KR200187313Y1 - Apparatus for lowering nicotine contents in tabacco - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a treatment device for reducing toxic components of tobacco leaves. The present invention is the tank body with an open top; A lid for opening and closing the upper surface of the tank body by forming a high center portion and a low edge with a breathable member; Locking means for maintaining the lid in a locked state with respect to the tank body; And a heat insulating / shading member covering the entire lid. The tobacco leaf is added to the tank body with water, liquor and fermented vinegar (persimmon vinegar, persimmon vinegar), or a mixture thereof to ferment and mature to toxic. In reducing the fermentation and ripening is made more smoothly to reduce the toxic components more reliably.

Description

Processing device for reducing toxic content of tobacco leaves {APPARATUS FOR LOWERING NICOTINE CONTENTS IN TABACCO}

The present invention relates to a treatment device for reducing toxic components of tobacco leaves for reducing toxic components such as nicotine in tobacco leaves.

Since tobacco has been passed from Indians to European society following the Columbus discovery in America, tobacco has spread rapidly throughout the world. Cigarettes were once used in psychiatric treatments and for medical purposes, such as incense burns, but as time passed, the habits and toxicity of tobacco became increasingly known.

It's not a new fact how serious the harmful effects of tobacco on physical or mental health are. In particular, in view of the recent increase in female smokers and the downward trend of the age group of smokers, the harm of cigarettes on society as well as on the individual can never be left unnoticed.

Cigarettes contain more than 7,000 substances, 30 of which are particularly lethal toxins that are fatal to the human body, especially tars that have been identified as cancer-causing factors, carbon monoxide that depletes oxygen in the blood, substances that cause bronchitis, and highly addictive. Nicotine.

Among them, nicotine is not only self-toxic but its addictive substance is a powerful substance such as drugs, and it is difficult for many smokers to quit smoking because of habitual dependence by nicotine addiction.

In the past, nicotine was mistaken for physical dependence and distinguished from cocaine, but nicotine proved physically dependent, and in 1996, the US Food and Drug Administration officially defined tobacco as an addictive substance, and the World Health Organization (WHO) ) Also recently declared war on tobacco.

Nicotine, a colorless alkaloid that represents tobacco's addictiveness, causes vomiting, dizziness, and headache when smoking. It is not destroyed in the process of smoking and is inhaled into the lungs and reaches the brain in only 7 seconds.

Nicotine is not only addictive, but also very toxic in itself, resulting in an adult lethal dose of 1 mg per kilogram of body weight. Therefore, when 60kg of nicotine is absorbed into the blood at a time when the average adult weighs 60kg, death occurs, and when chewing 3 to 6 cigarettes considering that the nicotine content per cigarette is 10 to 20 mg It leads to the conclusion that it may die.

The toxicity of nicotine is indeed a highly toxic substance that is two to three times the cyanide toxicity compared to 150 mg of the cyanide in an adult weighing 60 kg.

Therefore, a lot of low nicotine tobacco and the like have been developed, and even other herbs were used as a substitute for tobacco, but the decrease in nicotine content was not satisfactory. In the latter case, since no tobacco leaves are used, nicotine is not contained, but the inherent aroma of tobacco cannot be enjoyed.

In order to solve such a conventional problem, the present inventors have developed a method for processing tobacco leaves, such as Korean Patent Application No. 99-17566 (hereinafter referred to as "application invention").

The present applicant is in the process of implementing the processing method of the tobacco leaf according to the patent application when the tobacco leaf and the treatment liquid is simply put into the tank with the upper surface is opened, the tobacco leaf is injured by the foam generated during the fermentation and ripening process While the contact with the treatment solution was not made smoothly, it could be seen that effective toxic reduction was not achieved. Especially, when tobacco leaves floated, it was found that the tobacco leaves were not fermented and aged at the edge rather than the middle part.

In addition, when the overall height is the same lid, the tobacco leaf put on the edge side is raised to the same height as the tobacco leaf put in the center was found to be altered without fermentation and ripening of the tobacco leaf at the edge.

In addition, even when the lid is closed, fermentation and ripening proceeds, the lid is lifted due to the flotation force generated by the foam, etc. As a result, the tobacco leaf is injured and the tobacco leaf and the treatment liquid are not sufficiently contacted. It was found that ripening does not occur smoothly but is altered.

Therefore, an object of the present invention is to provide a tobacco leaf processing apparatus suitable for implementing the tobacco leaf processing method according to the patent application.

That is, an object of the present invention is to provide a treatment device for reducing toxic components of tobacco leaves, which can dramatically reduce the content of toxic components including nicotine.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a treatment device for reducing the toxicity of tobacco leaves, which can enjoy the inherent aroma of tobacco invariably.

1 to 2b is a view showing a first embodiment of the treatment device for reducing toxic components of tobacco leaves according to the present invention,

1 is a perspective view of the lid open state.

Figure 2a is a longitudinal front view showing the initial state of the tobacco leaf immersed in the treatment liquid.

Figure 2b is a longitudinal side view showing a state of maturing after immersing the tobacco leaves in the treatment liquid.

3 to 4b is a view showing a second embodiment of the treatment device for reducing toxic components of tobacco leaves according to the present invention,

3 is a perspective view of a state in which the lid is opened.

Figure 4a is a longitudinal front view showing the initial state of the tobacco leaf immersed in the treatment liquid.

Figure 4b is a longitudinal side view showing the aged state after immersed in tobacco treatment liquid.

Figure 5 is a perspective view showing a third embodiment of the treatment device for reducing toxic components of tobacco leaves according to the present invention.

Figure 6 is a perspective view showing a fourth embodiment of the treatment device for reducing toxic components of tobacco leaves according to the present invention.

** Description of symbols for the main parts of the drawing **

10,30,50: tank body 11: through hole

12: tobacco leaf injury prevention rod 13: hinge

20, 40, 60: lid 21: both side plate

22: edge portion 23: semi-circular net body portion

24: semi-cylindrical portion 25: front and rear edge portion

26: semi-cylindrical mesh portion 31: clamp

34: hook 35: hook

41: trapezoidal slant plate portion 42: trapezoidal edge portion

43: trapezoidal network portion 44: rectangular top plate portion

45: trapezoidal edge portion 46: square plate network portion

61: circular edge portion 62: hemispherical network portion

70: heat insulation / shading member

Tank body which is open at the top to achieve the object of the present invention; A lid for opening and closing the upper surface of the tank body by forming a high center portion and a low edge with a breathable member; Locking means for maintaining the lid in a locked state with respect to the tank body; And it provides a treatment device for reducing toxic components of tobacco leaves, characterized in that it comprises a heat insulating / light blocking member covering the entire lid.

The tank body is formed of a rectangular parallelepiped having a bottom surface and four wall surfaces and an open top surface, and the lid is formed of a stainless steel plate having a plurality of vent holes and a semicircular side plate portion and a stainless steel sheet having a plurality of vent holes. It consists of a semi-cylindrical part welded along the circular arc part of a plate part.

The tank body is formed of a rectangular parallelepiped having a bottom surface and four wall surfaces and an open top surface, and the lid is semicircularly curved by being fixedly connected to both ends of the both sides of the tank body and the both ends of the straight portions. A semicircular frame portion having a portion and a semicircular plate-shaped mesh portion coupled to the inside of the semicircular edge portion, a front and rear edge portion mounted on an upper end of the front and rear walls of the tank body and connecting between both ends of the pair of straight portions and the front and rear portions It is composed of a semi-cylindrical portion consisting of a semi-cylindrical network portion coupled between the edge portion and the semi-circular portion.

The tank body is formed of a rectangular parallelepiped having a bottom surface and four wall surfaces and an open top surface, and the lid is mounted on four wall surfaces of the tank body, and the four trapezoidal edges and the trapezoidal edges of which both sides are coupled to each other. It consists of a trapezoidal inclined plate portion which is each trapezoidal mesh portion is coupled to the inside of the, and a rectangular upper edge portion is formed into a rectangular frame portion coupled to the upper end of the trapezoidal border and a rectangular plate-shaped mesh portion coupled to the inside of the rectangular edge portion.

The tank body has a bottom surface and a cylindrical wall surface, the upper surface is formed in an open cylindrical shape, the lid is a circular border portion which is placed on the top of the cylindrical wall surface of the tank body, and the hemispherical network portion coupled to the inside of the circular rim portion It is composed.

Near the upper end of the front and rear wall surface of the tank body is provided with a plurality of through holes, the tobacco leaf anti-floating rod supporting the upper end of the tobacco leaf inserted into the tank body through the through hole.

Hereinafter, the treatment device for reducing toxic components of tobacco leaves according to the present invention will be described in detail according to the embodiment shown in the accompanying drawings.

The term 'cigarette leaf' used in the following description is defined as including the 'stem part' and the 'leaf part'.

1 to 2b shows a first embodiment of the treatment device for reducing the toxic content of tobacco leaves according to the present invention. In this embodiment, the tank body 10 of the rectangular parallelepiped having a bottom surface and four walls and an open top surface. And a semi-cylindrical lid 20 which is covered on the tank body 10 and has a low side portion and a high central portion, and locking means for locking the lid 20 to the tank body 10 in a closed state. And a heat insulating / light blocking member 70.

The tank body 10 is made of stainless steel sheet.

Since the horizontal and vertical sizes of the tank body 10 can be set as necessary, there is no need to limit in particular, but the height thereof is preferably higher than the full length L of the tobacco leaf 1.

For example, the full length L of the tobacco leaf 1 including the stem is about 80 cm to about 100 cm, and the height of the tank main body 10 is preferably about 120 cm.

The lid 20 is composed of a semi-circular both side plate portion 21 and a semi-cylindrical portion 24 connecting the arc portions of both side plates 21.

The height of the lid 20 is preferably about 2/1 to 2/3 of the height of the tank body 10, that is, 60 to 80 cm.

Both side plate portions 21 and the semi-cylindrical portion 24 of the lid 20 is formed of a breathable member.

As the air-permeable member, a stainless steel sheet in which a plurality of air vents is perforated may be used, or a mesh body made of stainless steel wire may be used.

In the case of using a steel plate, by cutting a pair of semi-circular bilateral plate members and a rectangular semi-cylindrical member by using a stainless steel plate having a plurality of perforated holes, the semi-cylindrical member is welded to the circumference of the bilateral plate member. The semi-cylindrical lid 20 opened in the can be manufactured.

The example of illustration shows the case of using the mesh body of a stainless steel wire, The both side plate part 21 is the both sides linear part 22a mounted on the upper end of both wall surfaces of the said tank main body 10, and this both sides linear part ( A semicircular edge portion 22 having a semicircular portion 22b fixedly connected to both ends of 22a) and a semicircular network portion 23 coupled to the inside of the semicircular edge portion 22. The semi-cylindrical portion 24 is mounted on the upper and rear wall surfaces of the tank body 10, and the front and rear edge portions 25 and the front and rear edge portions 25 which connect between both ends of the pair of straight portions 22a. ) And a semi-cylindrical mesh portion 26 coupled between the semi-circular portion 22b.

Both side edge portions 22 and front and rear edge portions 25 of the lid 20 use strip-shaped members made of stainless steel plate, and the semi-circular plate-shaped mesh portion 23 and the semi-cylindrical mesh portion 26 are formed. ) Is made of mesh made of stainless steel wire.

The locking means can be generally employed as long as it is for fastening the lid to the container body.

In the illustrated example, the locking means is installed on the front and rear walls of the tank main body 10 (31) and the front and rear surfaces of the lid 20, the latch is caught on the clamp 31 Illustrates one consisting of a ring 35 (shown only on the front side).

The clamp 31 is an operation lever 32 which is rotatably coupled to the tank body 10 by a shaft pin 33, and one end is rotatably connected to the operation lever 32, and the other end of the locking ring 35 It is composed of a hook 34 to be caught.

The thermal insulation / light blocking member 70 is a conventional blanket is used.

In order to reduce the toxic content of the tobacco leaf by using the treatment device for reducing the toxic components of the tobacco leaf according to the present invention, the tobacco leaf 1 of several stems is first attached to the string 4 near the end of the stem portion 2. Bound to the tank body 10, the treatment liquid 5 is injected, and then the lid 20 is closed and the locking means are fastened so that the lid 20 is kept locked with respect to the tank body 10. In addition, the entire lid 20 is covered with the heat insulating / shielding member 70 (see FIG. 2A).

At this time, the tobacco leaf (1) is preferably put up so that the leaf portion (3) is downward and the stem (2) is facing upward, the treatment liquid (5) is the stem portion of the tobacco leaf (1) Inject enough to lock.

Here, the treatment liquid 5 is water, liquor and fermented vinegar (persimmon vinegar, licorice vinegar) or a mixture thereof as in the above-mentioned application.

Tobacco leaf (1) begins to ferment and mature by the treatment liquid (5), and as time passes, the toxic component of the tobacco leaf (1) begins to decrease.

For example, fermentation and ripening are carried out for about 72 hours or less at 20 ° C., for 48 hours at 20 to 25 ° C., and for 36 hours at 25 to 28 ° C.

Here, fermentation takes place for approximately one third of the total treatment time, followed by ripening for two thirds of the time.

In the above fermentation process, foam is generated, and thus the tobacco leaf 1 is floated as shown in FIG. 2B. At this time, the float pressure is such that the lid 20 can be lifted up. If the lid 20 is not locked by the locking means and the lid 20 is lifted up, the tobacco leaf 1 is left floating on the surface of the treatment liquid, so that the ripening proceeds later.

Therefore, after the tobacco leaf 1 is injected and the treatment liquid 5 is injected, the lid 20 should be closed and the lid 20 should be locked with respect to the tank body 10 by the locking means.

2B shows a state in which fermentation is completed and ripening proceeds. Since the lid 20 is locked, the upper end of the tobacco leaf 1, that is, the stem part 2, is the semi-cylindrical network part 26 of the semi-cylindrical part 24. ) Shows that you can't get injured anymore.

In FIG. 2B, the boundary of the treatment liquid 5 is shown, but this is to show that the treatment liquid is injected, and in reality, foam is formed so that the boundary is not exposed, and thus the tobacco leaf 1 is injured. In contact with the foamed treatment liquid (5) is to be able to proceed with aging.

In addition, in the fermentation and ripening process, the entire lid 20 is covered with a heat insulating / shielding member 70 made of a blanket or the like, so that the fermentation and ripening is made more active.

Tobacco leaf (1) is completed aging is dried, this fermentation, ripening and drying process can be repeated several times.

Tobacco leaves fermented, aged and dried are significantly reduced in toxic components such as nicotine compared to conventionally dried tobacco leaves.

3 to 4b illustrate a second embodiment of the present invention. In the present embodiment, a plurality of through holes 11 are drilled on the front and rear walls of the tank body 10, and through the through holes 11. To insert the tobacco leaf injury prevention rod 12 is to press the upper end of the tobacco leaf (1). 12a in the figure is a handle portion formed on one end of the tobacco leaf injury prevention rod (12).

When the treatment liquid 5 is injected while the tobacco leaf 1 is put into the tank body 10, the tobacco leaf 1 is floated while buoyant by buoyancy, that is, the stem part 2 is kept upright. In this embodiment, the entire fermentation and maturation is not performed. In this embodiment, the tobacco leaf 1 is added to the tank body 10 as shown in FIG. To inject the tobacco leaf injury prevention rod 12 through the through hole (11) before the tobacco leaf injury prevention rod (11) is a tobacco leaf injury prevention rod (12) is placed on top of the stem (2) of the tobacco leaf (1) By injecting the treatment solution 5, the tobacco leaf 1 is prevented from being floated by buoyancy before closing the lid 20, so that the fermentation and ripening of the tobacco leaf 1 is made uniform throughout.

In the illustrated example, four tobacco leaf preventing rods 12 are installed, but the number thereof is not particularly limited, and the number thereof may be increased or decreased according to the amount of the tobacco leaf 1 added. In addition, as shown in the example, even if the number of the tobacco leaf injury prevention rods 12 is less than the number of the tobacco leafs 1 (the number of bound units) installed, since the tobacco leaves 1 are in contact with each other, the overall injury is prevented. will be.

In addition, in Figure 3, the rear side of the lid 20 is rotatably coupled to the upper end of the rear wall surface of the tank body 10 by a hinge 13, the front side can be locked by the clamp 31 and the engaging ring 35 described above. In this embodiment, as in the first embodiment, the clamp 31 and the locking ring 35 can be locked in the front and rear sides as in the first embodiment.

Figure 5 shows a third embodiment of the present invention, in this embodiment the tank body 30 is formed in the form having a bottom surface and four wall surfaces in the same manner as the above embodiments, the lid 40 is It consists of four trapezoidal inclination plate parts 41 and the rectangular upper surface plate part 44 which connects the upper end part of these inclination plate parts 41. As shown in FIG.

The trapezoidal inclined plate portion 41 and the dead space upper plate portion 44 of the lid 40 is formed of a breathable member.

As the air-permeable member, a stainless steel sheet in which a plurality of air vents is perforated may be used, or a mesh body made of stainless steel wire may be used.

In the case of using the steel sheet, the lid 40 opened on the lower surface can be manufactured by cutting the four inclined plate member and the upper plate member using a stainless steel sheet having a plurality of perforated holes and welding them together.

The illustrated example uses a mesh of a strainless steel wire, and the four trapezoidal inclined plate portions 41 have four trapezoidal edge portions at the bottom of which are mounted on the top of four wall surfaces of the tank body 30 and both edges thereof are coupled to each other. (42) and the trapezoidal mesh portion 43 respectively coupled to the inside of the trapezoidal edge portions 42, the quadrangular upper plate portion 44 is a rectangular edge portion coupled to the upper end of the trapezoidal edge portion 42 ( 45 and a rectangular plate mesh portion 46 coupled to the inside of the rectangular rim 44.

The trapezoidal edge portion 42 and the rectangular edge portion 45 uses a strip-shaped member made of stainless steel plate, and the trapezoidal mesh portion 43 and the square plate-shaped mesh portion 46 are made of stainless steel wire. It is made of mesh.

Although not shown in FIG. 5, the heat insulating / lighting member 70 covering the lid 40 is also provided in this embodiment.

Although not shown in this embodiment, a locking means is installed to lock the lid 40 with respect to the tank body 30, and the through hole 11 and the tobacco leaf preventing rod 12 may be installed. In FIG. 5, the locking means, the through hole 11, and the tobacco leaf injury prevention rod 12 are not shown in order to focus on the shape of the tank body 30 and the lid 40.

6 shows a fourth embodiment of the present invention, which is formed of a cylindrical tank body 50 and a hemispherical lid 60 in this embodiment.

The tank body 50 has a bottom surface and a circumferential surface using a stainless steel plate is formed in an open cylindrical shape, the lid 60 is formed in a hemispherical shape using a breathable member.

As the breathable member, a stainless steel sheet having a plurality of vent holes may be used, or a mesh made of stainless steel wire may be used.

The illustrated example uses a mesh made of a strainless steel wire, and is formed of a circular edge portion 61 and a hemispherical network portion 62 coupled to the top of the circular edge portion 61 in a hemispherical shape.

The circular edge portion 61 uses a strip-shaped member made of stainless steel plate, and the hemispherical mesh portion 62 is made of a mesh made of stainless steel wire.

Although not shown in FIG. 6, the heat insulating / lighting member 70 covering the lid 60 is also provided in this embodiment.

Although not shown in the present embodiment, a locking means is installed to lock the lid 60 with respect to the tank body 50, and the through hole 11 and the tobacco leaf prevention bar 12 may be installed. In Figure 6, in order to show the shape of the tank body 50 and the lid 60, the locking means and the through hole 11 and the tobacco leaf injury prevention rod 12 is not shown.

According to the treatment device for reducing the toxic components of tobacco leaves of the present invention, the tobacco leaves are treated so that fermentation and ripening are more smoothly made by preventing the tobacco leaves from floating in the process of fermentation and ripening by the treatment liquid. The content of nicotine and other toxic substances is greatly reduced to less than 10% of existing tobacco leaves, which can prevent various diseases directly caused by tobacco while enjoying the taste and aroma of tobacco as well as helping to quit smoking of old smokers. In addition to zooming, there is an effect that can contribute significantly to the prevention of nicotine addiction, especially smokers who have just started smoking.

Claims (6)

A tank body having an open top surface; A lid for opening and closing the upper surface of the tank body by forming a high center portion and a low edge with a breathable member; Locking means for maintaining the lid in a locked state with respect to the tank body; And a heat insulating / light shielding member covering the entire lid. The tank body of claim 1, wherein the tank body is formed of a rectangular parallelepiped having a bottom surface and four wall surfaces and an open top surface, and the lid is formed of a stainless steel plate having a plurality of vent holes, and a semicircular side plate portion and a stainless steel having a plurality of vent holes. Treatment device for reducing toxic components of tobacco leaves, characterized in that consisting of a semi-cylindrical portion that is welded along the arc portion of the semi-circular both side plate portion of the steel plate. 2. The tank body of claim 1, wherein the tank body is formed of a rectangular parallelepiped having a bottom surface and four wall surfaces and an open top surface, and the lid is fixed to both straight portions and both ends of the straight portions placed on both top walls of the tank body. A semicircular frame portion having a semicircular portion connected and curved to form a semicircular frame portion coupled to an inner side of the semicircular edge portion, and mounted on an upper end of the front and rear walls of the tank body, and connecting between both ends of the pair of straight portions; Treatment device for reducing the toxicity of tobacco leaf, characterized in that consisting of a semi-cylindrical portion consisting of a semi-cylindrical mesh portion coupled between the front and rear edges and the front and rear edges and the semi-circular portion. According to claim 1, wherein the tank body is formed of a rectangular parallelepiped having a bottom surface and four wall surfaces, the top surface is open, the lid is a four trapezoidal border that is mounted on the four wall surface of the tank body and the both sides are joined to each other A trapezoidal inclined plate portion that is a trapezoidal mesh portion that is respectively coupled to the inside of the trapezoidal edge portion, and a rectangular upper surface that is formed of a rectangular edge portion coupled to the top of the trapezoidal edge and a square plate-shaped mesh portion coupled to the inside of the rectangular edge portion. Treatment device for reducing toxic components of tobacco leaves, characterized in that consisting of a plate. The tank body of claim 1, wherein the tank body has a bottom surface and a cylindrical wall surface and is formed in a cylindrical shape with an open top surface, and the lid is provided with a circular border portion which is placed on top of the cylindrical wall surface of the tank body, and inside the circular rim portion. Treatment device for reducing toxic components of tobacco leaves, characterized in that consisting of hemispherical network portion coupled. According to any one of claims 1 to 5, A plurality of through holes perforated near the upper end of the front and rear wall surface of the tank body, to prevent the tobacco leaf injury to support the upper end of the tobacco leaf introduced into the tank body through the through hole Treatment device for reducing toxic components of tobacco leaves, characterized in that the rod is provided.