WO2010147024A1

WO2010147024A1 - Oral tobacco product

Info

Publication number: WO2010147024A1
Application number: PCT/JP2010/059668
Authority: WO
Inventors: 河田儀雄; 竹内学; 山田学
Original assignee: 日本たばこ産業株式会社
Priority date: 2009-06-16
Filing date: 2010-06-08
Publication date: 2010-12-23
Also published as: TWI415578B; US20120085360A1; EP2454954A1; EP2454954A4; JPWO2010147024A1; TW201106883A

Abstract

An oral tobacco product (1) is provided with a mixture the main component of which is tobacco grains from tobacco, a pouch (2) stuffed with the mixture, and product information about the mixture presented on the outer surface of the pouch (2). The tobacco product (1) is contained in a containing case (14) that can open and close.

Description

Oral tobacco products

The present invention relates to an oral tobacco product for a user to absorb tobacco components via saliva.

Conventionally, cigarettes have been enjoyed as a luxury item, but recently smokeless tobacco that allows users to ingest tobacco components without igniting has attracted attention.
One of the smokeless tobaccos, snus (SNUS) as an oral tobacco product has as its main component an incision obtained by finely cutting tobacco raw materials, and this tobacco engraving contains a lot of moisture.

More specifically, this type of snus is classified into a loose type in which a cigarette is not wrapped and a portion type in which a cigarette is wrapped with a packaging material such as a nonwoven fabric, a so-called pouch type. Furthermore, as a pouch type, in addition to a generally rectangular snus, a generally semicircular snus is also known (Patent Document 1).
In the case of pouch-type snus, the user puts the snus directly into the mouth and puts it between the upper lip and the gums to enjoy the fragrance, while absorbing the tobacco components extracted from saliva into the body from the gums .

International Publication No. 2009/010876

However, it is difficult to distinguish the snus from only the appearance because the amount of information regarding the cigarette in the snus cannot be easily obtained only by changing the outer shape of the pouch. Therefore, this kind of snus has poor appeal that promotes the user's willingness to purchase.
An object of the present invention is to provide an oral tobacco product excellent in appeal that promotes a user's willingness to purchase, in addition to distinguishability with other oral tobacco products.

To achieve the above object, the oral tobacco product of the present invention is a mixture containing tobacco particles made of tobacco materials and a pouch packed with the mixture, and when placed in the oral cavity of a user, saliva The pouch has a pouch that allows the user to absorb the tobacco components of the tobacco particles, and the product information of the mixture is attached to the outer surface of the pouch.
Oral tobacco products can be visually distinguished from other oral tobacco products of the same pouch type because the product information of the mixture is attached to the outer surface of the pouch, which will motivate users to purchase. Can be made.

Specifically, product information can include at least one of tobacco brands, mixture content notation, and expiration date, so oral tobacco product information is communicated in more detail, resulting in oral use. This will improve the brand image of tobacco products.
Also, the product information is preferably given by food coloring, in which case the product information is safe for oral tobacco products that are placed directly into the oral cavity.

Furthermore, the pouch is colored with food coloring, and the pouch and product information can have different colors. In this case, the product information is not only more prominent, but the brand can be expressed on the entire outer surface of the pouch.
In addition, the oral tobacco product may further contain a food fragrance, and the food fragrance may be further included in a food color for product information. In this case, the user can taste the fragrance component of the food fragrance before putting the oral tobacco product into the oral cavity, and the fragrance component of the food fragrance along with the fragrance of the tobacco raw material itself after being put in the mouth. Can enjoy in minutes.

Since the oral tobacco product of the present invention has product information attached to the outer surface of the pouch, visual discrimination is enhanced. As a result, the oral tobacco product of the present invention is differentiated from other oral tobacco products, and the oral tobacco product of the present invention can provoke the user's willingness to purchase.

It is a perspective view of the tobacco product for oral cavity of the 1st example concerning the present invention, and its storage case. It is the schematic which expands and shows the tobacco product for oral cavity of a 1st Example. It is the schematic which shows the 2nd Example of the tobacco product for oral cavity. It is the schematic which shows the 3rd Example of the tobacco tobacco product. It is a fragmentary sectional view of the storage case shown in FIG. It is a block diagram which shows the manufacturing process of the tobacco product for oral cavity.

Referring to FIG. 1, an oral tobacco product 1 (hereinafter referred to as tobacco product 1) according to the first embodiment includes a mixture containing a predetermined amount of tobacco particles as a main component, and a pouch 2 enclosing the mixture. This pouch 2 is formed from a nonwoven fabric sheet. Specifically, the tobacco particles are obtained by cutting or pulverizing tobacco raw materials, and have a particle size of 2 mm or less, for example.
For example, a predetermined number of tobacco products 1 are stored in a portable storage case 14. Therefore, such a tobacco product 1 is taken out of the storage case 14 and placed in the user's mouth. Specifically, the tobacco product 1 is sandwiched between the user's upper lip and the gums, and the tobacco components extracted in the saliva are absorbed into the body from the gums.

On the other hand, the storage case 14 includes a case body 16, a mat 17, and a lid 20. The case body 16 has a flat and hollow cylindrical shape, and has an opening 15 on the upper surface. The opening 15 has a circular shape that is convex upward, and can be opened and closed by the lid 20.
The mat 17 has a circular shape, has an outer diameter substantially equal to the inner diameter of the inner wall surface 19 of the case body 16, and is placed on the bottom 18 of the case body 16. Therefore, the tobacco product 1 in the housing case 14 is in a state of being stacked on the mat 17.

The lid 20 is circular and has the same outer diameter as the outer diameter of the case body 16. A substantially circular stepped recess 22 is formed on the upper surface of the lid 20, and the stepped recess 22 has a bottom 23 and an annular lid rest 29 surrounding the bottom 23. Is shallower than the bottom 23. A hinge 21 is disposed on the outer periphery of the lid rest 29, and a circular cover 24 is attached to the hinge 21. The cover 24 has an outer diameter substantially equal to the outer diameter of the lid rest 29. Therefore, when the cover 24 is fitted into the recess 22, the cover 24 closes the recess 22 with its outer peripheral portion being in close contact with the lid rest 29 of the recess 22. On the other hand, when the cover 24 is rotated upward about the hinge 21 from this closed state, the cover 24 opens the recess 22. That is, the cover 24 can open and close the recess 22. When the recess 22 is closed by the cover 24, the outer peripheral portion of the upper surface of the lid 20 and the upper surface of the cover 24 are flush with each other.

A knob 25 protrudes from the outer peripheral edge of the cover 24, and the knob 25 and the hinge 21 are separated from each other in the diameter direction of the cover 24. On the other hand, a recess 35 that can receive the knob 25 is formed in the outer peripheral portion of the lid 20. Such a knob 25 serves to facilitate the opening operation of the cover 24. Further, claws 26 are formed on the outer peripheral edge of the cover 24 in the vicinity of the knob 25 and on both sides of the knob 25. A blind hole 27 is formed. Therefore, when the cover 24 is closed, each claw 26 is fitted in the corresponding locking hole 27 to keep the cover 24 closed.

The above-described recess 22 has a volume capable of accommodating several tobacco products 1. Therefore, the lid 20 can be used as a trash can for temporarily storing the used tobacco product 1. That is, the storage case 14 can store the tobacco product 1 before use and the tobacco product 1 after use separately.
A circular recess is also formed in the lower surface of the lid 20, and this recess has an inner diameter slightly larger than the outer diameter of the opening 15 described above, and can accept the opening 15. Furthermore, the recessed ceiling surface 28 (see FIG. 5) also serves as a pressing surface for pressing the tobacco product 1 in the case body 16.

As apparent from FIGS. 1 and 2, product information 4 relating to the tobacco product 1 is attached to the outer surface of the pouch 2 in the tobacco product 1.
Specifically, the product information 4 can include a character string “AAA” indicating the brand 5 of tobacco particles, and is attached to the upper portion of the outer surface of the pouch 2. The brand 5 does not need to be a character string, and may be a graphic or character design. The product information 4 can also include, for example, a content notation 6 indicating the components of the mixture, the content of the mixture, and the like together with the brand 5. This content notation 6 is attached to the lower part of the outer surface of the pouch 2, for example. The content notation 6 shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, that is, 0.4 g indicates the internal capacity.

The oral tobacco product 1 of the second embodiment shown in FIG. 3 has the brand 5 and the content notation 6 of FIG. 2 on the outer surface of the pouch 2, and these brand 5 and content notation 6 are attached side by side. . Further, the product information 4 can include an expiration date 8, and the expiration date 8 is attached to the lower part of the outer surface of the pouch 2. The layout of the brand 5, the content notation 6, and the expiration date 8 on the pouch 2 can be arbitrarily changed.

FIG. 4 shows an oral tobacco product row 10 (hereinafter referred to as a tobacco product row 10) of the third embodiment.
4 includes a plurality of tobacco products 1 described above, and the pouches 2 of these tobacco products 1 are arranged in a row. In this case, perforation rows 12 are formed between the pouches 2 of the adjacent tobacco products 1. Thus, the individual tobacco products 1 can be separated from the tobacco product row 10 along the perforation row 12. Such a tobacco product row | line | column 10 is accommodated in the above-mentioned accommodation case 14 in the state wound by roll shape.

The above-described product information 4, that is, brand 5, content notation 6, expiration date 8, and the like are also attached to the outer surface of each tobacco product 1 in the tobacco product row 10, that is, the pouch 2.
In addition, since each tobacco product 1 is put directly into the user's mouth, product information 4 attached to the pouch 2 needs to be drawn with food coloring. In addition, the product information 4 must be excellent in identification. In order to improve discrimination, it is desirable that the entire surface of the pouch 2, that is, the nonwoven fabric sheet itself is colored. Specifically, the whole nonwoven fabric sheet is colored with a chocolate-colored food coloring.

On the other hand, the brand 5 is edible yellow No. 4 and the content notation 6 is edible red No. 2 printed on the nonwoven fabric sheet. In this case, a natural dye can be used as the food dye in addition to the synthetic dye. As natural food pigments, gardenia yellow pigment, red pepper pigment (red) and cacao pigment (brown) are suitable.
Furthermore, it is desirable for this type of tobacco product 1 to stimulate not only the user's vision but also the olfactory sense and cause the user's willingness to purchase. For this reason, the food color can include the food flavor 30.

For example, the food flavor 30 is added to at least one food coloring for drawing the brand 5 and the content notation 6.
In addition, the food flavor 30 may be added directly to a mixture containing tobacco particles as a main component. In this case, glycerin as a food flavor is spray coated onto the mixture by 1% by weight of the mixture. Here, glycerin also functions as a humectant. Here, when the food flavor 30 is added to the tobacco particles, since the tobacco particles are alkaline, the food flavor 30 is preferably not alkaline but alkaline.

On the other hand, the storage case 14 can also contain a food flavor. In this case, as shown in FIG. 5, the inner wall surface 19 of the case body 16, the upper surface of the mat 17, and the ceiling surface 28 of the lid 20 each have a fragrance layer 32, and these fragrance layers 32 are formed of food fragrance. Yes.
Specifically, in forming the fragrance layer 32, the food fragrance is used in the form of a powder or a liquid form dissolved in a solvent. Water, alcohol, glycerin, propylene glycol or the like can be used as the solvent here. In the case of the present embodiment, for example, a menthol solution in which 1% by weight of menthol is dissolved in alcohol is prepared as a liquid food flavor, and such a menthol solution is provided on each of the inner wall surface 19, the upper surface of the mat 17, and the ceiling surface 28. The fragrance layer 32 is formed by spray coating.

In addition, as a food fragrance | flavor which forms the fragrance | flavor layer 32, mint, vanilla, apricot, tea, cocoa, licorice, honey, etc. can be used individually or in combination in addition to menthol.
Furthermore, when a coupon is accommodated in the accommodation case 14, the coupon can also have a fragrance layer 32. In addition, when food fragrance | flavor is used, it is desirable that the moisturizing agent is arrange | positioned in the storage case 14. As the humectant, glycerin or propylene glycol can be used.

Next, the manufacturing process of the tobacco product 1 or the tobacco product row 10 will be described.
As shown in FIG. 6, the tobacco product 1 or the tobacco product row 10 is manufactured through a pulverization process 40, a blending process 50, and a packaging process 60.
First, in the pulverization step 40, domestic burley cigarette lamina and bone are separately pulverized by a pulverizer, and pulverization here yields tobacco particles of 2 mm or less. These tobacco particles are placed in a classifier and classified into a predetermined size. Thereafter, the tobacco particles obtained from the lamina and the tobacco particles obtained from the middle bone are weighed to a ratio of 50% by weight and transferred to the blending step 50.

In the blending process 50, the weighed tobacco particles are transferred to the buffer silo 1 and stored in the buffer silo 1 for a predetermined period. Thereafter, the tobacco particles in the buffer silo 1 are subjected to a blender process through heat sterilization and cooling processes. In this blender treatment, a fragrance or the like is added to the tobacco particles while the tobacco particles are mixed.
Specifically, in the blender treatment, water is first added to the tobacco particles, and the moisture content of the tobacco particles is adjusted to 15% by weight. Thereafter, the tobacco particles are subjected to a heat treatment at 100 ° C. for 4 hours, that is, a sterilization treatment. When the sterilization treatment is completed, the tobacco particles are cooled by circulating cooling water, and 10% by weight of potassium carbonate, 1% by weight of vitamin C, 5% by weight of fragrance, sodium chloride and the like are added as additives to the tobacco particles.

These additives and tobacco particles are mixed to form a mixture mainly composed of tobacco particles, and this mixture is transferred to the next packaging step 60. The pH of the tobacco particles in the mixture is preferably in the range of 6.5 to 9.5.
The packaging process 60 includes the buffer silo 2, and the mixture transferred from the blending process 50 in the buffer silo 2 is stored for a predetermined period.

The mixture after storage is pillow-wrapped by 0.4 g by a packaging material, that is, a non-woven sheet. The product information 4 (brand 5, content notation 6, expiration date 8, etc.) described above is printed in advance on the surface of the packaging material. At this point, the tobacco product 1 shown in FIG. 2 or FIG. 3 is manufactured. Specifically, the tobacco product 1 has a rectangular shape of approximately 12 mm × 25 mm.
On the other hand, in the case of pillow packaging, if the perforated row 12 is formed instead of cutting the tobacco products individually, a continuous body of the tobacco product row 10 shown in FIG. 4 is formed, and this continuous body is a predetermined number of tobacco products. 1 is separated into a tobacco product row 10 containing 1.

Thereafter, water is added to the tobacco product 1 or the tobacco product row 10, and the moisture content of the tobacco product 1 or the tobacco product row 10 is adjusted to 25%. Thereafter, a predetermined number of tobacco products 1 are stored in the storage case 14. On the other hand, the tobacco product row 10 is wound into a roll and then housed in the housing case 14.
The oral tobacco product 1 or the tobacco product line 10 has product information 4 (brand 5, content notation 6, expiration date 8, etc.) attached to the outer surface of the pouch 2, so other oral pouch types It can be easily visually distinguished from tobacco products, and can motivate users to purchase. Further, the product information 4 leads to improvement of the brand image of the tobacco product 1 or the tobacco product line 10.

The entire surface of the pouch 2 is colored with food coloring, while the product information 4 (brand 5, content notation 6, expiration date 8, etc.) is printed with food coloring of a color different from the color of the pouch 2 itself. Therefore, the product information 4 is not only more prominent but also safe for the user. The product information 4 may be represented on the entire outer surface of the pouch 2.
Furthermore, when the food fragrance 30 is included in the edible pigment describing the product information 4, the user can taste the fragrance of the food fragrance 30 before putting the tobacco product 1 into the oral cavity, and the tobacco product 1 After being put in the oral cavity, the user can fully enjoy the aroma generated from the food flavor 30 together with the fragrance of the tobacco particles themselves.

Furthermore, since the storage case 14 has the fragrance layer 32 on the inner wall surface 19 of the case body 16, the mat 17, and the ceiling surface 28 of the lid 20 as described above, each time the lid 20 of the storage case 14 is repeatedly opened and closed. Even if the aroma component of the tobacco particles of the tobacco product 1 volatilizes, the perfume component released from the perfume layer 32 is added to the tobacco product 1 accordingly. Therefore, even if the tobacco product 1 is stored in the storage case 14 for a long period of time, the user can fully enjoy the fragrance component of the fragrance layer 32 through the tobacco product 1. As a result, the tobacco product 1 can provoke the user's willingness to purchase.

Further, even if various types of tobacco products 1 are mixedly accommodated in the same housing case 14, the product information 4 attached to each tobacco product 1 makes it possible to distinguish the respective tobacco products 1 from each other. Can easily select a tobacco product 1 that suits the mood at that time from a variety of tobacco products 1.
The present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment, and various modifications can be made.

For example, the product information 4 attached to the tobacco product 1 may be attached not only to the surface of the pouch 2 but also to both sides of the pouch 2, and in this case, the product information 4 attached to the front and back may be different from each other. Good.
The product information 4 may be attached to the pouch 2 in any direction.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Oral tobacco product 2 Pouch 4 Product information 5 Brand 6 Content notation 8 Expiration date 10 Oral tobacco product row 12 Perforation row 14 Housing case 15 Opening portion 16 Case body 17 Mat 18 Bottom 19 Inner wall surface 20 Lid 21 Hinge 22 Recess 23 Bottom 24 Cover 25 Knob 26 Claw 27 Locking hole 28 Ceiling surface 29 Lidrest 30 Food fragrance 32 Fragrance layer 35 Dimple 40 Grinding process 50 Blending process 60 Packaging process

Claims

A mixture containing tobacco particles made of tobacco materials;
A pouch stuffed with the mixture that, when placed in the user's mouth, allows the user to absorb the tobacco components of the tobacco particles through saliva;
An oral tobacco product, characterized by being attached to the outer surface of the pouch and having product information on the mixture.
2. The oral tobacco product according to claim 1, wherein the product information is attached by food coloring.
3. The oral tobacco product according to claim 2, wherein the pouch is colored with an edible pigment, and the pouch and the product information have different colors.
2. The oral tobacco product according to claim 1, wherein the product information includes at least one of a brand of tobacco particles, a content description of the mixture, and a shelf life.
The oral tobacco product according to claim 2, further comprising a food flavor.
6. The oral tobacco product according to claim 5, wherein the food flavor is contained in the food color for the product information.