Classifications

• • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
  • A24—TOBACCO; CIGARS; CIGARETTES; SIMULATED SMOKING DEVICES; SMOKERS' REQUISITES
  • A24F—SMOKERS' REQUISITES; MATCH BOXES; SIMULATED SMOKING DEVICES
  • A24F42/00—Simulated smoking devices other than electrically operated; Component parts thereof; Manufacture or testing thereof
  • A24F42/10—Devices with chemical heating means
• • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
  • A24—TOBACCO; CIGARS; CIGARETTES; SIMULATED SMOKING DEVICES; SMOKERS' REQUISITES
  • A24F—SMOKERS' REQUISITES; MATCH BOXES; SIMULATED SMOKING DEVICES
  • A24F42/00—Simulated smoking devices other than electrically operated; Component parts thereof; Manufacture or testing thereof
  • A24F42/60—Constructional details

Definitions

• the invention relates to a smoke-free cigarette according to the preamble of claim 1.
• a smoke-free cigarette is described, the reusable cigarette body is formed with a thermo-plastic jacket with vapor-deposited, heat-reflecting coating and a heat source, the so in the shroud is introduced, that air flow channels arise.
• a non-reusable mouthpiece contains a nicotine aroma depot and a filter. Heat released by the heat source heats the air aspirated by a consumer through the air flow channels, which heats the nicotine aroma depot, thus releasing the depot's nicotine and flavorants that are taken up by the consumer or smoker after passing the filter.
• the smokeless nicotine supply is in this way an intense nicotine consumption without residues of combustion products and without harassing the environment.
• DE 199 35 706 A1 describes a smoke-free cigarette whose cigarette body contains a battery-heated filament which heats air drawn in by a smoker. The aspirated air flows through a replaceable nicotine filter, the nicotine is released from the heated air, so that it can be inhaled by the consumer.
• a smoke-free cigarette is described in DE 40 06 887 A1, in the body of which a capsule is contained as a heating source in which a heat-generating reaction can be triggered. By the heat can be released into an aerosol that can be inhaled through a filter mouthpiece.
• the invention has for its object to provide a cost-effective and easy to handle way, with the smoker not on the intense enjoyment of nicotine or a stimulant with a flavor that is similar, for example, the conventional cigarettes, and do not have the environment by the smoker is impaired.
• the inventive, reusable cigarette body that does not contain its own heat source is inexpensive and allows heating of the heat pipe rapid heating of the stimulant of sufficient duration.
• the subclaims 2 to 5 are directed to advantageous developments of the cigarette body according to the invention.
• the claim 6 characterizes the cigarette according to the invention as a whole, which is further developed with the features of claim 7 in an advantageous manner.
• Claims 8 to 10 are directed to a mouthpiece for the cigarette.
• the claims 11 to 13 indicate an adapter with which a cigarette according to the invention can be connected to a heat source.
• a smoke-free cigarette according to the invention can be handled in a similar manner as a conventional cigarette.
• the "lighting" of the cigarette with a lighter is a psychological component that resembles the usual handling of a conventional cigarette that is actually in the state of a smoldering fire.
• Claims 14 and 15 indicate a cigarette box in which the disposable mouthpieces can be stored together with the reusable cigarette body.
• the cigarette according to the invention can be "lit” or put into operation, like a conventional cigarette, by putting it into operation with a lighter.
• the heat generated by the lighter causes vaporization or dissolution of the pleasure substance stored in the luxury food depot, for example nicotine with flavoring substances, which luxury food is quickly enjoyable and can be enjoyed intensively.
• This enjoyment lacks the harmful substances of conventional smoking, such as tar and combustion products. Since no smoke is released into the environment, there is no passive smoking of the people in the area. If the smoke-free cigarette according to the invention cools with prolonged use without the stimulant being used up, it can be put back into operation in a simple manner by renewed "lighting" with the lighter so that the stimulant can be used up.
• FIG. 1 shows an exploded view of cross sections through a mouthpiece, a cigarette body and an adapter
• Fig. 2 is a side view of a lighter
• Fig. 3 is a plan view of an opened box.
• Fig. 1 shows side by side arranged cross-sections through a mouthpiece 10, a cigarette body 12 and an adapter fourteenth
• the overall cylindrical mouthpiece 10 consists of known per se filter material, as used for example for the filter mouthpieces of conventional cigarettes.
• An end face of the mouthpiece 10 is designed as a suction opening 18.
• the end face of the mouthpiece 10 facing away from the suction opening 18 is formed with a hollow-cylindrical recess 20.
• the surface 22 of the mouthpiece 10 is formed with the exception of the surface of the recess and the left-hand side according to FIG. 1 closed-pore.
• the cigarette body 12 has a cylindrical shell or body 24 made of thermally insulating material, for example a ceramic material, which contains a heat pipe 26 of thermally highly conductive material, such as copper.
• the left end of the heat pipe 26 shown in FIG. 1 protrudes from the body 24, wherein the outer contour of the protruding portion 28 corresponds approximately to the contour of the recess 20.
• the end face of the protruding portion 28 is open, and through holes 30 are preferably formed in the cylindrical wall of the protruding portion. It is also possible for the end face to be closed and then formed with at least one further passage opening.
• the body 24 is formed with a recess 32 in which the right end of the heat pipe 26 is exposed.
• the right-side end of the body 24 forms, together with the opening of the heat pipe 26, an air inlet opening which is connected to an air inlet formed by the left-side end of the heat pipe 26 by means of an air passageway formed through the interior of the heat pipe 26.
• the cigarette body 12 forms together with the mouthpiece 10, for example, a dummy whose appearance corresponds to that of a conventional filter cigarette.
• the adapter 14, which is designed, for example, as a whole as a sheet metal part, has according to FIG. 1 on the left side a sleeve 34, which forms an insertion opening 36 for insertion of the FIG. 1 right end portion of the cigarette body 12.
• an insert member 38 for example, two upwardly bent arms 40 (in Fig. 1 is only one visible), which are not closed to a complete sleeve, but are resiliently spreadable ,
• a bimetallic plate 42 is formed, which assumes the approximately paraxial position shown at normal room temperature and bends upward upon heating so that it closes the sleeve 34.
• FIG. 2 A per se known lighter, as it is usable for a smoke-free cigarette according to the invention, is sketched in FIG. 2 and denoted overall by 44.
• the lighter 44 has a body 46 in which fuel, such as LPG, is received.
• a burner nozzle is arranged, which is supplied through air passages 50 air, so that after switching on the lighter by means of a handle 52, a sharp flame in the manner of the flame 54 from the projection 48 advances.
• the function of the components described is the following:
• the mouthpiece 10 is coated on the inside of the recess 20 with a volatile stimulant 58, for example nicotine mixed with fragrances and / or flavorings.
• a volatile stimulant 58 for example nicotine mixed with fragrances and / or flavorings.
• the mouthpiece 10 is enclosed for example by a plastic film, so that the stimulant 58 can not evaporate.
• the mouthpiece 10 is attached to the projecting portion 28 of the cigarette body 12, so that an assembly is formed, which has the appearance of a conventional cigarette (mouthpiece with cigarette body).
• the adapter 14 For "lighting" the right end of the cigarette body 12 is inserted into the insertion opening 36 of the adapter 14 as shown in FIG. Subsequently, the adapter 14 is pushed with its insert member 38 on the lug 48 of the lighter 44. It is understood that the adapter 14 can initially also be pushed onto the lighter 44 and the cigarette Rescue is then inserted into the insertion opening 36.
• the mutual insertion movements of the cigarette body 12 into the sleeve 34 and the lug 48 of the lighter into the insert member 38 are advantageously limited by attacks formed on the adapter 14, so that the geometric assignment of lighter to cigarette body 12 and thus the flame 54 to the heat pipe 26th is well defined when the flame 54 has a predetermined shape.
• the deformation of the bimetal 42 on the heating of the heat pipe 26 and thus the heating of the stimulant 58 and held in the hand outside of the cigarette body 12 vote so that - with appropriate coordination of the thermal conductivity of the cigarette body - the outer surface only is slightly heated, although the stimulant 58 has safely reached its solution or evaporation temperature, for example, between 50 ° and 6O 0 C.
• the lighter With the handle 52, the lighter is then put into operation, whereby the flame 54 extends into the recess 32 and the left end portion of the heat pipe 26 is heated, so that the stimulant 58 evaporates or goes into the solution.
• the bimetallic plate 42 With sufficient warming of the heat pipe 26, d. H. sufficient duration of the flame 54, the bimetallic plate 42 is heated and straightened so that a smoker, who already encloses the mouthpiece 10 with his lips, the lighter 44 can put out of operation and deduct.
• the existing from the mouthpiece 10 and the cigarette body 12 cigarette is after removing the adapter 14 as a standard cigarette for the enjoyment available because the stimulant 58 of the heat pipe 26 as a result of its high heat capacity over a sufficiently long period on a for evaporation sufficient temperature is maintained.
• the stimulant 58 of the heat pipe 26 as a result of its high heat capacity over a sufficiently long period on a for evaporation sufficient temperature is maintained.
• this air flows through the heat pipe 26 and its through-hole 30 along the surface areas of the recess 20 coated or soaked with stimulant 58, so that the air absorbs the evaporated constituents and other volatiles of the stimulant 58 that can be enjoyed in the mouth or by inhalation.
• the dimensions of the adapter 14 and the insertion lengths of the lighter in the adapter on the one hand and the cigarette in the adapter on the other hand are such that the tip of the Flame 54 is concentric with the heat pipe 26 at a short distance from that shown in FIG. 1 right-hand end.
• the insert member 38 is designed such that the air passages 50 remain substantially free.
• the flame 54 is located substantially in the region between the sleeve 34 and the insert member 38.
• the mouthpiece 10 does not necessarily contain filter material.
• the recess 20 may be formed in the cigarette body 12, so that the mouthpiece is formed with a corresponding projection.
• the body 24 and the heat pipe 26 may be integrally formed with each other by the shell is formed, for example, as a laminated body, which consists of a material of high thermal conductivity with the highest possible heat capacity and outside of a material with low thermal conductivity.
• the body 24 may be multi-shelled with vacuum between the cups in the manner of a thermal container.
• the heat pipe 26 may be formed solid as a heat conductor and heat storage with high heat capacity of a material with good thermal conductivity, wherein the right in FIG. 1 end with the largest possible surface, for example by corrugation is formed.
• An air duct is formed in this case, for example along the heat conductor at least by a groove in the "heat bar” and / or jacket and leads along ribs in the recess 20 and / or the projecting portion of the heat bar in the mouthpiece.
• the adapter can also be designed differently, for example, be suitable for connection of the cigarette body 12 to a cigarette lighter of a motor vehicle.
• the adapter then contains a heated component, which comes into direct contact with the heat pipe 26 and is heated by inserting the adapter into the cigarette lighter until the heat pipe 26 or the recess 20 are sufficiently heated, for example to about 50 ° up to 60 ° C
• Cigarette lighter Any other lighter may be used in place of the illustrated lighter, with long flame lighters being preferred.
• a special on the Cigarette lighter according to the invention are offered, which burns with a predetermined flame and goes out after a predetermined period of time.
• a stimulant liquids or powders can be used, which are introduced into the recess 20 and with which a part of the mouthpiece is coated or impregnated.
• different stimulants can be used, for example nicotine enriched with flavorings and odors.
• the stimulant can be contained in a separate stimulant body which is inserted into the recess as a tablet but covers the entire recess as a shell ,
• the stimulant carrier available as a separate component is porous or has through-holes and is arranged between the actual mouthpiece and the air outlet openings of the heat pipe.
• the actual mouthpiece is reusable by it consists of a hygienic easy-to-clean material.
• Fig. 3 shows a plan view of a box 60 in which the cigarette according to the invention can be stored in the manner of a conventional cigarette packet.
• a compartment 62 the reusable, formed in different high quality cigarette body 12 can be stored.
• a compartment 64 is provided for receiving an adapter.
• Compartments 66 are provided for receiving the disposable, first preferably sealed, mouthpieces 10 for single use.
• fourteen mouthpieces 10 can be accommodated in the box.
• the mouthpieces 10 are purchased commercially or on machines and placed in the box 60.
• the illustrated box 60 thus corresponds to a conventional box of fourteen conventional cigarettes.
• the refilling of the box 60 which may be formed as a high-quality box with a lid, not shown, is relatively inexpensive, since only the mouthpieces 10 must be renewed.
• the mouthpiece 10 may be designed to be reusable.
• the recess 20 is then repeatedly coated with semi-luxury agent, which is advantageously composed so that it is used up completely residue-free. LIST OF REFERENCE NUMBERS

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