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EP2227973B1
EP2227973B1 EP09003623.7A EP09003623A EP2227973B1 EP 2227973 B1 EP2227973 B1 EP 2227973B1 EP 09003623 A EP09003623 A EP 09003623A EP 2227973 B1 EP2227973 B1 EP 2227973B1
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Marcel Köller
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Priority to CN2009801333080A priority patent/CN102131411A/zh
Priority to CA2712412A priority patent/CA2712412C/fr
Priority to PCT/EP2009/004686 priority patent/WO2009156181A2/fr
Priority to CN201910654327.3A priority patent/CN110584203A/zh
Priority to CN201510758301.5A priority patent/CN107822204A/zh
Priority to BRPI0913891-9A priority patent/BRPI0913891B1/pt
Priority to JP2011515222A priority patent/JP6016259B2/ja
Priority to EP09769030.9A priority patent/EP2303043B1/fr
Priority to AU2009262422A priority patent/AU2009262422B2/en
Priority to EA201071208A priority patent/EA019900B1/ru
Priority to US12/864,390 priority patent/US9046278B2/en
Priority to PCT/EP2010/001585 priority patent/WO2010102832A1/fr
Publication of EP2227973A1 publication Critical patent/EP2227973A1/fr
Priority to US14/698,071 priority patent/US10098382B2/en
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A24—TOBACCO; CIGARS; CIGARETTES; SIMULATED SMOKING DEVICES; SMOKERS' REQUISITES
    • A24D—CIGARS; CIGARETTES; TOBACCO SMOKE FILTERS; MOUTHPIECES FOR CIGARS OR CIGARETTES; MANUFACTURE OF TOBACCO SMOKE FILTERS OR MOUTHPIECES
    • A24D1/00—Cigars; Cigarettes
    • A24D1/22—Cigarettes with integrated combustible heat sources, e.g. with carbonaceous heat sources

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  • the present invention relates to a smoke-free Zagarette.
  • Smoke-free cigarettes are known in many different embodiments.
  • the US 5,331,981 A1 a smoke-free cigarette with a container containing a flavor solution and a vehicle adsorption zone.
  • the cigarette is activated by crushing the container and absorbing the exiting solution in the adsorption zone on the carrier. Consumer-sucked air passes through the adsorption zone and is thereby enriched with the flavors.
  • smoke-free cigarettes have a nicotine-containing reservoir from which the nicotine is released by desorption upon exposure to heat and then supplied to the user with a draft through the smoke-free cigarette.
  • flavoring agents can be provided which are desorbed from a matrix when the cigarette is used and then also supplied to the user with the draft.
  • the present invention has the object of developing a smoke-free cigarette to the effect that the unwanted volatilization of nicotine and / or flavorants is prevented, thus giving the smokeless cigarette a particularly good shelf life over a longer period.
  • the smoke-free cigarette comprises a multi-layered outer shell, of which the outer layer consists of paper, of which another layer of metal and of which another layer is made of a plastic material.
  • the paper layer may be a layer having the optical properties of a conventional cigarette
  • the metal layer may be a layer which prevents or at least substantially impedes desorption
  • the plastic layer may be a layer act, which gives the smoke-free cigarette the required mechanical stability.
  • the outer layer of paper serves to configure the haptic, optical and tactile properties of a conventional cigarette.
  • the directly or indirectly inwardly following metal layer, preferably aluminum layer forms the desorption barrier for nicotine and flavorings. Preferably, it also serves to regulate the heat during the active phase, that is, during the use phase of the smokeless cigarette.
  • the further and inner layer relative to the metal layer is a plastic layer. On the one hand, it provides the necessary overall stability and, preferably, tension control and aroma resistance.
  • the overall arrangement that is, the multi-layer outer shell can be made single-layered or as a composite material.
  • the desorption barrier is disposed between the outer layer and the stabilizing layer, that is, the metal layer is disposed between the outermost layer and the plastic material layer.
  • the desorption barrier forms a "middle layer" which is located between the outer layer and the inner layer.
  • the layers of the multilayer outer shell can adjoin one another directly.
  • the invention also includes that one or more further intermediate layers are arranged between the individual layers.
  • the outer shell consists only of these three layers.
  • the metal is preferably aluminum.
  • the desorption barrier is thus preferably formed by an aluminum layer or by a layer which comprises at least aluminum.
  • the desorption barrier may be in the form of a film, preferably in the form of a metal foil and particularly preferably in the form of an aluminum foil.
  • At least one layer, preferably several or all layers of the outer shell in the form of a cigarette is cylindrical.
  • the layers of the outer shell all extend over the same length or over different lengths of the cigarette.
  • the smoke-free cigarette has a mouthpiece, and that the desorption barrier and / or the stabilization layer extend as far as the mouthpiece and the outer layer also around the mouthpiece.
  • the outer layer that surrounds the mouthpiece has the same color as a conventional cigarette in the region of the filter.
  • the mouthpiece is arranged so that the user picks up the nicotine and / or the flavorings with a warmed draft of air through the mouthpiece. It is thus conceivable, for example, that the mouthpiece Room adjoins, in which a nicotine reservoir and / or a reservoir for flavoring and / or a self-sufficient heating unit is arranged.
  • the thickness of the layers of the outer shell is identical.
  • the invention also includes that one layer has a smaller thickness than the other two layers or that one layer has a greater thickness than the other two layers.
  • the desorption barrier which can be embodied as a foil, has a smaller thickness than at least one or else both of the other two layers.
  • the stabilization layer has a greater thickness than at least one or both of the other layers.
  • the outer shell surrounds a space in which a self-sufficient heat generating unit and nicotine and flavorings are arranged.
  • the nicotine or the flavoring substances are arranged on a matrix, preferably on tobacco or else on another suitable matrix material. They are desorbed there when the cigarette is used.
  • a heat source in the form of a self-sufficient heat unit that is, as a heat source that requires no energy from the outside.
  • the self-sufficient heating unit comprises a medium which can be converted into the crystalline state at ambient temperature. Suitable examples include sodium acetate trihydrate, sodium sulfate or sodium sulfate compounds, magnesium nitrate hexahydrate, etc.
  • This autarkic Heat unit can be activated by a trigger mechanism, that is to be brought to crystallization, which is actuated by a user.
  • the multilayer outer shell has been manufactured in the form of a composite material or that the layers of the outer shell are produced individually and then possibly joined together by the use of connecting means.
  • the single figure shows a longitudinal section through a three-layer outer shell of a smokeless cigarette.
  • the outer shell consists of three layers of material.
  • the outer paper layer 1 serves to configure the haptic, optical and tactile properties of a conventional cigarette.
  • this paper layer 1 is adjoined by an aluminum layer 2, which forms the desorption barrier for nicotine and flavors / aromas present in the space surrounded by the outer shell.
  • the aluminum layer serves at the same time the heat regulation.
  • the aluminum layer 2 is followed by a plastic or plastic layer 3.
  • This consists of a plastic layer and provides on the one hand for the necessary overall stability of the smokeless cigarette, for train regulation and for flavor stability.
  • three layers may be provided to form the entire outer shell.
  • the invention also encompasses that between two or all of the illustrated layers there are intermediate layers which have certain functional properties, such as, for example, the adhesion of the layers to one another, etc.
  • the outer shell consists only of the three layers shown.
  • a major advantage of the arrangement shown is that a smokeless cigarette is provided which is storable over a longer period, since the desorption of nicotine or flavorants is largely hindered or completely prevented without having to give up the usual feel of conventional cigarettes.
  • the paper layer may form the outermost layer of the multilayer outer shell.
  • the invention also includes that a further layer, such as a coating or the like, is applied to this layer.
  • the inner layer that is, the plastic layer 3 may form the innermost layer of the multilayer outer shell.
  • a further layer such as an inner coating.
  • the three layers 1, 2, 3 of the outer shell are shown with identical or largely identical thickness.
  • the invention also includes the case that different thicknesses can be provided. That's the way it works for example, be sufficient.
  • the outer shell shown in longitudinal section in the figure has the form of a hollow cylindrical body in the interior of which there is a matrix on which nicotine and flavorings are located. Furthermore, there is a self-sufficient heating unit in the interior, preferably in the form of a crystallizable medium.
  • This self-sufficient thermal unit can be activated, for example, by pressure on the outer shell shown from the outside by the user. This leads to crystallization and thus heat dissipation.
  • This heat release heats a draft of air which is drawn through the interior of the smokeless cigarette and possibly a mouthpiece. The heating further results in facilitating the desorption of nicotine and / or flavor from the aforementioned matrix.
  • the self-sufficient heating unit is designed so that it gives off heat over a typical useful life of a conventional cigarette.
  • the structure of the self-sufficient thermal unit and said matrix may be formed such that the matrix extends around the autonomous heating unit.
  • the invention also encompasses the fact that the self-sufficient heating unit extends around said matrix.
  • cigarette is to be interpreted broadly and includes, in addition to the actual cigarette, for example, cigars, cigarillos, etc.

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Claims (12)

  1. Cigarette sans fumée comprenant une enveloppe extérieure comportant plusieurs couches (1, 2, 3), qui entoure un espace intérieur, dans lequel se trouve une matrice, sur laquelle se trouvent de la nicotine et des arômes,
    caractérisée en ce que
    dans l'espace intérieur se trouve une unité thermique autosuffisante, dont l'émission de chaleur facilite la désorption de nicotine et d'arômes de la matrice, et en ce que la couche extérieure (1) de l'enveloppe extérieure est constituée de papier, une autre couche (2) est constituée de métal, et la couche la plus à l'intérieur (3) est constituée d'une matière plastique.
  2. Cigarette sans fumée selon la revendication 1, caractérisée en ce que les couches (1, 2, 3) sont directement adjacentes.
  3. Cigarette sans fumée selon la revendication 1, caractérisée en ce que des couches intermédiaires disposées entre les couches (1, 2, 3) sont prévues.
  4. Cigarette sans fumée selon l'une des revendications précédentes, caractérisée en ce que le métal est de l'aluminium.
  5. Cigarette sans fumée selon l'une des revendications précédentes, caractérisée en ce que la couche (2) en métal est réalisée sous la forme d'une feuille métallique et en particulier sous la forme d'une feuille d'aluminium.
  6. Cigarette sans fumée selon l'une des revendications précédentes, caractérisée en ce qu'au moins une couche (1, 2, 3), de préférence toutes les couches, de l'enveloppe extérieure sont réalisées de forme cylindrique et/ou en ce que les couches (1, 2, 3) de l'enveloppe extérieure s'étendent toutes sur la même longueur ou sur des longueurs différentes de la cigarette.
  7. Cigarette sans fumée selon la revendication 6, caractérisée en ce que la cigarette sans fumée comporte un embout buccal et en ce que la couche (2) en métal et/ou la couche (3) en matière plastique s'étendent jusqu'à l'embout buccal et la couche (1) en papier s'étend autour de l'embout buccal.
  8. Cigarette sans fumée selon l'une des revendications précédentes, caractérisée en ce que l'épaisseur des couches de l'enveloppe extérieure est identique.
  9. Cigarette sans fumée selon l'une des revendications 1 à 7, caractérisée en ce qu'une couche (1, 2, 3) présente une épaisseur inférieure aux deux autres couches ou en ce qu'une couche présente une épaisseur supérieure aux deux autres couches.
  10. Cigarette sans fumée selon la revendication 9, caractérisée en ce que la couche (2) en métal présente une épaisseur inférieure à au moins une des deux autres couches (1, 3).
  11. Cigarette sans fumée selon la revendication 9 ou 10, caractérisée en ce que la couche (3) en matière plastique présente une épaisseur supérieure à au moins une des deux autres couches (1, 2).
  12. Cigarette sans fumée selon l'une des revendications précédentes, caractérisée en ce que les couches (1, 2, 3) de l'enveloppe extérieure se présentent en couches individuelles ou sous la forme d'un matériau composite.
EP09003623.7A 2008-06-27 2009-03-12 Cigarette sans fumée Not-in-force EP2227973B1 (fr)

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Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
EP09003623.7A EP2227973B1 (fr) 2009-03-12 2009-03-12 Cigarette sans fumée
EA201071208A EA019900B1 (ru) 2008-06-27 2009-06-29 Бездымная сигарета
PCT/EP2009/004686 WO2009156181A2 (fr) 2008-06-27 2009-06-29 Cigarette sans fumée
CN201910654327.3A CN110584203A (zh) 2008-06-27 2009-06-29 无烟香烟
CN201510758301.5A CN107822204A (zh) 2008-06-27 2009-06-29 无烟香烟
BRPI0913891-9A BRPI0913891B1 (pt) 2008-06-27 2009-06-29 Cigarro livre de fumaça
JP2011515222A JP6016259B2 (ja) 2008-06-27 2009-06-29 無煙シガレット
EP09769030.9A EP2303043B1 (fr) 2008-06-27 2009-06-29 Cigarette sans fumée
CN2009801333080A CN102131411A (zh) 2008-06-27 2009-06-29 无烟香烟
CA2712412A CA2712412C (fr) 2008-06-27 2009-06-29 Cigarette sans fumee
US12/864,390 US9046278B2 (en) 2008-06-27 2009-06-29 Smoke-free cigarette
AU2009262422A AU2009262422B2 (en) 2008-06-27 2009-06-29 Smoke-free cigarette
PCT/EP2010/001585 WO2010102832A1 (fr) 2009-03-12 2010-03-12 Cigarette sans fumée
US14/698,071 US10098382B2 (en) 2008-06-27 2015-04-28 Smoke-free cigarette

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