JPH01117775A - Method for manufacturing smoking good and components thereof - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: To produce smoking articles which generate aerosol by integrating a combustion element and a sleeve inserted with an aerosol generating cartridge. CONSTITUTION: The thermal insulating material fiber sleeve 65 formed around a plastic tube 67 and a tobacco material rod 69 are cut to plural sections 73, 74 of prescribed lengths. The section 73 is held between the sections 74 and is aligned in an axial line direction and is wrapped with a paper wrap. Thereafter, the sections are cut, by which a jacket module 76 consisting of the tobacco material section 78 and the end section 80 of the thermal insulating material sleeve is obtd. Next, the jacket segment 82 obtd. by cutting the section 78 in an intermediate point is supported by a supporting body 84 and the tobacco rod 89 of the segment 82 is thrusted through by the front end 88 of a rotary spindle 86, by which a longitudinal hole 90 is formed. After the rod is inserted into a tube 87, the rod is pulled out. A cartridge B consisting of an aerosol generating capsule 10 and a combustion element 8 is then pushed and fitted into the segment 82 and the tube 87 is discharged through the hole 90 of the tobacco rod 69. Next, a mouthpiece module 104 is inserted into the segment 82 and the intermediate point of the module 104 is cut.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to smoking articles, particularly aerosol-generating smoking articles, and methods for manufacturing their components.

U.S. Patent Application No. 790.484 filed on October 23, 1985 and October 28, 1985, respectively.
No. 791,721 and European Patent Publication No. 0
No. 174645 (A2) and No. 0212234 (A
2) discloses smoking articles in various forms, but these smoking articles typically contain (1) an aerosol-generating substance (which may include a tobacco flavoring agent) and an aerosol. an aerosol generating cartridge comprising a fuel element that generates heat for transfer to the generating substance;
) for enclosing an aerosol cartridge, preferably comprising a sleeve enclosing the fuel element and a sleeve or jacket having a tobacco-containing material enclosing the aerosol generating material, optionally comprising (3) )
A suction bead (which may include a filter element) is provided.

It is an object of the present invention to provide a method for manufacturing and assembling the components of a smoking article as described above in a manner suitable for mass production.

. Although the present invention entitled 'Rukome provides a variety of manufacturing methods to achieve this objective, the smoking article manufacturing method of the present invention generally comprises a fuel element and an aerosol-generating material. providing an aerosol-generating cartridge; preparing a sleeve or jacket segment for receiving the aerosol-generating cartridge; and inserting the aerosol-generating cartridge into the sleeve or jacket segment to produce an aerosol-generating module. Consists of. Preferably, the sleeve or jacket segment has a section of insulation and a section containing tobacco material. The aerosol generating module can be used as a disposable element with a holder, such as a cigarette holder. This module can also be used as an integral unit with a mouthpiece module containing a filter element.

The present invention also provides components for manufacturing smoking articles such as those described above, and methods for manufacturing such components. A method is provided for manufacturing a single component, such as a sleeve or a jacket module forming a sleeve. According to one embodiment:
The method includes the steps of alternately arranging rods of tobacco material and annular members of heat insulating material in an axially aligned state, and wrapping the adjacent rods and annular members with a common wrap to form an integral structure. and cutting the unitary structure to obtain a plurality of jacket segments, each consisting of a length of tobacco rod and an annular member or sleeve connected to each end thereof. The term "rod" as used herein refers to a cylindrical member of a predetermined length, such as a tobacco rod of a conventional cigarette.

The present invention also provides a method of manufacturing an aerosol generating module for a smoking article. The method includes the steps of providing a jacket module and an aerosol generating cartridge as described above, cutting the jacket module, and cutting the jacket module into a jacket each consisting of a tobacco material-containing rod and a sleeve of insulating material coupled to one end of the rod. forming a vertical hole in the rod of each jacket segment; inserting an aerosol generating cartridge into each jacket module and displacing at least a portion of the fuel element of the cartridge within the insulation material; locating within a sleeve and at least a portion of the aerosol generating material of the cartridge within the longitudinal bore of the rod.

The annular member (sleeve) of the jacket module is
Preferably, the annular sleeve is formed around a removable support member or passageway (hollow) member and then the passageway member is extracted.

In one preferred embodiment of the invention, a tobacco rod is used as the rod section of the jacket segment, and the holes are formed by piercing the rod with a hole-forming member and withdrawing the hole-forming member. In a preferred embodiment, an annular member is formed around the zero passageway component that simultaneously inserts the aerosol generating cartridge into the jacket segment.
After the holes are formed in the rod, the passageway member is removed or ejected from the annular member, preferably in conjunction with insertion of the aerosol generating cartridge into the jacket segment.

Most preferably, this passageway component is removed by inserting an aerosol generating cartridge through a hole in the tobacco rod and into the jacket segment.

Further, in a preferred embodiment of the present invention, a plurality of suction subassemblies are provided, and the end of the aerosol generating module on the side where the fuel element is located is located on the side far from the suction subassemblies. coupling the mouthpiece subassembly to the aerosol generation module by aligning one mouthpiece subassembly between the two aerosol generation modules and wrapping the mouthpiece subassembly and the two aerosol generation modules together with a common wrap; to form a unitary structure, and the unitary structure is cut at the mouthpiece subassembly to form two smoking articles.

The method of manufacturing the mouthpiece subassembly is to alternately align a plurality of spacer members of a suitable material and a plurality of mouthpiece elements and wrap them with a wrap to form an integral structure. cutting the structure to form mouthpiece subassemblies, each comprising a centrally located mouthpiece element and spacer member sections coupled to its ends.

In another preferred embodiment, the method of manufacturing a smoking article of the present invention includes the steps of: surrounding a support member such as a tube with insulating fibers to form a sleeve or annular member of insulating fibers; wrapping the sleeve of heat-insulating fibers with paper wrap; forming a tobacco rod having a diameter corresponding to the outer diameter of the sleeve and wrapping it with paper wrap; abutting one end of the tobacco material rod and wrapping them in a common wrap to join them in butt relation; and piercing the tobacco material rod with a hole forming device to form a hole corresponding to the opening in the sleeve of insulating fiber. forming an aerosol-generating cartridge into the tobacco rod; inserting an aerosol-generating cartridge into the aperture of the insulating fiber sleeve and the tobacco rod, thereby causing ejection from the insulating fiber sleeve as the support member; disposing the fuel element and the aerosol-generating material within the insulating fibrous sleeve and rod tobacco material, respectively.

Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

A smoking article manufactured according to the method of the present invention includes an aerosol-generating cartridge (a carrier, a capsule or container containing an aerosol-generating substance carried thereon, and a fuel element).
and a jacket or sleeve of insulation and/or tobacco-containing material surrounding the cartridge. This module is usually preferably coupled to a filter-like mouthpiece element.

A preferred embodiment of a smoking article made according to the method of the invention is shown in Figures 1 and IA-ID. As shown in the figure, this smoking article consists of an aerosol generating module M and a suction bead or mouthpiece module 22. The aerosol generation module M includes an aerosol generation cartridge B containing a carrier and an aerosol generation substance carried thereon, a heat insulating material 16 surrounding the cartridge, and a jacket or sleeve segment (piece of a predetermined length) A of the tobacco material 15. and a wrap (wrapping material) 31,33,35 surrounding the segment.

Cartridge B includes a fuel element 8 and a granular carrier material (also simply referred to as a "carrier") 20 carrying an aerosol-generating substance, and has a hole 21 for passing the aerosol into the user's (smoker's) mouth. It consists of a capsule or container 1o. The suction bead or suction module 22 consists of a spacer member 24 and a cylindrical suction element 26, which is covered by a paper wrap 3o, 32.36. In this preferred embodiment, the aerosol generating module M and the suction bead 22 are coupled together by a paper wrap 34 surrounding them.

The fuel element 8 has a plurality of vertical holes 1 as shown in FIG. 1A.
Such a fuel element is preferably a carbonaceous material having KI
The capsule or container 10, which is preferably an extruded mixture of CO3 and water, is preferably made of thin-walled, preferably deep-drawn aluminum so that the generated aerosol can be delivered to the user's mouth. capsule l
Two slit-shaped openings 21 are formed at the end of the O on the suction side. The carrier 20 is preferably alumina granules, the aerosol generating material is preferably a mixture of glycerin and tobacco extract, and the preferred insulating material of the insulating sleeve 16 surrounding the fuel element 8 is, for example, ceramic ( For example, it is a fibrous material such as glass fiber.

The tobacco material 15 surrounding the portion of the container 10 that accommodates the carrier 20 is preferably tobacco material for conventional cigarettes and/or recycled tobacco, and the sucking bead 22 is made of tobacco material or tobacco material-containing paper. The aerosol is delivered to the user's mouth through the suction bead 22, which preferably comprises segments of folded sheets or spacer members 24 and segments or mouthpiece elements 26 of melt-spun thermoplastic fibers. be provided. sucking bead 22
The spacer member 24 may be a tubular member made of cellulose acetate, and the mouthpiece element 26 may be formed from a non-woven polypropylene scrim. They may abut each other as shown, or they may be separated from each other by providing a gap or intermediary member between them.

Further details of the smoking articles illustrated here and of other smoking articles that can be produced in accordance with the present invention can be found in European Patent Application No. 0174645 (A2) and European Patent Application No. 0212234 (A2) of the present application; month 9
US patent application Ser. No. 939.592, filed on the

A preferred method of assembling the components of the aerosol generating cartridge B of FIG. 1C is schematically illustrated in FIG. 2. That is, in this method, a number of deep-drawn metal containers or capsules 10 with one end partially closed and the other end open are placed into a vibrating feeding and orienting bowl 52, and the bowl 52 is vibrated to form the capsules. 1o from the bottom of the bowl to the top edge and slide them down from the top edge onto the sorter and orientator 54 along the chute 66, orienting and aligning each capsule 10 so that its semi-closed ends are oriented in the same direction; The oriented capsules are then allowed to fall by gravity into a holder 56 with an open top, and the holder 56 is then replaced by a granular carrier 2 in which the open ends of the capsules held therein carry the aerosol-generating substance.
0, and then gravity feeds a predetermined amount of granular carrier 20 into the open end of each capsule, leaving an unfilled space at the upper end of each capsule. Capsules filled with carrier,
It consists of moving the fuel element 8 to a position for receiving it, pressing the fuel element 8 into the open end of the capsule to a predetermined depth by means of the ram 62, and causing the fuel element of a predetermined length to protrude from the open end of the capsule. A preferred device for sorting capsules and filling carriers as shown in FIG.
Model No. MC manufactured by Robert Bosch in West Germany
F is mentioned. For this preferred device, 198
U.S. Patent Application No. 063 filed on June 17, 2007
．． It is described in No. 207.

A preferred method of assembling the components of the aerosol generating module M of FIG. 1D is to form a jacket segment A (FIG. 1B) having an insulation sleeve 16 and an elastic, preferably tobacco rod 15;
and the rod 15 are wrapped with a common wrap 31, and the rod 15 is wrapped with a common wrap 31.
The fuel element 8 is surrounded by a sleeve 16 and the capsule 10 is surrounded by a tobacco jacket 15 (Fig. 3). .

Preferably, the insulation sleeve 16 of FIG. 1 is a resilient layer of non-combustible fabric having an inner diameter sized to receive the fuel element 8 and is enveloped by a wrap 35.

The preferred insulating sleeve 16 comprises one or more ribbons 16' of insulating fibers formed into a length of plastic tube 17 (with an outer diameter corresponding to the desired inner diameter of the sleeve 16 (e.g., the outer diameter of the fuel element 8)). (Fig. 3) (also referred to as a "passage forming member" as it serves to define a passage inside), and then wrapping this insulation sleeve with a paper wrap 35. can be formed by The manufacture of such an insulating sleeve consists of a plastic tube 17 and two insulating fibers.
At the same time, a conical bender (
The ribbon is wrapped around the plastic tube 17 by passing it through the tube 48 (a device that curves the ribbon around the tube so that it wraps around the tube) so that the long side edges of the two ribbons abut in abutting relationship (the The ribbon-wrapped tube is then passed through a cylindrical folder 42 together with the paper wrap 35, and the wrap 35 is wrapped around the ribbon-wrapped tube so that the length of the wrap overlaps (see Figure 3B). The tube thus wrapped, preferably by bonding the overlapping side edges with adhesive, has a length corresponding to a multiple of the desired length of the sleeve 16 for one smoking article. Section 4
Cut into 4 pieces. This process of manufacturing insulation sleeves is
Conventional machine model No. KDF manufactured by Haunie Werke
-2 can be carried out by a machine modified by incorporating a conical bender as shown in FIG.
Further details of a conical folder and apparatus for forming a sleeve around a temporary support member (plastic tube 17) can be found in my U.S. patent application filed September 15, 1987. No. 097. It is described in i No. 40.

An annular sleeve component for use in the manufacture of smoking articles, i.e., a sleeve 16 consisting of an insulating material wrapped annularly around a temporary support member, such as a tube 17, may be used in the manufacture of smoking articles, depending on the particular design of the smoking article. Although it can be of any length, typically the dimensions of a sleeve component used in a single smoking article are approximately 5 mm in length and 3 mm in volume.
0mm, circumference approximately 17mm, quantitatively 25mm. However, these dimensions can vary considerably depending on the particular design of the smoking article. In the preferred embodiment shown in Figure 1, the sleeve component (Figure 1C) is approximately 10 mm long and approximately 24 mm in circumference.

A tobacco material jacket (also referred to as a tobacco material rod) 15 shown in FIG. 1D surrounds the capsule 10;
It has an outer diameter that is the same as the outer diameter of the insulation sleeve 16 and an inner diameter that corresponds to the outer diameter of the capsule 10 . The tobacco jacket 15 is wrapped with a paper wrap 33. The tobacco material jacket can be manufactured using conventional cigarette making equipment by forming a wrapped rod of tobacco material and cutting the rod to the desired length.

According to the invention, a removable sleeve constituting a temporary support member, e.g. a length of insulation sleeve 16 formed around a section of tube 17, or a section of insulation sleeve 16, and a length of tobacco material rod. The preferred jacket segment A (FIG. 1B) consists of a section of tobacco rod 15 and a sleeve 16.
It is manufactured by aligning the rods 15 and 15 in the axial direction and wrapping them both with a common paper wrap 31.

Next, the aerosol generation module M (FIG. 1B)
The jacket segment A (FIG. 1B) is held by the holder, and the holder and the piercing device are moved relative to each other to pierce the tobacco rod so that the piercing device aligns with the longitudinal hole of the insulation sleeve 16 and inserts the tobacco rod 15. assembly by forming a longitudinal or axial longitudinal hole 28 through at least a portion of the . The piercing device or hole-forming member uses a spindle with a diameter slightly larger than the outer diameter of the aerosol-generating cartridge B, which receives the cartridge B by radially displacing the tobacco or other material that constitutes the rod 15. Preferably, holes 28 are formed.

Next, the aerosol generating cartridge B (FIG. 1C) is inserted into the jacket segment A, and preferably the fuel element 8 is inserted into the jacket segment A.
is positioned within the longitudinal hole of the insulation sleeve 16 and at least a portion of the aerosol-generating substance-containing capsule 10 is positioned within the longitudinal hole 28 of the tobacco material jacket 15. In this step, while pulling out the spindle used to form the hole in the tobacco rod 15, the tube 17, which is a temporary support member of the heat insulating sleeve 16, is attached to the end of the capsule 10 of the aerosol generating cartridge B. This is preferably carried out by forcing the tube 17 through the hole 28, thereby causing the tube 17 to exit the jacket segment A, and inserting the cartridge B into the jacket segment A as shown in FIG. 1D.

The jacket segment A shown in FIG. 1, consisting of a preformed insulation sleeve 16 and a rod 15 of fibrous material, such as tobacco, can be assembled into a smoking article according to the method of the present invention. The jacket segments for the ) It may also consist of other variants with parts consisting of preformable sleeves, rods or combinations thereof. In such cases, the method of the present invention may be modified according to the principles taught in this application. For example, if jacket segment A consists of only 15, the hole-forming (drilling) step typically involves inserting a cartridge into the rod. This is done to form a hole for inserting B. Alternatively, the rod may not be pre-formed with a hole, but the cartridge B itself can be inserted into the rod, or if the jacket segment consists only of the sleeve 16, for example with a perforation. This step may be omitted, and preferably the sleeve support member (tube 17) may be ejected by inserting the aerosol generating cartridge B into the jacket segment.

In another embodiment, the aerosol generating module M includes a plurality of axially aligned rods of tobacco material with an annular segment or sleeve of insulation wrapped around a plastic tube interposed between each rod. Then, the sequentially arranged tobacco rods and insulation sleeves are covered with plastic wrap, and the resulting composite structure is wrapped with a tobacco rod of a predetermined length and an insulation sleeve of a predetermined length bonded to both ends of the tobacco rods. each module being cut into a plurality of modules, each module being cut preferably at the midpoint of the end tubes of the tobacco rod, each comprising a length of tobacco and a length of insulation sleeve bonded to one end thereof. forming subsegments consisting of a longitudinal hole in the tobacco rod of each subsegment, inserting an aerosol generating cartridge B into the longitudinal hole of the tobacco rod, and inserting it into the insulation sleeve. It can be manufactured by discharging a plastic tube.

The spacer member 24 (FIG. 1) of the suction bead or module 22 is preferably a folded sheet containing tobacco material, but may also be comprised of other suitable materials, such as, for example, cellulose acetate. It may have an outer diameter corresponding to the outer diameter of the tobacco rod 15 and be covered with a wrap 36 if necessary.

Mouthpiece element 26 (FIG. 1) has a diameter corresponding to the outer diameter of spacer member 24 and is comprised of a suitable material, such as non-woven polypropylene scrim or cellulose acetate fibers, and is encased in wrap 30. Optionally, the mouthpiece element 26 may be constructed of tobacco fiber, or charcoal, or other well-known materials used to filter or cool smoke from cigarettes or other smoking articles.

The suction bead 22 includes a spacer member 24 of a predetermined length and a suction element 26 of a predetermined length. The mouthpiece element and the preferred spacer member can be manufactured by conventional means used to manufacture filter elements for cigarettes. A preferred spacer member comprising a folded sheet of tobacco material and a mouthpiece element comprising a folded nonwoven polypropylene scrim was disclosed in August 1987.
Applicant's U.S. Patent Application No. 089.6 filed on May 24
Inner cone (cone) as detailed in No. 92
and an outer cone. A spacer member of a predetermined length and a mouthpiece element of a predetermined length are aligned in the axial direction, abutted against each other, and covered with a common paper wrap 32.

Advantageously, sucking bead is mass-produced using machinery modified from conventional cigarettes. Preferably, first, a double-length mouthpiece element having spacer members of a predetermined length at both ends;
Or manufacturing a mouthpiece subassembly consisting of a double-length spacer member having a mouthpiece element of a predetermined length at both ends.
Since the length of the suction bead is 35 to 50 mm, the length of the subassembly is 70 to 100 mm. Of course, the length can vary depending on the particular design of the smoking article.

A smoking article is manufactured by assembling the components described above according to the method of the present invention as described below.

Referring to Figures 4A and 4B, a process for manufacturing the aerosol generating module M and suction bead 22 is shown. The process of assembling the aerosol generation module M is the fourth step.
Shown in Figure A. That is, first, a sleeve 65ζ of insulation fiber is formed around the plastic tube 67,
Preformed solid rods of tobacco material (all wrapped in wrap, not shown) are prepared as described above. The sleeve 65 and the tobacco rod 69 are each cut into a plurality of sections 73 and 74 of a predetermined length (step (2) in FIG. 4A), and then the sections 73 and 74 are sandwiched between the sections 74 and 74. are aligned in the axial direction, and the aligned composite structure is wrapped with paper wrap (not shown) (step (3)),
The wrapped composite sections 73, 74 are cut to obtain jacket modules 76, each consisting of a central tobacco section 78 and end sections 80, 80 of insulation sleeves at either end thereof. (Step (4) in Figure 4A)
), the central section 78 is then cut midway between the ends of the center section 78 to form two jacket segments 82 . Each jacket segment 82 is for receiving an aerosol generating cartridge and includes a tube 87 (
A sleeve 8 of insulation fiber wrapped around the temporary support member)
5 and a solid tobacco rod 89 wrapped in paper wrap (not shown).

Next, in step (5) of FIG. 4A, the jacket segment 82 is suitably supported by a support 84 and a rotating spindle (hole-forming member) having a tapered tip 88 is attached.
86. Next, the support body 84 is attached to the spindle 8
6 and pierce the solid tobacco rod 89 of the jacket segment 82 to form a longitudinal bore 90 therein, and after inserting the distal end of the spindle 86 further into the tube 87 ( The process in Figure 4A (6
) ), the support 84 is moved in the opposite direction to withdraw the segment 82 from the spindle, and the aerosol generating capsule 10 and fuel element 8 are aligned and supported on the spindle.
Aerosol generating cartridge B consisting of segment 8
2, and insert the tube 87 into the hole 9 of the tobacco rod.
0 (step (7)).

The aerosol generating cartridge B is attached to a jacket segment A consisting of a heat insulating sleeve 16 and a tobacco rod 15.
A preferred device for mechanical insertion into (FIG. 1B) is illustrated in FIGS. 5 and 6A-6H and 7A-70.

The devices illustrated in these figures are, for example, the West German Hauni
Model No. manufactured by Vuelke, Corba & Co.
, PR, and the operation of each station is shown in the figure. For more information about this device,
No. 074,811 filed July 17, 1987 by the present applicant.

As shown in FIG. 5, in this device, transfer drums D1, D2, D3 are arranged around the assembly drum 27.
It is arranged so that it rotates in synchronization with the rotation of 7. Drums D1 and D2 move component A (jacket segment A) and component B (aerosol generating cartridge B), respectively, into recesses 70 of drum 27 at corresponding stations of assembly drum 27 in synchronization with the movement of the carriage and clamp, which will be described below. The drum D3 is for taking out the aerosol generation module M from the assembly drum 27 after the components A and B are combined to form the aerosol generation module M. . The transfer drum D1 is preferably arranged on the upwardly moving side of the assembly drum 27 for loading the component A or jacket segment into the recess 70 of the assembly drum 27, and the transfer drum D2 is
A transfer drum D3, preferably located near the top of the assembly drum 27 for loading component B, the aerosol generating cartridge, into the recess 72 of the assembly drum 27 includes:
Preferably, the assembled aerosol generating module M is placed on the downwardly moving side of the assembly drum 27 so as to be removed therefrom. All of these transfer drums are
Recesses 106 for receiving respective components
, and vacuum suction means (indicated by arrows) for retaining the components on the drum.

6A-6H and 7A-70 schematically show the sequence of operation at each station on the assembly drum 27, i.e. FIGS. 6A-6H show the carriage 60.1 and the cam recess. or interaction with the cam surfaces 24.1 and 26,1 and the carriage 6o,1 and the clamp 66.1;
7A-70 schematically illustrate the relative movement between impact member 68.1, carriage 60.1, clamp 66. 1. Collision member 68.1
These figures, which schematically illustrate the operation of the apparatus, are merely for illustrating the relative movement and position of the parts.

6A and 7A show that the clamp 66.1 has been placed in a position displaced from the spindle 44.1 for loading the jacket segment A, in this position it is located in a recess on the carriage 60.1. 70.1 exposed. At this point, the jacket segment A, preferably consisting of a tobacco rod and an insulation sleeve with a temporary support tube, is aligned with the axis of the spindle 44.1 as shown in FIGS. 6B and 7B. The cam follower 6 is inserted into the recess 70.1 and the connecting member 64.1 follows the cam groove 24.1, as shown in FIG. 6C.
2, l, so that the arm 78.1 moves the clamp 66.1 into a position in which it holds the jacket segment A (see FIG. 70.7B).

After the clamp 66.1 has moved into the position where it holds the segment A, the carriage 60.1 is directed towards the spindle 44.1 by means of the cam follower 62.1 and the coupling member 64.1 cooperating with the cam groove 24°1. will be moved.

Carriage 60.1 then carries jacket segment A held by clamp 66.1 and
The jacket segment is press fit onto the rotating spindle 44.1 as shown in Figures D, 7E and 7F. In this position (Figures 6D and 7F), the recess 72. 1 is exposed between the clamp 66.1 and the abutment member 68.1.

Next, the aerosol generating cartridge B consisting of an aerosol generating capsule and a fuel element is inserted into the impact member 6 which is a fuel element.
8.1 (Figs. 6E and 7G) is dropped between the clamp 66.1 and the impact member 68.1.
The abutment member 68.1 is then released by retraction of the latch 90.1 by the action of the cam follower 9100.1 cooperating with the cam surface 26.1. The spring-loaded abutment member 68.1 thus engages the cartridge B and presses it into engagement with the jacket segment A (6F, 7 top).

The carriage 60.1 and the clamp 66.1 are then moved away from the spindle 44.1, thereby pulling the jacket segment A from the spindle and force-fitting the jacket segment A onto the cartridge B, forcing the tube 17 into the tobacco material. discharge through the hole in the rod (Figs. 6G, 7I-J), and finally the carriage 60° 1, the clamp 66.1 and the impact member 68
．． 1 are moved to their initial position as shown in FIGS. 6H and 7-0, opening the combination structure or aerosol generating module M for pick-up and re-engaging the latch 90.1. let

Through this sequence of operations, the device model FR is able to pierce a tobacco rod with an insulating material sleeve wrapped around a plastic tube at one end by piercing the spindle into the tobacco material rod, which corresponds to the inner diameter of the insulating material sleeve. The aerosol generating cartridge is then inserted into the formed well and the insulation sleeve.

The suction bead 22, which consists of a spacer member 24 (shown as a tube for illustrative purposes only) and a mouthpiece element 26, is formed by a spacer member length 92 (FIG. 4B) consisting of a cylinder of cellulose acetate or by pleating. a spacer member made of a cylindrical sheet of tobacco material wrapped in paper wrap; and a paper wrap (not shown).
Prepare the elongated body 94 of the mouthpiece element wrapped in 96 and 100 are alternately aligned axially (step (3) of FIG. 4B) and bonded by wrapping the aligned sections with paper wrap (not shown), and then the bonded composite The structure (assembly) is cut into appropriate segments suitable for assembly into smoking articles. The length of sections 96 and 100 can vary depending on the material used and the design of the particular smoking article being manufactured. In the method shown in FIG. 4B, the composite structure includes section 96 of the spacer member.
are cut midway between the ends of the filter element 100, each corresponding to twice the length of the desired length of the final filter element 26, and the desired length of the final spacer member 24 coupled to the ends thereof. A length of cylindrical element 10'8 forms a mouthpiece assembly or module 104. Alternatively, it may be desirable to cut the composite structure at its filter element. The dimensions of the spacer member vary depending on its configuration (e.g., whether it is a cylinder or a tobacco-containing paper member) and the function required of the spacer member (depending on what function is desired of the spacer member). Therefore, the relative dimensions of the sections of the figures shown in Figures 4A and 4B are not necessarily to scale, nor are the figures intended to depict every detail of the smoking article or its components. , are merely illustrative of a preferred order of steps for manufacturing a smoking article.

According to a preferred embodiment of the method for manufacturing smoking articles of the present invention,
The suction module 104 obtained in the step shown in FIG. 4B above is placed between the two aerosol generating modules (consisting of the jacket segment 82 and the aerosol generating cartridge B) obtained in the steps up to FIG. 4A (7) above. inserting (step (8) in FIG. 4A) the end of the cartridge B on the side surrounded by the tobacco material with the open end of the cylindrical element 108 for forming the spacer member 24 of the final smoking article; The assembly (aerosol generation module and mouthpiece module) is wrapped and bonded together, and the mouthpiece module 104 is cut at the midpoint between its two ends (step (9) in FIG. 4A). Two completed smoking articles 110 are obtained, each consisting of an aerosol generating module M and a suction bead 22.

Although the present invention has been described above in connection with embodiments, the present invention is not limited to the structure and form of the embodiments illustrated herein, and may be modified in various ways without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention. It should be understood that various embodiments are possible and that various changes and modifications can be made.Those skilled in the art will appreciate that some or all of the steps of the method of the invention described above can be performed using commercially available cigarette making machines. This could be implemented using the following with little or no modification.

The invention is not limited to the particular smoking article materials disclosed herein for illustrative purposes. For example, although tobacco material is illustrated herein as the material surrounding the aerosol generating capsule 10, other materials may also be used. Further, the material of the heat insulating sleeve may also be a material other than fiber material. The form of the aerosol generating cartridge B can also be made into a form other than the one shown below. The suction bead configurations may also be other than those illustrated herein and may be made of a variety of other materials for filtering or cooling aerosols.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a longitudinal cross-sectional view of one embodiment of a smoking article manufactured by the method of the present invention; FIG. 1A is a cross-sectional view of the fuel element of the article of FIG. 1; and FIG. Longitudinal cross-sectional view of the jacket segment at a stage prior to formation, No. 1C
The figure is an elevational view of the aerosol generation cartridge, FIG. 1D is a longitudinal sectional view of the aerosol generation module, and FIG.
FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram illustrating a method of manufacturing an aerosol generating cartridge by filling a container with particulate aerosol generating material and inserting a fuel element into the container; FIG. 3A is a cross-sectional view taken along line 3A-3A of FIG. 3; FIG. 3B is a cross-sectional view taken along line 3B-3B of FIG. 3. Cross-sectional view, No. 4A
FIG.
Figure B is a schematic diagram illustrating the assembly process of a suction bead for a smoking article manufactured in accordance with one embodiment of the present invention, and Figure 5 is a preferred apparatus for inserting an aerosol generating cartridge B into a jacket segment A. , a schematic end view of a device consisting of a rotating drum, a rotating transfer drum D1, D2 for loading components A and B onto the rotating drum, and a rotating transfer drum D3 for removing the composite M, Nos. 6A-6H The diagram shows an aerosol generating cartridge,
Figures 7A-70 are schematic partial plan views showing the sequential operation of the apparatus of Figures 6A-6H; It is. A: Aerosol generating cartridge B: Jacket segment M: Aerosol generating module 8: Fuel element IO: Aerosol generating capsule or container 15: Tobacco rod or jacket 16: Insulating sleeve or jacket 17: Support member (passage forming member) (tube) 22: Suction bead or suction module 24 Spacer member 26: Suction element 28: Vertical hole FIG, 1 FIG 2 11: I FIG 3A FIG B8FIG, 4A FIG, 6D FIG, 6H Hi IG, '/hi 1-1, /(J

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[Claims] 1) A method of manufacturing a smoking article, comprising the steps of: preparing an aerosol-generating cartridge comprising a fuel element and an aerosol-generating substance physically separate from the fuel element; and the aerosol. A method of manufacturing a smoking article comprising the steps of: preparing a sleeve for receiving a generating cartridge; and inserting the aerosol generating cartridge into the sleeve. 2) The smoking device according to claim 1, wherein the aerosol generating cartridge comprises a container for holding an aerosol generating substance and a fuel element inserted into one end of the container. Article manufacturing method. 3) The method for manufacturing a smoking article according to claim 1, characterized in that the sleeve is made of a heat insulating material. 4) The method of manufacturing a smoking article according to claim 1, wherein the sleeve is made of tobacco material. 5) The method of manufacturing a smoking article according to claim 1, characterized in that the sleeve comprises two sleeve sections each made of a different material. 6) The method of manufacturing a smoking article according to claim 1, wherein the sleeve includes a section made of a heat insulating material other than tobacco material and a section made of tobacco material. 7) The step of preparing the sleeve includes axially aligning a section made of tobacco material and an annular section made of an insulating material other than tobacco material, and wrapping the two aligned sections with paper. A method for manufacturing a smoking article according to claim 6, characterized in that: 8) A method as claimed in claim 7, characterized in that the section of tobacco material is in the form of a rod of tobacco material. 9) The method of manufacturing a smoking article according to claim 8, characterized in that the tobacco rod has holes in the axial direction. 10) The method of manufacturing a smoking article according to claim 1, 3, 6 or 7, characterized in that the sleeve is made of an annular segment of a heat insulating fiber material. 11) A method of manufacturing a smoking article, comprising: providing an aerosol-generating cartridge comprising a fuel element and an aerosol-generating material physically separate from the fuel element; and forming a sleeve comprising an insulating material. and inserting said aerosol generating cartridge into said sleeve. 12) The step of forming the sleeve includes forming a rod of insulating material and forming holes along at least a portion of the entire length of the rod. A method of manufacturing a smoking article. 13) The step of forming the sleeve includes forming a rod of tobacco material and forming holes along at least a portion of the length of the rod. A method of manufacturing a smoking article. 14) Claim 11, wherein the step of forming the sleeve includes an operation of covering the sleeve component with an annular body of fibrous material and wrapping the annular body of fibrous material with paper. 13. The method for manufacturing a smoking article according to item 1, 12 or 13. 15) The method for manufacturing a smoking article according to claim 14, characterized in that a tube is used as the sleeve component. 16) forming a rod of tobacco material; assembling the rod of tobacco material and a sleeve of an annular section of insulation in axial alignment; and wrapping the rod of tobacco material and the annular section with paper; 12. The method of manufacturing a smoking article according to claim 1, further comprising the step of: forming holes in the tobacco rod in the axial direction using a hole-forming member. 17) The method of manufacturing a smoking article according to claim 16, comprising the step of forming an annular section by wrapping a heat insulating material other than tobacco material around the passage member. 18) The method of manufacturing a smoking article according to claim 17, further comprising an operation of removing the passage forming member after forming the hole in the tobacco rod. 19) Smoking according to claim 17, including the step of expelling the passageway member through a hole in the tobacco rod to remove the passageway member from the annular section of insulation. Article manufacturing method. 20) inserting the aerosol generating cartridge comprises inserting the cartridge into the annular section;
18. A method of manufacturing a smoking article as claimed in claim 17, including the step of causing said passage member to be discharged from said annular section. 21) The method includes an operation of ejecting the passage forming member while inserting the aerosol generating cartridge into the annular section at the same time as pulling out the hole forming member. Method of manufacturing smoking articles. 22) The method of manufacturing a smoking article according to claim 1 or claim 11, comprising the step of forming a sleeve having a length approximately corresponding to the length of the aerosol generating cartridge. 23) A part of the sleeve is made of insulating fiber, and another part of the sleeve is made of tobacco material,
the aerosol generating cartridge to a position such that at least a portion of the aerosol generating material of the aerosol generating cartridge is surrounded by a tobacco material portion of the sleeve and at least a portion of the fuel element is surrounded by an insulating fibrous portion of the sleeve; Claim 1, characterized in that it includes an operation of inserting the sleeve into the sleeve.
The method for producing a smoking article according to item 1 or 11. 24) using an annular section of fibrous material as the sleeve to form a fibrous rod, coupling the sleeve to one end of the fibrous rod, and piercing the rod with a piercing device to form the aerosol-generating cartridge; forming a vertical hole through at least a portion of the rod for receiving the fuel; and inserting the aerosol generating cartridge into the vertical hole to position at least a portion of the aerosol generating material within the rod hole and the fuel. 12. A method as claimed in claim 1 or claim 11, comprising the step of positioning at least a portion of an element within an annular section of the fibrous material. 25) using an annular section of insulating fibrous material as the sleeve to form a tobacco-containing rod, coupling the sleeve to one end of the rod, and piercing the rod with a piercing device to form the aerosol-generating cartridge; forming a well for receiving a rod, and inserting the aerosol generating cartridge into the well to position an aerosol generating substance within the rod well and positioning the fuel element within the annular section. A method for manufacturing a smoking article according to claim 1 or 11, characterized in that: 26) forming the sleeve of insulating fabric around the tube, forming a rod of particulate material, coupling one end of the rod to one end of the sleeve, and piercing the rod with a piercing instrument to remove the particulate material; forming a hole in the rod with a diameter corresponding to the outer diameter of the tube, inserting the aerosol generating cartridge into the hole in the rod, and thereby causing the tube to be discharged from the sleeve. A method for manufacturing a smoking article according to claim 11. 27) forming the sleeve of an insulating fibrous material around the tube, forming a rod of the fibrous material, coupling one end of the rod to one end of the sleeve, and piercing the rod with a piercing instrument to remove the particulate material; forming a through hole in the rod with a diameter corresponding to the outer diameter of the tube, and inserting the aerosol generating cartridge into the sleeve, thereby removing the tube from the sleeve and into the rod; Claim 11, further comprising the step of discharging the aerosol-generating substance of the aerosol-generating cartridge through a hole in the rod, and positioning the aerosol-generating substance of the aerosol-generating cartridge in the vertical hole of the rod and positioning the fuel element in the sleeve. A method of manufacturing a smoking article. 28) The method of manufacturing a smoking article according to claim 26 or 27, characterized in that the rod is made of tobacco material. 29) A method of manufacturing a component of a smoking article, comprising the steps of: arranging rods of tobacco material and annular members constituting a sleeve of insulating material alternately in axial alignment; wrapping the annular member with a common wrap to form a unitary structure; and cutting the unitary structure into a plurality of segments each comprising one section of tobacco rod and one section of the annular member; A method for manufacturing a component of a smoking article, the method comprising: obtaining a component of a smoking article. 30) said cutting step cuts said unitary structure in such a way that a plurality of jacket modules are obtained, each consisting of a tobacco rod of predetermined length and a section of said annular member each coupled to each end of said rod; 30. A method of manufacturing a component of a smoking article according to claim 29, comprising cutting. 31) cutting each said jacket module to form a wrapped member comprising a tobacco rod and a section of said annular member connected to one end of said rod; Claim 3
A method for manufacturing a component of a smoking article according to item 0. 32) The method of claim 29, wherein the annular member of insulation is formed around a removable tube. 33) A method of manufacturing an aerosol generating module for a smoking article, comprising: providing a jacket module consisting of a rod containing tobacco material and a sleeve of insulation material disposed at each end of the rod; cutting to form two jacket segments, each consisting of a tobacco-containing rod and a sleeve of insulation material coupled to one end of the rod; and cutting a longitudinal hole in the tobacco-containing rod of each jacket segment providing a plurality of aerosol-generating cartridges each comprising a fuel element and an aerosol-generating material; and inserting one aerosol-generating cartridge into each jacket module and at least one of the fuel elements. a method of manufacturing an aerosol generating module comprising the steps of: locating a portion within the sleeve of the insulation material and locating at least a portion of the aerosol generating material within the longitudinal hole of the rod. 34) The step of preparing the jacket module includes arranging rods of tobacco material and annular sleeves of insulating material alternately in axial alignment, and wrapping adjacent rods and annular sleeves with a common wrap. 34. The method of manufacturing an aerosol generating module according to claim 33, comprising: forming an integral structure; and cutting the integral structure to obtain a plurality of said jacket segments. 35) said sleeve of insulating material is formed around a passageway member and said step of forming a longitudinal hole in said tobacco rod is carried out by passing a hole-forming member through the tobacco rod; Claim 33, further comprising the step of inserting the aerosol generating cartridge into the vertical hole of the sleeve and rod at the same time as pulling out the forming member, thereby causing the passage forming member to be discharged from the sleeve. The method of manufacturing the aerosol generating module described. 36) The step of forming a longitudinal hole in the tobacco rod comprises forming a longitudinal hole in the rod by passing a hole-forming member through at least a portion of the tobacco rod. Claim No. 3:
3. The method for manufacturing an aerosol generating module according to item 3. 37) The step of inserting one aerosol-generating cartridge into each of the two jacket modules is carried out while pulling out the passage member from the tobacco rod. The method of manufacturing the aerosol generating module described. 38) The sleeve of heat insulating material is formed around a passage member, and the passage member is discharged after forming a vertical hole in the tobacco rod. Aerosol generating module manufacturing method. 39) A method of manufacturing an aerosol generating module for a smoking article, the method comprising: a plurality of tobacco material-containing rods;
axially aligning a plurality of insulation-containing sleeves with one sleeve between each rod and wrapping the rods and sleeves together to form a composite structure; cutting the composite structure to form a plurality of segments, each segment comprising a length of rod and a length of sleeve coupled to one end thereof; cutting each segment, each segment comprising: forming a plurality of sub-segments consisting of one divided rod of a predetermined length and one sleeve coupled to one end of the rod; and inserting a drilling instrument into the one divided rod in the longitudinal direction. piercing to form a hole in the rod;
A method of manufacturing an aerosol generating module comprising the step of inserting an aerosol generating cartridge into the hole of the rod and into the sleeve. 40) The aerosol generating cartridge is composed of an aerosol generating substance and a fuel element, and the inserting step includes positioning at least a portion of the fuel element within the sleeve, and discharging at least a portion of the aerosol generating substance into the sleeve. 40. A method of manufacturing an aerosol generating module as claimed in claim 39, comprising inserting the cartridge into the sleeve and rod aperture such that the cartridge is positioned within the aperture of the rod. 41) A method of manufacturing a smoking article, comprising: providing an aerosol-generating module comprising an aerosol-generating cartridge containing an aerosol-generating substance and having a fuel element at one end; and an insulating material surrounding the cartridge; providing an assembly; and aligning a tip subassembly between two aerosol generating modules such that the fuel element end of the aerosol generating module is distal from the tip subassembly. coupling the mouthpiece subassembly to the aerosol generation module to form an integral structure by wrapping the mouthpiece subassembly and the two aerosol generation modules together with a common wrap; cutting the unitary structure at its mouthpiece subassembly to form two smoking articles. 42) The mouthpiece subassembly is an elongated structure consisting of a central section of a particular configuration and end sections of a different configuration connected to opposite ends of the central section. Method for manufacturing smoking articles as described in Section 1. 43) The method of manufacturing a smoking article according to claim 42, wherein the central section has a structure that constitutes a mouthpiece of the smoking article. 44) A method of manufacturing a smoking article, comprising: providing an aerosol-generating module comprising an aerosol-generating cartridge containing an aerosol-generating material and having a fuel element at one end; and tobacco material surrounding at least a portion of the aerosol-generating material; preparing a mouth piece; and aligning the mouth piece and the aerosol generating module such that the end of the aerosol generating module on the side where the fuel element is located is located on the opposite side from the mouth piece. and joining a mouthpiece and an aerosol-generating module by wrapping the mouthpiece and aerosol-generating module together in a common wrap. 45) Claim 4, characterized in that the mouthpiece piece is composed of a plurality of sections.
The method for manufacturing a smoking article according to item 4. 46) A claim characterized in that the mouthpiece includes a mouthpiece section and a spacer member, and the spacer member is adjacent to the aerosol generating module to align and couple the module and the mouthpiece. The method for manufacturing a smoking article according to item 44. 47) A method of manufacturing a smoking article comprising alternating a plurality of tobacco rods and insulation sleeves and wrapping the rods and sleeves in a common wrap to form a continuous structure. cutting the continuous structure to form a plurality of jacket members each comprising a tobacco rod section and an insulation sleeve section coupled thereto; and an aerosol. providing a generator cartridge; forming an aperture over at least a portion of the length of a tobacco rod section of the jacket member; and inserting the aerosol generator cartridge into the aperture of the tobacco rod section and the insulation sleeve section. inserting the aerosol generating module into the mouthpiece subassembly to form an aerosol generating module; A method of manufacturing a smoking article comprising the steps of: coupling a mouthpiece subassembly and two aerosol generating modules; and cutting the mouthpiece subassembly between its ends to form two smoking articles. 48) cutting the continuous structure comprises cutting the continuous structure at predetermined intervals at sleeve sections of the structure, each of which is coupled to a length of tobacco rod and each end thereof; forming a plurality of tobacco material/insulating material segments comprising a predetermined length of an insulating material sleeve;
cutting each of the tobacco and insulation segments to form a jacket member comprising one tobacco rod section and one insulation sleeve section coupled thereto. A method of manufacturing a smoking article according to claim 47. 49) The step of forming holes in the tobacco rod is carried out by passing a hole-forming member through the tobacco rod, and then simultaneously inserting the aerosol-generating cartridge while withdrawing the hole-forming member. A method for manufacturing a smoking article according to claim 47 or 48, characterized in that: 50) A method of manufacturing a smoking article, comprising: assembling a plurality of spacer members and a plurality of mouthpiece elements in axial alignment such that the mouthpiece elements are interposed between the spacer members; dividing the spacer member and mouthpiece element assembly to form a plurality of mouthpiece modules each comprising a mouthpiece segment and a spacer member coupled to opposite ends thereof; assembling sleeves of insulating fibers in axial alignment such that one sleeve is interposed between each adjacent tobacco rod; dividing each sleeve of insulating fibers; forming a plurality of subassemblies comprising a length of tobacco rod and a sleeve segment of insulating fiber bonded to each end thereof; dividing each subassembly at its tobacco rod portion; forming an axially penetrating hole in the split tobacco rod; preparing an aerosol generating cartridge; inserting the cartridge into the hole of the tobacco rod; and inserting one end of the cartridge into the insulating fiber sleeve; inserting each aerosol generating module and each said mouthpiece module so that each spacer member segment at each end of the mouthpiece module abuts an end of a tobacco rod of the aerosol generating module. and combining the assembly of the mouthpiece module and aerosol generating module by wrapping with a common wrap, and dividing the mouthpiece segments of the mouthpiece module to produce a smoking article. Method. 51) An article for use in manufacturing a smoking article comprising an elongated structure comprising two or more connected sections, each section comprising: (A) a length of insulation sleeve; (B) a rod segment made of a fibrous material rod of a predetermined length. 52) An article for use in manufacturing a smoking article comprising elongate jacket modules, each jacket module comprising: (A) a rod segment comprising a length of fibrous material rod; and (B) the rod. An article for the manufacture of smoking articles characterized in that it comprises an annular segment comprising a length of insulation sleeve longitudinally connected to each end of the segment. 53) The article of claim 52, wherein one end of each annular segment is adjacent one end of the rod segment. 54) An article for use in manufacturing a smoking article comprising an elongate structure comprising: (A) an annular segment comprising a length of insulation sleeve; and (B)
An article for manufacturing a smoking article, characterized in that it comprises a rod segment consisting of a fibrous material rod of a predetermined length, longitudinally connected to each end of the annular segment. 55) The article of claim 54, wherein one end of each rod segment is adjacent one end of the annular set. 56) A product for manufacturing a smoking article according to any one of claims 51 to 55, characterized in that the rod segment and the annular segment are joined by a longitudinal wrap surrounding them. 57) A product for manufacturing a smoking article according to any one of claims 51 to 55, characterized in that the rod segment is made of tobacco material. 58) Article for the manufacture of smoking articles according to any one of claims 51 to 55, characterized in that the annular segment consists of a support member surrounded by a layer of elastic insulation material. 59) The rod segment is made of tobacco material, and the annular segment is made of a support member surrounded by a layer of elastic insulation material. products for the manufacture of smoking articles. 60) An article for use in manufacturing a smoking article comprising an elongated structure comprising two or more connected sections, each section comprising: (A) a spacer member of a predetermined length; 1. A product for manufacturing a smoking article, comprising: a segment; and (B) a segment of a mouthpiece member made of a porous material having a predetermined length. 61) An article for use in manufacturing a smoking article, the article comprising: (A) a segment of a mouthpiece member comprising a porous material of a predetermined length; An article of manufacture for the manufacture of smoking articles comprising a mouthpiece module having an elongate structure comprising a spacer segment of a length of spacer member connected thereto. 62) A product for manufacturing a smoking article according to claim 61, wherein one end of the mouthpiece segment is adjacent to one end of each spacer segment. 63) The spacer segment and the mouthpiece segment are:
63. Article for the manufacture of smoking articles according to any of claims 60 to 62, characterized in that they are joined by a longitudinal wrap surrounding them. 64) A product for manufacturing a smoking article according to any one of claims 60 to 62, characterized in that the spacer segment is made of tobacco material, recycled tobacco material or tobacco-containing material. 65) The article of claim 64, wherein the spacer segment comprises folded tobacco-containing paper. 66) Claim 6, characterized in that the spacer member comprises a cellulose acetate tube of a predetermined length.
63. The product for manufacturing smoking articles according to any one of items 0 to 62. 67) A product for manufacturing a smoking article according to any of claims 60 to 62, characterized in that the mouthpiece segment comprises a plug of fibrous material. 68) The article of claim 67, wherein the plug is comprised of melt-spun, folded fibers. 69) The article of claim 67, wherein the plug is comprised of shirred, nonwoven polypropylene scrim or cellulose acetate fibers. 70) An article for use in manufacturing a smoking article comprising an elongated structure comprising a mouthpiece module and an aerosol generating module longitudinally coupled to each end thereof, the aerosol generating module comprising: CLAIMS 1. An article for the manufacture of smoking articles comprising an aerosol generating cartridge containing an aerosol generating substance and having a fuel element at one end, and a sleeve of thermal insulation surrounding at least a portion of the cartridge. 71) The mouthpiece module comprises an elongated structure composed of a mouthpiece segment containing a porous material and a spacer segment longitudinally connected to each end of the mouthpiece segment. A product for manufacturing smoking articles according to scope 70. 72) The smoking article of claim 71, wherein the mouthpiece segment is comprised of melt-spun, folded fibers and the spacer segment is comprised of folded tobacco-containing paper. Products for manufacturing. 73) The aerosol generating module is characterized by comprising a capsule containing an aerosol generating substance, an aerosol generating cartridge having a fuel element attached to one end of the capsule, and a sleeve of elastic heat insulating material surrounding the cartridge. A product for manufacturing smoking articles according to claim 70. 74) The product for manufacturing a smoking article according to claim 73, wherein the sleeve is made of tobacco material, recycled tobacco material or tobacco-containing material. 75) the sleeve is disposed around the aerosol generating cartridge such that the insulation surrounds the fuel element and the tobacco, recycled tobacco or tobacco-containing material surrounds the capsule; 75. A product for manufacturing a smoking article according to claim 74. 76) The mouthpiece module comprises an elongated structure comprising a mouthpiece segment containing a porous material and a spacer segment longitudinally connected to each end of the mouthpiece segment. A product for manufacturing smoking articles according to scope 75. 77) The smoking article of claim 76, wherein the mouthpiece segment is comprised of melt-spun, folded fibers and the spacer segment is comprised of folded tobacco-containing paper. Products for manufacturing. 78) For manufacturing a smoking article according to any one of claims 70 to 77, wherein the aerosol generating module and the mouthpiece module are coupled in abutting relationship by a longitudinal wrap surrounding them. product.