Segmented smoking article with foamed insulation material

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9486013-B2
Application number	US-201313870684-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Apr 25, 2013
Priority date	Aug 24, 2009
Publication date	Nov 8, 2016
Grant date	Nov 8, 2016

Abstract

A cigarette includes lighting and mouth ends. It may include a smokable segment disposed at the lighting end. It also includes a mouth-end segment; an aerosol-generation system disposed between the lighting and mouth ends, which includes (i) a heat-generation segment adjacent the smokable segment, including a heat source configured to be activated by combustion of a smokable material and an insulation layer of a non-glass material that is woven, knit, or both, and (ii) an aerosol-generating segment with aerosol-forming material disposed between, but physically separate from, each of the heat generation segment and the mouth end; a piece of outer wrapping material that provides an overwrap around at least a portion of the aerosol-generating segment, the heat-generation segment, and at least a portion of the smokable segment; those segments being connected together by the overwrap to provide a cigarette rod; that is connected to the cigarette rod using tipping material.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A cigarette comprising:
a lighting end and a mouth end;
a smokable segment disposed at the lighting end, said smokable segment having a length and comprising a smokable material circumscribed by wrapping material;
a mouth end piece segment disposed at the mouth end;
an aerosol-generation system disposed between the smokable segment and the mouth end piece segment, the aerosol-generation system including
(i) a heat generation segment adjacent to the smokable segment, said heat generation segment having a length and including
a heat source configured to be activated by combustion of the smokable material and
an insulation layer of flame-retardant material that circumscribes the heat source and that comprises a material selected from a group consisting of:
a foamed metal material;
a foamed ceramic material; and
a foamed ceramic metal composite, and

(ii) an aerosol-generating segment incorporating aerosol-forming material, said aerosol-generating segment having a length and being disposed between, but physically separate from, each of the heat generation segment and the mouth end;

a piece of outer wrapping material oriented to provide an overwrap (i) around the aerosol-generating segment for at least a portion of its length, (ii) around the heat generation segment for the length of that segment, and (iii) around the smokable segment for at least a portion of its length; those segments being connected together by the overwrap to provide a cigarette rod;
the mouth end piece segment being connected to the cigarette rod using tipping material, and
further comprising a buffer between the heat generation segment and the aerosol-generating segment, wherein the buffer comprises a structure selected from a group consisting of:
a foamed metal material;
a foamed ceramic material;
a foamed ceramic metal composite; and
any combination thereof.

2. The cigarette of claim 1 , wherein the insulation further comprises a non-glass material selected from viscose rayon, stainless steel fibers, aluminum fibers, ceramic fibers, cotton, carbon fibers, metal oxide fibers, calcium sulfate, or combinations thereof.

3. The cigarette of claim 2 , wherein the non-glass material further comprises viscose rayon that is woven, knit, or a combination thereof.

4. The cigarette of claim 1 , wherein the heat generation segment and the aerosol-generating segment are in a heat exchange relationship with one another and the insulation provides an insulative layer about at least a portion of the heat source.

5. The cigarette of claim 1 , wherein the insulation layer further comprises a woven layer of a non-glass material.

6. The cigarette of claim 5 , wherein the insulation woven layer comprises viscose rayon.

7. The cigarette of claim 1 , wherein the insulation layer comprises carbon fibers containing at least 95% carbon.

8. The cigarette of claim 1 , wherein the insulation layer comprises rayon fibers treated with silica.

9. The cigarette of claim 1 , wherein the insulation layer comprises cellulose fibers.

10. The cigarette of claim 1 , wherein the insulation layer comprises a woven-knit hybrid material.

11. The cigarette of claim 1 , wherein the insulation layer comprises a selected one of metalized fibers, metallic fibers, or a combination thereof.

12. The cigarette of claim 1 , wherein the heat source comprises a foamed structure comprising carbon.

13. A cigarette comprising:
a lighting end and a mouth end;
a mouth end piece segment disposed at the mouth end;
an aerosol-generation system disposed near the lighting end, the aerosol-generation system including
(i) a heat generation segment extending to the lighting end, said heat generation segment having a length and including a heat source circumscribed by an insulation layer of flame-retardant material that comprises a material selected from a group consisting of:

a foamed metal material;
a foamed ceramic material;
a foamed ceramic metal composite, and any combination thereof; and
(ii) an aerosol-generating segment incorporating aerosol-forming material, said aerosol-generating segment having a length and being disposed between, but physically separate from, each of the heat generation segment and the mouth end; and
a single piece of outer wrapping material oriented to provide an overwrap (i) around the mouth end piece segment for the length of that segment, (ii) around the aerosol-generating segment for the length of that segment, and (iii) around the heat generation segment for at least a portion of its length; and
further comprising a buffer between the heat generation segment and the aerosol-generating segment, wherein the buffer comprises a structure selected from a group consisting of:
a foamed metal material;
a foamed ceramic material;
a foamed ceramic metal composite: and any combination thereof.

14. The cigarette of claim 13 , wherein the length of the heat generation segment is less than about 30 mm, and the heat source comprises a carbonaceous fuel element.

15. The cigarette of claim 13 , wherein the aerosol-generating segment comprises glycerin, propylene glycol or combinations thereof.

16. The cigarette of claim 13 , wherein the heat generation segment and the aerosol-generating segment are in a heat exchange relationship with one another.

17. The cigarette of claim 13 , wherein the insulation layer further comprises carbon fibers containing at least 95% carbon.

18. The cigarette of claim 13 , wherein the insulation layer further comprises rayon fibers treated with silica.

19. The cigarette of claim 13 , wherein the insulation layer further comprises cellulose fibers.

20. The cigarette of claim 13 , wherein the insulation layer further comprises a woven-knit hybrid material.

21. The cigarette of claim 13 , wherein the insulation layer further comprises a selected one of metalized fibers, metallic fibers, or a combination thereof.

22. The cigarette of claim 13 , wherein the heat source comprises a foamed structure comprising carbon.

23. The cigarette of claim 13 , wherein the aerosol-generating segment includes tobacco.

24. The cigarette of claim 13 , wherein the insulation layer further comprises rayon fibers.

25. The cigarette of claim 13 , wherein the insulation layer further comprises a woven layer of a non-glass material.

Assignees

• Sebastian Andries Don
• Conner Billy Tyrone
• Banerjee Chandra K
• Alderman Steven L
• Braxton Paul E
• Carpenter Carolyn R
• Gonzalez-Parra Alvaro
• Ingebrethsen Bradley J
• Murray Kristen L
• Nestor Timothy B
• Crooks Evon Llewellyn
• Reynolds Tobacco Co R

Inventors

• Sebastian Andries Don
• Conner Billy Tyrone
• Banerjee Chandra K
• Alderman Steven L
• Braxton Paul E
• Carpenter Carolyn R
• Gonzalez-Parra Alvaro
• Ingebrethsen Bradley J
• Murray Kristen L
• Nestor Timothy B
• Crooks Evon Llewellyn

Classifications

• A24F47/004 Primary

  Human Necessities · mapped topic

• A24F47/006

  Human Necessities · mapped topic

• A24D1/22 Primary

  Cigarettes with integrated combustible heat sources, e.g. with carbonaceous heat sources · CPC title