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EP2566357B1
EP2566357B1 EP11724076.2A EP11724076A EP2566357B1 EP 2566357 B1 EP2566357 B1 EP 2566357B1 EP 11724076 A EP11724076 A EP 11724076A EP 2566357 B1 EP2566357 B1 EP 2566357B1
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Barbara A. Reasor
Kenneth Allen Beard
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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
    • A24D3/00—Tobacco smoke filters, e.g. filter-tips, filtering inserts; Filters specially adapted for simulated smoking devices; Mouthpieces for cigars or cigarettes
    • A24D3/04—Tobacco smoke filters characterised by their shape or structure
    • A24D3/048—Tobacco smoke filters characterised by their shape or structure containing additives
    • 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
    • A24D3/00—Tobacco smoke filters, e.g. filter-tips, filtering inserts; Filters specially adapted for simulated smoking devices; Mouthpieces for cigars or cigarettes
    • A24D3/06—Use of materials for tobacco smoke filters
    • A24D3/061—Use of materials for tobacco smoke filters containing additives entrapped within capsules, sponge-like material or the like, for further release upon smoking
    • 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
    • A24D3/00—Tobacco smoke filters, e.g. filter-tips, filtering inserts; Filters specially adapted for simulated smoking devices; Mouthpieces for cigars or cigarettes
    • A24D3/06—Use of materials for tobacco smoke filters
    • A24D3/14—Use of materials for tobacco smoke filters of organic materials as additive
    • 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
    • A24D3/00—Tobacco smoke filters, e.g. filter-tips, filtering inserts; Filters specially adapted for simulated smoking devices; Mouthpieces for cigars or cigarettes
    • A24D3/06—Use of materials for tobacco smoke filters
    • A24D3/16—Use of materials for tobacco smoke filters of inorganic materials

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  • the present invention relates to products made or derived from tobacco, or that otherwise incorporate tobacco, and are intended for human consumption.
  • the invention relates to filter elements for smoking articles such as cigarettes.
  • US 2007/012327 A1 discloses the use of one or more capsules containing additive materials, such as flavor components, in the filter section of a cigarette.
  • the capsule or capsules are provided between first and second absorbent members and the capsules are subjected to an external force, such as squeezing, by a smoker prior to or during smoking of the cigarette in order to release at least a portion of the additive material and expose the additive material to mainstream smoke passing through the filter.
  • the capsules provide a barrier between the additive materials and other cigarettes components, such as sorbents or filter materials, in order to reduce additive material migration into the other cigarette components prior to desired use.
  • Popular smoking articles such as cigarettes, have a substantially cylindrical rod-shaped structure and include a charge, roll or column of smokable material, such as shredded tobacco (e.g., in cut filler form), surrounded by a paper wrapper, thereby forming a so-called “smokable rod” or "tobacco rod.”
  • a cigarette has a cylindrical filter element aligned in an end-to-end relationship with the tobacco rod.
  • a filter element comprises plasticized cellulose acetate tow circumscribed by a paper material known as "plug wrap," and the filter element is attached to one end of the tobacco rod using a circumscribing wrapping material known as “tipping paper.” It also has become desirable to perforate the tipping material and plug wrap, in order to provide dilution of drawn mainstream smoke with ambient air.
  • a cigarette is employed by a smoker by lighting one end thereof and burning the tobacco rod. The smoker then receives mainstream smoke into his/her mouth by drawing on the opposite end (e.g., the filter end) of the cigarette.
  • Certain filter elements for cigarettes contain materials that alter the chemical composition or sensory characteristics of mainstream smoke.
  • adsorbent materials such as activated carbon or charcoal materials (collectively, carbonaceous materials) in particulate or granular form.
  • Granules of carbonaceous material can be incorporated into "dalmation" types of filter regions using the general types of techniques used for traditional dalmation filter manufacture. Techniques for production of dalmation filters are known, and representative dalmation filters have been provided commercially by Filtrona Greensboro Inc.
  • granules of carbonaceous material can be incorporated into "cavity” types of filter regions using the general types of techniques used for traditional "cavity” filter manufacture.
  • Cigarette filter elements that incorporate adsorbent materials such as activated carbon are capable of removing certain gas phase components from the mainstream smoke that passes through the filter element during draw by the smoker.
  • the interaction between the adsorbent material and mainstream smoke can result in changes in the sensory properties of the smoke.
  • mainstream tobacco smoke that is filtered using a conventional cigarette filter element incorporating carbon can often be characterized as having slightly metallic, drying and powdery flavor characteristics.
  • a filter element for a smoking article that includes an adsorbent capable of altering the chemical makeup or sensory characteristics of mainstream smoke, and which is designed to provide the smoker with the ability to modify the sensory characteristics of mainstream smoke during use so that any perceived negative sensory traits can be selectively counteracted by the smoker.
  • the present invention relates to a filter element for a smoking article such as a cigarette.
  • the smoking article includes a lighting end (i.e., an upstream end) and a mouth end (i.e., a downstream end).
  • a mouth end piece is located at the extreme mouth end of the smoking article, and the mouth end piece allows the smoking article to be placed in the mouth of the smoker to be drawn upon.
  • the mouth end piece has the form of a filter element comprising a cavity containing one or more rupturable, flavorant-containing capsules, and further comprising an adsorbent material positioned between the cavity containing the capsules and the tobacco rod.
  • the filter element of the invention is configured such that the capsules are positioned in a cavity downstream of the adsorbent material so that the smoker can selectively adjust the sensory characteristics of mainstream smoke leaving the adsorbent-containing region of the filter element.
  • the filter element may also include an optional additional particulate material mixed with the capsules, the particulate material being adapted for assisting rupture of the capsules.
  • the invention provides a filter element of a smoking article, comprising:
  • the flavorant can be, for example, vanilla, coffee, chocolate, cream, mint, spearmint, menthol, peppermint, wintergreen, lavender, cardamon, nutmeg, cinnamon, clove, cascarilla, sandalwood, honey, jasmine, ginger, anise, sage, licorice, lemon, orange, apple, peach, lime, cherry, eucalyptus, strawberry, or mixtures thereof.
  • the flavorant is a cooling agent.
  • the flavorant is menthol.
  • the payload of the capsules can be anhydrous.
  • the payload of the capsules comprises a mixture of the flavorant with a diluting agent, such as a mixture of C6-C12 triglycerides.
  • the capsules are generally spherical in shape with a diameter in the range of about 0.75 mm to about 2.5 mm.
  • the cavity typically contains a sufficient number of capsules such that the void space remaining in the cavity is less than about 50 percent of the volume of the cavity, or less than about 30 percent of the volume of the cavity.
  • the thickness of the shell of the capsules can vary, the shell thickness is typically in the range of about 50 to about 200 microns, and the ratio of the diameter of the capsule to the thickness of the shell is about 10 to about 100.
  • the filter element includes about 20 to about 120 generally spherical capsules having a diameter in the range of about 1 mm to about 1.5 mm.
  • the crush strength of the capsules can vary, but should provide sufficient physical integrity such that the capsules can withstand conditions associated with cigarette filter storage and manufacture without undue levels of breakage. However, the crush strength of the capsules is preferably low enough to allow the user of the product to rupture the capsules by applying external pressure on the filter element.
  • An exemplary crush strength range is about 0.1 to about 4.0 kilopond (kp), such as about 0.2 to about 1.5 kp.
  • Exemplary shell materials for the capsule include gelatin, gum arabic, polyvinyl acetate, alginates, carob bean gum, potassium citrate, carrageenan, citric acid, dextrin, polyvinyl alcohol, povidone, dimethylpolysiloxane, dimethyl silicone, bleached shellac, guar gum, gellan gum, agar, ghatti gum, mannan gum, pullulan gum, modified starch, cellulosic materials, sodium citrate, sodium ferrocyanide, locust bean gum, polyphosphates, tannic acid, petroleum wax, terpene resin, tragacanth, polyethylene, xanthan gum, polyethylene glycol, and combinations thereof.
  • the shell of the capsule comprises a hydrocolloid selected from the group consisting of gellan gum, agar, carrageenan, alginate, arabic gum, pectin, pullulan gum, mannan gum, and combinations thereof, optionally in combination with gelatin.
  • the capsule may also include an outer moisture barrier coating.
  • each segment of the filter element may vary, but in one embodiment, the length of the first segment of fibrous tow filter material (a) is about 8 mm to about 12 mm, the length of the cavity (c) is about 5 mm to about 8 mm, and the length of second segment of fibrous tow filter material (b) is about 8 to about 12 mm.
  • the combined pressure drop across the first segment (a), the second segment (b), and the cavity (c) is often between about 80 mm water and about 120 mm water, and the pressure drop across the first segment (a) is typically the same or higher than the pressure drop across the second segment (b).
  • the pressure drop across the first segment (a) can be about 40 to about 80 mm water and the pressure drop across the second segment (b) can be about 15 mm water to about 45 mm water.
  • the invention provides a filter element of a smoking article, comprising:
  • the invention provides a cigarette comprising a tobacco rod having a smokable filler material contained within a circumscribing wrapping material and a filter element according to the invention connected to the tobacco rod at one end of the tobacco rod.
  • the invention provides smoking articles, such as cigarettes, having a filter element that combines an adsorbent material with one or more rupturable capsules containing a flavorant.
  • the flavorant-containing capsules also referred to herein as "flavor capsules,” are typically provided downstream from the adsorbent material such that the flavorant in the capsules can modify the sensory characteristics of mainstream smoke received from the adsorbent-containing region of the cigarette filter prior to the mainstream smoke exiting the extreme mouth end of the cigarette.
  • the capsules are designed to encapsulate the flavorant until ruptured by the smoker. Encapsulation of the flavorant protects the flavorant from degradation during manufacture and storage of the smoking article and enables the smoker to selectively alter the sensory characteristics of the smoking article at any time before, during, or after use.
  • the cigarette 10 includes a generally cylindrical rod 12 of a charge or roll of smokable filler material (e.g., about 0.3 to about 1.0 g of smokable filler material such as tobacco material) contained in a circumscribing wrapping material 16.
  • the rod 12 is conventionally referred to as a "tobacco rod.”
  • the ends of the tobacco rod 12 are open to expose the smokable filler material.
  • the cigarette 10 is shown as having one optional band 22 (e.g., a printed coating including a film-forming agent, such as starch, ethylcellulose, or sodium alginate) applied to the wrapping material 16, and that band circumscribes the cigarette rod in a direction transverse to the longitudinal axis of the cigarette. That is, the band 22 provides a cross-directional region relative to the longitudinal axis of the cigarette.
  • the band 22 can be printed on the inner surface of the wrapping material (i.e., facing the smokable filler material), or less preferably, on the outer surface of the wrapping material.
  • the cigarette can possess a wrapping material having one optional band, the cigarette also can possess wrapping material having further optional spaced bands numbering two, three, or more.
  • At one end of the tobacco rod 12 is the lighting end 18, and at the mouth end 20 is positioned a filter element 26.
  • the filter element 26 positioned adjacent one end of the tobacco rod 12 such that the filter element and tobacco rod are axially aligned in an end-to-end relationship, preferably abutting one another.
  • Filter element 26 may have a generally cylindrical shape, and the diameter thereof may be essentially equal to the diameter of the tobacco rod. The ends of the filter element 26 permit the passage of air and smoke therethrough.
  • a ventilated or air diluted smoking article can be provided with an optional air dilution means, such as a series of perforations 30, each of which extend through the tipping material 44 (see FIG. 2 ) and plug wrap 28.
  • the optional perforations 30 can be made by various techniques known to those of ordinary skill in the art, such as laser perforation techniques.
  • so-called offline air dilution techniques can be used (e.g., through the use of porous paper plug wrap and pre-perforated tipping paper).
  • FIG. 2 An exemplary filter element 26 configuration is shown in FIG. 2 , the filter including a first longitudinally-extending filter segment 32 adjacent to the tobacco rod 12 and a second longitudinally-extending filter segment 36 forming the extreme mouth end of filter element.
  • the two segments of filter material 32, 36 define a cavity or compartment 34 centrally located in the filter element.
  • the cavity 34 contains one or more flavor capsules 44 capable of being ruptured during use of the smoking article.
  • Each segment of filter material 32, 36 typically comprises a fibrous tow filter material (e.g., cellulose acetate tow impregnated with a plasticizer such as triacetin).
  • the fibrous tow filter material of the tobacco end segment of filter material 32 includes an adsorbent material 50 dispersed throughout the fibrous material (e.g., a "dalmation" filter segment).
  • the mouth end segment of filter material 36 is typically substantially free of adsorbent material (e.g., containing less than about 0.5 weight percent of such materials based on the total weight of the filter segment) and often completely free of such materials.
  • the filter element 26 is circumscribed along its outer circumference or longitudinal periphery by a layer of outer plug wrap 28.
  • the filter element 26 is attached to the tobacco rod 12 using tipping material 46 that typically circumscribes both the entire length of the filter element 26 and an adjacent region of the tobacco rod 12.
  • the inner surface of the tipping material 46 is fixedly secured to the outer surface of the plug wrap 28 and the outer surface of the wrapping material 16 of the tobacco rod, using a suitable adhesive; and hence, the filter element and the tobacco rod are connected to one another.
  • three regions or segments 32, 34, 36 are shown in the exemplified filter element of FIG. 2 , additional filter segments could be added without departing from the invention, such as an additional filter segment at the extreme mouth end or tobacco end of the filter element.
  • the smoker lights the lighting end 18 of the cigarette 10 using a match or cigarette lighter.
  • the smokable material 12 begins to burn.
  • the mouth end 20 of the cigarette 10 is placed in the lips of the smoker.
  • Thermal decomposition products e.g., components of tobacco smoke
  • Certain gaseous components of mainstream smoke will interact with the adsorbent material 50 such that the chemical composition of mainstream smoke will change as the smoke passes through the adsorbent-containing region of the filter element 26.
  • the smoke will pass through the flavor capsule region 34 of the filter element.
  • the smoker can selectively adjust the sensory characteristics of the mainstream smoke at any time by applying pressure to the capsule-containing region 34 of the filter element 26 sufficient to cause rupture of at least a portion of the capsules therein. Rupture of the capsules 44 will result in release of the flavorful or aromatic payload within the capsules, which will change the smoker's sensory experience during use of the cigarette.
  • the smoker can adjust the intensity of the change in sensory characteristics of the smoke by applying different levels of pressure. For example, if the smoker prefers a relatively mild adjustment to the flavor of the smoke, a light pressure that ruptures only a small percentage of the capsules 44 can be applied. If a greater degree of flavor intensity is desired, a greater level of pressure can be applied in order to rupture a larger percentage of the capsules 44.
  • adsorbent material refer to any material capable of changing the chemical composition of mainstream smoke through physical or chemical sorption of gaseous components of mainstream smoke or through chemical reaction between the adsorbent material and one or more gaseous components of mainstream smoke.
  • Certain useful adsorbent materials are materials with relatively high surface area capable of adsorbing smoke constituents with or without a high degree of specificity.
  • Exemplary types of adsorbent material may include activated carbon, a molecular sieve (e.g., zeolites and carbon molecular sieves), clay, an ion exchange resin, activated alumina, silica gel, meerschaum, and combinations thereof.
  • a preferred adsorbent is a carbonaceous material, such as an activated carbon material.
  • exemplary activated carbon materials have surface areas of more than about 200 m 2 /g, often more than about 1000 m 2 /g, and frequently more than about 1500 m 2 /g, as determined using the Brunaver, Emmet and Teller (BET) method described in J. Amer. Chem. Soc., Vol. 60(2), pp. 309-319 (1938 ).
  • BET Brunaver, Emmet and Teller
  • Suitable examples of such carbonaceous materials are disclosed, for example, in EP 913100 to Jung et al. ; WO 2008/043982 to Tennison et al. ; WO 2007/104908 to White et al .; WO 2006/103404 to Cashmore et al. ; and WO 2005/023026 to Branton et al. ; and US Pat. No. 7,370,657 to Zhuang et al. .
  • Activated carbon can be derived from synthetic or natural sources. Materials such as rayon or nylon can be carbonized, followed by treatment with oxygen to provide activated carbonaceous materials. Materials such as wood or coconut shells can be carbonized, followed by treatment with oxygen to provide activated carbonaceous materials. The level of activity of the carbon may vary. Typically, the carbon has an activity of about 60 to about 150 Carbon Tetrachloride Activity (i.e., weight percent pickup of carbon tetrachloride).
  • Preferred carbonaceous materials are provided by carbonizing or pyrolyzing bituminous coal, tobacco material, softwood pulp, hardwood pulp, coconut shells, almond shells, grape seeds, walnut shells, macadamia shells, kapok fibers, cotton fibers, cotton linters, and the like.
  • suitable carbonaceous materials are activated coconut hull based carbons available from Calgon Corp. as PCB and GRC-11 or from PICA as G277, coal-based carbons available from Calgon Corp. as S-Sorb, Sorbite, BPL, CRC-11F, FCA and SGL, wood-based carbons available from Westvaco as WV-B, SA-20 and BSA-20, carbonaceous materials available from Calgon Corp. as HMC, ASC/GR- 1 and SC II, Witco Carbon No. 637, AMBERSORB 572 or AMBERSORB 563 resins available from Rohm and Haas, and various activated carbon materials available from Prominent Systems, Inc. See, also, for example, Activated Carbon Compendium, Marsh (Ed.) (2001).
  • Exemplary ion exchange resins comprise a polymer backbone, such as styrenedivinylbenzene (DVB) copolymers, acrylates, methacrylates, phenol formaldehyde condensates, and epichlorohydrin amine condensates, and a plurality of electrically charged functional groups attached to the polymer backbone, and can be a weak base anion exchange resin or a strong base anion exchange resin.
  • Commercially available embodiments of such resins include DIAION® ionexchange resins available from Mitsubishi Chemical Corp.
  • DUOLITE® ion exchange resins available from Rohm and Haas (e.g., DUOLITE® A7), and XORBEX resins available from Dalian Trico Chemical Co. of China.
  • the adsorbent material can also be in the form of an oxidation catalyst capable of oxidizing one or more gaseous species present in mainstream smoke, such as carbon monoxide, nitrogen oxides, hydrogen cyanide, catechol, hydroquinone, or certain phenols.
  • the oxidation catalyst used in the invention is typically a catalytic metal compound (e.g., cerium oxide) that oxidizes one or more gaseous species of mainstream smoke.
  • exemplary catalytic metal compounds are described in US Pat. Nos. 4,182,348 to Seehofer et al ,; 4,317,460 to Dale et al. ; 4,956,330 to Elliott et al. ; 5,050,621 to Creighton et al.
  • the amount of adsorbent material (e.g., carbonaceous material) within the filter element is at least about 10 mg, often at least about 15 mg, and frequently at least about 20 mg, on a dry weight basis.
  • the amount of carbonaceous material or other adsorbent material within the filter element does not exceed about 500 mg, generally does not exceed about 400 mg, often does not exceed about 300 mg, and frequently does not exceed about 150 mg, on a dry weight basis.
  • the form of the adsorbent material can vary, but is typically granular. However, other forms, such as fibers, can also be used.
  • the adsorbent material is in the form of granules having a particle size of about 10 Mesh to about 400 Mesh, more preferably about 30 Mesh to about 200 Mesh.
  • the adsorbent material is shown in a dalmation-style fibrous filter segment in FIG. 2 , the adsorbent material could also be placed in a cavity or compartment upstream of the flavor capsule cavity, or incorporated into paper or other sheet-like material (e.g., as a longitudinally disposed segment of gathered, shredded, or otherwise configured paper-like material).
  • the flavor capsules used in the invention can be any encapsulated flavorant in a form that provides protection for the flavorant during storage and which allows selective release of the flavorant upon physical destruction or breakage of the capsule by the smoker.
  • the breakable capsules used in the invention include an outer cover or shell surrounding a central payload region that includes the flavorant.
  • the outer shell is typically susceptible to some type of physical destruction, breakage, or other loss of physical integrity (e.g., through dispersion, softening, crushing, application of pressure, or the like) that can be initiated by the smoker such that the flavorant payload is released in order to change the sensory properties of mainstream smoke passing through the filter element.
  • the flavor capsules optionally can be mixed within the filter cavity with a particulate material that can act to assist in rupture of the capsules at the desired time due to frictional contact with the capsules or other physical interaction between the particles and the capsules that occurs by virtue of those particles being in close physical proximity to the capsules.
  • the particles can vary in their shapes, and representative shapes can include spherical, prismic, or the like.
  • the particles also can be of irregular shapes, sizes and surface features in order to facilitate capsule rupture.
  • the particles are of approximately comparable sizes to those of the capsules such that the same general size ranges set forth herein for the capsules can be used for the particulate materials as well.
  • Exemplary particulate materials include cellulose acetate tow beads or pellets, polyvinyl acetate beads, polyethylene beads, polypropylene beads, sepiolite particles, menthol crystals, rock salt crystals, crystalline sugar, cyclodextran particles, corundum particles, quartz crystals, metal beads (e.g., copper or stainless steel), pumice, agglomerated calcium carbonate, microcrystalline cellulose particles, and the like.
  • a "flavorant” or “flavoring agent” is any flavorful or aromatic substance capable of altering the sensory characteristics associated with the smoking article upon release from encapsulation.
  • Exemplary sensory characteristics that can be modified by the flavorant include, taste, mouth feel, moistness, coolness/heat, and/or fragrance/aroma.
  • the flavorant can add desirable taste or aroma attributes to the mainstream smoke, or can serve as a breath freshening agent for the smoker or as a deodorizing agent for the cigarette butt.
  • the form of the capsule payload can vary.
  • the payload typically has the form of a liquid, a gel, or a solid (e.g., a dry powder).
  • the payload is a mixture of a flavorant and a diluting agent or carrier.
  • Exemplary diluting agents include alcohols (e.g., ethanol) and lipophilic solvents such as triglycerides (e.g., medium chain triglycerides including food grade mixtures of medium chain triglycerides).
  • An exemplary triglyceride diluting agent is a mixture of C6-C12 triglycerides. See, for example, Radzuan et al., Porim Bulletin, 39, 33-38 (1999 ).
  • the payload can be described as anhydrous, meaning the payload is substantially free of water (e.g., less than about 0.5% by weight water).
  • the payload may also incorporate other additives, such as fillers (e.g., wood resins) or colorants.
  • the flavorants incorporated within the filter element can be natural or synthetic, and the character of these flavors can be described as, without limitation, fresh, sweet, herbal, confectionary, floral, fruity or spice.
  • Specific types of flavors include, but are not limited to, vanilla, coffee, chocolate, cream, mint, spearmint, menthol, peppermint, wintergreen, lavender, cardamon, nutmeg, cinnamon, clove, cascarilla, sandalwood, honey, jasmine, ginger, anise, sage, licorice, lemon, orange, apple, peach, lime, cherry, and strawberry. See also, Leffingwill et al., Tobacco Flavoring for Smoking Products, R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Company (1972).
  • Flavorings also can include components that are considered moistening, cooling or smoothening agents, such as eucalyptus. These flavors may be provided neat (i.e., alone) or in a composite (e.g., spearmint and menthol, or orange and cinnamon). Composite flavors may be combined in a single capsule as a mixture, or as separate components within separate capsules combined in the same filter element.
  • the amount of flavoring and diluting agent within the capsule may vary.
  • the diluting agent may be eliminated altogether, and the entire payload can be composed of flavoring agent.
  • the payload can be almost entirely comprised of diluting agent, and only contain a very small amount of relatively potent flavoring agent.
  • the composition of the mixture of flavoring and diluting agent is in the range of about 5 percent to about 75 percent flavoring agent, and more preferably in the range of about 5 to about 25 percent flavoring agent, and most preferably in the range of about 10 to about 15 percent, by weight based on the total weight of the payload, with the balance being diluting agent.
  • each capsule may vary depending upon the desired properties that the capsules will impart to the cigarette.
  • Certain types of capsules are generally spherical in shape. However, suitable capsules may have other types of shapes, such as generally rectilinear, oblong, elliptical, or oval shapes.
  • Exemplary generally spherical capsules have diameters in the range of about 0.25 mm to about 3 mm in diameter, typically about 0.75 mm to about 2.5 mm.
  • a plurality of very small capsules, commonly referred to as "microcapsules,” can be incorporated within the filter element.
  • Certain microcapsules utilized in the invention can be described as granular in size and are barely visible to the naked eye. Exemplary microcapsules may have diameters of less than about 100 microns, such as capsules having diameters in the range of about 1 to about 40 microns, or about 1 micron to about 20 microns.
  • the thickness of the shell of each capsule can vary, but is typically in the range of about 10 to about 500 microns, more often about 50 to about 200 microns.
  • the ratio of the diameter of the capsule to the thickness of the shell is typically about 5 to about 150, more often about 10 to about 100.
  • the number of capsules incorporated into the filter element can vary, depending upon factors such as the size of the capsules, the character or nature of the flavoring agent, the positioning of the capsules within the filter element, and the like.
  • the filter may contain a single capsule, or more preferably, the filter may contain more than one capsule (i.e., a plurality of capsules) or more than two capsules or more than three capsules.
  • the total number of particles (e.g., capsules and any optional additional particulate materials) incorporated within the relevant region of the filter element can exceed about 5, can exceed about 10, can exceed about 20, can exceed about 40, and can even exceed about 100. In certain embodiments, the number of capsules and other particles can be greater than about 500, and even greater than about 1,000.
  • the total weight of the particles (i.e., capsules and optional additional particulate materials) contained within the filter may vary, but is typically greater than about 10 mg, often greater than about 20 mg, and can be greater than about 40 mg.
  • the total weight of the capsules is typically less than about 200 mg, often less than about 150 mg, and can be less than about 100 mg.
  • a representative filter possesses a generally cylindrically shaped cavity region for insertion of capsules, and such a cavity most preferably incorporates a substantial number of capsules.
  • a cavity can be filled to varying degrees of capacity by using generally spherical capsules.
  • sufficient numbers of capsules (and other optional particulate materials) are incorporated into the cavity so that less than about 60 percent, frequently less than about 50 percent, often less than about 35 percent, generally less than about 30 percent of the volume of the cylindrical cavity is comprised of the air space or void space between capsules that are packed or positioned within the cavity.
  • a representative cavity having a length of about 5 mm and a circumference of about 24 mm can incorporate at least about 20, typically at least about 30, generally at least about 40, and often at least about 50 generally spherical capsules or other particles that have diameters in the range of about 1 mm to about 1.5 mm, preferably about 1.1 mm, about 1.2 mm, or about 1.3 mm.
  • such a cavity is not filled with more than about 120 capsules (and optional additional particulate materials), often not filled with more than about 100 capsules, and frequently not filled with more than about 80 capsules, depending on the size of the capsules.
  • the additional particulate material typically comprises less than about 75% of the total number of particles in the filter element cavity (i.e., less than about 75% of the combined total number of capsules and additional particles in the cavity), frequently less than about 50% of the total number of particles, and often less than about 25% of the total number of particles.
  • the capsules that are positioned within the cavity all can have essentially equal dimensions (e.g., capsules of identical circumference and diameter for spherical capsules); while alternatively, the capsules can be of multi-modal dimension (e.g., a mixture of spherical capsules of differing circumference and diameter).
  • An exemplary mixture of spherical capsules having differing sizes includes a mixture of generally spherical capsules having a diameter in the range of about 0.75 to about 1.2 mm and generally spherical capsules having a diameter in the range of about 1.5 to about 2.5 mm.
  • capsules in certain embodiments can be advantageous because it can provide the smoker with increased control over flavor release.
  • the presence of a plurality of capsules allows the smoker to vary the flavor release by continued manipulation of the filter, thereby crushing more capsules and releasing additional flavoring agent.
  • the crush strength of the capsules used in the invention should be sufficiently high to enable the capsules to withstand conditions experienced during storage, and during the processing associated with incorporating the capsules within a filter element, without a significant degree of premature or undesirable breakage.
  • the crush strength of the capsules should also be sufficiently low so as to allow the smoker to readily break the capsules in a purposeful manner during use of the cigarette.
  • Exemplary crush strength ranges include about 0.1 to about 4.0 kilopond (kp), typically about 0.2 to about 2.5 kp, often about 0.2 to about 1.5 kp. Crush strength can be measured using a Dr. Schleuniger® Model 5Y Pharmatron Tablet Tester.
  • the capsules used in the invention can be formed using any encapsulation technology known in the art.
  • capsules can be formed using any of various chemical encapsulation techniques such as solvent evaporation, solvent extraction, organic phase separation, interfacial polymerization, simple and complex coacervation, in-situ polymerization, liposome encapsulation, and nanoencapsulation.
  • chemical encapsulation techniques such as solvent evaporation, solvent extraction, organic phase separation, interfacial polymerization, simple and complex coacervation, in-situ polymerization, liposome encapsulation, and nanoencapsulation.
  • physical methods of encapsulation could be used, such as spray coating, pan coating, fluid bed coating, annular jet coating, spinning disk atomization, spray cooling, spray drying, spray chilling, stationary nozzle coextrusion, centrifugal head coextrusion, or submerged nozzle coextrusion.
  • the outer wall or shell material and solvents used to form the capsules of the invention can vary.
  • Classes of materials that are typically used as wall or shell materials include proteins, polysaccharides, starches, waxes, fats, natural and synthetic polymers, and resins.
  • Exemplary materials for use in the encapsulation process used to form the capsules include gelatin, acacia (gum arabic), polyvinyl acetate, alginates (e.g., sodium alginate or potassium alginate), carob bean gum, potassium citrate, carrageenan, citric acid, dextrin, polyvinyl alcohol, povidone, dimethylpolysiloxane, dimethyl silicone, bleached shellac, guar gum, gellan gum, agar, ghatti gum, mannan gum, pullulan gum, modified starch, cellulosic materials (e.g., sodium carboxymethylcellulose, ethylcellulose, hydroxypropyl cellulose, hydroxypropylmethylcellulose, methylcellulose, methyl ethyl cellulose), sodium citrate, sodium ferrocyanide, locust bean gum, polyphosphate materials (e.g., sodium trimetaphosphate, sodium tripolyphosphate, potassium polymetaphosphate, potassium tripoly
  • the shell of the capsules may further include coloring agents, plasticizers, or fillers (e.g., certain starch or cellulose derivatives).
  • the capsules can include an outer coating, such as a moisture barrier coating.
  • exemplary moisture barrier coating agents include hydrophobic compounds such as various waxes (e.g., canauba wax).
  • the shell of the capsules used in the invention include one more hydrocolloids such as gellan gum, agar, carrageenan, alginate, arabic gum, pectin, pullulan gum, or mannan gum, optionally in combination with gelatin.
  • hydrocolloids such as gellan gum, agar, carrageenan, alginate, arabic gum, pectin, pullulan gum, or mannan gum, optionally in combination with gelatin.
  • Exemplary capsules can be of the type employed commercially in cigarettes marketed under the brand name Camel Crush by R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Company. That is, the capsules of the present invention, though possibly different in dimension (e.g., smaller in diameter) as compared to the capsules utilized in the Camel Crush product, can be manufactured using similar types of manufacturing techniques and ingredients.
  • Microcapsules are commercially available, and exemplary types of microcapsule technologies are set forth in Gutcho, Microcapsules and Microencapsulation Techniques (1976); Gutcho, Microcapsules and Other Capsules Advances Since 1975 (1979); Kondo, Microcapsule Processing and Technology (1979); and Iwamoto et al., AAPS Pharm. Sci. Tech. 2002 3(3): article 25, each of which is incorporated herein by reference.
  • Exemplary types of commercially available microencapsulating techniques include those marketed under the trade names ULTRASEAL® and PERMASEAL® available from Givaudan headquartered in Vernier, Switzerland.
  • Manners and methods for incorporating both the adsorbent material and flavor capsules into desired regions of the filter element can vary.
  • granules of carbonaceous material can be incorporated into "dalmation” types of filter regions using the general types of techniques used for traditional dalmation filter manufacture.
  • Techniques for production of dalmation filters are known, and representative dalmation filters have been provided commercially by Filtrona Greensboro Inc.
  • Flavor capsules can be incorporated into "cavity" types of filter regions using the general types of techniques used for traditional "cavity” filter manufacture. See, for example, the types of equipment and techniques that can be used for, or suitably modified for use for, incorporating materials into filters that are set forth in US Pat. Nos.
  • Various types of cigarette components including tobacco types, tobacco blends, top dressing and casing materials, blend packing densities, and types of paper wrapping materials for tobacco rods, can be employed. See, for example, the various representative types of cigarette components, as well as the various cigarette designs, formats, configurations and characteristics, that are set forth in Johnson, Development of Cigarette Components to Meet Industry Needs, 52nd T.S.R.C. (Sept., 1998 ); US Pat. Nos. 5,101,839 to Jakob et al. ; 5,159,944 to Arzonico et al. ; 5,220,930 to Gentry and 6,779,530 to Kraker ; US Pat. Appl. Pub. Nos.
  • the entire smokable rod is composed of smokable material (e.g., tobacco cut filler) and a layer of circumscribing outer wrapping material.
  • smokable material e.g., tobacco cut filler
  • the wrapping material used as the tipping material and the plug wrap i.e., the outer wrapping layers of the filter element 26), or used as the wrapping material 16 for the smokable rod, can be constructed using conventional paper wrapping materials.
  • the wrapping material comprises a fibrous material and at least one filler material imbedded or dispersed within the fibrous material.
  • the fibrous material can vary, but is typically a cellulosic material.
  • the filler material typically has the form of essentially water insoluble particles, and may incorporate inorganic components.
  • Exemplary filler materials include calcium carbonate, calcium tartrate, magnesium oxide, magnesium hydroxide gels; magnesium carbonate, clays, diatomaceous earth materials, titanium dioxide, gamma alumina materials, and calcium sulfate particles.
  • Exemplary types of wrapping materials, wrapping material components, and treated wrapping materials are described in US Pat. Nos. 4,804,002 to Herron ; 4,941,486 to Dube et al. ; 5,105,838 to White et al. ; 5,271,419 to Arzonico et al. 5,220,930 to Gentry ; 5,490,875 to Wermers et al. ; 6,706,120 to Miyauchi et al. ; 7,195,019 to Hancock et al. ; 7,237,559 to Ashcraft et al. ; and 7,275,548 to Hancock et al .; US Pat. Appl. Pub. Nos. 2003/0114298 to Woodhead et al.
  • wrapping materials are commercially available as R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Company Grades 119, 170, 419, 453, 454, 456, 465, 466, 490, 525, 535, 557, 652, 664, 672, 676 and 680 from Schweitzer-Maudit International.
  • the porosity of the wrapping materials can vary, and frequently is between about 0 CORESTA units and about 100 CORESTA units, often between about 10 CORESTA units and about 90 CORESTA units, and frequently between about 20 CORESTA units and about 80 CORESTA units.
  • Typical adhesive compositions used to adhere the seam of the plug wrap, the seam of the tobacco rod wrapper, and to adhere the tipping paper to the plug wrap are water-based formulations comprising a polymer emulsion.
  • An exemplary aqueous polymer emulsion contains ethylene vinyl acetate copolymer, typically with one or more stabilizers such as a polyvinyl alcohol resin.
  • a flavorant can be incorporated into any of the cigarette wrapping materials (e.g., the tobacco rod wrapper, plug wrap, or tipping paper) in order to enhance the sensory characteristics of the smoking article.
  • the presence of a flavorant in the wrapping material could serve to mask or ameliorate any off-taste or malodor attributable to the wrapping materials or some component thereof.
  • Exemplary flavorants for use in wrapping materials include methyl cyclopentenolone, heliotropin, vanillin, ethyl vanillin, caryophyllene oxide, 4-parahydroxyphenyl-2-butanone, gamma-undecalactone, gamma-dodecalactone, 2-methoxy-4-vinylphenol, 2-methoxy-4-methylphenol, 5-ethyl-3-hydroxy-4-methyl-2(5H)-furanone, methyl salicylate, clary sage oil, and sandalwood oil.
  • the flavorants used in the wrapping materials have low vapor pressures, do not have a tendency to migrate or evaporate under normal ambient conditions, and are stable under the processing conditions experienced by wrapping materials for smoking articles.
  • a flavorant can be incorporated into a wrapping material in a variety of ways.
  • the flavorant could be printed onto a paper wrapping material.
  • the flavorant could also be incorporated into the structure of the paper wrapping material by imbedding flavorant particles within a wrapping material or adhering flavorant particles to a wrapping material.
  • the flavorant could also be incorporated into coating formulations applied to a wrapping material or incorporated into any of the various adhesive materials (e.g., seam adhesives) used with cigarette wrapping materials.
  • one or more flavorants are incorporated into side seam adhesive CS-2201A available from R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Company.
  • flavorants are incorporated into coating compositions or adhesive compositions in amounts of about 0.01 percent to about 6.0 percent, based on the total weight of the composition.
  • the flavorant incorporated into a wrapping material according to the invention can be any flavorant discussed herein.
  • the filter material utilized in various segments of the filter element can vary, and can be any material of the type that can be employed for providing a tobacco smoke filter for cigarettes.
  • a traditional cigarette filter material is used, such as cellulose acetate tow, gathered cellulose acetate web, polypropylene tow, gathered cellulose acetate web, gathered paper, strands of reconstituted tobacco, or the like.
  • the filter segments are constructed of a filamentary or fibrous tow such as cellulose acetate, polyolefins such as polypropylene, or the like.
  • the fibrous tow of each region can vary in denier per filament (i.e., dpf where denier is expressed in units of g/9000 m) and total denier.
  • Denier per filament is a measurement of the weight per unit length of the individual filaments of the tow, and can be manipulated to achieve a desired pressure drop across the filter segment.
  • An exemplary dpf range for the fibrous tow used in the filter element of the invention is about 1.5 to about 8.
  • An exemplary range of total denier for fibrous tow used in the present invention is about 10,000 to about 50,000 (e.g., about 15,000 or about 40,000 total denier). See also the types of filter materials set forth in US Pat. Nos. 3,424,172 to Neurath ; 4,811,745 to Cohen et al. ; 4,925,602 to Hill et al. ; 5,225,277 to Takegawa et al. ; and 5,271,419 to Arzonico et al. .
  • each segment of the filter element can be identical, but in some cases, each segment of the filter element will contain a fibrous tow with a different dpf and total denier in order to establish different pressure drop values across each segment.
  • the filter segment 32 closest to the tobacco end of the filter element has a dpf of about 1.5 to about 7 and a total denier of about 15,000 to about 35,000.
  • the tobacco end segment will typically have the same or a lower dpf value as compared to the mouth end segment.
  • the filter segment 36 closest to the mouth end of the filter element has a dpf of about 5 to about 7 and a total denier of about 15,000 to about 30,000.
  • a plasticizer such as triacetin or carbowax is applied to the filamentary tow in traditional amounts using known techniques.
  • the plasticizer component of the filter material comprises triacetin and carbowax in a 1:1 ratio by weight.
  • the total amount of plasticizer is generally about 4 to about 20 percent by weight, preferably about 6 to about 12 percent by weight.
  • Other suitable materials or additives used in connection with the construction of the filter element will be readily apparent to those skilled in the art of cigarette filter design and manufacture. See, for example, US Pat. No. 5,387,285 to Rivers .
  • Preferred cigarettes are rod-shaped, and can have a circumference of about 12 mm to about 30 mm, often about 16 mm to about 25 mm; and can have a total length of about 70 mm to about 120 mm, often about 90 mm to about 110 mm.
  • the length of the filter element 26 can vary. Typical filter elements can have total lengths of about 20 mm to about 40 mm, often about 20 mm to about 30 mm. Referring to the embodiment of FIG. 2 , the length of the mouth end segment of filter material 36 is often about 8 mm to about 12 mm, the length of the central cavity 34 is often about 5 mm to about 8 mm, and the length of the tobacco end segment of filter material 32 is often about 8 to about 12 mm.
  • pressure drop values of cigarettes which correspond to resistance to draw, are measured using a Filtrona Cigarette Test Station (CTS Series) available form Filtrona Instruments and Automation Ltd. Pressure drop can be expressed as mm of water required to draw 17.5 cc/sec of air through or across the filter region from the tobacco rod side to the mouth end of the filter element.
  • An exemplary cigarette exhibits a pressure drop of between about 100 and about 300 mm water pressure drop at 17.5 cc/sec air flow.
  • Preferred cigarettes exhibit pressure drop values of between about 150 mm and about 200 mm water pressure drop at 17.5 cc/sec air flow.
  • the filter element 26 will often have a total pressure drop of about 80 mm water to about 120 mm water.
  • the pressure drop across the mouth end segment of filter material 36 is often about 15 mm water to about 45 mm water (e.g., about 18 to about 30 mm water)
  • the pressure drop across the central cavity 34 is often about 2 mm water to about 6 mm water
  • the pressure drop across the tobacco end segment of filter material 32 is often about 40 to about 80 mm water.
  • the pressure drop across the filter segment 32 closest to the tobacco rod is typically the same or higher than the pressure drop across the filter segment 36 distal from the tobacco rod.
  • the amount or degree of air dilution or ventilation can vary. Frequently, the amount of air dilution for an air diluted cigarette is greater than about 10 percent, generally is greater than about 20 percent, often is greater than about 30 percent, and sometimes is greater than about 40 percent. Typically, the level of air dilution for an air diluted cigarette is less than about 80 percent, and often less than about 70 percent.
  • air dilution is the ratio (expressed as a percentage) of the volume of air drawn through the air dilution means to the total volume and air and smoke drawn through the cigarette and exiting the extreme mouth end portion of the cigarette.
  • Filter element components or segments for filter elements for multi-segment filtered cigarettes typically are prepared from filter rods using the types of rod-forming units that traditionally have been employed to provide multi-segment cigarette filter components, such as those available as KDF-2 and KDF-3E from Hauni-Werke Korber & Co. KG.
  • filter material such as filter tow
  • An exemplary tow processing unit capable of processing cellulose acetate tow has been commercially available as E-60 supplied by Arjay Equipment Corp., Winston-Salem, NC.
  • Other exemplary tow processing units have been commercially available as AF-2, AF-3, and AF-4 from Hauni-Werke Korber & Co. KG.
  • Multi-segment filter elements typically are provided from so-called “six-up” filter rods, "four-up” filter rods and “two-up” filter rods that are of the general format and configuration conventionally used for the manufacture of filtered cigarettes can be handled using conventional-type or suitably modified cigarette rod handling devices, such as tipping devices available as Lab MAX, MAX, MAX S or MAX 80 from Hauni-Werke Korber & Co. KG. See, for example, the types of devices set forth in US Pat. Nos. 3,308,600 to Erdmann et al. ; 4,281,670 to Heitmann et al. ; 4,280,187 to Reuland et al. ; 4,850,301 to Greene, Jr.
  • Filter elements of the present invention can be incorporated within conventional cigarettes configured for combustion of a smokable material, and also within the types of cigarettes set forth in US Pat. Nos. 4,756,318 to Clearman et al. ; 4,714,082 to Banerjee et al. ; 4,771,795 to White et al. ; 4,793,365 to Sensabaugh et al. ; 4,989,619 to Clearman et al. ; 4,917,128 to Clearman et al. ; 4,961,438 to Korte ; 4,966,171 to Serrano et al. ; 4,969,476 to Bale et al.
  • filter elements of the present invention can be incorporated within the types of cigarettes that have been commercially marketed under the brand names "Premier” and " Eclipse” by R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Company . See, for example, those types of cigarettes described in Chemical and Biological Studies on New Cigarette Prototypes that Heat Instead of Burn Tobacco, R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Company Monograph (1988 ) and Inhalation Toxicology, 12:5, p. 1-58 (2000 ).
  • Cigarette rods typically are manufactured using a cigarette making machine, such as a conventional automated cigarette rod making machine.
  • exemplary cigarette rod making machines are of the type commercially available from Molins PLC or Hauni-Werke Korber & Co. KG.
  • cigarette rod making machines of the type known as MkX (commercially available from Molins PLC) or PROTOS (commercially available from Hauni-Werke Korber & Co. KG) can be employed.
  • MkX commercially available from Molins PLC
  • PROTOS commercially available from Hauni-Werke Korber & Co. KG
  • a description of a PROTOS cigarette making machine is provided in US Patent No. 4,474,190 to Brand, at col. 5, line 48 through col. 8, line 3, which is incorporated herein by reference. Types of equipment suitable for the manufacture of cigarettes also are set forth in US Pat. Nos.
  • the automated cigarette making machines of the type set forth herein provide a formed continuous cigarette rod or smokable rod that can be subdivided into formed smokable rods of desired lengths.
  • a cigarette is prepared using a representative American tobacco blend comprising burley tobacco, flue-cured tobacco, Oriental tobacco, and reconstituted tobacco materials.
  • An aqueous casing material comprising humectant and flavor components is added to the tobacco blend and the blend is equilibrated to a moisture content of about 12-15 percent prior to cigarette manufacture.
  • the tobacco blend is incorporated into a tobacco rod, which is attached to a filter element in order to prepare a cigarette rod having a total length of about 108 mm with a filter element length of about 27 mm.
  • the tobacco rod includes a tobacco charge weighing about 0.6 g contained within a circumscribing cigarette paper wrap of conventional type.
  • the filter element of the cigarette has the general configuration shown in FIG. 2 , with a 10 mm mouth end segment constructed of plasticized cellulose acetate tow (5.0 dpf/30,000 total denier), a 5 mm central cavity filled with about 102 mg of menthol-containing capsules, and a 12 mm tobacco end "dalmation" segment constructed of plasticized cellulose acetate tow (1.8 dpf/35,000 total denier) and containing about 40 mg of G277M activated carbon manufactured by PICA dispersed within the fibrous tow.
  • the plasticizer used in each fibrous tow segment is triacetin.
  • the filter element is circumscribed by a plug wrap having a paper weight of about 24 gsm.
  • the completed cigarette has a circumference of about 24 mm and a total pressure drop of about 150 mm H 2 O.
  • the filter element pressure drop is about 100 mm H 2 O, with the mouth end segment having a pressure drop of about 18 mm H 2 O, the cavity having a pressure drop of about 5 mm H 2 O, and the tobacco end segment having a pressure drop of about 77 mm H 2 O.
  • the filter element of the cigarette comprises both an upstream adsorbent material and downstream capsules that can be selectively ruptured by the smoker to add a menthol flavor to mainstream smoke.
  • a cigarette is prepared that is similar to the embodiment of Example 1, except for the following changes:
  • a cigarette is prepared that is similar to the embodiment of Example 2, except for the following changes:

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  1. Cigarette (10) comprenant une tige de tabac (12) comprenant une matière de charge apte à être fumée présente dans une matière d'emballage (16) délimitante et un élément filtrant (26) connecté à la tige de tabac (12) à une extrémité de celle-ci, l'élément filtrant (26) comprenant :
    (a) un premier segment (32) de matière de filtre en cordon fibreux positionné le plus près de la tige de tabac (12) ;
    (b) un second segment (36) de matière de filtre en cordon fibreux en relation espacée par rapport au premier segment ; et
    (c) une cavité (34) positionnée entre les deux segments (a) et (b) (32, 36) de matière de filtre en cordon fibreux, la cavité (34) contenant une pluralité de capsules perforables (44) comprenant une enveloppe extérieure et une charge intérieure comprenant un agent aromatisant, les capsules perforables (44) étant de forme généralement sphérique avec un diamètre dans l'intervalle d'environ 0,75 mm à environ 2,5 mm ;
    dans laquelle le segment (a) (32) de matière de filtre en cordon fibreux comprend une matière adsorbante (50) dispersée dans celui-ci et le segment (b) (36) est substantiellement dépourvu de matière adsorbante ; et
    dans laquelle la chute de pression combinée à travers le premier segment (a) (32), le second segment (b) (36) et la cavité (c) (34) est comprise entre environ 80 mm d'eau et environ 120 mm d'eau, et la chute de pression à travers le premier segment (a) (32) est identique ou supérieure à la chute de pression à travers le second segment (b) (36).
  2. Cigarette (10) suivant la revendication 1, dans laquelle la matière adsorbante (50) est choisie dans le groupe consistant en le charbon actif, des tamis moléculaires, une argile, des résines échangeuses d'ions, l'alumine activée, le gel de silice, la sépiolite, des catalyseurs d'oxydation et leurs associations.
  3. Cigarette (10) suivant la revendication 1, dans laquelle la matière adsorbante (50) est une matière carbonée.
  4. Cigarette (10) suivant la revendication 1, dans laquelle l'agent aromatisant est choisi dans le groupe consistant en la vanille, le café, le chocolat, la crème, la menthe, la menthe verte, le menthol, la menthe poivrée, le wintergreen, la lavande, la cardamone, la muscade, la cannelle, la girofle, la cascarille, le santal, le miel, le jasmin, le gingembre, l'anis, la sauge, la réglisse, le citron, l'orange, la pomme, la pêche, la lime, la cerise, l'eucalyptus, la fraise et leurs mélanges.
  5. Cigarette (10) suivant la revendication 1, dans laquelle l'agent aromatisant est un agent rafraîchissant.
  6. Cigarette (10) suivant la revendication 1, dans laquelle la charge des capsules perforables (44) est anhydre.
  7. Cigarette (10) suivant la revendication 1, dans laquelle la charge des capsules perforables (44) comprend un mélange de l'agent aromatisant et d'un diluant et, en particulier, dans laquelle le diluant comprend un mélange de triglycérides en Ce à C12.
  8. Cigarette (10) suivant la revendication 1, dans laquelle la cavité (c) (34) contient un nombre de capsules perforables (44) suffisant pour que l'espace vide dans la cavité (34) soit inférieur à environ 50 % du volume de la cavité (34) et, en particulier, dans laquelle l'espace vide dans la cavité (34) est inférieur à environ 30 % du volume de la cavité (34).
  9. Cigarette (10) suivant la revendication 1, dans laquelle l'épaisseur de l'enveloppe des capsules perforables (44) est comprise dans l'intervalle d'environ 50 à environ 200 micromètres et le rapport du diamètre de la capsule à l'épaisseur de l'enveloppe va d'environ 10 à environ 100.
  10. Cigarette (10) suivant la revendication 1, dans laquelle la cavité (c) (34) contient environ 20 0 à environ 120 capsules perforables généralement sphériques (44) ayant un diamètre dans l'intervalle d'environ 1 mm à environ 1,5 mm.
  11. Cigarette (10) suivant la revendication 1, dans laquelle les capsules perforables (44) ont une résistance à l'écrasement dans l'intervalle d'environ 0,1 à environ 4,0 kp et, en particulier, les capsules perforables (44) ont une résistance à l'écrasement dans l'intervalle d'environ 0,2 à environ 1,5 kp.
  12. Cigarette (10) suivant la revendication 1, dans laquelle la matière formant l'enveloppe des capsules perforables (44) est choisie dans le groupe consistant en la gélatine, la gomme arabique, le poly(acétate de vinyle), des alginates, la gomme de caroube, le citrate de potassium, la carraghénine, l'acide citrique, la dextrine, l'alcool polyvinylique, la povidone, le diméthylpolysiloxane, la diméthylsilicone, la gomme laque blanchie, la gomme guar, la gomme gélane, la gélose, la gomme ghatti, la gomme de mannane, la gomme de pullulane, un amidon modifié, des matières cellulosiques, le citrate de sodium, le ferrocyanure de sodium, la gomme de faux acacia, des polyphosphates, l'acide tannique, une cire de pétrole, une résine terpénique, la gomme adragante, le polyéthylène, la gomme xanthane, le polyéthylèneglycol et leurs associations.
  13. Cigarette (10) suivant la revendication 1, dans laquelle la matière formant l'enveloppe des capsules perforables (44) comprend un hydrocolloïde choisi dans le groupe consistant en la gomme gellane, la gélose, la carraghénine, un alginate, la gomme arabique, la pectine, la gomme de pullulane, la gomme de mannane et leurs associations, éventuellement en association avec la gélatine.
  14. Cigarette (10) suivant la revendication 1, dans laquelle les capsules perforables (44) comprennent un revêtement faisant barrière à l'humidité extérieure.
  15. Cigarette (10) suivant la revendication 1, dans laquelle la longueur du premier segment (32) de matière de filtre en cordon fibreux (a) est d'environ 8 mm à environ 12 mm, la longueur de la cavité (c) (34) est d'environ 5 mm à environ 8 mm et la longueur du second segment (36) de matière de filtre en cordon fibreux (b) est d'environ 8 à environ 12 mm.
  16. Cigarette (10) suivant la revendication 1, dans laquelle la chute de pression à travers le premier segment (a) (32) est d'environ 40 à environ 80 mm d'eau et la chute de pression à travers le second segment (b) (36) est d'environ 15 mm d'eau à environ 45 mm d'eau.
  17. Cigarette (10) suivant la revendication 1, comprenant en outre une matière en particules mélangée aux capsules (44), la matière en particules étant adaptée à faciliter la rupture des capsules (44).
  18. Cigarette (10) suivant la revendication 1, dans laquelle le segment (a) (32) comprend une matière de filtre en cordon d'acétate de cellulose ; le segment (b) (36) comprend une matière de filtre en cordon d'acétate de cellulose en relation espacée avec le segment (a) (32) ; et la cavité (34) contient environ 20 à environ 120 capsules perforables généralement sphériques (44) ayant un diamètre dans l'intervalle d'environ 1 mm à environ 1,5 mm et une résistance à l'écrasement dans l'intervalle d'environ 0,2 à environ 1,5 kp, les capsules perforables (44) comprenant une enveloppe extérieure et une charge intérieure comprenant un agent aromatisant et un diluant, et dans laquelle le segment (a) (32) comprend une matière carbonée (50) dispersée dans celui-ci et le segment (b) (36) est substantiellement dépourvu de matière carbonée.
  19. Cigarette (10) suivant la revendication 18, dans laquelle l'agent aromatisant est le menthol.
  20. Cigarette (10) suivant la revendication 1, dans laquelle la matière d'emballage délimitante (16) comprend un adhésif de jonction longitudinal et l'adhésif de jonction longitudinal comprend un agent aromatisant.
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