KR20220139644A - Tobacco material comprising natural flavor material and method of manufacturing the same - Google Patents

Abstract

The present disclosure relates to tobacco materials containing natural flavor substances and a manufacturing method thereof. The tobacco material has a core-shell structure and can generate a unique flavor.

Description

TOBACCO MATERIAL COMPRISING NATURAL FLAVOR MATERIAL AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME

The present disclosure provides tobacco materials comprising natural flavor materials and methods of making the same.

In recent years, there has been an increasing demand for alternatives to aerosol-generating articles. For example, there is a growing demand for devices that generate aerosols as the aerosol-generating material in an aerosol-generating article is heated rather than a method of generating an aerosol by burning an aerosol-generating article (eg, a cigarette).

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The problem to be solved by the present disclosure is to provide a tobacco material comprising a natural flavor material and a method for preparing the same.

The technical problem to be achieved by the present disclosure is not limited to the technical problem as described above, and other technical problems may be inferred from the following embodiments.

The present disclosure provides a tobacco material having a core-shell structure and comprising a core comprising a natural flavor material and a shell comprising a tobacco mixture, the tobacco mixture comprising tobacco particles and moisture do.

The present disclosure also provides a smoking article comprising a tobacco rod comprising tobacco material and a filter segment.

The present disclosure also provides a method of making a tobacco material comprising a first step of forming a core comprising a natural flavor material and a second step of forming a shell surrounding the core.

Means for solving the problems are not limited to the above, and may include all matters that can be inferred by those skilled in the art throughout the present specification.

Tobacco material according to the embodiment includes a natural flavor material inside the core, thereby providing a natural flavor that is not artificial.

In addition, according to the manufacturing method according to the embodiment, the tobacco material including the natural flavor material may be manufactured through a relatively simple process without a separate flavor extraction process, and the manufacturing yield may be improved.

Effects of the present disclosure are not limited to the above, and may include all effects inferred from the configuration to be described later.

1 is a diagram illustrating a tobacco material according to an embodiment.
2A is a diagram illustrating a tobacco material according to an embodiment.
2B is a diagram illustrating a tobacco material according to an embodiment.
3A is a diagram illustrating a smoking article according to an embodiment.
3B is a diagram illustrating a smoking article according to an embodiment.
3C is a diagram illustrating a smoking article according to an embodiment.
3D is a diagram illustrating a smoking article according to an embodiment.
4 is a flowchart of a method of manufacturing a tobacco material according to an embodiment.
5 is a diagram illustrating a second step of a method for manufacturing a tobacco material according to an embodiment.

Terms used in the embodiments are selected as currently widely used general terms as possible while considering the functions in the present disclosure, which may vary depending on intentions or precedents of those of ordinary skill in the art, emergence of new technologies, and the like. In addition, in a specific case, there is a term arbitrarily selected by the applicant, and in this case, the meaning will be described in detail in the description of the corresponding invention. Therefore, the terms used in the present disclosure should be defined based on the meaning of the term and the contents of the present disclosure, rather than the simple name of the term.

Throughout the specification, when a part "includes" an element, it means that other elements may be further included, rather than excluding other elements, unless otherwise stated. In addition, terms such as "...unit" and "...module" described in the specification mean a unit that processes at least one function or operation, which is implemented as hardware or software, or a combination of hardware and software. can be

Throughout the specification, "core-shell structure" means a structure in which a core is located inside and a shell is located outside of the core. For example, the core-shell structure may mean a capsule structure in which a core is surrounded by a film.

Throughout the specification, "tobacco material" means any form of material including components derived from tobacco plants.

Throughout the specification, "tobacco particle" refers to the particulate form of an ingredient derived from a tobacco plant. For example, the tobacco particles may be tobacco grains or tobacco powder.

Throughout the specification, "smoking article" means an article used by a user to smoke. The smoking article may be, for example, a combustible cigarette, or it may be an aerosol-generating article that is heated without being burned by the aerosol-generating device.

Throughout the specification, "surface roughness" refers to the roughness of the surface of any object. For example, the surface roughness may be expressed as a centerline average roughness (Ra) according to the KS B 0161 standard.

Throughout the specification, "natural flavor substance" means a substance that generates flavor obtained in nature. The natural flavoring material may be derived from nature to generate a non-artificial, natural-friendly flavor.

As used herein, terms including an ordinal number such as 'first' or 'second' may be used to describe various elements, but the elements are not limited by the terms. The terms are used for the purpose of distinguishing one element from another.

Hereinafter, with reference to the accompanying drawings, the embodiments of the present disclosure will be described in detail so that those of ordinary skill in the art to which the present disclosure pertains can easily implement them. However, the present disclosure may be implemented in several different forms and is not limited to the embodiments described herein.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present disclosure will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

1 is a diagram illustrating a tobacco material 100 according to an embodiment.

The tobacco material 100 has a core-shell structure and may include a core 110 including a natural flavor material and a shell 120 including a tobacco mixture.

Specifically, the natural flavor material may be located in the center of the tobacco material 100 , and the tobacco mixture may be located outside the tobacco material 100 . The natural flavor material may be partially or completely surrounded by the tobacco mixture.

The core 110 may include a natural flavoring material. The natural flavor material may be a flavor material derived from nature, and specifically, the natural flavor material may include a component derived from a plant.

For example, the natural flavoring material may be the peel of a freeze-dried fruit. The peel of the fruit contains natural oils, from which natural flavors can be generated. When the peel of the fruit is dried and pulverized at -30°C or lower for about 5 hours, the peel of the freeze-dried fruit may be prepared in the form of a powder. The fruit may be, for example, citron, orange, tangerine, grape, pear, apple, quince, kiwi, persimmon, melon, etc., but is not necessarily limited thereto.

Also, the natural flavoring material may be a material containing natural oils. The material containing the natural oil may be, for example, coffee beans, nuts, leaves or flowers of plants, and the like. Natural flavoring substances can generate non-artificial, natural-friendly flavors from natural oils.

Shell 120 may include a tobacco mixture. The tobacco mixture may include tobacco particles and moisture. Tobacco particles may include various types of tobacco powder. Tobacco particles may include, for example, tobacco powder including at least one of xanthoma, burry species, hwageonjong, yanggeonjong, and shade dry species.

The core 110 may have a diameter d1. d1 may be, for example, about 0.01 to about 0.3 mm, but is not necessarily limited thereto. The shell 120 may have a diameter d2. d2 may be, for example, about 0.4 to about 1.2 mm, but is not necessarily limited thereto.

Tobacco material 100 may have from about 5.0 to about 10.0 parts by weight of moisture. As the tobacco material 100 contains moisture in the above-described numerical range, the tobacco material 100 may have improved properties of at least one of hardness, flavor retention, and flavor expression. When the tobacco material 100 has less than about 5.0 parts by weight of moisture, the flavor expression of the tobacco material 100 may be reduced. When the tobacco material 100 has a moisture greater than about 10.0 parts by weight, the tobacco material 100 may have a low hardness.

Tobacco material 100 may not include a binder. In general, in order to make the tobacco mixture robust, the tobacco material 100 may include a binder such as hydroxypropylmethylcellulose (HPMC) or carboxymethylcellulose (CMC). However, according to the present disclosure, the tobacco material 100 may have excellent properties such as durability, hardness, and viscosity without including the above-described binder.

Tobacco material 100 may have a viscosity of about 5 to about 200 cps. As the tobacco material 100 has a viscosity in the above-described numerical range, the tobacco material 100 may have improved properties of at least one of hardness, flavor retention, and flavor expression. The viscosity of the tobacco material 100 may be adjusted according to the moisture content.

Tobacco material 100 may have a hardness of about 90% or greater. Specifically, the tobacco material 100 may have a hardness of about 95% to about 99.9%. The “hardness of the tobacco material” refers to a degree of resistance to pressure applied in a direction perpendicular to the tobacco material 100 as physical properties related to elasticity and recovery. "Hardness of tobacco substances" is measured using a hardness meter, and is calculated through the following formula.

Hardness (%) = [D-a]*100 / D

(D: the diameter of the tobacco material, a: the distance that the tobacco material is pressed by the 300 g weight (mm))

Tobacco material 100 may have a density of about 0.60 to about 0.90 g/cc. Preferably, the tobacco material 100 may have a specific gravity of about 0.62 to about 0.75 g/cc.

Tobacco material 100 may have a surface roughness (Ra) of about 0.1 to about 10.0. The surface roughness of the tobacco material 100 will be described in detail below with reference to FIGS. 2A and 2B .

In an embodiment, the tobacco material 100 includes a natural flavor material in the core 110 , thereby generating a natural flavor without being artificial during combustion or heating. Specifically, when the tobacco material 100 is burned or heated, the flavor by the natural flavor material may hardly be generated in the first half, and the flavor by the natural flavor material may be generated in the middle and late part.

2A is a diagram illustrating a tobacco material 200 according to one embodiment.

Referring to FIG. 2A , tobacco material 200 includes a core 210 and a shell 220 . The core 210 may include a natural flavoring material and the shell 220 may include a tobacco mixture. For the core 210 and the shell 220, the same or similar descriptions described above in FIG. 1 may be applied.

Tobacco material 200 may have the shape of a sphere as a whole. Since the core 210 has a spherical shape, the shell 220 formed around the core 210 may also have a spherical shape. The surface of the shell 220 may have, for example, a surface roughness Ra of about 0.1 to 5.0. Since the surface of the shell 220 has a surface roughness in the aforementioned numerical range, a rather smooth surface may be formed. When a plurality of tobacco materials 200 are filled in a smoking article (not shown), the amount of the filled tobacco materials 200 may be increased.

In addition, by adjusting the porosity of the surface of the shell 220, the flavor expression of the tobacco material 200 may be controlled.

2B is a diagram illustrating a tobacco material 300 according to one embodiment.

Referring to FIG. 2B , tobacco material 300 includes a core 310 and a shell 320 . The core 310 may include a natural flavoring material and the shell 320 may include a tobacco mixture. For the core 310 and the shell 320, the same or similar descriptions described above in FIG. 1 may be applied.

Tobacco material 300 may be atypical in shape as a whole. In the manufacturing process of the tobacco material 300 , when the shape of the core 310 is not completely spherical, the shape of the shell 320 growing while surrounding the core 310 may also not be completely spherical. Accordingly, as shown in FIG. 2B , the tobacco material 300 may have an uneven shape. In this case, the surface of the shell 320 may have a surface roughness of about 5.0 to about 10.0. As the surface roughness of the surface of the shell 320 increases, fragrance expression may be improved. In addition, when the plurality of tobacco materials 300 are filled in the smoking article (not shown), the plurality of tobacco materials 300 may be stably held in the smoking article by frictional force, and the surface area of the tobacco material 300 may be As it is increased, the amount of nicotine transferred during heating may be increased.

3A is a diagram illustrating a smoking article 400 according to one embodiment. Smoking article 400 may be, for example, a combustible cigarette.

Referring to FIG. 3A , smoking article 400 may include a first portion 410 and a second portion 420 . The first portion 410 may be a tobacco rod and the second portion 420 may be a filter segment.

The first portion 410 may include a plurality of tobacco material 411 . The tobacco material 411 may be a tobacco material having the aforementioned core-shell structure. The first part 410 may be ignited and combusted by a user.

The second portion 420 may be a filter segment. The second portion 420 may include filter material. For example, the second portion 420 may be a cellulose acetate filter. The second part 420 may be a cylindrical filter or a hollow filter, but the shape of the second part 420 is not particularly limited. The user may smoke while holding the second portion 420 in his/her mouth.

When the first portion 410 is burned, flavor may be generated from the plurality of tobacco materials 411 . For example, when the tobacco material 411 includes a natural flavor material in the core, the flavor due to the natural flavor material is hardly generated at the beginning of smoking, and flavor due to the natural flavor material is generated in the middle and late part of smoking. can

3B is a diagram illustrating a smoking article 500 according to an embodiment. Smoking article 500 may be, for example, an article that is heated without burning to generate an aerosol.

Smoking article 500 may include a first portion 510 , a second portion 520 , a third portion 530 , and a fourth portion 540 . The first part 510 , the second part 520 , the third part 530 , and the fourth part 540 may be disposed along the longitudinal direction.

The first portion 510 may include tobacco material 511 . The tobacco material 511 may be a tobacco material having the aforementioned core-shell structure. The first portion 510 may further include an aerosol-generating material. The aerosol-generating material may be applied, for example, to the surface of the tobacco material 511 . The aerosol-generating material may be, for example, at least one of glycerin, propylene glycol, ethylene glycol, dipropylene glycol, diethylene glycol, triethylene glycol, tetraethylene glycol and oleyl alcohol. The first portion 510 may be heated by an aerosol-generating device (not shown).

The second portion 520 may be a support for supporting the smoking article 500 . As a specific example, the second part 520 may be a hollow filter. The second part 520 may serve to connect and support the first part 510 and the third part 530 to each other.

The third part 530 may be a cooling unit that cools the airflow. As a specific example, the third part 530 may be a hollow tube or a paper tube. The hollow tube or paper tube may include a venting area (not shown) through which air from outside the smoking article 500 may be introduced. The third part 530 may serve to cool the aerosol generated from the first part 510 .

The fourth portion 540 may be a filter segment. The fourth portion 520 may include filter material. For example, the fourth portion 520 may be a cellulose acetate filter. The fourth part 520 may be a cylindrical filter or a hollow filter, but the shape of the fourth part 520 is not particularly limited. The user may smoke while putting the fourth part 520 in his/her mouth.

When the first portion 510 is heated, flavor may be generated from the plurality of tobacco materials 511 . For example, when the tobacco material 511 includes a natural flavor material in the core, flavor due to the natural flavor material is hardly generated at the beginning of smoking, and flavor due to the natural flavor material is generated in the middle and late part of smoking. can

3C is a diagram illustrating a smoking article 600 according to one embodiment. Smoking article 600 may be, for example, an article that is heated without burning to generate an aerosol.

Referring to FIG. 3C , smoking article 600 may include a first portion 610 , a second portion 620 , a third portion 630 , and a fourth portion 640 . The first part 610 , the second part 620 , the third part 630 , and the fourth part 640 may be disposed along the longitudinal direction.

The first portion 610 may be a filter segment. For example, the first part 610 may be a cellulose acetate filter having a specific shape of hollow therein. As a specific example, the first part 610 may be a cellulose acetate filter having a phosphor-shaped hollow. It is not necessarily limited thereto.

The second portion 620 may include tobacco material 621 . The tobacco material 621 may be a tobacco material having the aforementioned core-shell structure. The second portion 620 may further include an aerosol-generating material. The aerosol-generating material may be applied, for example, to the surface of the tobacco material 621 . The aerosol-generating material may be, for example, at least one of glycerin, propylene glycol, ethylene glycol, dipropylene glycol, diethylene glycol, triethylene glycol, tetraethylene glycol and oleyl alcohol. The second portion 620 may be heated by an aerosol-generating device (not shown).

The third portion 630 may be a cooling unit that cools the airflow. As a specific example, the third part 630 may be a hollow tube or a paper tube. The hollow tube or paper tube may include a venting area (not shown) through which air outside the smoking article 600 may enter. The third portion 630 may serve to cool the aerosol.

The fourth portion 640 may be a filter segment. The fourth portion 640 may include a filter material. For example, the fourth portion 640 may be a cellulose acetate filter. The fourth part 640 may be a cylindrical filter or a hollow filter, but the shape of the fourth part 640 is not particularly limited. The user may smoke while holding the fourth part 640 in his/her mouth.

3D is a diagram illustrating a smoking article 700 according to one embodiment. Smoking article 700 may be, for example, an article that is heated without burning to generate an aerosol.

Referring to FIG. 3D , smoking article 700 may include a first portion 710 , a second portion 720 , a third portion 730 , and a fourth portion 740 . The first portion 710 , the second portion 720 , the third portion 730 , and the fourth portion 740 may be disposed along the longitudinal direction.

The first portion 710 may be an aerosol-generating substrate. The aerosol-generating substrate may comprise, for example, a sheet of paper impregnated with an aerosol-generating material. The aerosol-generating material may be, for example, at least one of glycerin, propylene glycol, ethylene glycol, dipropylene glycol, diethylene glycol, triethylene glycol, tetraethylene glycol and oleyl alcohol. The first portion 710 may be heated by an aerosol-generating device (not shown).

The second portion 720 may be a nicotine generating substrate. The second portion 720 may include tobacco material 721 . The tobacco material 721 may be a tobacco material of the aforementioned core-shell structure.

The second portion 720 may also comprise, for example, a sheet of paper impregnated with tobacco material 721 and an aerosol-generating material. The second portion 720 may be heated by an aerosol-generating device (not shown).

The third portion 730 may be a cooling unit that cools the airflow. As a specific example, the third portion 730 may be a hollow tube or a paper tube. The hollow tube or paper tube may include a venting area (not shown) through which air outside the smoking article 600 may enter. The third portion 730 may serve to cool the aerosol.

The fourth portion 740 may be a filter segment. The fourth portion 740 may include a filter material. For example, the fourth portion 740 may be a cellulose acetate filter. The fourth part 740 may be a cylindrical filter or a hollow filter, but the shape of the fourth part 740 is not particularly limited. The user may smoke while holding the fourth part 740 in his/her mouth.

4 is a flowchart of a method ( S100 ) of manufacturing a tobacco material according to an embodiment.

Referring to FIG. 4 , the method ( S100 ) of manufacturing a tobacco material may include a first step ( S110 ) and a second step ( S120 ).

The first step ( S110 ) is a step of forming a core including a natural flavor material.

As a specific example, in the first step (S110), the peel is separated from the fruit, the peel of the fruit is freeze-dried at -30°C or lower for about 5 hours, and the peel of the freeze-dried fruit is pulverized to about 0.01 to and forming a powder having a diameter of about 0.3 mm. The powder formed can serve as a core containing the natural flavor material. According to the type and purpose of the natural flavoring substance, the conditions of the freeze-drying described above may be changed.

As another example, the first step ( S110 ) may include a step in which a material containing natural oil is pulverized to form a powder having a diameter of about 0.01 to about 0.3 mm. The powder formed can serve as a core containing the natural flavor material.

In an embodiment, the core comprising the natural flavor material may have about 3.0 to about 8.0 parts by weight of moisture. Since the core is freeze-dried, it may have a relatively low moisture content compared to the shell.

The second step (S120) may be a step of forming a shell surrounding the core of the tobacco material. The shell may be formed from a tobacco composition. The tobacco composition may include tobacco powder and water. Specifically, the tobacco composition may include about 40 to about 70% by volume of tobacco powder, and about 30 to about 60% by volume of water. For example, the tobacco composition may be tobacco paste.

The second step ( S120 ) will be described in detail below with reference to FIG. 5 .

Figure 5 is a view showing the second step (S120) of the method of manufacturing a tobacco material according to an embodiment.

Referring to FIG. 5 , the apparatus for manufacturing a tobacco material may include a storage unit 1100 , a supply unit 1200 , and a chamber 1300 . The storage unit 1100 may store the tobacco composition (A). The supply unit 1200 may supply the tobacco composition (A) from the storage unit 1100 to the chamber 1300 . Chamber 1300 may be a place where the tobacco composition (A) is formed into a shell of tobacco material. The chamber 1300 may include an inlet 1310 through which air is introduced from the outside.

In the second step (S120), the core (S) formed in the first step (S110) is located in the chamber 1300, the tobacco composition (A) may be introduced into the chamber 1300 from the supply unit (1200).

In the second step (S120), the core (S) is positioned in the chamber, and the tobacco composition (A) around the core (S) at a temperature of about 50 ° C. or more to about 90 ° C. or less, and a wind pressure of about 1.5 bar or less. ) can be grown to form a shell. Specifically, outside air may be introduced from the outside of the chamber 1300 to the inside through the inlet 1310, and the core S is floating in the chamber 1300 around the core S. Composition (A) may become agglomerated.

Accordingly, the tobacco composition (A) is agglomerated around the core (S), the core-shell structure tobacco material according to the present disclosure can be formed.

A person of ordinary skill in the art related to this embodiment will understand that it can be implemented in a modified form within a range that does not deviate from the essential characteristics of the above description. Therefore, the disclosed embodiments are to be considered in an illustrative rather than a restrictive sense. The scope of the invention is indicated in the claims rather than in the foregoing description, and all differences within an equivalent scope should be construed as being included in the invention.

100, 200, 300: tobacco material 1300: chamber
110, 210, 310: core 1310: inlet
120, 220, 320: Shell A: Tobacco composition
400: smoking article S: core
410: first part
411: tobacco substances
420: second part
500, 600, 700: smoking articles
510, 610, 710: first part
520, 620, 720: second part
530, 630, 730: the third part
540, 640, 740: the fourth part
S100: Method for manufacturing tobacco material
S110: first step
S120: second step
1100: storage
1200: supply

Claims (11)

It has a core-shell structure,
a core comprising natural flavor substances; and
A shell comprising a tobacco mixture;
wherein the tobacco mixture comprises tobacco particles and moisture. The method of claim 1,
wherein said natural flavoring material comprises a component derived from a plant. The method of claim 1,
wherein the natural flavoring material comprises a material containing lyophilized fruit peel or natural oil. The method of claim 1,
The tobacco material, based on 100 parts by weight of the total tobacco material, comprising 5.0 to 10.0 parts by weight of the moisture, tobacco material. The method of claim 1,
wherein the core has a diameter of 0.01 to 0.3 mm and the shell has a diameter of 0.4 to 1.2 mm. The method of claim 1,
The tobacco material has a viscosity of 5 to 200 cps. The method of claim 1,
The tobacco material has a surface roughness (Ra) of 0.1 to 10.0. A tobacco rod comprising tobacco material according to claim 1 ; and
A smoking article comprising a filter segment. a first step of forming a core comprising a natural flavor material; and
a second step of forming a shell surrounding the core;
A method for producing a tobacco material comprising: 10. The method of claim 9,
The second step is
placing the core in a chamber and dispensing a tobacco composition;
Growing the tobacco composition around the core at a temperature of 50° C. or more to 90° C. or less, and a wind pressure of 1.5 bar or less; and
obtaining a tobacco material having a core-shell structure from the grown core and tobacco composition;
A method for producing a tobacco material comprising: 11. The method of claim 10,
The tobacco composition, 40 to 70% by volume of tobacco powder, and 30 to 60% by volume of water, the method for producing a tobacco material.

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