WO2010060537A1 - Cigarette sans fumée - Google Patents

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WO2010060537A1
WO2010060537A1 PCT/EP2009/007999 EP2009007999W WO2010060537A1 WO 2010060537 A1 WO2010060537 A1 WO 2010060537A1 EP 2009007999 W EP2009007999 W EP 2009007999W WO 2010060537 A1 WO2010060537 A1 WO 2010060537A1
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Marcel Köller
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A24—TOBACCO; CIGARS; CIGARETTES; SIMULATED SMOKING DEVICES; SMOKERS' REQUISITES
    • A24F—SMOKERS' REQUISITES; MATCH BOXES; SIMULATED SMOKING DEVICES
    • A24F42/00—Simulated smoking devices other than electrically operated; Component parts thereof; Manufacture or testing thereof
    • A24F42/10—Devices with chemical heating means
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A24—TOBACCO; CIGARS; CIGARETTES; SIMULATED SMOKING DEVICES; SMOKERS' REQUISITES
    • A24F—SMOKERS' REQUISITES; MATCH BOXES; SIMULATED SMOKING DEVICES
    • A24F42/00—Simulated smoking devices other than electrically operated; Component parts thereof; Manufacture or testing thereof
    • A24F42/60—Constructional details

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  • the present invention relates to a smoke-free cigarette.
  • Smoke-free cigarettes are known in numerous different embodiments from the prior art.
  • a smoke-free cigarette which has a heat pipe, which is heated by means of the flame of a lighter. Due to its high heat capacity, the heat pipe releases heat over a sufficiently long period of time so that the stimulant contained in a reservoir can evaporate.
  • a smoke-free cigarette which has a nicotine depot and which is characterized in that a heating of the guided through the nicotine depot air flow to release the nicotine is not required.
  • the nicotine reservoir contains a carrier that is already in its gas phase at ambient temperature.
  • WO 2007/054167 A1 relates to a smoke-free cigarette which has a heating device designed to heat a reservoir from which nicotine is released with a current-carrying heating wire.
  • a smoke-free cigarette which is optically and geometrically adapted to a commercial cigarette and which consists of two parts, which are connected to each other by a suitable connection technique, preferably by plugging.
  • DE 10 2006 047 146 A1 relates to a smoke-free cigarette with a heat accumulator for heating a nicotine-containing insert, wherein the heat accumulator is heated by a burner.
  • a smoke-free cigarette which has a heat storage for heating a nicotine-containing reservoir, which is heated by a filament.
  • DE 690 12 823 T2 relates to a smoke-free cigarette which contains a nicotine-containing granules, which can be absorbed by the user through a sleeve in the mouth.
  • a smoke-free cigarette with a reusable and a non-reusable part which has a heating source, for example, has a heating wire or can be designed such that the heat by a crystallization process or by a chemical reaction is produced.
  • the present invention has for its object to provide a smoke-free cigarette, which is relatively simple and leads to an effective heating of the inhaled by a user air and / or the nicotine reservoir. This object is achieved by a smoke-free cigarette with the features of claim 1 and with the features of claim 2.
  • the smoke-free cigarette is embodied with a heat unit for self-sufficient generation of heat and with a nicotine reservoir containing nicotine or a nicotine-containing compound, wherein a triggering mechanism is provided by means of which the heat unit activates upon actuation of the triggering mechanism becomes.
  • the triggering mechanism is designed such that it can be triggered by the action of a compressive force.
  • the triggering is possible by the fact that a compressive force is applied to the smoke-free cigarette from the outside, preferably in the radial direction. It is conceivable that this pressure force is applied to one or more positions.
  • Activation of the smokeless cigarette is thus very easily possible by the user exerting a compressive force resulting in activation of the heat unit, i. Gives off heat.
  • the present invention further relates to a smoke-free cigarette having a heat unit for self-sufficient generation of heat and a nicotine reservoir in which nicotine or a nicotine-containing compound is located, wherein a trigger mechanism is provided, by means of which the heat unit is activated upon actuation of the trigger mechanism ,
  • the triggering mechanism is designed such that it penetrates into the heating unit when it is triggered.
  • the injection pin or the like achieves an opening of the heating unit, with the result that air or another oxidizing agent enters the heating unit and initiates a reaction in which heat is generated is released. It is conceivable, for example, that there is a metal or a metal-containing compound in the heating unit, which is oxidized, whereby heat is released, which serves to heat the inhaled air flow and / or release of nicotine.
  • the smoke-free cigarette according to claim 2 may be designed according to the characterizing part of claim 1.
  • a particularly compact arrangement results when the triggering mechanism is arranged inside the cigarette and can be triggered by pressure on one or more outer surfaces of the cigarette. It is conceivable if the triggering takes place by finger pressure on the exterior of the cigarette.
  • the triggering mechanism may be, for example, in the region of the outer envelope of the cigarette and surrounded by it. It is also conceivable that the triggering mechanism is spaced from the outside of the cigarette and, for example, is surrounded by the nicotine reservoir or at least partially located in this.
  • the triggering mechanism has one or more injection elements, in particular pins or needles, which penetrate into the heating unit upon actuation of the triggering mechanism. If several injection elements are present, it can be provided that they are spaced apart from each other in the circumferential direction of the cigarette. It is conceivable, for example, to arrange injection elements on two opposite sides of the heating unit. It is also possible to provide three or four injection elements, which are spaced apart in the circumferential direction in each case at 120 ° angle or at 90 ° angle. Of course, it is also conceivable to provide only one or more than four injection elements.
  • the one or more injection elements are arranged on at least one spring.
  • the spring may be, for example, a leaf spring.
  • the spring can serve as a guide for the injection element or elements.
  • the spring may be arranged on the heating unit.
  • a fixing element is provided, by means of which the position of the injection element or elements can be fixed. By means of the fixing element can thus be carried out an adjustment of the position of the injection elements.
  • the injection element or elements may be arranged on the fixing element or on the above-mentioned spring.
  • the fixing element may be, for example, a fixing ring.
  • the fixing element surrounds the injection element or elements and / or the at least one spring.
  • the fixing element is deformable. It is conceivable that the user causes by exerting a compressive force on the deformable fixing that the injection element or elements are pressed into the heat unit.
  • the heating unit may for example be designed such that it has a compound which is in a reactive state and in whose reaction heat is released and / or such that the heat unit has a supersaturated liquid which emits heat when the triggering element is triggered by crystallization.
  • the penetration of the at least one injection element releases an opening through which another reactant enters the heating unit, which leads to a chemical reaction in which heat is released.
  • the heating unit comprises a metal or a metal compound or another compound which is present in an oxidizable form in the heating unit and in the oxidation of which heat is liberated.
  • the heating unit it is also possible for the heating unit to have a supersaturated liquid which gives off heat when the triggering element is triggered by crystallization. In this case, the crystallization is initiated by the penetration of the injection element into the heating unit. It is conceivable that the injection element contains crystallization nuclei, which are released upon penetration into the heat unit or remain on the injection element.
  • These germs may consist of or contain the same substance that is also contained in the heat unit or that makes up the heat unit.
  • Said liquid may comprise, for example, sodium acetate trihydrate and / or sodium sulfate and / or Glauber's salt and / or magnesium nitrate hexahydrate.
  • the crystallizable medium may be a supersaturated metastable solution. This supersaturated solution may crystallize with the release of heat when the crystallization process has been initiated.
  • the crystallisable medium in particular the solution, is present in a metastable, supersaturated state, at least at ambient temperature, so that crystallization can be initiated even at ambient temperature.
  • the crystallizable medium may contain stabilizers which counteract unwanted crystallization. However, the medium may also be free from stabilizers.
  • the crystallizable medium may further contain crystallization nuclei. These facilitate the triggering of the crystallization process.
  • the medium is essentially free of crystallization nuclei.
  • the crystallization process can then be e.g. are triggered by crystallization seeds are introduced by the triggering mechanism in the medium.
  • the crystallisable medium has a liquid containing a salt hydrate.
  • this is a supersaturated solution of the salt hydrate.
  • the crystallizable medium may also contain sugar.
  • heat units heat up more than those based on a salt hydrate, so that the cigarette can become too hot.
  • the salt hydrate can be sodium acetate trihydrate and / or Glauber's salt and / or magnesium nitrate hexahydrate. It is provided that the cigarette has a self-sufficient heat unit for generating heat and a nicotine reservoir in which nicotine or a nicotine-containing compound is located.
  • the heating unit is designed to be a Sodium acetate trihydrate and / or sodium sulfate and / or Glauber's salt and / or magnesium nitrate hexahydrate-containing liquid which is present in the heat unit in a metastable, supersaturated form and in the crystallization of the sodium acetate trihydrate, the sodium sulfate, the Glauber's salt and / or Magnesium nitrate hexahydrate gives off heat.
  • an opening of the heating unit is created by the injection element, through which a reagent, such as atmospheric oxygen penetrates into the heating unit.
  • a reagent such as atmospheric oxygen penetrates into the heating unit.
  • the injection element itself forms a reactant or a catalyst for effecting a reaction or that there is a reactant or catalyst in the injection element for effecting a reaction in which heat is released.
  • the heat unit is arranged in the interior of the smoke-free cigarette and is surrounded in regions or in the circumferential direction completely by the nicotine-containing reservoir.
  • the nicotine reservoir can thus lie further outward in the radial direction than the heat unit.
  • the heating unit may be arranged such that it surrounds the nicotine reservoir at least in sections. It is thus conceivable that the heat unit is closer to the outside of the cigarette than the nicotine reservoir.
  • the heat unit is located in an area that is located in the radial direction farther outside than the nicotine reservoir, or vice versa, that the Niktoin reservoir is located in an area which lies further outward in the radial direction than the heat unit.
  • the nicotine reservoir or the heating unit can have a region in the form of a hollow cylinder, in the interior of which the heat unit or the nicotine reservoir is arranged.
  • the heat unit comprises a rear side facing the user and a front side facing away from the user, and that the rear side and / or the front side adjoin a tobacco element or are surrounded by it at least in sections.
  • the smoke-free cigarette according to the invention is made in one piece.
  • a user does not have to assemble the cigarette from several parts, but that it is ready to use as a complete smoke-free cigarette.
  • the smoke-free cigarette in its entirety is designed as a disposable article.
  • the entire cigarette can therefore be designed so that it is thrown away after a single use.
  • the heat unit is not reusable. This allows a cost-effective design and ease of use.
  • FIG. 1 a schematic side view of the smokeless cigarette according to the present invention and FIG. 2 is an enlarged view of the triggering mechanism of the smokeless cigarette of FIG. 1.
  • FIG. 2 is an enlarged view of the triggering mechanism of the smokeless cigarette of FIG. 1.
  • Fig. 1 is a schematic side view of a smoke-free cigarette 10 is shown according to the present invention.
  • the cigarette 10 has an outer casing 12 which may have a configuration similar to that of a conventional cigarette.
  • the envelope 12 and thus the outer shape of the cigarette 10 is preferably cylindrical.
  • the cigarette 10 At its end facing the user, the cigarette 10 has a filter 20, by means of which the air volume to be inhaled per unit of time can be limited or kept at a constant value.
  • the filter 20 is adjoined by a tobacco piece 30, in which the end area of a heat unit 40, which has been changed to the user, is arranged.
  • the heat unit 40 is located inside the cigarette 10 and is circumferentially completely surrounded by tobacco 50 enriched with nicotine. This tobacco filling 50 is located in the annulus surrounding the heat unit 40.
  • This nicotine-enriched tobacco substrate 50 is adjoined by another piece of tobacco 60, which forms the end of the cigarette 10 facing away from the user.
  • one or more resilient guides 70 are fixed to this.
  • the spring 70 has a sloping portion which extends at an acute angle to the longitudinal axis of the heat unit 40, and a subsequent thereto- the portion extending parallel to the longitudinal axis of the heating unit 40 or the cigarette 10.
  • the springs 70 are surrounded in a region by a fixing ring 80 which is deformable.
  • one or more injection pins 90 are arranged, which extend perpendicular to the heat unit 40.
  • injection pin or pins 90 are arranged on the spring 70, this is preferably the case in the region in which the spring 70 extends parallel to the longitudinal axis of the heating unit 40.
  • the fixing ring 80 has the task of positioning the springs 70 and thus the injection pins 90 so that they rest on the surface of the heating unit 40 in the non-actuated state or have only a small distance, but only penetrate into this when a pressure force from the outside acts on the fixing ring 80 or on the injection pins 90.
  • the injection pins 90 have a tapered end, with which they penetrate upon actuation of the trigger mechanism in the heating unit 40.
  • the penetration of the injection pen or pins 90 can trigger a chemical reaction or a change in state, in particular crystallization, in which heat is released.
  • the heat unit 40 is designed such that over a longer period of a few minutes, a temperature of about 50 0 C is formed.
  • the injection pen or pins 90 have the task of introducing an opening into the heating unit 40 a reactant or a catalyst penetrates into the heating unit 40, or that the injection pen 90 itself or its contents form a reactant or a catalyst.
  • the state change is caused by the penetration of the injection pin 90 into the heat unit 40 or that the injection pin 90, for example, has means that promote the change of state, such as crystallization nuclei.
  • the embodiment of the cigarette according to the invention has a comparatively simple design and easy-to-actuate trigger mechanism. In addition, this can be made so that it builds small, so that miniaturization is possible.
  • the present invention not only concerns cigarettes in the true sense, but also cigars.
  • the term "cigarette” thus stands for both cigarettes and cigars.

Abstract

L'invention concerne une cigarette sans fumée munie d'une unité thermique pour la production autarcique de chaleur ainsi que d'un réservoir de nicotine dans lequel se trouve de la nicotine ou un composé contenant de la nicotine, un mécanisme de déclenchement étant prévu au moyen duquel l'unité thermique est activée par actionnement du mécanisme de déclenchement, le mécanisme de déclenchement étant réalisé de manière à pouvoir être déclenché par application d'une force de pression.
PCT/EP2009/007999 2008-11-28 2009-11-09 Cigarette sans fumée WO2010060537A1 (fr)

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