US20110247637A1 - Filter For A Smoking Article - Google Patents

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US20110247637A1
US20110247637A1 US13/119,414 US200913119414A US2011247637A1 US 20110247637 A1 US20110247637 A1 US 20110247637A1 US 200913119414 A US200913119414 A US 200913119414A US 2011247637 A1 US2011247637 A1 US 2011247637A1
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Martin Duke
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A24—TOBACCO; CIGARS; CIGARETTES; SIMULATED SMOKING DEVICES; SMOKERS' REQUISITES
    • A24D—CIGARS; CIGARETTES; TOBACCO SMOKE FILTERS; MOUTHPIECES FOR CIGARS OR CIGARETTES; MANUFACTURE OF TOBACCO SMOKE FILTERS OR MOUTHPIECES
    • A24D3/00—Tobacco smoke filters, e.g. filter-tips, filtering inserts; Filters specially adapted for simulated smoking devices; Mouthpieces for cigars or cigarettes
    • A24D3/17—Filters specially adapted for simulated smoking devices
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A24—TOBACCO; CIGARS; CIGARETTES; SIMULATED SMOKING DEVICES; SMOKERS' REQUISITES
    • A24D—CIGARS; CIGARETTES; TOBACCO SMOKE FILTERS; MOUTHPIECES FOR CIGARS OR CIGARETTES; MANUFACTURE OF TOBACCO SMOKE FILTERS OR MOUTHPIECES
    • A24D3/00—Tobacco smoke filters, e.g. filter-tips, filtering inserts; Filters specially adapted for simulated smoking devices; Mouthpieces for cigars or cigarettes
    • A24D3/04—Tobacco smoke filters characterised by their shape or structure
    • A24D3/048—Tobacco smoke filters characterised by their shape or structure containing additives
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A24—TOBACCO; CIGARS; CIGARETTES; SIMULATED SMOKING DEVICES; SMOKERS' REQUISITES
    • A24D—CIGARS; CIGARETTES; TOBACCO SMOKE FILTERS; MOUTHPIECES FOR CIGARS OR CIGARETTES; MANUFACTURE OF TOBACCO SMOKE FILTERS OR MOUTHPIECES
    • A24D3/00—Tobacco smoke filters, e.g. filter-tips, filtering inserts; Filters specially adapted for simulated smoking devices; Mouthpieces for cigars or cigarettes
    • A24D3/02—Manufacture of tobacco smoke filters
    • A24D3/0204—Preliminary operations before the filter rod forming process, e.g. crimping, blooming
    • A24D3/0212—Applying additives to filter materials
    • A24D3/0225—Applying additives to filter materials with solid additives, e.g. incorporation of a granular product

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  • the present invention relates to filters for smoking articles.
  • Filters commonly include adsorbent materials, such as activated carbon, to reduce certain components of the smoke during smoking.
  • activated carbon in a filter can adversely affect the taste and/or flavour characteristics of a cigarette.
  • a filter element for a smoking article comprising a plug of filter material, and a tobacco thread, wherein the tobacco thread extends substantially longitudinally through the plug of filter material.
  • the inventors have found that the provision of the substantially longitudinal tobacco thread significantly improves the flavour of smoke (which comprises gas and particulate matter) that is inhaled by a smoker.
  • the tobacco thread extends substantially longitudinally between mutually opposing end faces of the plug of filter material.
  • the tobacco thread extends in a direction which is substantially parallel to a side face of the plug of filter material, which side face is preferably substantially perpendicular to one or both end faces.
  • the tobacco thread extends through an inner portion of, and is surrounded by, the filter material.
  • the tobacco thread extends through substantially the centre of the plug of filter material.
  • the tobacco thread is disposed in close proximity with the path of the gaseous flow as it moves through the filter element, and is therefore able to affect various characteristics of the gaseous flow before the flow reaches the smoker's mouth. Furthermore, because the tobacco thread is disposed substantially longitudinally within the plug of filter material, it does not adversely affect the direction or rate of gaseous flow, and so the smoker does not detect a significant difference in the resistance to draw therethrough.
  • the tobacco thread may comprise shredded tobacco, powdered tobacco, reconstituted tobacco and/or cut tobacco.
  • the tobacco thread comprises tobacco fibres and/or tobacco sheet.
  • the tobacco thread may be prepared using technology known in the art.
  • a slurry comprising tobacco particles (e.g. tobacco dust and/or tobacco stems), and preferably a suitable binding agent, may be prepared.
  • the slurry may be spread on to a support surface, such as a conveyer, to thereby form a wet tobacco sheet.
  • the wet sheet may then be heated, for example, by an oven, such that the slurry dries, thereby forming a tobacco sheet.
  • the tobacco sheet may then be cut to form the thread having appropriate dimensions.
  • the tobacco thread may be between about 0.2 mm and 5 mm in diameter, and is preferably between about 0.4 mm and 3 mm in diameter.
  • the tobacco thread may then be encased by filter material to form the filter element of the first aspect.
  • the plug of filter material may comprise any suitable filter media, which will be known to the skilled technician.
  • a preferred filter material comprises cellulose acetate.
  • the diameter of the plug of filter material may be between about 5 mm and 15 mm, preferably between 6 mm and 12 mm, more preferably between 7 mm and 11 mm, and most preferably between 8 mm and 10 mm.
  • the diameter of the plug may be between 5 and 10 mm.
  • the ratio of the diameter of the plug of filter material to the diameter of the tobacco thread is between 2:1 and 25:1, and is more preferably between 4:1 and 10:1.
  • the filter element may comprise a flavourant.
  • the flavourant may be incorporated in the plug of filter material.
  • the flavourant is incorporated in the tobacco thread.
  • the thread may be dipped into a vessel containing the flavourant.
  • the flavourant is included in the slurry from which the thread is prepared.
  • the filter element according to the first aspect may be used in the manufacture of a filter, for use in a smoking article.
  • a filter for a smoking article comprising a filter element according to the first aspect.
  • the filter of the second aspect may comprise a plurality of filter elements according to the first aspect, in which a tobacco thread extends through a plug of filter material.
  • the filter may comprise 2, 3, 4, 5 or more filter elements of the first aspect, in which adjacent filter elements may either be connected to each other, or which elements may be separated from each other by other filter elements (which may not be in accordance with the first aspect).
  • the filter may comprise a plurality of filter elements, at least one of which is a filter element according to the first aspect of the invention.
  • the filter of the second aspect may also comprise an adsorbent filter element, which element comprises an adsorbent material.
  • the adsorbent filter element is provided to adsorb and, hence, reduce certain components of the smoke during smoking.
  • the adsorbent filter element may comprise a plug of filter material in which the adsorbent material is dispersed.
  • the filter material may be cellulose acetate.
  • a preferred adsorbent material is activated carbon.
  • the activated carbon may be in the form of granular activated carbon, which is preferably distributed substantially throughout the volume of the plug of filter material.
  • the adsorbent filter element does not include a tobacco thread.
  • the filter of the second aspect may also comprise a filter element, which comprises filter material (such as, cellulose acetate), and which does not include a tobacco thread or adsorbent material.
  • a filter element which comprises filter material (such as, cellulose acetate), and which does not include a tobacco thread or adsorbent material.
  • the filter may comprise at least two, and preferably at least three filter elements, provided that at least one filter element is in accordance with the first aspect.
  • the filter comprises a filter element according to the first aspect, an adsorbent filter element comprising adsorbent, and a filter element, which does not include adsorbent or a tobacco thread.
  • multiple filter elements are arranged longitudinally of one another with the end face of one filter element abutting the end face of an adjacent filter element. It is preferred that the filter elements have substantially similar diameters. It should be appreciated that the various filter elements may be in any order in the filter, as illustrated in FIGS. 3 and 4 .
  • the filter element of the first aspect, or the filter of the second aspect, may be incorporated into a smoking article.
  • a smoking article comprising a filter element according to the first aspect, or a filter according to the second aspect.
  • the smoking article preferably comprises a section of smokeable material, such as tobacco.
  • smokeable material such as tobacco.
  • smoking article includes smokeable products such as cigarettes, cigars and cigarillos whether based on tobacco, tobacco derivatives, expanded tobacco, reconstituted tobacco or tobacco substitutes and also heat-not-burn products.
  • the section of smokeable material and the filter may be attached by tipping paper.
  • a method of manufacturing a filter element for a smoking article comprising providing a tobacco thread through a plug of filter material, wherein the tobacco thread extends substantially longitudinally through the plug of filter material.
  • the method preferably comprises a step of introducing the tobacco thread into substantially the centre of the filter material.
  • the method may comprise using guide means to guide the tobacco thread as a tow of filter material is formed therearound.
  • the guide means may comprise a guide tube through which the thread is entrained. As the thread exits the guide means, it is preferably surrounded by filter material.
  • FIG. 1 shows a perspective view of a smoking article, including a rod of smokeable material, a filter in accordance with the invention, and tipping paper attaching the rod and filter together;
  • FIG. 2 shows a cross-sectional side view of a first embodiment of the filter according to the invention
  • FIG. 3 shows a cross-sectional side view of a second embodiment of the filter
  • FIG. 4 shows a cross-sectional side view of a third embodiment of the filter.
  • the smoking article 2 in the form of a cigarette, which includes a filter 4 in accordance with the invention. Even though the Figures show the smoking article 2 as a cigarette, it should be appreciated that the smoking article 2 may take other forms, such as cigars and cigarillos etc, which may also include the filter 4 according to the invention.
  • the smoking article 2 comprises a generally cylindrical paper-wrapped rod 6 of smokeable material, such as tobacco, which is co-axially attached to the filter 4 by tipping paper 8 , which is glued around one end of the rod 6 and the filter 4 .
  • the filter 4 is made up of a single, filter element 12 about 27 mm in length, which consists of a continuous plug of filter material 20 (for example, cellulose acetate) having a diameter of 9 mm.
  • the filter element 12 has first and second generally circular end faces 22 , 24 , and a circumferential or longitudinally extending side surface 26 substantially perpendicular to the first and second end faces 22 , 24 .
  • a thin tobacco thread 10 having a diameter of 0.8 mm extends between the two end faces 22 , 24 through the plug of filter material 20 .
  • the thread is substantially parallel with the longitudinally extending surface 26 , and extends substantially through the centre of the plug of filter material 20 , thereby forming a core.
  • the thread of tobacco 10 is prepared either from tobacco fibres and/or tobacco sheet, using technology known in the art, and using materials which may be obtained from LTR industries, France, or from Deli-HTL, Holland.
  • a wet slurry of tobacco dust, cut tobacco stems, and a binding agent is initially prepared, and then rolled out on to a stainless steel conveyer to form a wet tobacco sheet.
  • the conveyer is fed into an oven which heats the slurry until it dries, thereby forming a band cast reconstituted tobacco sheet.
  • suitable heating may be at about 70-100° C. for about 6-8 minutes.
  • the tobacco sheet is then cut to the appropriate dimensions (0.8 mm diameter) by cutters to produce thread 10 , which may then be fed on to a reel, ready for use.
  • Flavourant may be added to the sheet, before being formed into the thread 10 .
  • Another example for preparing the tobacco thread 10 is by tightly twisting tobacco plant fibres in a similar method to that used for preparing cotton.
  • the resultant thread 10 is approximately 0.8 mm in diameter, which is then introduced into the centre of the filter material 20 .
  • One method of introducing the tobacco thread 10 in to the plug of filter material 20 in the manufacture of the filter element 12 as follows. The method involves entraining the tobacco thread 10 through the lumen of a guide tube having a diameter of about 1.5 mm. Simultaneously, a supply of fibrous filter material 20 (e.g. cellulose acetate) is passed through a series of blooming rollers so that it is de-crimped. A tow of de-crimped filter material 20 is then formed around the thread 10 as it exits the guide tube, to thereby form a continuous rod of filter material 20 enclosing the thread 10 .
  • fibrous filter material 20 e.g. cellulose acetate
  • the rod may then be cut up in to sections to produce the completed filter element 12 as shown in FIG. 2 .
  • the length of the filter element 12 will depend on the type of filter 4 required.
  • a standard cigarette filter 4 is about 27 mm in length.
  • the whole 27 mm length of the filter 4 consists of the filter element 12 , such that the thread 10 extends all the way along.
  • FIGS. 3 and 4 illustrate other embodiments, in which the filter 4 comprises a shorter section of the filter element 12 containing the thread 10 in combination with other sections, as described below.
  • the filter 4 comprises a plurality of different discrete filter elements 12 , 14 , 16 , each of which may have a different material composition.
  • the filter 4 includes three different filter elements 12 , 14 , 16 .
  • Each filter element 12 , 14 , 16 is generally cylindrical in shape having substantially equivalent diameters.
  • Each filter element 12 , 12 , 16 is wrapped by a layer of thin sheet material in the form of a wrapper known as plugwrap (not shown), which may be formed of conventional paper materials.
  • the filter element 16 that is farthest from the tobacco rod 6 (and which will be closest to the smoker's mouth when in use) comprises a generally cylindrical tow of filter material 20 , such as cellulose acetate.
  • the filter material 20 provides a filter through which smoke may pass as a smoker inhales on the cigarette.
  • the filter element 12 that is disposed adjacent element 16 contains a continuous plug of filter material 20 having the tobacco thread 10 extending substantially longitudinally therethrough. This filter element 12 is similar to that shown in FIG. 1 , except that it does not extend along the entire length of the filter 4 .
  • the third filter element 14 that is disposed between the filter element 12 containing the tobacco thread 10 and the tobacco rod 6 comprises a plug of filter material 20 , in which an adsorbent, such as activated carbon 18 , has been dispersed.
  • the activated carbon 18 may be in the form of granular activated carbon 18 , which is distributed evenly throughout the volume of the plug of cellulose acetate 20 in a “Dalmatian” style, as is known in the art, and as shown in FIG. 3 .
  • the activated carbon 18 may be sprinkled onto a sticky exterior surface 26 of the plug of cellulose acetate 20 , or adhered to the inner surface of plugwrap surrounding the cellulose acetate, or adhered to a cotton thread surrounded by the plug of cellulose acetate 20 (not shown).
  • the activated carbon 18 could also be held in a cavity surrounded by the plug of cellulose acetate 20 .
  • the activated carbon 18 is provided to improve the characteristics of the smoke that is inhaled by removing toxic chemicals.
  • the filter 4 includes the same three filter elements 12 , 14 , 16 as in the second embodiment, as described above, except that the order of the elements has been changed.
  • the filter element 16 that is farthest from the tobacco rod 6 comprises filter material 20 , such as cellulose acetate, as in the second embodiment.
  • the filter element 12 that is disposed adjacent element 16 contains a plug of filter material 20 , in which particles of activated carbon 18 have been dispersed.
  • the third filter element 12 disposed between element 14 and the rod of tobacco 6 contains a continuous plug of filter material 20 through which the tobacco thread 10 extends. Accordingly, the positions of filter elements 12 , 14 have been swapped in the second and third embodiments.
  • the filter elements 12 , 14 , 16 are arranged longitudinally of one another with the end face 22 , 24 of each filter element 12 , 14 , 16 abutting the next.
  • the three filter elements 12 , 14 , 16 are shown in FIGS. 3 and 4 as being substantially equal in length, it will be appreciated that they could have different lengths.
  • the filter element 12 containing the tobacco thread 10 could be 12 mm in length, and the other elements 14 , 16 could be 7.5 mm each, such that the total length of the filter 4 is 27 mm.
  • the filter 4 may comprise only the two filter elements.
  • the filter 4 may comprise the filter element 12 containing the tobacco thread 10 (about 15 mm long) and the filter element 16 containing only filter material 20 (about 12 mm long), in either order.
  • the filter 4 may comprise the filter element 12 containing the tobacco thread 10 and the filter element 14 containing activated carbon 18 , in either order.
  • the filter 4 may comprise more than three filter elements 12 , 14 , 16 .
  • the filter 4 may comprise first and second filter elements 16 composed of cellulose acetate, a third filter element 14 comprising cellulose acetate and activated carbon 18 , and a fourth filter element 12 comprising the longitudinal tobacco thread 10 core, as described above.
  • the various filter elements 12 , 14 , 16 may be arranged in the filter 4 in a variety of alternative orders. However, in each embodiment, at least one filter element 12 containing the tobacco thread 10 is included in the filter 4 .
  • the filter 4 is located at a mouth-end of the smoking article 2 such that a gaseous flow, comprising smoke drawn from the rod 6 of smokeable material, moves through the filter 4 before entering the mouth of a smoker.
  • the tobacco thread 10 is located in one or more filter elements 12 , and extends longitudinally between the end faces 22 , 24 of a plug of filter material 20 , as described in relation to FIG. 2 . In this way, the tobacco thread 10 is disposed in close proximity with the path of the gaseous flow as it moves through the filter 4 , and is therefore able to affect various characteristics of the gaseous flow before the flow reaches the smoker's mouth.
  • the tobacco thread 10 may, for example, affect the overall properties of the gaseous flow such that the taste and flavour of the gaseous flow are improved.
  • One application of the tobacco thread 10 is to replace a degree of the taste and flavour characteristics of the gaseous flow which may be lost as the gaseous flow moves through the filter material 20 , or the activated carbon 18 , which is known to affect the taste and flavour of tobacco smoke.
  • the inventors have surprisingly found that the arrangement of the thin thread of tobacco 10 extending longitudinally through the plug of filter material 20 improves the flavour of the smoke without compromising the flow characteristics of the smoke.

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