CN110771945A

CN110771945A - Heated aroma generating body composition, heated aroma generating body using the composition, and incense core using the heated aroma generating body

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Publication number: CN110771945A
Application number: CN201910853228.8A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 渡边龙志
Original assignee: East Asian Industry Of Co
Current assignee: MI RAE TECHNOLOGY Co.,Ltd.
Priority date: 2019-04-01
Filing date: 2019-09-10
Publication date: 2020-02-11
Also published as: WO2020204038A1; JP2024111032A; JP7506058B2; TW202042661A; JPWO2020204038A1

Abstract

An electronic cigarette which requires molding of a heat-receiving aroma generating body containing a rod-shaped aerosol-forming agent has a problem that it is difficult to obtain various flavors in the oral cavity like a liquid electronic cigarette because a large amount of a raw material containing an aroma component which is full of the taste when an aerosol formed by volatilization together with the aerosol-forming agent is inhaled and a flavor cannot be prepared in a large amount. The invention provides a heated aroma generating body and a stacte core using the heated aroma generating body, which is characterized in that the heated aroma generating body is a heated aroma generating body composition prepared by raw materials, adsorbing materials and retaining materials, wherein the raw materials can strongly feel various aromas such as beverages such as coffee and cola, sweetmeats such as chocolate and vanilla, fruits such as orange and melon, cooling agents such as menthol and medicinal herbs and the like, and the heated aroma generating body composition is prepared by the raw materials, the adsorbing materials and the retaining materials, and the heated aroma generating body composition does not contain tobacco components and has various aromas in the oral cavity according to the tobacco feeling like a liquid electronic cigarette.

Description

Heated aroma generating body composition, heated aroma generating body using the composition, and incense core using the heated aroma generating body

Technical Field

The present invention relates to a composition for forming a heated aroma generating body having an aerosol former that generates an aerosol by heat transmitted through an electric heat source without requiring a flame, a heated aroma generating body using the composition, and a incense wick using the heated aroma generating body. In addition, although "smoking" generally means smoking containing nicotine, tar, and the like generated by burning or heating leaves of tobacco of the genus nicotiana of the family solanaceae or a material containing a tobacco component, in the present invention, the meaning of "enjoying smoking", "tasting smoking", and "enjoying smoking" means that the substance serving as a smoke element is not limited to tobacco leaves or a substance containing a tobacco component, and may be used for only a non-tobacco material or a non-tobacco component. The "smoke" in the present invention includes "visible smoke" such as droplets dispersed in air, for example, aerosol, and "smoke-like substance". The term "aroma" as used herein means "good aroma", and includes a floating aroma (aroma) derived from the raw material itself, a spatial floating aroma (aroma) when heated, a full-length floating aroma (flavor) when inhaled, and the like.

In particular, the composition does not contain any tobacco of the genus Nicotiana of the family Solanaceae, its congeneric plant and its components, and has a strong "aroma" sensation of a flavor that the heated aroma generating body feels when it is heated and inhaled together with aerosol.

More particularly, the present invention relates to a heated aroma generating body composition prepared by using a specific part of angiosperm containing a large amount of aroma components effective for achieving tranquilization of mind and body by smoking, promoting health and beauty as a main component, a heated aroma generating body using the composition, and a incense core using the heated aroma generating body.

Background

In recent years, in accordance with the tendency of mass-concentrated spaces such as workplaces and restaurants to widely spread by smoking and smoking prohibition in time-divisional manner, there has been a rapid increase in the number of smoking enthusiasts who use electronic cigarettes as a heating type fumigator that sucks smoke and vapor generated by heat transmitted from a heat source such as a heater, as compared with the decrease in the number of smoking enthusiasts who smoke tobacco burned by flame such as paper cigarettes. This is because, according to conventional flame-type smoking, smokers and non-smokers around them inhale harmful substances generated by thermal decomposition and combustion of tobacco leaves and paper, whereas according to electronic cigarettes, there is no case of thermal decomposition and combustion of tobacco leaves, and smokers inhale harmless smoke and vapor whose composition is a non-tobacco material, and can enjoy smoking, and the influence exerted on non-smokers around them can be reduced.

There are two categories of such electronic cigarettes (non-patent documents 1 and 2). One type is a capsule type electronic cigarette and a rod type electronic cigarette in which a capsule and a rod containing tobacco leaves and the like are heated to inhale cigarettes and the like. The other is a liquid type electronic cigarette that inhales vapor generated by heating a liquid with fragrance and taste.

In particular, rod-type electronic cigarettes are very similar to conventional paper cigarettes in terms of form, smoking style, taste, and the like, and since the inhalation amount of harmful substances such as paper cigarettes is small, many enthusiasts have made various developments (for example, patent documents 1 to 3). Specifically, there is an electronic cigarette in which a tip is attached to a rod-like aerosol forming body such as a paper cigarette, which is formed by an aerosol forming agent, a flavor, an adhesive, and the like that generate an aerosol as a cigarette together with a tobacco component, to form a rod, and the rod is attached to a heating type smoker to smoke. The smoking arrangement is such that when the aerosol former is mounted in contact with a heat source of a heated type of smoker and heated, the aerosol former releases volatile matter containing the aerosol former, and at the same time, the volatile matter is inhaled together with air at the other end mouth side by the suction of the smoker, and during the delivery of the volatile matter, the volatile matter of the aerosol former cools and condenses to form an aerosol like smoke, and at the same time, the other volatile matter gives the aroma to the mouth and nose of the smoker, with the result that smoking can be enjoyed (patent document 2). According to such an arrangement, in the case of heating type smoking such as a stick-type electronic cigarette, the aerosol former such as glycerin or propylene glycol contained in the aerosol former can be volatilized at about 200-250 ℃, that is, smoking can be performed at a temperature at which thermal decomposition of tobacco leaves starts. Therefore, compared with the case of flame-type smoking in which combustion is performed at a temperature of at least 600 ℃ required for combustion and further at a temperature exceeding 900 ℃ during smoking, generation of harmful substances in which the amount of harmful substances generated is large while the temperature is increased is suppressed, and adverse effects on health are rarely caused.

Further, the liquid type electronic cigarette is a new smoking device different from the stick type electronic cigarette, which does not contain tobacco components, and can enjoy various tastes of beverages such as coffee, cola, and red bull, sweets such as chocolate, vanilla, and cream, fruits such as orange, lemon, and melon, and cooling agents such as menthol, mint, and herbs (non-patent document 2). Specifically, it is an electronic cigarette which absorbs volatile substances generated by heating and evaporating a liquid in which a perfume is mixed with propylene glycol and vegetable glycerin, and is characterized in that it does not absorb any harmful substances, does not generate tar or nicotine, and can enjoy various tastes, and practically, various liquids are sold.

Based on such two electronic cigarettes, an electronic cigarette that combines the features of both has been developed (patent document 4). As described above, in the aerosol forming body which is heated and formed into a rod shape of the conventional rod-type electronic cigarette, since the tobacco component is contained, although a small amount thereof is contained, harmful substances are generated, and tar and nicotine are generated. In view of the above, patent document 4 discloses a rod-type electronic cigarette containing no tobacco component, which is a problem of the rod-type electronic cigarette. That is, it is a rod-type electronic cigarette prepared from an aerosol forming agent, a flavor, a binder, and the like, and it uses a non-tobacco plant which produces only a fragrance having an effect of calming the mind and body, promoting health and beauty by smoking, instead of a tobacco component.

However, in the rod-type electronic cigarette using such a non-tobacco plant, unlike the liquid-type electronic cigarette, it is necessary to form an aerosol-forming body into a rod-like shape and adhere the aerosol-forming body to the formulation thereof without falling off. However, a raw material containing a large amount of an aroma component which strongly senses "aroma" which is aroma that is perceived in full-length when an aerosol formed by volatilization together with an aerosol forming agent is inhaled is generally difficult to adhere because of a small amount of cellulose, and it is difficult to feel a strong taste and a refreshing feeling like a liquid type electronic cigarette. With this, there is no way to define the taste type.

The problem inherent in the rod-shaped aerosol-forming-agent-forming body has also been identified in conventional tobacco-component-containing rod-shaped electronic cigarettes. For example, patent document 1 describes a tobacco sheet for an aerosol-forming body containing at least an aerosol-forming agent, a flavorant, a binder and a tobacco material, but in the tobacco sheet, a tobacco lamina, a tobacco stem, a tobacco powder and/or a main lamina of a tobacco leaf produced in tobacco processing is used as the tobacco material and the content is at least 50% by weight or more. Patent document 2 describes an aerosol-generating substrate comprising a long strand containing at least an aerosol-forming agent, a flavorant, a binder, and a tobacco material, but the strand contains at least 75% by weight of the tobacco material.

As described above, in the rod-shaped electronic cigarette, since the rod-shaped aerosol-forming agent forming body has to be processed, a large amount of a raw material and a flavor containing an aroma component which is perceived as a flavor which is fully felt when the aerosol formed by volatilization together with the aerosol-forming agent is inhaled cannot be prepared in a large amount, and thus, the "aroma" which is obtained by mixing an aroma component generated by heating tobacco leaves or non-tobacco plants with a large amount of a raw material containing an aroma component which is perceived as a flavor and an aroma component of a flavor is inhaled.

Documents of the prior art

Patent document

Patent document 1: publication No. 2010-520764 of application

Patent document 2: patent application publication No. 2013-519384

Patent document 3: the invention application laid-open No. 2016-538848

Patent document 4: non-patent document of patent publication No. 6371928

Non-patent document 1: "8 kinds of people's atmosphere electronic cigarette! Explaining to the novice the electronic cigarette type (e.g., first person さ/. に. e.g. タイプを solubility), "Digmo homepage, https: Digmo

Non-patent document 2: 'electronic cigarette liquid recommended list/15 happy good breath commodity (electronic cigarette liquid おすすめランキング | おいしく inhalation える human commodity 15),' custom life homepage, https:// custom life-media

Non-patent document 3: "coffee little knowledge-coffee flavor changes by baking (コーヒー beans know - コーヒー peripheral flavor は baking で changing わる -)", coffee marker Banca homepage, http:// www.coffee-Banca. jp/user _ data/bits _ of _ knowldge3.php

Non-patent document 4: "healthy tea with coffee leaf (コーヒー Zi Ye で healthy tea)", Nippon economic news, 3 Yue 26 Yue 2019

Disclosure of Invention

Problems to be solved by the invention

In a rod-type electronic cigarette, unlike a liquid-type electronic cigarette, an aerosol-forming material must be made into a rod-like shape and adhered to its formulation without falling to the ground, but a large amount of a raw material containing a fragrance component that strongly feels a "fragrance" that is a full-fledged fragrance when an aerosol formed by volatilization together with the aerosol-forming material is inhaled is generally difficult to adhere because of its small fiber content, and it is necessary to attach tobacco leaves or non-tobacco plants, and the like. Therefore, there is a problem of "flavor" obtained by mixing an aroma component generated by heating tobacco leaves or non-tobacco plants to be inhaled with an aroma component containing a large amount of a raw material and a flavor that are capable of sensing the "flavor", and it is difficult to feel a strong taste and a cool feeling like a liquid electronic cigarette. With this, the type of taste cannot be limited.

The present invention has been made to solve the above problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide a composition for forming a rod-shaped heat-receiving aromatic generator, a heat-receiving aromatic generator using the same, and a incense wick using the heat-receiving aromatic generator, wherein the composition does not contain any tobacco belonging to the genus nicotiana of the family solanaceae, plants belonging to the same genus, and components thereof, and can strongly impart "aroma". However, the present invention relates to a general name of the solid heated aroma generating body, but the shape thereof is not limited, for example, a rod-shaped heated aroma generating body which is reminiscent of and is called in the conventional art, and the like. Hereinafter, the heated aroma generator is generally described as a stick-type for convenience.

Means for solving the problems

The present inventors investigated the aroma components contained in various parts of angiosperm and, as a result, found that a raw material containing a large amount of aroma components having an effect of calming the mind and body by smoking and promoting health and beauty, and also found an adsorbent for retaining a composition containing an aroma component constituting the raw material and a holding material for adhering the composition to a rod-shaped heated aroma-generating body prepared from a raw material containing a large amount of the aroma component as a main component, and completed the present invention.

That is, the present invention is a composition for forming a stick-type heat-receiving fragrance generator containing an aerosol-forming agent that generates an aerosol by heat transmitted through a heat source, and the composition comprises the aerosol-forming agent, a raw material containing an aroma component that is emitted from the heat-stick-type heat-receiving fragrance generator and that emits a fragrance such that the fragrance is emitted through the mouth when the aerosol is inhaled together with the aerosol, and an adsorbent that retains a liquid component of the aroma component contained in the raw material containing the aroma component.

As such an adsorbent, crosslinked polyvinylpyrrolidone (PVP) or silica powder is preferable. In addition, chitosan derivative, activated carbon, alumina, activated clay, zeolite, and the like are also preferably used. Crosslinked PVP available as it is from BASF Ou

(registered trademark) and commercially available products typified by Polychlal (registered trademark) VT manufactured by ISP. On the other hand, as the silica powder, there are widely used true spherical silica particles having a primary particle diameter of several micrometers, which are represented by fumed silica mainly used for improving rheological characteristics of ink, paint, and the like, from true spherical silica particles having a primary particle diameter of several tens of nanometers to reinforcing agents used for an anti-blocking agent, a matte agent, paint, glue, and the like, for ink, paint, and the like. However, as the adsorbent of the present invention, true spherical silica particles having a primary particle diameter of submicron, that is, an average primary particle diameter of 0.1 to 1.0 μm are preferable. As such a silica powder, for example, high-purity spherical fine silica particle powder シーホスター (see Japanese catalyst Co., Ltd.) (seeTrade mark) KE-S P10 (average primary particle diameter: 0.1 μm), P30 (average primary particle diameter: 0.3 μm), P50 (average primary particle diameter: 0.5 μm) and P100 (average primary particle diameter: 1.0 μm) and functional spherical silica HPS-0500 (average primary particle size: 0.5 μm) and HPS-1000 (average primary particle diameter: 1.0 micron) and submicron spherical micron silicon powder HM051-11 (average primary particle diameter: 0.5 micron), etc. The surface of such a silica powder is a hydrophilic surface having a high concentration distribution of silanol groups, but a silica powder hydrophobized with alkylchlorosilane, alkoxysilane, or the like can also be used. In particular, when the raw material containing an aroma component contains a large amount of a lipophilic component, a hydrophobized silica powder is preferable. In addition, although silica powder used for general industrial products such as ink and paint is not porous silica powder, when used as a catalyst carrier or an adsorbent, porous silica powder having a large specific surface area and having micropores of several nanometers to several tens of nanometers is used. Therefore, as the silica powder of the present invention, porous silica powder is also preferably used. Chitosan, chitosan derivative, activated carbon, alumina, activated clay, zeolite, and the like are preferably used in powder form. As the zeolite, either natural zeolite or artificial zeolite can be used, and zeolite processed into a spherical, granular or hollow filament shape can be preferably used.

Such an adsorbent has an effect of retaining a lipophilic component and a hydrophilic component of the aroma-containing component, which are liquid components of the aroma-containing component contained in the raw material containing the aroma-containing component, in the heated aroma-generating body produced from the composition of the present invention, and temporarily adsorbing and fixing the aroma component having a hydrophilic group such as a hydroxyl group, ether bond, ester bond, or the like, while retaining the lipophilic component and the hydrophilic component in which the aroma component is dissolved, but it is considered that the aroma component rapidly volatilizes together with the aerosol-forming agent at the time of heating in smoking.

The mechanism of such action is not known, but it is estimated that crosslinked PVP has a lipophilic portion having a network formed by a hydrocarbon as a main skeleton and a hydrophilic portion having pyrrolidone bonded to a side chain, and therefore acts as a protective colloid capable of emulsifying the lipophilic component and the hydrophilic component. On the other hand, in the case of silica powder, it is considered that there are cases where silanol groups distributed at a high concentration on the surface adsorb a hydrophilic component, the lipophilic component becomes a continuous layer, and the hydrophilic component becomes a discontinuous layer, and similar results are brought about also in a state of being emulsified with a protective colloid. In addition, it is considered that the porous silica powder is closely related to adsorption energy by a large specific surface area having a large number of fine pores. From such a viewpoint, chitosan and its inducer are considered to be a polyelectrolyte having amino groups and have the same mechanism as crosslinked PVP. Further, alumina is considered to be one which brings about the same effect as silica due to hydroxyl groups present in a large amount on the surface thereof, and activated clay and zeolite are considered to be one which bring about the same effect as porous silica powder due to adsorption of the active clay and zeolite having a large specific surface area with fine pores.

Crosslinked PVP, silica powder, chitosan, a chitosan derivative, activated carbon, alumina, activated clay, zeolite, and the like have an important function as such an adsorbent, do not generate an aroma component even when heated, and have no adverse effect on the flavor that is perceived in the oral cavity by an aroma component generated from a raw material containing an aroma component. Therefore, the adsorbent preferably contains at least one material selected from the group consisting of crosslinked polyvinylpyrrolidone, silica powder, activated carbon, alumina, activated clay, chitosan, and derivatives thereof.

Therefore, the raw material containing the aroma component should be contained in an amount of 5 to 50 mass% based on the total mass of the main components of the stick-type heat-sensitive aroma generating body. If the amount is less than 5% by mass, the flavor to be sensed in the oral cavity when heating the bar-type heat-receiving fragrance generator produced from the bar-type heat-receiving fragrance generator composition and inhaling is insufficient, and if the amount exceeds 50% by mass, the fibers of the aroma-containing component raw material are reduced and the liquid component of the aroma-containing component is increased, so that problems such as falling off of the aroma-containing component raw material and breakage occur in the step of producing the bar-type heat-receiving fragrance generator from the bar-type heat-receiving fragrance generator composition. In addition, there is a problem that the stick-type heat-receiving aromatic generator is heated and the passage of volatile substances is prevented when the aromatic generator is inhaled.

In order to retain the liquid component of the aroma-containing component contained in the aroma-containing raw material thus prepared, the ratio of the aroma-containing raw material to the adsorbent is preferably 1:1 to 40:1 (mass ratio). When the amount of the adsorbent is smaller than 40:1, there are problems that the liquid component of the aroma-containing component cannot be sufficiently retained, the liquid component of the aroma-containing component is separated, the raw material of the aroma-containing component falls off or breaks during the molding of the bar-shaped heat-receiving aroma generating body from the bar-shaped heat-receiving aroma generating body composition, and the passage of the volatile matter is prevented when the bar-shaped heat-receiving aroma generating body is heated and sucked. On the other hand, when the adsorbent is larger than 1:1, there is a problem that the adsorbent strongly retains water by hydrogen bonding, and thus the drying time is prolonged.

When the aerosol-forming agent, the aroma-containing raw material, and the adsorbent are formulated to generate smoke in the form of aerosol, the ratio of the aerosol-forming agent to the total amount of the aroma-containing raw material and the adsorbent is preferably 2.5:1 to 0.1:1 (mass ratio), and more preferably 2.5:1 to 0.5:1 (mass ratio). In this formulation, moderate smoke similar to that of paper cigarette can be generated when the cigarette is heated and inhaled in the form of a rod-shaped heated aroma generating body.

Further, the stick-type heat-sensitive aromatic substance preferably contains water in an amount of 1 to 25 mass%, more preferably 1 to 20 mass%, and still more preferably 1 to 10 mass%, based on the total mass of the main component of the stick-type heat-sensitive aromatic substance. The water may be, but not limited to, tap water, boiling water, distilled water, ion-exchanged water, etc., and is preferably pure water. If the amount is less than 5% by mass, the bar-shaped heat-sensitive aromatic generator may be broken while the raw material containing the aromatic component is dropped off during the process of molding the bar-shaped heat-sensitive aromatic generator composition. When the amount exceeds 25% by mass, the viscosity of the composition of the stick-type heat-receiving fragrance generator excessively decreases, making it difficult to mold the stick-type heat-receiving fragrance generator, and the drying time becomes long.

As described above, the composition for forming a stick-type heat-receiving fragrance generator of the present invention comprises at least an aerosol-forming agent, a raw material containing an aroma component that emits aroma (fragrance) that floats at the mouth when inhaled together with the aerosol, and an adsorbent that retains a liquid component of the aroma component contained in the raw material containing the aroma component, and as the fourth component, it is preferable to add a holding material that adheres the aerosol-forming agent, the raw material containing the aroma component, and the adsorbent. Not only can the rod-shaped heated aroma generating body be further stably manufactured by the holding material, but also the aerosol forming agent volatilized together with the aroma component by heating the rod-shaped heated aroma generating body smoothly passes through the rod-shaped heated aroma generating body, so that the smoking can have a flavor with a relaxed body and mind.

That is, the present invention is a composition for forming a stick-type heat-receiving fragrance generator containing an aerosol-forming agent that generates an aerosol by heat transmitted from a heat source, and more preferably contains the aerosol-forming agent, a raw material containing an aroma component that emits aroma (fragrance) when the heat-receiving fragrance generator is sucked in together with the aerosol, an adsorbent that retains a liquid component containing the aroma component of the raw material containing the aroma component, and a holding material that adheres the aerosol-forming agent, the raw material containing the aroma component, and the adsorbent.

As the holding material, a non-tobacco material containing 30 mass% or more of fiber (cellulose) in terms of dry mass is preferable. Thus, the non-tobacco material containing a large amount of fibers has a high ability to adhere the aerosol-forming agent, the raw material containing an aroma component, and the adsorbent, and the problem of breakage of the raw material containing an aroma component while falling off can be solved in the process of forming the rod-shaped heated aroma generator from the rod-shaped heated aroma generator composition. However, since the amount of components other than the fibers is reduced, there is an advantage that volatilization of unnecessary aroma components is reduced when the bar-type heat-receiving aroma generating body is heated, and the aroma of the raw material containing the aroma components can be obtained as an aroma body only in the oral cavity. Since the fibers themselves, i.e. cellulose, also mix at about 350 ℃ decomposition temperature with aerosol formers and the like which volatilize at 200 ℃ and 250 ℃, there are almost no volatile components.

Furthermore, it is more preferable to use non-tobacco plants having a fiber diameter of 10 to 50 μm. This is because the finer the fiber diameter becomes, the higher the ability of the aerosol-forming agent, the fragrance component-containing raw material, and the adsorbent to adhere to each other becomes. However, the lower limit value of the fiber is a value based on the fiber diameter of the finest plant, and is not a value set intentionally.

Examples of the non-tobacco plant containing 30 mass% or more of fiber on a dry basis include stems and leaves of a plant of the family apocynaceae of the order phloridaea, stems and leaves of a plant of the family urticaceae of the order urticaceae, stems and leaves of a plant of the family malvaceae of the order malvaceae, stems and leaves of a plant of the family cannae of the order zingiberaceae, stems and leaves of a plant of the family asparagitaceae of the order asparagines, stems and leaves of a plant of the family gramineae of the order gramineae, stems and leaves of a plant of the family cyperaceae of the order gramineae, stems and leaves of a plant of the family gramineae of the order gramineae, stems and leaves of a plant of the family bromeliaceae of the order gramineae, mushrooms (pileus, fimbriates, stipes, fungi, stems, fungi, carpioles of.

Specific examples of the plants of the families Linaceae, Urticales, Malvaceae, Rosales, Cannabaceae, Zingiberales, Musaceae, and Asparaceae include flax, ramie, jute, Bomba, abaca, and Sesamum indicum. Specific examples of gramineous plants include rice, barley, wheat, oat, coix, rye, sorghum, corn, millet, sugarcane, millet, goosegrass, royal grass, foxtail millet, barnyard millet, foxtail millet, zizania rice, zizania latifolia, cord grass, miscanthus, esparto grass, rabdosia rubescens, teff grass, lophatherum gracile, bamboo and the like. Specific examples of plants of Cyperaceae, Juncaceae, Eriocaulaceae, Typhaceae and Anacardiaceae of Gramineae include Cyperaceae, Dioscorea indica, Scirpus validus, Fimbristylis bifidus, Juncus effusus, Eriocaulon fargesii, Typha angustifolia and pineapple.

Specific examples of the mushrooms include edible matsutake mushroom, stew mushrooms, armillaria mellea, hypsizygus marmoreus, velvet mushroom, Lyophyllum shimeji, oyster mushroom, flower mushrooms, pholiota nameko, amanita aeruginosa, pholiota bardawil, pholiota nameko, pholiota adiposa, pholiota lansii, wild mushrooms, prairie black mushrooms, russulcus lanuginosa, plectaria marginata, myceliophthora purpurea, myceliophthora nelumbinis, leuconostoc, boletus edulis, boletus fungi, boletus furciformis, boletus edulis, russula vinosa, lactarius hatsudake, lactarius ruscus, boletus matsutake, boletus mucosus, pholiota robusta, lactobacillus pachyngii, Ganoderma lucidum, basidiomycetes, Tremella lutescens, Erythrochloe dacea (Hemsl.) pers., Hericium coralloides, Grifola frondosa, Auricularia auricula, Auricularia polytricha, Pinus sylvestris, Geellus microsporum, Coprinus albus, reticulated puffball and Pseudocycas japonica. Cotton is a fiber obtained from the seed of cotton, which is perennial grass of the genus gossypium of the family malvaceae of the order malvaceae. Specific examples of plants of Syzygium and Moraceae include Amaranthus tricolor, and Broussonetia papyrifera.

In the above specific example, stem leaves, bark and cotton of a non-tobacco plant containing not less than 50 mass% of fiber in dry mass other than mushroom are also more preferable. However, Auricularia contains 50% or more of fiber, and is preferably used. Also, stems and leaves of non-tobacco plants other than ramie having a fiber diameter of 10 to 50 μm, and bark and cotton are more preferable. Particularly preferred are the stems and leaves of flax, jute, bengal, abaca and sisal, rice, barley, wheat, oats, coix, rye, sorghum, maize, millet, sugarcane, millet, goosegrass, royal, paspalum, barnyard grass, fornicera, zizania latifolia, cord grass, miscanthus, esparto grass, rabdosia rubescens, teff grass, lophatherum gracile, bamboo, cyperus, tridymus latifolius, allium fistulosum, dichotoma, juncus effuses, pipewort, cattail and pineapple.

In the case of using such a holding material, it is also necessary to contain the raw material containing the aroma component in an amount of 5 to 50 mass% based on the total mass of the main component of the bar-shaped heat-receiving aroma generator for the same reason as in the case of not using the holding material. Thus, the ratio of the raw material containing an aroma component to the adsorbent and the holding material is preferably 1:1:2 to 40:1:5 (mass ratio). Various studies have found that the following problems, such as the problem that the adsorbent cannot sufficiently retain the liquid component of the aroma-containing component (separate the liquid component of the aroma-containing component), the problem that the raw material of the aroma-containing component is broken while being peeled off during the molding process of the bar-shaped heat-receiving fragrance generator composition into the bar-shaped heat-receiving fragrance generator, and the problem that the passage of the volatile matter is prevented when the bar-shaped heat-receiving fragrance generator を is heated and inhaled, can be completely solved according to the compounding ratio range. However, it was confirmed that there was no adverse effect on the flavor of the flavor component produced by heating the flavor-containing raw material in the oral cavity.

In the case of using the holding material, the amount of the aerosol-forming agent which can be sucked by heating as the rod-shaped heated aroma-generating body and generates a moderate smoke similar to that of paper cigarette is preferably 2:1 to 0.2:1 (mass ratio), more preferably 2:1 to 0.3:1 (mass ratio), in the ratio of the aerosol-forming agent to the total amount of the raw material containing the aroma component, the adsorbent, and the holding material.

Therefore, if the amount of water required for processing the bar-type heat-receiving fragrance generator composition into a bar-type heat-receiving fragrance generator is 1 to 25 mass% of the total mass of the main composition of the bar-type heat-receiving fragrance generator, as in the case of not using a holding material, there is no problem that the raw material containing the fragrance component is broken while falling off, the viscosity of the bar-type heat-receiving fragrance generator composition is excessively reduced, and it becomes difficult to mold and process the bar-type heat-receiving fragrance generator, and the drying time is prolonged. In order to solve this problem, it is preferably 1 to 20% by mass, more preferably 1 to 10% by mass.

In order to produce a stick-type heat-receiving aroma generating body using a raw material containing a large amount of aroma components, it is necessary to add an adsorbent, and more preferably, a holding material to the composition used for the production. This is because, as is known from specific raw materials containing a large amount of aroma components as described below, raw materials containing a large amount of aroma components contain a large amount of liquid components containing aroma components and are not very fibrous.

As described below, in order to produce a stick-type heat-receiving fragrance generator, there are a step of pulverizing a large amount of a raw material containing an aroma component, a step of dispersing the pulverized raw material in water, and a step of forming a sheet from the dispersion. In these respective steps, there occurs a problem in molding processing that the aroma component-containing liquid component is precipitated from the raw material containing a large amount of the aroma component, and therefore, if the liquid component-adsorbing material is not present, the aroma component and/or the liquid component are separated, and the raw material containing the aroma component is broken while falling off, and thus a sheet or the like cannot be formed. In addition, even if the aroma generating body is heated and inhaled, the aroma component and the volatile component of the aerosol forming agent may not easily pass through the aroma generating body. These liquid components containing an aroma component are similar to those of the hydrophilic component in the case of the lipophilic component, but are remarkable in the case of the lipophilic component.

When the holding material is added, the holding material adheres to the aerosol-forming agent, the fragrance-containing component raw material, and the adsorbent, and therefore, the problem of the inability to form a sheet or other molding process due to the detachment and breakage of the fragrance-containing component raw material can be solved. In addition, the fibers form an appropriate space, and the volatile components absorbed can easily pass through the space. And even if the fiber is heated, the adverse effect on the aroma perceived by the aroma component full-length produced from the aroma component-containing raw material is reduced.

As described above, as a raw material containing a large amount of aroma components that are difficult to process due to the rod-shaped heat-sensitive aroma-generating body, seeds of angiosperm fruits, pulps of angiosperm fruits, pericarps of angiosperm fruits, and stems and leaves of vanilla can be used alone, but a plurality of them can be selected and the aroma felt in the oral cavity can be adjusted.

Specifically, examples of the seeds of the angiosperm fruit include seeds of queensland fruit, hazelnut, chestnut, walnut, almond, pecan nut, sumac nut, pistachio, brazil nut, coffee bean, cacao bean, vanilla bean, nutmeg, kola nut, peanut, dill, fennel, juniper, caraway, celery, cardamom, fennel, fenugreek, parsley, and anise.

Among the fruit seeds of such angiosperm plants, seeds of queensland nut, hazelnut, chestnut, walnut, almond, pecan nut, sumac nut, pistachio nut, brazil nut, coffee bean, cacao bean, nutmeg, kola nut, and peanut, whose aroma is enhanced by roasting, are preferable, and the roasting is more preferable. This is because the aroma component is increased by the baking thermal decomposition of the seed component. For example, in the case of coffee beans, it is analyzed that aroma components are increased by caffeic acid, quinic acid, and the like, which are decomposed from chlorogenic acid, and acetic acid, lactic acid, and the like, which are decomposed from small saccharides (non-patent document 3).

On the other hand, the seeds of angiosperm fruits are also fermented to increase the aroma components, and it is particularly preferable that the vanilla beans are fermented.

Even when seeds containing oil and fat as the lipophilic component and having a small fiber content are used as a raw material for a large amount of an aroma-containing component, the emulsification of crosslinked PVP as an adsorbent, the water absorption of silica powder, and the adhesion of a holding material are extremely effectively exerted, and therefore, a liquid component of the aroma-containing component can be sufficiently retained. Thus, the problems of separation of liquid components of the aroma-containing component, separation of raw materials of the aroma-containing component when the bar-shaped heat-receiving fragrance generator is molded from the bar-shaped heat-receiving fragrance generator composition, breakage of the bar-shaped heat-receiving fragrance generator, and obstruction of passage of volatile matter when the bar-shaped heat-receiving fragrance generator is heated and sucked can be solved.

The pulp of the fruit of angiosperm also contains a large amount of aroma components, and specifically, there can be mentioned pulp of fruits of avocado, pear, peach, fruit of the rutaceae family citrus genus of the order sapindales, apple, banana, pineapple, mango, passion fruit, kiwi, guava, durian, mangosteen, papaya, carambola, lychee, watermelon, ginseng fruit, apricot, cherry, papaya, melon, cantaloupe, the netberry strawberry, raspberry, blueberry, blackcurrant, grapes of the vitiidae genus of the order vitiligo, and grapes of the vitiidae genus vitiligo of the order vitiidae. In particular, as the fruit of a plant of the genus Citrus of the family Rutaceae of the order Sapindales, Valencia orange, Citrus unshiu, lemon, lime and Citrus iyo are preferable.

In addition, the fruit peel contains a large amount of aroma components in addition to the pulp. Particularly preferred are pericarps of fruits of plants of genus Citrus of family Rutaceae of order Sapindales, such as Valencia orange, Citrus unshiu, grapefruit, lemon, lime, and Citrus iyo.

As the fruits of angiosperm, fruits of coriander, jamaica pepper, star anise and pepper are preferably used.

Further, as the stem and leaf of vanilla, at least one of stem and leaf of tarragon, basil, rosemary and lavender, and leaf of jamaica pepper, oregano, thyme, dill, parsley, a plant of the peppermint series of the perilla genus of the labiatae family, a plant of the spearmint family of the perilla genus of the labiatae family, lemon mint, hyssop, savory, marjoram, lemongrass, bay, sage and lemongrass is particularly preferable.

Furthermore, as the raw material containing the aroma component, leaves of plants from which seeds of kunskia nut, hazelnut, chestnut, walnut, almond, pecan nut, sumac nut, pistachio, brazil nut, coffee bean, cacao bean, nutmeg and kola nut are harvested can also be used. Particularly, coffee leaves contain trigonelline which activates cranial nerves and mangiferin which has an antioxidant effect, and can be preferably used as a raw material containing a healthy aroma component (non-patent document 4).

When such pulp, pericarp, and whole fruit of angiosperm are used as a raw material containing a large amount of aroma components, the aroma components contained therein are mostly oleophilic and have few fibers, and therefore, the adsorbent and the holding material are useful. In particular, in the case of fruit flesh, since a large amount of water is contained, the necessity of the adhesive action of the adsorbent of crosslinked PVP or silica powder having the action of retaining water and the retaining material is increased.

On the other hand, the aerosol-forming agent for forming smoke, which is important in the rod-type heat-receiving aromatic generator of the present invention, contains a large amount of an aromatic component due to the addition of the adsorbent and the holding material, and even a raw material having a small amount of fibers is preferably selected from commonly used propylene glycol, 1, 3-butylene glycol, sorbitol, ethylene glycol, diethylene glycol, triethylene glycol, tetraethylene glycol, glycerin, lactic acid, glycerol monoacetate (glycerol monoacetate), glycerol diacetate (glycerol diacetate), glycerol triacetate (glycerol triacetate), triethylene glycol diacetate, triethyl citrate, isopropyl myristate, methyl stearate, dimethyl dodecanedioate, and dimethyl tridecanoate, and may be used alone or in a plurality. In particular, it is selected from propylene glycol, ethylene glycol, diethylene glycol, triethylene glycol, tetraethylene glycol, glycerol monoacetate (glycerol monoacetate), and glycerol diacetate (glycerol diacetate).

In addition, it is preferable to add a tackifier to the stick-type heated aromatic generator composition of the present invention. The thickener has an auxiliary holding function for adjusting the viscosity of the composition for forming the rod-shaped heated aromatic generator from the rod-shaped heated aromatic generator composition.

In particular, the thickener is preferably at least one selected from polysaccharides such as polysaccharide polymer polysaccharide (glucomannan), guar gum, pectin, carrageenan, tamarind seed gum, gum arabic, soybean polysaccharide, locust bean gum, karaya gum, xanthan gum and agar, and cellulose polymer methylcellulose, ethylcellulose, carboxymethylcellulose, carboxyethylcellulose, hydroxymethylcellulose, hydroxyethylcellulose, hydroxypropylcellulose, and sodium, potassium and calcium salts of carboxymethylcellulose and carboxyethylcellulose, and more preferably at least one selected from carboxymethylcellulose, carboxyethylcellulose, hydroxymethylcellulose and sodium, potassium and calcium salts of carboxymethylcellulose and carboxyethylcellulose. If such a thickener is present, it is a kind of polysaccharide like a fiber, and does not adversely affect the flavor perceived in the oral cavity by an aroma component generated by heating a raw material containing the aroma component.

The amount of the thickener to be used is appropriately adjusted depending on the amount of the raw material containing the aroma component, but is preferably 0.5 to 10 mass%, more preferably 1.0 to 10 mass%, and still more preferably 1.0 to 5.0 mass%, based on the total mass of the main components of the stick-type heat-sensitive aroma generating body.

It is known that β -cyclodextrin, which is a hooked compound of dextrin having a hydroxyl group, is preferably added as an adsorption aid in order to retain an aroma component having a hydroxyl group in addition to an auxiliary adsorbent, β -cyclodextrin is not only bonded to hydrogen via a hydroxyl group but also forms a menthol inclusion clathrate having menthol as a guest molecule and β -cyclodextrin as a host molecule due to the particularity of a cyclic structure, β -dextrin is also a kind of polysaccharide, and does not adversely affect the flavor perceived in the oral cavity by the aroma component emitted from an aroma-containing raw material by heating, because it is not necessary to add a large amount of the cyclodextrin, and 0.2 to 1.0 mass% of the total mass of the main composition of a stick-type heat-sensitive aroma generator is required.

Further, depending on the purpose of the auxiliary holding material, it is preferable to add microcrystalline cellulose to the rod-shaped heated aroma generator composition. Accordingly, the following molding can be performed more stably. After the process of preparing a bar-type heat-receiving fragrance generator sheet from the bar-type heat-receiving fragrance generator composition, there are a step of cutting the sheet into prisms, cylinders, granules, and the like, and a step of wrapping them in a package to form a bar shape, in order to preferably suck fragrance components and aerosol. As these forming methods, roll forming, press forming, and the like can be used, and a large compression force is always applied to the composition from a metal such as stainless steel. In this case, the compressive force may cause aggregation and destruction of the composition, assist to metals, and the like, and may make molding difficult. Addition of microcrystalline cellulose is preferable as a method for solving such a problem.

In the past, highly pure microcrystalline cellulose is a flowable powder which is decomposed/purified by adding water to an acid, is insoluble in organic solvents such as water and ethanol, and can be used as an excipient for forming pharmaceutical tablets. This is because the high compressibility with large changes in the flowability and volume of microcrystalline cellulose effectively prevents cohesive failure and adhesion to the mold in tablet molding by the direct impact method. In the present invention, the addition of microcrystalline cellulose can effectively prevent the sheet from being aggregated and broken and adhered to the metal in sheet forming such as three-roll press forming or sheet cutting by press forming.

The microcrystalline cellulose preferably has an average particle size of 30 to 200 μm, and the holding material can be added only to a minor extent, preferably 1.0 to 15 mass%, more preferably 1.0 to 10 mass%, and still more preferably 1.0 to 5.0 mass% of the total mass of the main component of the rod-shaped heated aromatic generator. The microcrystalline cellulose also does not adversely affect the flavor perceived in the oral cavity by the aroma generated by heating the raw material containing the aroma components.

Further, since the composition of the stick-type heat-receiving aromatic generator is used for each part of the non-tobacco plant, it is preferable to add an antibacterial preservative, and the total mass of the main composition of the stick-type heat-receiving aromatic generator may be 0.005 to 0.04 mass%. Potassium sorbate and/or sodium benzoate are preferred as the antimicrobial preservative.

Finally, inorganic particles may be formulated in the stick-type heated aromatic generator composition of the present invention. This is because the heat-receiving fragrance generator containing inorganic particles has reduced contamination with the heat source of the heating type fragrance applicator as compared with the heat-receiving fragrance generator containing no inorganic particles. The amount of the aromatic substance to be prepared is preferably 0.05 to 10 mass%, more preferably 0.1 to 5 mass%, based on the total mass of the main component of the stick-type heated aromatic substance.

This effect is not significantly limited by the material and particle size of the inorganic particles, and is also confirmed in the case of metal oxides such as magnesium oxide, calcium oxide, titanium oxide, iron oxide, and aluminum oxide, metal carbonates such as magnesium carbonate and calcium carbonate, metal phosphates such as calcium phosphate, titanates such as calcium titanate and magnesium titanate, and silica such as zeolite, colloidal silica, and fumed silica. Magnesium carbonate, calcium carbonate, silica, alumina are preferred here. The reason is not clear, but it is considered that inorganic particles are rubbed against the surface of the heat source when falling off from the heat source, and the contact area between the heat source and the heated aromatic substance is reduced when heating.

The above details the rod-shaped heated aroma generator composition, and the rod-shaped heated aroma generator is formed using raw materials for forming the composition in the following process, followed by assembly into a incense core.

The method comprises the steps of mixing a dry-mixed raw material with an aerosol forming agent and pure water, and wet-mixing the mixture in a wet mixer such as a blade mixer, wherein the dry-mixed raw material is mixed with a predetermined amount of an aerosol forming agent and pure water, and the mixture is subjected to wet-mixing in a roll-type mixer such as a three-roll mixer.

Effects of the invention

According to the present invention, it is possible to enjoy various tastes such as beverages such as coffee, cola, red beef, etc., sweetmeats such as chocolate, vanilla, cream, etc., fruits such as orange, lemon, melon, etc., and refreshing agents such as menthol, mint, herbal medicine, etc., without containing tobacco components, as in the liquid type. It is possible to provide a stick-type electronic cigarette having a form and smoking method very similar to those of conventional paper cigarettes, which is completely free of tobacco of the genus nicotiana of the family solanaceae, its congeneric plants, and its components, and in which "aroma" is strongly felt as aroma that is felt full-length when a heated aroma-generating body is heated and inhaled together with aerosol.

Therefore, the invention can not only make old smokers who smoke by flame, but also make the smoking beginners feel various 'flavors' of beverages such as coffee and cola, sweets such as chocolate, vanilla and cream, fruits such as orange, lemon and melon, cooling agents such as menthol, mint and medicinal herbs, and the like by using tobacco, thereby obtaining physical and mental peace.

Further, the present invention has an effect that the present invention is not adversely affected not only by the smoker himself but also by the non-smokers in the surroundings because it is a non-harmful aroma derived from plants and the like not containing tobacco belonging to the genus nicotiana of the family solanaceae, plants belonging to the same genus as the tobacco, and components thereof.

Therefore, according to the present invention, it is possible to provide a novel incense core which can effectively promote health and beauty by enjoying various "flavors" of beverages such as coffee and cola, sweets such as chocolate, vanilla and cream, fruits such as orange, lemon and melon, and algefacients such as menthol, mint and herbal medicine according to the tobacco feeling, and by providing α waves in the brain, as well as replacing the conventional stick-type electronic cigarette.

Drawings

FIG. 1 is a schematic view of a manufacturing process of a incense core using a rod-type heated aroma-generating body according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Fig. 2 is a schematic perspective view showing the appearance of a incense core using a stick-type heated aroma-generating body according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3(A) is a sectional schematic view taken along A-A of FIG. 2 of a incense core using a stick-type heated aroma generating body according to an embodiment of the present invention, which is wrapped with a wrapper by connecting the stick-type heated aroma generating body, the support member and the mouthpiece in this order,

fig. 3(B) is a sectional schematic view of a section of the incense core of the stick-type heated aroma generating body according to an embodiment of the present invention, which is formed by using a stick-type heated aroma generating body, a support member, a cooling member, and a mouthpiece, which are sequentially connected, and wrapped with a wrapper, taken along line a-a of fig. 2.

Fig. 4 is a schematic cross-sectional view of a stick-type heated aroma generator cut into prismatic bodies with a wrapper of a package, according to one embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a sectional view schematically illustrating a incense core using a rod-type heated aroma-generating body according to an embodiment of the present invention is installed in a general heated type incense burner.

FIG. 6 is a schematic plan view of the support member of FIG. 3(A) mounted on a incense core using a rod-type heated aroma generating body according to an embodiment of the present invention, as viewed from the X direction.

FIG. 7 is a side view, from the Y direction, of the support member of FIG. 3(A) mounted on a incense core using a rod-type heated aroma generating body according to one embodiment of the present invention.

Detailed description of the preferred embodiments

The present invention will be described in more detail below with reference to embodiments, but the present invention is not limited to these embodiments, and can be implemented by various modifications within a range not departing from the gist of the present invention.

The main component of the stick-type heated aroma-generating body is made of coffee beans as a raw material containing a large amount of oil and fat as a lipophilic component containing an aroma component, crosslinked PVP as an adsorbing material, Ligusticum obtained by drying rice stems and leaves as a holding material, propylene glycol and diethylene glycol as aerosol-forming agents, xanthan gum as a thickener, β -cyclodextrin as an adsorption auxiliary agent, potassium sorbate as an antibacterial preservative, and pure water as water.

Production of stick-type heated aromatic generator composition

The procedure of M1-M4 in fig. 1 was followed, the roasted coffee beans and ligusticum were dried and pulverized in the M1 step, predetermined amounts of the pulverized roasted coffee beans and ligusticum, crosslinked PVP, an aerosol former, xanthan gum, β -cyclodextrin, potassium sorbate, and pure water were weighed in the M2 step, the pulverized roasted coffee beans, ligusticum, and crosslinked PVP were dry-mixed in a drum mixer in the M3 step, the aerosol former, xanthan gum, β -cyclodextrin, potassium sorbate, and pure water were added in the M4 step, and wet-mixed in a blade mixer to prepare a rod-shaped heat-receiving aroma generator composition.

Production of stick-type heated aromatic generating body

The rod-shaped heated aromatic generator composition thus obtained was formed into a sheet having a thickness of 0.28. + -. 0.02 mm by using three rolls in the M5 step. The sheet thus formed was cut to a width of 1.5 ± 0.1 mm in the M6 step, and was rolled into a rod to a constant filling rate in the M7 step. Then, the rolled bar-shaped heat-sensitive aromatic substance composition is cut into pieces having a length of 11.5 to 12.0 mm in the step M8, and dried until the water content becomes 8 to 10 mass% in the step M9, thereby producing a bar-shaped heat-sensitive aromatic substance.

Incense core structure

As shown in fig. 2 and 3(a), the rod-shaped heated aroma generating body 110, the support member 120, and the mouthpiece 140 are connected in this order in the X direction, and the wick 100 is formed from the package 150. As another type, as shown in fig. 2 and 3(B), the rod-shaped heated aroma generating body 110, the support member 120, the cooling member 130, and the mouthpiece 140 are connected in this order in the X direction, and the package member 150 is used to form the incense core 101.

Incense core structure

The support member 120 used herein is connected in such a manner as to support the rod-type heated aroma generating body 110 with the central portion 121 thereof being located along the central axis in the X direction of the wick 100 and having a plurality of side portions 122. These side portions 122 extend outwardly from the central portion 121 to engage the wrapper 150 at the periphery of the incense core 100 and are secured to the inner surface of the wrapper 150 by an adhesive, maintaining the strength of the incense core 100.

Stick type heated aromatic generating body structure

As shown in fig. 4, the heat-receiving aroma generating body 111 cut into a prism is formed into a rod-shaped heat-receiving aroma generating body 110 in a predetermined wrapped state, so that a smoker can inhale a volatile substance generated by heating with a steady flow of air.

Method for using incense core

When a smoker uses the incense burner 100 (or 101) to attach to the attachment portion 210 of the heating type incense device main body 200, as shown in fig. 5, the heat source 211 provided at the center of the bottom surface of the attachment portion 210 penetrates the rod-shaped heat-receiving aroma generating body 110, and the heat-receiving aroma generating body 111 is heated, thereby enjoying smoking.

Evaluation of stick-type heated aromatic Generator

As a result of heating the bar-type heat-receiving aroma generating bodies produced from the various bar-type heat-receiving aroma generating body compositions shown in table 1 by using the heating type smoking device shown in fig. 5, 10 subjects evaluated the aroma emitted from the bar-type heat-receiving aroma generating bodies, and as a result, 7 or more subjects considered as passed (O) and failed (X) in the case of a comfortable coffee aroma that felt "aroma" at all. On the other hand, in the process of producing a stick-type heated aroma generating body from the various stick-type heated aroma generating body compositions shown in table 1, it was considered that the coffee beans were not broken off or the sheet was not broken or broken, and it was considered that the coffee beans were passed (O) and the coffee beans were not passed (X).

Results

In examples 1 to 8, which are compositions of various stick-type heated aromatic generators of the present invention, the compositions were acceptable in both the sensory test and the molding test, while in comparative examples 1 and 2, which are outside the range of the compounding ratio of the present invention, the compositions were not acceptable in both the sensory test and the molding test. Although not described in the examples, the results of the examination using a raw material containing a large amount of the aroma component disclosed in the present invention were also good in the case of roasted coffee beans. In addition, although not described in this comparative example, many other raw materials obtained as the adsorbing material and the holding material were examined, and it could not be confirmed that the materials are more preferable than those shown in the present invention.

TABLE 1

Description of the reference numerals

100. 101 incense core

110 heated aromatic generator

111 heated aromatic generator finely cut into prism and filled

120 support

121 support center part

122 peripheral part of bearing member

122A first bearing peripheral portion

122B second bearing peripheral part

130 cooling element

140 cigarette holder

150 packaging piece

200 heating type incense device

210 heating type incense device mounting part

211 heat source

L bearing length

Diameter of support D

d spacing between the peripheral portion of the first support member and the peripheral portion of the second support member

Claims

1. A heated aroma generating composition for forming a heated aroma generating body containing an aerosol former which generates an aerosol by heat transmitted through a heat source, comprising the aerosol former, a raw material containing an aroma component which emits aroma, and an adsorbent which retains a liquid component containing the aroma component possessed by the raw material.

2. The heated aromatic generator composition of claim 1, wherein the adsorbent material comprises at least one selected from the group consisting of crosslinked polyvinylpyrrolidone, silica powder, activated carbon, alumina, activated clay, and chitosan and derivatives thereof.

3. The heated aromatic generator composition according to claim 1 or 2, wherein 5 to 50% by mass of the total mass of the main composition of the heated aromatic generator is the raw material, and the ratio of the raw material to the adsorbent material is 1:1 to 40:1 by mass.

4. The heated fragrance generator composition of claim 3, the ratio of aerosol former to the total amount of the raw material and the adsorbent material being from 2.5:1 to 0.1:1 by mass.

5. The heated fragrance generator composition of claim 4, wherein 1-25% by mass of the total mass of the major composition of the heated fragrance generator is water.

6. The heated fragrance generator composition of claim 4, wherein 1-20% by mass of the total mass of the major composition of the heated fragrance generator is water.

7. The heated aroma generator composition according to any one of claims 1 to 6, wherein it further comprises a holding material to which said aerosol former, said raw material and said adsorbent material are adhered.

8. The heated aroma emitter composition according to claim 7, wherein the retention material is a non-tobacco material containing more than 30% by mass of fibers on a dry mass basis.

9. The heated fragrance emitter composition according to claim 8, wherein the fibers have a diameter of 10 to 50 microns.

10. The heated aroma emitter composition according to claim 8 or 9, wherein the non-tobacco material is at least one selected from the group consisting of stems and leaves of plants of the families of malvaceae of the order tremendoles, stems and leaves of plants of the families of malvaceae of the order malvaceae, stems and leaves of plants of the families of rosales, stems and leaves of plants of mustaceae of zingiberaceae of the order zingiberaceae, stems and leaves of plants of the families of asparagiaceae of the order asparagines, stems and leaves of plants of gramineae, stems and leaves of plants of junceaeae of gramineae, stems and leaves of plants of typhaceae of gramineae of.

11. The heated aromatic generator composition of any one of claims 7 to 10, wherein the ratio of the raw material to the adsorbent material to the retention material is from 1:1:2 to 40:1:5 by mass.

12. The heated fragrance generator composition of claim 11, wherein the ratio of the aerosol former to the total amount of the raw material, the adsorbent material, and the retention material is from 2:1 to 0.2:1 by mass.

13. The heated fragrance generator composition of claim 12, wherein 1-25% by mass of the total mass of the major composition of the heated fragrance generator is water.

14. The heated fragrance generator composition of claim 12, wherein 1-20% by mass of the total mass of the major composition of the heated fragrance generator is water.

15. The heated aroma generator composition according to one of claims 1 to 14, wherein the raw material is at least one selected from the group consisting of seeds of angiosperm fruits, pulps of angiosperm fruits, peels of angiosperm fruits, angiosperm fruits and herb stems and leaves.

16. The heated aroma emitter composition of claim 15, wherein the angiosperm fruit seed is at least one seed selected from the group consisting of seeds of queensland fruit, hazelnut, chestnut, walnut, almond, pecan kernel, cashew nut, pistachio, brazil nut, coffee bean, cacao bean, vanilla bean, nutmeg, kola nut, peanut, dill, fennel, juniper, caraway, celery, cardamom, fennel, fenugreek, parsley, and anise.

17. The heated aroma emitter composition of claim 16, wherein the angiosperm fruit seed is at least one seed selected from the group consisting of roasted queensland fruit, hazelnut, chestnut, walnut, almond, pecan kernel, cashew nut, pistachio nut, brazil nut, coffee bean, cocoa bean, nutmeg, cola nut, and peanut.

18. The heated aroma generant composition of claim 16, wherein the seeds of the angiosperm fruit are fermented vanilla beans.

19. The heated aroma emitter composition of claim 15, wherein the pulp of the fruit of the angiosperm is at least one selected from the group consisting of the pulp of a fruit of a plant of the rutaceae family of the order soapberry, a pear, a fruit of a plant of the rutaceae family of the order soapberry, an apple, a banana, a pineapple, a mango, an egg fruit, a kiwi, a guava, a durian, a mangosteen, a papaya, a carambola, a lychee, a watermelon, a ginseng fruit, an apricot, a cherry, a papaya, a melon, a cantaloupe, a hollandia strawberry, a raspberry, a blackcurrant, a grape of a vitis species of the vitis genus european grape of the vitis family of the order vitis, and a grape pulp of a vitis species of the vitis genus american grape.

20. The heated aroma emitter composition of claim 15, wherein the pericarp of said angiosperm fruit is at least one selected from the pericarp of a fruit of a plant of the rutaceae family of the order sapindales.

21. The heated aroma generator composition according to claim 15, wherein the fruit of angiosperm is at least one selected from the group consisting of fruits of coriander, jamaica pepper, anise and pepper.

22. The heated aroma emitter composition according to claim 15, wherein the stems and leaves of vanilla are selected from at least one of the stems and leaves of tarragon, basil, rosemary and lavender, and the leaves of jamaica pepper, oregano, thyme, dill, parsley, a plant of the peppermint series of the perilla genus of the labiatae family, a plant of the spearmint series of the perilla genus of the labiatae family, lemon mint, hyssop, savory, marjoram, lemongrass, bay, sage and lemongrass.

23. The heated aroma emitter composition according to one of claims 1 to 14, wherein the raw material is at least one of leaves of a plant selected from the group consisting of harvested seeds of Queensland fruit, hazelnut, chestnut, walnut, almond, pecan nut, cashew nut, pistachio, Brazil nut, coffee bean, cocoa bean, nutmeg and cola nut.

24. The heated fragrance generator composition of one of claims 1-23, wherein the aerosol former is at least one selected from the group consisting of propylene glycol, 1, 3-butylene glycol, sorbitol, ethylene glycol, diethylene glycol, triethylene glycol, tetraethylene glycol, glycerol, lactic acid, glycerol monoacetate (glycerol monoacetate), glycerol diacetate (glycerol diacetate), glycerol triacetate (glycerol triacetate), triethylene glycol diacetate, triethyl citrate, isopropyl myristate, methyl stearate, dimethyl dodecanedioate, dimethyl tridecanoate.

25. A heated fragrance emitter composition according to any of claims 1 to 23, wherein a viscosity increasing agent is further added.

26. The heated aroma generator composition according to claim 25, wherein the viscosity-increasing agent is a polysaccharide polymer selected from the group consisting of polysaccharides (glucomannan), guar gum, pectin, carrageenan, tamarind seed gum, gum arabic, soybean polysaccharides, locust bean gum, karaya gum, xanthan gum, agar, and at least one of sodium salts, potassium salts, and calcium salts of cellulose-based polymers, ethyl cellulose, carboxymethyl cellulose, carboxyethyl cellulose, hydroxymethyl cellulose, hydroxyethyl cellulose, hydroxypropyl cellulose, and carboxymethyl cellulose and carboxyethyl cellulose.

27. The heated aromatic generator composition of claim 25 or 26, wherein 0.5-10 mass% of the tackifier is added to the total mass of the main composition of the heated aromatic generator.

28. The heated aromatic generator composition of any one of claims 1 to 27, further comprising β -cyclodextrin.

29. The heated aromatic generator composition of claim 28, wherein said β -cyclodextrin is added in an amount of 0.2-1.0 mass% of the total mass of the main composition of the heated aromatic generator.

30. The heated aromatic generator composition of any one of claims 1-29, further comprising microcrystalline cellulose.

31. The heated fragrance generator composition of claim 30, wherein the microcrystalline cellulose has an average particle size of 30-200 microns.

32. The heated aromatic generator composition of claim 30 or 31, wherein 1.0-15 mass% of the microcrystalline cellulose is added to the total mass of the heated aromatic generator main composition.

33. The heated fragrance generator composition of any of claims 1-32, further comprising an antimicrobial preservative.

34. The heated aromatic generator composition according to claim 33, wherein the antibacterial preservative is added in an amount of 0.005 to 0.04 mass% based on the total mass of the main composition of the heated aromatic generator.

35. The heated fragrance generator composition of claim 33 or 34, wherein the antimicrobial preservative is potassium sorbate and/or sodium benzoate.

36. A heated aroma generator having a heated aroma generator composition according to any one of claims 1 to 35.

37. A wick having the heated aroma-generating body of claim 36.