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EP3939439A1 - Verfahren zur herstellung eines aerosolerzeugungsartikels sowie aerosolerzeugungsartikel - Google Patents

Verfahren zur herstellung eines aerosolerzeugungsartikels sowie aerosolerzeugungsartikel Download PDF

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EP3939439A1
EP3939439A1 EP20185716.6A EP20185716A EP3939439A1 EP 3939439 A1 EP3939439 A1 EP 3939439A1 EP 20185716 A EP20185716 A EP 20185716A EP 3939439 A1 EP3939439 A1 EP 3939439A1
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binding agent
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Adrian HARTANTO
Peter UHRMEISTER
Daniel Lickefeld
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    • AHUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A24TOBACCO; CIGARS; CIGARETTES; SIMULATED SMOKING DEVICES; SMOKERS' REQUISITES
    • A24CMACHINES FOR MAKING CIGARS OR CIGARETTES
    • A24C5/00Making cigarettes; Making tipping materials for, or attaching filters or mouthpieces to, cigars or cigarettes
    • A24C5/60Final treatment of cigarettes, e.g. marking, printing, branding, decorating
    • A24C5/608Treating cigarettes with a liquid or viscous solution
    • AHUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A24TOBACCO; CIGARS; CIGARETTES; SIMULATED SMOKING DEVICES; SMOKERS' REQUISITES
    • A24DCIGARS; CIGARETTES; TOBACCO SMOKE FILTERS; MOUTHPIECES FOR CIGARS OR CIGARETTES; MANUFACTURE OF TOBACCO SMOKE FILTERS OR MOUTHPIECES
    • A24D1/00Cigars; Cigarettes

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  • loose ends are an issue in cigarette manufacturing. After wrapping cigarettes and especially loose tobacco with wrapping paper, these loose ends are an end of the wrapped tobacco rod, which is open so that loose tobacco can fall out of the cigarette. In the manufacturing process of cigarettes that loose tobacco falls out of the cigarettes causing dirt in the machines. The machines then have to be stopped to be cleaned. Moreover, the loose tobacco, which fell out of the cigarettes during production leads to a lower yield and an increased tobacco waste. Therefore production costs of cigarettes are increased with high waste of tobacco.
  • the binding agent is applied onto at least a part of the distal end and/or the proximal end of the aerosol-generating article.
  • the binding agent is applied onto a face of the distal and/or a proximal end, especially a face, which preferably is arranged perpendicular to the longitudinal axis.
  • binding agent sticks onto the distal end and/or the proximal end of the aerosol-generating article. That way, the binding agent is able to fix loose particles onto each other and/or other cut filler particles and/or onto the wrapping element and/or filter material.
  • the binding agent can be melted with subsequent vaporization or directly sublimated at temperatures above 60°C, preferably above 80°C, preferably above 100°C and/or when the binding agent comes in contact to heat, especially heat generated by fire or an electrical device. That way, the binding agent will not disturb the smoking experience and/or hinder the aerosol-generating substrate to release aerosol.
  • the binding agent comprises at least one material of a group of materials that contains sugars, such as syrup, honey or molasses), saccarose, fructose, xytol or the like, starches, starch based glues, agar agar, gel, waxes and/or flavors and/or combinations thereof. It may be possible, that the binding agent is a thickening agent, which is ideally liquifiable by mixing it with water and/or that hardens after drying.
  • a flavor as a constituent of the binding agent, such as menthol, peppermint and/or spearmint, lemon balm, basil, cinnamon, lemon basil, chive, coriander, lavender, sage, tea, thyme or a combination thereof, it will provide a special taste while consuming the aerosol-generating article.
  • a further step provides melting the binding agent and/or wax preferably above 50°C, preferably above 55°C, preferably above 60°C and/or below 80°C, preferably below 70°C and preferably below 65°C.
  • the binding agent and/or wax is melted at temperatures between 60°C and 70°C in order to liquefy it to ensure a good processability of the binding agent and/or wax.
  • the liquefied binding agent and/or wax is sprayable and/or castable and/or spreadable.
  • the binding agent is soluble in fat, at least partially soluble in alcohol and/or insoluble in water.
  • the alcohol is a long-chained alcohol.
  • the binding agent has a good miscibility with fat and/or alcohol so that the properties of the binding agent are configurable and adjustable to specific applications and moreover to guarantee a good processing during production of the smoking article.
  • the binding agent may also be soluble in water so that it can be liquefied at room temperatures.
  • the binding agent has a density preferably larger than 0.80 g/cm 3 , preferably larger than 0.90 g/cm 3 , preferably larger than 0.95 g/cm 3 and/or smaller than 1 g/cm 3 , preferably smaller than 0.98 g/cm 3 and preferably smaller than 0.97 g/cm 3 .
  • density is well suitable for processing and handling the binding agent.
  • the binding agent is plastic in a solid state and sprayable and/or castable in a liquid state to guarantee a good processing of the binding agent.
  • the binding agent solidifies by cooling and/or drying of the binding agent.
  • the binding agent may be transformable from a solid into a liquid state and vice versa.
  • the binding agent may also harden by heating it or mixing it with e.g. water so that the binding agent can be processed in a liquid form and/or stored and/or transported in a solid form.
  • the method comprises a step of drying the binding agent.
  • the binding agent may also be cooled.
  • the step of drying and/or cooling the binding agent takes place before packing the smoking articles so that a risk of a damage of the solidified binding agent by further processing of the aerosol generating article and/or its components is reduced.
  • the application of the binding agent takes place in a horizontal or vertical position of the aerosol-generating article, wherein a face of the distal and/or a proximal end is arranged perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the position of the aerosol-generating article. It may also be possible, that the distal and/or proximal end of the aerosol generating article is dipped into the binding agent to coat the end/s with binding agent.
  • the binding agent is applied to the distal and/or a proximal end of more than one aerosol generating article at the same time.
  • several aerosol generating articles are positioned parallel to each other with respect to their longitudinal axes and/or with their distal ends directing into the same direction.
  • an additional step of adjusting a distribution element, preferably an orifice, of an application unit to the position of the face of the distal and/or a proximal end is performed.
  • the application unit comprises more than one distribution element and in particular the distribution element comprise a nozzle.
  • the application unit comprises an array of distribution elements and in particular nozzles to spray the binding agent. It may be possible that one or more of the distribution elements/nozzles are adjusted on the basis of an application pattern and/or that the binding agent is applied by spraying it, ideally on the basis of the spray pulses. This way, the application of the binding agent and/or a flavor is improved, so that ideally material can be saved and/or production costs kept low.
  • a center of at least one orifice of the application unit faces a center of the face of the distal and/or a proximal end.
  • several or all orifices of the elements of the application unit are directed to at least, especially several faces of the distal and/or proximal ends.
  • each orifice is directed to another face so that the binding agent can be applied, in particular sprayed onto several distal and/or proximal ends at the same time.
  • the direction of each orifice to the center of the face of the distal and/or proximal end/s allows a precise application of the binding agent onto the distal and/or proximal end/s.
  • the application of the binding agent onto the face of the distal and/or a proximal end takes place after formation of the at least one aerosol-generating substrate segment of the aerosol-generating article/s.
  • the application of the binding agent onto the distal and/or a proximal end/s of the aerosol generating article/s may take place directly after components of the aerosol generating articles are assembled, e.g. at a cigarette maker so that there is enough time for the binding agent to dry before further processing.
  • Such point of application would be the earliest point for the elimination of loose ends and therefore will keep subsequent machines clean from loose tobacco to reduce costs.
  • a quantity of preferably below 1.5mg, preferably below 1mg, preferably below 0.8mg of the binding agent is applied to the face of the distal and/or a proximal end.
  • a quantity of preferably below 1.5mg, preferably below 1mg, preferably below 0.8mg of the binding agent is applied to the face of the distal and/or a proximal end.
  • Preferably, between 0.8 and 1.5, in particular 1 mg of binding agent is applied onto one proximal or distal end of the aerosol generating article.
  • a quantity higher than 1.5 mg may have a negative effect on the appearance and/or the technical properties of the aerosol generating article. Too less binding agent may not be enough to overcome the loose ends issue and may not be sufficient to keep the loose tobacco within the aerosol generating article.
  • an aerosol-generating article with a distal end and a proximal end and extending in a longitudinal axis between said distal and proximal ends, wherein the aerosol-generating article comprises at least one aerosol-generating substrate segment and at least one filter segment arranged in abutment against each other along said longitudinal axis, wherein at least a part of the filter segment is surrounded by a tipping wrapper for holding the aerosol-generating article. At least a part of the distal end and/or the proximal end is covered with a binding agent to avoid tobacco from falling out of the aerosol-generating article.
  • FIG. 1 a chart of steps 1-7 of the method of producing an aerosol-generating article 10 with a binding agent 16 onto a proximal 12 and/or distal 11 end of the aerosol-generating article 10 is shown.
  • the aerosol generating article 10 with binding agent applied onto it is schematically shown in figure 2 .
  • the aerosol-generating article 10 comprises a longitudinal axis 13 along which at least one aerosol-generating substrate segment 14 and at least one filter segment 15 are arranged, as well as a distal end 11 and a proximal end 12, wherein these ends comprise a face 11a, 12a that is ideally arranged perpendicular to the longitudinal axis 13.
  • the aerosol-generating substrate segment comprises tobacco, in particular in the form of tobacco particles.
  • the aerosol-generating substrate segment 14 and the filter segment 15 are positioned adjacent to each other or with at least one cavity between them.
  • the aerosol-generating substrate segment 14 and the filter segment 15 may both be at least partly surrounded by a wrapping element, ideally made of paper material or plastic material and in particular by a tipping wrapper.
  • a position of one or several least one aerosol-generating article/s 10 is recognized by e.g. an automatic and preferably contactless and/or optical and/or electromagnetic recognition method.
  • the electromagnetic recognition method uses micro-waves or terahertz waves.
  • this step and may be subsequent steps take place between production and packaging of the aerosol-generating article/s and/or directly after components of the aerosol generating article/s is/are assembled e.g. at a maker part of the manufacturing plant, or directly before the aerosol generating article/s are packed into packagings, e.g. at a packing part of the manufacturing plant.
  • the aerosol-generating article/s 10 are positioned close to each other and/or arranged in parallel with respect to their longitudinal axes 13.
  • the aerosol-generating article/s 10 are arranged such that their distal ends 11 are directed into the same direction or that their proximal ends 12 are directed into the same direction, which is preferably a direction perpendicular to each longitudinal axis 13.
  • the faces 11a, 12a of the distal 11 and/or proximal 12 ends of the several aerosol-generating articles 10 may be arranged such they are arranged in the same plane.
  • at least one position, in particular several positions of the faces 11a, 12a of different aerosol-generating article/s 10 are recognized by the recognition method.
  • the adjustment may be based on the application patterns or rather on the recognized face/s 22 and/or proximal 12 or distal 11 end/s such that ideally, each element/orifice 24 is adjusted and directed to recognized face/s 22 and/or proximal 12 or distal 11 end/s.
  • the binding agent 16 is dried.
  • drying causes a solidification of the binding agent 16 so that the binding agent ideally solidifies by a transformation from a liquid state to a solid and/or plastic state.
  • the binding agent 16 may solidify by cooling it, preferably from down to room temperature, which is in particular below 40°C.
  • the binding agent 16 may also solidify due to a loss of liquid constituents, e.g. water and/or heating it to cause a desorption of at least one liquid constituent.
  • the finished aerosol-generating article 10 comprising the binding agent 16 are preferably subjected to further standard processing as packaging and/or storage.

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Citations (4)

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Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
DE647478C (de) * 1934-01-03 1937-08-05 Martin Brinkmann Akt Ges Verfahren zum Aufbringen von Klebfluessigkeit auf die Enden von Zigaretten
GB2163339A (en) * 1984-08-22 1986-02-26 Molins Plc Tobacco end sealing
US5630432A (en) * 1988-09-20 1997-05-20 Gaudlitz; Robert T. Droplet jet application of adhesive to cigarette ends
WO2017137857A1 (en) * 2016-02-09 2017-08-17 Philip Morris Products S.A. Smoking article with hydrophobic wrapper and reduced tobacco loose ends

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* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
DE647478C (de) * 1934-01-03 1937-08-05 Martin Brinkmann Akt Ges Verfahren zum Aufbringen von Klebfluessigkeit auf die Enden von Zigaretten
GB2163339A (en) * 1984-08-22 1986-02-26 Molins Plc Tobacco end sealing
US5630432A (en) * 1988-09-20 1997-05-20 Gaudlitz; Robert T. Droplet jet application of adhesive to cigarette ends
WO2017137857A1 (en) * 2016-02-09 2017-08-17 Philip Morris Products S.A. Smoking article with hydrophobic wrapper and reduced tobacco loose ends

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