the shape of width 1.5mm, length 240mm, and thickness 0.1mm. The 50 fillers were bundled and aligned in the longitudinal direction, wrapped with paper having a basis weight of 34 g / m 2, and pasted into a cylindrical shape. The inner diameter of the cylinder was 6.9 mm. A columnar shape of the workpiece was cut into a length of 12.0 mm to obtain an aerosol-forming substrate (110). The mass of the aerosol-forming substrate is 0.29 g, and the volume filling factor of the filler is 0.60 with respect to the volume of the aerosol-forming substrate.

(Production Example 7)
In the same manner as in Production Example 5, a non-tobacco plant composition sheet was obtained.
Then, it supplied to the rotary cutter, and was set as the filler processed into the shape of width 1.5mm, length 240mm, and thickness 0.3mm. The 50 fillers were bundled and aligned in the longitudinal direction, wrapped with paper having a basis weight of 34 g / m 2, and pasted into a cylindrical shape. The inner diameter of the cylinder was 6.9 mm. A columnar shape of the workpiece was cut into a length of 12.0 mm to obtain an aerosol-forming substrate (110). The mass of the aerosol-forming substrate is 0.29 g, and the volume filling factor of the filler is 0.60 with respect to the volume of the aerosol-forming substrate.

(Production Example 8)
In the same manner as in Production Example 5, a non-tobacco plant composition sheet was obtained.
Then, it supplied to the rotary cutter, and was set as the filler processed into the shape of width 1.5mm, length 240mm, and thickness 0.5mm. The 50 fillers were bundled and aligned in the longitudinal direction, wrapped with paper having a basis weight of 34 g / m 2, and pasted into a cylindrical shape. The inner diameter of the cylinder was 6.9 mm. A columnar shape of the workpiece was cut into a length of 12.0 mm to obtain an aerosol-forming substrate (110). The mass of the aerosol-forming substrate is 0.29 g, and the volume filling factor of the filler is 0.60 with respect to the volume of the aerosol-forming substrate.

(Production Example 9)
About the non-tobacco plant composition in manufacture example 1, the tobacco plant composition sheet | seat was created similarly to manufacture example 1 using methylcellulose instead of microcrystalline cellulose.
Then, it supplied to the rotary cutter, and was set as the filler processed into the shape of width 1.5mm, length 240mm, and thickness 0.3mm. The 50 fillers were bundled and aligned in the longitudinal direction, wrapped with paper having a basis weight of 34 g / m 2, and pasted into a cylindrical shape. The inner diameter of the cylinder was 6.9 mm. A columnar shape of the workpiece was cut into a length of 12.0 mm to obtain an aerosol-forming substrate (110). The mass of the aerosol-forming substrate is 0.29 g, and the volume filling factor of the filler is 0.60 with respect to the volume of the aerosol-forming substrate.

(Production Example 10)
With respect to the non-tobacco plant composition in Production Example 1, a non-tobacco plant composition sheet was prepared in the same manner as in Production Example 1 except that microcrystalline cellulose was 4 parts by mass.
Then, it supplied to the rotary cutter, and was set as the filler processed into the shape of width 1.5mm, length 240mm, and thickness 0.3mm. The 50 fillers were bundled and aligned in the longitudinal direction, wrapped with paper having a basis weight of 34 g / m 2, and pasted into a cylindrical shape. The inner diameter of the cylinder was 6.9 mm. A columnar shape of the workpiece was cut into a length of 12.0 mm to obtain an aerosol-forming substrate (110). The mass of the aerosol-forming substrate is 0.29 g, and the volume filling factor of the filler is 0.60 with respect to the volume of the aerosol-forming substrate.

Example 1
An aerosol-forming substrate prepared in Production Example 2, a support element (300) that is a cylindrical hollow tube, and a filter (140) that becomes a mouthpiece were prepared. As a support element (300), the diameter of the bottom surface and the top surface, that is, the outer diameter was 6.9 mm, and the hollow portion was a 4 mm through hole. About the filter (140) used as a mouthpiece, the thing of length 23mm was used. Further, as the packaging member, a paper having a basis weight of 38 g / m 2 was used, and the paste was wound and wound for two and a half rounds so as to have an inner diameter of 6.9 mm. In this way, when a paper cylinder is made by winding paper with a basis weight of 32 g / m 2 or more and 45 g / m 2 two and a half times to form a packaging member, an electronic device used in an electronic cigarette body used by inserting a heating element It is suitable as a cigarette cartridge.

Adhesive is applied to the inside of the paper cylinder, a filter is inserted from the other end (20) to form a mouthpiece (140), a support element (300) is inserted from one end (10), and then an aerosol The forming substrate was inserted. Further, paper having a basis weight of 40 g / m 2 was wound around the mouthpiece so as to substantially overlap the mouthpiece (140).
In this way, an electronic cigarette cartridge was produced.

(Example 2)
In Example 1, an electronic cigarette cartridge was prepared in the same manner as in Example 1 by using the aerosol-forming base material prepared in Production Example 3 instead of the aerosol-forming base material of Production Example 2.

(Example 3)
In Example 1, an electronic cigarette cartridge was prepared in the same manner as in Example 1 by using the aerosol-forming base material prepared in Production Example 4 instead of the aerosol-forming base material of Production Example 2.

Example 4
In Example 1, an electronic cigarette cartridge was prepared in the same manner as in Example 1 by using the aerosol-forming substrate prepared in Production Example 10 instead of the aerosol-forming substrate of Production Example 2.

(Comparative Example 1)
An electronic cigarette cartridge was produced in the same manner as in Example 1 using the aerosol-forming substrate prepared in Production Example 6 instead of the aerosol-forming substrate produced in Production Example 2 in Example 1.

(Comparative Example 2)
In Comparative Example 1, an electronic cigarette cartridge was prepared in the same manner as in Comparative Example 2, using the aerosol-forming substrate prepared in Production Example 7 instead of the aerosol-forming substrate of Production Example 6.

(Comparative Example 3)
In Comparative Example 1, an electronic cigarette cartridge was prepared in the same manner as in Comparative Example 2, using the aerosol-forming substrate prepared in Production Example 8 instead of the aerosol-forming substrate of Production Example 6.

The following evaluation was performed about the non-tobacco plant composition and electronic cigarette cartridge obtained by the above method.

(Evaluation 1)
About the sheet | seat produced using the non-tobacco plant composition produced in manufacture example 1, manufacture example 5, manufacture example 9, and manufacture example 10, the length, width | variety, thickness of the sheet | seat before and after drying by halogen lamp irradiation, respectively. And the volume was measured and the amount of change was measured quantitatively.

For the change measurement, a halogen moisture meter (Bangxi Instrument Technology Co. Ltd., model number: DHS-50-5) was used.

The sheet of the non-tobacco plant composition was placed on a sample dish of the halogen moisture meter, and the sheet of the non-tobacco plant composition was heated from the upper part of the sample dish by a halogen lamp installed in the heater cover. The heating temperature was set to 105 ° C., and the length, width, and thickness of the sheet of non-tobacco plant composition after the lapse of a predetermined drying time were measured, and the volume change was measured. The drying time was set to 0 minutes, 10 minutes, and 15 minutes, and the measurement was performed at each time.

The value of the volume change rate is obtained by subtracting the volume of the non-tobacco plant composition sheet after drying for a predetermined time from the volume of the non-tobacco plant composition sheet before drying, Divided by volume.

In the present invention, the length of the non-tobacco plant composition sheet before drying is L0,
When the length of the sheet of non-tobacco plant composition after 10 minutes of drying time is defined as L10,
The sheet length change rate La (%) of the non-tobacco plant composition is defined as follows.

La (%) = (L0−L10) / L0 × 100

Further, when the length of the non-tobacco plant composition sheet after the lapse of 15 minutes is defined as L15, the length change rate Lb (%) of the non-tobacco plant composition sheet after the lapse of 15 minutes. Is defined below.

Lb (%) = (L0−L15) / L0 × 100

In the present invention, the width of the non-tobacco plant composition sheet before drying is W0,
When the width of the sheet of non-tobacco plant composition after 10 minutes of drying time is defined as W10,
The width change rate Wa (%) of the sheet of the non-tobacco plant composition is defined as follows.

Wa (%) = (W0−W10) / W0 × 100

In addition, when the width of the non-tobacco plant composition sheet after the lapse of 15 minutes is W15, the width change rate Wb (%) after the drying time of 15 minutes of the non-tobacco plant composition sheet is: It is defined below.

Wb (%) = (W0−W15) / W0 × 100

In the present invention, the sheet thickness of the non-tobacco plant composition before drying is set to T0,
When the thickness of the non-tobacco plant composition sheet after 10 minutes of drying time is defined as T10,
The thickness change rate Ta (%) of the non-tobacco plant composition sheet is defined as follows.

Ta (%) = (T0−T10) / T0 × 100

Further, when the thickness of the non-tobacco plant composition sheet after the lapse of 15 minutes is defined as T15, the thickness change rate Tb (%) of the non-tobacco plant composition sheet after the lapse of 15 minutes. Is defined below.

Tb (%) = (T0−T15) / T0 × 100

In the present invention, the volume of the non-tobacco plant composition sheet before drying is V0,
When the volume of the non-tobacco plant composition sheet after 10 minutes of drying time is defined as V10,
The volume change rate Va (%) of the sheet of the non-tobacco plant composition is defined as follows.

Va (%) = (V0−V10) / V0 × 100

Moreover, when the volume of the non-tobacco plant composition sheet after the lapse of 15 minutes is V15, the volume change rate Vb (%) after the drying time of 15 minutes of the non-tobacco plant composition sheet is: It is defined below.

Vb (%) = (V0−V15) / V0 × 100

In (Evaluation 1), the results obtained by measuring the length, width, thickness and volume are as follows.
Moreover, the graph showing the change rate of length is shown in FIG. A graph showing the rate of change in volume is shown in FIG.

The volume change rate Va (%) after the drying time of 10 minutes was 86.7% of the sheet of the non-tobacco plant composition of Production Example 5 containing no microcrystalline cellulose, whereas microcrystalline The sheet of the non-tobacco plant composition of Production Example 1 containing cellulose was 89.4%. In addition, the non-tobacco plant composition sheet of Production Example 10 was 86.9%.
The rate of change in volume Vb (%) after 15 minutes of drying time was 85.5% for the non-tobacco plant composition sheet of Production Example 5 containing no microcrystalline cellulose. The sheet of the non-tobacco plant composition of Production Example 1 containing crystalline cellulose was 88.0%. In addition, the non-tobacco plant composition sheet of Production Example 10 was 85.7%.

The rate of change La (%) in length after 10 minutes of drying time was 92.7% for the non-tobacco plant composition sheet of Production Example 5 containing no microcrystalline cellulose, whereas The sheet of the non-tobacco plant composition of Production Example 1 containing crystalline cellulose was 93.6%. In addition, the non-tobacco plant composition sheet of Production Example 10 was 92.8%.
The rate of change Lb (%) in length after 15 minutes of drying time was 91.8% for the non-tobacco plant composition sheet of Production Example 5 containing no microcrystalline cellulose, The sheet of the non-tobacco plant composition of Production Example 1 containing microcrystalline cellulose was 92.7%. Moreover, the non-tobacco plant composition sheet of Production Example 10 was 91.9%.

The width change rate Wa (%) after 10 minutes from the drying time was 94.8% for the non-tobacco plant composition sheet of Production Example 5 containing no microcrystalline cellulose, whereas the microcrystalline cellulose was 94.8%. The sheet of the non-tobacco plant composition of Production Example 1 containing cellulose was 96.2%. In addition, the non-tobacco plant composition sheet of Production Example 10 was 95.0%.

The change rate Wb (%) of the width after the drying time of 15 minutes was 94.7% of the sheet of the non-tobacco plant composition of Production Example 5 not containing microcrystalline cellulose. The sheet of the non-tobacco plant composition of Production Example 1 containing crystalline cellulose was 96.0%. Moreover, the non-tobacco plant composition sheet of Production Example 10 was 94.9%.

The rate of change Ta (%) in thickness after 10 minutes of drying time was 98.6% for the non-tobacco plant composition sheet of Production Example 5 containing no microcrystalline cellulose, whereas The sheet of the non-tobacco plant composition of Production Example 1 containing crystalline cellulose was 99.3%. Moreover, the non-tobacco plant composition sheet of Production Example 10 was 98.8%.
The rate of change in thickness Tb (%) after a lapse of 15 minutes in the drying time was 98.3% for the non-tobacco plant composition sheet of Production Example 5 not containing microcrystalline cellulose, The sheet of the non-tobacco plant composition of Production Example 1 containing microcrystalline cellulose was 99.0%. In addition, the non-tobacco plant composition sheet of Production Example 10 was 98.5%.

In addition, about the sheet | seat of the non-tobacco plant composition created in the manufacture example 9 which added methylcellulose instead of microcrystalline cellulose, the length of the sheet | seat before and behind drying by halogen lamp irradiation, width | variety, thickness, and volume were measured. As a result, the amount of change was the same as in Production Example 5.
Note that methylcellulose does not have a microcrystalline structure.
The results of the evaluation 1 are summarized in Table 2 below.

(Evaluation 2)
The following evaluation was performed on the electronic cigarette cartridge.
An outline of the electronic cigarette body to be used will be described. The electronic cigarette body used was icos (registered trademark), which is a heated electronic cigarette manufactured by Philip Morris. The outline of the electronic cigarette is as follows. The heating element (211) has a width of 4.5 mm, a length to the tip of 12 mm, and a thickness of 0.4 mm. The inner diameter of the insertion part (210) is 7 mm, which is substantially equal to the outer shape of the electronic cigarette cartridge. The heating element (211) generates heat by electric power supplied from a battery (not shown) provided in the electronic cigarette body (200) and reaches approximately 370 ° C. And by the built-in control system, consumption of one electronic cigarette cartridge is completed by 14 times of suction. When the electronic cigarette cartridge of the present embodiment is inserted, the electronic cigarette cartridge portion that appears on the outside from the downstream side of the electronic cigarette body is approximately 20 mm.

The electronic cigarette cartridge manufactured in the present example and the comparative example was smoked in the electronic cigarette body, and then a drop test of the packing was performed.
The filling drop test after smoking was evaluated as follows. The one end side (10) of the electronic cigarette cartridge after smoking was directed vertically downward and shaken up and down to see whether the packing had popped out or dropped.
The evaluation criteria are as follows.

Rank A: Jumping out or falling not seen Rank B: Jumping out or falling

The test results obtained by the method of (Evaluation 2) are shown in Table 1.

(Evaluation 3)
The packing drop after storage at room temperature for a predetermined period was evaluated as follows.
The produced electronic cigarette 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 aerosol-forming base material faces the bottom. Thus, the prepared box containing the electronic cigarette cartridge was left in a 45 ° C. environment for 2 weeks.
Thereafter, the following evaluation is performed.
The electronic cigarette cartridge was taken out from the paper box, and one end side (10) of the electronic cigarette cartridge was directed vertically downward to check for the presence or absence of the filling material.
The evaluation criteria are as follows.

Rank A: Jumping out or falling not seen Rank B: Jumping out or falling

The test results obtained by the method of (Evaluation 3) are shown in Table 1.

(Evaluation 4)
For the fillings produced in Production Example 3, Production Example 7 and Production Example 10, the length, width, thickness and volume of the filling before and after drying by halogen lamp irradiation were measured, and the amount of change was quantitatively measured. It was measured.
The moisture content was measured using the same halogen moisture meter (Bangxi Instrument Technology Co. Ltd., model number: DHS-50-5) as in (Evaluation 1), and the same method as in (Evaluation 1). Carried out.

In the present invention, the length of the packing before drying is L′ 0,
When the length of the packing after 10 minutes of drying time is defined as L′ 10,
The length change rate L′ a (%) of the packing is defined as follows.

L′ a (%) = (L′ 0−L′10) / L′ 0 × 100

In addition, when the length of the packing after the lapse of 15 minutes is defined as L′ 15, the length change rate L′ b (%) of the packing after the lapse of 15 minutes is defined as follows. The

L′ b (%) = (L′ 0−L15) / L′ 0 × 100

In the present invention, the width of the packing before drying is W′0,
When the width of the packing after 10 minutes of drying time is defined as W′10,
The width change rate W′a (%) of the filling is defined as follows.

W′a (%) = (W′0−W′10) / W′0 × 100

Further, when the width of the packing after the lapse of 15 minutes is defined as W′15, the width change rate W′b (%) after the lapse of 15 minutes of the drying of the packing is defined as follows.

W′b (%) = (W′0−W′15) / W′0 × 100

In the present invention, the thickness of the filling before drying is T′0,
When the thickness of the filling after 10 minutes of drying time is defined as T′10,
The thickness change rate T′a (%) of the filler is defined as follows.

T′a (%) = (T′0−T′10) / T′0 × 100

In addition, when the thickness of the filling material after 15 minutes of drying time is T′15, the thickness change rate T′b (%) after 15 minutes of drying time of the filling material is defined as follows. The

T′b (%) = (T′0−T′15) / T′0 × 100

In the present invention, the volume of the packing before drying is V′0,
When the volume of the packing after the drying time of 10 minutes is defined as V′10,
The volume change rate V′a (%) of the packing is defined as follows.

V′a (%) = (V′0−V′10) / V′0 × 100

Further, when the volume of the packing after 15 minutes of drying time is V′15, the volume change rate V′b (%) after 15 minutes of drying of the packing is defined as follows.

V′b (%) = (V′0−V15) / V′0 × 100

In (Evaluation 4), the results obtained by measuring the length, width, thickness and volume are as follows.
Moreover, the graph showing the change rate of length is shown in FIG. A graph showing the rate of change in volume is shown in FIG. A graph showing the rate of change in width is shown in FIG.

After the drying time of 10 minutes, the volume change rate V′a (%) was 87.9% for the filling of Production Example 7 containing no microcrystalline cellulose, whereas the volume-changing rate V′a (%) The filling of Production Example 3 was 94.3%. Moreover, the filling of manufacture example 10 was 88.1%.
After the drying time of 15 minutes, the volume change rate V′b (%) was 82.9% in the filling of Production Example 7 containing no microcrystalline cellulose, but containing microcrystalline cellulose. The filling material in Production Example 3 was 91.5%. Moreover, the filling of manufacture example 10 was 83.1%.

The rate of change in length L′ a (%) after 10 minutes from the drying time was 95.0% for the filling of Production Example 7 containing no microcrystalline cellulose, whereas it contained microcrystalline cellulose. The filling material in Production Example 3 was 96.3%. Moreover, the filling of manufacture example 10 was 95.2%.
The rate of change in length L′ b (%) after a lapse of 15 minutes in the drying time was 94.1% for the filling of Production Example 7 containing no microcrystalline cellulose, whereas microcrystalline cellulose was used. The filling in Production Example 3 was 96.0%. In addition, the filling of Production Example 10 was 94.2%.

The change rate W′a (%) of the width after the drying time of 10 minutes was 93.7% for the filling in Production Example 7 containing no microcrystalline cellulose, whereas it contained microcrystalline cellulose. The filling of Production Example 3 was 98.7%. Moreover, the filling of manufacture example 10 was 93.9%.

The width change rate W′b (%) after a lapse of 15 minutes in the drying time was 89.4% for the filling of Production Example 7 containing no microcrystalline cellulose, but containing microcrystalline cellulose. The filling material in Production Example 3 was 96.4%. Moreover, the filling of manufacture example 10 was 89.6%.

The rate of change in thickness T'a (%) after 10 minutes from the drying time was 98.6% for the filling in Production Example 7 containing no microcrystalline cellulose, whereas it contained microcrystalline cellulose. The filling in Production Example 3 was 99.3%. Moreover, the non-tobacco plant composition sheet of Production Example 10 was 98.8%.
The rate of change in thickness T′b (%) after the lapse of 15 minutes in the drying time was 98.3% for the filling of Production Example 7 containing no microcrystalline cellulose, whereas microcrystalline cellulose was used. The filling in Production Example 3 was 99.0%. Moreover, the filling of manufacture example 10 was 98.5%.

In addition, when the length, width, thickness and volume of the filler by the same halogen lamp irradiation were measured for the filler prepared in Production Example 9 in which methylcellulose was added instead of microcrystalline cellulose, the amount of change was measured. Same as Example 7.
Note that methylcellulose does not have a microcrystalline structure.
The results of Evaluation 4 are summarized in Table 3.

As described above, according to the present embodiment described above, the following effects are obtained.
According to the electronic cigarette filling using the non-tobacco plant composition of the present invention and the electronic cigarette cartridge comprising the filling, shrinkage and volume change of the electronic cigarette filling can be reduced during production and storage. By reducing the shrinkage and volume change of the electronic cigarette filling, it is possible to reduce the detachability of the electronic cigarette filling from the electronic cigarette cartridge, and the electrons that pass through the aerosol regardless of the storage period and temperature conditions after manufacture. The space | gap of the filling for tobacco can be maintained at a fixed magnitude | size, and a suitable usability | use_condition can be maintained.

  As mentioned above, although embodiment which applied this invention was described, this invention is not limited to these embodiment. The present invention can be modified in various ways based on the configurations described in the claims, and these are also within the scope of the present invention.

10 Upstream side (one end side)
20 Downstream side (other end side)
100 Electronic Cigarette Cartridge 110 Aerosol Forming Base 111 Filler 130 Transfer Member 140 Mouthpiece 150 Packaging Member 151 Inclusion Member 170 Lid 180 Bulkhead Member 200 Electronic Cigarette Body 210 Insertion Portion 211 Heating Element 300 Support Element 201 Electronic Cigarette Body 410 Exterior Portion 420 Control part 430 Opening / closing lid 431 Vent hole 440 Heating part 450 Insertion part 101 Electronic cigarette cartridge 530 Hollow cylindrical member

Claims (2)

A non-tobacco plant, containing an aerosol former and microcrystalline cellulose, and having a length of 10 mm or more and 20 mm or less, a width of 1.1 mm or more and 2.0 mm or less, and a thickness of 0.1 mm or more and 0.5 mm or less. A filling for electronic cigarettes,
The aerosol former is contained in a content of 10% by mass to 40% by mass,
The microcrystalline cellulose is contained in a content of 5% by mass or more and 10% by mass or less,
The packing for electronic cigarettes, wherein the average particle size of the microcrystalline cellulose is 70 µm or more and 120 µm or less . An electronic cigarette cartridge used for an electronic cigarette body, wherein the electronic cigarette filling according to claim 1 is used at one end and a mouthpiece is used at the other end.