WO2021260956A1

WO2021260956A1 - Smoking implement

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Publication number: WO2021260956A1
Application number: PCT/JP2020/030466
Authority: WO
Inventors: 龍志渡邊
Original assignee: ＦｕｔｕｒｅＴｅｃｈｎｏｌｏｇｙ株式会社
Priority date: 2020-06-25
Filing date: 2020-08-07
Publication date: 2021-12-30
Also published as: JPWO2021260956A1

Abstract

Disclosed is a smoking implement in which a plurality of cartridges for the smoking implement are accommodated in a package, wherein: each of the plurality of cartridges includes a filter on a first side, and a filling material on a second side opposite from the first side; and at least some of the plurality of cartridges within the package are positioned in an orientation such that the second side faces an openable side of the package.

Description

Smoking equipment

This disclosure relates to smoking equipment.

In recent years, in order to match the tendency of smoking cessation of cigarettes, electronic tobacco products for enjoying cigarettes have become widespread by heating cartridges containing tobacco components and sucking vaporized tobacco components without using flames. I'm starting. As a form of a cigarette filling material to be filled in such an electronic cigarette cartridge, there is a disclosure that a sheet having an aerosol former is crimped and assembled (Patent Document 1). Further, there is a disclosure of a smoking article in which a sheet is folded and housed in a cylindrical body (Patent Document 2). Further, the invention of a rod for smoking articles provided with a gathered sheet of homogenized tobacco material is known (see, for example, Patent Document 3). The smoking article rod described in Patent Document 3 is formed by crimping a continuous sheet of homogenized tobacco material, gathering it, and then surrounding it with a packaging sheet to form a continuous rod. The continuous rod is cut into a plurality of individual rods. The rod for smoking articles described in Patent Document 3 has a more uniform density than the rod containing fine fragments of the homogenized tobacco material.

Special Table 2017-524368 International Publication WO2010 / 113702 Gazette Japanese Patent Publication No. 2014-515274

The purpose of the present disclosure is to maintain good hygiene of the part of the cartridge to be added to the user's mouth, which is the hygiene of the cartridge for smoking equipment until the user holds it in the mouth.

According to one aspect of the present disclosure, a smoking device in which a plurality of cartridges for the smoking device are housed in a package.
The plurality of cartridges each include a filter on the first side and a filler on the second side opposite to the first side.
Within the package, at least a portion of the plurality of cartridges is provided with a smoking device that is placed on the opening side of the package with the second side facing.

According to the present disclosure, it is possible to maintain good hygiene of the part to be added to the user's mouth, which is the hygiene state of the cartridge for smoking equipment until the user holds it in the mouth.

It is a figure which shows an example of the use form of an electronic cigarette cartridge. It is a figure which shows an example of the structure of an electronic cigarette cartridge. It is a perspective view which shows the electronic cigarette cartridge product in the state which opened the package. It is a figure which shows typically the main cross section of the electronic cigarette cartridge product of FIG. It is explanatory drawing of the use example of the electronic cigarette cartridge. It is explanatory drawing of the other use example of the electronic cigarette cartridge. It is explanatory drawing of the further use example of the electronic cigarette cartridge. It is explanatory drawing of the further use example of the electronic cigarette cartridge.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. In the description of the drawings, the same elements are designated by the same reference numerals, and duplicate description will be omitted. Further, the dimensional ratio of the drawing is merely an example, and the present invention is not limited to this. Also, for convenience of explanation, it may be partially exaggerated.

Also, in the present specification, "smoking" generally means smoking a cigarette, but here, simply "enjoying smoke", "tasting smoke", and "enjoying smoke". The source of smoke is not limited to tobacco materials, but also applies to those using non-tobacco materials. Further, in the present specification, the "electronic cigarette cartridge" represents a cartridge for a heated smoking device.

The filling 111 is created, for example, as follows. Examples of the material for forming the aerosol forming material include a carrier supporting an aerosol former, an aerosol former, and a flavor additive used as necessary.

Various sites of use of tobacco or non-tobacco plants (eg, roots, stems, leaves, flowers, fruits, bark, seeds, tree trunks or tree branches, etc.) are used as carriers to carry the aerosolformer. , Preferably used in the form of being dried and pulverized.

Examples of the carrier or binder for supporting the aerosolformer include rubbers such as guar gum, xanthan gum, arabic rubber and locust bean gum, for example, hydroxypropyl cellulose, carboxymethyl cellulose, hydroxyethyl cellulose, methyl cellulose and the like, in addition to the plant parts as described above. Cellulose binders such as ethyl cellulose, such as organic acids such as glucomannan, starch, alginic acid, polysaccharides such as conjugated base salts of organic acids such as sodium alginate, agar and pectin, and combinations thereof are also used.

Aerosolformers include glycerin, propylene glycol, sorbitol, triethylene glycol, lactic acid, diacetin (glycerin diacetate), triacetin (glycerin triacetate), triethylene glycol diacetate, triethyl citrate, isopropyl myristate, stearer. Methyl acid, dimethyl dodecandionate, dimethyl tetradecanesandioate and the like can be used, but glycerin and propylene glycol are particularly preferably used. These are preferably used in an amount of 1% by mass or more and 80% by mass or less with respect to the filling material 111. It is more preferably 10% by mass or more and 40% by mass or less.

In addition to the aerosol former carrier and aerosol former, flavor additives that add flavor as needed are also preferably used. Examples of the flavor additive include hakka, cocoa, coffee, black tea extract and the like.

Further, when an aerosol forming material is produced using the above materials, various additives such as water, ethyl alcohol, and a thickener may be added in addition to the above.

The shape of the filler 111 can be strip-shaped, rod-shaped, sheet-shaped or gathered-shaped, strip-shaped, square-shaped, rectangular, or rhombic-shaped, flat-shaped, powder-shaped, granular-shaped, or pellet-shaped. The filling 111 of the electronic cigarette cartridge 100 having such a shape can be easily packed by dropping it into the cartridge opening 1001. Further, the filling amount (filling amount) from the cartridge opening 1001 can be finely adjusted, and it is easy to adjust the air flow when sucked by the packing amount. Further, by providing a lid (see the lid 170 in FIG. 4C) in the cartridge opening 1001 to prevent the cartridge from falling off, it becomes easier to use.

Further, when the filling material 111 and the packaging sheet 150 (an example of the tubular exterior portion) are fixed, the filling material 111 falls off after use even when the electronic cigarette cartridge 100 is taken out from the main body of the electronic cigarette after use. Is effective. This is because after using the electronic cigarette cartridge, the filling 111 may deteriorate due to heating, and the filling 111 may stick to the heating element 211 shown in FIG. 1, which leads to the filling 111 falling off after use. If such a drop occurs, the inside of the electronic cigarette body may be soiled and the frequency of cleaning may increase, resulting in usability problems.

[Electronic cigarette cartridge]
FIG. 1 illustrates a usage pattern of the electronic cigarette cartridge 100. The electronic cigarette cartridge 100 is attached to the electronic cigarette body 200 at the time of use by the user. The electronic cigarette body 200 is provided with an insertion portion 210 for inserting the electronic cigarette cartridge 100.

A heating element 211 is provided at the center of the bottom in the insertion portion 210, and the heating element 211 has a pin-shaped or blade-shaped member having a sharp tip and is inserted into the aerosol-forming base material 110. And heats the aerosol-forming substrate 110. More specifically, the heating element 211 is inserted into the central portion of the aerosol forming base material 110 when the electronic cigarette cartridge 100 is inserted into the insertion portion 210 of the electronic cigarette body 200.

The heating element 211 directly or indirectly generates heat by the electric power supplied from the battery (not shown) provided in the electronic cigarette body 200. The heat of the heating element 211 heats the aerosol-forming base material 110 to generate an aerosol containing an aromatic component. Then, the generated aerosol is transferred to the mouthpiece 140 via the support element 300 and the transfer member 130 described below, and when the user sucks it from the mouthpiece 140 side, the aromatic component reaches the user's mouth. Hereinafter, for the sake of the description of the present embodiment, the aerosol-forming base material 110 side of the electronic cigarette cartridge is referred to as the upstream side 10, and the mouthpiece 140 side is referred to as the downstream side 20. Further, the upstream side 10 may be referred to as one end side, and the downstream side 20 may be referred to as the other end side.

Note that FIG. 1 shows a case where the heating element 211 has one pin-shaped or blade-shaped member, but as another example of the form, the heating element 211 has a pin-shaped or blade-shaped member. Examples include those having a plurality of pieces.

FIG. 2 shows an example of the structure of the electronic cigarette cartridge 100. From the side where the heating element 211 shown in FIG. 1 is inserted, that is, from the upstream side 10 to the downstream side 20, the aerosol forming base material 110, the support element 300, the transfer member 130, and the mouthpiece 140 are included, for example, in a rod shape or. It has a cylindrical appearance.

The support element 300 supports the aerosol-forming base material 110. The support element 300 is arranged adjacent to the aerosol-forming substrate 110, and the side portion 160 of the support element 300 is in contact with the packaging sheet 150 located on the peripheral edge of the electronic cigarette cartridge 100. The side portion 160 is fixed to the inner surface of the packaging sheet 150 by, for example, an adhesive.

Further, the support element 300 can be preferably formed by using, for example, silicone, but the support element 300 is not limited to silicone, and other materials having excellent heat resistance may be used.

The aerosol forming base material 110 is arranged at the end of the upstream side 10 of the electronic cigarette cartridge 100, and the mouthpiece 140 is arranged at the end of the downstream side 20. The direction connecting the placement position of the aerosol-forming base material 110 and the placement position of the mouthpiece 140, that is, one direction in which the four elements of the aerosol-forming base material 110, the support element 300, the transfer member 130, and the mouthpiece 140 are arranged adjacent to each other. Is defined as the longitudinal direction of the electronic cigarette cartridge 100.

The aerosol-forming base material 110, the support element 300, the transfer member 130, and the mouthpiece 140 are packaged by the packaging sheet 150. The longitudinal direction of the electronic cigarette cartridge 100 and the longitudinal direction of the aerosol forming base material 110 are, for example, parallel.

The aerosol-forming base material 110 contains a filler 111, and when heated, for example, an aerosol containing an aromatic component contained in a plant used as a material of the filler 111 is generated.

The support element 300 is formed using, for example, silicone, and supports the aerosol-forming base material 110. The side portion of the support element 300 is fixed to the inner surface of the packaging sheet 150 by, for example, an adhesive. The support element 300 is not limited to silicone, and may be formed by using another material having excellent heat resistance.

The illustrated support element 300 is provided with an air flow through hole in the center. The aerosol generated in the aerosol-forming substrate 110 passes through the through hole of the air flow and flows toward the mouthpiece 140. It is also possible to use the support element 300 having an air flow through hole, a notch, or the like on the side portion.

The transfer member 130 is configured by using a hollow tubular member or a wound polymer sheet that is crimped in the longitudinal direction of the electronic cigarette cartridge 100, and cools an aerosol that flows in the direction of the mouthpiece 140, for example.

The mouthpiece 140 is formed using, for example, paper. It may contain a cellulose acetate filter or the like for removing fine particles. The aromatic component that has passed through the filter of the mouthpiece 140 is sucked by the user.

Note that the transfer member 130 can be omitted and the number of components can be reduced (see FIGS. 4A to 4C). When the transfer member 130 is omitted, the air permeability is improved and the generated aerosol easily flows to the downstream side 20, so that the user can easily suck the aromatic component.

As an example, the transfer member 130 is omitted, and the mouthpiece 140 having a length longer in the longitudinal direction of the electronic cigarette cartridge 100 is configured to be adjacent to the support element 300. In that case, for example, the cellulose acetate filter can also have a cooling function.

Further, the packaging sheet 150 may also serve as an inclusion member around which the filler 111 is wound. The stable airflow of the aerosol makes it easier for the user to inhale the aromatic components.

[Electronic cigarette cartridge in product state]
FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing an electronic cigarette cartridge product (an example of smoking equipment) 600, and is a diagram schematically showing a state in which a plurality of electronic cigarette cartridges 100 in the package 500 are housed. FIG. 3A is a diagram schematically showing a main cross section of the electronic cigarette cartridge product 600 of FIG. In the following description, the vertical direction is defined with the side of the lid portion 502 as the upper side.

As shown in FIG. 3, the electronic cigarette cartridge product 600 is distributed in a state where a plurality of electronic cigarette cartridges 100 are housed in the package 500. The number of electronic cigarette cartridges 100 arranged in one package 500 is arbitrary, but is, for example, 20. In the example shown in FIG. 3, in the

electronic cigarette cartridge

100, 10 cigarettes in the horizontal direction are arranged in two rows in the vertical direction.

The package 500 is, for example, a box body based on a paper material, and has a lid portion 502 that can be opened and closed on the upper portion of the main body portion 501. The rigidity of the box is arbitrary, and it may be formed of paper having a relatively thin thickness. Further, a material other than the paper material may be used. However, in the configuration having the lid portion 502, it is preferably formed of a relatively thick paper in order to secure the required rigidity. The package 500 may be covered with a transparent coating (for example, a cover made of a polymer resin). In this case, the transparent coating partially removes the portion covering the lid portion 502 at the time of opening.

The main body 501 has a box-shaped shape with an open top, and the lower side (bottom) is closed. One end face (end face on the mouthpiece 140 side) of the electronic cigarette cartridge 100 comes into contact with the bottom surface of the main body 501 (see FIG. 3A).

The lid portion 502 can be opened and closed, and FIG. 3 shows the lid portion 502 in the open state. When the lid portion 502 is in the open state, the user can appropriately take out any one, for example, usually one of the plurality of electronic cigarette cartridges 100 housed in the main body portion 501. In the example shown in FIG. 3, the lid portion 502 is in a form in which the entire upper portion of the main body portion 501 can be opened, but may be in a form in which only a part of the upper portion of the main body portion 501 is opened. The other end surface of the electronic cigarette cartridge 100 (the end surface on the filling 111 side) abuts or faces the inner surface of the closed lid portion 502 (see FIG. 3A).

In this embodiment, all the electronic cigarette cartridges 100 are oriented so that the mouthpiece 140 (filter) is located on the lower side (an example of the first side), respectively, as schematically shown in FIGS. 3 and 3A. It is housed in the main body 501. That is, all the electronic cigarette cartridges 100 are housed in the main body 501 in a direction having the mouthpiece 140 on the lower side and the filling 111 on the upper side (an example of the second side). However, in another embodiment, a plurality (preferably less than half of the whole) of a part of the electronic cigarette cartridge 100 housed in one package 500 may be oriented in the opposite direction (that is, the upper side may be the mouthpiece 140).

In this way, according to the present embodiment, in the package 500, the plurality of electronic cigarette cartridges 100 are arranged on the opening side (that is, the upper side) of the package 500 so that the side of the filling 111 faces.

By the way, in the case of the comparative example in which the electronic cigarette cartridge 100 is housed in the package 500 with the mouthpiece 140 side facing upward as opposed to the present embodiment, the user picks up the mouthpiece 140 with a finger and takes it out. In this case, it is normal to put the finger-pinched part on the mouth when smoking, which may not be hygienic. In particular, when the number of remaining cigarettes is large (for example, the state immediately after opening), it is easy to touch not only one cigarette to be taken out but also another electronic cigarette cartridge 100. Further, in such a comparative example, when the lid portion 502 is in the open state, all the mouthpieces 140 of the electronic cigarette cartridge 100 in the package 500 are directly exposed to the outside. Therefore, foreign matter from the outside (for example, bacteria or viruses floating in the air) may adhere to the mouthpiece 140. If the user holds the mouthpiece 140 to which such a foreign substance is attached to his / her mouth while smoking, the foreign substance may come into contact with the user.

In this respect, according to the present embodiment, as described above, the electronic cigarette cartridge 100 is housed in the package 500 with the side of the mouthpiece 140 facing downward (the side opposite to the opening side of the package 500). That is, in the housed state of the electronic cigarette cartridge 100, the mouthpiece 140 is not exposed to the outside and is most separated from the outside. Thereby, the inconvenience that may occur in the comparative example as described above can be reduced. Specifically, the user usually picks up the side of the filling 111 of the electronic cigarette cartridge 100 with a finger and takes it out instead of the mouthpiece 140. In this case, since the portion pinched by the finger does not touch the user's mouth when smoking, there is no inconvenience from the viewpoint of hygiene. Further, in the present embodiment, when the lid portion 502 is in the open state, foreign matter from the outside (for example, bacteria floating in the air) may adhere to the electronic cigarette cartridge 100 in the package 500. Such foreign matter also adheres to the side of the filling 111 of the electronic cigarette cartridge 100, not to the mouthpiece 140. Therefore, according to the present embodiment, even if the user holds the mouthpiece 140 in his / her mouth while smoking, there is almost no possibility that a foreign substance comes into contact with the user.

In this way, according to the present embodiment, the electronic cigarette cartridge 100 is housed in the package 500 with the mouthpiece 140 side facing downward (the side opposite to the opening side of the package 500), so that the user can use the e-cigarette cartridge 100. It is possible to maintain good hygiene of the electronic cigarette cartridge 100 until it is held in the mouth (particularly, the hygiene of the mouthpiece 140 which is the part to be added to the user's mouth). As a result, even if the user holds the side of the mouthpiece 140 of the electronic cigarette cartridge 100 in his mouth when smoking, no significant hygiene problem occurs. Therefore, the user can enjoy smoking without worrying about the hygiene state of the electronic cigarette cartridge 100.

Such an effect of the present embodiment is particularly remarkable when the package 500 is formed of a relatively thick paper box. This is because in the case of a relatively thin paper package 500, when the user flips the bottom of the package 500 with a fingernail, the electronic cigarette cartridge 100 is lifted, and the user directly picks up the mouthpiece 140 without pinching the mouthpiece 140 with his / her finger. On the other hand, when the package 500 is formed of a relatively thick paper box, such movement (lifting movement) of the electronic cigarette cartridge 100 is unlikely to occur. That is, when the package 500 is formed of a relatively thick paper box, unlike the case of the relatively thin paper package 500, the user has a strong tendency to pick up the mouthpiece 140 with his / her fingers. Is.

Further, in contrast to the present embodiment, in the case of the comparative example in which the electronic cigarette cartridge 100 is housed in the package 500 with the side of the mouthpiece 140 facing upward, the filling 111 vibrates or vibrates in the package 500 (in the case of the comparative example). For example, it is easy to fall off due to (impact when carrying). Such inconvenience is particularly remarkable when the filling material 111 is in the form of strips, rods, powders, granules, or pellets. Further, even when the cartridge opening 1001 is provided with the lid 170 (see FIG. 4C), the lid 170 can be prevented from falling off, which is preferably adopted.
On the other hand, according to the present embodiment, the electronic cigarette cartridge 100 is housed in the package 500 with the mouthpiece 140 side facing downward (opposite the opening side of the package 500). It is possible to effectively prevent the inconvenience that occurs in the comparative example.

By the way, in order to improve the hygiene of the electronic cigarette cartridge 100, it is conceivable to wrap a protective sheet (for example, a vinyl wrapper) that is removed when smoking around the outer circumference of the mouthpiece 140 or the like.

However, with such a countermeasure, the user needs to manually remove the protective sheet in advance when smoking, which is not desirable because the removal work is troublesome and the removed protective sheet becomes dust. In addition, it is disadvantageous in terms of cost such as man-hours for providing the protective sheet and material cost.

In this respect, according to the present embodiment, as described above, the hygiene state of the electronic cigarette cartridge 100 can be effectively improved while reducing the cost without using such a protective sheet.

[Example of using electronic cigarette cartridge]
Next, an example of using the electronic cigarette cartridge 100 will be described in detail.

As shown in FIG. 2, the electronic cigarette cartridge 100 has, for example, a rod-shaped or cylindrical appearance. Inside the electronic cigarette cartridge 100, an aerosol-forming base material 110 is provided at one end, and a support element 300 and a transfer member 130 are arranged in this order toward the mouthpiece 140 at the other end. Then, as shown in FIG. 2, these are packaged by the packaging sheet 150.

The aerosol-forming substrate 110 has a filler 111, and by heating, an aerosol containing an aromatic component possessed by the plant that is the source of the filler 111 is generated.

The support element 300 supports the aerosol-forming base material 110. The support element 300 is arranged adjacent to the aerosol-forming base material 110, has an air flow through hole or a notch in the center or a side portion, and has an aerosol generated from the aerosol-forming base material 110 in the direction of the mouthpiece 140. Can be flushed to.

The mouthpiece 140 is adjacent to the transfer member 130 and is arranged on the downstream side 20 of the electronic cigarette cartridge 100. The mouthpiece 140 may include, for example, a cellulose acetate filter as a filter for removing fine particles. The aroma component that has passed through the filter of the mouthpiece 140 is sucked by the user.

Comparing the presence or absence of the transfer member 130, it is easier to suck the generated aroma component because the air permeability is better when the transfer member 130 is not inserted. On the other hand, it is also preferable to add a function of inserting the transfer member 130 to cool the generated aerosol. Instead of adding the transfer member 130, it is also preferable to extend the mouthpiece 140 so as to be adjacent to or in contact with the support element 300. This is because the filter used for the mouthpiece 140 can also have a cooling function, and the number of parts can be reduced. As the transfer member 130, a hollow tubular member can be used, and one in which a crimped polymer sheet is wound in the longitudinal direction of the electronic cigarette cartridge can be used.

FIG. 4A shows a configuration in which the aerosol-forming base material 110 and the support element 300 are in contact with each other, and is a preferable form because the aerosol-forming base material 110 can be stably supported. In addition, since the structure is simple, there is a great advantage in manufacturing.

In FIG. 4B, a partition wall member 180 is provided between the aerosol-forming base material 110 and the support element 300, and is configured to be in contact with the partition wall member 180 via the partition wall member 180. The partition wall member 180 preferably includes, for example, a filter, paper, or the like having good air permeability, and is such that the partition wall member 180 breaks when the heating element 211 is inserted. Providing such a partition member 180 is effective in preventing the aerosol forming base material 110 from moving in the electronic cigarette cartridge due to the influence of physical distribution such as during transportation.

FIG. 4C is a preferable configuration in which the lid 170 is placed on the side where the heating element 211 of the aerosol forming base material 110 is inserted. In this way, it is effective in preventing the dissipation of the fragrance of the aerosol-forming base material 110. Further, there is an effect that the aerosol forming base material 110 can be prevented from falling out from the electronic cigarette cartridge due to the influence of physical distribution such as during transportation. Examples of the material of the lid 170 include a filter, paper, and sponge. When the heating element 211 is inserted, it is also preferable to make one or more notches in the lid 170, or to provide a circular or polygonal guide hole at the place where the heating element 211 is inserted. It is a form.

The lid 170 is preferably formed of a relatively rigid member.

Here, in the present embodiment, as described above, the electronic cigarette cartridge 100 is housed in the package 500 with the side of the mouthpiece 140 facing downward (the side opposite to the opening side of the package 500). Therefore, when one electronic cigarette cartridge 100 is taken out from the package 500, the user tends to pick and pull out the end portion of the electronic cigarette cartridge 100 on the lid 170 side. As described above, the end portion of the electronic cigarette cartridge 100 on the lid 170 side is filled with the filler 111. Therefore, when the user picks the end of the electronic cigarette cartridge 100 on the lid 170 side, a force is applied to the filling 111 to change the state of the electronic cigarette cartridge 100 (for example, the cartridge opening 1001 is crushed or the filling is filled. There is a risk of crushing the 111).

On the other hand, when the lid 170 is formed of a relatively rigid member, the state of the electronic cigarette cartridge 100 is unlikely to change when the user picks the lid 170, and the filling 111 and the cartridge opening 1001 Can properly protect the form of.

In the present embodiment, the lid 170 may be a type of lid that is removed in advance when smoking. Even in the case of this type of lid 170, the user can remove the lid 170 from the electronic cigarette cartridge 100 and then insert the heating element 211 to smoke. Further, in this case, since the heating element 211 does not need to penetrate the lid 170, the rigidity of the lid 170 tends to be relatively high.

FIG. 4D has a preferable configuration in which a lid 170 with a knob 180 is provided on the side where the heating element 211 of the aerosol forming base material 110 is inserted. The knob 180 may be integrally formed with the lid 170, or may be separately attached to the lid 170. The picking portion 180 is provided near the central portion of the lid 170, for example, and is in a form that can be picked by the user. In this case, the user can easily take out the electronic cigarette cartridges 100 one by one from the package 500 by picking the picking portion 180. As a result, even when the electronic cigarette cartridge 100 is housed in the package 500 with the mouthpiece 140 side facing downward (opposite the opening side of the package 500), the electronic cigarette cartridge 100 is taken out from the package 500. It is possible to realize a configuration that is easy and that it is difficult for the force applied by the user to be applied to the filling 111 (hence, a configuration that can appropriately protect the filling 111).

More specifically, in a state where the maximum number of electronic cigarette cartridges 100 are stored in the package 500, the electronic cigarette cartridges 100 are in close contact with each other, so that when the first electronic cigarette cartridge 100 is taken out, the first electronic cigarette cartridge 100 is taken out. , A relatively large force (picking force or pulling force) may be required. On the other hand, when the lid 170 with the picking portion 180 is provided, even when the first electronic cigarette cartridge 100 is taken out, the user can easily pick the picking portion 180 and pick up the first electronic cigarette cartridge 100. Can be taken out.

The picking portion 180 does not affect the quality of the filling 111 even when it is crushed by being picked with a relatively large force. Further, the grip portion 180 may be formed of a material having a relatively low rigidity. For example, the grip portion 180 may be deformed by compression or collapse in the package 500 with the lid portion 502 closed. In this case, the grip portion 180 can be established without increasing the dimensions of the package 500 in the height direction. Further, the picking portion 180 may be provided only for a part of the electronic cigarette cartridge 100 in the package 500.

Note that, in FIG. 4D, the knob portion 180 is in the form of a protrusion provided on the lid 170, but is not limited to this. For example, the knob 180 may be in the form of a string provided on the lid 170, or may be in the form of a string attached to the packaging sheet 150. In either case, the user can easily pull the corresponding e-cigarette cartridge 100 out of the package 500 by pulling the string.

One specific form preferable for an electronic cigarette cartridge is as follows.

The aerosol-forming base material 110 has a substantially cylindrical shape in which the filler 111 is encapsulated with tobacco paper or the like, and the diameter of the bottom surface or the upper surface of the substantially cylinder is 6.5 mm or more and 7.5 mm or less, and the substantially cylinder. The height is 10.0 mm or more and 15.0 mm or less, preferably 11.0 mm or more and 13.0 mm or less.

The cigarette paper containing the filling 111 is composed of one layer or multiple layers, and the state of the electronic cigarette cartridge 100 is unlikely to change when the user picks the lid 170, and the form of the filling 111 or the cartridge opening 1001 is suitable. In order to protect the cigarette paper, the total thickness of the tobacco paper is preferably 0.14 mm or more, more preferably 0.30 mm or more, and most preferably 0.40 mm or more. Further, when the total thickness of the tobacco paper is increased, the effect of appropriately protecting the morphology cannot be expected, the inner diameter is reduced, and the filling capacity is reduced. Therefore, the total thickness is preferably 0.60 mm or less.

Here, the tobacco paper containing the filler 111 is not particularly limited to paper, aluminum, non-woven fabric, etc., and for example, it is preferably used that the paper is double-wrapped or the inside is aluminum and the outside is paper.

Further, it is preferable that the filling 111 has a strip shape, is filled along the longitudinal direction of the electronic cigarette cartridge 100, and the length of the filling is substantially equal to the height of the cylinder. That is, it is preferably 10.0 mm or more and 15.0 mm or less, and preferably 11.0 mm or more and 13.0 mm or less.

Further, in the support element 300, it is preferable that the outer diameter is substantially equal to the diameter of the bottom surface or the top surface of the substantially cylindrical surface of the aerosol-forming base material 110. The length thereof is 9.0 mm or more and 11.0 mm or less.

Further, the mouthpiece 140 has a length of more than 20.0 mm, preferably 21.0 mm or more, and preferably 25.0 mm or less.

Further, it is preferable that the volume filling factor of the aerosol-forming base material 110 is 0.55 or more and 0.65 or less.

[Examples of materials that generate aroma when heated]
The non-tobacco plants (materials that generate aroma when heated) used as an aerosol-forming base material are as follows, but are not limited thereto.

Explain the non-tobacco plant that is the raw material. The non-tobacco plant that can be used in this embodiment is not particularly limited as long as it is a plant other than tobacco. The parts of the plant used include, for example, roots (including bulbs (bulbs), tubers (potatoes), bulbs, etc.), stems, tubers, bark (including stem bark, bark, etc.), leaves, flowers (petals, petals, etc.). Various parts such as female buds, male buds, etc.), tree trunks and branches can be used.

Bulbs include onion, higanbana, tulip, hyacinth, garlic, rakkyo, lily, bulbs include crocus, gradiolas, freesia, iris, satoimo, konjak, tubers include konjak, cyclamen, anemone, begonia, chologi, potato, Apios, rhizomes are canna, hass (renkon), ginger, tuberous roots are daria, sweet potato, cassaba, and tuberous roots are yam (Yamanoimo, natural yam, yam, etc.), Other examples include cubs, gobos, carrots, dioscorea japonica, and debris. Examples of the stem include asparagus, bamboo shoot, udo, radish, and yacon.

The above potatoes or the plants listed below contain carbohydrates and are preferably used as a material for at least a part of the filling 111. For example, as starch, there are corn starch (corn), potato starch (potato), sweet potato (sweet potato), tapioca starch (tapioca) and the like, and there are examples of use as a thickener, a stabilizer and the like. These starches have improved acid resistance, heat resistance, share resistance, etc. by cross-linking, storage stability improvement by esterification, etherification, gelatinization promotion, etc., transparency improvement by oxidation, film property improvement, storage stability, etc. It is possible by improving it.

Obtain tamarind seed gum, guar gum, locust bean gum from plant seeds, arabic gum and karaya gum from sap, pectin from fruits, and konjac mannan and soybean polysaccharides mainly composed of cellulose and agarose from other plants. Can be done. Furthermore, it can be modified and used like cationized guar gum.

From seaweed, carrageenan, agar, and alginic acid classified into three types, kappa carrageenan, iota carrageenan, and lambda carrageenan, can be obtained, and they are also used as salts such as carrageenan metal salt and na alginate.

To give specific examples, for example, plants used as herbs and spices include chili peppers, pepper leaves, peppers, yomogi, wasabi, ajowan seeds, anis, alfalfa, echinacea, eshalot, estragon, and everlasting flowers. , Elder, All Spice, Oris Root, Olegano, Orange Peel, Orange Flower, Orange Leaf, Kaien Chili Pepper (Kaienne Chili Pepper), Chamomile German, Chamomile Roman, Cardamon, Curry Leaf, Garlic (Niniku), Cat Nip, Caraway, Charaway Seed, Kinmokusei, Kumin, Kumin Seed, Clove, Green Cardamon, Green Pepper, Cornflower, Saffron, Cedar, Cinnamon, Jasmine, Juniper Berry, Jorokia, Ginger, Star Anis, Spare Mint, Smack, Sage, Seboli ( Savory), celery, celery seed, turmeric (pepper), thyme, tamarind, taragon, charville (selfille), chili, dill, dill seed, tomato (dried tomato), tonka bean, dried pakuchi, nutmeg, hibiscus, habanero, jalapeno , Bird's Eye, Basil, Vanilla, Pakuchi (Coriander), Parsley, Paprika, Hisop, Piments Death Pepper, Pink Pepper, Fene Greek Seed, Fennel, Brown Mustard, Black Cardamon, Black Cumin, Black Pepper, Vetiva, Penny Royal, Peppermint ( Hacka), Horse Radish, White Pepper, White Mustard, Poppy Seed, Porcini, Majorum, Mustard Seed, Maniget, Marigold, Malva Flower, Mace, Yarrow Flower, Eucalyptus, Lavender, Licoris, Linden, Red Clover, Red Pepper, Lemon Glass, lemon verbena, lemon balm, lemon peel, rose (rose), rose buds (purple), rose hips, rose petal, rosemary, rose red, laurel (laurier), long pepper, sesame (raw sesame, roasted sesame), golden You can use chili peppers, peppers, Mitaka, peppers, chili peppers, and yuzu peppers. Also, mixed spices (eg, five-spice powder, garam masala, rasuel hanuto, barigur, chicken curry masala, tandoori masala, cattle epis, herbes de provence) and a mixture of various plants used as poppies can be used.

Also, edible fruits such as peaches, blueberries, lemons, oranges, apples, bananas, pineapples, mangoes, grapes, kumquats, melons, plums, almonds, cacao, coffee beans, peanuts, sunflowers, olives, walnuts and other nuts. (Fruit part) and seeds can be used.

Also, tea can be used. Not only are the plants that make tea different, but even the same plants are different depending on the processing method. Specifically, for example, Japanese tea, tea, tomorrow's leaf tea, sweet tea, Amachazuru tea, aloe tea, ginkgo leaf tea, oolong tea, corn tea, urajirogashi tea, eleuthero tea, obaco tea, kakiodoshi tea, persimmon leaf tea, etc. Chamomile tea, chamomile tea, Kawahara deceased tea, karin tea, chrysanthemum tea, gymnema tea, guaba tea, kuko tea, mulberry leaf tea, black soybean tea, gennoshoko tea, brown rice tea, gobo tea, comfrey tea, kelp tea, Sakura tea, saffron tea, shiitake tea, shiso tea, jasmine tea, ginger tea, sugina tea, sekisho tea, senburi tea, buckwheat tea, taranoki tea, dandelion tea, vine tea, dokudami tea, tochu tea, natamame tea, niwatoko tea, Examples include rat mochi tea, hatomugi tea, hub tea, biwa leaf tea, puer tea, red flower tea, pine needle tea, mate tea, wheat tea, megusurinoki tea, yomogi tea, eucalyptus tea, rakan fruit tea, louis bosti, bitter gourd tea and the like. For these teas, tea leaves after drinking may be used. If you use tea leaves, you can reuse expensive tea and make effective use of it.

As a specific example of the plants that can be used, kelp is mentioned above, but other plants such as sea lettuce, seaweed, red seaweed, seaweed, seaweed, seaweed, seaweed, seaweed, seaweed, kelp, kelp, kelp, seaweed, seaweed, seaweed, seaweed, seaweed, seaweed, seaweed, seaweed, seaweed, seaweed , Kurome, kelp, kelp, kelp, kelp, sea lettuce, seaweed, seaweed, seaweed, seaweed, seaweed, seaweed, seaweed, seaweed, seaweed, seaweed, seaweed, seaweed, seaweed, seaweed Can be done.

In the above, brown rice was mentioned as a specific example of plants that can be used, but other rice varieties include indica (Indica, continental, long grain), Graberima (African rice), Sativa (Asia rice), and Javanica. Species (Java type, tropical island type, large grain type), Japonica species (Japanese type, temperate island type, short grain type), NERICA (interspecies hybrid of Asian rice and African rice) can also be used naturally, and powder or It can also be used as a rice bran.

In addition, wheat was given as a specific example of plants that can be used, but other examples of wheat include awa, embaku (cultivated varieties of crow wheat, both oats), barley (barley), rye, millet, and kodora ( Cordonbie), Wheat (wheat), Shikokubie, Tef, Tojinbier, Hadakamugi (variant of barley), Hatomugi (fruit, not seed), Hie, Phonio, Makomo, Mochimugi (barley mochi species), Great Millet (Takakibi, Kouryan) , Sorgham), corn, and barley (barley) can of course be used.

Further, as a specific example of a plant that can be used, black beans are given, but other examples as rice grains (legumes) are Azuki, locust bean, common bean, pea cluster bean cluster bean (English: Lathyrus sativus), horse gram, horse gram, and horse gram. Shikakumame, Zeokarumame, Soramame, Soybean, Ricebean, Tachinatamame, Tamarind, Tepary Bean, Natamame, Hasshoumame (English: Mucuna pruriens), Bambara groundnut, Hiyokomame, Fujimame, Benibanaingen, Horsegram Naturally, Ryokuto, Lupinus, bean, and bean (hento) can also be used.

Furthermore, buckwheat was given as a specific example of plants that can be used, but as examples of other plants, Amaranth (Amaranthus, Senninkoku), Quinoa, and Tartary buckwheat can also be used as a matter of course.

Further, specific examples of plants that can be used include shiitake mushrooms, but mushrooms include matsutake mushrooms, shiitake mushrooms, hattake mushrooms, shimeji mushrooms, shouro mushrooms, mushrooms, and agaricus mushrooms.

Also, fragrant tree trunks and branches such as sugar beet (squeezed molasses), sugar beet, cypress, pine, cedar, hiba, camellia, and ebony, and their bark, leaves, and roots can also be used. Pterophyta, moss, etc. can also be used as non-tobacco plants. As a plant, for example, by-products and pomace (consisting of lees, grape pomace (consisting of grape skins, seeds, fruit stems, etc.)) in the production of fermented sake such as sake and wine can also be used. Furthermore, the various plants described above may be mixed and used. Of course, plants other than those listed here can also be used.

Furthermore, what is known as a Chinese herbal medicine is also preferably used. For example: Aizen, Akanekon, Akamegashiwa, Asenyaku, Ansokukou, Ireisen, Inchinkou, Uikon, Ukon (Turmeric) ), Ubai, Uyaku, Urajirogashi, Uwaurushi, Agetsu, Engosaku, Enmeisou, Ougi, Ogon, Huangsei (Ousei), Huangbaku, Huangren, Ouhi, Otogirisou, Onji, Kaika, Gaihaku, Kagosou, Lycium chinense (Kashi), Kashu, Gajutsu, Lycium chinense, Lycium chinense, Kamitsure, Karokon, Karonin, Kankyo, Kanzo , Kantouka, Gaiyou, Kikyo, Kigushi, Kikoku, Kijitsu, Kikuka, Kippi, Kyokatsu, Kyonin, Kinkan, Kinginka, Kinsensou, Kukoshi, Lycium chinense, Kujin, Walnut, Klenpi , Black letters (Kuromoji), Perilla (Kubaku), Perilla (Keigai), Katsura (Keihi), Ketsumeishi (Ketsumeishi), Schisandra chinensis (Kengoshi), Genjin (Genjin), Glue candy (Koui), Benihana (Kouka) Skin (wolfberry), scent (wolfberry), scented drum (wolfberry), scented demand (kouju), red ginseng (koujin), schisandra (kobushi), perilla (koubei), koboku (koboku), straw book (kouhon) ), Gokahi, Goshitsu, Goshuyu, Gojokon, Goboushi, Gomiko, Psycho, Saishin, Saffron, Sankirai, Sanzashi, Sanshishi, Sanshuyu, Sanzukon, Sansounin, Sansho, Sanryo, Sanyaku (Sanryo) Sanyaku, Jiou, Zion, Jikoppi, Shikon, Shisoshi, Shisoyo, Shitsurishi, Shitei, Lycium chinense, wolfberry, wolfberry, shajin, shazenshi, shazensou, shukusha , Juyaku, Ginger, Shrojitsu, Shuroyou, Shouma, Shobaku, Shobukon, Shini, Sadako (Joteishi), Hatahide (Shinpi), Shinkiku, Hata Gyo (Jingyo), Juuishi, Shokumoku, Seihi, Sekishokon, Ishigakumi (Sekiryujitsuhi), Ishibuki (Sekoku), Kawayumi (Senkoku), Maehu (Zenko), Riverbone (Senkotsu), Sempukuka, Osteopathic tree (Sekotsuboku), Grass fruit (Soka), Soukakushi ), Mulberry parasite (Sokisei), Soujishi, Soujutsu, Sokuhakuyo, Zokudan, Souhakuhi, Soboku, Soyo , Soukyo, Daio, Taisou, Daifukuhi, Takusha, Tanjin, Chikujo, Chikusetsu carrot, Bamboo Leaves (Chikuyo), Chimo (Chimo), Jiyu (Chiyu), Chome (Choudge), Tsurifuji (Atractylodes lanceolata), Chenpi (Chinpi), Tennansho (Tennansho), Tenma (Tenma), Tenmon Fuyu (Tenma) Tenmontou), Fuyugashi, Toki, Togoma, Tojin, Toshinsou, Tounin, Tohi, Toshishi, Tochinomi, Tochu, Dokkatsu, Dokakon, Nikujuyo, Nikuzuku, Nindou, Carrot, Baimo, Bakuga ), Hakushinin, Hakuhenzu, Bakumontou, Hakoshi, Hakka, Banka, Hange, Hanbi , Banrankon, Hanshiren, Yurine, Byakushi, Byakukajazetsusou, Hyakubukon, Byakujutsu, Keiko (Binrouji), Boui, Kayane (Boukon), Windbreak (Boufu), Gamo (Atractylodes lanceolata), Atractylodes lanceolata (Atractylodes lanceolata), Peony bark (Buttonpi), Mao (Maou), Panax japonicus (Mashinin), Tatsumi Mankeishi, Matsuyani, Mokutsu, Mokka, Mokko, Motsuyaku, Mokuzoku, Yakan, Yakuchi, Night Koto (Yako) Uto, Luo Han Guo, Lansou, Longan Niku, Longan, Ryokyo, Reishi, Forsythia, Forsythia, Lotus Meat (forsythia), lychee (locon).

Further, the extract of the non-tobacco plant exemplified above, the so-called extract, can also be used, and examples of the form of the extract include liquid, starch syrup, powder, granule, and solution.

Although the embodiments to which the present invention is applied have been described above, the present invention is not limited to these embodiments. The present invention can be modified in various ways based on the configurations described in the claims, and these are also within the scope of the present invention. In addition, it will be obvious to those skilled in the art that various changes, improvements, combinations, etc. are possible.

For example, the above-described embodiment relates to an electronic cigarette, but is also applicable to other types of cigarettes (for example, a type of cigarette using a flame). For example, the above-described embodiment may be applied to a cigarette using a flame (so-called cigarette).

Further, on the aerosol forming base material 110, as a first binder, rubbers such as guar gum, xanthan gum, arabic rubber and locust bean gum, for example, cellulose such as hydroxypropyl cellulose, carboxymethyl cellulose, hydroxyethyl cellulose, methyl cellulose and ethyl cellulose, particularly fine. Crystalline cellulose, as a second binder, may include, for example, organic acids such as starch and alginic acid, and polysaccharides such as conjugated base salts of organic acids such as sodium alginate, sodium carboxymethyl cellulose, carrageen, agar and pectin. By containing the first binder and / or the second binder, the cut portion is relatively well organized, and even the portion that does not cover the split portion is not inadvertently disassembled and is extremely easy to handle. It's easy.

Further, the aerosol-forming base material 110 may contain crosslinked polyvinylpyrrolidone (PVPP), menthol, a material containing an oil-soluble aromatic component, coffee beans, and vanilla beans. When used in heat-not-burn tobacco in combination with cross-linked polyvinylpyrrolidone (PVPP) and menthol, the fragrance of menthol can be emphasized from the region where the heating temperature is relatively low to the region where the heating temperature is high, and deterioration over time during storage. Can be reduced and the fragrance can be prolonged. When used in heat-not-burn tobacco in combination with cross-linked polyvinylpyrrolidone (PVPP), a material containing an oil-soluble aromatic component, coffee beans, and vanilla beans, the heating temperature is stable from a relatively low temperature region to a high temperature region. You can make the aroma of coffee stand out for a long time.

10 Upstream side (one end side)
20 Downstream side (other end side)
100 Electronic Cigarette Cartridge 110 Aerosol Forming Base Material 111 Filling 130 Transfer Member 140 Mouthpiece 150 Packaging Sheet 170 Lid 180 Bulkhead Member 200 Electronic Cigarette Body 210 Insertion Part 211 Heating Element 300 Supporting Element

Claims

A smoking device in which multiple cartridges for smoking device are housed in a package.
The plurality of cartridges each include a filter on the first side and a filler on the second side opposite to the first side.
A smoking device in which at least a part of the plurality of cartridges is arranged in the package so that the second side faces the opening side of the package.
The package is a box body
With a lid that can be opened and closed at the top,
The smoking device according to claim 1, wherein the plurality of cartridges are arranged in the package so that the second side faces upward.
Each of the plurality of cartridges further includes a support member provided between the filter member and the filler.
The smoking device according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the filling comprises a non-tobacco material and an aerosol former.
The smoking tool according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the filling is in the form of strips, rods, flat plates, powders, granules, or pellets.
The smoking device according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the plurality of cartridges are provided with a lid at the opening on the second side.