KR101742249B1 - Filter containing built-in capsule, cigarette provided with filter and cigarette substitute provide with filter - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention provides a capsule built-in filter in which a tobacco flavor enhancer capable of enhancing flavor of flavor such as flavor, flavor and deep flavor, and a cigarette and tobacco substitute having this filter are provided.
The cigarette equipped with the capsule built-in filter 1 according to the present invention is composed of the finely divided tobacco leaf 2, the paper 3 for cigarette smoking, the filter 4 and the tip paper 5, The destructive capsule 6 is embedded and the tobacco flavor enhancer 8 containing the natural cacao extract is encapsulated in the capsule 7. When smoking, the filter portion is pushed by the finger to knock the capsule (6), the film (7) is split and the tobacco flavor enhancing liquid (8) permeates into the filter (4), thereby imparting the flavor, .

Description

FIELD OF THE INVENTION [0001] The present invention relates to a capsule built-in filter and a cigarette and a cigarette substitute having the filter,

The present invention relates to a capsule built-in filter in which a tobacco flavor enhancer enhancing a flavor enhancing flavor such as flavor, flavor, and richness is enclosed, and a cigarette and tobacco substitute having the filter.

Conventional cigarette smoking has various purposes for smokers (for example, relaxation, fellowship, simple dependency, etc.). In recent years, the anti-smoking campaign has been spreading, so I do not want to stop smoking, but at least I do not have a lot of smokers who try to continue to smoke even if I change to a low-tar / low-nicotine cigarette.

However, when a smoker changes to a cigarette of low tar or nicotine than the cigarette he has ever smoked, it tastes mellow, it feels sour, does not seem to be a cigarette, and eventually returns to the original cigars of high tar and goitonic It is a reality.

On the other hand, Patent Document 1 discloses a smoking article for the purpose of obtaining the same sensation as when smoking a cigarette of a low tar but high tar. This smoking article is made by adding a sensory stimulation component to the end of the cigarette on the side of the mouth of the cigarette and using a bitter component as the sensory stimulation component.

However, according to this smoking article, the sensory stimulation component is directly added to the tip paper, and since the component always touches the outside air, there is a drawback that it is easily vaporized and fragrance is lost. Also, when a smoker smokes a cigarette, it directly stimulates the senses through the lips, so it is impossible to smoke a low-tar and a high-tar in accordance with the mood at that time. Therefore, it can not be said that the smoker's taste is sufficiently satisfied as described above.

Patent Document 1: JP-A-2009-148233

The present invention has been made to solve such a problem, and it is an object of the present invention to provide a capsule built-in filter in which the aroma of flavor, fragrance and deep flavor is felt the same as tobacco of high tar and gonycotine, And to provide a cigarette and tobacco substitute having the filter.

In order to achieve the above-mentioned object, the present invention provides a cacao bean extract containing a natural cacao extract obtained by adding an organic solvent to cacao beans in a capsule of a capsule, And a capsule-containing built-in filter characterized in that a flavor enhancing liquid is enclosed. Here, the easy-to-break-down capsules are capsules having a strength enough to crack the capsule when pressed with a finger, and for example, seamless capsules can be used. Natural cacao extracts also contain alkaloid compounds that can express the original flavor of tobacco and contribute to taste, body sense, and tobacco feel. In addition to the natural cocoa extract, natural extracts, natural flavors and synthetic flavors other than the natural cacao extracts may be used in combination with the tobacco flavor enhancer. Representative examples of natural extracts include coffee, spices, herbs, natural flavors such as absolute, resinoid, and balm, and synthetic flavors such as those commonly used as food flavors. It is also desirable that the coating is formed of a food additive.

As a means for achieving the above object, the present invention provides a cigarette having the capsule built-in filter. Here, it is preferable that the cigarette has a form in which the capsule built-in filter is mounted on the filter part in advance, but the present invention is not limited thereto, and the capsule built-in filter may be mounted on a filter part of a commercially available cigarette. The present invention also provides a cigarette substitute product by charging the capsule built-in filter into a cartridge such as an electronic cigarette.

According to the present invention, since the smoker's cigarette flavor enhancer containing the natural cacao extract encapsulated in the capsule is impregnated into the filter by pressing the capsule with the finger as necessary, the casing can not be supplemented with only the casing source added to the tobacco leaf It can be strengthened by imparting flavor, flavor, or deep flavor specific to tobacco. Therefore, it is possible to provide smokers the same flavor with low-tar / low-nicotine cigarettes even if they do not select cigars of high tar and high nicotine. Further, since the present invention is applied to an electronic cigarette or the like, even if tar or nicotine is not contained, it tastes like a real cigarette.

1 is a cross-sectional view illustrating one embodiment of a cigarette having a capsule built-in filter according to the present invention.
2 is a cross-sectional view showing another embodiment of a cigarette having a capsule built-in filter according to the present invention.
3 is a cross-sectional view showing an embodiment of an electronic cigarette having a capsule built-in filter according to the present invention.
4 is a graph showing the results of Test 1. Fig.
5 is a graph showing the results of Test 2.
6 is a graph showing the result of Test 3.
7 is a graph showing the result of Test 4.

Hereinafter, embodiments for carrying out the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

The cigarette shown in Fig. 1 has the capsule built-in filter 1 of the present invention mounted on a cigarette only by using ordinary paper. Tobacco only consists of finely divided tobacco leaves (2), paper (3), filter (4) and tip paper (5).

The finely divided tobacco leaves (2) are produced by slicing and mixing different kinds of leaf tobacco and adding flavors thereto to give a flavor unique to tobacco. The fragrance to be added to the finely divided tobacco leaves (2) is a casing sauce whose main role is to have the original flavor and aroma of the leaf tobacco, and a top flabber that fulfills the taste and flavor of each brand. Sugar, cocoa, licorice, etc. are used as the casing source, and menthol, whiskey, rum, fruit, vanilla and the like are used as the top flavor.

The tobacco paper (3) is a paper that burns slowly when the tobacco leaves (2) are minced and burned. As the material, paper made of hemp or pulp is used.

The filter (4) filters the smoke to reduce tar and nicotine, and serves to soften the taste. As the type of the filter 4, a plain filter made of cellulose acetate or a charcoal filter made of cellulose acetate and activated carbon (charcoal) is used.

The tip paper 5 is adhered to the paper 3 on which a part of the tobacco leaf 2 and the filter 4 are to be cigarettes, As the material of the tip paper 5, pulp mainly made of wood is used. In addition, the tip paper (5) has fine ventilation holes to control the amount of air passing therethrough to lighten the taste or reduce tar or nicotine.

In the capsule built-in filter 1 of the present invention, the easily destructive capsule 6 is embedded in the filter 4. When the capsule 6 is pressed with a finger from the outside of the tip paper 5, the coating film 7 is broken and the inside of the tobacco flavor enhancing liquid 8 permeates and is absorbed into the filter 4. [

In the present embodiment, a seamless capsule having no joint is used as the capsule 6. The seamless capsule is manufactured by a dropping method, in which the inner liquid is discharged from the inner nozzle of the double nozzle, the coating liquid is discharged from the outer nozzle into the liquid, the two layers of liquid are cut at predetermined intervals, The outer coating liquid is gelled to form capsules. In addition, the size of the capsule 6 is about 0.5 to 7.0 mm in diameter. Further, the number of capsules 6 contained in one filter 4 is not limited to one, and a plurality of capsules 6 may be used.

It is preferable that the raw material of the coating film 7 is safe even when it comes into contact with the mouth. For example, various food additives and various thickening stabilizers can be used. Among various food additives and various thickening stabilizers, carrageenan or agar is suitable from the viewpoint that it tends to be ruptured when the capsule 6 is used. Carrageenan or agar does not dissolve well even when heat is applied, which is preferable in view of heat resistance.

The tobacco flavor enhancing liquid 8 which is enclosed in the inside of the coating film 7 is a liquid containing a natural cacao extract as a main component and enhances flavor, flavor and deep flavor specific to tobacco. The natural cacao extract is used because the casing source of cigarette contains an alkaloid compound having the same structure as nicotine in many cases. Examples of the alkaloid compound include cocoa including theobromine, coffee including caffeine, And the like. They are not only able to express the original flavor of tobacco, but also an important natural extract that is involved in imparting taste, body sensation and tobacco feeling.

The tobacco flavor enhancer (8) is based on a natural cacao extract extracted by various methods such as an immersion extraction method, a reflux extraction method, a solvent extraction method, a steam distillation method, a countercurrent extraction method and a carbon dioxide gas extraction method. As a raw material for obtaining the tobacco flavor enhancer (8), a cacao bean single or a mixture of cacao beans and coffee beans may be arbitrarily blended. The cacao bean is a plant of Wongdong, which is a kind of cacao (Theobroma cacao L.) such as Parastello, Creole and Trinitarium. It is roasted. Coffee bean is a generic term for madder and Kohinoki plants, and is the main cultivar of arabica species and Robusta species. The coffee beans used in the present invention are not particularly limited to the variety, the mountain area, the species, the quality, the processing method and the harvesting time, but compatibility with the capsule liquid of the capsule 6 is important.

The tobacco flavor enhancer (8) is a cacao bean single or a juice (natural cacao extract) obtained by extracting cacao beans and coffee beans from raw materials blended. This natural cacao extract is an example of the extraction method. An organic solvent is added to a raw material in which cacao bean single or cacao beans and coffee beans are blended, and the extract is subjected to warm-up extraction to extract the extract, and then the insoluble material is removed. will be. At this time, the organic solvent is added in an amount of 3 to 20 times by mass to the mass of the raw or blended raw material, and the extraction is carried out with appropriate stirring under conditions of 15 to 120 minutes and 20 to 80 캜. The organic solvent to be used for extraction is not particularly limited, but alcohols such as methanol, ethanol, propanol and propylene glycol, esters such as ethyl acetate and methyl acetate, ketones such as acetone and ethyl methyl ketone, hydrocarbons such as hexane and heptane, . Of these, ethanol and edible oil are particularly preferred from the viewpoint of safety.

The tobacco flavor enhancer solution (8) may be obtained by using the natural cacao extract obtained by the above method alone or in combination with other raw materials. That is, natural extracts other than natural cacao extracts, natural-derived flavors, and synthetic flavors can be appropriately mixed with the natural cacao extract. Examples of the natural extracts include legumes such as coffee, spices, herbal spices, tea, nuts, and liquors. Examples of the natural fragrances and synthetic fragrances include ethyl acetoacetate, acetophenone, anisaldehyde , α-amylcinnamaldehyde, methyl anthranilate, ionone, iso-isoenol, isovaleric acid isoylmethyl, ethyl iso-valacinate, allyl isothiocyanate, isothiocyanates, Ethyl-3, 5-dimethylpyrazine, 2-ethyl-3,6-dimethylpyrazine, ethyl vanillin, 2-ethylpyrazine, 2- Ethyl-5-methylpyrazine, ethers, eugenol, octanol, octanal, ethyl octanoate, isoamyl formate, geranyl formate, citronerol formate, cinnamic acid, ethyl cinnamate, methyl cinnamate, ketones, Ol, acetic acid dibasic mil, ethyl acetate, geranyl acetate Benzyl acetate, 1-menthyl acetate, linalyl acetate, methyl salicylate, allyl cyclohexylpropionate, citrulline, citrone, methyl ethyl ketone, methyl ethyl ketone, methyl ethyl ketone, methyl ethyl ketone, cyclohexyl acetone, Aliphatic higher alcohols, aliphatic higher aliphatic hydrocarbons, 2,3-dimethylpyrazine, 2,5-dimethylpyrazine, 2,6-dimethyl Pyrazine, cinnamyl alcohol, cinnamaldehyde, thioethers, thiol, decanal, decanol, ethyl decanoate, 5,6,7,8-tetrahydroquinoxaline, 2,3,5,6-tetramethylpyrazine , Terpineol, limonene, pinene, myrcene, tapinolene, terpene hydrocarbons, 2,3,5-trimethylpyrazine,? -Nonaracetone, vanillin, paramethylacetophenone, hydroxycitronelal, Citronellal dimethylacetal, piperonal, phenylacetic acid isoacetate, Propionic acid ethyl ester, benzyl propionate, hexanoic acid, allyl hexanoate, ethyl heptanoate, isobutyl phenylacetate, phenylacetate, phenol ethers, phenols, furfural and derivatives thereof, propionic acid, propionic acid, Benzyl alcohol, benzaldehyde, aromatic alcohols, aromatic aldehydes, d-borneol, maltol, methyl N-methylnontranylate, 5-methylquinoxaline, 6-methylquinoline, methyl? -Naphthyl ketone Methylbutyric acid, butyric acid, butyric acid, ethyl butyrate, cyclohexyl butyrate, butyl butyrate, butyl butyrate, Lactones, linalools, and the like. Especially, coffee, spice, herb, ester, and pyrazine are suitable from the standpoint of flavor.

Hereinafter, a method for producing the tobacco flavor enhancer (8) will be described. First, the natural cacao extract obtained by the above method is filtered to separate into a solid and a liquid. Next, the liquid natural cacao extract is taken out, quality is inspected, and the natural extract and fragrance are weighed and added after weighing. Subsequently, these are prepared and stirred, and the specific gravity is adjusted so that the specific gravity, water content, and pH are adjusted within an encapsulatable range. Finally, the foreign matter is removed by filtration, and after quality inspection, the tobacco flavor enhancing liquid 8 is prepared by metering, sub-division and filling. As can be seen from the raw materials, the tobacco flavor enhancing liquid 8 does not contain any components of nicotine and tar.

The capsule 6 is constituted as described above. When the smoker presses the capsule 6 with the finger during smoking, the capsule 7 is cleaved and the tobacco flavor enhancing liquid 8 permeates and is absorbed into the filter 4 . Therefore, since the mainstream smoke passing through the filter 4 is mixed with the tobacco flavor enhancing liquid 8 and reaches the mouth of the smoker as a bitter component, the tobacco can not be supplemented only by the casing source added to the finely divided tobacco leaf 2 Flavor, fragrance, deep flavor and the like can be imparted to enhance the flavor.

As described above, according to the cigarette of the present embodiment, the tobacco flavor enhancer 8 containing the natural cacao extract is encapsulated in the capsule 6 and the capsule 6 is mounted on the filter 4, The perfume can be perfumed to the tobacco flavor enhancing liquid 8 in the capsule 6 as well as the perfume. In addition, even if the tobacco leaves 2 are lightly burned at the time of smoking, the fragrance does not vaporize immediately, and the influence of heat can be minimized. Therefore, as a top flourbaver of a cigarette, the effect of fresh flavor stalks is likely to be obtained.

In addition, the tobacco flavor enhancing liquid 8 is encapsulated in the tobacco flavor enhancing liquid 8 containing the flavor, so that the tobacco flavor enhancing liquid 8 is sealed in the coating 7 so as not to touch the outside air until smoking. Therefore, it is possible to use a fragrance with a higher volatility than to direct the fragrance directly to the finely divided tobacco leaf (2), and at the same time, the fragrance can be reliably stored and maintained until smoking. Since the food flavor is used as a flavor included in the liquid 8 for enhancing tobacco flavor and the raw material for the capsule 7 is formed as a food additive like the liquid 8 for enhancing tobacco flavor, It is safe to touch this mouth.

The cigarette shown in FIG. 1 is equipped with the capsule built-in filter 1 of the present invention in which the capsule 6 is built in the filter 4 of the cigarette but only from paper. However, The capsule built-in filter 1 may be mounted later.

The cigarette shown in Fig. 2 is equipped with the capsule built-in filter 1 of the present invention on the outside of the filter portion of the cigarette only with paper at the time of cigarette smoking. In this capsule built-in filter 1, a filter 4 is filled in a case 9 made of a soft material, and the easy destructive capsule 6 is built in the filter 4. [ The materials of the filter 4, the capsule 7 of the capsule 6 and the liquid of the tobacco flavor enhancing liquid 8 are the same as those described above. The same effect as described above can be obtained by attaching the capsule built-in filter 1 containing the capsule 6 to a cigarette with only a commercially available paper and smoking.

1 and 2, the capsule built-in filter 1 of the present invention is applied to a real cigarette but the capsule built-in filter 1 of the present invention can be applied to a cigarette substitute such as electronic cigarette.

In the example shown in Fig. 3, the capsule built-in filter 1 of the present invention is mounted on a general electronic cigarette. This electronic cigarette is composed of a main body 10 and a cartridge 11 as shown in Fig.

The main body 10 includes a battery 12 made of a lithium ion battery, an atomizer 13 for mistaking the liquid by the heating of the heating wire, an air current sensor for sensing the air current in the main body, An electronic circuit 14 for driving the LEDs 12, and an indicator 15 made of a red LED that lights up in communication. The cartridge 11 is detachably attached to the main body 10 by filling a refill filter therein. In this embodiment, the capsule built-in filter 1 is filled in the cartridge 11 and used.

At the time of use, the battery 12 is first charged with the charger and the electronic cigarette is put in a usable state. Then, the capsule built-in filter 1 is pushed by the finger to pop the capsule 6, and this is charged into the cartridge 11. [ At this time, the tobacco flavor enhancing liquid 8 in the capsule 6 permeates and is absorbed by the filter 4.

Next, the cartridge 11 is attached to the main body 10, and the suction port 16 at the end of the cartridge 12 is sucked into the mouth. Then, the airflow sensor in the main body 10 reacts and power is supplied from the battery 12 driven by the electronic circuit 14 to the atomizer 13. By this electric power, the electric heating line of the atomizer 13 is heated and the tobacco flavor enhancing liquid 8 absorbed in the filter 4 is vaporized by mist vapor.

And the vaporized water vapor is sucked into the body through the filter (4) and sucked into the body (16), and even if it is poured into the mouth, it looks like smoke, so that it can enjoy the feeling that it is smoking a real cigarette. Further, since the indicator 15 at the end of the main body is turned on in red by the driving of the battery 12, it appears as if it is lit, so that a feeling of being closer to cigarette can be obtained.

As described above, according to the present embodiment, the capsule built-in filter 1 is filled in the cartridges 12 of the electronic cigarette to suck vaporized vapor of the tobacco flavor enhancing liquid 8 to produce a flavor, And the like. In addition, since the tobacco flavor enhancing liquid 8 does not contain tar or nicotine components, it is possible to provide a harmless tobacco substitute for the body.

Finally, the effect of the present invention will be described based on a test performed by the inventor.

<Test 1>

Purpose: To determine the base material of tobacco flavor enhancer

METHODS: Among the many raw materials, three kinds of materials which are considered to be most effective as a result of the test and the research were selected, and a test for determining the optimum base material was performed. All three ingredients are caffeinated cocoa beans, coffee beans and tea leaves. Solutions A, B, and C prepared by extracting these raw materials under the same conditions by immersion heating were seamlessly encapsulated by a dropping method, and the respective capsules were embedded in a filter of X company tobacco (1 mg of tar, 0.1 mg of nicotine). After breaking the capsule, it was ignited and smoked to the subject, and at the same time, the cigarette of X manufactured by the company without the capsule (1 mg of tar and 0.1 mg of nicotine) was sprinkled to compare the taste of the cigarette. The subjects were 100 smokers in general.

Results: As shown in FIG. 4, the effect of enhancing the aroma of cigarettes was obtained for all of A, B, and C, but it was determined that A was optimal for the purpose of Test 1. A is based on cacao beans.

<Test 2>

Purpose: To determine the compounding ratio of natural cacao extract

Method: Based on the results of Test 1, cacao beans were selected as the base material to prepare three kinds of solutions D, E and F having different mixing ratios of natural cacao extract. The preparation method was the same as in Test 1, and the composition of each solution was as shown in the following table.

Three solutions D, E, and F were seamlessly encapsulated by a dropping method, and the respective capsules were embedded in a filter of X company tobacco (1 mg of tar, 0.1 mg of nicotine). Then, after breaking the capsule, it was ignited and the subject was smoked and at the same time, a cigarette X made by a person without a capsule (1 mg of tar and 0.1 mg of nicotine) was sprinkled and the taste of both was compared. The subjects were 100 smokers in general.

Results: As shown in FIG. 5, the effects of enhancing the flavor of tobacco smoke were obtained for all of D, E and F, but it was found that F was optimal for the purpose of Test 2. F is the natural cacao extract compound ratio of 75%.

<Test 3>

Purpose: To compare the taste of smokers of X company tobacco

Method: Based on the results of Test 2, the solution of F was seamlessly encapsulated by dripping and each capsule was embedded in a filter of X company tobacco (1 mg of tar, 0.1 mg of nicotine). Then, after breaking the capsule, the mixture was smoked to the subject, and at the same time, the cigarette of X manufactured by the company without the capsule (1 mg of tar and 0.1 mg of nicotine) was sprinkled to compare the taste of the cigarette. In addition, the subjects were 10 smokers different from the test 1 and 2. These 10 people are smoking cigarettes (1 mg of tar, 0.1 mg of nicotine) on a daily basis.

Results: The results are shown in FIG. The other impressions of the subjects were as follows.

Subject 1: It was delicious because of its deep flavor.

Subject 2: The taste was deep.

Subject 3: Delicious and delicious.

Subject 4: A little poisonous, but you can smoke this cigarette

Subject 5: Poison, but the smell of smoke was good

Subject 6: The feeling that you were smoking was a long time ago

Subject 7: Tar was poisonous but delicious

Subject 8: The aftertaste was not a low-tar cigarette

Subject 9: Reading Comprehension

Subject 10: Tar was poisoned.

As can be seen from the above results, it was found that the solution of F can obtain the effect of enhancing the flavor of tobacco.

<Test 4>

Purpose: To test the taste of smokers other than tobacco company X

Method: Based on the results of Test 2, the solution of F was seamlessly encapsulated by dripping and each capsule was embedded in a filter of X company tobacco (1 mg of tar, 0.1 mg of nicotine). Then, after breaking the capsule, it was ignited and the test subject was smoked and at the same time, a cigarette of X manufactured by the company without the capsule (1 mg of tar and 0.1 mg of nicotine) was sprinkled and the taste of the cigarette was compared. In addition, the subjects were 10 smokers who were different from the test 1, 2, and 3. These 10 people do not smoke X cigarettes (1 mg of tar, 0.1 mg of nicotine) on a daily basis, and are smoking cigarettes from other manufacturers.

Results: The results are shown in FIG. The other impressions of the subjects were as follows.

Subject 11: It was a delicious cigarette that you can usually smoke ... Daily Tar 8mg Smoker

Subject 12: I could usually ... Daily Tar 6mg Smoker

Subject 13: Reading Comprehension There was a feeling of smoking ... Daily Tar 6mg Smoker

Subject 14: It was a strong cigarette because I usually smoked a menthol ... Daily Tar 8mg Smoker

Subject 15: I felt the neck ... Daily tar 1mg smoker

Subject 16: It was the taste of a mild cigarette ... Daily Tar 10mg Smoker

Subject 17: Scent is good but tar is a little short ... Daily Tar 12mg Smoker

Subject 18: It was good because there was less reverberation after smoking compared to taste at smoking ... Daily Tar 6mg Smoker

Subject 19: I like stronger tobacco ... Daily Tar 9mg Smoker

Subject 20: The feeling of staying in the mouth was cleaner than the other cigarettes ... Daily Tar 10mg Smoker

As can be seen from the above results, it was proved that the effect of enhancing the flavor of tobacco can be obtained by using a solution of F even with 1 mg of tar and 0.1 mg of nicotine.

One… Capsule built-in filter
2… Finely cut tobacco leaves
3 ... Cigarette paper
4… filter
5 ... Tip Paper
6 ... capsule
7 ... film
8… Tobacco flavor enhancer
9 ... case
10 ... main body
11 ... cartridge
12 ... battery
13 ... Atomizer
14 ... Electronic circuit
15 ... Indicator
16 ... Suction

Claims (7)

The filter has a built-in destructive capsule, and a natural cacao extract prepared by adding an organic solvent of 3 to 20 times by mass to the cacao bean material mass in the capsule of the capsule and stirring the mixture at a temperature of 20 to 80 ° C for 15 to 120 minutes And a nicotine-and-tar-free cigarette-flavor enhancer is contained in the capsule-containing filter. The capsule built-in filter according to claim 1, wherein the natural cacao extract comprises an alkaloid-based compound. The capsule built-in filter according to claim 1, wherein the tobacco flavor enhancer contains natural extracts, natural flavors and synthetic flavors other than natural cacao extract. The capsule built-in filter according to claim 1, wherein the capsule is formed of a food additive. The capsule built-in filter according to claim 1, wherein the capsule is a seamless capsule. A cigarette comprising the capsule built-in filter according to any one of claims 1 to 5. A cigarette substitute product comprising the capsule built-in filter according to any one of claims 1 to 5.

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