KR101002243B1 - Moisture supply equipment of tobacco - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a cigarette humidifier that maintains the original taste and aroma of a cigarette that can be felt when the cigarette pack is opened by continuously supplying constant moisture to a cigarette that is easily dried after the cigarette pack is opened. Tobacco is packaged in a packet containing a certain amount of moisture during the manufacturing process and supplied to the consumer, the moisture is effective in dissolving or collecting the nicotine and tar components, particularly water-soluble among harmful substances, the present invention is the moisture In order to maintain a constant content of the, always supplying moisture to the tobacco easy to dry, and relates to a cigarette humidifier manufactured to the size of the cigarette to be easily put into a cigarette pack. To this end, the humidifier comprises a wetting agent of a sponge or nonwoven fabric containing water and a case in which at least one hole of 0.1 mm to 5.0 mm is formed on one side, and when two or more holes are formed, The upper hole is larger than the hole. In addition, the humectant may be configured in a multi-structure by varying the moisture content, such as varying the density, so as to always supply water to a person who smokes a pack of cigarettes a day and a person who smokes two or three days.

Cigarette, filter, moisture, case, hall

Description

Moisture supply equipment of tobacco

The present invention relates to a cigarette humidifier, and more particularly, to a cigarette humidifier that preserves the original taste and aroma of cigarettes that are easily deteriorated after opening, by continuously maintaining humidity in a cigarette that is easy to dry.

In general, cigarette smoke generated when smoking cigarettes contains a large amount of various harmful components to the human body, and among them, especially nicotine and tar components are known to have a very harmful toxins, such as cancer causing the human body. Therefore, generally, one side of the cigarette in the form of a cigarette is provided with a filter for adsorption and removal of harmful components such as nicotine and tar.

As such a tobacco filter, a tobacco filter composed of a filter layer made of a fibrous material arranged to mainly absorb and remove nicotine and tar components contained in the tobacco smoke while passing the tobacco smoke is the most common, and in recent years, a carbon that can enhance the tar removal effect Tobacco filters comprising a carbon filter layer in which powders are dispersed and held between fibers and a fiber filter layer composed of only fiber materials in double or triple combination are also widely used.

However, the conventional general cigarette filter as described above has the effect of adsorbing and removing nicotine and tar components in the tobacco smoke to some extent, but the effects are not enough, so many people who smoke smoke damage the disease caused by nicotine and tar components. The situation is wearing.

To solve this problem and to minimize the damage caused by smoking, improved cigarette filter is disclosed in the Utility Model Publication No. 20-0172109 as follows.

The water bag 30 is embedded in the cigarette filter 20, and when smoking, the filter 20 having the water bag 30 embedded therein is inserted between the fingers, and the water bag is blown by pressing with a proper force. The water in it spreads through the filter. In such a state, when a cigarette is lit and smoked, harmful components in the cigarette smoke are adsorbed and removed through the filter.

However, according to the above prior art, the following problems exist.

There is an inconvenience in that the water bag 30 must be mounted in the filter 20. In other words, the cigarette is filled with tobacco leaves in the cigarette paper, and the filter paper is finished in the state in which the filter is combined, because the additional water bag insertion process to be added to the filter manufacturing process, the work process is complicated. In addition, there is a problem that the process of packaging water in a bag is required in advance.

On the other hand, when the water bag bursts, water begins to seep from where the water bag is located, which requires a considerable amount of water to seep through the filter and a considerable amount of time to seep through it. do.

In particular, when the water is excessively infiltrated into the filter, the filter has excellent water absorption, so that side effects of blocking cigarette smoke occur, and another problem may occur that requires more suction force than necessary to inhale tobacco smoke.

Finally, since the water bag can be mounted only on the filter, and only water is supplied to the filter, there is a decisive limitation in that it is not possible to supply water to the tobacco 10 portion which generates smoke.

Accordingly, the present invention has been made to solve the problems of the prior art as described above, the object of the present invention is to easily filter out harmful substances such as tar or nicotine in the process of entering the smoke component of tobacco into the human body when smoking It is to provide a humidifier for tobacco to further improve the taste and aroma of tobacco.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a humidifying device for cigarettes that utilizes the original taste and function of cigarettes by completely filtering out water-soluble harmful substances without disturbing inhalation so that tobacco smoke flows into the human body.

Still another object of the present invention is to provide a tobacco humidifier that can supply moisture not only to the filter of the cigarette but also to tobacco that directly generates smoke.

In order to achieve the technical problem to be achieved by the present invention, the tobacco which is burned during smoking to produce tobacco smoke, and supplies a moisture to the cigarette consisting of a filter for filtering the harmful substances of tobacco smoke, the cigarette pack containing the cigarette It provides a tobacco humidifier characterized in that it comprises a humidifier that can be accommodated together.

The humidifier comprises a humectant containing moisture; And a case for protecting the humectant; It is preferably configured to include.

At least one hole on which one side of the case passes is preferably molded in a range of 0.1 mm to 5.0 mm.

The case is preferably made to be the same or smaller than the height of the cigarette.

It is preferable that the said case is shape | molded to circular column, hexagonal column, or octagonal column shape.

The upper portion of the case is preferably opened.

When two or more holes are formed, it is preferable that the diameter of the upper hole is larger than the lower hole.

It is preferable that the said humectant is sponge, a nonwoven fabric, or cotton.

The humectant is preferably molded into a multi-stage structure with a different water content.

It is preferable that the rate of evaporation of water at one end and the other end constituting the humectant of the multistage structure is different.

It is preferable that the said multistage structure is comprised by changing the density of a humectant.

The wetting agent, at least one of peppermint, lavender, rosemary, neroli, chamomile, peppermint, jasmine, lemon, peach, ginseng, bellflower, deodeok, thyme and lime It is preferred to be included.

The case may be accommodated therein, and at least one hole is formed, the moisture direct contact protector capable of transferring the moisture of the humectant to the cigarette; preferably further comprises a.

The inner diameter of the moisture direct contact protector is larger than the outer diameter of the case, and is preferably spaced between the case and the moisture direct contact protector to allow moisture contained in the humectant to pass therethrough.

The humectant, at one end is provided with a humectant to evaporate moisture within one day, and the other end is provided with a humectant evaporated for two to three days, such a multi-stage structure is configured by varying the density of the humectant.

As described above, according to the configuration of the present invention, the following effects can be expected.

First, the fresh taste and aroma of cigarettes that can be felt at the time of opening of the pack are expected to be felt even after two days after the opening of the pack.

Second, because the humectant can be stored in a packet packed in a case, it is convenient to use, and water is also supplied to the filter and tobacco of the cigarette, and the effect of the tobacco taste and aroma is expected to be preserved as it is.

Third, the harmful substances generated by burning during smoking are dissolved or collected by moisture, preventing harmful substances from being inhaled by the mouth with the tobacco smoke and harming the health. This softening effect is expected.

Fourth, after smoking, the smell of cigarettes in the mouth is less effective.

Hereinafter, with reference to the accompanying drawings a preferred embodiment of the tobacco humidifier according to the present invention having the configuration as described above will be described in detail.

As shown in FIG. 2, the tobacco 2 should contain about 10% to 20% of moisture to properly enjoy the taste and aroma of tobacco, and the tobacco is not deteriorated. In actual tobacco manufacturing, the drying and wetting of the tobacco is repeated, and the packaging of the cigarette is finally completed at a constant humidity. Tobacco manufacturers, on the other hand, may further contain certain compounds in order to contain moisture for long enough. On the other hand, various packaging techniques are employed to keep the sealing effect sufficiently even when packaging the cigarette, and the sealing also contributes to preventing evaporation of moisture.

Often, when opening the cigarette pack 10 and smoking the first value of cigarettes, it can be seen that the intrinsic taste and aroma of cigarettes are still alive. However, after two values after opening, you may experience that the taste of tobacco is different from the first taste. On the other hand, even after a long time in the distribution process after manufacturing it can be experienced that the taste of tobacco is not good. The reason for this is that when the cigarette 2 is packaged in a sealed state and contained in the packet 10, a certain degree of humidity is maintained in the inside thereof, and the original taste and aroma can be felt by moisture. to be. In addition, even when a considerable time passes in the distribution process, the moisture is evaporated, so that the proper humidity is not maintained, so that the intrinsic taste of tobacco is not felt.

Therefore, the present invention relates to a humidifier 100 for continuously supplying moisture to the tobacco 2 that is easy to dry in order to maintain a constant moisture content in the packet 10 at all times.

The cigarette 2 is composed of a tobacco field which is burned during smoking to produce tobacco smoke, and a filter unit which is provided at the end of the tobacco field to filter out harmful substances of the tobacco smoke.

The tobacco field is composed of a vinegar cut into a very small size of dried and swollen tobacco leaves to a certain extent, and a citrus paper filled with vinegar. The filter unit comprises a filter that blocks tar or nicotine, and induces only harmless tobacco smoke to the human body, and a filter paper surrounding the filter in a process in which tobacco smoke generated in the tobacco field enters the human body.

The filter is. Acetate filters, carbon composite filters or paper filters are used, and since nicotine and tar are filtered out of the filter, but not completely filtered, the filter may further include an adsorbent. The adsorbent is composed of a porous solid having a large surface area and making an inner surface area of several hundred to 1500 m 2 / g by making a lot of micropores in the solid, such a porous solid may be silica, alumina, carbon, etc. In addition, the porous membrane has a property of adsorbing a polar material such as water well. Therefore, when a large amount of water is contained in the tobacco filter, harmful substances such as tar and nicotine are adsorbed to the adsorbent smoothly with water.

In addition, the cigarette paper or the filter paper constituting the cigarette is all made of a paper material, the paper is a porous material there are a myriad of micropores are present on the inside or surface of the paper, the micropores are a cigarette smoke at At the same time as the passage of non-mainstream smoke that passes through and diffuses into the air, the moisture of the cigarette evaporates into the micropores, thereby changing the interior of the cigarette from the wet state to the dry state.

If moisture is supplied, the moisture acts to filter the non-mainstream smoke, and also blocks the passage to prevent leakage of the non-mainstream smoke, while the moisture itself prevents the evaporation of moisture, thereby reducing the humidity inside the cigarette. It will play a role.

According to the present invention, in order to supply moisture, it is configured to be easily mounted together with the cigarette 2 in the opened packet 10. First, the humidifier 100 is composed of a wetting agent 110 containing moisture and a case 150 to protect the wetting agent, at least one hole 160 through which at least moisture passes in one side of the case 150. It is molded over. The hole 160 is formed to a diameter of 0.1mm to 5.0mm. Since water may leak through the hole 160, it is preferable to form a plurality of holes 160 having a small diameter as shown in FIG. 3.

The wetting agent 110 is formed of a material having excellent properties of absorbing water, such as a sponge, a nonwoven fabric, or a cotton or cotton, and can contain enough moisture and can supply moisture to a cigarette at a sufficient speed slowly. Examples of non-sponge, nonwoven, and cotton materials are also included in the wetting agent 110 of the present invention. Among them, non-woven fabrics which are not woven, not knitted, or woven, are most suitable as wetting agents because of high water content and simple manufacturing.

The case 150 performs a function of packaging the humectant 110 so as to be filled therein, and at the same time, the evaporation degree of moisture is controlled through the hole 160 to selectively supply moisture.

The case 150 is preferably manufactured in a size of one value of the cigarette 2 so that it can be used in the cigarette pack 10. That is, since the humidifier 100 is intended to open the cigarette pack 10, extract the first value of the cigarette and put it in its place, it is preferable to make the size of the first value. The shape is not limited. Therefore, it is shape | molded in cylinder shape or polygonal shape. However, in order to prevent the hole 160 from being blocked by the cigarette 2, it is preferable that the hole 160 be molded in a hexagonal or octagonal column shape, and most preferably, a circular columnar shape.

In addition, the upper portion of the case 150 is preferably open. The lower part of the case 150 may be closed or opened. It is preferable that the upper and lower parts of the case be opened because moisture must be supplied to the cigarette and the filter sufficiently smoothly through the fine pores of the paper which mainly wraps the cigarette.

When two or more holes 160 are formed, as shown in FIG. 4, the diameter of the upper hole is larger than that of the lower hole. Moisture tends to be concentrated below the top of the case by its own gravity, which is why the overall water supply is balanced.

In addition, the wetting agent 110 may be molded into a multistage structure. Usually, a pack of cigarettes is smoked a day, but a pack of cigarettes is smoked every two or three days. Therefore, in order to continuously supply water, one end contains a small amount of water to evaporate in a short time, and the other end contains a large amount of water to evaporate in a long time. At this time, the wetting agent 110 may be used as the same material, but the wetness may be adjusted by changing the density. For example, as shown in Figure 5, by having a high density nonwoven fabric at the bottom and a low density nonwoven fabric at the top, the upper nonwoven fabric is intended to supply moisture for one day, the lower nonwoven fabric is two days or It is intended to moisturize for three days. Alternatively, as shown in FIG. 6, materials having different properties may be used. For example, a sponge, a nonwoven fabric, and a cotton having a higher moisture content up to the upper portion may be sequentially stacked on the lower portion.

The wetting agent 110 may include various flavors for the functionality. For example, it contains lavender, jasmine, or rosemary scents that give a refreshing feeling, or chamomile, neroli or cypress scents that relieve stress and provide psychological stability, or peppermines that enhance memory and enhance concentration. May contain flavor, lemon or lime flavors. On the other hand, medicinal medicinal herbs such as bellflower, deodeok, thyme or ginseng may be added, and specific fruit such as peach, may also be included, and various flavors may be added according to the taste of smokers. will be..

In addition, since the humectant 110 is accommodated in the case 150, bacteria or mold may grow. Thus, the wetting agent 110 may further include an anion-emitting material such as tourmaline to release antibacterial, deodorant and anion.

As described above, it can be seen that the present invention has a technical idea that the humidifier is simply mounted on the first cigarette seat selected when the cigarette is opened so that the humidity of the cigarette can be maintained as it is when manufactured. have. Within the scope of the basic technical idea of the present invention, many other modifications will be possible to those skilled in the art. For example, as shown in FIG. 7, when the humidifier is supplied in a packaged state, it is possible to remove the wrapping paper and install it in a cigarette pack during use. However, 19 cigarettes are manufactured in the manufacturing process of manufacturing a cigarette and packing the cigarette pack. You can think of a configuration that packs together a single humidifier.

Meanwhile, FIGS. 8 to 9 introduce water direct contact protection devices 200 to prevent water droplets, water, or excessive moisture from directly contacting cigarettes through the case, and to allow water to be evenly dispersed. The outer shape of the moisture direct contact protector 200 should be the same or similar to the case, and its diameter must be larger than the diameter of the case to allow the case to be inserted. The diameter of the water direct contact protector 200 is substantially larger than the diameter of the case for smooth diffusion of water, it is preferable that a constant space may be formed between the case and the water direct contact protector 200. In this case, the outer circumferential diameter of the moisture direct contact protector 200 preferably matches the diameter of the cigarette, and in this case, the diameter of the case should be considerably smaller than the diameter of the cigarette.

The moisture direct contact protector 200 should be open at one end for insertion of the case and the other end is closed. Both ends of the case may be closed or open as long as there is at least one hole. The moisture direct contact protector 200 may be provided with at least one hole like the case so that moisture or moisture can be smoothly supplied to the cigarette. The number of holes formed in the moisture direct contact protection device 200, or the difference in size may be the same as or similar to those described in the case, but the size is slightly larger than the hole formed in the case. It would be desirable for a smooth supply of moisture.

FIG. 8 shows that the case can be inserted into the moisture direct contact protector 200, and FIG. 9 shows the shape when the case is inserted into the moisture direct contact protector 200. .

As in FIG. 7, it will be apparent that the case may be sealed, such as a plastic package, in a state of being included in the moisture direct contact protector 200.

1 is a cross-sectional view showing the configuration of a water bag built in a filter according to the prior art.

Figure 2 is a perspective view showing a configuration in which the cigarette humidifier according to the present invention accommodated in the packet.

Figure 3 is a perspective view showing an embodiment configuration of a case according to the present invention.

Figure 4 is a perspective view showing the configuration of another embodiment of the case according to the present invention.

Figure 5 is a perspective view showing the configuration of one embodiment of a humectant according to the present invention.

Figure 6 is a perspective view showing the configuration of another embodiment of the humectant according to the present invention.

Figure 7 is a perspective view showing the packaging state of the tobacco humidifier according to the present invention.

8 is a perspective view showing that the case according to the present invention can be inserted into the moisture direct contact protector.

9 is a perspective view showing a state when the case according to the present invention is inserted into the inside of the moisture direct contact protector.

** Description of Codes for Major Configurations of Drawings **

2: cigarette 10: cigarette pack

100: humidifier 110: humectant

150: case 160: hall

200: moisture direct contact protector

Claims (14)

In the tobacco humidification device that supplies moisture to the tobacco consisting of a tobacco that is burned during smoking to produce tobacco smoke, and a filter for filtering the harmful substances of the tobacco smoke, and can be accommodated together in the pack containing the cigarette, The tobacco humidifier, Wetting agents containing water; And A case protecting the humectant; It is configured to include, The case is formed with at least two holes through which moisture passes, The tobacco humidifier is to control the degree of evaporation of water discharged through the two or more holes, The control of the degree of moisture evaporation When the humectant is made of a single material and two or more holes are formed, when the case is erected in the longitudinal direction of the cigarette pack, even when the moisture contained in the humectant is driven to the lower part by gravity, Adjust the diameter of the upper hole is formed larger than the lower hole to balance the supply, When the wetting agent has a multi-stage structure made of two or more materials having different moisture contents or different evaporation rates of water, and two or more holes are formed, when the case is set in the longitudinal direction of the pack, Even when the moisture contained in the lower part is driven by gravity, the upper part of the upper part to balance the water supply between the hole in the upper portion where the moisture is released from the humectant constituting the top and the hole in the lower portion where moisture is released from the humectant constituting the bottom Adjusting the moisture content of the humectant constituting the higher than the water content of the humectant constituting the lower end, or so that the evaporation rate of the water of the humectant constituting the upper end is higher than the evaporation rate of the moisture of the humectant constituting the lower end. Tobacco humidifier, characterized in that. delete The method of claim 1, The hole is a humidifier, characterized in that the diameter is in the range of 0.1mm to 5.0mm. The method of claim 3, wherein The case is humidifier, characterized in that the cigarette is made to be the same or less than the height of the cigarette. The method of claim 4, wherein The case is a humidifier, characterized in that the molded in a circular pillar, hexagonal pillar or octagonal pillar shape. The method of claim 1, The upper part of the case, the humidifier, characterized in that the opening. delete The method of claim 1, The wetting agent is a tobacco humidifier, characterized in that the sponge, nonwoven fabric or cotton. delete delete The method of claim 1, The multi-stage structure, tobacco humidifier, characterized in that configured by varying the density of the humectant. The method of claim 1, The wetting agent, at least one or more of peppermint, lavender, rosemary, neroli, chamomile, peppermint, jasmine, lemon, peach, ginseng, bellflower, deodeok, thyme and lime Tobacco humidifier, characterized in that included. According to claim 1, The case may accommodate the inside, at least one hole is formed is a moisture direct contact protection device that can deliver the moisture of the humectant to the cigarette; Tobacco humidifier further comprising a. The method of claim 13, The inner diameter of the moisture direct contact protector is humidified device, characterized in that the case is larger than the outer diameter, the space between the case and the moisture direct contact protector so as to have a space for the moisture contained in the humectant to pass through. .

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