US20210169134A1 - Flavouring component, and apparatus and method for manufacturing a flavouring component - Google Patents
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- the present disclosure relates to an apparatus and method for manufacture of flavouring components and, in particular, an apparatus and method for manufacture of flavouring components for use in smoking articles.
- flavouring component and apparatus and process for manufacturing a flavouring component for use in a smoking article.
- flavouring component for a smoking article, the flavouring component comprising a rod of flavouring material, the flavouring material comprising a carrier material and flavouring particles adhered to the carrier material by means of a binder, wherein the flavouring material is formed by passing the carrier material through a mixture comprising the binder and the flavouring particles.
- the carrier material may be a fibrous web and the flavouring particles may adhere to the fibres of the web.
- the carrier material may be made from one of the following materials: aluminium, tobacco, ceramic, cotton.
- the mixture through which the carrier material is passed to form the flavouring material may have a doughy consistency.
- the flavouring component may comprise a discrete rod of flavouring material cut from a continuous rod of flavouring material.
- the flavouring component may comprise an outer wrap around the rod of flavouring material.
- a smoking article comprising a rod of smokeable material, a filter rod, and a flavouring component as described above.
- the flavouring component may be disposed between the filter rod and the rod of smokeable material.
- an apparatus for manufacturing a flavouring component for a smoking article comprising a rod of flavouring material, the flavouring material comprising a carrier material and flavouring particles adhered to the carrier material by means of a binder
- the apparatus comprising a container containing a mixture of the binder and the flavouring particles, the container comprising an outlet, and a supply of carrier material
- the apparatus is configured to convey a length of carrier material through the mixture within the container so that the flavouring particles adhere to the length of carrier material by means of the binder to form a length of flavouring material, and is configured to convey the length of carrier material out of the outlet extrude the length of flavouring material to form the rod of flavouring material.
- the length of carrier material may be a continuous length of carrier material
- the apparatus may be configured to convey the continuous length of carrier material through the mixture so that the flavouring particles adhere to the continuous length of carrier material by means of the binder to form a continuous length of flavouring material, and may be configured to extrude the continuous length of flavouring material to form a continuous rod of flavouring material.
- the mixture may have a doughy consistency.
- the apparatus may comprise means for conveying the mixture towards the outlet of the container.
- the conveying means may comprise a screw conveyor located in the container and facing the outlet of the container.
- the conveying means may comprise means for pressurising the mixture in the container.
- the apparatus may comprise means for pulling the length of flavouring material out of the container through the outlet.
- the outlet may comprise a die and the die may be configured to shape the extruded length of flavouring material as the length of flavouring material is expelled through the outlet to form the rod of flavouring material.
- the die may be configured to provide a helical profile to the rod of flavouring material.
- the apparatus may comprise means for twisting the length of carrier material as it is conveyed through the mixture.
- the apparatus may comprise an injection nozzle configured to inject an amount of binder in the container.
- the apparatus may comprise a wrapping station configured to provide an outer wrap around the rod of flavouring material.
- the wrapping station may be configured to pull the length of flavouring material out of the container through the outlet.
- the apparatus may comprise a cutting station configured to cut the rod of flavouring material into discrete rods of flavouring material.
- a method of manufacturing a flavouring component for a smoking article comprising a rod of flavouring material, the flavouring material comprising a carrier material and flavouring particles adhered to the carrier material by means of a binder
- the method comprising filling a container with a mixture comprising the binder and the flavouring particles, the container having an outlet, supplying a length of carrier material, conveying the length of carrier material through the mixture within the container towards the outlet so that the flavouring particles adhere to the length of carrier material by means of the binder to form a length of flavouring material, and conveying the length of the carrier material out of the outlet to extrude the length of flavouring material to form the rod of flavouring material.
- the length of carrier material may be a continuous length of carrier material
- the method may comprise conveying the continuous length of carrier material through the mixture so that the flavouring particles adhere to the continuous length of carrier material by means of the binder to form a continuous length of flavouring material, and extruding the continuous length of flavouring material to form a continuous rod of flavouring material.
- the method may comprise conveying the mixture towards the outlet of the container.
- the method may comprise using a screw conveyor to convey the mixture towards the outlet of the container.
- the method may comprise pulling the length of flavouring material out of the container through the outlet.
- the method may comprise using a die to shape the extruded length of flavouring material as the length of flavouring material is expelled through the outlet.
- the method may comprise using the die to provide a helical profile to the length of flavouring material as the length of flavouring material passes through the die.
- the method may comprise twisting the length of carrier material as it is conveyed through the mixture.
- the method may comprise using an injection nozzle to inject an amount of binder in the container.
- the method may comprise using a wrapping station to provide an outer wrap around the rod of flavouring material.
- the method may comprise using the wrapping station to pull the length of flavouring material out of the container through the outlet.
- the method may comprise cutting the rod of flavouring material into discrete rods of flavouring material.
- FIG. 1 shows a schematic cross-sectional view of a first embodiment of an apparatus of the disclosure
- FIG. 2 shows a flavouring component manufactured using the apparatus shown in FIG. 1 ;
- FIG. 3 shows a schematic cross-sectional view of an embodiment of a smoking article including a flavouring component of the disclosure
- FIG. 4 shows a schematic cross-sectional view of a second embodiment of an apparatus of the disclosure.
- FIG. 5 shows a flavouring component manufactured using a variant of the apparatus of FIG. 4 .
- FIG. 1 shows an apparatus to of a first embodiment of the disclosure for the manufacture of flavouring components for smoking articles.
- the apparatus to comprises a container or bath 11 filled with a mixture 12 comprising a binder 13 and flavouring particles 14 .
- the apparatus to also comprises a supply of carrier material 15 in the form of a carrier material spool 16 .
- the apparatus to is configured to convey a continuous length of carrier material 15 from the carrier material spool 16 through the mixture 12 so that the flavouring particles 14 adhere to the carrier material 15 by means of the binder 13 , to form a continuous length of flavouring material 17 .
- the carrier material 15 is the form of a continuous fibrous web so that the flavouring particles 14 adhere to the fibres of the web and/or get embedded between the fibres of the web by means of the binder 13 .
- the carrier material 15 is in the form of a continuous strand having an external surface to which the flavouring particles 14 may adhere by means of the binder 13 .
- the carrier material 15 is made from a heat conductive material such as aluminium.
- the carrier material 15 may be made from another material such as tobacco, ceramic or cotton.
- the binder 13 is configured to provide adhesive properties to the mixture 12 so that the mixture 12 can adhere to the carrier material 15 .
- the binder 13 provides a doughy consistency to the mixture 12 .
- the doughy consistency of the mixture prevents the mixture 12 from flowing out of the container by itself.
- the binder 13 is made with glue diluted in water.
- the binder may be made with flour diluted in water.
- the flavouring particles 14 are in the form of beads coated with one or more flavouring ingredients, such as menthol, vanillin, benzaldehyde, cinamaldehyde, furaneol, herb oils, spice oils or citrus oils.
- the flavouring particles 14 also include a binder which is, for example, similar to the binder 13 of the mixture 12 .
- the flavouring particles 14 have a substantially spherical shape and have a diameter comprised between 0.2 mm and 3 mm.
- the container 11 comprises a base portion 18 , a sidewall 19 extending from the base portion 18 , an upper aperture 20 located opposed to the base portion 18 , and an outlet 21 .
- the outlet 21 is formed in the sidewall 19 and is located proximate to the base portion 18 .
- the outlet 21 is in the form of duct 22 extending outwardly from the sidewall 19 of the container 11 .
- a screw conveyor 23 is provided in the container 11 .
- the screw conveyor 23 is disposed along the base portion 18 .
- the screw conveyor 23 comprises a conveying chamber 24 and a conveying screw 25 extending in the conveying chamber 24 .
- the conveying chamber 24 comprises an entrance opening 26 and an exit opening 27 .
- the exit opening 27 faces the outlet 21 of the container 11 .
- the conveying screw 25 has a longitudinal axis A-A′ extending substantially parallel to the base portion 18 .
- the conveying screw 25 is configured to rotate about the longitudinal axis A-A′ in the conveying chamber 24 to convey the mixture 12 from the entrance opening 26 towards the exit opening 27 and towards the outlet 21 .
- a passageway 28 is provided between the outlet end of the conveying chamber 24 and the adjacent sidewall 19 of the container 11 through which the length of carrier material 15 may be conveyed towards the outlet 21 , along with the entrained mixture 12 fed from the conveying chamber 24 via the exit opening 27 .
- a spray nozzle 29 is provided at the upper aperture 20 of the container 11 .
- the spray to nozzle 29 is in fluid communication with a reservoir 30 where the binder 13 is stored.
- the spray nozzle 29 is configured to inject an amount of binder 13 in the container 11 .
- the spray nozzle 29 is configured to fill the container 11 with additional binder 13 when the quantity of mixture 12 in the container 11 is getting low.
- the reservoir 3 o stores the mixture 12 comprising the binder 13 and the flavouring particles 14
- the spray nozzle 29 is configured to inject an amount of the mixture 12 in the container 11 .
- the apparatus 10 may be configured to twist the length of carrier material 15 as it is conveyed through the container 11 .
- the outlet duct 22 may have projections helically formed on the inside surface of the duct 22 . Twisting the carrier material 15 as it is conveyed through the mixture 12 allows a significant quantity of flavouring particles 14 to adhere to the carrier material 15 .
- a wrapping station 32 is provided downstream of the container outlet 21 .
- the wrapping station 32 is configured to wrap the extruded length of flavouring material 17 formed in the container 11 to form a wrapped extruded rod 33 of flavouring material 17 .
- the wrapping station 32 comprises a ‘garniture’ 34 in the form of a tube, having a wide entrance aperture 35 and a narrow exit aperture 36 , as substantially known in the art.
- the garniture 34 narrows between the wide entrance aperture 25 and the narrow exit aperture 36 at a tapered guide portion 37 .
- the garniture 34 is generally circular in cross-section.
- a continuous ‘garniture belt’ 38 extends through the garniture 34 and over a plurality of guide rollers 39 .
- the garniture belt 38 is driven to be conveyed around the rollers 39 in the direction shown by arrows ‘G’.
- the garniture belt 38 is configured to pull the length of flavouring material 17 out of the container outlet 21 , and to convey the length of flavouring material 17 through the garniture 34 .
- the length of flavouring material 17 goes from being loose when it enters the wide entrance aperture 35 to a more compressed rod 33 of flavouring material 17 as it leaves the narrow exit aperture 36 .
- a wrapping paper ‘P’ also known as outer wrap or plug wrap, may be fed from a wrapping paper spool 40 onto the upper surface of the garniture belt 38 and is conveyed through the garniture 34 by the moving garniture belt 38 .
- the shape of the tapered guide portion 37 deforms the garniture belt 38 and the wrapping paper P thereon such that, in cross-section, the wrapping paper P goes from being flat (as it is on the spool) when it enters the wide entrance aperture 35 of the garniture 34 , to a closed circle as it leaves the to narrow exit aperture 36 of the garniture 34 , completely surrounding the rod 33 of flavouring material.
- a section of the upper portion of the garniture 34 may comprise a heating bar (not shown) to heat and activate the glue at the seam of the wrapping to adhere the wrapping in place around the rod of flavouring material.
- a cutting station 41 is provided downstream of the wrapping station 32 .
- the cutting station 41 includes a cutting blade 42 .
- the cutting station 41 is configured to cut the wrapped rod 33 of flavouring material 17 into individual lengths of discrete rods of flavouring material 17 or flavouring components 43 .
- the container 11 is filled with the mixture 12 containing the binder 13 and the flavouring particles 14 .
- the garniture belt 38 is driven over the rollers 29 in the direction shown by the arrows ‘G’.
- a length of carrier material 15 is conveyed from the carrier material spool 16 , into the container 11 through the upper aperture 20 , out of the container 11 through the outlet 21 and into the garniture 34 , by means of the garniture belt 38 .
- the screw conveyor 23 rotates about the axis A-A′ and conveys the mixture 12 towards the outlet 21 of the container 11 .
- the carrier material 15 As the carrier material 15 is conveyed in the container 11 , the carrier material 15 passes through the mixture 12 and the binder 13 along with the flavouring particles 14 adhere to the carrier material 15 and thereby form a length of flavouring material 17 .
- the carrier material 15 is twisted by the twisting means as it passes through the mixture 12 in the container 11 thereby promoting an increased quantity of flavouring particles 14 to adhere to the carrier material 15 .
- the length of flavouring material 17 is conveyed in the wrapping station 32 .
- the length of flavouring material 17 passes through the wide entrance aperture 35 of the garniture 34 , as shown by arrow ‘F’, and is guided into the tapered guide portion 37 of the garniture 34 by the garniture belt 38 .
- the garniture belt 38 serves to guide the length of flavouring material 17 into the wide entrance aperture 35 .
- the flavouring material 17 is conveyed through the tapered guide portion 37 so that the flavouring material 17 is extruded and formed into a compacted rod as it emerges from the narrow exit aperture 36 .
- flavouring material 17 As the length of flavouring material 17 travels through the garniture 34 and is compressed, the wrapping paper P is folded around the outside of the compressed rod and glue is applied to the seam and heated to activate the glue, such that when the flavouring material 17 exits though the narrow exit aperture 36 of the garniture 34 , the flavouring material 17 is formed into a compressed cylindrical rod 33 of flavouring material 17 enveloped by the wrapping paper P.
- the wrapped rod 33 of flavouring material 17 After the wrapped rod 33 of flavouring material 17 exits the wrapping station 32 , it passes to the cutting station 41 where the cutting blade 42 cuts the wrapped rod 33 of flavouring material 17 into individual lengths of discrete rods of flavouring material 17 or flavouring components 43 .
- flavouring component 43 After the flavouring component 43 exits the cutting station 41 , the flavouring component 43 is combined with a tobacco rod and a filter rod to form a smoking article.
- a flavouring component 43 of the disclosure manufactured using the above-described apparatus and method is shown in FIG. 2 .
- the flavouring component 43 is shown in FIG. 2 without the wrapping paper P.
- the flavouring component 43 is substantially cylindrical and is continuous in cross-section along its length. It comprises a rod of flavouring material 17 comprising the fibrous web of carrier material 15 and the mixture 12 of binder 13 and flavouring particles 14 adhered to the fibres of the web.
- the fibrous web of flavouring material 17 although extruded, comprises spaces between the fibres so that air can flow through the fibres.
- the flavouring component 43 could be disposed within a tube.
- FIG. 3 shows an exemplary configuration of a smoking article 5 o incorporating a flavouring component 43 of the disclosure.
- the smoking article 5 o comprises a tobacco rod 51 , a filter rod 52 , and the flavouring component 43 formed by a discrete wrapped rod 33 of flavouring material 17 .
- the flavouring component 43 is located between the tobacco rod 51 and the filter rod 52 .
- a tobacco rod wrap 53 is disposed about the tobacco rod 51 .
- a filter plug wrap 54 is disposed about the filter rod 52 .
- the filter rod 52 and the flavouring component 43 are held together by means of an outer plug wrap 55 .
- a tipping wrap 56 is disposed about the outer plug wrap 55 and the tobacco rod wrap 53 to hold the tobacco rod 51 along with the flavouring component 43 io and the filter rod 52 together.
- FIG. 4 An apparatus 70 of a second embodiment for the manufacture of flavouring components of the disclosure is shown in FIG. 4 and is similar to the apparatus 10 of the first embodiment. Like features retain the same reference numerals and a detailed description of such like features will not be repeated.
- a difference with the apparatus 70 of the second embodiment over the apparatus 10 of the first embodiment is that, in the apparatus 70 of the second embodiment, the screw conveyor is omitted. Rather, a piston is provided at the upper aperture 20 of the container.
- the piston is in the form of a plate 71 substantially parallel to the base portion 18 of the container 11 .
- the plate 71 substantially closes the upper aperture 20 of the container 11 .
- the plate 71 comprises an orifice 72 for allowing the carrier material 15 to be introduced within the container 11 .
- the plate 71 is configured to pressurise the mixture 12 and to consequently urge the mixture 12 towards the outlet 21 . As the mixture 12 has a doughy consistency, the mixture 12 does not overflow through the orifice 72 of the plate when the plate pressurises the mixture 12 .
- the outlet 21 of the container 11 comprises a die 73 .
- the die 73 is configured to shape the flavouring material 17 as it is expelled through the outlet 21 , to form the rod 33 of flavouring material 17 .
- the die 73 is configured to form a cylindrical rod 33 of flavouring material 17 .
- various different configurations of due are intended to fall within the scope of this disclosure.
- the length of flavouring material 17 is wrapped at a wrapping station 32 as per the first embodiment of the apparatus 10 of the disclosure described previously.
- the rod 33 of flavouring material 17 is cut into discrete rods of flavouring material 17 at a cutting station 41 as per the first embodiment of the apparatus 10 of the disclosure described previously.
- the die could have an internal profile configured to provide a helical profile to the rod 33 of flavouring material 17 .
- a helical rod 75 of flavouring material 17 formed using such a die is represented in FIG. 5 .
- Providing a helical rod 75 of flavouring material 17 may allow the flavouring particles 14 to adhere more efficiently to the carrier material 15 .
- the apparatuses and the methods of the disclosure provide an alternative and efficient way of manufacturing flavouring components for smoking articles.
- the apparatuses and the methods of the disclosure allow manufacturing flavouring component in which the flavourant particles are embedded in a fibrous carrier material. Therefore, the apparatuses and the methods of the disclosure avoid having to implement a step of filling the flavourant particles in tubes, which can be relatively costly, time consuming and difficult to implement in a continuous horizontal process.
- 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 and other nicotine delivery product such as aerosol generation devices including e-cigarettes.
- the smoking article may be provided with a filter for the gaseous flow drawn by the smoker.
Abstract
A flavouring component for a smoking article comprising a rod of flavouring material. The flavouring material comprises a carrier material and flavouring particles adhered to to the carrier material by means of a binder. The flavouring material is formed by passing the carrier material through a mixture comprising the binder and the flavouring particles. Also disclosed is a smoking article including such a flavouring component, and an apparatus and method for manufacturing such a flavouring component.
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- This application is a divisional application of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 15/570,459 filed on Oct. 30, 2017, which was filed under 35 U.S.C. § 371 as the national stage of International Patent Application No. PCT/GB2016/051176 filed on Apr. 26, 2016, which claims priority to British Patent Application No. 1507269.7 filed on Apr. 29, 2015, all of which said applications are hereby incorporated by reference in their entirety.
- The present disclosure relates to an apparatus and method for manufacture of flavouring components and, in particular, an apparatus and method for manufacture of flavouring components for use in smoking articles.
- It is known to incorporate smoke-modifying agents in the body of smoking articles to provide flavouring or other smoke or aerosol modification to smoking articles. Flavourant granules may be incorporated into the filter rod or the wrapping paper of a cigarette or other type of smoking article in order to enhance the flavour of the inhaled smoke or other aerosol.
- It is desirable to provide an alternative flavouring component, and apparatus and process for manufacturing a flavouring component for use in a smoking article.
- In this specification there are described embodiments of a flavouring component for a smoking article, the flavouring component comprising a rod of flavouring material, the flavouring material comprising a carrier material and flavouring particles adhered to the carrier material by means of a binder, wherein the flavouring material is formed by passing the carrier material through a mixture comprising the binder and the flavouring particles.
- The carrier material may be a fibrous web and the flavouring particles may adhere to the fibres of the web. The carrier material may be made from one of the following materials: aluminium, tobacco, ceramic, cotton.
- The mixture through which the carrier material is passed to form the flavouring material may have a doughy consistency.
- The flavouring component may comprise a discrete rod of flavouring material cut from a continuous rod of flavouring material.
- The flavouring component may comprise an outer wrap around the rod of flavouring material.
- In the present specification there are also described embodiments of a smoking article comprising a rod of smokeable material, a filter rod, and a flavouring component as described above.
- The flavouring component may be disposed between the filter rod and the rod of smokeable material.
- In the present specification there are also described embodiments of an apparatus for manufacturing a flavouring component for a smoking article, the flavouring component comprising a rod of flavouring material, the flavouring material comprising a carrier material and flavouring particles adhered to the carrier material by means of a binder, the apparatus comprising a container containing a mixture of the binder and the flavouring particles, the container comprising an outlet, and a supply of carrier material, wherein the apparatus is configured to convey a length of carrier material through the mixture within the container so that the flavouring particles adhere to the length of carrier material by means of the binder to form a length of flavouring material, and is configured to convey the length of carrier material out of the outlet extrude the length of flavouring material to form the rod of flavouring material.
- The length of carrier material may be a continuous length of carrier material, and the apparatus may be configured to convey the continuous length of carrier material through the mixture so that the flavouring particles adhere to the continuous length of carrier material by means of the binder to form a continuous length of flavouring material, and may be configured to extrude the continuous length of flavouring material to form a continuous rod of flavouring material.
- The mixture may have a doughy consistency.
- The apparatus may comprise means for conveying the mixture towards the outlet of the container. The conveying means may comprise a screw conveyor located in the container and facing the outlet of the container. Alternatively, or in addition, the conveying means may comprise means for pressurising the mixture in the container.
- The apparatus may comprise means for pulling the length of flavouring material out of the container through the outlet.
- The outlet may comprise a die and the die may be configured to shape the extruded length of flavouring material as the length of flavouring material is expelled through the outlet to form the rod of flavouring material.
- The die may be configured to provide a helical profile to the rod of flavouring material.
- The apparatus may comprise means for twisting the length of carrier material as it is conveyed through the mixture.
- The apparatus may comprise an injection nozzle configured to inject an amount of binder in the container.
- The apparatus may comprise a wrapping station configured to provide an outer wrap around the rod of flavouring material.
- The wrapping station may be configured to pull the length of flavouring material out of the container through the outlet.
- The apparatus may comprise a cutting station configured to cut the rod of flavouring material into discrete rods of flavouring material.
- In the present specification there are also described embodiments of a method of manufacturing a flavouring component for a smoking article, the flavouring component comprising a rod of flavouring material, the flavouring material comprising a carrier material and flavouring particles adhered to the carrier material by means of a binder, the method comprising filling a container with a mixture comprising the binder and the flavouring particles, the container having an outlet, supplying a length of carrier material, conveying the length of carrier material through the mixture within the container towards the outlet so that the flavouring particles adhere to the length of carrier material by means of the binder to form a length of flavouring material, and conveying the length of the carrier material out of the outlet to extrude the length of flavouring material to form the rod of flavouring material.
- The length of carrier material may be a continuous length of carrier material, and the method may comprise conveying the continuous length of carrier material through the mixture so that the flavouring particles adhere to the continuous length of carrier material by means of the binder to form a continuous length of flavouring material, and extruding the continuous length of flavouring material to form a continuous rod of flavouring material.
- The method may comprise conveying the mixture towards the outlet of the container.
- The method may comprise using a screw conveyor to convey the mixture towards the outlet of the container.
- The method may comprise pulling the length of flavouring material out of the container through the outlet.
- The method may comprise using a die to shape the extruded length of flavouring material as the length of flavouring material is expelled through the outlet.
- The method may comprise using the die to provide a helical profile to the length of flavouring material as the length of flavouring material passes through the die.
- The method may comprise twisting the length of carrier material as it is conveyed through the mixture.
- The method may comprise using an injection nozzle to inject an amount of binder in the container.
- The method may comprise using a wrapping station to provide an outer wrap around the rod of flavouring material.
- The method may comprise using the wrapping station to pull the length of flavouring material out of the container through the outlet.
- The method may comprise cutting the rod of flavouring material into discrete rods of flavouring material.
- Embodiments of the disclosure will now be described, by way of example only, with reference to the accompanying drawings, in which:
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FIG. 1 shows a schematic cross-sectional view of a first embodiment of an apparatus of the disclosure; -
FIG. 2 shows a flavouring component manufactured using the apparatus shown inFIG. 1 ; -
FIG. 3 shows a schematic cross-sectional view of an embodiment of a smoking article including a flavouring component of the disclosure; -
FIG. 4 shows a schematic cross-sectional view of a second embodiment of an apparatus of the disclosure; and -
FIG. 5 shows a flavouring component manufactured using a variant of the apparatus ofFIG. 4 . -
FIG. 1 shows an apparatus to of a first embodiment of the disclosure for the manufacture of flavouring components for smoking articles. - The apparatus to comprises a container or
bath 11 filled with amixture 12 comprising abinder 13 andflavouring particles 14. The apparatus to also comprises a supply ofcarrier material 15 in the form of acarrier material spool 16. The apparatus to is configured to convey a continuous length ofcarrier material 15 from thecarrier material spool 16 through themixture 12 so that theflavouring particles 14 adhere to thecarrier material 15 by means of thebinder 13, to form a continuous length offlavouring material 17. - The
carrier material 15 is the form of a continuous fibrous web so that theflavouring particles 14 adhere to the fibres of the web and/or get embedded between the fibres of the web by means of thebinder 13. In a variant (not shown), thecarrier material 15 is in the form of a continuous strand having an external surface to which theflavouring particles 14 may adhere by means of thebinder 13. Thecarrier material 15 is made from a heat conductive material such as aluminium. Alternatively, thecarrier material 15 may be made from another material such as tobacco, ceramic or cotton. - The
binder 13 is configured to provide adhesive properties to themixture 12 so that themixture 12 can adhere to thecarrier material 15. Thebinder 13 provides a doughy consistency to themixture 12. The doughy consistency of the mixture prevents themixture 12 from flowing out of the container by itself. In the present embodiment, thebinder 13 is made with glue diluted in water. However, it will be noted that any other kind of binder suitable for providing sticky properties to themixture 12 can be used. For example, the binder may be made with flour diluted in water. - The
flavouring particles 14 are in the form of beads coated with one or more flavouring ingredients, such as menthol, vanillin, benzaldehyde, cinamaldehyde, furaneol, herb oils, spice oils or citrus oils. Theflavouring particles 14 also include a binder which is, for example, similar to thebinder 13 of themixture 12. In the present embodiment, theflavouring particles 14 have a substantially spherical shape and have a diameter comprised between 0.2 mm and 3 mm. - The
container 11 comprises abase portion 18, asidewall 19 extending from thebase portion 18, anupper aperture 20 located opposed to thebase portion 18, and anoutlet 21. Theoutlet 21 is formed in thesidewall 19 and is located proximate to thebase portion 18. Theoutlet 21 is in the form ofduct 22 extending outwardly from thesidewall 19 of thecontainer 11. - A
screw conveyor 23 is provided in thecontainer 11. Thescrew conveyor 23 is disposed along thebase portion 18. Thescrew conveyor 23 comprises a conveyingchamber 24 and a conveyingscrew 25 extending in the conveyingchamber 24. The conveyingchamber 24 comprises anentrance opening 26 and anexit opening 27. Theexit opening 27 faces theoutlet 21 of thecontainer 11. The conveyingscrew 25 has a longitudinal axis A-A′ extending substantially parallel to thebase portion 18. The conveyingscrew 25 is configured to rotate about the longitudinal axis A-A′ in the conveyingchamber 24 to convey themixture 12 from the entrance opening 26 towards theexit opening 27 and towards theoutlet 21. Apassageway 28 is provided between the outlet end of the conveyingchamber 24 and theadjacent sidewall 19 of thecontainer 11 through which the length ofcarrier material 15 may be conveyed towards theoutlet 21, along with the entrainedmixture 12 fed from the conveyingchamber 24 via theexit opening 27. - A
spray nozzle 29 is provided at theupper aperture 20 of thecontainer 11. The spray tonozzle 29 is in fluid communication with areservoir 30 where thebinder 13 is stored. Thespray nozzle 29 is configured to inject an amount ofbinder 13 in thecontainer 11. For example, thespray nozzle 29 is configured to fill thecontainer 11 withadditional binder 13 when the quantity ofmixture 12 in thecontainer 11 is getting low. Alternatively, the reservoir 3o stores themixture 12 comprising thebinder 13 and theflavouring particles 14, and thespray nozzle 29 is configured to inject an amount of themixture 12 in thecontainer 11. - The
apparatus 10 may be configured to twist the length ofcarrier material 15 as it is conveyed through thecontainer 11. For example, theoutlet duct 22 may have projections helically formed on the inside surface of theduct 22. Twisting thecarrier material 15 as it is conveyed through themixture 12 allows a significant quantity offlavouring particles 14 to adhere to thecarrier material 15. - A wrapping
station 32 is provided downstream of thecontainer outlet 21. The wrappingstation 32 is configured to wrap the extruded length offlavouring material 17 formed in thecontainer 11 to form a wrapped extrudedrod 33 offlavouring material 17. The wrappingstation 32 comprises a ‘garniture’ 34 in the form of a tube, having awide entrance aperture 35 and anarrow exit aperture 36, as substantially known in the art. Thegarniture 34 narrows between thewide entrance aperture 25 and thenarrow exit aperture 36 at atapered guide portion 37. Thegarniture 34 is generally circular in cross-section. A continuous ‘garniture belt’ 38 extends through thegarniture 34 and over a plurality ofguide rollers 39. Thegarniture belt 38 is driven to be conveyed around therollers 39 in the direction shown by arrows ‘G’. Thegarniture belt 38 is configured to pull the length offlavouring material 17 out of thecontainer outlet 21, and to convey the length offlavouring material 17 through thegarniture 34. As the length offlavouring material 17 is conveyed through thegarniture 34, the length offlavouring material 17 goes from being loose when it enters thewide entrance aperture 35 to a morecompressed rod 33 offlavouring material 17 as it leaves thenarrow exit aperture 36. A wrapping paper ‘P’, also known as outer wrap or plug wrap, may be fed from awrapping paper spool 40 onto the upper surface of thegarniture belt 38 and is conveyed through thegarniture 34 by the movinggarniture belt 38. As the wrapping paper P travels though thegarniture 34, the shape of the taperedguide portion 37 deforms thegarniture belt 38 and the wrapping paper P thereon such that, in cross-section, the wrapping paper P goes from being flat (as it is on the spool) when it enters thewide entrance aperture 35 of thegarniture 34, to a closed circle as it leaves the to narrowexit aperture 36 of thegarniture 34, completely surrounding therod 33 of flavouring material. As the wrapping paper P is wrapped around theflavouring material 17, the edges meet to form a seam at an upper portion of thegarniture 34. This seam may then be glued (or the wrapping paper may be pre-glued where the seam is to be formed). A section of the upper portion of thegarniture 34 may comprise a heating bar (not shown) to heat and activate the glue at the seam of the wrapping to adhere the wrapping in place around the rod of flavouring material. - A cutting
station 41 is provided downstream of the wrappingstation 32. The cuttingstation 41 includes acutting blade 42. The cuttingstation 41 is configured to cut the wrappedrod 33 offlavouring material 17 into individual lengths of discrete rods offlavouring material 17 orflavouring components 43. - In use, the
container 11 is filled with themixture 12 containing thebinder 13 and theflavouring particles 14. Thegarniture belt 38 is driven over therollers 29 in the direction shown by the arrows ‘G’. A length ofcarrier material 15 is conveyed from thecarrier material spool 16, into thecontainer 11 through theupper aperture 20, out of thecontainer 11 through theoutlet 21 and into thegarniture 34, by means of thegarniture belt 38. Thescrew conveyor 23 rotates about the axis A-A′ and conveys themixture 12 towards theoutlet 21 of thecontainer 11. - As the
carrier material 15 is conveyed in thecontainer 11, thecarrier material 15 passes through themixture 12 and thebinder 13 along with theflavouring particles 14 adhere to thecarrier material 15 and thereby form a length offlavouring material 17. - The
carrier material 15 is twisted by the twisting means as it passes through themixture 12 in thecontainer 11 thereby promoting an increased quantity offlavouring particles 14 to adhere to thecarrier material 15. - After passing through the
outlet 21 of the container ii, the length offlavouring material 17 is conveyed in the wrappingstation 32. The length offlavouring material 17 passes through thewide entrance aperture 35 of thegarniture 34, as shown by arrow ‘F’, and is guided into the taperedguide portion 37 of thegarniture 34 by thegarniture belt 38. Thegarniture belt 38 serves to guide the length offlavouring material 17 into thewide entrance aperture 35. Theflavouring material 17 is conveyed through the taperedguide portion 37 so that theflavouring material 17 is extruded and formed into a compacted rod as it emerges from thenarrow exit aperture 36. As the length offlavouring material 17 travels through thegarniture 34 and is compressed, the wrapping paper P is folded around the outside of the compressed rod and glue is applied to the seam and heated to activate the glue, such that when theflavouring material 17 exits though thenarrow exit aperture 36 of thegarniture 34, theflavouring material 17 is formed into a compressedcylindrical rod 33 offlavouring material 17 enveloped by the wrapping paper P. - After the wrapped
rod 33 offlavouring material 17 exits the wrappingstation 32, it passes to the cuttingstation 41 where thecutting blade 42 cuts the wrappedrod 33 offlavouring material 17 into individual lengths of discrete rods offlavouring material 17 orflavouring components 43. - After the
flavouring component 43 exits the cuttingstation 41, theflavouring component 43 is combined with a tobacco rod and a filter rod to form a smoking article. - A
flavouring component 43 of the disclosure manufactured using the above-described apparatus and method is shown inFIG. 2 . Theflavouring component 43 is shown inFIG. 2 without the wrapping paper P. Theflavouring component 43 is substantially cylindrical and is continuous in cross-section along its length. It comprises a rod offlavouring material 17 comprising the fibrous web ofcarrier material 15 and themixture 12 ofbinder 13 andflavouring particles 14 adhered to the fibres of the web. The fibrous web offlavouring material 17, although extruded, comprises spaces between the fibres so that air can flow through the fibres. In an alternative arrangement (not shown), theflavouring component 43 could be disposed within a tube. -
FIG. 3 shows an exemplary configuration of a smoking article 5o incorporating aflavouring component 43 of the disclosure. The smoking article 5o comprises atobacco rod 51, afilter rod 52, and theflavouring component 43 formed by a discrete wrappedrod 33 offlavouring material 17. Theflavouring component 43 is located between thetobacco rod 51 and thefilter rod 52. Atobacco rod wrap 53 is disposed about thetobacco rod 51. Likewise, afilter plug wrap 54 is disposed about thefilter rod 52. Thefilter rod 52 and theflavouring component 43 are held together by means of anouter plug wrap 55. Atipping wrap 56 is disposed about theouter plug wrap 55 and thetobacco rod wrap 53 to hold thetobacco rod 51 along with theflavouring component 43 io and thefilter rod 52 together. - An
apparatus 70 of a second embodiment for the manufacture of flavouring components of the disclosure is shown inFIG. 4 and is similar to theapparatus 10 of the first embodiment. Like features retain the same reference numerals and a detailed description of such like features will not be repeated. - A difference with the
apparatus 70 of the second embodiment over theapparatus 10 of the first embodiment is that, in theapparatus 70 of the second embodiment, the screw conveyor is omitted. Rather, a piston is provided at theupper aperture 20 of the container. The piston is in the form of aplate 71 substantially parallel to thebase portion 18 of thecontainer 11. Theplate 71 substantially closes theupper aperture 20 of thecontainer 11. Theplate 71 comprises anorifice 72 for allowing thecarrier material 15 to be introduced within thecontainer 11. Theplate 71 is configured to pressurise themixture 12 and to consequently urge themixture 12 towards theoutlet 21. As themixture 12 has a doughy consistency, themixture 12 does not overflow through theorifice 72 of the plate when the plate pressurises themixture 12. - An additional difference with the
apparatus 70 of the second embodiment over theapparatus 10 of the first embodiment is that, in the apparatus of the second embodiment, theoutlet 21 of thecontainer 11 comprises adie 73. Thedie 73 is configured to shape theflavouring material 17 as it is expelled through theoutlet 21, to form therod 33 offlavouring material 17. Thedie 73 is configured to form acylindrical rod 33 offlavouring material 17. However, various different configurations of due are intended to fall within the scope of this disclosure. - After passing through the
die 73, the length offlavouring material 17 is wrapped at a wrappingstation 32 as per the first embodiment of theapparatus 10 of the disclosure described previously. - Following the wrapping
station 32, therod 33 offlavouring material 17 is cut into discrete rods offlavouring material 17 at a cuttingstation 41 as per the first embodiment of theapparatus 10 of the disclosure described previously. - In a variant, the die could have an internal profile configured to provide a helical profile to the
rod 33 offlavouring material 17. Ahelical rod 75 offlavouring material 17 formed using such a die is represented inFIG. 5 . Providing ahelical rod 75 offlavouring material 17 may allow theflavouring particles 14 to adhere more efficiently to thecarrier material 15. - The apparatuses and the methods of the disclosure provide an alternative and efficient way of manufacturing flavouring components for smoking articles. In particular, the apparatuses and the methods of the disclosure allow manufacturing flavouring component in which the flavourant particles are embedded in a fibrous carrier material. Therefore, the apparatuses and the methods of the disclosure avoid having to implement a step of filling the flavourant particles in tubes, which can be relatively costly, time consuming and difficult to implement in a continuous horizontal process.
- As used herein, the term “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 and other nicotine delivery product such as aerosol generation devices including e-cigarettes. The smoking article may be provided with a filter for the gaseous flow drawn by the smoker.
- In order to address various issues and advance the art, the entirety of this disclosure shows by way of illustration various embodiments in which the claimed disclosure(s) may be practiced and provide for superior flavouring component and apparatus and method of manufacture a flavouring component for a smoking article. The advantages and features of the disclosure are of a representative sample of embodiments only, and are not exhaustive and/or exclusive. They are presented only to assist in understanding and teach the claimed features. It is to be understood that advantages, embodiments, examples, functions, features, structures, and/or other aspects of the disclosure are not to be considered limitations on the disclosure as defined by the claims or limitations on equivalents to the claims, and that other embodiments may be utilised and modifications may be made without departing from the scope and/or spirit of the disclosure. Various embodiments may suitably comprise, consist of, or consist essentially of, various combinations of the disclosed elements, components, features, parts, steps, means, etc. In addition, the disclosure includes other disclosures not presently claimed, but which may be claimed in future.
Claims (8)
1. A flavouring component for a smoking article, the flavouring component comprising a rod of flavouring material, the flavouring material comprising a carrier material and flavouring particles adhered to the carrier material by means of a binder,
wherein the flavouring material is formed by passing the carrier material through a mixture comprising the binder and the flavouring particles.
2. A flavouring component according to claim 2 , wherein the carrier material is a fibrous web and wherein the flavouring particles adhere to the fibres of the web.
3. A flavouring component according to claim 1 , wherein the carrier material is made from one of the following materials: aluminium, tobacco, ceramic, cotton.
4. A flavouring component according to claim 1 , wherein the mixture through which the carrier material is passed to form the flavouring material has a doughy consistency.
5. A flavouring component according to claim 1 , wherein the flavouring component comprises a discrete rod of flavouring material cut from a continuous rod of flavouring material.
6. A flavouring component according to claim 1 , wherein the flavouring component comprises an outer wrap around the rod of flavouring material.
7. A smoking article comprising:
a rod of smokeable material,
a filter rod, and
a flavouring component according to claim 1 .
8. A smoking article according to claim 7 , wherein the flavouring component is disposed between the filter rod and the rod of smokeable material.
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