WO2014156838A1

WO2014156838A1 - Additional member for smoking article and smoking article equipped with same

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Publication number: WO2014156838A1
Application number: PCT/JP2014/057344
Authority: WO
Inventors: 亮治藤田; 弘樹中合
Original assignee: 日本たばこ産業株式会社
Priority date: 2013-03-26
Filing date: 2014-03-18
Publication date: 2014-10-02
Also published as: JP5892636B2; TW201507637A; JPWO2014156838A1

Abstract

Provided is an additional member (RG-1) for a smoking article that is accommodated for use within an accommodation space (204) that is provided in advance to a smoking article (100). The additional member is provided with a plurality of easily breakable sections (TA). A plurality of breaking sounds that originate from the easily breakable sections (TA) are emitted when the easily breakable sections (TA) receive external force (F) that is sufficient to crush the position of the accommodation space (204) and are broken.

Description

Additional member for smoking article and smoking article equipped with the same

The present invention relates to an additional member for a smoking article developed to be applied to a smoking article, and a smoking article equipped with the same.

As an additional member used by being incorporated in a smoking article such as a cigarette with a filter, for example, there is the following.
Patent Document 1 discloses a case in which a ring-shaped structure is adopted as a support part that is arranged in close contact with the periphery of the capsule on the premise that the capsule including the contents is arranged in a filter. Patent Document 2 discloses a structure in which a ring-shaped member is used as a support part related to the breaking behavior of the capsule, and when the contents in the capsule are caused to flow out through the support parts, a click sound is emitted to the user. There is a description about the point of recognizing the outflow.

International Publication No. WO2012 / 156694 International Publication WO2012 / 156695

The above-mentioned conventional additional members such as support parts are premised on the existence of capsules arranged in the filter, and are added to smoking articles as a support for protecting the capsules or destroying the capsules. In Patent Document 2, a click sound is generated to make the user recognize the outflow of contents, which is a notification sound of capsule contents outflow.

As described above, in the past, a member that emits sound is intentionally incorporated into a smoking article to entertain the user with sound, to eliminate a user's handheld noise, and to generate a breaking sound However, there has been no smoking article developed from the viewpoint of giving the user an exhilarating feeling.
An object of the present invention is to provide an additional member for a smoking article designed so as to generate a plurality of destructive sounds, and to provide a new-oriented smoking article employing the additional member.

The above-described object is an additional member that is stored and used in a storage space that is provided in advance in a smoking article, and the additional member has a plurality of easily destructible portions, such that the position of the storage space is crushed. This is achieved by an additional member for a smoking article, wherein a plurality of destruction sounds are generated based on the easily destructible portion when being destroyed by receiving an external force.

Further, the additional member for the smoking article is a single ring-shaped member, and the easily breakable portion can be a plurality of thin regions arranged at intervals in the circumferential direction.

Further, the additional member for the smoking article is a composite ring-shaped member in which a plurality of ring element members having different diameters are provided concentrically and in multiple layers, and the different ring element members are connected by connection ribs, The easily breakable portions may be a plurality of thin regions arranged at intervals in the circumferential direction in each of the different ring element members.

And the said thin area is a linear groove part, Comprising: One straight line drawn so that it may pass through a center point in the cross section in each ring element member of the said independent type ring-shaped member or the said composite type ring-shaped member It is preferable that the thin areas are arranged so that a plurality of the thin areas do not exist.

Further, a form in which a space is secured on the center side of the ring-shaped member and a capsule in which a liquid is sealed or a filter material is provided in the space may be employed.

Furthermore, the additional member for the smoking article is a ring-shaped member including a shaft portion and a ring peripheral portion, and the shaft portion and the ring peripheral portion are connected by a plurality of connection ribs, and the connection rib is It is also possible to adopt a structure as the easily breakable portion.

Further, the object is that the storage space is a space provided in a filter part of a smoking article with a filter, and the additional member for a smoking article according to any of the above is in the space of the filter part. This is achieved by a smoking article characterized in that it is arranged.

Moreover, the position may be shifted in the axial direction of the filter part, and a plurality of additional members for the smoking article may be mounted.
Moreover, it is desirable that the casing material covering the filter portion is formed of an elastic member that can be restored to a cylindrical shape after being pressed.

According to the present invention, it is possible to provide an additional member for a smoking article designed to generate a plurality of breaking sounds. Therefore, a smoking article such as a cigarette with a filter on which the additional member for the smoking article is mounted can be provided as a new-oriented smoking article that delights the user with a breaking sound.

It is the figure which showed the case where the ring-shaped member used as the 1st Embodiment based on this invention is employ | adopted as the cigarette as a smoking article. It is the perspective view which took out and showed the ring-shaped member mounted in the cigarette of FIG. 1A. It is sectional drawing shown so that the cross-sectional shape perpendicular | vertical to the direction of an axis line can be confirmed about the ring-shaped member mounted in the cigarette of FIG. 1A. It is the figure which showed a mode that a some ring-shaped member is arrange | positioned. It is sectional drawing shown about the ring-shaped member used as the 2nd Embodiment based on this invention. It is sectional drawing shown about the ring-shaped member used as the 3rd Embodiment based on this invention.

In order to facilitate understanding of the present invention, a description will be given in advance. The focus of the present invention is based on a new and unsurpassed product idea of generating a breaking sound from a smoking article such as a cigarette with a filter. Therefore, the additional member for smoking articles according to the present invention (hereinafter referred to as an additional member) is provided with a plurality of easy-to-break parts that are easily broken by receiving a crushing external force. A plurality of destructive sounds are generated based on the part. The additional member is mounted on a smoking article such as a cigarette to provide a product that allows the user to enjoy the breaking sound.
Hereinafter, a preferred embodiment of an additional member of the present invention and a smoking article equipped with the same will be described with reference to the drawings.

As a first embodiment according to the additional member of the present invention, a case where a single ring-shaped member is formed and applied to a cigarette CG as a smoking article will be described.
FIG. 1 shows a case where a single ring-shaped member RG-1 is mounted on a filter FL of a cigarette CG with a filter. Here, FIG. 1A shows the cigarette CG, FIG. 1B is a perspective view showing the ring-shaped member RG-1 mounted on the cigarette CG, and FIG. 1C shows the direction of the axis CL of the ring-shaped member RG-1. It is sectional drawing shown so that a perpendicular cross-sectional shape could be confirmed.

In FIG. 1A, a cigarette CG with a filter is configured by arranging a filter FL at one end of a cigarette main body 100 that is formed as a rod by winding a cigarette with thin paper. This filter FL includes a filter main body portion constituted by two rod-

shaped filter elements

202 and 203 inside a flexible casing 201. The casing 201 is formed by, for example, rounding a sheet material and bonding the end portions thereof. It is formed in a cylindrical shape. Then, the cigarette body 100 and the filter FL are connected via a chip paper 101 disposed so as to hang over both, thereby forming a single cigarette CG with a filter.

In the casing 201, a first filter portion 202 serving as a first filter element and a second filter portion 203 serving as a second filter element are disposed so as to be positioned at both ends. The material of these

filter parts

202 and 203 can be the same material as the filter material used for a cigarette with a normal filter, that is, an acetate fiber, and may further contain charcoal. A paper filter or the like can also be used.
The 1st filter part 202 located in the one end of the casing 201 becomes a cigarette side, and the 2nd filter part 203 located in the other end comprises the suction mouth. The first filter unit 202 and the second filter unit 203 are spaced apart as described above, and a storage space 204 is provided between them. Strictly speaking, the filter main body portion is configured including the first filter portion 202, the second filter portion 203, and the storage space 204 therebetween. Inside the storage space 204, the ring-shaped member RG-1 is stored.

Here, referring also to FIG. 1B showing the ring-shaped member RG-1 in an enlarged manner, the ring-shaped member RG-1 is generally a hollow cylindrical shape, and the dimension in the direction of the axis CL is set to be relatively short. It is a single member.
The ring-shaped member RG-1 is easily broken and generates a breaking sound when it receives an external force F (a force that grips the filter part with a finger) by a user that crushes the filter FL. There is a characteristic. The ring-shaped member RG-1 is designed with an easy-to-break part so as to generate a plurality of breaking sounds at a level that can be perceived by the user when it is broken. Here, the plurality of destructive sounds that can be perceived by the user may be a plurality of destructive sounds that can be perceived by the user at the same time, or a plurality of destructive sounds that have a certain time interval. Further, the phrase “a plurality of breaking sounds” is within a design range as long as it is at least twice, for example, three times or more, for example, four times or more. Further, the upper limit of the number of breaking sounds is not particularly limited, but may be, for example, 10 times or less. The number of breaking sounds can be adjusted, for example, by changing the number of materials and thin areas, the thickness of each thin area, and the position of each thin area.
The easily breakable portions are a plurality of thin-walled areas TA arranged at intervals in the circumferential direction by the ring-shaped member RG-1. This thin area TA is an area formed thinner than other areas in order to make it easier to break than other parts even under stress. For example, the thin area TA is a straight line formed as a V-shaped groove or the like as shown in the figure. It is preferable to form a groove portion. Although FIG. 1B shows the case where the groove portion as the thin-walled area TA is provided on the inner peripheral surface, it may be provided on the outer peripheral surface or a combination of the inner and outer sides.

The thin area TA provided in this way is a straight line (straight lines L1, L2, in FIG. 1C) drawn so as to pass through the center point CP (a point through which the axis line CL passes) in the cross section (FIG. 1C) of the ring-shaped member RG-1. Above any of L3), it is arranged so that a plurality of the thin areas TA do not exist. If the thin wall area TA is set at such a position, it is possible to generate a plurality of destructive sounds that can be perceived by the user when receiving an external force F acting to crush the filter.
The form of destruction is not particularly limited as long as the ring-shaped member of the present invention can generate a sound of a level that can be perceived by the user a plurality of times. That is, the present invention is not limited to a form in which a plurality of places are destroyed at once by a strong external force F and a plurality of breaking sounds are generated. For example, when the external force F is gradually applied, the user can perceive a plurality of destruction sounds in a form including a time lag in which a part that is most likely to be destroyed is destroyed first and then a part that is not easily destroyed is destroyed. Good. Alternatively, the external force F may be destroyed once by applying the external force F again from a different angle after the external force F is applied.

A member suitable for constituting the ring-shaped member RG-1 has a certain degree of rigidity and shape stability, but is a material that is relatively easily broken when a stress exceeding a predetermined level is generated, and is broken. It is sometimes preferable to select one that generates sound quality sound that can be recognized by the user, such as polyethylene, polystyrene, polypropylene, polyvinyl chloride, polyethylene terephthalate, polylactic acid, AS resin, and acrylic resin. Resin, Alginate, Various gums including gum arabic, Pullulan, Gellan gum, Various wood materials including cedar, Hinoki, Pine, Various inorganic materials including Silica, Alumina, Graphite, Activated carbon powder, Cellulose acetate and These composite materials can be suitably employed. Moreover, you may comprise the said ring-shaped member not only from these materials but by shape | molding the powder of the said material using various binders including CMC.
Moreover, the raw material which contained or included the flavoring agent or the adsorbent so that it may be released at the time of the said ring-shaped member destruction may be used. Moreover, the raw material which does not contain one or both of a flavoring agent or an adsorbent may be sufficient.

As shown in FIG. 1A, the ring-shaped member RG-1 is set in the sleeping position in the storage space 204. More specifically, the axis CL of the ring-shaped member RG-1 is set so as to be parallel to the longitudinal direction of the cigarette 100. Here, when the size and shape of the ring-shaped member RG-1 are briefly touched, the ring-shaped member RG-1 is accommodated in the storage space 204 and is slidably moved within the storage space 204 while maintaining the rotational movement and the direction of rotation about the axis CL. It is allowed to move back and forth while maintaining the posture), but it is preferable to set the shape and size to be restricted with respect to movement such as rotation by changing the direction of the opening. For example, the length of the longest portion in the axial direction of the ring-shaped member is preferably longer than the diameter of the storage portion. For example, it is preferable that the length of the longest portion of the diagonal line of the ring-shaped member is longer than the sliding movable width of the ring-shaped member in the storage space.

The cigarette CG including the filter FL on which the ring-shaped member RG-1 is mounted grips the portion of the filter FL (external force F is applied, for example, when the user is not holding the hand or wants to refresh his / her mood). Applied) to generate destructive noise. More specifically, a plurality of easy-to-break parts (thin wall areas TA) provided in the ring-shaped member RG-1 stored in the filter storage space 204 are broken, and a plurality of breaking sounds are generated based on the broken parts. . As a result, the user feels comfort and exhilaration, and is expected to eliminate the problem of holding and holding.

Note that a capsule (not shown) enclosing a liquid containing water, a taste improver, or the like is disposed in the space SP formed on the center side of the ring-shaped member RG-1, so that the ring-shaped member RG- You may make it break together at the time of destruction of 1.
In this case, the capsule has a cylindrical shape having a size stored in the space SP, and is for food, for example, selected from the group consisting of polyethylene, polypropylene, polyvinyl chloride, polystyrene, polyethylene terephthalate, polyvinyl alcohol, and polyamide. It is desirable to use a plastic material.
And you may make it close a cylindrical opening part by heat sealing with film materials, such as a laminate film. When such a seal film is employed, it may be adhered to the opening edge of the side wall with a thermoplastic adhesive. As this adhesive, for example, a hot melt adhesive mainly composed of adhesive polyolefin resin, low molecular weight polyethylene and EVA (ethylene vinyl alcohol) can be used.

As the liquid to be enclosed in the capsule, any liquid that can improve the taste of cigarettes may be appropriately selected and adopted, and there is no particular limitation. For example, simple water, a hydrophilic flavor in water, a hydrophobic flavor Either of these can be adopted. In the case of a hydrophobic flavor, it may be incorporated in an emulsified state, or a solvent such as propylene glycol or ethanol may be used. More specifically, for example, a solution obtained by dissolving sugar, a tobacco extract, a fragrance, or the like in water, or a solution based on water such as brandy can be used as the liquid. If necessary, a chemical solution for preventing alteration may be mixed. Furthermore, as the liquid, a fine solid such as a microcapsule containing a fragrance (fragrance capsule) or the like may be adopted, and the fragrance capsule may be suspended in a liquid as a liquid.
When the capsule is arranged as described above, a sheet material having a water-resistant function is adopted for at least one of the casing 201 and the chip paper 101 to provide a structure that prevents the liquid from leaking to the outer peripheral portion. Preferably.
In addition, it may replace with the said capsule and may arrange | position the filter material by acetate fiber etc. In this case, it is not necessary to make the casing 201 grade | etc., Water-resistant.

The number of the ring-shaped members RG-1 is not limited to one in the storage space 204, and may be plural (two in this case) as shown in FIG. If the members RG-1a and RG-1b are arranged, more destruction sound can be generated.
By the way, it is preferable that the casing material 201 covering the filter portion is formed of an elastic member that can be restored to a cylindrical shape after being pressed. If the casing material to be restored in this way is adopted, even if the outer shape is once collapsed when the user crushes the filter portion and generates a breaking sound, the filter shape can be restored to the initial shape thereafter. This function is effective when a structure including a capsule enclosing a liquid as described above is employed. Before smoking or during smoking, the user breaks the ring-shaped member RG-1 and also breaks the capsule so that the liquid is absorbed by the filter material. At that time, the shape of the filter part is once crushed, but since it returns thereafter, the user can enjoy smoking with a good feeling.

Hereinafter, a composite ring-shaped member RG-2 will be further described with reference to the drawings as a second embodiment of the additional member of the present invention. This ring-shaped member RG-2 is also stored in the storage space 204 of the cigarette CG and used in the same manner. A duplicate description will be omitted, and the description will focus on the differences.
FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view showing the cross-sectional shape of the ring-shaped member RG-2, as in FIG. 1C. The ring-shaped member RG-2 is a composite ring-shaped member in which a plurality of ring element members FR having different diameters are provided concentrically in a multilayer. Specifically, different ring element members (FR-1, FR-2, FR-3) are connected by connecting ribs RB to form a composite ring-shaped member RG-2. The easily breakable portions of the ring-shaped member RG-2 are a plurality of thin-walled regions arranged at intervals in the circumferential direction in each of the different ring element members FR-1, FR-2, and FR-3.
In FIG. 3, three ring element members FR-1, FR-2, and FR-3 are concentric and multilayered with respect to the axis CP. For each of the ring element members FR-1, FR-2, FR-3, the above-mentioned fracture position condition, that is, above any of the straight lines drawn so as to pass through the center point CP (the point through which the axis line CL passes) The thin area TA in each ring element member is arranged so that a plurality of thin areas does not exist.

In the case of the cigarette employing the ring-shaped member RG-2, it is possible to generate more and more complicated destructive sounds, and the user can be enjoyed not only by smoking but also by complex sounds. In particular, when the ring element members FR-1, FR-2, and FR-3 constituting the ring-shaped member RG-2 are designed to have different sound qualities when they are broken, the sound that heals the user is not a mere breaking sound. It is also possible to adjust the tone. Designing the sound quality to be different can be achieved, for example, by making each thin region have a different thickness, shape, or material.
In addition, when a plurality of arrangements illustrated in FIG. 2 are employed for the ring-shaped member RG-2, more destruction sounds can be generated in a complicated manner.
Further, since the ring-shaped member RG-2 also has a central space SP, a capsule sealed with a liquid may be disposed in the space SP in the same manner as described above.

Furthermore, as a third embodiment of the additional member of the present invention, a ring-shaped member RG-3 having a shaft portion and a ring peripheral portion will be further described with reference to the drawings. The ring-shaped member RG-3 is also stored in the storage space 204 of the cigarette CG and used in the same manner. A duplicate description will be omitted, and the description will focus on the differences.
In the above-described two types of ring-shaped members RG-1 and RG-2, there is a space on the center side, but the additional member of the present invention is not limited to such a form. In the ring-shaped member RG-3 shown in FIG. 3, the shaft portion LP located at the shaft center CP and the ring peripheral portion PP are connected by a plurality of connection ribs RB (here, three). In this ring-shaped member RG-3, there are a plurality of connection ribs RB on any of the straight lines drawn so as to pass through the center point CP in the same condition as the connection ribs RB disposing the plurality of thin regions described above. It is good to arrange so that it does not. More preferably, the connection rib RB is also provided with a thin area TA having a groove similar to that described above so as to promote the destruction more reliably.
The cigarette in which the ring-shaped member RG-3 is mounted on the filter is a new product that can entertain the user with sound in the same manner as the cigarette described above.

As described above, according to the present invention, it is possible to provide an additional member for a newly-invented smoking article that is easily destroyed by external force and emits a plurality of breaking sounds. The user can be entertained by sound from a point of view that is not present.

Note that the present invention is not limited to the embodiment described above. In said Example, the case where the additional member for smoking articles which concerns on this invention was mounted in the filter of the cigarette with a filter was demonstrated. However, the additional member of the present invention is not limited to the filter application attached to the cigarette as described above. In other words, the product may be mounted on a single filter.

RG (RG-1, RG-2.RG-3) Ring-shaped member FL filter CG Cigarette CL Axis line CP Axle center TA Thin wall area SP space RB Connection rib FR Ring element member 100 Cigarette body 101 Tip paper 201 Casing 202 First filter Section 203 Second filter section 204 Storage space

Claims

An additional member that is stored and used in a storage space provided in advance in a smoking article,
The additional member is provided with a plurality of easily destructible parts, and when the external member is destroyed by receiving an external force that crushes the position of the storage space, a plurality of destructive sounds are generated based on the easily destructible parts. Additional members for smoking articles.
The smoking article according to claim 1, wherein the additional member for the smoking article is a single ring-shaped member, and the easily breakable portions are a plurality of thin-walled regions arranged at intervals in the circumferential direction. Additional member for goods.
The additional member for the smoking article is a composite ring-shaped member in which a plurality of ring element members having different diameters are provided concentrically in multiple layers, and the different ring element members are connected to each other by a connecting rib,
2. The additional member for a smoking article according to claim 1, wherein the easily breakable portion is a plurality of thin-walled regions arranged at intervals in the circumferential direction in each of the different ring element members.
The thin region is a linear groove,
The thin-walled member is formed so that a plurality of the thin-walled regions do not exist on one straight line drawn so as to pass through a center point in the cross-section of each of the ring-type member of the single-type ring-shaped member or the composite-type ring-shaped member. The additional member for a smoking article according to claim 2 or 3, wherein the region is arranged.
5. The space according to claim 2, wherein a space is secured on a center side of the ring-shaped member, and a capsule in which a liquid is sealed or a filter material is provided in the space. Additional members for smoking articles.
The additional member for the smoking article is a ring-shaped member including a shaft portion and a ring peripheral portion, and the shaft portion and the ring peripheral portion are connected by a plurality of connection ribs,
The additional member for a smoking article according to claim 1, wherein the connection rib is the easily breakable portion.
The storage space is a space provided in a filter part of a smoking article with a filter,
The additional member for smoking articles according to any one of claims 1 to 6 is arranged in the space of the filter part in the storage space.
The smoking article according to claim 7, wherein a plurality of additional members for the smoking article are mounted by shifting the position in the axial direction of the filter portion.
The smoking article according to claim 7 or 8, wherein the casing material covering the filter part is formed of an elastic member that can be restored into a cylindrical shape after being pressed.