CN101495002B

CN101495002B - Smokeless tobacco

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Publication number: CN101495002B
Application number: CN200780028625.7A
Authority: CN
Inventors: J·H·鲁滨逊; L·K·帕尔玛; P·帕特尔; J·-P·穆阿; L·S·小蒙萨鲁德
Original assignee: RJ Reynolds Tobacco Co
Current assignee: RJ Reynolds Tobacco Co
Priority date: 2006-08-01
Filing date: 2007-07-24
Publication date: 2014-01-08
Anticipated expiration: 2027-07-24
Also published as: US20100294291A1; CN101495002A; ZA200900645B; ES2357168T3; US20080029116A1

Abstract

A smokeless tobacco formulation includes particles or pieces of tobacco, and may include other ingredients, such as salts, sweeteners, binders, colorants, pH adjusters, fillers, flavoring agents, disintegration aids, antioxidants, humectants, and preservatives. The moisture content of the particles of the tobacco may vary. Certain smokeless tobacco products have the form of tobacco compositions or formulations that result from casting or otherwise forming a slurry incorporating tobacco material and other components as a film or sheet. Certain smokeless tobacco products have the form of tobacco compositions or formulations that result from pressing, extruding or otherwise forming a mixture incorporating tobacco material and other components into a desired shape. The foregoing tobacco products, as well as snus-type products, can be packaged under conditions of controlled atmosphere. Smokeless tobacco products can be sealed in outer packaging materials that are virtually impervious to oxygen and/or moisture, and those packaging materials can be vacuum sealed or sealed such that the atmosphere therewithin is essentially inert.

Description

Smokeless tobacco

The inventor:

J.R. Robinson (John Howard Robinson), United States citizen, address: 604 AntlerCourt, Kernersville, the North Carolina state 27284;

L.K. Palmer (Laya Katina Palmer), United States citizen, address: 2845 AtwoodRoad, Winston Salem, the North Carolina state 27103;

P. wear special (Pankaj Patel), United States citizen, address: 3761 Squirewood Drive, Clemmons, the North Carolina state 27012;

J.P. wrong you (John-Paul Mua), United States citizen, address: 152 Redmeadow Drive, Advance, the North Carolina state 27006; With

Little L.R. Meng Shalade (Luis Rosete Monsalud, Jr.), Philippine citizen, address: 1555Barry Oak Court, Kernersville, the North Carolina state 27284;

Cross reference with related application

This international patent application requires the priority of the U.S. Patent Application Serial 11/461,628 of submission on August 1st, 2006 according to Paris Convention.This international patent application requires the priority of the U.S. Patent Application Serial 11/461,633 of submission on August 1st, 2006 according to Paris Convention.

Invention field

The application relates to tobacco, and more particularly, the application relates to and is suitable for the tobacco of using with smokeless form and with smokeless formal layout with use tobacco.

Background of invention

The smoking article that cigarette, cigar, cigarlet and pipe tobacco right and wrong usually are shown in, they have all used various forms of tobaccos.Smoking article refers to by heating or burning tobacco and the tobacco product that used by people, and smog (for example, cigarette) is sucked by the smoker.About tobacco product for example representative package mode or the visible United States Patent (USP) of method of cigarette or cigar: authorize Montague Des 368,221, authorize 1,886 of Muller, 115, authorize Butler 3,371,775, authorize 3 of Driscoll etc., 967,730, authorize Allen etc. 4,852,734, authorize 5 of Burrows etc., 139,140, authorize Wolfe 5,333,729, authorize Hein, 5 of III etc., 542,529, authorize 5,938 of Keaveney etc., 018, authorize 7 of Henson etc., 014,039, these patents are all by reference to including this paper in.

Also available what is called " smokelessly " form is enjoyed tobacco.Current popular smokeless tobacco product is to be inserted in user's mouth by the treated tobacco of some form or containing tobacco product.

Various types of smokeless tobacco products are shown in United States Patent (USP): authorize Schwartz 1,376,586, authorize 4,513,756 of Pittman etc., authorize Sensabaugh, Jr. wait 4, 528, 993, authorize 4 of Story etc., 624, 269, authorize 4 of Townsend etc., 987, 907, authorize Sprinkle, 5 of III etc., 092, 352, authorize 5 of White etc., 387, 416 and authorize the Des.335 of Howard, 934, and the U.S. Patent application 2006/0162732 of the U.S. Patent application 2005/0244521 of Strickland etc. and Winn etc., the PCT application WO 04/095959 of Arnarp etc., the PCT application WO 05/063060 of Atchley etc., the PCT application WO 05/041699 of the PCT application WO 05/004480 of Engstrom etc. and Quinter etc., these patents and patent application document are all by reference to including this paper in.The smokeless tobacco product of one type is called " snuff (snuff) ".Snuff divides " wetting " and " doing " two kinds of forms usually.Representational snuff product, be commonly referred to the product of " wet snuff (snus) ", originates in especially Sweden of Europe, for example, by Sweden match company (Swedish Match AB), (the Fiedler &amp of FL company; Lundgren AB), Gustavus company (Gustavus AB), ST company (SkandinaviskTobakskompagni A/S) or company of Roc manufacturing company (Rocker Production AB) produce or are provided by it.On American market, the trade name of wet snuff product is Camel Snus Frost, Camel Snus Original and the Camel SnusSpice of RJR tobacco company (R.J.ReynoldsTobacco Company).The smokeless tobacco product of market representing also has the Oliver Twist of the family (House of OliverTwist A/S) of Ao Lifu hemp, the Copenhagen of U. S. Smokeless Tobacco Company (U.S.Smokeless Tobacco Co.), Skoal, SkoalDry, Rooster, Red Seal, Husky and Revel, " taboka " of U.S. PM company (Philip Morris USA), and (the Conwood Sales Co. of CS company, L.P.) Levi Garrett, Peachy, Taylor ' s Pride, Kodiak, Hawken Wintergreen, Grizzly, Dental, Kentucky King, with Mammoth Cave.

The exemplary approach that various types of tobacco products are offered to the consumer is authorized the United States Patent (USP) 3 of Levi as seen, 696, the PCT WO 2004/095959 of 917, Arnarp etc. and the PCTWO 2005/016036 of Bjorkholm, these patents and patent application document are all by reference to including this paper in.For the equipment of packing tobacco, also can buy, representational equipment is the FPP 210Pouch Packer of SFB company (Schur FlexibleBenelux) for example.

Smokeless tobacco product is packaged for wholesale, retail and use in many ways.Chewing tobacco is packaged in China tobacco pipe (pouch), aluminium foil bag and canister.The product of wet snuff type is packaged in tin or " disk " made by metal or plastics or " tank ".In some situation, smokeless tobacco product is freezing before using, normally in order to keep its contained moisture and to extend freshness.For example, can freezing smokeless tobacco product especially the tobacco product of moisture content with the absorption (these pollutants can make the smell variation of product even foul) that prevents or postpone pollutant, prevent or delay product fades gradually or is colored, prevents or postpone the activity of BA microorganism.For example, can other effects that especially the snuff type product of moisture content is learned activity, pH variation, oxidation and likely shortened shelf life of products or stability to postpone enzymatic activity and other biological of freezing smokeless tobacco product.

The efficient manner of packing of smokeless tobacco composition or goods need to be provided.Also need to provide smokeless tobacco composition or goods, especially smokeless tobacco composition and the goods through processing.

Summary of the invention

The present invention relates to smokeless tobacco product.This product comprises smokeless tobacco composition or goods.For example, smokeless tobacco articles comprises tobacco particle or tobacco sheet, also can comprise other compositions for example salt, sweetener, adhesive, colouring agent, pH adjusting agent, filler, flavor enhancement, disintegration auxiliary agent, antioxidant, wetting agent and anticorrisive agent.Moisture in tobacco particle is variable.The slurries that are mixed with tobacco-containing material and other compositions are cast (cast) for some tobacco compositions without smoke product or tobacco product form or moulding forms film or sheet obtains.Some tobacco compositions without smoke product or tobacco product form push the mixture that is mixed with tobacco-containing material and other compositions, extrude or moulding formation required form obtains.

Tobacco product can be contained in container for example in China tobacco pipe or sack, and container can be also the conventional container for the manufacture of wet snuff type product (for example sometimes being known as the water penetration sealing China tobacco pipe of " part packing (portion) ") for example.Representational water penetration China tobacco pipe can be made by " wool (fleece) " class material.Then tobacco product is contained in packing.Packing will closely seal, thereby and pack the gas condition of being made in packing by suitable material and can regulate and/or control; That is to say, the packing of sealing can provide a kind of good barrier action, stops the material permeances such as moisture and oxygen; In addition, can for example, by the gas (, nitrogen, argon, or their mixture) of selecting some particular types before sealing, introduce in packing or vacuumize (vacuum seal) and further regulate the gas condition in packing.Like this, in manufacture, packing, storage and processing procedure, the gas condition that tobacco compositions contacts is all controlled.

According to an aspect of the present invention, smokeless tobacco independent sector (a for example wet snuff woolsack that contains smokeless tobacco articles) can be wrapped in a packing.Regulate or control the gas condition in each packing with unique way of the present invention.Then can be contained in product container for example in metal or plastic tank through like this several wet snuff woolsack of packing.

According to an aspect of the present invention, several smokeless tobacco independent sector can be wrapped in a packing together.Regulate or control the gas condition in this packing with unique way of the present invention.Then the combination of this packing or several these type of packings can be contained in product container for example in metal or plastic tank.

According to an aspect of the present invention, smokeless tobacco product (for example several smokeless tobacco independent sectors) can be contained in airtight container for example in metal or plastic tank.Then can be by this container pack in packing, thus regulate or control the gas condition in this packing and airtight container with unique way of the present invention.

According to an aspect of the present invention, smokeless tobacco product (for example several smokeless tobacco independent sectors) can be contained in airtight container for example in metal or plastic tank, with unique way of the present invention, regulates or control the gas condition in the sealing container.

According to an aspect of the present invention, at least one smokeless tobacco independent sector can be wrapped in packing.Regulate or control the gas condition in this packing with unique way of the present invention.Then this packing or several this type of packing can be contained in product container for example in metal or plastic tank.Regulate or control the gas condition in sealing metal or plastic containers with unique way of the present invention.Perhaps, afterwards can be by this container pack in external packing, thus regulate or control the gas condition in this packing and airtight container with unique way of the present invention.

The accompanying drawing summary

Understand embodiment of the present invention with reference to accompanying drawing, Reference numeral refers to the component in described exemplary embodiment of the present invention.Accompanying drawing, only for example, should not be construed as restriction the present invention.

Fig. 1 is the amplification profile that is wrapped in separately the tobacco product of the wet snuff type product form in external packing.

Fig. 2 is the profile of the tobacco product of wet snuff type product form, and wherein several wet snuff type products are wrapped in external packing, and this external packing is contained in basic in columniform plastics or metal can.

Fig. 3 is the profile of the tobacco product of wet snuff type product form, and wherein several wet snuff type products are contained in substantially in columniform plastics or metal can, and these plastics or metal can are wrapped in external packing.

Fig. 4 is the profile of the tobacco product of wet snuff type product form, and wherein several wet snuff type products are contained in substantially in columniform plastics or metal can, and the gas condition in these plastics or metal can is controlled.

Fig. 5 is the profile of the tobacco product of wet snuff type product form, and wherein several wet snuff type products are wrapped in separately respectively in external packing, and then being contained in basic is that in columniform plastics or metal can, the gas condition in these plastics or metal can is controlled.

Fig. 6 is the perspective view (having cut out a part) of the wet snuff type product of a plurality of independent packings, and each is packed and be connected to each other separately, also is useful on the external container of splendid attire and allocated product.

Fig. 7 is the amplification profile that is wrapped in separately the tobacco product of the wet snuff type product form in external packing.

Preferred embodiment describes in detail

With reference to figure 1, Fig. 1 is the first embodiment of the representative form of smokeless tobacco product 110.Tobacco product 110 comprises tobacco compositions 115, and this tobacco compositions is contained in sealing, water penetration China tobacco pipe 120, forms tobacco section (tobacco portion) 122.Representative water penetration China tobacco pipe can consist of wool class material, forms the material seal closure of China tobacco pipe effectively to make tobacco compositions remain in China tobacco pipe under the conventional treatment condition.Tobacco product 110 has sealing external packing 125, and the also tobacco section 122 of the China tobacco pipe form of splendid attire tight seal is surrounded in this external packing.Representative external packing 125 has upper surface 126 and lower surface 127; Two faces 128 of " fin-shaped sealing (fin seal) " are basic parallel with the lower surface of external packing 125 with 129.External packing 125 tight seals are also made by suitable material, thereby the gas condition 130 in this external packing is controllable.In addition, can control the gas condition 130 in this packing, the gas overwhelming majority is comprised of high-purity nitrogen or other suitable gaseous species.If necessary, can change this embodiment makes described external packing contain a plurality of (for example 2,3 or 4) independent tobacco section.The equal tight seal in two ends 131,132 of external packing (for example, heat-sealing), can make end zigzag or cut into required visual effect if need.Preferably the total length of the Length Ratio tobacco section 122 of external packing 125 interior zones is at least about many 10%, the width of external packing 125 interior zones is than the overall width of tobacco section 122 at least about many 10%, and the total height of the aspect ratio tobacco section 122 of external packing 125 interior zones is more.For exemplary embodiment, wet snuff type product maximum length is about 20mm-30mm, width is about 10mm-15mm, highly be about 5mm-8mm therefore, external packing 125 total lengths are at least about 30mm, width is at least about 30mm, height at least about 5mm-8mm wherein external packing 125 two sealed ends 131,132 each extend about 5mm along the external packing width, the about 10mm of width of " fin-shaped sealing (fin-seal) ".In use, the consumer opens external packing 125, takes out tobacco section 122, can enjoy this tobacco section.

With reference to figure 2, Figure 2 shows that the second embodiment of representative smokeless tobacco product 110.Comprise several tobacco compositions 115,140,141 without smoke product 110, these compositions are contained in respectively in sealing, water penetration China tobacco pipe 120,145,146.The Packed external packing 155 of tobacco product 110, this packing is surrounded and all these tobacco section 125,157,158 independently of splendid attire.In external packing, the number of tobacco section is variable, can be for example 10,12,15,20,25 or 30.External packing 155 tight seals, for this representative embodiments, three limit type packing configurations (that is, packaging material three limits for the manufacture of this external packing seal) are equipped with in outsourcing.External packing 155 is made by suitable material, thereby the gas condition 160 in this external packing is controllable.In addition, can control the gas condition 160 in this packing, the gas overwhelming majority is comprised of high-purity nitrogen or other suitable gaseous species.External packing 155 is contained in the rigid container 165 with bottom 168 and corresponding or top 170 of matching, for example plastics or metal can.Representative rigid container 165 is conventional short, round edge shapes for wet snuff type product on market, is generally columned container.Can be referring to the described representative Snuffboxes design of the PCT WO 2005/016036 of for example Bjorkholm.The container that can carry out the other types of appropriate change is the described plastics of United States Patent (USP) 7,014,039 or the canister of Henson etc.Also can be referring to the rigid container type of using in following commercial product: the smokeless tobacco product of the Camel Snus of RJR tobacco company, the RevelMint Tobacco Packs of U. S. Smokeless Tobacco Company type, the SkoalDry of U. S. Smokeless Tobacco Company and " taboka " of U.S. PM company.If necessary, can change Container Type for splendid attire " taboka " product and make it that slip lid (for example, the slip lid of general and container longitudinal axis parallel sliding) be arranged, thereby can open and close container.If necessary, this container can have folding (accordion) or the design of bellows (bellow) type, thereby in the smokeless tobacco product production process, extensible this container of opening is to fill smokeless tobacco product, and after then having filled, this container shrinks again.If necessary, this container can be furnished with suitable sealer (seal) or grommet (grommet), thereby, when again closing the container of having opened, still can seal well.

During use, open rigid container, open external packing, take out tobacco section, then the consumer can enjoy this tobacco section.Can manually again seal this rigid container, the consumer can take out other tobacco section as required from this container again.

With reference to figure 3, Figure 3 shows that the third embodiment of representative smokeless tobacco product 110.Tobacco product 110 comprises several tobacco compositions 115,140,141, and these tobacco compositions are contained in respectively in sealing, water penetration China tobacco pipe 120,145,146.These are sealed in independent tobacco section 156,157,158 in China tobacco pipe and are contained in rigid container 165 for example in plastics or metal can, and rigid container 165 has bottom 168 and top 170 corresponding or that match.In rigid container, the number of tobacco section is variable, can be for example 10,12,15,20,25 or 30.Representative rigid container 165 is conventional short, round edge shapes for wet snuff type product on market, is generally columned container.Then rigid container 165 is packaged in sealing external packing 180.Representative external packing 180 as representative embodiments has the sealing of " overlap joint (lap) " type, therefore has upper surface 182, lower surface 183 and the lap seal 184 that is positioned at the external packing bottom surface.External packing 180 two ends 185 and 186 tight seals and made by suitable material, thus the gas condition 160 in this external packing and in rigid container 165 is controllable.For example, can control the gas condition 160 in this packing, gas is comprised of high-purity nitrogen or other suitable gaseous species.In use, open external packing 180, open rigid container 165, take out as required independent tobacco section from rigid container.

With reference to figure 4, Figure 4 shows that the 4th kind of embodiment of representative smokeless tobacco product 110.Tobacco product 110 comprises several tobacco compositions 115,140,141, and these tobacco compositions are contained in respectively in sealing, water penetration China tobacco pipe 120,145,146.These independent tobacco section 156,157,158 are contained in rigid container 165 for example in plastics or metal can, and rigid container 165 has bottom 170 and top 168 corresponding or that match.Representative rigid container 165 is conventional short, round edge shapes for wet snuff type product on market, is generally columned container.Then rigid container 165 tight seals, optionally have ring-type or banded encapsulant 195, and its sealing area between bottom and

top

168 and 170 is around rigid container.Like this, the gas condition 160 in rigid container 165 is (for example, gas being consisted of high-purity nitrogen or other suitable gaseous species) that can control.In use, interrupt ring-type or banded encapsulant 195, open rigid container, take out as required independent tobacco section from rigid container.

With reference to figure 5, Figure 5 shows that the 5th kind of embodiment of representative smokeless tobacco product 110.Comprise several tobacco compositions 115,140,141 without smoke product 110, these compositions are contained in respectively in sealing, water penetration China tobacco pipe 120,145,146.Each independent tobacco section 156,157,158 has sealing external packing 125,211,212, and these packings are surrounded respectively and each tobacco section of splendid attire.Each external packing tight seal, and made by suitable material, thereby the gas condition the 130,221, the 222nd in each independent external packing is controllable.For example, can control the gas condition 130,221,222 in each independent external packing, gas is comprised of high-purity nitrogen or other suitable gaseous species.If necessary, can change this embodiment makes each external packing 125,211,212 contain a plurality of (for example, 2,3 or 4) independent tobacco section 156,157,158.Then the independent tobacco section 156,157,158 of these packings is contained in rigid container 165 for example in plastics or metal can, and rigid container 165 has bottom 170 and top 168 corresponding or that match.Representative rigid container 165 is conventional short, round edge shapes for wet snuff type product on market, is generally columned container.Then rigid container 165 tight seals, optionally have ring-type or banded encapsulant 195, and its sealing area between bottom and

top

168 and 170 is around rigid container.Like this, the gas condition 160 in rigid container 165 is (for example, gas being consisted of high-purity nitrogen or other suitable gaseous species) that can control.Perhaps, optionally rigid container 165 is packaged in sealing external packing 180 to the mode of for example mentioning with reference to figure 3 (for example, make like this condition in this external packing controlled, thereby the condition in rigid container being controlled) above.In any situation, modulated or controllable gas condition 160 in rigid container 165 can with each external packing 125,211,212 of the tobacco section 156,157,158 of independent parcel in modulated or controllable gas condition 130,221,222 is identical or different (for example, rigid container can be packaged in to be provided in vacuum-packed external packing, and the tobacco section of independent parcel can be wrapped up under controlled gas condition; Perhaps the tobacco section of independent parcel can be packaged in and provide in vacuum-packed external packing, wraps up this external packing to provide inner gas condition controlled).During use, open external packing, open rigid container, take out the independent tobacco section of packing from rigid container, thereby the tobacco section consumer who opens this packing can enjoy this tobacco section.

With reference to figure 6, Figure 6 shows that the 6th kind of embodiment of representative smokeless tobacco product 110.Can comprise several tobacco compositions (not shown)s without smoke product 110, these compositions are contained in respectively (not shown) in sealing, water penetration China tobacco pipe.Tobacco compositions and tobacco section are above with reference to the described type of figure 5.Each independent tobacco section has sealing external packing 125,211,212, and these packings are surrounded respectively and each tobacco section of splendid attire.Each external packing 125,211,212 tight seals, and made by suitable material, thereby the gas condition (not shown) in each independent external packing is controllable (for example, vacuum seal).In addition, the gas condition that can control in each independent packaging makes gas be comprised of high-purity nitrogen or other suitable gaseous species.If necessary, can change this embodiment makes each external packing 125,211,212 contain a plurality of (for example, 2,3 or 4) independent tobacco section.Then these independent tobacco section that are packaged in external packing 125,211,212 are connected with each other with end to end system.That is to say, each external packing 125,211,212 is edge sealing area 270,271,272 quilts " fin-shaped sealing " separately respectively.The fin-shaped sealing is extending longitudinally along the length of each external packing.For shown in embodiment for, each fin-shaped sealing area 270,271,272 can have 5 " jaw shape line (jaw line) ".Each end in external packing 125 has

end envelope

131 and 132, preferably substantially vertical with bar shaped sealing extending longitudinally.In addition, other external packing also has similar end envelope.For illustrated embodiment, the end of each external packing envelope can have 3 " jaw shape lines ".Perforation line 305,306,307 is arranged between the abutting end of each external packing, thereby can separate each independent packaging.Available spiral fashion basically (for example be similar to stamp volume mode) roll around or the external packing (for example 10,12,15,20,25 or 30) that is connected of coiling requisite number purpose.Then by the connected outer packing device that winds up in suitable container 315.One end of this external packing volume extends in lateral opening 320 places of container 315.Like this, this container can hold the product of coiling, and a kind of mode or method of allocated product can be provided again.In this way, provide a kind of smokeless tobacco product bar of basic continous distributor (for example, smokeless tobacco composition part independently, they link together but by tearable perforation line independently and separable each other).

In embodiment shown in Fig. 6, independent packaging connects with " end-to-end " form.If necessary, can change the connection configuration of independent packaging.For example, not in smokelessly each independently external packing of end seal of product length direction, but will be without the smoke product half-twist, the end Feng Keyu of external packing is parallel without the length direction of smoke product.Like this, each tobacco product external packing can " edge-to-edge " form be arranged.

In the embodiment of Fig. 6 shown type, no matter be that the independent packaging that " end-to-end " or " edge-to-edge " form connects all can be placed in the container of other types for commercial distribution.For example, predetermined number (for example, 4,5 or 10) be connected but separable each independent external packing can be placed in cigarette pack.While being placed in cigarette pack, especially wish to seal with controllable gas without smoke product, thus cigarette and without the smell of smoke product and fragrance mutually string move.This mode has kept the product integrality separately of common packing.In a kind of embodiment, can be by cigarette pack in so-called " hard box ", hard box has the lid higher than in-built cigarette end, the connected independent packaging of strip can be placed in to the internal upper part of this lid.Exemplary hard box designs the United States Patent (USP) 4 of visible Allen etc., 852, the United States Patent (USP) 5,139 of 734, Burrows etc., 140 and the United States Patent (USP) 5 of Keaveney etc., 938,018 (for example, are designed for splendid attire length and are about the hard box that 99mm arranges the cigarette that is configured as 7-6-7, can fill the similar cigarette of the about 85mm of length, the internal upper part that can move the like this top cover smokeless tobacco part of several packings of can packing into).Perhaps, the smokeless tobacco of several packings partly can be placed in to the polypropylene overwrapper that covers the cigarette pack perimeter, thereby these smokeless tobacco parts are put together with cigarette pack.Similarly, useful binders or as grafting thing (onsert) thus be fixed on cigarette pack the smokeless tobacco of packing part be connected with cigarette pack.

With reference to figure 7, this figure is depicted as the another kind of embodiment of representative smokeless tobacco product 110.Tobacco product 110 comprises tobacco compositions 115, and this tobacco compositions is contained in sealing, water penetration China tobacco pipe 120, forms tobacco section 122.Tobacco product 110 have the sealing external packing 125, its with the tight seal mode around and splendid attire tobacco section 122.Representative external packing 125 has upper surface 126 and lower surface 127.Can suitably adjust lower surface 127 makes it have so-called " bubble-cap (blister pack) " formula configuration.Like this, lower surface can have general " bubble " type structure, and certain structural stability is arranged, and therefore can be prepared as and have basic hemispherical shape or other required forms.External packing 125 tight seals are also made by suitable material, thereby the gas condition 130 in this external packing is controllable.If necessary, can change this embodiment makes described external packing comprise a plurality of (for example 2,3 or 4) independent tobacco section.Near marginal zone 426, external packing for example, by tight seal (, heat-sealing), and preferably extend on every side in the bubble zone that has of blister package this marginal zone 426.Marginal zone can form rectangle, square, triangle, hexagon, circle or other required forms.If necessary, the marginal zone 426 of each external packing can be zigzag; Can bore a hole so that itself and other external packing is connected to strip or rectangular, or cut into required visual effect.Preferably the total length of the Length Ratio tobacco section of external packing interior zone is at least about many 10%, and the width of external packing interior zone is than the overall width of tobacco section at least about many 10%, and the total height of the aspect ratio tobacco section of external packing interior zone is more.For exemplary embodiment, wet snuff type product maximum length is about 30mm, and width is about 10mm-12mm, highly is about the about 40mm of 5mm-6mm external packing length, the about 15mm of width, highly about 15mm; The sealed end of external packing is the about 5mm-10mm of extension width around " bubble is arranged " part.The available tobacco product of above packing through this mode with reference to the described general fashion use of figure 1,2,5,6.

For the tobacco (type) that produces tobacco product according to embodiment mentioned above, can change.These tobaccos can comprise for example following tobacco type: flue-cured tobacco (flue-cured tobacco), burley tobaccos, Turkish tobaccos (Oriental tobacco), Maryland, dark cigarette (dark tobacco), dark fire-cured tobacco and Nicotiniana rustica and other rare or special product tobaccos." production of tobacco, chemistry and technology " (Tobacco Production about chief editors such as the description of all types of tobaccos, (curing) the visible Davis that plants, gathers and modulate, Chemistry and Technology) (1999) one books, this book is by reference to including this paper in.Also can be referring to the tobacco type of describing in following patent or patent application: Sensabaugh, Jr. the United States Patent (USP) 4 waited, 660,577, the United States Patent (USP) 5,387 of White etc., 416, the United States Patent (USP) 6 of Dominguez etc., 730,832, the United States Patent (USP) 7,025 of Lawson etc., 066, the U.S. Patent application 60/818,198 that Stebbins etc. submits on June 30th, 2006; These patents or patent application are all by reference to including this paper in.Most preferably tobacco-containing material is through suitably modulation (cured) and ageing (aged).The modulation optimization technique of flue-cured tobacco and condition can be referring to the Beitrage Tabakforsch.Int. of Nestor etc., and the United States Patent (USP) 6,895,974 of 20 (2003) 467-475 and Peele etc., all by reference to including this paper in.Representative art and the condition of tobacco curing grass of drying in the air can be referring to the Beitrage Tabakforsch.Int. of Roton etc., the Beitrage Tabakforsch.Int. of 21 (2005) 305-320 and Staaf etc., 21 (2005) 321-330, all by reference to including this paper in.

For the production of the tobacco of tobacco product, can be chopping, that grind, graininess, fine particulate or powdery form.Tobacco for the production of tobacco product also can be processed, mixed together with other materials or composition, preparation, combination and blending.For example, can mix salt, sweetener, adhesive, colouring agent, pH adjusting agent, filler, flavor enhancement, disintegration auxiliary agent, antioxidant, wetting agent and anticorrisive agent in tobacco compositions.Referring to the U.S. Patent application 11/233 such as Holton etc., representative component, combination of components, each component and composition described in 399 and 11/351,919 (all by reference to including this paper in) are with respect to the relative quantity of tobacco and the methods of using these components.For example, tobacco product can be the China tobacco pipe form that comprises tobacco compositions and seasoning band or film; Comprise tobacco compositions and be mixed with finely divided particulate shape tobacco and/or the seasoning band of tobacco extract (for example spray-dried component of tobacco liquid extract) or the China tobacco pipe form of film; Or be mixed with the deep processing dissolvable film form of finely divided particulate shape tobacco and/or tobacco extract.Usually, in some embodiments, independently in the part of smokeless tobacco part, the amount of tobacco-containing material can be at least about 30mg, usually at least about 40mg, often at least about 45mg with dry weight basis; This quantity is less than about 200mg usually, usually is less than about 150mg, often is less than about 100mg.Tobacco-containing material through the tobacco slurries of the tobacco section of processing or tobacco sheet form, the modulation of natural blade or stem form and ageing tobacco, tobacco extract, extraction basically (for example can be; water is as solvent) or the mixture of aforementioned tobacco form (mixture that for example, has mixed the natural baccy blade of the tobacco slurries that extract and granular modulation and ageing).

Moisture in tobacco product before the consumer uses is variable.Usually, in inserting consumer's mouth before, in China tobacco pipe, the moisture of tobacco product is less than approximately 55 % by weight, is generally less than approximately 50 % by weight, usually is less than approximately 45 % by weight.The moisture of the tobacco product of some type before using is less than approximately 15 % by weight, usually is less than approximately 10 % by weight, often is less than approximately 5 % by weight.For example be mixed with the tobacco product of wet snuff type tobacco compositions for some tobacco product, moisture may surpass 20 % by weight, usually surpasses 30%.For example, in representative wet snuff type product, the moisture of tobacco compositions can be about 25 % by weight-50 % by weight, preferably about 30 % by weight-40 % by weight.

The mode of controlling moisture in tobacco product is variable.For example, tobacco product can be carried out to current of warm air (thermal) or convection current (convection) heating.Object lesson is, in baking oven, with the about hot gas heating tobacco product of 40 ℃-95 ℃, preferred range is approximately 40 ℃-95 ℃, preferably temperature range approximately in 60 ℃-80 ℃ the one suitable period of heating to obtain required moisture.Perhaps, with reinforced rotating cylinder, tobacco leaf moisting machine or leaves moisting cylinder, liquid sprayer, ribbon blender, the blenders such as the FKM130 of LD company (LittlefordDay, Inc.), FKM600, FKM1200, FKM2000, FKM3000, the wetting tobacco products such as Plough Share type blender.The tobacco product most preferably moist tobacco product for example used in wet snuff type product carries out pasteurizing or fermentation.The technical staff in wet snuff type product design and the field of manufacture knows pasteurizing and the fermentation technique of wet snuff type tobacco product.

The pH value of tobacco product is variable.Usually, the pH of tobacco product is at least about 6.5, preferably at least about 7.5.Usually, the pH of tobacco product is no more than approximately 9, usually is no more than approximately 8.5.The about 6.8-8.2 of representative tobacco product pH.The representative art of measuring tobacco product pH comprises 2 gram tobacco products is dispersed in 10 milliliters of high performance liquid chromatography water, then detects the pH (for example, using pH meter) of resulting suspension/solution.

If necessary, before preparing tobacco product, available radiation exposure tobacco section or tobacco sheet, or carry out pasteurizing, or carry out controlled heat treatment.In addition, if necessary, after prepared by all or part tobacco product, available radiation exposure component material, or carry out pasteurizing, or carry out controlled heat treatment.For example, can prepare tobacco product, then radiation exposure or pasteurizing then add flavoring ingredients in goods.Perhaps, can after having mixed water penetration bag or China tobacco pipe, tobacco product carry out radiation exposure or pasteurizing (for example,, with the wet snuff type smokeless tobacco product during autonomous container is provided) to tobacco product.

As the water penetration bag of the wet snuff type container for tobacco product or the composition/structure of China tobacco pipe, be variable.Suitable bag for the production of smokeless tobacco product, China tobacco pipe or container are the products of following trade name for example: " taboka ", CatchDry, Ettan, General, Granit, Goteborgs Rape, Grovsnus White, Metropol Kaktus, Mocca Anis, Mocca Mint, MoccaWintergreen, Kicks, Probe, Prince, Skruf, TreAnkrare, Camel Snus Original, Camel Snus Frost and Camel Snus Spice.Can use component and mode for the production of the wet snuff type product of routine to be contained in China tobacco pipe and packing by tobacco product.The water penetration container that China tobacco pipe or wool class material are made may in nature with for forming the mesh-type materials similar of tea bag.The composition of loosely organized granulated tobacco straw-made articles is not difficult to see through China tobacco pipe and is entered in user's mouth.

Wet snuff type product and wherein the description of various compositions add as seen the U.S. Patent application 2004/0118422 of Lundin etc., by reference to including this paper in.Again for example can be referring to the United States Patent (USP) 4,607,479 of patent or patent application: Linden once, the United States Patent (USP) 4,631 of Nielsen, the United States Patent (USP) 5,346,734 of 899, Wydick, the United States Patent (USP) 6,162,516 of Derr, the U.S. Patent application 2005/0061339 of Hansson etc.; These patents or patent application are all by reference to including this paper in.Also can be referring to the described representative China tobacco pipe of United States Patent (USP) 5,167,244, China tobacco pipe material or the fleece material of Kjerstad, this patent is by reference to including this paper in.SB 51-1/T, the SBL 50 of available MV company (Merz VerpackungmaschinenGmBH) or the SB 53-2/T device fabrication snuff type product that wets.Wet snuff type China tobacco pipe can be independent China tobacco pipe, perhaps a plurality of (for example 2,4,5,10,12,15,20,25 or 30) China tobacco pipe links together (for example, in " end-to-end " mode), thereby can from a plurality of China tobacco pipes of single piece type China tobacco pipe bar or matrix form arrangement, easily take out a China tobacco pipe or independently China tobacco pipe use.

Although most preferably tobacco compositions is the form with wet snuff type product feature, but tobacco compositions also can be taked following form: moist snuff in bulk, dry snuff in bulk, chewing tobacco, make the tobacco sheet of ball shape, the tobacco rods of extruding or tobacco sheet, meticulous separation grind powder, the meticulous agglomerate that separates or pulverize of pulverized pieces (powderedpiece) and composition, laminar (for example, can form by bonding tobacco product composition in fluid bed), (molded processed) tobacco sheet of processing and forming, the chewing gum tablet that contains tobacco, mixed the product of the mixture of eatable material and tobacco sheet and/or tobacco extract, mixed the not product of the tobacco of edible substrate bears (for example tobacco extract form) of solid, etc..For example, tobacco compositions can be following form: the compression tobacco sheet, the multilayer extrusion sheet, the silk of extruding or forming, bar or rod are (for example, the about 3-7 centimetre of length, the about 4-6 centimetre of preferred length, diameter 1-5 millimeter, the silk of preferred about 2-4 millimeter, bar or rod), the composition that the tobacco product of a type is surrounded by dissimilar tobacco product, the band-like film volume, film or bar soluble in water or be easy to be dispersed in water, or (for example there is shell, can clarify, colourless, translucent or painted flexibility or hard shell) and interior zone (tobacco or tobacco smell are arranged, for example mixed Newtonian fluid or the thixotropic fluid of certain form tobacco) the capsule shape material.

The tobacco compositions that can make in the following manner through processing for example compresses tobacco sheet (pellet): compression granulated tobacco and relevant goods component, these components are compressed into to sheet, and optionally with coating material, apply each tobacco sheet.For example the FL-M series Granulation Equipments of Victor company (Vector Corporation) is (for example, FL-M-3) and the WP 200VN of inferior power Sandvik company (Alexanderwerk, Inc.) for exemplary Granulation Equipments.Exemplary compression device (as press) is the Colton2216 of Victor company and the 1200i, 22001,3200,2090,3090 and 4090 of Colton 2247 and FC company (Fette Compacting) for example.The equipment that provides external coating for compressed sheet tobacco product is CompuLab 24, CompuLab 36, Accela-Cota 48 and the Accela-Coata 60 of Thomas engineering company (Thomas Engineering) for example.

Existing multiple extruding technology can be used for producing the tobacco compositions through processing, as the multilayer tobacco sheet.For example, available coextrusion technology (for example using the double helix extruder) production multilayer tobacco sheet.In this case, continuous wet or dry component or component mixture can be placed in and independently extrude funnel.Can advance at every batch of dry mixture, while plastifying (plasticize) and boiling, air-flow, gas (such as ammonia, carbon dioxide etc.) and wetting agent (for example glycerine and propane diols) be injected to extruder barrel.Like this, can process various ingredients it is mixed, thereby each composition there is contact completely each other.For example, the exposure level of each component makes each component to be embedded into well to extrude in matrix or extrudate.Such as the United States Patent (USP) 4,821,749 referring to people such as Toft, by reference to including this paper in.

Can in some tobacco compositions, mix tobacco as main component wherein.Preferably these compositions are not serious leaves over any residue in user's mouth.Preferably these compositions do not stay smooth or sticky sensation (for example, being caused by too much adhesive) in user's mouth.Available pH adjusting agent or other suitable agent treatment tobacco-containing materials in process, to discharge the natural pectin in tobacco-containing material.Discharge natural baccy pectin can be reduced to colloid/hydrocolloid of obtaining required sheet or film tensile strength quality required in addition (adding), cellulose-derived or starch-based adhesive.For example, be to discharge pectin, boiling tobacco fine powder at the temperature higher than room temperature, in the solution regulated of alkaline pH.These processing can make tobacco-containing material have required sense quality.Such as the United States Patent (USP) 5,501,237 of the United States Patent (USP) 5,339,838 of the United States Patent (USP) 5,099,864 referring to Young etc., Young etc. and Young etc., all by reference to including this paper in.

A kind of representational independent tobacco product partly has shell and the interior zone of tobacco product form.Can for example, by providing the alginates prepared in water (, Kelvis by name, the Kelgin of international specialty products company (InternationalSpecialty Products Corp.) and the mosanom of Mannucol), the liquid mixture of rice starch, sucralose, glycerine and flavor enhancement (for example mint flavored) provides representative shell, brookfield viscosity during 25 ℃ of wherein said liquid mixtures is approximately 20,000-25,000 centipoise.This cementitious mixtures can be used for forming sheet, this sheet can form skin and (for example use Villaware Imperia paste-manufacturing machine, the Dough Roller 150 of Villaware Ravioli accessory (for Imperia 150-25) is equipped with, above-mentioned machine is all from Yin Purui commerce and trade company (Imperia Trading Company)) or semicircle shell, these shells (for example, by heating) capable of being combined thus form outer.Usually, can 60 ℃ the about 1 hour dry this cementitious mixtures of heating.Can mix multiple tobacco product in described shell.A kind of representative tobacco product for described interior zone is granular or the wet or dry mixture of the tobacco-containing material that pulverizes, these tobacco-containing materials can mix with other compositions, such as flavor enhancement, wetting agent, emulsifying agent, filler, pH adjusting agent, dispersing aid etc.A kind of representative tobacco product is fluid form (for example weak gel or soft gel).Can for example, by mix granular or tobacco-containing material, κ-Irish moss, Kelvis type mosanom, propane diols, polysorbate60 and flavor enhancement (menthol and Chinese cassia tree) that pulverize in water, provide tobacco product, wherein make this goods moisture be about the 40-50 % by weight.A kind of representative tobacco product is fluid form (for example weak gel or soft gel).Carboxylic first class cellulose and the microcrystalline cellulose (for example Ticacel HV of TICG company) of Ticalose by name 1500 that can be by mixing the granular or tobacco-containing material that pulverizes, glycerine, tristerin, propane diols, κ-Irish moss, TICG company (TIC Gums) in water provide this tobacco product, wherein make this goods moisture be about the 60-70 % by weight.

Each seals the tobacco product quantity of mixing in external packing is variable.One aspect of the present invention, can mix in external packing by (loose) in bulk tobacco compositions and seal this packing, and when external packing is opened, described tobacco compositions in bulk can be used as snuff in bulk or chewing tobacco.But the present invention is aspect more preferably on the other hand, the tobacco compositions be contained in wet snuff type bag or China tobacco pipe is mixed in external packing, the sealing external packing, when external packing is opened, wet snuff type product can be used.Usually, in each unitary part (for example, in each wet snuff type China tobacco pipe) amount of tobacco product with the tobacco dry weight basis at least about 50mg, usually at least about 150mg, often at least about 250mg; With the tobacco dry weight basis, be less than about 700mg, usually be less than about 500mg, often be less than about 300mg.For example, wet snuff type smokeless tobacco product can be taked the so-called " wet snuff " form of part.

A kind of exemplary wet snuff type product 1g tobacco product of having an appointment, wherein moisture is about 35 % by weight; Tobacco product is contained in sealing wool China tobacco pipe, the about 30mm of this China tobacco pipe total length, and the about 16mm of width, highly about 5mm, wherein due to the China tobacco pipe two ends, respectively to have sealed about 2mm wide, so the about 26mm of the length of China tobacco pipe area of space.The another kind of exemplary wet snuff type product 0.5g tobacco product of having an appointment, wherein moisture is about 35 % by weight; Tobacco product is contained in sealing wool China tobacco pipe, the about 26mm of this China tobacco pipe total length, and the about 12mm of width, highly about 5mm, wherein due to the China tobacco pipe two ends, respectively to have sealed about 2mm wide, so the about 22mm of the length of China tobacco pipe area of space.

It is variable can be used for housing material of the present invention.Usually, following factor is depended in the selection of packaging material: attractive in appearance, easy to operate, required barrier (for example, provide the protective effect for oxygen or radiation, or prevent loss of water), etc.Packaging material are the film form of laminated film (for example, co-extrusion laminating film) for example most preferably.The number of plies of laminate wrapping material is variable; Can be at least about 3 layers, usually at least about 4 layers; But usually be no more than 10 layers, usually be no more than approximately 8 layers.The gross thickness of example packets package material is usually at least about 0.0025 inch, usually at least about 0.003; But the thickness of conventional packing material is less than approximately 0.006 inch, usually be less than approximately 0.005 inch.Can be used for providing the representative materials of said components or laminar films material or laminated film can comprise polyvinyl chloride, ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymer, stretching (oriented) polypropylene, LLDPE, polyvinylidene chloride, polyester terephthalate (polyester terephalate), ethylene methacrylic acid copolymer, metallocene (metallacene) LLDPE etc.The example packets package material can be plastic/metal film, plastic layer press mold of plastic/metal film, coated paper etc.The packaging material that can select some material to make the above-mentioned type made are oxygen flow and/or waterproof not substantially, can seal the packaging material of the above-mentioned type to obtain complete sealing, also can provide external packing to keep for a long time not oxygen flow and/or fluid-tight characteristic.In the packing of the vacuum packaging of food and drug class product or control gas condition, packaging material used are to can be used for suitable material of the present invention.

Can be used for providing other exemplary materials of packaging material of the present invention to preferably include flexible plastic material.Referring to the polymeric material described in the U.S. Patent Publication No. 2004/0043165 such as Van Hulle etc., sealant, adhesive etc., this patent application is by reference to including this paper in.For those, for preventing that tobacco compositions is by the packaging material of oxygen contamination, hope is mixed the suitable reducing agent of effective dose and is thought that packaging material provide inactive surfaces in material.

A kind of exemplary layer press mold has four layers: for example, for example, by the about about ethylene methacrylic acid bottom of 0.002 inch of the metal film of 0.00035 inch (aluminium) layer and thickness of the thickness top layer that approximately polyester terephthalate of 0.00048 inch (PET) layer forms or skin, adhesive (the polyurethane-type adhesive of Luo Fu company (Liofol Company) commodity Tycel by name) thin layer, thickness, therein ethylene methacrylic acid bottom contains (the E.I.DuPont de Nemours of E.I.Du Pont Company; Company) composition of commodity Surlyn by name.If necessary, merchandise news is printed on one side that available suitable printing ink is close to adhesive on PET.

Another kind of exemplary layer press mold has three layers: for example, by the about Surlyn composition bottom of 0.002 inch of the thickness top layer that approximately pet layer of 0.00048 inch forms or skin, adhesive (Tycel adhesive) thin layer and thickness.Another kind of exemplary layer press mold has four layers: for example, for example, by the about Surlyn composition bottom of 0.002 inch of the thickness top layer that approximately pet layer of 0.00048 inch forms or skin, thin metal film (aluminium), adhesive (Tycel adhesive) thin layer and thickness.Above-mentioned representational layer press mold type is suitable for providing " fin-shaped sealing " and " three limits " type packing container, usings the outer surface of pet layer as these containers.

Another kind of exemplary layer press mold has following each layer: for example, by the about about for example Surlyn material bottom of 0.002 inch of the metal film of 0.00035 inch (aluminium), thin layer of adhesive and thickness of the thickness top layer that approximately for example Surlyn material layer of 0.002 inch forms or skin, thin layer of adhesive, thickness.Above-mentioned representational layer press mold is suitable for providing " lap jointing type sealing " China tobacco pipe.

The present invention can comprise the use of equipment, material, method and processing conditions, and these equipment, material, method and processing conditions provide packing and controllable gas condition through suitably adjusting the tobacco product of thinking the packing according to the present invention.Gas condition in available several different methods adjustment kit package material.For example, with controlled manner for example, for example, except a large amount of gases (, utilizing vacuum-packed technique) in unlap or the gas condition (utilizing the gas filling technology) in changing package.The various representative art relevant with the gas in regulation and control packing can be referring to " to controlling and reduce/eliminate the assay of preventive control measure of the harms of microbe of fresh and fresh-cut product " (Analysis and Evaluation of Preventative ControlMeasures for the Control and Reduction/Elimination of Microbial Hazards onFresh and Fresh-Cut Product); The VI chapter; " microbial safety in the controlled fresh and fresh-cut packing of product with regulating of gas condition " (Microbiological Safety of Controlled andModified Atmosphere Packaging of Fresh and Fresh-Cut Product); U.S. food and drug administration, food security and applied nutrition center (September 30 calendar year 2001); All by reference to including this paper in.

The gas condition that can control and regulate in the tobacco product of the present invention's packing is variable.Usually, when tobacco product vacuum packaging or vacuum fill when thering is the gas condition through controlling or regulating (for example, even controlling the gas pressure of gas condition in making to pack is normal pressure with respect to normal pressure), the gas condition of controlling in packing makes to remove a large amount of oxygen that exist in packing before package encapsulation, preferably basically removes all oxygen that exist in packing.That is to say, sealing is less than approximately 8% in external packing in the original gas weight through controlling just existed (usually be less than approximately 6%) consists of oxygen.For example, when package encapsulation, in the original gas weight through controlling existed in packing, the gas existed in packing preferably has and is less than approximately 5% oxygen, the most preferably from about oxygen of 1%-5%.Usually, for example, during blanketing gas in tobacco product (selected gas or admixture of gas), a large amount of in packing (most preferably basically all) gas is provided by the desired gas kind.The exemplary gases kind comprises (for example being greater than the approximately high-pure gas of 99 % by weight) such as nitrogen, argon gas, carbon dioxide.Perhaps, for example fill relatively high-caliber desired gas kind (for example oxygen), tobacco product is produced to " gas impact " effect (relatively high-caliber oxygen is conducive to produce " oxygen impact ", and purpose is to suppress enzymolysis fade, stop the anaerobic fermentation reaction and suppress aerobic and anaerobic growth of microorganism) in tobacco product.For example, oxygen level accounts for whole gas weight and is greater than approximately the gas condition of 25% (usually being greater than the approximately 30 % by weight) impact that is suitable for producing oxygen.

For example can be used for carrying out the equipment of packing of the present invention, the equipment of Wei Paike company (Winpak Ltd.) (for example LD32, L25, L18 and L12 system); All win the serial bottom horizontal flow sheet baggage systems of Linium 300 (for example the Linium model 301,302,303,304 or 305) of company (Doboy Inc.); Hiwrap 504 systems of high-tech system company (Hitech Systems s.r.l.); And the relevant system of RV company (Rovema Verpackungmaschinen GmbH).The lapping that preferred equipment provides does not allow when sealing gas or moisture for example, by (" air-tightness " encapsulant).

Representative blister package material is variable.For the exemplary materials of typical blister package material bottom be for example U.S. KP company (Klockner-Pentaplast of America, Inc.) with laminated polymer film: Pentapharm alfoil T-250/25/90, Pentapharm ACLAR PA 180/02, Pentapharm ACLAR PA 200/02 and Pentapharm ACLAR PA 300/02.Exemplary materials for typical blister package material upper strata is heat sealable metallic film.Exemplary heat sealable film is the approximately aluminium film of 0.0007 inch of thickness, in its sealed sides, is coated with the approximately heat sealable material of 0.0001 inch (for example Surlyn) of thickness.Also can be referring to the described material type of U.S. Patent Publication No. 2004/0043165 such as Van Hulle etc., this patent application is by reference to including this paper in.Although also available " Easy tearing lid (pealable lid) " type blister package, what cherish a special interest is to be called " pressure is worn (pushthrough) " type blister package.

If necessary, can in being arranged, be packed the environment of control.That is to say, can under gnotobasis, will be packaged in external packing through the tobacco product of pasteurizing.

The packing of the product of embodiment of the present invention is identical with conventional smokeless tobacco product with storage mode.For example, a plurality of bags or China tobacco pipe can be contained in hydrostatic column.If necessary, can for example, for example, by moist tobacco product (, moisture is greater than the approximately product of 20 % by weight) freezing (, temperature be less than approximately 10 ℃, usually is less than approximately 8 ℃, sometimes is less than approximately 5 ℃).Perhaps, the tobacco product of relatively dry (for example, moisture is less than the approximately product of 15 % by weight) usually can store under the temperature relatively large in scope.

For the preferred embodiment for the present invention, the manner of packing of smokeless tobacco composition makes smokeless tobacco composition in transportation and does not need freezing before using.That is to say, can simplify transportation, processing and storage process, and can extend transportation, processing and waiting time, keep the quality without smoke product simultaneously.Therefore in addition, although manner of packing of the present invention has extended the shelf-life without smoke product, do not need freezingly, also can extend through the shelf-life of frozen product.Can store the long period according to the product of embodiment of the present invention packing, keep its overall freshness simultaneously, keep moisture, keep vision diseases caused by external factors (for example can seriously not fade), keep sense quality, do not absorb unwelcome smell or stink, because of microbial action, do not change its overall chemical property.Moist tobacco product (for example, moisture is greater than approximately 20 % by weight and usually is greater than the approximately product of 30 % by weight) can not need freezing and store the long period.

Provide following examples only for further explaining some aspect of embodiment of the present invention, should not be construed as the restriction scope of the invention.Except as otherwise noted, all parts and percentage are all based on weight.

Embodiment 1

Ribbon or membranaceous tobacco product are provided with the following methods.

The tobacco-containing material of strip or sheet form is provided, and these tobacco-containing materials are by flue-cured tobacco, burley tobaccos and Oriental Tobacco compositions of mixtures through modulation and ageing, and moisture is 9%.Water cleans a part of tobacco composition, but collects and discard those dissolved matters or Extraction parts, dry remaining water insoluble solid (for example pulpous state part).Then the dry pulpous state part obtained is partly mixed with untreated original tobacco composition.Then this tobacco composition is crushed to particle diameter and can passes through 150 Tyler screens.

The tobacco composition obtained is further mixed to form tobacco product with other components, it comprises: approximately 40 parts pulverizes tobacco leaf, the about calcium carbonate of 25 parts, the about adhesive of 15 parts (can comprise pectin, gelatin, mosanom and starch), the about glycerine of 15 parts, the about sweetener of 4 parts, and approximately sucralose or the about sweetener of 1 part (the SucraSweet HIS 600 of sweetener soln company (SweetenerSolutions LLC)) (all with dry weight basis) of 1 part.Adhesive can be suitable adhesion substance (for example food stage adhesion substance), and exemplary adhesion substance is selected from the many kinds of substances such as pectin, gelatin, alginates (such as mosanom) or starch.The dry mixture obtained is dispersed in deionized water while forming 25 ℃ to brookfield viscosity approximately 20,000-25, the slurries of 000 centipoise.

Above-mentioned slurries are cast on the stainless steel basin and form uniform thick-layer, can before the casting slurries, with the non-sticky spraying, apply a little described stainless steel basin.Described basin is placed in to drying oven, relative low temperature heating (for example approximately 60 ℃-70 ℃) approximately 10 hours (for example about 6-8 hour) at most.Like this, the slurries by these components have formed the tobacco product component mixture with required form.

Described slurries can be cast into strip (for example about 25-35cm of length), the about 1cm-2cm of width.If necessary, optionally, some perforation lines or line of weakness are stabbed perpendicular to strip goods y direction in spacing that can be predetermined edge on the strip tobacco product.Can prepare and the dry product obtained so that it is soft and have acceptable high-tensile, product can be reeled and puts into above to the container with reference to figure 6 described types.Then can be under the gas condition through controlling by this container package in the external packing of type as aforementioned.During use, can open external packing, rectangular the fractureing of tobacco product that will stretch out from the container opening part as required, then enjoy this tobacco product.

Described slurries also can be cast into sheet or membranaceous, after drying, available stamp, burrow, the mode such as shearing takes off independent sector from described or film.Therefore, for example, can provide rectangular bars or sheet or circular piece by these sheets or film; Then be packaged as independent sector (for example using above the outer wrap material with reference to figure 1 described general configuration).

Dry cast material can be milled to powder or granular form, be then packed in the water penetration China tobacco pipe and sealing.Availablely above with reference to the described mode of figure 1, this China tobacco pipe is packaged in external packing respectively.

Embodiment 2

Provide in the following manner be placed between user's cheek and gum and and not preferred smokeless tobacco product of chewing.When using in mouth, preferably smokeless tobacco product is dissolved in mouth fully, and remaining or not remaining solid or particle residue, can give out tobacco ingredient simultaneously and provide joyful trigeminal neuralgia to experience or sensory experience hardly.

Moisture approximately 9% or still less is provided through modulation and/or tobacco leaf or the stem of ageing with strip or chopping form.The tobacco type can comprise flue-cured tobacco, burley tobaccos, Turkish tobaccos and their various combinations.In addition, also special product or external tobacco type can be comprised to ripple Rake (Perique) tobacco and Kevin's enlightening assorted (Cavendish) tobacco, be incorporated in the tobacco-containing material mixture.Under cryogenic conditions or under any other suitable drying and crushing mode, tobacco leaf or stem are pulverized for fine powder form.Described fine powder is enough to by 150 Tyler screens.Then use the radiation gamma powder obtained above of about 5-20kGy.

Provide the flue-cured tobacco of ageing with strip, moisture approximately 9% or still less.Under cryogenic conditions or under any other suitable drying and crushing mode, tobacco leaf is pulverized for fine powder form.Described fine powder is enough to by 150 Tyler screens.Then use the radiation gamma powder obtained above of about 5-20kGy.

Tobacco powder is placed in to fluid bed.In the time of in fluid bed, tobacco powder is added in the mixture of other Multiple components of water and dry powder form.Take out the mixture obtain from fluid bed, be dried to moisture approximately 4%.

Take out the tobacco product obtained from fluid bed.Representative tobacco product is containing the granular flue-cured tobacco of the 25-40 part of having an appointment, the sucralose of about 0.5-3.0 part (modifying sugar), the about titanium dioxide of 1 part (color adaptation agent), the calcium carbonate (for example HD PPT Fine of glug chemical company (Ruger Chemical)) of about 10-25 part, the mannitol powder of about 15-30 part, the cellulose powder (for example QC-90 of CF fiber company (CreaFill Fibers)) of about 2-5 part, the pregelatinized corn starch (for example Starch 1500 of company of OK a karaoke club section (Colorcon)) of about 5-15 part, the PVP of about 3-6 part (for example Xian Shi medicine and healthy goods (the Xian Medicines&amp of company, Health Products) PVPK-30), the potassium hydroxide of about 0.75-2.5 part.The granulated tobacco straw-made articles moisture produced approximately 4%.The granulated tobacco straw-made articles produced is beige drying, flow freely, levigate powder, and its average grain diameter that forms particle is enough to by about 80 Tyler screen.

The tobacco product of aequum (for example about 0.5-1g) can be placed in to sealing wool China tobacco pipe, availablely for example above with reference to the described general fashion of figure 1, this China tobacco pipe be packaged in external packing.

Embodiment 3

By about 200-225g as described in Example 2 the dry mixture of granular tobacco powder, flavor enhancement (for example mint flavored) and optional sodium chloride at desk-top Popiel ^tMfor example, in P400 type automatic paste-manufacturing machine (can purchased from innovation and creation company of grand section (Ronco Inventions, LLC, Chestworth, California)), mix approximately 5 minutes.Then, the premixed hot liquid solution of about 48g (for example about 40g water and about 8g glycerine) is joined in above-mentioned dry mixture.These components are mixed approximately 3 minutes, or are mixed to the pisiformis little agglomerate of generation.Then extrude the briquette mixture of described similar pea by selected mould, obtain the flat sheet-like thing (1.4 centimetres wide * 30 centimeter length * 0.1-0.7 centimetre dark) of similar batter or the cylindric bar (0.1-0.7 cm diameter * 12-24 centimeter length) of similar noodles.The sheet of batter shape further cuts into less square or rectangular sheet to obtain the agglomerate of heavily about 185mg-250mg respectively.Also can make the sheet that heavily about 185mg-250mg is the roundlet sheet substantially by the sheet of described batter shape.The bar of similar noodles can further cut to obtain the less cylindrical agglomerate of heavily about 185mg-250mg or thread.Also can for example, by the cylindrical bar of extruding (, can be to cut on continuous cylindrical extrudate longitudinal axis vertical direction), make the sheet (for example basic for columned) that heavily about 185mg-250mg is the roundlet sheet substantially.Perhaps, can thinner cylindrical extrudate be cut apart to provide similarly the longer bar-shaped agglomerate of heavily about 150mg-250mg.Various types of agglomerates are placed on stainless steel disc, and air drying is approximately 24 hours (for example about 12-20 hour) at most.Perhaps, in the about pressure hot-air oven of 50 ℃-100 ℃ or in the boiling water bath air-flow dry approximately 15 minutes at most.Usually the have an appointment moisture of 5%-10% of desciccate.With dry weight basis, the have an appointment graininess tobacco powder of 85-99 part of typical tobacco product, the optional sodium chloride of the flavor enhancement of about 1-15 part and about 1-1.5 part.

Availablely above with reference to figure 1-5 and the described mode of Fig. 7, pack each tobacco articles.

Embodiment 4

Use the described technology of preparing of embodiment 3, the embodiment tobacco product of 3 described general size and shapes is provided.But granular tobacco powder used in embodiment 3 replaces with levigate tobacco powder as described below.

By Powdered tobacco leaf and various other dry compositions premix and approximately 15 minutes in tumble mixer automatically.Like this, with dry weight basis, contain the 122.5g tobacco powder in the dry mixture of formation, about 80.5g sucrose, about 52.5g winnofil, about 17.5g mannitol, about 48g rice starch (pregelatinated) and about 1.7g vanilla flavor.Then, dry mixture and the approximately 100g warm water that is dissolved with about 4.6g potassium hydroxide (for example approximately 30 ℃-45 ℃) are mixed in the described paste-manufacturing machine of embodiment 3.

Substantially as described in Example 3 tobacco product is provided.Also, tobacco product can form required form, such as sheet, strip, agglomerate, bar-shaped etc.The described tobacco product of making various shapes of available housing material mentioned above packing.

Embodiment 5

Mode provides tobacco product as described in Example 4.But the tobacco product composition for preparing as described below.The described Powdered tobacco leaf of embodiment 4 and various other dry compositions premix and approximately 15 minutes in automatic tumble mixer.Like this, with dry weight basis, contain the 60g tobacco powder, about 50g sucrose, about 34g winnofil in the dry mixture formed, about 20g mannitol, about 20g rice starch (pregelatinated), about 10g maltodextrin, about 5.2g microcrystalline cellulose (as the Ticacel HV of TICG company), about 0.8g vanilla flavor, about 0.5g mannitol and about 3.5g glycerol tristearate.Then, this dry mixture and the approximately 50g warm water that is dissolved with about 2g potassium hydroxide (for example approximately 30 ℃-45 ℃) are mixed in the described paste-manufacturing machine of embodiment 3.

Embodiment 6

Mode provides tobacco product as described in Example 4.But the tobacco product composition for preparing as described below.Substantially as described in Example 4 mode prepares Powdered tobacco leaf by flue-cured tobacco and burley tobaccos.In addition, substantially as described in Example 4 mode by described Powdered tobacco leaf and various other dry ingredients premix and approximately 15 minutes in tumble mixer automatically.Like this, with dry weight basis, contain the 64g tobacco powder in the dry mixture formed, about 4.4g sweetener (for example SucraSweet HIS 600 of sweetener soln company), about 40g winnofil, about 42g mannitol, about 19g rice starch (pregelatinated), about 9g hydroxypropyl methylcellulose (for example Klucel EF of Hercules company) and about 5g microcrystalline cellulose (as the Ticacel HV of TICG company).Then, this dry mixture and the approximately 50g warm water that is dissolved with about 2.5g potassium hydroxide and about 8g glycerine (for example approximately 30 ℃-45 ℃) are mixed in the described paste-manufacturing machine of embodiment 3.

Embodiment 7

Mode provides tobacco product as described in Example 4.But the tobacco product composition for preparing as described below.Substantially as described in Example 4 mode prepares Powdered tobacco leaf by flue-cured tobacco and burley tobaccos.In addition, substantially as described in Example 4 mode by described Powdered tobacco leaf and various other dry ingredients premix and approximately 15 minutes in tumble mixer automatically.Like this, with dry weight basis, contain the 64g tobacco powder in the dry mixture formed, about 4.4g sweetener (for example SucraSweet HIS 600 of sweetener soln company), about 40g winnofil, about 42g mannitol, about 19g rice starch (pregelatinated), about 9g mosanom (for example Kelvis of international specialty products company), about 2g peppermint flavor enhancement and about 5g microcrystalline cellulose (as Ticacel HV).Then, this dry mixture and the approximately 40g warm water that is dissolved with about 2.5g potassium hydroxide and about 8g glycerine (for example approximately 30 ℃-45 ℃) are mixed in the described paste-manufacturing machine of embodiment 3.

Embodiment 8

As described below provide there is multilayer, the tobacco product of multi-flavor, coextrusion sheet form.

Still use as described in Example 1 graininess tobacco powder and other dry ingredients to prepare the smokeless tobacco articles of double-layer structure.The feature of described smokeless tobacco articles is that its shape can be thought " pillow type " (being that top, bottom, side and end consist of skin or cover layer, within internal layer is included in skin).

Mix about 200g graininess flue-cured tobacco powder, about 6g sodium chloride and about 1.5g mannitol powder internal layer is provided.Then, this dry mixture and the approximately 42g warm water that is dissolved with about 8g glycerine (for example approximately 30 ℃-45 ℃) are mixed in the described paste-manufacturing machine of embodiment 3.Internal layer is cylindrical substantially, makes the shaft-like of noodles sample.

Mix the burley tobaccos powder that about 200g graininess flue-cured tobacco powder, about 6g sodium chloride and about 14g pulverize and provide outer.Skin is made for the sheet that the batter shape is flat, contain how meticulous tobacco powder than internal layer, but flavor enhancement is less.

The flat sheet of described batter shape is fully enclosed in around the thin bar of described noodles shape, to make smokeless tobacco product.Then besieged bar is cut into to less cylindric agglomerate, the equal compression molding of two cut end sealing are to form little pillow type agglomerate, the heavily about 185-250mg of each agglomerate.Described agglomerate drying at room temperature approximately 12 hours, or in the pressure hot-air oven of 50 ℃-80 ℃ dry approximately 12 minutes.

Should be understood that and can form in many ways described skin and internal layer; For example, can make wherein the tobacco sense quality level of one deck be different from another layer, as by changing the flavor enhancement level or using different tobacco compositions or the tobacco product mixture.And, except coextrusion, can realize sandwich construction by the preformed skin of physically encapsulation around preformed internal layer.Perhaps, can the two outer layer segments slightly large at lateral dimension between lamination one internal layer, then can two skins be enclosed in together with wrapping inner layer at two outer field edges.

Availablely above with reference to the described mode of figure 1, the described tobacco product of making is packaged in external packing.

Embodiment 9

As described below providing is the tobacco compositions of band shape or web-like substantially.

The tobacco fine powder that contains flue-cured tobacco and burley tobaccos mixture and other compositions premix and approximately 15 minutes in tumble mixer.Like this, with dry weight basis, contain the granular tobacco powder of 60g in the dry mixture formed, about 3.4g sweetener (for example SucraSweet HIS 600), about 36g winnofil, about 40g mannitol, about 20g rice starch (pregelatinated), about 10g mosanom (for example Kelvis of international specialty products company), about 3g peppermint flavor enhancement, about 5g Chinese cassia tree flavor enhancement and about 4g microcrystalline cellulose (as Ticacel HV).Then, this dry mixture and the approximately 42g warm water that is dissolved with about 2.6g potassium hydroxide and about 8g glycerine (for example approximately 30 ℃-45 ℃) are mixed in the described paste-manufacturing machine of embodiment 3.Then this liquid solution mixed in paste-manufacturing machine gently with described dry mixture approximately 3 minutes or until form pisiformis fritter.This mixture is extruded to the sheet into the flat horizontal surface pasty state, and size is wide about 1.4cm, is about 30cm, thick about 0.1cm-0.3cm.Further on the tobacco product length direction of making, with about 0.5-1.5cm interval, bore a hole, to obtain web-like or band-type product, the independent product section that can easily take off square or rectangle on this product.Preferably tobacco sample is not exclusively dry, so pliability, elasticity and tensile strength still can keep the long period.The moisture of tobacco compositions is in the 12.5-25% scope.

Band-type product can be reeled, be placed in above with reference to the described outer container of figure 6.Then with terms of packing mentioned above, this outer container is packaged in housing material.

Embodiment 10

The tobacco fine powder that contains flue-cured tobacco and burley tobaccos mixture and other compositions premix and approximately 15 minutes in tumble mixer.Like this, with dry weight basis, contain the granular tobacco-containing material of 52g of having an appointment in the dry mixture formed, about 2g sweetener (for example SucraSweet HIS 600), about 30g winnofil, about 27.5g rice starch (pregelatinated), about 40g mosanom (ManucolLD of ISP company (ISP Corporation)), about 12g mosanom (Kelvis of ISP company), about 3g peppermint flavor enhancement, about 5g Chinese cassia tree flavor enhancement and about 4g microcrystalline cellulose (as Ticacel HV).Then, this dry mixture and the approximately 40g warm water that is dissolved with about 16g glycerine and about 7g sodium carbonate (for example approximately 30 ℃-45 ℃) are mixed in the described paste-manufacturing machine of embodiment 3.Then this liquid solution mixed in paste-manufacturing machine gently with described dry mixture approximately 3 minutes or until form pisiformis fritter.This mixture is extruded to the flat piece into the batter shape, and size is wide about 1.4cm, is about 30cm, thick about 0.1cm-0.3cm.Further on the tobacco product length direction of making, with about 0.5-1.5cm interval, bore a hole, to obtain web-like or band-type product, the independent product section that can easily take off square or rectangle on this product.Preferably tobacco sample is not exclusively dry, so pliability, elasticity and tensile strength still can keep the long period.The moisture of tobacco compositions is in the 12.5-25% scope.

Band-type product can be reeled, be placed in above with reference to the described outer container of figure 6.Then with terms of packing mentioned above, this outer container is wrapped in housing material.

Embodiment 11

Provide the dry mixture containing following composition: about 9g rice starch (pregelatinated), about 20g mosanom (the Manucol LD of ISP company), about 5g ground cinnamon, about 3g Herba Menthae powder.Then, this dry mixture and the approximately 40g warm water that is dissolved with about 16g glycerine (for example approximately 30 ℃-45 ℃) are mixed in the described paste-manufacturing machine of embodiment 3.In the paste producing process, the granular tobacco-containing material of about 142g embodiment 10 described types is joined in paste-manufacturing machine, carry out as previously mentioned the liquid mixing.

Then the mixture of generation is extruded to the sheet into the flat horizontal surface pasty state, size is wide about 1.4cm, is about 30cm, thick about 0.1cm-0.3cm.Further on the tobacco product length direction of making, with about 0.5-1.5cm interval, bore a hole, to obtain web-like or band-type product, the independent product section that can easily take off square or rectangle on this product.Preferably tobacco sample is not exclusively dry, so pliability, elasticity and tensile strength still can keep the long period.The moisture of tobacco compositions is in the 12.5-25% scope.

Embodiment 12

Provide the dry mixture containing following composition: about 20g mosanom (Manucol LD) and about 5g peppermint flavor enhancement.Then, this dry mixture and the approximately 50g warm water that is dissolved with about 16g glycerine (for example approximately 30 ℃-45 ℃) are mixed in the described paste-manufacturing machine of embodiment 3.In the paste producing process, the granular tobacco-containing material of about 195g embodiment 10 described types is joined in paste-manufacturing machine, carry out as previously mentioned the liquid mixing.

Embodiment 13

Levigate flue-cured tobacco and burley tobaccos powder (for example about 25g) mixture are dissolved in to the approximately 100ml solution of preparing in 100ml water with about 1g potassium hydroxide to be mixed.60 ℃ of-80 ℃ of lasting agitating heating of the slurries that obtain approximately 15 minutes.Then add about 1g sweetener (SucraSweet HIS 600) and about 15g mannitol, then keep 60 ℃-80 ℃ 15 minutes, simultaneously continuous stirring is to obtain tobacco/aqueous slurry.Simultaneously, prepare independently adhesive system in the Warring blender.At first under high shear about 5gKelvis mosanom is mixed approximately 5 minutes with about 200ml water, then slowly add successively the approximately Manucol LD mosanom of 20 parts, about 7g rice starch (pregelatinated), about 2g Ticacel microcrystalline cellulose, about 10g calcium carbonate and about 15g glycerine, the blender middling speed is to reruning approximately 10 minutes at a high speed.Then adhesive and tobacco pulp liquid mixture middling speed in blender, to mixing approximately 5 minutes at a high speed, adds about 2.5g ground cinnamon and about 1.5g menthol simultaneously again.After mixing, the slurries that finally obtain are cast on stainless steel disc to the about 0.1cm-0.3cm of thickness.Then make slurry dried form tobacco sheet or film, the about 95g-125g of every weight per square meter.Finally these tobacco sheets are divided into to less square or rectangular sheet, every heavily about 50mg-150mg.The tobacco sheet produced has bar form, dissolves relatively slow.Can be by these strip tobacco product independent packagings in above with reference to the described housing material of figure 1.

Embodiment 14

Levigate flue-cured tobacco and burley tobaccos powder (for example about 25g) mixture are dissolved in to the approximately 100ml solution of preparing in 100ml water with about 2g sodium carbonate to be mixed.60 ℃ of-80 ℃ of lasting agitating heating of the slurries that obtain approximately 15 minutes.Then add about 1g sweetener (SucraSweet HIS 600), then keep 60 ℃-80 ℃ 15 minutes, simultaneously continuous stirring is to obtain tobacco/aqueous slurry.Simultaneously, prepare independently adhesive system in the Warring blender.At first under high shear about 6g Kelvis mosanom is mixed approximately 5 minutes with about 200ml water, then slowly add successively about 20g rice starch (pregelatinated), about 10g maltodextrin, about 15g calcium carbonate and about 15g glycerine, the blender middling speed is to reruning approximately 10 minutes at a high speed.Then adhesive and tobacco pulp liquid mixture middling speed in blender, to mixing approximately 5 minutes at a high speed, adds about 4.9g peppermint flavor enhancement simultaneously again.After mixing, the slurries that finally obtain are cast on stainless steel disc to the about 0.1cm-0.3cm of thickness.Then make slurry dried form tobacco sheet or film, the about 95g-125g of every weight per square meter.Finally these tobacco sheets are divided into to less square or rectangular sheet, every heavily about 50mg-150mg.The tobacco sheet produced has bar form, dissolves relatively slow.Can be by these strip tobacco product independent packagings in above with reference to the described housing material of figure 1.

Embodiment 15

Levigate flue-cured tobacco and burley tobaccos powder (for example about 15g) mixture are dissolved in to the approximately 100ml solution of preparing in about 100ml water with about 1.5g sodium carbonate to be mixed.60 ℃ of-80 ℃ of lasting agitating heating of the slurries that obtain approximately 15 minutes.Then add about 0.5g sweetener (SucraSweet HIS 600) and 7.5g D-sorbite, then keep 60 ℃-80 ℃ 15 minutes, simultaneously continuous stirring is to obtain tobacco/aqueous slurry.Simultaneously, prepare independently adhesive system in the Warring blender.At first under high shear about 7.5g konjaku flour (the Nutritol GP 312 of FMC Bioplolymers company) is mixed approximately 5 minutes with about 200ml water, then slowly add successively about 15g calcium carbonate, about 0.75g sodium chloride and about 7.5g glycerine, the blender middling speed is to reruning approximately 10 minutes at a high speed.Then adhesive and tobacco pulp liquid mixture middling speed in blender, to mixing approximately 5 minutes at a high speed, adds about 1.25g ground cinnamon and about 0.75g menthol simultaneously again.After mixing, the slurries that finally obtain are cast on stainless steel disc to the about 0.1cm-0.3cm of thickness.Then make slurry dried form tobacco sheet or film, the about 95g-125g of every weight per square meter.Finally these tobacco sheets are divided into to less square or rectangular sheet, every heavily about 50mg-150mg.The tobacco sheet produced has bar form, dissolves relatively slow.Can be by these strip tobacco product independent packagings in above with reference to the described housing material of figure 1.

Embodiment 16

Levigate flue-cured tobacco and burley tobaccos powder (for example about 15g) mixture are dissolved in to the approximately 100ml solution of preparing in about 100ml water with about 1.75g sodium carbonate to be mixed.60 ℃ of-80 ℃ of lasting agitating heating of the slurries that obtain approximately 15 minutes.Then add about 0.75g sweetener (SucraSweet HIS 600), then keep 60 ℃-80 ℃ 15 minutes, simultaneously continuous stirring is to obtain tobacco/aqueous slurry.Simultaneously, prepare independently adhesive system in the Warring blender.At first under high shear about 3.5g Kelvis mosanom is mixed approximately 5 minutes with about 200ml water, then slowly add successively about 9.5g rice starch (pregelatinated), about 5g maltodextrin, about 5g calcium carbonate, about 0.75g sodium chloride and about 7.5g glycerine, the blender middling speed is to reruning approximately 10 minutes at a high speed.Then adhesive and tobacco pulp liquid mixture middling speed in blender, to mixing approximately 5 minutes at a high speed, adds about 1.25g ground cinnamon and about 0.75g menthol simultaneously again.After mixing, the slurries that finally obtain are cast on stainless steel disc to the about 0.1cm-0.3cm of thickness.Then make slurry dried form tobacco sheet or film, the about 95g-125g of every weight per square meter.Finally these tobacco sheets are divided into to less square or rectangular sheet, every heavily about 50mg-150mg.The tobacco sheet produced has bar form, dissolves relatively slow.Can be by these strip tobacco product independent packagings in above with reference to the described housing material of figure 1.

Embodiment 17

The granular tobacco powder of about 50g and about 100ml water mixed on low speed in the Warring blender approximately obtains liquid smoke straw pulp liquid in 5 minutes.Simultaneously at (another), independently prepare adhesive system in blender: by about 5g Kelvis mosanom and about 200ml water mixed at high speed approximately 5 minutes.Then slurries stir 5 minutes again, slowly add successively about 15g mosanom Manucol LD and about 5g hydroxypropyl cellulose Klucel EF simultaneously.About 7.5g glycerine is added in adhesive system, then mixed serum 5 minutes.Then liquid smoke straw pulp liquid and adhesive system middling speed, to mixing 5 minutes at a high speed, add about 2g peppermint flavor enhancement simultaneously.Slurries casting, the drying finally obtained the bar that is divided into film-form.These can be dissolved to relatively slow strip tobacco product independent packaging in above with reference to the described housing material of figure 1.

Embodiment 18

The granular tobacco powder of about 50g and about 100ml water mixed on low speed in the Warring blender approximately obtains liquid smoke straw pulp liquid in 5 minutes.Simultaneously at (another), independently prepare adhesive system in blender: by about 6g Kelvis mosanom and about 200ml water mixed at high speed approximately 5 minutes.Then slurries stir 5 minutes again, slowly add successively about 10g mosanom Manucol LD simultaneously.About 14g glycerine is added in adhesive system, then mixed serum 5 minutes.Then liquid smoke straw pulp liquid and adhesive system middling speed, to mixing 5 minutes at a high speed, add about 5g peppermint flavor enhancement simultaneously.Slurries casting, the drying finally obtained the bar that is divided into film-form.These can be dissolved to relatively slow strip tobacco product independent packaging in above with reference to the described housing material of figure 1.

Claims

1. the smokeless tobacco product in multi-layer packaging comprises:

A plurality of independent water penetration China tobacco pipes, each China tobacco pipe contains tobacco product and seals and be configured to be suitable for be inserted in tobacco product user mouth, and described tobacco product contains granular tobacco;

Fully around and the wrapping film material of sealing basically of at least one described each water penetration China tobacco pipe of splendid attire, described wrapping film material tight seal, wherein around described at least one China tobacco pipe within it section keep controllable environment;

Around and the described one or more China tobacco pipes of splendid attire in a plurality of " bubble-cap " formula configuration of placing of each the wrapping film material of the sealing single line form that forms to extend, wherein each " bubble-cap " formula configuration is interconnected to form banded structure by described housing material and other " bubble-cap " formula configurations.

2. smokeless tobacco product as claimed in claim 1, is characterized in that, wraps up in described one or more China tobacco pipe interconnecting between each housing material and be easy to be separated use by described user.

3. smokeless tobacco product as claimed in claim 2, is characterized in that, described interconnecting respectively comprises that perforation line is beneficial to separate.

4. smokeless tobacco product as claimed in claim 1, is characterized in that, the described banded structure of reeling is beneficial to user's operation.

5. smokeless tobacco product as claimed in claim 4, is characterized in that, the banded structure of described coiling is packaged in distributor, and the structure of described distributor allows described user to take out and separates described banded structure.

6. smokeless tobacco product as claimed in claim 5, is characterized in that, described distributor is cylindrical.

7. smokeless tobacco product as claimed in claim 5, comprise the second housing material that wraps up described distributor, thereby this its inside of the second packaging material sealing can keep controllable environment.