KR20210130386A - Mouthpiece for smoking aritcle, smoking article and smoking article assembly and smoking article package including the same - Google Patents

Abstract

Provided area a mouthpiece for a smoking article and a smoking article assembly and smoking article package comprising the same. A smoking article assembly according to some embodiments of the present disclosure may comprise: a smoking article including a smoking material and a wrapper surrounding the same; a hollow body forming a receiving space for receiving a portion of a smoking article, and may also comprise a mouthpiece which is temporarily mounted to a downstream end of the smoking article by receiving a mouthpiece portion of the smoking article through an open upstream end of the hollow body. The mouthpiece may protect the mouthpiece portion of the smoking article, thereby preventing the mouthpiece portion wrapper of the smoking article from getting wet or damaged during smoking.

Description

Mouthpiece for smoking article and smoking article assembly and smoking article package comprising same

The present disclosure relates to a mouthpiece for a smoking article and a smoking article assembly and a smoking article package comprising the same. More particularly, it relates to a mouthpiece for a smoking article that can solve the problem that the mouthpiece portion wrapper of the smoking article is wet or damaged during smoking, and a smoking article assembly and a smoking article package including the same.

Smoking articles are the most widely and most commonly used favorites. The smoking article is composed of a smoking material that generates smoke and/or aerosol by combustion and a wrapper surrounding the smoking material, and the smoker can smoke by inhaling the mouthpiece portion of the smoking article by biting it in the mouth.

Wrappers for smoking articles are generally made of paper, which is vulnerable to moisture or moisture due to the nature of the material. Accordingly, a phenomenon in which the wrapper of the mouthpiece portion is wet or damaged by the smoker's saliva or moisture from the lips may easily occur, which may provide a very unpleasant smoking experience to the smoker.

A technical problem to be solved through some embodiments of the present disclosure is to provide a mouthpiece for a smoking article and a smoking article assembly including the same, which can solve the problem that the mouthpiece portion wrapper of the smoking article is wet or damaged.

Another technical problem to be solved through some embodiments of the present disclosure is to provide a smoking article package including a mouthpiece for a smoking article.

The technical problems of the present disclosure are not limited to the technical problems mentioned above, and other technical problems not mentioned will be clearly understood by those skilled in the art from the following description.

In order to solve the above technical problem, a smoking article assembly according to some embodiments of the present disclosure includes a smoking article including a smoking material and a wrapper surrounding the smoking material and a housing for accommodating a portion of the smoking article a hollow body defining a space, and a mouthpiece temporarily mounted to a downstream end of the smoking article by receiving a portion of the smoking article through the open upstream end of the hollow body.

In some embodiments, the hollow body may be implemented by paper having a basis weight of ^{70 g/m 2 or more.}

In some embodiments, the outer surface of the hollow body may contain a sweetener.

In some embodiments, the hollow body is ^{implemented by paper having a basis weight of 70 g/m 2} or less, and a coating layer may be formed on the outer surface of the hollow body.

In some embodiments, the smoking article may be an elongate article that does not include a filter and has a cross-sectional area at its downstream end less than a cross-sectional area at its upstream end.

In some embodiments, the smoking material may include a clove material that acts as a sound generating factor.

In some embodiments, the smoking material may include a polysaccharide material that acts as a sound generating factor.

To solve the above technical problem, a smoking article package according to some other embodiments of the present disclosure includes a smoking article group including a plurality of smoking articles, a plurality of hollow mouthpieces temporarily mounted downstream of the smoking articles It may include a mouthpiece group comprising a, and a packaging container for accommodating the smoking article group and the mouthpiece group inside.

In some embodiments, the number of smoking articles included in the smoking article group may be equal to the number of hollow mouthpieces included in the mouthpiece group.

In some embodiments, the smoking article is an elongate article with a cross-sectional area at a downstream end less than a cross-sectional area at an upstream end, wherein the group of smoking articles is disposed adjacent to the first smoking article inside the first smoking article and the packaging container. and a positioned second smoking article, wherein the first smoking article and the second smoking article can be positioned upside down from each other.

In some embodiments, the mouthpiece group forms one or more laminate structures and is disposed inside the packaging container, wherein a difference between a height of the laminate structure and a length of the smoking article may be within 10% of the length of the smoking article. have.

According to various embodiments of the present disclosure described above, a hollow mouthpiece mountable to a mouthpiece portion of a smoking article may be provided. Since such a mouthpiece is manufactured to have resistance to moisture or moisture, the problem that the mouthpiece portion wrapper of the smoking article is wet or damaged during smoking can be solved.

In addition, as smoking is performed through the hollow mouthpiece, the problem that the mouthpiece portion wrapper is damaged and the filter material or tobacco material protrudes can be solved.

In addition, by configuring the hollow mouthpiece and the smoking article as a package, the smoker does not need to separately purchase the hollow mouthpiece. Accordingly, the smoker's convenience can be greatly improved.

Effects according to the technical spirit of the present disclosure are not limited to the above-mentioned effects, and other effects not mentioned will be clearly understood by those skilled in the art from the following description.

1 and 2 are exemplary views illustrating a smoking article assembly in accordance with some embodiments of the present disclosure.
3 and 4 are exemplary diagrams illustrating a smoking article package in accordance with some embodiments of the present disclosure.
5 illustrates an arrangement of a smoking article and a mouthpiece constituting a smoking article package according to some embodiments of the present disclosure.

Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present disclosure will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. Advantages and features of the present disclosure, and methods for achieving them, will become apparent with reference to the embodiments described below in detail in conjunction with the accompanying drawings. However, the technical spirit of the present disclosure is not limited to the following embodiments, but may be implemented in various different forms, and only the following embodiments complete the technical spirit of the present disclosure, and in the technical field to which the present disclosure belongs It is provided to fully inform those of ordinary skill in the scope of the present disclosure, and the technical spirit of the present disclosure is only defined by the scope of the claims.

In adding reference numerals to the components of each drawing, it should be noted that the same components are given the same reference numerals as much as possible even though they are indicated on different drawings. In addition, in describing the present disclosure, if it is determined that a detailed description of a related known configuration or function may obscure the gist of the present disclosure, the detailed description thereof will be omitted.

Unless otherwise defined, all terms (including technical and scientific terms) used herein may be used with the meaning commonly understood by those of ordinary skill in the art to which this disclosure belongs. In addition, terms defined in a commonly used dictionary are not to be interpreted ideally or excessively unless clearly defined in particular. The terminology used herein is for the purpose of describing the embodiments and is not intended to limit the present disclosure. As used herein, the singular also includes the plural unless specifically stated otherwise in the phrase.

In addition, in describing the components of the present disclosure, terms such as first, second, A, B, (a), (b), etc. may be used. These terms are only for distinguishing the components from other components, and the essence, order, or order of the components are not limited by the terms. When a component is described as being “connected”, “coupled” or “connected” to another component, the component may be directly connected or connected to the other component, but another component is between each component. It should be understood that elements may be “connected,” “coupled,” or “connected.”

As used herein, “comprises” and/or “comprising” refers to a referenced component, step, operation and/or element of one or more other components, steps, operations and/or elements. The presence or addition is not excluded.

First, some terms used in this specification will be made clear.

As used herein, a “smoking article” means any product capable of smoking or a smoking experience, whether based on tobacco, tobacco derivatives, expanded tobacco, reconstituted tobacco or tobacco substitutes. It may mean any product that can provide For example, smoking articles may include smokeable products such as cigarettes, cigars, and cigarillos.

As used herein, the term “smoking material” may include various types of substances that generate smoke and/or aerosol or are used for smoking. For example, the smoking material may comprise tobacco material. Tobacco material may include, for example, tobacco leaf pieces, tobacco stems or materials processed therefrom, and the like. As a more specific example, the tobacco material may include ground tobacco leaves, ground reconstituted tobacco, expanded stems, leaf tobacco cut filler, reconstituted tobacco sheets (e.g. leaflets), and the like.

As used herein, "upstream" or "upstream direction" means a direction away from the smoker's bend, and "downstream" or "downstream direction" may mean a direction approaching from the smoker's bend. . For example, in the smoking article 1 illustrated in FIG. 1 , the mouthpiece portion of the smoking article 1 to which the mouthpiece 2 is mounted is located at the downstream end of the smoking article 1 . The terms upstream and downstream may be used to describe the relative positions of the constituent elements of a smoking article.

As used herein, "longitudinal direction" may mean a direction corresponding to the longitudinal axis of the smoking article.

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

1 is an exemplary diagram illustrating a smoking article assembly in accordance with some embodiments of the present disclosure.

As shown in FIG. 1 , a smoking article assembly may include a smoking article 1 and a mouthpiece 2 . Since the mouthpiece 2 is mounted on the mouthpiece portion of the smoking article 1 , the problem that the mouthpiece portion wrapper of the smoking article 1 gets wet or damaged during smoking can be prevented in advance. Hereinafter, each component of the smoking article assembly will be described in detail.

The smoking article 1 may include a smoking material and a wrapper surrounding the smoking material, and may have an elongated shape. A smoker can smoke by holding the mouthpiece portion of the smoking article 1 in his mouth and inhaling. For example, as a smoker puts the smoking article 1 in his mouth and inhales, the smoking material is combusted and smoke and/or aerosol is generated, and the smoke and/or aerosol generated can be inhaled through the smoker's mouth. .

The smoking material may include tobacco material. Tobacco material may include, for example, leaf tobacco cut filler, reconstituted tobacco such as leaf cut filler, cut pieces of reconstituted tobacco such as sheet leaf cut filler, and the like. However, the present invention is not limited thereto.

In some embodiments, the smoking material may further include additives such as wetting agents, flavoring agents and/or organic acids. For example, the wetting agent may include at least one of glycerin, propylene glycol, ethylene glycol, dipropylene glycol, diethylene glycol, triethylene glycol, tetraethylene glycol, and oleyl alcohol. A humectant can keep moisture in the tobacco material at an appropriate level, softening its intrinsic taste, and enriching the amount of atomization. In addition, flavoring agents include, for example, licorice, sucrose, fructose syrup, isosweet, cocoa, lavender, cinnamon, cardamom, celery, fenugreek, cascarilla, sandalwood, bergamot, geranium, honey essence, rose oil. , vanilla, lemon oil, orange oil, mint oil, cinnamon, caraway, cognac, jasmine, chamomile, menthol, cinnamon, ylang-ylang, sage, spearmint, ginger, coriander, clove extract (or clove substance) or coffee can do.

In some embodiments, the smoking material may further include a clove material that acts as a sound generating factor. The clove material may include, for example, clove powder, clove plant fragments (pieces) and the like produced by grinding or processing clove plants (e.g. clove leaves). In such a case, since a crackling sound (or kritek-critek) is generated during smoking, a clove scent and an auditory effect are added to provide a smoker with an improved smoking experience.

Also, in some embodiments, the smoking material may further include a polysaccharide material that acts as a sound generating factor. The surprising fact that a polysaccharide material generates sound when burned was discovered during the course of continuous research by the present inventors. Through experiments, the present inventors confirmed that a certain sound is generated as the crystal structure is broken when the polysaccharide material is burned. The polysaccharide material may be added in place of the clove material, or may be added together with the clove material. The polysaccharide material may be processed into, for example, particles, sheets, and elongated objects (e.g. toothpick shapes) to constitute a smoking material, but the technical scope of the present disclosure is not limited thereto. As a more specific example, the polysaccharide material in particulate form may be added to a wrapper that constitutes or wraps the smoking material. As another example, the polysaccharide material in the form of a sheet may constitute a smoking material together with a tobacco sheet (e.g. leaflet) or may be placed in a wrapper. As another example, the polysaccharide material in the form of an elongated object may be included in the smoking material in a shrunken state or an uncut state. According to the present embodiment, the sound generating effect of the smoking article is increased, so that a more improved smoking experience can be provided to the smoker. Furthermore, since the polysaccharide material (e.g. starch) is generally very inexpensive, the material cost of the smoking article 1 can be further reduced. Furthermore, since the polysaccharide material (e.g. starch) is a safe material that humans ingest as food, the safety of the smoking article 1 is ensured and the cost of the safety test can be greatly reduced.

In some embodiments, the smoking material may further comprise a health promoting material. The health-promoting substance may include, for example, at least one of ginseng, jamu, and betel. However, the present invention is not limited thereto, and other types of health-promoting substances may be included.

As a specific example, a smoking material may be manufactured by adding betel (e.g. leaves of a Bettel plant) during the manufacturing process of leaf tobacco cut filler, or by mixing the prepared tobacco cut filler with betel. Betel is not only a health-promoting substance used as a gastric and expectorant, but also has a teeth-whitening effect. Therefore, when betel is included in the smoking material, tooth discoloration due to smoking can be prevented, and a beneficial effect can be given to the smoker.

As another example, a smoking material may be prepared by adding Jammu during the manufacturing process of leaf tobacco cut filler or by mixing the manufactured leaf tobacco cut filler and Jammu. Jammu refers to a medicinal plant in Indonesia, and contains various health-promoting ingredients. Accordingly, if the smoking material contains grapefruit, health-promoting components contained in the grapefruit plant may be expressed during smoking to give a beneficial effect to the smoker.

As another example, a ginseng extract may be added to leaf tobacco cut filler, or a ginseng material processed into a sheet form may constitute a smoking material together with leaf tobacco cut filler. Here, the ginseng or ginseng material may include both ginseng leaves, ginseng fruit, or their processed products and by-products. Ginseng has various health-promoting effects, such as improving immunity. Therefore, when ginseng is included in the smoking material, the health-promoting component of ginseng may be expressed during smoking, thereby giving a beneficial effect to the smoker.

On the other hand, since the content of the health-promoting substance included in the smoking material is related to the health-promoting effect and the taste of tobacco, it may be important to appropriately determine the content. This is because, as the content of the health-promoting substance increases, the health-promoting effect will be strengthened, but the content of the tobacco substance may decrease and the taste of tobacco may deteriorate. The content of the health-promoting substance may preferably be about 1% to 30%. More preferably, the content may be about 5% to 25%, 10% to 30%, 10% to 25%, or 5% to 20%. Alternatively, the content may be about 10% to 20%, 15% to 25%, or 20% to 30%. Within this numerical range, it was confirmed that not only the tobacco taste but also the health-promoting effect was ensured.

Health-promoting substances, such as betel, jamu, and ginseng, may be processed into various forms and included in the smoking material. For example, the health-promoting material may be included in the smoking material in the form of cut pieces such as cut filler, pulverized materials such as powder or powder, and processed products such as granules and sheets. When the health-promoting material is mixed with leaf tobacco cut filler in the form of cut cut materials, the difference between the cut cut width of the cut cut material and the cut cut width of the leaf tobacco cut filler may be 20% or less of the cut cut width of the leaf tobacco. Preferably, the difference may be no more than 15%, 13% or 10%. More preferably, the difference may be no more than 9%, 7% or 5%. In this numerical range, the breathability of the inside of the smoking article 1 is secured, so that the problem of lowering of combustibility and atomization during smoking can be solved.

The detailed structure, length, and shape of the smoking article 1 may vary, and may vary according to embodiments.

In some embodiments, as illustrated in FIG. 2 , smoking article 1 may have a cone-like shape in which the diameter or area of the downstream end is less than the diameter or area of the upstream end. For example, the smoking article 1 may have a diameter ratio of the downstream end to the upstream end of about 1:1.1 to 1:1.4, preferably about 1:1.5 to 1:1.3. Alternatively, the area of the downstream cross-section of the smoking article 1 may be no more than about 90%, 80%, or 75% of the area of the upstream end. Within this numerical range, workability (e.g. rapid manufacturing possible) and gripping ease of manufacturing the smoking article 1 can be improved. In some other embodiments, the smoking article 1 may have a diameter or area of its downstream end that is substantially the same as or similar to a diameter or area of its upstream end. For example, smoking article 1 may have a diameter or area of its downstream end greater than or equal to about 95% of the diameter or area of its upstream end.

In some embodiments, smoking article 1 has a length of about 75 mm to 85 mm (eg about 81 mm), a diameter of its downstream end of about 7.5 mm to 8.5 mm (eg about 8.1 mm), and a diameter of its upstream end of about It may be 9.0 mm to 10.0 mm (eg about 9.6 mm). However, the present invention is not limited thereto.

In some embodiments, the smoking article 1 may not have a filter part. For example, the smoking article may be a hand-rolled cigarette without a filter unit. In this case, if the mouthpiece portion wrapper of the smoking article 1 gets wet or damaged during smoking, the smoking material in the smoking article may come out, which may cause considerable discomfort to the smoker. In particular, when the smoking material is in the form of a cut material such as leaf tobacco cut filler or a crushed product, it can easily come out and the severity of the problem may be further increased. However, the mouthpiece 2 provided with the smoking article 1 can solve the above-mentioned problems by preventing the mouthpiece portion wrapper of the smoking article 1 from getting wet in advance.

In some other embodiments, the smoking article 1 may comprise a smoking material portion comprising smoking material and a filter portion. The filter unit may include a filter material capable of filtering smoke/aerosol and a filter wrapper surrounding the filter material. The filter portion and the smoking material portion may have a cylindrical shape and are aligned in the longitudinal axis direction, and an upstream end of the filter portion may be connected with a downstream end of the smoking material portion. Further, the filter part and the smoking material part may be connected by a tipping wrapper. The tipping wrapper may connect the filter portion and the smoking material portion by wrapping together at least a portion of the filter portion and at least a portion of the smoking material portion.

The filter material may include, for example, cellulose acetate fibers. However, the present invention is not limited thereto. For example, the filter material may further include at least one filter material well known in the art, such as an adsorbent comprising carbon, activated carbon, and the like.

In some embodiments, the filter material is cellulose acetate fiber, and clove extract may be added as a plasticizer during the manufacturing process of the filter. The present inventors conducted continuous research to develop an eco-friendly/natural plasticizer, and the results of the study surprisingly revealed that the clove extract has the property of plasticizing cellulose acetate tow. In addition, the present inventors experimentally confirmed the fact that the filter to which the clove extract is added as a plasticizer has excellent biodegradability compared to the filter to which an artificial plasticizer (e.g. triacetin) is added. It can be understood that the improved biodegradability of the filter is due to the fact that the clove extract is a natural material extracted from the clove plant. The clove extract contains at least one component of beta-caryophyllene, eugenol, methyl-benzoate, caryophyllene oxide and eugenyl acetate. It may include, but is not limited to. According to this embodiment, by using the clove extract as a plasticizer, a filter having excellent biodegradability can be manufactured. Furthermore, when the clove extract based on eugenol and eugenyl acetate is used as a plasticizer, the amount of eugenol transfer during smoking is increased, thereby enhancing the flavor of clove.

In the above-described embodiment, a composition of clove extract and artificial plasticizer may be used as a plasticizer of the filter material in order to further improve the performance of the plasticizer. The artificial plasticizer may be, for example, but not limited to, triacetin. The composition ratio of the clove extract and the artificial plasticizer may be, for example, 1:1 to 5:1 or 2:1 to 3:1. Within this numerical range, the plasticizing performance and the biodegradability of the filter can be secured at the same time. However, the scope of the present disclosure is not limited to these examples, and the composition ratio may be appropriately determined in consideration of plasticization performance and biodegradability.

In addition, in some embodiments, clove extract (e.g. clove oil) may be added to the filter unit in the form of granules in order to add a clove flavor. For example, flavor granules comprising clove extract may be added to the entire filter unit, a specific segment of the filter unit (e.g. upstream segment), a cavity, and the like. Flavor granules can be prepared to have a porous structure. Since the porous structure can suppress volatilization of the clove extract having volatility in terms of structural characteristics, the flavor retention of flavor granules can be improved. In addition, as flavor granules are added to the filter unit, the clove flavor may be further enhanced. In some other embodiments, flavor granules comprising clove extract may be added to the smoking material portion or various wrappers.

In addition, in some embodiments, a liquid clove extract (eg clove oil) may be added to the filter unit to add a clove flavor. In this case, the filter material constituting the filter unit may be a cellulose material (eg paper) having a bulk greater than or equal to a reference value. For example, the bulk of the cellulose material may be at least ^{1.0cm 3 / g, 2.0cm 3 /} g, 2.5cm 3 / g or 3.0cm ³ / g. Here, the bulk means a value obtained by dividing the thickness by the basis weight, and since the high bulk cellulose material contains many pores therein, a large amount of hyangaek can be accommodated. In addition, due to this, it is possible to add a large amount of perfume to the filter, which can double the flavor expression. In addition, since the high bulk cellulosic material can suppress the rapid volatilization of volatile fragrance liquids such as clove extract through a complex pore structure, the fragrance persistence of the filter can also be improved.

Next, the mouthpiece 2 has a hollow shape and is temporarily mounted to the downstream end (ie, the mouthpiece portion) of the smoking article 1 so that it can contact the smoker's mouth when smoking. More specifically, the mouthpiece 2 includes a hollow body defining a receiving space for receiving a mouthpiece portion of the smoking article 1, through the open upstream end of the hollow body smoking article 1 It can be temporarily mounted to the mouthpiece portion of the smoking article 1 by receiving it. The mouthpiece 2 can provide an improved smoking experience by effectively preventing the mouthpiece portion wrapper of the smoking article 1 from getting wet or damaged due to the smoker's sweat, saliva, external moisture, etc. during smoking. The mouthpiece 2 may be manufactured to be disposable, and may be manufactured to be semi-permanent or permanently utilized.

In some embodiments, the downstream end of the hollow body may be open as well as the upstream end.

In some other embodiments, the downstream end of the hollow body may be sealed. For example, a filter material may be included in the downstream side of the mouthpiece 2 to have a closed shape. In this case, the mouthpiece 2 may further serve as a filter for the smoking article 1 . The filter material may be, for example, cellulose acetate fibers, although the scope of the present disclosure is not limited to these examples.

Meanwhile, the material (material), shape, and/or physical specifications of the mouthpiece 2 may be designed and manufactured in various ways according to embodiments.

In some embodiments, the mouthpiece 2 may have a shape similar to the smoking article 1 . For example, the smoking article 1 may have a cone-like shape and the mouthpiece 2 may also have a shape similar to the smoking article (see FIG. 2 ). Also, the mouthpiece 2 may have a diameter or area ratio similar to that of the smoking article 1 . By doing so, the play between the mouthpiece 2 and the smoking article 1 can be minimized when the mouthpiece 2 is mounted, and the phenomenon of the smoking article 1 falling out from the mouthpiece 2 during smoking can be minimized. .

In some embodiments, the length of the mouthpiece 2 is between about 20 mm and 30 mm (eg about 24 mm), and the diameter (inner diameter) of the downstream end is between about 7.5 mm and 8.5 mm (eg about 8.2 mm), and the length of the upstream end is between about 7.5 mm and 8.5 mm (eg about 8.2 mm). The diameter (inner diameter) may be between about 8.5 mm and 9.5 mm (eg about 9.2 mm). In addition, the thickness of the mouthpiece 2 may be about 50 μm to 300 μm (e.g. about 120 to 130 μm). Within this numerical range, appropriate durability may be secured, and play may be minimized when mounted on the smoking article 1 having the above-described numerical value. It is also possible for the mouthpiece 2 to adequately cover the bent contact area of the smoking article 1 . However, the scope of the present disclosure is not limited thereto.

Also, in some embodiments, the difference in diameter between the downstream end of the smoking article 1 and the upstream end of the mouthpiece 2 is between about 0.5 mm and 1.5 mm, and the downstream end of the smoking article 1 and the mouthpiece 2 ), the difference in diameter of the downstream end is about 0.3 mm or less, and the thickness of the mouthpiece 2 may be about 50 μm to 300 μm. Within this numerical range, the mouthpiece 2 is easily mounted on the smoking article 1, and the gap during installation is minimized, so that the problem of the mouthpiece 2 falling out during smoking can be minimized.

Also, in some embodiments, the inner diameter of the mouthpiece 2 may be about 0.5% to 3% or 0.8% to 2% greater than the diameter of the smoking article 1 . Within this numerical range, the gap between the mouthpiece 2 and the smoking article 1 can be minimized when the mouthpiece 2 is mounted, and the phenomenon of the smoking article 1 falling out from the mouthpiece 2 during smoking is minimized. can be

Meanwhile, in some embodiments, the mouthpiece 2 may be made of the same or similar material as the wrapper of the smoking article 1 so that a familiar feeling to the smoker can be transmitted. For example, the mouthpiece 2 may be implemented with paper or a paper-like material. However, in some other embodiments, the mouthpiece 2 may be implemented with a plastic material so that it can be used semi-permanently.

In some embodiments, the mouthpiece 2 is implemented with a paper material, and the basis weight of the paper material may be ^{about 70 g/m 2 or more.} Preferably, the basis weight of the paper material is about 80 g/m ² , 90 ^{g/m 2} , It can be 100 g/m ^{2 or more.} In this numerical range, the mouthpiece 2 may have a property of being resistant to moisture. In some embodiments, the basis weight of the paper material may be ^{about 200 g/m 2 or more.} When a sweetener or a coating composition is applied to the paper material, the total basis weight of the paper material may be increased by ^{about 2 g/m 2} to 10 g/m ^{2 .}

In some embodiments, a sweetener may be contained or applied to the outer surface of the mouthpiece 2 . When the sweetener is applied, the basis weight of the application layer may be about 2 g/m ² to 8 g/m ² . Preferably, the basis weight may be about 3 g/m ² to 7 g/m ² , 4 g/m ² to 6 g/m ² or 5 g/m ² . Sweeteners may include, but are not limited to, saccharin substances, for example. The sweetener applied to the outer surface of the mouthpiece 2 may deliver a sweet taste to the smoker, thereby providing a smoker with an improved smoking experience.

In some embodiments, a coating composition may be applied to form a waterproof coating layer on the outer surface of the mouthpiece 2 . The coating layer blocks the penetration of the smoker's saliva, thereby effectively preventing the wrapper of the smoking article 1 and the mouthpiece 2 from getting wet or damaged. The coating composition may include, for example, but not limited to, an acrylic resin, and may include various types of materials capable of providing water resistance or waterproofness. In some embodiments, the coating composition may include an acrylic resin, a sweetener and a dye material. The dye material can prevent the appearance of the mouthpiece 2 from being damaged as the mouthpiece 2 made of paper is discolored. When the coating layer is formed on the outer surface of the mouthpiece 2 , the basis weight of the paper material constituting the mouthpiece 2 ^{may be about 70 g/m 2} or less. Alternatively, the mouthpiece 2 may be made of paper having a basis weight similar to that of the smoking article 2 wrapper.

Also, in some embodiments, the coefficient of static friction between the inner surface of the mouthpiece 2 and the wrapper of the smoking article 1 may be from about 0.5 to about 0.9. Preferably, the coefficient of static friction may be from about 0.6 to about 0.8. Within this numerical range, the bonding strength between the mouthpiece 2 and the smoking article 1 can be properly maintained. Said coefficient of static friction is determined between samples taken of a first material forming the inner surface of the mouthpiece 2 and a second material forming the outer surface of the wrapper of the smoking article 1 and between the materials sampled according to ISO 8295. It can be determined by measuring the coefficient of static friction.

In some embodiments, there is a venting region on the wrapper within a distance of the downstream end of the smoking article 1 , wherein a plurality of perforations may be located within the venting region. In addition, a plurality of perforations may be located at a position on the mouthpiece 2 corresponding to the ventilation area (e.g. a position in contact with the ventilation area when the mouthpiece 2 is mounted). In this case, the breathability of the smoking article 1 can be ensured, and the effect that the perforations of the mouthpiece 2 and the wrapper of the smoking article 1 guide the desired mounting depth of the mouthpiece 2 can be achieved.

In some embodiments, a water discoloration material may be applied to the outer surface of the mouthpiece 2 . A moisture-changing material may be moisture or any substance that changes color upon contact with moisture. It may be preferable that the water discoloration material be a material in which the degree of color change increases as the amount of moisture or moisture in contact with the material increases. In the present embodiment, the water discoloration material may be used for indicating the extent to which the mouthpiece 2 is used (or remaining life). For example, the remaining life may be determined based on the degree of color change of the water discoloration material, and through this, the replacement time of the mouthpiece 2 may be intuitively transmitted to the smoker.

So far, a smoking article assembly according to some embodiments of the present disclosure has been described with reference to FIGS. 1 and 2 . Hereinafter, a smoking article package according to some embodiments of the present disclosure will be described with reference to FIGS. 3 to 5 .

3 and 4 are exemplary diagrams illustrating a smoking article package in accordance with some embodiments of the present disclosure.

As shown in FIG. 3 , a smoking article package includes a smoking article group 10 comprising a plurality of smoking articles 1 , a mouthpiece group 20 comprising a plurality of mouthpieces 2 , and a smoking article therein. It may include a packaging container (3) containing the group (1) and the mouthpiece group (2). 3 shows as an example that 10 smoking articles 1 are disposed in a packaging container 3 with a mouthpiece 2, and a group of smoking articles 10 and a mouthpiece group 20 are disposed in two rows as an example. , the number and arrangement of the smoking article 1 and the mouthpiece 2 disposed in the packaging container 3 may be modified as much as possible.

In some embodiments, the number of smoking articles 1 included in smoking article group 1 may be equal to the number of mouthpieces 2 included in mouthpiece group 20 . More specifically, as many mouthpieces 2 as the number of smoking articles 1 may be provided, so that the mouthpiece 2 is made disposable, and a new mouthpiece 2 is available for every smoking. For example, as shown in FIG. 4 , the smoker can smoke by installing a new mouthpiece 2 every time the smoking article 1 is used, and discard the used mouthpiece 2 after smoking is finished. can do. In doing so, the cleanliness of the smoking article package can be maintained.

In some embodiments, as illustrated in figures such as FIG. 3 , the mouthpiece group 20 forms one or more laminate structures 21 , 22 and may be disposed within the packaging container 3 . In this case, the height of the laminate structures 21 and 22 and the length of the smoking article 1 may be similar. Preferably, the difference between the height of the laminate structures 21 , 22 and the length of the smoking article 1 may be within 10% of the length of the smoking article 1 . More preferably, the difference may be within 7%, 5% or 3% of the length of the smoking article 1 , even more preferably the height of the laminate structures 21 , 22 and the length of the smoking article 1 . may be substantially the same. For example, as illustrated in FIG. 3 , the height of the structures 21 , 22 in which the five mouthpieces 2 are stacked may be substantially equal to the length of the smoking article 1 , the mouthpiece 2 being may be about 1/5 the length of the smoking article 1 . Within this numerical range, by closely disposing the smoking article 1 and the mouthpiece 2 in the packaging container 3 , damage to the smoking article 1 or the mouthpiece 2 can be minimized.

In some embodiments, smoking article 1 may be an elongate article with a cross-sectional area at the downstream end smaller than the cross-sectional area at the upstream end, having a cone-like shape (see FIGS. 2 and 5 ). In this case, as illustrated in FIG. 5 , the first smoking article 1-1 and the second smoking article 1-2 disposed adjacent to the inner side may be disposed in an upside-down state. By doing so, the empty space in the packaging container 3 is reduced, so that a large number of smoking articles 1 can be accommodated, and the smoking articles 1-1, 1-2, etc. are closely arranged to the packaging container 3 after manufacture. Damage to the smoking articles (1-1, 1-2, etc.) inside and the mouthpiece 2 can be minimized.

So far, smoking article packages according to some embodiments of the present disclosure have been described with reference to FIGS. 3 and 4 . As described above, since the mouthpiece 2 constitutes a package together with the smoking article 1 , the smoker does not need to separately purchase the mouthpiece 2 . Accordingly, the smoker's convenience can be greatly improved.

Although the embodiments of the present disclosure have been described above with reference to the accompanying drawings, those of ordinary skill in the art to which the present disclosure pertains can practice the present disclosure in other specific forms without changing the technical spirit or essential features. can understand that there is Therefore, it should be understood that the embodiments described above are illustrative in all respects and not restrictive. The protection scope of the present disclosure should be interpreted by the following claims, and all technical ideas within the equivalent range should be construed as being included in the scope of the technical ideas defined by the present disclosure.

1, 1-1, 1-2: smoking articles
2: Mouthpiece
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a smoking article comprising a smoking material and a wrapper surrounding the smoking material; and
a hollow body defining a receiving space for receiving a portion of the smoking article; and temporarily mounted to a downstream end of the smoking article by receiving a portion of the smoking article through an open upstream end of the hollow body. including a mouthpiece becoming
smoking article assembly. According to claim 1,
The hollow body is implemented by paper having a basis weight of ^{70 g / m 2 or more,}
smoking article assembly. According to claim 1,
The outer surface of the hollow body contains a sweetener (sweetener),
smoking article assembly. According to claim 1,
The hollow body is implemented by paper having a basis weight of ^{70 g / m 2 or less,}
A coating layer is formed on the outer surface of the hollow body,
smoking article assembly. According to claim 1,
wherein the smoking article is an elongate article that does not include a filter and has a cross-sectional area at a downstream end less than a cross-sectional area at an upstream end;
smoking article assembly. According to claim 1,
the diameter ratio of the downstream end and the upstream end of the smoking article is from 1:1.1 to 1:1.4;
smoking article assembly. According to claim 1,
wherein the smoking material comprises a clove material that acts as a sound generating factor;
smoking article assembly. According to claim 1,
wherein the smoking material comprises a polysaccharide material that acts as a sound-generating factor;
smoking article assembly. According to claim 1,
the difference in diameter between the downstream end of the smoking article and the upstream end of the mouthpiece is between 0.5 mm and 1.5 mm;
a difference in diameter between the downstream end of the smoking article and the downstream end of the mouthpiece is 0.3 mm or less,
The thickness of the mouthpiece is 50 μm to 300 μm,
smoking article assembly. a smoking article group comprising a plurality of smoking articles;
a mouthpiece group comprising a plurality of hollow mouthpieces temporarily mounted downstream of the smoking article; and
a packaging container for receiving the group of smoking articles and the group of mouthpieces therein;
Smoking goods package. 11. The method of claim 10,
the number of smoking articles included in the smoking article group is equal to the number of hollow mouthpieces included in the mouthpiece group;
Smoking goods package. 11. The method of claim 10,
wherein the smoking article is an elongate article in which the cross-sectional area of the downstream end is less than the cross-sectional area of the upstream end;
the group of smoking articles comprises a first smoking article and a second smoking article disposed adjacent to the first smoking article inside the packaging container;
wherein the first smoking article and the second smoking article are disposed upside down from each other;
Smoking goods package. 11. The method of claim 10,
The mouthpiece group forms one or more laminated structures and is disposed inside the packaging container,
the difference between the height of the laminate and the length of the smoking article is within 10% of the length of the smoking article;
Smoking goods package.

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