Disclosure of Invention
The invention solves the problem that the smoke effect of heating non-burning cigarettes is poor.
In order to solve the above problems, an object of the present invention is to provide an aerosol-generating article comprising: an aerosol-generating substrate; a first portion having a first cavity extending therethrough in a first direction; a second portion having a second cavity extending therethrough in the first direction; a third portion having a third cavity extending therethrough in the first direction; the first cavity, the second cavity and the third cavity are communicated with each other along the first direction, and the aerosol generating substrate, the first part, the second part and the third part are sequentially arranged.
Optionally, a plurality of grooves are arranged at intervals along the circumferential direction on the periphery of the third part, the grooves extend along the first direction, and the projection of each groove along the first direction is located at a part of the second part outside the second cavity.
Optionally, the upstream end of the groove adjacent the second portion is blocked by a sidewall downstream end of the second portion.
Optionally, a plurality of grooves are arranged at intervals along the circumferential direction on the outer circumferential surface of the third part.
Optionally, a plurality of the grooves are equally spaced along the circumferential direction.
Optionally, the first cavity is a constant cross section body, the second cavity is a constant cross section body, and the third cavity is a constant cross section body.
Optionally, the aperture of the first cavity is D1, and the aperture of the second cavity is D2, and D2/D1 is more than or equal to 1.2 and less than or equal to 3.
Optionally, the aperture of the first cavity is D1, and the aperture of the third cavity is D3, wherein D1/D3 is more than or equal to 1.1 and less than or equal to 2.8.
Optionally, the aperture of the first cavity is D1, the aperture of the second cavity is D2, and the aperture of the third cavity is D3, wherein D2/(D1+D3) is more than or equal to 0.57 and less than or equal to 1.71.
Optionally, the aperture of the first cavity is 2mm to 4mm.
Optionally, the aperture of the second cavity is 4mm to 6mm.
Optionally, the aperture of the third cavity is 1.5mm to 3mm.
Optionally, the first portion, the second portion and the third portion are filter rods.
As above, the present invention provides an aerosol-generating article comprising: the aerosol-generating substrate, the first portion, the second portion and the third portion are sequentially arranged along the first direction. The aerosol generating substrate is used for inserting a heating body to generate aerosol for a user to suck; the first portion has a first cavity extending therethrough in a first direction; the second portion having a second cavity extending therethrough in the first direction; the third portion having a third cavity therethrough along the first direction; the first cavity, the second cavity and the third cavity are communicated to form an aerosol channel. The aerosol generating substrate is heated by the heating body to generate aerosol, and the aerosol flows through the aerosol channel for the user to suck, namely, the aerosol flows through the first cavity, the second cavity and the third cavity in sequence for the user to suck, so that the smoke effect of the aerosol generating product can be effectively improved.
In order that the above-recited features of the present invention can be understood in detail, a preferred embodiment of the invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawings.
Detailed Description
Further advantages and effects of the present invention will become apparent to those skilled in the art from the disclosure of the present specification, by describing the embodiments of the present invention with specific examples. While the description of the invention will be described in connection with the preferred embodiments, it is not intended to limit the inventive features to the implementation. Rather, the purpose of the invention described in connection with the embodiments is to cover other alternatives or modifications, which may be extended by the claims based on the invention. The following description contains many specific details for the purpose of providing a thorough understanding of the present invention. The invention may be practiced without these specific details. Furthermore, some specific details are omitted from the description in order to avoid obscuring the invention. It should be noted that, without conflict, the embodiments of the present invention and features of the embodiments may be combined with each other.
Referring to fig. 1, the present invention provides an aerosol-generating article comprising: an aerosol-generating substrate 1, a first portion 2, a second portion 3 and a third portion 4 arranged in this order along a first direction (shown as X-direction in fig. 1). Preferably, the first portion 2 and the second portion 3 are integrally formed. Preferably, the second portion 3 and the third portion 4 are integrally formed. Preferably, the first portion 2, the second portion 3 and the third portion 4 are integrally formed. Preferably, the aerosol-generating substrate 1 abuts the first portion 2 in the first direction. Preferably, in the first direction, the first portion 2 abuts against the second portion 3. Preferably, the second portion 3 abuts against the third portion 4. Preferably, in the first direction, both ends of the first portion 2 are abutted against the aerosol-generating substrate 1 and the second portion 3, respectively, and both ends of the second portion 3 are abutted against the first portion 2 and the third portion 4, respectively.
The aerosol-generating substrate 1, the first portion 2, the second portion 3 and the third portion 4 are wrapped into an aerosol-generating article by a wrapper, for example, aluminum foil paper, the aerosol-generating article being columnar, and the extending direction of the aerosol-generating article being identical to the first direction. Preferably, the aerosol-generating substrate 1 is a solid aerosol-forming substrate containing a tobacco component. Preferably, the first portion 2, the second portion 3 and the third portion 4 are made of acetate fibers. Preferably, the first portion 2, the second portion 3 and the third portion 4 are all filter rods. Preferably, the second portion 3 is a hollow tube, acting as a support.
In this embodiment, the aerosol-generating substrate 1 is adapted for insertion of a heating body (not shown) to generate an aerosol for inhalation by a user, and the end of the third portion 4 not connected to the second portion 3 is the inhalation end. The first part 2 has a first cavity 21, the first cavity 21 extending through the first part 2 in a first direction; the second part 3 has a second cavity 31, the second cavity 31 extending through the second part 3 in the first direction; the third part 4 has a third cavity 41, the third part 4 extending through the third part 4 in the first direction; the first cavity 21, the second cavity 31 and the third cavity 41 are communicated to form an aerosol passage. The aerosol generating substrate 1 is heated by the heating body to generate aerosol, and the aerosol flows through the aerosol channel for the user to suck, that is, the aerosol flows through the first cavity 21, the second cavity 31 and the third cavity 41 in sequence for the user to suck, so that the aerosol generating effect of the aerosol generating product can be effectively improved.
Wherein, in the first direction, the length of the first cavity 21 coincides with the length of the first portion 2, the length of the second cavity 31 coincides with the length of the second portion 3, and the length of the third cavity 41 coincides with the length of the third portion 4.
Referring to fig. 1, preferably, a plurality of grooves 42 are provided at intervals along the circumference of the third portion 4, the grooves 42 extending in the first direction, and a projection of each groove 42 in the first direction being located at a portion outside the second cavity 31 of the second portion 3. In other words, in the first direction, the third portion 4 abuts against the second portion 3, and one end of the groove 42 abuts against a portion of the second portion 3 outside said second cavity 31. The upstream end of the groove 42 close to the second portion 3 is blocked by the downstream end of the side wall of the second portion 3, which corresponds to that one end of the groove 42 is closed in the first direction and the other end of the groove 42 at the suction end of the third portion 4 is opened to communicate with the outside. So configured, the air within the recess 42 provides thermal insulation during user suction to reduce the temperature at the suction end of the third portion 4, resulting in a good user suction experience.
Wherein a user pumps the aerosol-generating article to generate an aerosol which flows "upstream" to "downstream" of the aerosol-generating article (indicated in direction a in fig. 1), the second portion 3 has a sidewall upstream end and a sidewall downstream end along the direction of aerosol flow, the sidewall upstream end of the second portion 3 being disposed facing the first portion 2 and the sidewall downstream end of the second portion 3 being disposed facing the third portion 4. The groove 42 has an upstream end and a downstream end, the downstream end of the groove 42 being adjacent to the suction end of the third portion 4, the upstream end of the groove 42 being adjacent to the second portion 3 of the groove 42, the upstream end of the groove 42 being blocked by the downstream end of the side wall of said second portion 3.
Preferably, the outer peripheral surface of the third portion 4 is provided with a plurality of grooves 42 disposed at intervals, and the wrapper circumferentially wraps the grooves 42. Preferably, a plurality of grooves 42 are arranged at intervals along the circumference of the third portion 4, and the grooves 42 are hollow and columnar. Preferably, the groove 42 extends through the third portion 4 in said first direction.
Preferably, a plurality of grooves 42 are arranged at equal intervals along the circumferential direction, so that the heat insulation effect is good, and the cooling is uniform.
Preferably, referring to fig. 1, the first cavity 21 is a uniform cross-section body, the second cavity 31 is a uniform cross-section body, and the third cavity 41 is a uniform cross-section body. That is, the first cavity 21 has a hollow columnar shape, the second cavity 31 has a hollow columnar shape, and the second cavity 31 has a hollow columnar shape.
Preferably, the aperture of the first cavity 21 is D1, and the aperture of the second cavity 31 is D2, and 1.2.ltoreq.D2/D1.ltoreq.3. That is, the second cavity 31 of the second part 3 has a larger aperture than the first cavity 21 of the first part 2. More preferably, the aperture of the first cavity 21 is 2mm to 4mm, including 2mm and 4mm. More preferably, the aperture of the second cavity 31 is 4mm to 6mm, including 4mm and 6mm. Within such parameters, the aerosol-generating article of the present invention has good aerosol-generating effects.
Preferably, the aperture of the first cavity 21 is D1, and the aperture of the third cavity 41 is D3, 1.1.ltoreq.D1/D3.ltoreq.2.8. That is, the aperture of the first cavity 21 of the first part 2 is larger than the aperture of the third cavity 41 of the third part 4. More preferably, the aperture of the first cavity 21 is 2mm to 4mm, including 2mm and 4mm. More preferably, the aperture of the third cavity 41 is 1.5mm to 3mm, including 1.5mm and 3mm. Within such parameters, the aerosol-generating article of the present invention has good aerosol-generating effects.
Preferably, the aperture of the first cavity 21 is D1, the aperture of the second cavity 31 is D2, and the aperture of the third cavity 41 is D3, and D2/(D1+D3) is 0.57.ltoreq.D 2.ltoreq.1.71. Preferably, the aperture of the first cavity 21 is 2mm to 4mm, including 2mm and 4mm. Preferably, the aperture of the second cavity 31 is 4mm to 6mm. Preferably, the aperture of the third cavity 41 is 1.5mm to 3mm, including 1.5mm and 3mm. Within such parameters, the aerosol-generating article of the present invention has good aerosol-generating effects.
More preferably, the aperture of the first cavity 21 is D1, the aperture of the second cavity 31 is D2, the aperture of the third cavity 41 is D3, 1.2.ltoreq.D2/D1.ltoreq. 3,1.1.ltoreq.D1/D3.ltoreq.2.8, and 0.57.ltoreq.D2/(D1+D3). Ltoreq.1.71. Preferably, the aperture of the first cavity 21 is 2mm to 4mm, including 2mm and 4mm. Preferably, the aperture of the second cavity 31 is 4mm to 6mm. Preferably, the aperture of the third cavity 41 is 1.5mm to 3mm, including 1.5mm and 3mm. Within such parameters, the aerosol-generating article of the present invention has good aerosol-generating effects.
It should be noted that, for heating the non-combustible cigarettes, the main substance that generates the smoke effect is glycerin, so that the key substance that the consumer obtains the feeling of satisfaction of smoking is nicotine, and thus glycerin and nicotine are key substances that heat the release of the non-combustible cigarettes. To this end, the applicant devised tests to detect the content of glycerol and nicotine released by samples of aerosol-generating articles of the invention and to detect the content of glycerol and nicotine released by samples of other structural types of aerosol-generating articles, as described in detail below.
Test one
Sample 1 (aerosol-generating article of the present invention) comprises an aerosol-generating substrate 1, a first portion 2, a second portion 3 and a third portion 4 arranged in this order along a first direction; sample 2 comprises an aerosol-generating substrate, a first portion, a second portion, and a third portion disposed in that order along a first direction; sample 2 differs from sample 1 in that the third portion of sample 2 is a solid filter rod, with no hollow lumen.
The smoke release material sucking method comprises the following steps: number of cigarettes: a plurality of branches; and (3) power supply: triggering a key; suction mode: sucking mouth by mouth; number of ports per unit: 10 mouths; suction volume: 55mL; pumping time: 2 seconds; suction interval: 30 seconds; suction curve: a bell curve. Sample 1 and sample 2 were placed on the heating body of the aerosol generating device, respectively, the heating body heats the aerosol generating substrate 1, and the suction method is described: multiple samples 1 and 2, each of which was aspirated into multiple ports, the aerosol was captured on one Cambridge filter, and the above aspiration process was repeated multiple times, and the glycerin and nicotine content on the Cambridge filter was measured, and the average values obtained by multiple measurements are shown in table 1 below.
TABLE 1 content alignment of key substances in flue gas emissions
Sample of |
Glycerol (mg/cig) |
Nicotine (mg/cig) |
Sample 1 |
3.31 |
1.20 |
Sample 2 |
1.95 |
0.88 |
It can be seen from Table 1 that the content of glycerol and nicotine in the composition structure release of sample 1 was 3.31mg/cig and 1.2g/cig, respectively, which were higher than the content of glycerol and nicotine in sample 2; that is, the third portion 4 has the third cavity 41, and the aerosol generating article is good in aerosol effect.
Test II
Sample 1 (aerosol-generating article of the present invention) comprises an aerosol-generating substrate 1, a first portion 2, a second portion 3 and a third portion 4 arranged in this order along a first direction; sample 3 comprises an aerosol-generating substrate, a first portion, a second portion, and a third portion disposed in sequence along a first direction; sample 3 differs from sample 1 in that the second portion of sample 3 is a solid filter rod, with no hollow lumen.
The smoke release material sucking method comprises the following steps: number of cigarettes: a plurality of branches; and (3) power supply: triggering a key; suction mode: sucking mouth by mouth; number of ports per unit: 10 mouths; suction volume: 55mL; pumping time: 2 seconds; suction interval: 30 seconds; suction curve: a bell curve. Sample 1 and sample 3 were placed on the heating body of the aerosol-generating device, respectively, the heating body heats the aerosol-generating substrate 1, and the suction method is described: multiple samples 1 and 3, each of which was aspirated into multiple ports, the aerosol was captured on one Cambridge filter, and the above aspiration process was repeated multiple times, and the glycerin and nicotine content on the Cambridge filter was measured, and the average values obtained by multiple measurements are shown in table 2 below.
TABLE 2 comparison of the content of key substances in flue gas emissions
Sample of |
Glycerol (mg/cig) |
Nicotine (mg/cig) |
Sample 1 |
3.31 |
1.20 |
Sample 3 |
0.99 |
0.50 |
From table 2 it can be seen that sample 3 differs from sample 1 in that: the second part of sample 3 is a solid filter stick without a hollow inner cavity, but the content of glycerin and nicotine in sample 3 is only 0.99mg/cig and 0.50mg/cig, which is obviously lower than that of sample 1, and the smoke effect of sample 3 is inferior to that of sample 1.
Test three
Sample 1 (aerosol-generating article of the present invention) comprises an aerosol-generating substrate 1, a first portion 2, a second portion 3 and a third portion 4 arranged in this order along a first direction; sample 4 comprises an aerosol-generating substrate, a first portion, a second portion, and a third portion disposed in sequence along a first direction; sample 4 differs from sample 1 in that the second portion of sample 4 is a paper filter rod formed by folding a paper material, the folded paper filter rod comprising a plurality of slits extending in a first direction.
The smoke release material sucking method comprises the following steps: number of cigarettes: a plurality of branches; and (3) power supply: triggering a key; suction mode: sucking mouth by mouth; number of ports per unit: 10 mouths; suction volume: 55mL; pumping time: 2 seconds; suction interval: 30 seconds; suction curve: a bell curve. Sample 1 and sample 4 were placed on the heating body of the aerosol-generating device, respectively, the heating body heats the aerosol-generating substrate 1, and the suction method is described: multiple samples 1 and 4, each of which was aspirated into multiple ports, the aerosol was captured on one Cambridge filter, and the above aspiration process was repeated multiple times, and the glycerin and nicotine content on the Cambridge filter was measured, and the average values obtained by multiple measurements are shown in table 3 below.
TABLE 3 comparison of the content of key substances in flue gas emissions
Sample of |
Glycerol (mg/cig) |
Nicotine (mg/cig) |
Sample 1 |
3.31 |
1.20 |
Sample 4 |
1.17 |
0.85 |
The difference between sample 4 and sample 1 can be seen from table 3: the second part of sample 4 is a paper filter rod, no hollow cavity exists, and a plurality of slits extend along the first direction, but the content of glycerin and nicotine in sample 4 is only 1.17mg/cig and 0.85mg/cig, which is obviously lower than that of sample 1, and the smoke effect of sample 4 is inferior to that of sample 1.
The experimental result shows that the aerosol generating product has good aerosol effect.
Test four
As in the previous embodiment, the outer periphery of the third portion 4 is provided with a plurality of grooves 42 arranged at intervals, which can perform a heat insulation function, reduce the temperature of the sucking end of the third portion 4, and prevent the user from scalding the mouth during sucking.
The experiment was conducted for temperature detection, and sample 1 (the aerosol-generating article of the present invention) comprises an aerosol-generating substrate 1, a first portion 2, a second portion 3, and a third portion 4, which were sequentially arranged in a first direction; sample 2 comprises an aerosol-generating substrate, a first portion, a second portion, and a third portion disposed in that order along a first direction; sample 2 differs from sample 1 in that the third portion of sample 2 is a solid filter rod, there is no hollow lumen, and the outer periphery of the third portion is free of a plurality of spaced grooves.
The smoke release material sucking method comprises the following steps: number of cigarettes: a plurality of branches; and (3) power supply: triggering a key; suction mode: sucking mouth by mouth; number of ports per unit: 10 mouths; suction volume: 55mL; pumping time: 2 seconds; suction interval: 30 seconds; suction curve: a bell curve; and wrapping the thermocouple at the third part 4 by using an insulating tape, wherein the temperature measuring point of the thermocouple is 3.5mm away from the suction nozzle end of the third part 4, and the heating temperature is 310 ℃.
Sample 1 and sample 2 were placed on the heating body of the aerosol generating device, respectively, the heating body heats the aerosol generating substrate 1, and the suction method is described: the above suction process was repeated a plurality of times for each of the plurality of samples 1 and the plurality of samples 2, and the temperature was recorded for each suction, as shown in fig. 2. Wherein the horizontal axis of fig. 2 represents suction time and the vertical axis represents temperature; for example, the corresponding temperature at 1 second is 25 ℃.
As can be seen from fig. 2, the outer periphery of the third portion 4 of the sample 1 is free of a plurality of spaced grooves 42, and the maximum temperature of each port of suction at the time of suction is in the range of 29.3 ℃ to 34.9 ℃; the third portion of sample 2 had no groove on its periphery and the maximum temperature per port of aspiration was in the range of 37.4℃to 49.5 ℃. It can be seen that the temperature of the third part 4 with the groove 42 on the periphery used in sample 1 can be reduced by 8 ℃ to 14 ℃ compared with the temperature of the third part 4 without the groove on the periphery used in sample 2, and the third part 4 of the aerosol-generating article of the invention has a lower temperature at the sucking end and does not burn the mouth when sucked by a user.
The present invention also provides an aerosol-generating system comprising: the aerosol-generating article of any one of the embodiments described above; an aerosol-generating device (not shown) having a heating body (not shown) extending in the first direction for insertion into the aerosol-generating substrate 1. The specific shape of the heating body is not limited, and in this embodiment, the heating body is columnar and has a circular cross section. In other embodiments, the cross-section of the heating body may be quadrilateral, triangular or polygonal.
In summary, the above embodiments are provided to illustrate the principles of the present invention and its efficacy, but not to limit the invention. Modifications and variations may be made to the above-described embodiments by those skilled in the art without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention. Accordingly, it is intended that all equivalent modifications and variations of the invention be covered by the claims, which are within the ordinary skill of the art, be within the spirit and scope of the present disclosure.