[Technical Field]
[0001] The present invention relates to a wrapping paper for a non-combustion-heating-type
smoking product, a non-combustion-heating-type smoking product, and an electric-heating-type
smoking system.
[Background Art]
[0002] A non-combustion-heating-type smoking product of a type, in which heating is performed
from the periphery of a tobacco rod including shredded tobacco and in which a volatile
component is delivered to a user, is known. In the non-combustion-heating-type smoking
product, the tobacco rod wrapped with a wrapping paper is heated, but unlike conventional
cigarettes, the tobacco rod remains unburned after use (after heating).
[0003] In conventional cigarettes, white (colorless) paper is generally used as a wrapping
paper for wrapping shredded tobacco while a logo may be attached thereto in some cases.
[Summary of Invention]
[Technical Problem]
[0004] It was found that, when a wrapping paper used in conventional cigarettes is used
as a wrapping paper for wrapping shredded tobacco in non-combustion-heating-type smoking
products, heating thereof during use may cause discoloration that is unpleasant to
a user.
[0005] Thus, an object of the present invention is to provide a wrapping paper for a non-combustion-heating-type
smoking product that does not present an unpleasant visual appearance that may occur
due to heating.
[Solution to Problem]
[0006] In order to achieve the above object, the inventors have focused on the fact that
the unpleasant discoloration does not become noticeable when a wrapping paper that
has a section having a certain color difference ΔE* or more after heating compared
to before heating is used.
[0007] Paper made mainly of pulp burns and turns brown when heated at a certain temperature
or higher, but since the change in color is caused physically due to thermal decomposition
of pulp and paper constituent components, it is not possible to simply prevent such
discoloration. However, the inventors have found that, even if discoloration occurs
due to burning, in order to prevent the discoloration from being recognized as an
unpleasant color, by adding a specific heat sensitive material to the wrapping paper
in advance so that a certain color difference or more occurs between before heating
and after heating, the unpleasant discoloration can be made unapparent.
[0008] An object of the present invention is specific to a non-combustion-heating-type smoking
product heated by an electric heating device and was not presented in conventional
smoking products (cigarettes and the like).
[0009] Specifically, the present invention is as follows.
- [1] A wrapping paper for a non-combustion-heating-type smoking product, the wrapping
paper having a section in which a heat sensitive material is added to a surface that
serves as an outer surface of the non-combustion-heating type smoking product, wherein
in the wrapping paper a color difference ΔE* between a color of the section in which
the heat sensitive material is added before heating the wrapping paper and a color
of the section in which the heat sensitive material is added after heating the wrapping
paper at 200°C for 5 minutes is 15 or greater.
- [2] The wrapping paper for a non-combustion-heating-type smoking product according
to [1], wherein the heat sensitive material is one or more selected from the group
consisting of organic acids or their salts, monosaccharides, disaccharides, polysaccharides
and amino acids.
- [3] The wrapping paper for a non-combustion-heating-type smoking product according
to [2], wherein the organic acids or their salts are one or more selected from the
group consisting of acetic acid, potassium acetate, sodium acetate, citric acid, potassium
citrate, sodium citrate, tartaric acid, potassium tartrate, sodium tartrate, phosphoric
acid, sodium phosphate, potassium phosphate, malic acid, sodium malate, magnesium
malate, lactic acid, and calcium lactate.
- [4] The wrapping paper for a non-combustion-heating-type smoking product according
to [2], wherein the monosaccharides are one or more selected from the group consisting
of fructose, galactose, and glucose, the disaccharides are one or more selected from
the group consisting of maltose, lactose, and sucrose, the polysaccharides are one
or more selected from the group consisting of carboxymethyl cellulose, carrageenan,
pectin, and starch, and the amino acids are one or more selected from the group consisting
of valine, leucine, isoleucine, glutamine, alanine, asparagine and arginine.
- [5] The wrapping paper for a non-combustion-heating-type smoking product according
to any one of [1] to [4], wherein the heat sensitive material is colorless.
- [6] The wrapping paper for a non-combustion-heating-type smoking product according
to any one of [1] to [5], wherein, in the wrapping paper, a content of the heat sensitive
material in the section in which the heat sensitive material is added is 0.007 mg/cm2 or more.
- [7] The wrapping paper for a non-combustion-heating-type smoking product according
to any one of [1] to [6], wherein the section in which the heat sensitive material
is added includes a section heated at 150°C to 250°C.
- [8] The wrapping paper for a non-combustion-heating-type smoking product according
to any one of [1] to [7], wherein a proportion of an area of the part in which the
heat sensitive material is added relative to a total area of the wrapping paper is
1% to 50%.
- [9] A non-combustion-heating-type smoking product comprising a filler containing shredded
tobacco and an aerosol-source material and including a tobacco rod part wrapped with
a first wrapping paper that wraps the filler, and a mouthpiece part constituting an
end on an opposite side to the tobacco rod part, the tobacco rod part and the mouthpiece
part being connected using a second wrapping paper which is the same as or different
from the wrapping paper that wraps the filler, wherein at least one of the first wrapping
paper and the second wrapping paper is the wrapping paper according to any one of
[1] to [8].
- [10] An electric-heating-type smoking system including an electric heating device
which includes a heater member, a heat transfer member that transfers heat from the
heater member, a battery unit serving as a power source of the heater member, and
a control unit for controlling the heater member, and the non-combustion-heating type
smoking product according to [9], which is fitted so as to come in contact with the
heat transfer member.
[Advantageous Effects of Invention]
[0010] According to the present invention, it is possible to provide a wrapping paper for
a non-combustion-heating-type smoking product that does not present an unpleasant
visual appearance that may occur due to heating.
[Brief Description of Drawings]
[0011]
[Fig. 1]
Fig. 1 is a schematic view showing one mode of a non-combustion-heating-type smoking
product.
[Fig. 2]
Fig. 2 is a schematic view showing one mode of an electric-heating-type smoking system.
[Description of Embodiments]
[0012] Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in detail with reference to
embodiments, examples and the like, but the present invention is not limited to the
following embodiments, examples, and the like, and can be arbitrarily changed and
implemented without departing from the sprit and scope of the present invention.
<Wrapping paper for a non-combustion-heating-type smoking product>
[0013] In this specification, "a wrapping paper for a non-combustion-heating-type smoking
product" is a wrapping paper used for a non-combustion-heating-type smoking product
to be described below. Hereinafter, it will be simply referred to as a wrapping paper
according to the embodiment of the present invention. Examples of applications of
the wrapping paper according to the embodiment of the present invention "for a non-combustion-heating-type
smoking product" include an application as a rod wrapping paper for producing a tobacco
rod by wrapping a filler containing shredded tobacco, and an application as a tipping
paper used for wrapping an outer surface in order to connect members (for example,
a member constituting a mouthpiece part) adjacent to a tobacco rod.
[0014] The wrapping paper according to the embodiment of the present invention is a wrapping
paper for a non-combustion-heating-type smoking product having a section in which
a heat sensitive material is added to a surface which becomes the outer surface of
the non-combustion-heating-type smoking product, and the wrapping paper has a color
difference ΔE* between a color of a section in which a heat sensitive material is
added before heating and a color of a section in which a heat sensitive material is
added after heating the wrapping paper at 200°C for 5 minutes is 15 or more. Having
such a color difference between before and after heating makes unpleasant discoloration
that may occur when the non-combustion-heating-type smoking product is used in a usual
way not noticeable.
[0015] In the wrapping paper according to the embodiment of the present invention, the heat
sensitive material is added to the surface which becomes the outer surface of the
non-combustion-heating-type smoking product. In other words, for example, when the
wrapping paper according to the embodiment of the present invention is used as a rod
wrapping paper, the heat sensitive material is added to the surface that is not in
contact with a tobacco filler to be described below. In addition, when the wrapping
paper according to the embodiment of the present invention is used as a tipping paper,
the heat sensitive material is added to the surface that is not in contact with the
member (for example, the member of the mouthpiece part) adjacent to the tobacco rod.
[0016] Here, the section in which the heat sensitive material is added can be provided on
the entire surface of the wrapping paper according to the embodiment of the present
invention or can be provided at least in a section which will be heated (by an electric
heating device to be described below).
[0017] In addition, a proportion of an area of the section in which the heat sensitive material
is added with respect to a total area of the wrapping paper can be 1% to 50%. When
the section in which the heat sensitive material is added is, for example, a logo
or a character, the proportion of the area of the section in which the heat sensitive
material is added with respect to the total area of the wrapping paper can be about
1% to 10% or about 1% to 5%. In addition, in a mode in which, in the wrapping paper,
the heat sensitive material is added to a large section of the section which will
be heated, the heat sensitive material can be added to 40% to 50% of the area of the
wrapping paper.
[0018] The heat sensitive material added to the wrapping paper according to the embodiment
of the present invention can be one or more selected from the group consisting of
an organic acid or its salt, monosaccharides, disaccharides, polysaccharides and amino
acids. When a combination of a plurality of these is used, for example, a combination
of an organic acid or its salt and one or more sugars selected from the group consisting
of monosaccharides, disaccharides, and polysaccharides (including a combination of
an organic acid or its salt and monosaccharides, a combination of an organic acid
or its salt and disaccharides, and a combination of an organic acid or its salt and
polysaccharides), a combination of monosaccharides and amino acids, and a combination
of monosaccharides and polysaccharides can be used. A mode in which these heat sensitive
materials are appropriately dissolved in, for example, water, to prepare a heat sensitive
material aqueous solution, and the solution is added to a wrapping paper can be applied.
[0019] The concentration of the heat sensitive material in preparation of the aqueous solution
is not particularly limited, and can be, for example, 0.1 to 50 weight%, and preferably
0.2 to 40 weight%.
[0020] Examples of the organic acid or its salt include one or more selected from the group
consisting of acetic acid, potassium acetate, sodium acetate, citric acid, potassium
citrate, sodium citrate, tartaric acid, potassium tartrate, sodium tartrate, phosphoric
acid, sodium phosphate, potassium phosphate, malic acid, sodium malate, magnesium
malate, lactic acid, and calcium lactate. It is thought that, a use of such an organic
acid or its salt lowers the amount of heat required for an oxidation reaction of pulp
of the base wrapping paper and thus color development occurs.
[0021] Preferably, the monosaccharides are one or more selected from the group consisting
of fructose, galactose, and glucose. Preferably, the disaccharides are one or more
selected from the group consisting of maltose, lactose, and sucrose.
[0022] Preferably, the polysaccharides are one or more selected from the group consisting
of carboxymethyl cellulose, carrageenan, pectin, and starch.
[0023] When the above monosaccharides, disaccharides, or polysaccharides are used, color
development due to a caramelization reaction is thought to occur.
[0024] Preferably, the amino acids are one or more selected from the group consisting of
valine, leucine, isoleucine, glutamine, alanine, asparagine and arginine. It is thought
that these amino acids react with a carbonyl group contained in the pulp of the base
wrapping paper according to a Maillard reaction and thus color development occurs.
[0025] Here, the appearance of the heat sensitive material aqueous solution is transparent.
In addition, when such a heat sensitive material was added to the base wrapping paper,
the color of the wrapping paper did not change. That is, the above heat sensitive
material has a transparent appearance before heating. Thereby, colors that do not
appear on the base wrapping paper before the non-combustion-heating-type smoking product
is used can be developed on the wrapping paper by heating during use, and discoloration
of the base wrapping paper which is not caused by color development of the heat sensitive
material can thus be made unapparent.
[0026] Regarding the content of the heat sensitive material in the wrapping paper according
to the embodiment of the present invention, the content in the section in which the
heat sensitive material is added can be 0.007 mg/cm
2 or more and is preferably 0.07 mg/cm
2 or more. On the other hand, regarding the upper limit value of the content of the
heat sensitive material, the content in the section in which the heat sensitive material
is added can be, for example, 7 mg/cm
2 or less, and can be 6 mg/cm
2 or less in another example, and 5 mg/cm
2 or less in still another example. Such a content range contributes to obtaining a
ΔE* value of 15 or more between before and after heating the section in which the
heat sensitive material is added.
[0027] Here, in the wrapping paper according to the embodiment of the present invention,
the ΔE* value between before and after heating the section in which the heat sensitive
material is added is measured at five points on the sample paper to which the heat
sensitive material is added and a simple average value thereof is used. A measurement
target is any section of the paper to which the heat sensitive material is added,
but when there are characters or patterns such as logos on the paper, a part in which
there are no such characters or logos is set as a target. The ΔE* value can be measured
using a spectrophotometer.
[0028] Specifically, a spectrophotometer (product name SpectroEye, commercially available
from X-Rite Inc.) is used. Measurement is performed such that one sample is placed
on a paper having an ISO whiteness of 92% under conditions of a light source D65,
no light source filter, and a viewing angle of 2°, and a spectrophotometer is pressed
on the sample.
[0029] A method of adding the aqueous solution in which the heat sensitive material is dissolved
to the base wrapping paper is not particularly limited, and examples thereof include
coating and printing. The coating method is not particularly limited. If the heat
sensitive material is added to the base wrapping paper by printing, the above properties
can be easily added to the wrapping paper.
[0030] The printing method is not particularly limited, and examples thereof include gravure
printing and offset printing.
[0031] A mode in which printing is performed on the entire surface of the base paper and
a mode in which printing is performed on at least a section of the surface of the
base paper that is heated by an electric heating device to be described below can
be applied.
[0032] In the surface of the wrapping paper, at least the section that is heated (section
that is heated by the electric heating device) preferably has a color difference ΔE*
of 15 or more between before and after heating. Since the section of the surface of
the wrapping paper that is heated by an electric heating device to be described below
has the above characteristics, it is possible to prevent deterioration of an impression
regarding the appearance after heating.
[0033] The shape of the wrapping paper for a non-combustible smoking product can be square
or rectangular. When used as a wrapping paper for wrapping shredded tobacco (for producing
the tobacco rod), the length of one side can be about 19 to 70 mm, and the length
of the other side can be 15 to 26.5 mm, and a preferable length of the other side
is 24 mm.
[0034] When the wrapping paper is for connecting the tobacco rod and other members adjacent
to the tobacco rod as a tipping paper is, the length of one side can be 20 to 60 mm,
and the length of the other side can be 15 to 26.5 mm.
[0035] The basis weight of the base wrapping paper according to the embodiment of the present
invention is, for example, generally 20 g/m
2 or more, preferably 35 g/m
2 or more, and more preferably 40 g/m
2 or more. On the other hand, the basis weight is generally 65 g/m
2 or less and preferably 50 g/m
2 or less.
[0036] The thickness of the wrapping paper according to the embodiment of the present invention
is not particularly limited, and in consideration of rigidity, air permeability, and
ease of adjustment during papermaking, it is generally 10 µm or more, preferably 20
µm or more, and more preferably 30 µm or more, and generally 100 µm or less, preferably
75 µm or less, and more preferably 50 µm or less.
[0037] Examples of the base wrapping paper according to the embodiment of the present invention
include those containing pulp as a main component. In addition to the pulp which is
made from wood pulp such as softwood pulp and hardwood pulp, those manufactured by
mixing non-wood pulp that is generally used for a wrapping paper for smoking products
such as flax pulp, cannabis pulp, sisal pulp, and esparto can be used.
[0038] Regarding the type of pulp, chemical pulp, ground pulp, chemiground pulp, thermomechanical
pulp, and the like obtained by a Kraft pulping method, an acidic/neutral/alkaline
sulfite pulping method, a soda salt pulping method, and the like can be used as pulp.
[0039] In addition, as the pulp, for example, a pulp mixture containing bleached pulp and
unbleached pulp can be used.
[0040] When the pulp mixture is used, those from coniferous spruce and hardwood poplar can
be prepared as bleached pulp and pine pulp can be prepared as unbleached pulp. The
bleached pulp and the unbleached pulp with a desired ratio therebetween are put into
a pulper and these pulps are disaggregated. Next, the disaggregated pulp is transferred
to a refiner, and beaten in the refiner. Separately, calcium carbonate as a filler
and a flocculation agent as a manufacturing agent are prepared, and these are mixed
with the beaten pulp. Here, the bleached pulp and the unbleached pulp can be individually
disaggregated using a plurality of pulpers and beaten in the refiner, and the individually
beaten bleached pulp and unbleached pulp, the filler, and the manufacturing agent
can be mixed in a mixing box.
[0041] Next, in the papermaking process using the mixed pulp performed by a Fourdrinier
papermaking machine, a cylinder papermaking machine, a short circular composite papermaking
machine, or the like, a wrapping paper is manufactured by adjusting and homogenizing
texture. Here, as necessary, the above wet paper strength enhancing agent can be added
to impart water resistance to the wrapping paper, and a size agent can be added to
adjust wrapping paper printing conditions. In addition, papermaking internal additives
such as a sulfate band, various anionic, cationic, nonionic or amphoteric yield improving
agents, a freeness improving agent, and a paper strength enhancing agent, and also
papermaking additives such as a pigment, a pH adjusting agent, an anti-foaming agent,
a pitch control agent, and a slime control agent can be added.
[0042] When a mixture containing bleached pulp and unbleached pulp is used, the proportion
of the unbleached pulp in the wrapping paper is, for example, preferably 1 weight%
or more and 90 weight% or less, more preferably 5 weight% or more and less than 86
weight%, and still more preferably 5 weight% or more and 60 weight% or less.
[0043] The base wrapping paper according to the embodiment of the present invention can
contain a filler in addition to the above pulp. The content of the filler can be 30
weight% or more and less than 60 weight% with respect to the total weight of the wrapping
paper according to the embodiment of the present invention.
[0044] As the filler, calcium carbonate, titanium dioxide, kaolin or the like can be used,
and calcium carbonate is preferably used in consideration of taste and the like.
[0045] Paper containing such a filler generally has a bright white color. On the other hand,
a wrapping paper composed of a pulp mixture generally has a color derived from the
unbleached pulp.
[0046] A sheet tobacco composed of a recycled tobacco can be used as the base wrapping paper
according to the embodiment of the present invention.
[0047] Examples of sheet tobaccos include a papermaking sheet tobacco obtained by a papermaking
method and a slurry sheet tobacco obtained by drying a slurry.
[0048] A general method of manufacturing a papermaking sheet tobacco can include a process
in which an extraction operation is performed on natural tobacco materials (leaves,
cuts, internodes, stems, roots, etc.) using an extraction solvent such as water, a
process in which the extraction liquid obtained by the extraction operation and the
residue are separated, a process in which the residue is used for papermaking and
thus a recycled tobacco web is produced, and a process in which the fractionated extraction
liquid is added back to the recycled web as necessary. Such a manufacturing method
is described as a wet papermaking method in, for example,
WO 2004/006001.
[0049] The slurry sheet tobacco can be produced by, for example, the method described in
Japanese Patent Application Publication No.
H 11 -266851. The raw material slurry contains wood pulp mixed and disentangled in water, a tobacco
powder, and a binder. The raw material slurry is extruded from a slurry supply device
between a belt conveyor and a roller, and stretched into a sheet form on the belt
conveyor. Then, the sheet-like raw material slurry on the belt conveyor is transferred
into a drying furnace and dried when passing through the drying furnace, and a sheet
tobacco is formed.
[0050] When the sheet tobacco is used as the base wrapping paper according to the embodiment
of the present invention, the basis weight can be in a range of 30 to 80 g/m
2, and the air permeability can be 0 to 60 CU (Coresta units).
[0051] As another method for manufacturing a sheet tobacco, for example, a dry papermaking
method described in Japanese Patent Application Publication No.
S61-52269, can be applied, and the sheet tobacco obtained by the above dry papermaking method
includes a wood pulp fiber, an adhesive, and a tobacco stem.
[0052] The wrapping paper according to the embodiment of the present invention may or may
not include a combustion improver contained in wrapping paper for conventional tobacco
rod. The wrapping paper according to the embodiment of the present invention can be
used as a first wrapping paper or a second wrapping paper used in a non-combustion-heating-type
smoking product to be described below.
<Non-combustion-heating-type smoking product>
[0053] The non-combustion-heating-type smoking product according to the embodiment of the
present invention can be exemplified by a product having the configuration shown in
Fig. 1.
[0054] A non-combustion-heating-type smoking product 10 in Fig. 1 includes a filler 11,
a tobacco rod part composed of a first wrapping paper 12 that wraps the filler 11,
and a mouthpiece part 16 constituting an end opposite to the tobacco rod part, and
the tobacco rod part and the mouthpiece part are connected using a second wrapping
paper 13 (tipping paper in Fig. 1) which is the same as or different from the wrapping
paper that wraps the filler.
[0055] At least one of the first wrapping paper and the second wrapping paper is the wrapping
paper according to the embodiment of the present invention described above. At least
the first wrapping paper is preferably the wrapping paper according to the embodiment
of the present invention. In addition, both the first wrapping paper 12 and the second
wrapping paper are preferably the wrapping paper according to the embodiment of the
present invention described above.
[0056] In the mode shown in Fig. 1, the mouthpiece part 16 includes a paper tube part 14
and a filter part 15. In addition, a tipping paper 13 is provided as a second wrapping
paper for connecting the parts. Here, in Fig. 1, the mouthpiece part 16 is composed
of two segments, but the mouthpiece part 16 can be composed of a single segment or
three or more segments. In addition, the segment constituting the mouthpiece part
can include both the paper tube part and the filter part or can include only one of
them.
[0057] When water vapor containing an aerosol-source material and a tobacco flavor component,
which is generated by heating the tobacco rod, passes through the paper tube part
14, it comes in contact with air in the paper tube and is cooled and liquefied to
generate an aerosol.
[0058] In addition, the non-combustion-heating-type smoking product 10 can have perforations
for receiving air from the outside in the paper tube part 14 and a part of the second
wrapping paper 13 (tipping paper) that wraps around the paper tube part 14 (not shown).
When such perforations are provided, air flows into the paper tube part 14 from the
outside during use, water vapor containing an aerosol-source material and a tobacco
flavor component, which is generated by heating the tobacco rod, comes in contact
with air from the outside and is liquefied as the temperature decreases, and an aerosol
is more reliably generated.
[0059] The paper tube part 14 can be, for example, a part obtained by processing a cardboard
into a cylindrical shape.
[0060] The filter part 15 can be, for example, a part using acetate tow as a material. The
single yarn fineness and total fineness of the acetate tow are not particularly limited.
[0061] In Fig. 1, the filter part 15 is composed of a single segment, but can be composed
of a plurality of segments. When the configuration includes a plurality of segments,
for example, a mode in which a hollow segment is disposed on the upstream side and
a mouthpiece cross section is filled with acetate tow as a downstream side (user's
mouthpiece end side) segment can be applied. In such a mode, it is possible to prevent
unnecessary loss of a generated aerosol and to improve the appearance of the non-combustion-heating-type
smoking product.
[0062] In addition, in manufacture of a filter, adjustment of the ventilation resistance
and addition of additives (a known adsorbent, a flavor, a flavor-holding material,
and the like) can be appropriately designed.
[0063] The material of the second wrapping paper 13 (tipping paper) is not particularly
limited, and the wrapping paper according to the embodiment of the present invention
can be partially or entirely used. For example, the second wrapping paper 13 can be
used for fixing the above-described tobacco rod, the paper tube part 14, and the filter
part 15 after wrapping them with paste such as vinyl acetate.
[0064] The tobacco rod includes shredded tobacco as the filler 11, and the material of the
shredded tobacco is not particularly limited, and known materials such as lamina and
internodes can be used. In the case of a tobacco rod having a circumference of 22
mm and a length of 20 mm, the range of the content of the filler in the tobacco rod
can be 200 to 400 mg/rod, and is preferably 250 to 320 mg/rod. The water content of
the filler can be 10 to 15 weight%, and preferably 11 to 13 weight%. With such a water
content, the occurrence of winding stains is minimized, and the machinability for
manufacturing the tobacco rod is improved.
[0065] The size of shredded tobacco used as the filler and a preparation method thereof
are not particularly limited. For example, pieces obtained by cutting dried tobacco
leaves into a width of 0.8 to 1.2 mm can be used.
[0066] In addition, pieces obtained by crushing the dried tobacco leaves so that they have
an average particle size of about 20 to 200 µm, homogenizing, then making a sheet,
and cutting the sheet into a width of 0.8 to 1.2 mm can be used.
[0067] In addition, what the above sheet-processed pieces are gathered into without cutting
can be used as a filler.
[0068] The filler includes an aerosol-source material that generates aerosol smoke. The
type of the aerosol-source material is not particularly limited, and substances extracted
from various natural products and/or their constituent components can be selected
according to applications. Examples of aerosol-source materials can include glycerin,
propylene glycol, triacetin, 1,3-butanediol, and mixtures thereof.
[0069] The content of the aerosol-source material in the filler is not particularly limited,
and in order to generate sufficient aerosol and to impart good smoke taste, it is
generally 5 weight% or more and preferably 10 weight% or more, and generally 50 weight%
or less and preferably 20 weight% or less.
[0070] The filler can contain a flavor. The type of the flavor is not particularly limited,
and in order to impart good smoke taste, acetoanisole, acetophenone, acetylpyrazine,
2-acetylthiazole, alfalfa extract, amyl alcohol, amyl butyrate, trans-anethole, star
anise oil, apple juice, Peruvian balsam oil, beeswax absolute, benzaldehyde, benzoin
resinoid, benzyl alcohol, benzyl benzoate, benzyl phenylacetate, benzyl propionate,
2,3-butanedione, 2-butanol, butyl butyrate, butyric acid, caramel, cardamom oil, carob
absolute, β-carotene, carrot juice, L-carvone, β-caryophyllene, cassia bark oil, cedarwood
oil, celery seed oil, chamomile oil, cinnamaldehyde, cinnamic acid, cinnamyl alcohol,
cinnamyl cinnamate, citronella oil, DL-citronellol, clary sage extract, cocoa, coffee,
cognac oil, coriander oil, cumin aldehyde, davana oil, δ-decalactone, γ-decalactone,
decanoic acid, dill herb oil, 3,4-dimethyl-1,2-cyclopentanedione, 4,5-dimethyl-3-hydroxy-2,5-dihydrofuran-2-one,
3,7-dimethyl-6-octenoic acid, 2,3-dimethylpyrazine, 2,5-dimethylpyrazine, 2,6-dimethylpyrazine,
ethyl 2-methylbutyrate, ethyl acetate, ethyl butyrate, ethyl hexanoate, ethyl isovalerate,
ethyl lactate, ethyl laurate, ethyl levulinate, ethyl maltol, ethyl octoate, ethyl
oleate, ethyl palmitate, ethyl phenylacetate, ethyl propionate, ethyl stearate, ethyl
valerate, ethyl vanillin, ethyl vanillin glucoside, 2-ethyl-3,(5 or 6)-dimethylpyrazine,
5-ethyl-3-hydroxy-4-methyl-2(5H)-furanone, 2-ethyl-3-methylpyrazine, eucalyptol, fenugreek
absolute, genet absolute, gentian root infusion, geraniol, geranyl acetate, grape
juice, guaiacol, guava extract, γ-heptalactone, γ-hexalactone, hexanoic acid, cis-3-hexene-1-ol,
hexyl acetate, hexyl alcohol, hexyl phenylacetate, honey, 4-hydroxy-3-pentenoic acid
lactone, 4-hydroxy-4-(3-hydroxy-1-butenyl)-3,5,5-trimethyl-2-cyclohexen-1-one, 4-(para-hydroxyphenyl)-2-butanone,
sodium 4-hydroxyundecanoate, immortelle absolute, β-ionone, isoamyl acetate, isoamyl
butyrate, isoamyl phenylacetate, isobutyl acetate, isobutyl phenylacetate, jasmine
absolute, cola nut tincture, labdanum oil, lemon terpeneless oil, licorice extract,
linalool, linalyl acetate, lovage root oil, maltol, maple syrup, menthol, menthone,
L-menthyl acetate, paramethoxybenzaldehyde, methyl-2-pyrrolyl ketone, methyl anthranilate,
methyl phenylacetate, methyl salicylate, 4'-methylacetophenone, methylcyclopentenolone,
3-methylvaleric acid, mimosa absolute, molasses, myristic acid, nerol, nerolidol,
γ-nonalactone, nutmeg oil, δ-octalactone, octanal, octanoic acid, orange flower oil,
orange oil, orris root oil, palmitic acid, ω-pentadecalactone, peppermint oil, petitgrain
paraguay oil, phenethyl alcohol, phenethyl phenylacetate, phenylacetic acid, piperonal,
plum extract, propenyl guaetol, propyl acetate, 3-propylidenephthalide, prune juice,
pyruvic acid, raisin extract, rose oil, rum, sage oil, sandalwood oil, spearmint oil,
styrax absolute, marigold oil, tea distillate, α-terpineol, terpinyl acetate, 5,6,7,8-tetrahydroquinoxaline,
1,5,5,9-tetramethyl-13-oxacyclo(8.3.0.0 (4.9))tridecane, 2,3,5,6-tetramethylpyrazine,
thyme oil, tomato extract, 2-tridecanone, triethyl citrate, 4-(2,6,6-trimethyl-1-cyclohexenyl)2-buten-4-one,
2,6,6-trimethyl-2-cyclohexene-1,4-dione, 4-(2,6,6-trimethyl-1,3-cyclohexadienyl)2-buten-4-one,
2,3,5-trimethylpyrazine, γ-undecalactone, γ-valerolactone, vanilla extract, vanillin,
veratraldehyde, or violet leaf absolute can be used, and menthol is particularly preferable
among them. In addition, these flavors can be used alone, or two or more thereof can
be used in combination.
[0071] The content of the fragrance material in the filler is not particularly limited,
but in light of imparting good smoke taste, the content can be generally 10,000 ppm
or more, preferably 20,000 ppm or more, and more preferably 25,000 ppm or more and
generally 50,000 ppm or less, preferably 40,000 ppm or less, and more preferably 33,000
ppm or less.
[0072] The filling density of the filler is not particularly limited, and in order to secure
performance of the non-combustion-heating-type smoking product and to impart good
smoke taste, it is generally 250 mg/cm
3 or more and preferably 320 mg/cm
3 or more, and generally 520 mg/cm
3 or less and preferably 420 mg/cm
3 or less.
[0073] In manufacture of the non-combustion-heating-type smoking product according to the
embodiment of the present invention, the above-described wrapping paper according
to the embodiment of the present invention can be used. Specifically, a filler containing
shredded tobacco and an aerosol-source material is molded and the molded filler is
then wrapped using the wrapping paper according to the embodiment of the present invention,
and thus a tobacco rod can be obtained. In addition, by wrapping the tobacco rod and
a member constituting the mouthpiece part with a tipping paper (or the wrapping paper
according to the embodiment of the present invention), a non-combustion-heating-type
smoking product can be obtained. Here, a known winding device can be used for wrapping.
[0074] In manufacturing the non-combustion-heating-type smoking product, if the wrapping
paper according to the embodiment of the present invention is used as a wrapping paper
of the tobacco rod and/or as a tipping paper, it is possible to provide a non-combustion-heating-type
smoking product of which impression regarding appearance is not impaired after use
(after heating).
<Electric-heating-type smoking system>
[0075] Fig. 2 shows one mode of an electric-heating-type smoking system. An electric-heating-type
smoking system 30 is used by being fitted so that the non-combustion-heating-type
smoking product 10 described above comes in contact with a heat transfer member 25
in contact with a heater 24 disposed in an electric heating device 20.
[0076] For example, the electric heating device 20 includes a battery unit 21 and a control
unit 22 inside a resinous body 23.
[0077] As described above, the non-combustion-heating-type smoking product includes the
filler 11, a tobacco rod part composed of the first wrapping paper 12 that wraps the
filler 11, and the mouthpiece part 16 constituting an end opposite to the tobacco
rod part, and the tobacco rod part and the mouthpiece part are connected using a second
wrapping paper which is the same as or different from the wrapping paper that wraps
the filler. When the non-combustion-heating-type smoking product is fitted to an electric
heating device, the outer surface of the tobacco rod and a part of the outer surface
of the second wrapping paper (the tipping paper 13) that connects the tobacco rod
to the paper tube part 14 comes in contact with the heat transfer member 25 inside
the electric heating device 20.
[0078] The heater 24 inside the electric heating device 20 generates heat under control
by the control unit 22. The heat is transferred to the tobacco rod of the non-combustion-heating-type
smoking product through the heat transfer member 25, and both the aerosol-source material
and the flavor component contained in the filler 11 of the tobacco rod are volatilized.
[0079] The tobacco rod is heated to about 150°C to 250°C by heating using the heater 24.
[0080] When the above ΔE* is measured, the heating temperature of the wrapping paper is
set to 200°C and the time is set to 5 minutes, on the assumption that the electric-heating-type
smoking system according to the embodiment of the present invention is used.
[0081] Water vapor containing an aerosol-source material and a flavor component generated
by heating is aerosolized inside the paper tube part 14 according to the mechanism
described above, passes through the filter part 15 of the non-combustible type smoking
product 10, and reaches user's oral cavity.
[Examples]
[0082] While the present invention will be described in more detail with reference to examples,
the present invention is not limited to the description of the following examples
without departing from the scope and spirit of the invention.
<Preparation of paper sample>
[0083] A commercially available wrapping paper for a tobacco rod was cut to 5 cm × 5 cm
pieces.
[0084] In addition, substances shown in the following Table 1 were selected as a heat sensitive
material, and aqueous solutions containing the substances with a concentration shown
in Table 1 were prepared. The aqueous solutions were applied with a width of 3 cm
using a brush to the above-described cut wrapping paper.
[0085] In addition, cut wrapping paper to which nothing was applied was used as a control.
Here, a commercially available wrapping paper for a tobacco rod contains about 1.2
weight% of citric acid as a combustion improver with respect to the total amount of
the wrapping paper (shown as a coating amount in Table 1, but no coating was performed).
[0086] In addition, a commercially available wrapping paper for a self-extinguishing tobacco
rod (a self-extinguishing agent was applied to a surface in contact with shredded
tobacco) was prepared as Comparative Example 1.
[0087] Samples were placed on household aluminum foil (material: aluminum foil thickness:
11 µm) and heated in a muffle furnace (product name: Muffle Furnace FO410 type, commercially
available from Yamato Scientific Co., Ltd.) at 200°C for 5 minutes.
<Measurement of color difference>
[0088] ΔE* of the samples between before and after heating was measured using a spectrophotometer
(product name SpectroEye, commercially available from X-Rite). Measurement was performed
such that one sample was placed on a paper having an ISO whiteness of 92% under conditions
of a light source D65, no light source filter, and a viewing angle of 2°, and a spectrophotometer
was pressed on the sample.
[0089] The measurement was repeated at five points on the section in which the heat sensitive
material was applied and an average value was used for analysis.
[0090] The results of the color difference measurement are shown in Table 1.
[Table 1]
Sample No. |
Heat sensitive material |
Substance |
Coating amount mg/cm2 |
Concentrastion of aqueous solution |
ΔE * value |
1 |
Organic acid |
Acetic acid |
0.007 |
0.3 |
20.1 |
2 |
0.07 |
3 |
21.4 |
3 |
0.7 |
30 |
21.5 |
4 |
Potassium citrate |
0.07 |
3 |
20.9 |
5 |
0.7 |
30 |
28.7 |
6 |
Monosaccharides |
Gulucose |
0.007 |
0.3 |
16.4 |
7 |
0.07 |
3 |
19.0 |
8 |
0.7 |
30 |
39.1 |
9 |
Disaccharides |
Sucrose |
0.007 |
0.3 |
21.5 |
10 |
0.07 |
3 |
20.9 |
11 |
0.7 |
30 |
32.4 |
12 |
Polysaccharides |
CMC |
0.07 |
3 |
15.5 |
13 |
Pectin |
0.07 |
3 |
16.8 |
14 |
Control |
0.016∼0.031 |
- |
12.3 |
15 |
Comparative Example 1 |
0.147 |
- |
13.2 |
[0091] Based on the results in Table 1, samples obtained by applying the aqueous solutions
containing substances shown in Table 1 as heat sensitive materials to the wrapping
paper had color differences ΔE* of 15 or more between before and after heating at
200°C for 5 minutes, but the color differences ΔE* were less than 15 in the control
and Comparative Example 1. In addition, while the samples having color differences
ΔE* of 15 or more discolored to an extent that the color differences ΔE* between before
and after heating became 15 or more, unpleasant color was not recognized even after
heating in observation by panelists.
[0092] On the other hand, when panelists observed the control and Comparative Example 1
in which the color differences ΔE* were less than 15, the appearance after heating
showed a somewhat unpleasant impression compared to that before heating.
[Reference Signs List]
[0093]
- 10
- Non-combustion-heating-type smoking product
- 11
- Filler
- 12
- First wrapping paper
- 13
- Second wrapping paper (tipping paper)
- 14
- Paper tube part
- 15
- Filter part
- 16
- Mouthpiece part
- 20
- Electric heating device
- 21
- Battery unit
- 22
- Control unit
- 23
- Body
- 24
- Heater
- 25
- Heat transfer member
- 30
- Electric-heating-type smoking system