Abstract:
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a heater suitable for use in an electric smoking system. SOLUTION: The heater (39) for use in a smoking system having an electric energy source for heating a cigarette has a plurality of electric resister heater blades (121) which form a container for receiving the inserted cigarette and are extended along the inserted cigarette; each blade has the first heater blade leg (116A) having the first and second ends, the second heater blade leg (116B) having the first and second ends (122), and a connection section (118) for connecting the second ends of the first heater blade legs to the first ends of the second heater blade legs; the first and second heater blade legs of each heater blade are separated through each gap (125); the first ends of the first heater blade legs are disposed to electrically contact with an electric source; the first heater blade leg, the connection section and the heater blade leg are combined to form each resister heating route; each electric heater blade is heated along the first and second blades to heat the inserted cigarette; the first ends of the first blades have a common connector. COPYRIGHT: (C)2008,JPO&INPIT
Abstract:
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a tobacco web suitable for the use in an electrical cigarette system. SOLUTION: The tobacco web wound so as to form a cylindrical tobacco rod 60 for a cigarette 23 operated by an electric cigar lighter 25 (figure 2) includes a base web 68 and a tobacco material 70 arranged along the first side of the base web. The base web comprises a combination of a tobacco fiber with a cellulosic fiber combined in a ratio of from about 2:1 to 4:1. The base web has a basic weight within the range of about 35 to 45 g/cm 2 , and the tobacco material has at least twice of the basic weight of the base web. The tobacco material contains finely pulverized tobacco and an extracted tobacco solid material in a ratio of from about 3:1 to 9:1, and further contains a humectant in a level of about 5 to 20 wt.% of the material. COPYRIGHT: (C)2008,JPO&INPIT
Abstract:
A brush cleaning unit (27) for a heater fixture (21) of a smoking device includes a holder such as a tube (29) wherein the heater fixture can be washed with a liquid by a movable brush (39). The tube can include first and second ends (31 and 33), a portion of a key (35) for cooperating with a corresponding portion of the key (37) on the heater fixture for orienting the heater fixture, and an arrangement for preventing the brush from rotating. The brush can be arranged to be axially movable relative to the tube and the heater fixture attached thereto.
Abstract:
An electrical smoking system (21) comprising a housing (31) having front and rear housing portions (33 and 35), a reusable lighter (25), a filter cigarette (23), a cigarette receiver (27) which is open at a front end portion (29) of the lighter (25), an indicator (51) to indicate number of puffs remaining in a smoke of the cigarette (23), and a cigarette detector (57) to detect the presence of a cigarette.
Abstract:
An electrical smoking system (21) comprising a cigarette (23) and an electric lighter (25), wherein the cigarette (23) comprises a tubular tobacco mat (66) partially filled with material tobacco (80) so as to define a filled tobacco rod portion (60) and an unfilled tobacco rod portion (90). The cigarette (23) and the lighter (25) are mutually arranged so that when the cigarette (23) is received in the lighter (25), the electrical heater element (37) of the lighter (25) at least partially superposes at least a portion of the filled tobacco rod portion (60). The cigarette (23) and the lighter (25) are also mutually arranged so that when the cigarette (23) is received in the lighter (25), the free end (15) of the cigarette (23) is occluded. The cigarette (23) includes a zone of perforations (12, 14) at a location along the filled tobacco rod portion (60), with the cigarette being free of perforations along the unfilled tobacco rod portion (90).
Abstract:
A flavor generating unit (10) is provided for use in an article for delivering to a consumer a flavor-containing substance, the article having electrical heating means (12) disposed in a cavity. The flavor generating unit (10) includes a carbon fibrous mat (16) and flavor generating medium (14) disposed on the mat (16) for providing efficient generation of flavor-containing substance. The carbon mat (16) includes carbon fibers that are made from a precursor selected from the group consisting of rayon, pitch, and polyacrylonitrile. A flavor generating article incorporating the flavor generating unit is also provided.
Abstract:
A brush cleaning unit (27) for a heater fixture (21) of a smoking device includes a holder such as a tube (29) wherein the heater fixture can be washed with a liquid by a movable brush (39). The tube can include first and second ends (31 and 33), a portion of a key (35) for cooperating with a corresponding portion of the key (37) on the heater fixture for orienting the heater fixture, and an arrangement for preventing the brush from rotating. The brush can be arranged to be axially movable relative to the tube and the heater fixture attached thereto.
Abstract:
A cigarette (23) comprises a tobacco rod having filled and unfilled portions arranged so that electrical heater elements (37) may overlap both portions. The rod includes a tubular tobacco web. The web is constructed by converting tobacco feedstock into a continuous sheet of tobacco web and converting the continuous sheet of tobacco web into one or ore bobbins of tobacco web suitable for automated manufacture of cigarettes. A heater (25) comprises a supporting hub and electrically resistive heater blades (37) defining a receptacle (27) for an inserted cigarette (23). Each blade comprises first and second heater blade legs each having a first end and a second end, and a connecting section connecting the second end of the first leg and the first end of the second leg. The blades (37) are heated by a resistive heating circuit and heat the inserted cigarette (23). The legs are separated by a gap to permit entrainment of flavour substances upon drawing.
Abstract:
A brush cleaning unit for a heater fixture of a smoking device includes a holder such as a tube wherein the heater fixture can be washed with a liquid by a movable brush. The tube can include first and second ends, a portion of a key for cooperating with a corresponding portion of the key on the heater fixture for orienting the heater fixture, and an arrangement for preventing the brush from rotating. The brush can be arranged to be axially movable relative to the tube and the heater fixture attached thereto.
Abstract:
A CIGARETTE (23) COMPRISES A TOBACCO ROD (60) HAVING FILLED AND UNFILLED PORTIONS ARRANGED SO THAT ELECTRICAL HEATER ELEMENTS (31) MAY OVERLAP BOTH PORTIONS. THE ROD (60) INCLUDES A TUBULAR TOBACCO WEB (66). THE WEB (66) IS CONSTRUCTED BY CONVERTING TOBACCO FEEDSTOCK INTO A CONTINUOUS SHEET OF TOBACCO WEB AND CONVERTING THE CONTINUOUS SHEET OF TOBACCO WEB INTO ONE OR MORE BOBBINS OF TOBACCO WEB SUITABLE FOR AUTOMATED MANUFACTURE OF CIGARETTES. A HEATER (25) COMPRISES A SUPPORTING HUB AND ELECTRICALLY RESISTIVE HEATER BLADES (37) DEFMING A RECEPTACLE (27) FOR AN INSERTED CIGARETTE (23). EACH BLADE COMPRISES FIRST AND SECOND HEATER BLADE LEGS EACH HAVING A FIRST END AND A SECOND END, AND A CONNECTING SECTION CONNECTING THE SECOND END OF THE FIRST LEG AND THE FIRST END OF THE SECOND LEG. THE BLADES (37) ARE HEATED BY A RESISTIVE HEATING CIRCUIT AND HEAT THE INSERTED CIGARETTE (23). THE LEGS ARE SEPARATED BY A GAP TO PERMIT ENTRAINMENT OF FLAVOUR SUBSTANCES UPON DRAWING.FIG. 1