US20090023104A1 - Lighter for heating up a smokeless cigarette - Google Patents

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US20090023104A1
US20090023104A1 US12/281,475 US28147507A US2009023104A1 US 20090023104 A1 US20090023104 A1 US 20090023104A1 US 28147507 A US28147507 A US 28147507A US 2009023104 A1 US2009023104 A1 US 2009023104A1
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    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F23—COMBUSTION APPARATUS; COMBUSTION PROCESSES
    • F23Q—IGNITION; EXTINGUISHING-DEVICES
    • F23Q2/00—Lighters containing fuel, e.g. for cigarettes
    • F23Q2/28—Lighters characterised by electrical ignition of the fuel
    • F23Q2/285—Lighters characterised by electrical ignition of the fuel with spark ignition
    • F23Q2/287—Lighters characterised by electrical ignition of the fuel with spark ignition piezoelectric

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  • the invention concerns a lighter for heating-up a smokeless cigarette.
  • An overall cylindrical mouthpiece 10 is comprised of known filter material, such as is utilized for filter mouthpieces of conventional cigarettes.
  • One terminal end of the mouthpiece 10 is formed as inhalation opening 18 .
  • the terminal end of the mouthpiece 10 facing away from the inhalation opening 18 is formed with a hollow cylindrical recess 20 .
  • the surface 22 of the mouthpiece 10 is formed in an enclosed porous manner with the exception of the surface of the recess and the terminal end on the left side of FIG. 6 .
  • the cigarette body 12 includes a cylindrical sheath 24 made of thermally-insulating material, e.g., a ceramic material, which comprises a heating pipe 26 made of a highly heat-conductive material, e.g., copper.
  • the end of the heating pipe 26 on the left side of FIG. 1 protrudes from the sheath 24 , wherein the outer contour of the protruding section 28 corresponds approximately to the contour of the recess 20 .
  • the terminal end of the protruding section and the cylindrical wall of the protruding section are formed with passage openings 30 .
  • the terminal end of the protruding section can also be completely open.
  • the right-side end of the sheath 24 is formed with a recess 32 ; the right end of the heating pipe 26 is exposed on the bottom of the recess 32 .
  • the right-side end of the sheath 24 forms an air inlet opening together with the opening of the heating pipe 26 ; the air inlet opening is connected via an air passage channel, which is formed by the interior of the heating pipe 26 , with an air discharge opening formed by the left-side end of the heating pipe 26 and/or the end of the sheath 24 .
  • the mouthpiece 10 is coated on the inner side of the recess 20 with a volatile stimulant, e.g., nicotine mixed with fragrance and/or flavoring.
  • a volatile stimulant e.g., nicotine mixed with fragrance and/or flavoring.
  • the mouthpiece 10 is, e.g., enclosed by a plastic film, so that the stimulant 33 can not evaporate.
  • the mouthpiece is pushed onto the protruding section 28 of the cigarette body 12 , so that an assembly is formed that has the appearance of a conventional cigarette (mouthpiece with cigarette body).
  • the end of the cigarette body 12 on the right in FIG. 6 is inserted into an adapter; the end of the cigarette body 12 is connected with a lighter via the adapter, so that the heating pipe 26 is heated by the flame of the lighter and the stimulant 33 , which is in intensive contact with the heating pipe, is heated up to or slightly above its dissolving temperature and/or its vaporizing temperature of, e.g., 50 to 60 degrees Celsius.
  • the heating capacity of the heating pipe 26 is sufficient such that, when inhaling air through the inhalation opening 18 after disconnecting the cigarette from the adapter, the evaporated components and other volatile components of the stimulant 33 are drawn-in over a sufficiently long time period, so that the stimulant can be enjoyed in the mouth or by inhalation up to at least substantially its complete consumption.
  • a cigarette is known from DD 285 926 A5 that comprises a flammable carbonaceous fuel element inside a sleeve; the fuel element is in a heat-conducting relationship with a substrate generating an aerosol.
  • the sleeve is comprised of a metal film that is wrapped with paper.
  • a tobacco filling can also be provided that is perfused by the aerosol.
  • An end of the fuel element that projects from the sleeve is ignitable. The end of the sleeve facing away from the fuel element, into which a filter body can be inserted, forms a mouthpiece.
  • DE 68 04 373 U describes a lighter for motor vehicles, in which a funnel is attached to the lighter so that, when the cigarette is inserted, the one end of the funnel is directed towards the lighter flame.
  • a cigar lighter which is particularly suitable for use in motor vehicles, is known from GB 20 99 122 A; the housing of the cigar lighter is insertable into a power supply socket and it includes an electrically-heated ignition element; a terminal end of an ignitable cigar is bringable into contact with the ignition element.
  • the pipe-shaped device includes a projection on one end that covers the mouth and nose of a smoker.
  • the device includes a filter device on its other end; the filter device filters out harmful components of the smoke discharging into the surroundings.
  • U.S. Pat. No. 53,96,907 A also describes a device that permits a conventional cigarette accommodated inside of the device to be smoked such that only filtered smoke reaches the surroundings.
  • U.S. Pat. No. 47,74,970 also describes a device, by means of which a conventional cigarette can be enjoyed such that tobacco smoke is isomerized, oxidized and catalyzed prior to the inhalation and the amount of smoke discharging into the surroundings is decreased.
  • the object underlying the invention is to create a possibility, by which the heating-up of the smokeless cigarette can take place as safely and conveniently as possible.
  • the inventive lighter is further developed in an advantageous way with the features of claims 5 .
  • FIG. 1 depicts a perspective view of an inventive lighter
  • FIG. 2 depicts a longitudinal section through the lighter of FIG. 1 ,
  • FIG. 3 depicts a view of selected parts of the lighter similar to FIG. 2 in its still cold, but already-lighted, state,
  • FIG. 4 depicts a view similar to FIG. 3 in the state, in which the lighter automatically turns itself off
  • FIG. 5 depicts the parts of the lighter of FIGS. 3 and 4 in the idle state
  • FIG. 6 shows a longitudinal section through a smokeless cigarette in a separated state.
  • an actuator 72 for actuating the lighter projects out of the upper side of a housing 70 of a lighter. Further, a hole 74 is formed in the upper side that leads into a receptacle 76 formed in the interior of the housing 70 . A section 78 of the wall of the housing 70 is transparent and is formed with holes 79 .
  • FIG. 2 shows a longitudinal section through the lighter of FIG. 1 .
  • a sleeve 82 formed with a stop 80 on its lower end is located in the receptacle 76 .
  • a burner nozzle 86 of the burner assembly 84 is connected via a conduit 88 with a valve assembly 90 ; the valve assembly 90 is disposed on an outlet pipe of fuel reservoir 92 that contains, e.g., a customary liquid gas and is refillable in a known manner.
  • the actuator 72 is loosely connected via a rocker lever 94 with the valve assembly 90 .
  • an igniting unit 96 e.g., a piezoelectric igniting device, is disposed underneath the actuator 72 ; the ignition electrodes 97 of the igniting unit 96 are located in the area adjacent the burner nozzle 86 .
  • the sleeve 82 is dimensioned such that the cigarette body 12 ( FIG. 6 ) is insertable into the sleeve 82 up to the stop 80 .
  • Both ends of a bimetal strip 98 are attached to the outer side of the sleeve 82 in a highly heat-conductive manner in the lower section of the cigarette body 12 ; the bimetal strip 98 is connected to the valve assembly 90 via a bridging wire 100 .
  • FIG. 3 shows the device when the actuator 72 is pressed, the valve of the valve assembly 90 is thereby opened and the flame 102 thus burns, but the sleeve 82 is still cold.
  • the sleeve 82 is heated so much that the bimetal strip according to FIG. 4 is outwardly curved towards the left and closes the valve of the valve assembly 90 via the bridging wire 100 .
  • the transparent section 78 of the housing 70 having the holes 79 formed therein is located, as is apparent from FIG. 2 , in the area adjacent the burner nozzle 86 . It is understood that the holes 79 , which can also be formed in a slot-shaped manner, are formed, and if desired are connected with channels in the burner assembly 84 , such that the flame is supplied with sufficient fresh air.
  • the function of the described device is as follows:
  • the cigarette body 12 of a “to-be-ignited” and/or to-be-heated-up cigarette is inserted into the receptacle 76 up to the stop 80 .
  • the lighter is then actuated by means of the actuator 72 , so that the heating pipe 26 is heated by the flame 102 .
  • the heat conductivity of the poorly heat-conductive sheath 24 and the temperature sensitivity of the bimetal strip 98 are tuned to each other such that the bimetal strip 98 closes the valve of the valve assembly 90 when the heating pipe 26 , in particular its section 28 protruding from the sheath 24 , has reached a predetermined temperature that suffices to vaporize the stimulant 33 ( FIG. 6 ).
  • the outer side of the sheath 24 is thus barely heated so that it is comfortable to touch.
  • the cigarette body 12 is then taken out of the lighter.
  • a fresh mouthpiece 10 is pushed onto it and an enjoyment of the stimulant 33 is made possible, whereby air is inhaled through the mouthpiece 10 similar to conventional cigarettes. In this way, the enjoyment of the stimulant is intensive for the “smoker” without the environment being disturbed by any kind of smoke.
  • a safe and convenient possibility for heating-up cigarettes of the described type is created by the invention. It is understood that the cigarette can be heated up again if it is cooled down prior to the complete consumption of the stimulant.
  • the lighter can be utilized in a known way, whereby the flame, if desired after adjustment using a knurled screw (not shown) protruding from the housing, is set so that it burns outside of the housing.
  • the valve assembly 90 closes when the actuator 72 is no longer being actuated and, when the actuator 72 is pressed, it again closes when it is released for closing by the bimetal strip 98 . This release can take place, e.g., such that the bimetal strip pushes the bridging wire out from under a head of a valve shaft and such that the valve is closed by a spring biased towards the closing position.
  • the cigarette body 12 is advantageously heated by the lighter with a pushed-on mouthpiece 10 , because the heated air, inclusive of nicotine and flavoring, can then be immediately inhaled through the heating pipe with a slight puff similar to a conventional cigarette.
  • outlet holes similar to the outlet holes 30 according to FIG. 6 are also formed in the edge area of the sheath 24 on the left-side according to FIG. 6 and lead radially through the heating pipe 26 .
  • the cigarette can be heated-up when the mouthpiece is pushed on without having to inhale air through the mouthpiece.

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DE102006009995A DE102006009995B3 (de) 2006-03-03 2006-03-03 Feuerzeug zum Aufheizen einer rauchfreien Zigarette
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PCT/EP2007/001779 WO2007101608A1 (de) 2006-03-03 2007-03-01 Feuerzeug zum aufheizen einer rauchfreien zigarette

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