Abstract:
An inspection system detects the presence or absence of both an internal filter component (104b) and an end filter component (104a) of an assembled cigarette after tipping paper (106) has been applied. A transport (20) moves the assembled cigarettes (12) along a high speed path of travel, and a first inspection station (26) directs a transverse detection beam (32) through each cigarette in the area of the internal filter component (104b). A second inspection station (42) directs a longitudinal detection beam (46) toward the end filter component (104a) along a path substantially parallel to the longitudinal axis of the cigarette. Control circuitry allows an assembled cigarette to continue along the high speed path of travel when the second inspection station detects the presence of an end filter component unless beforehand the first inspection station fails to detect the presence of an internal filter component in which case the second inspection is interrupted and the defective cigarette is removed from the high speed path of travel.
Abstract:
An aerosol generator (21) includes a flow passage (27) having an inlet (29), and an outlet (31); a heater (33) arranged relative to the flow passage for heating the flow passage, a source of material (37) to be volatilized in communication with the inlet of the flow passage; a valve (35) to open, and close communication between the source of material; the inlet of the flow passage; and a pressurization arrangement (39) for causing material in the source of material to be introduced into the flow passage when the valve is in an open position. The aerosol generator further includes a source of power (41) for operating the heater, the valve; and a control device (43) for controlling supply of power from the source of power to the heater, and the valve. A metering device (463) in an inhaler (401) includes a pressurized source of medicated fluid (408), and a metering chamber (407) configured to deliver a predetermined volume of fluid to a heated flow passage (409) in the inhaler.
Abstract:
A hopper (10) for tobacco includes a delivery roller (12) made up of four roller sections (12a, b, c, d). Operation of each section is controlled by a respective photo sensitive cell (20a, b, c, d) which sends a signal causing the respective roller section to cease rotating in response to sensing a build up of tobacco on the carded drum (18) below the delivery roller in the hopper exit.
Abstract:
An aerosal is formed by supplying a material in liquid form to a tube (23) and heating the tube (23) such that the material volatizes and expands out of an open end (25) of the tube (23). The volatized material combines with ambient air such that volatized material condenses to form the aerosol. An apparatus (21) for generating such an aerosol, and a method for generating such an aerosol, are also disclosed.
Abstract:
A method of manufacturing a smoking article (10) comprises providing a mouthpiece (14) and an aerosol generating substrate (12) in axial alignment with the mouthpiece (14). The mouthpiece (14) includes one or more segments (16) and a substantially transparent wrapper (18) circumscribing at least a portion of the one or more segments (16). A sheet of paper material is provided and comprises a window in the paper material. The ratio of shrinkage of the substantially transparent wrapper (18) to shrinkage of the paper material at the time of manufacture of the smoking article is less than 3.5 when subjected to 15 percent relative humidity at 42 degrees Celsius for 3 hours. The sheet of paper material is wrapped around at least a portion of the transparent wrapper (18) so that an underlying mouthpiece segment can be viewed through the window and the substantially transparent wrapper (18).
Abstract:
An aerosol generating system comprising: • an aerosol-forming article (102) comprising an aerosol-forming substrate (12) and a mouthpiece portion (24) for allowing a user to draw air through the substrate; and • an aerosol generating device (100), the device comprising a housing (10) having proximal and distal ends and comprising at least one external surface and one internal surface, the internal surface defining an open ended cavity (22) at the proximal end of the housing in which the aerosol-forming substrate is received, the cavity having a longitudinal extent between its proximal and distal ends, a heater element (14) within the cavity configured to heat an aerosol-forming substrate received in the cavity, and an air inlet (26); • wherein the system comprises a first air flow channel (28) extending from the air inlet to a distal end of the cavity, wherein the first air flow channel extends between the heater and the external surface of the housing along at least a portion of the longitudinal extent of the cavity, and a second air flow channel extending from the distal end of the cavity to the mouthpiece portion.
Abstract:
A smoking article (10) comprises: an aerosol generating substrate (12); a mouthpiece (14) connected to the aerosol generating substrate (12); a first wrapper (18) circumscribing the mouthpiece (14) along at least a part of its length; and an outer wrapper (20) circumscribing the mouthpiece and overlying the first wrapper (18). A plurality of frangible flavour containers (22) are provided in a flavoured region (24) of the outer surface of the first wrapper (18), wherein the plurality of frangible flavour containers (22) are adapted to be manually ruptured by a consumer during use, to release a flavourant from within the microcapsules (22). The outer wrapper (20) comprises at least one cut-out portion (26) exposing the frangible flavour containers (22) to the outer surface of the smoking article in at least a part of the flavoured region (24) of the first wrapper (18).
Abstract:
There is provided an elongate aerosol-generating device (100) having a polygonal transverse cross-section. The polygon comprises at least 6sides. The elongate aerosol-generating device may comprise a substrate receiving cavity (302) adapted to receive an aerosol-forming substrate, a heating element (406) adapted to heat an aerosol-forming substrate to generate an aerosol, and a power supply (506) adapted to provide power to the heating element. In addition, there is provided an aerosol-generating system, comprising an elongate aerosol-generating device according to any of the preceding claims, and a charging device (600) comprising a cavity (602) having a polygonal transverse cross-section corresponding to the polygonal transverse cross-section of said aerosol-generating device, the cavity being adapted to receive the elongate aerosol-generating device.
Abstract:
An aerosol-generating device (100) comprises a heating element (406) and an external housing (500, 502). The external housing is elongate and is adapted to resist rolling. An aerosol generating system comprises the aerosol-generating device and a charging device (600) having a cavity (302) configured to receive the aerosol-generating device.
Abstract:
A smoking article includes an aerosol-generating substrate comprising a flavour delivery material for thermally releasing a flavourant. The flavour delivery material comprises a polymer matrix and a plurality of domains of a flavour composition dispersed within the polymer matrix. The flavour composition comprises a flavourant mixed with one or more triglycerides including at least 30% by weight of triglyceride having at least one carboxylic acid having a chain length of greater than 12. The flavourant is releasable from the polymer matrix upon heating the flavour delivery material to elevated temperatures.