JP2013511444A - Package for tobacco industry products - Google Patents

Abstract

  A package for tobacco industry products (1) comprising an opening (7) configured to receive a flavor carrier (3), and a flavor carrier when the flavor carrier is inserted into the opening; One or more flavor release means in physical contact, wherein the flavor carrier is adapted to release flavor into the interior region (3.1) of the package in order to impregnate the package contents with the flavor.

Description

  The present description relates to packages for tobacco industry products. In particular, the invention relates to a package for a cigarette or other smoking article, wherein the package cover includes means for applying the extract to a portion of the smoking article contained in the package. It is not limited to.

  As used herein, the term “tobacco industry product” refers to a) tobacco for cigarettes, cigarillos, cigars, pipes or hand-rolled cigarettes (tobacco, tobacco derivatives, expanded tobacco, recycled tobacco or tobacco substitutes). B) Cigarettes such as snuff, snus, hard tobacco and heated-heat-not-burn products, tobacco derivatives, expanded Means any item manufactured or sold by the tobacco industry, usually including tobacco, non-smoking products incorporating recycled tobacco or tobacco substitutes and c) other nicotine delivery systems such as inhalants, tablets and gums.

  As used herein, the term “smoking article” refers to cigarettes, cigarettes, cigarettes, etc., whether or not based on tobacco, tobacco derivatives, expanded tobacco, recycled tobacco or tobacco substitutes. Includes smokeable smoking products and heat-not-burn products. The smoking article may be provided with a filter for gas sucked by the smoker.

  As used herein, the terms “flavor”, “flavoring material” and “flavoring” refer to materials used to impart the desired taste or aroma to products permitted by local regulations. To do. These may be imitation, synthetic or natural ingredients and may be blends thereof. These materials may be in any suitable form, such as oil, liquid or powder.

  Traditionally, the tobacco industry has marketed smoking articles such as cigarettes in conventional packages, but there are two types of such packages, one known as a soft cup package and the other one. One is a box-type package. Soft cup packages are usually made of low-grade (weight per area) type paper, and box-type packages are made of a more rugged (heavy weight per area) type of paper (similar to paperboard) . Traditionally cigarettes or other smoking articles in a particular package all have the same sensory characteristics, thereby limiting the consumer to smoking cigarettes or other smoking articles having the same characteristics .

  It would therefore be desirable to provide consumers with the option of increasing the types of smoking available.

  The present invention provides a package for tobacco industry products, the package comprising an opening configured to contain a flavor carrier carrying a flavor, and the flavor carrier and physical when the flavor carrier is inserted into the opening. One or more flavor release means configured to come into contact with and to cause the flavor carrier to release flavor in an interior region of the package to impregnate the package contents.

  The opening may be located in the cover of the package.

  The opening may include a slit having a dimension that substantially matches the dimension of the flavor carrier.

  The opening may include a set of rails configured to guide the flavor carrier into the opening.

  The flavor release means may include a groove in the opening configured to break the surface of the flavor carrier and release the flavor.

  The package of the present invention may include an internal divider that divides the internal volume of the package into first and second regions to accommodate the first and second groups of tobacco industry products.

  The partition may be configured to prevent flavor released from the flavor carrier from passing between the first and second regions of the package.

  The opening may be located adjacent to one of the first or second regions so that when the flavor is released from the flavor carrier, the flavor is released into the region adjacent to the opening.

  The package may further include a flavor carrier.

  The flavor carrier may contain a flavoring agent on its surface.

  The flavoring agent may be contained in the microcapsule at the surface of the flavor carrier, and the microcapsule is ruptureable when contacted with the flavor release means to release the flavor into the package.

  The flavor carrier may be a chip or card having dimensions that substantially match the dimensions of the opening.

  The package of the present invention includes a plurality of smoking articles, which may be impregnated with a flavor by releasing the flavor, and may change the flavor of one or more smoking articles.

  The present invention provides a package for aromatizing cigarettes, the package including a cover, a flavor soaked chip, and a rear section, the cover covering the chip with a slit of the same width as the chip. Two rail means for fixing to the lower part of the chip, and the slit includes a groove that breaks the chip when the chip is inserted into the slit. The microcapsule is opened, and the flavor is released from the microcapsule to the cigarette contained in a part of the package.

  The cover and rear section may comprise a rigid material and may be hingedly joined by a hinge portion located at the back or rear of the package.

  The package of the present invention includes a first region intended to soak the flavor and a second region not intended to soak the flavor, and soaks the flavor into one or more cigarettes in the first region. For this reason, these areas are separated by a thin rigid wall which keeps the two areas separated by a hermetic seal when the cover is closed, 2. Prevent flavor from impregnating in area 2.

  The invention also relates to a tobacco industry product package including a cover provided with a system for releasing flavor in the package. This system allows the user to release a flavor at the moment selected by the user as described below. The flavor may be released from the flavor chip or card and the cover may be adapted to receive the flavor chip or card. The cover may be hinged and the card or chip may be of a size similar to that of a “chip” or “SIM card” of the type used in mobile phones. These chips or cards may be finished with special types of inks or substances including microcapsules containing various flavors / flavors such as menthol.

  The cover may be provided with a slit having a groove, and when the chip or card is introduced into the slit, the microcapsule contained in the ink or other substance may be torn and opened. Good. This action allows the flavor previously contained in the chip or card to be released inside the package, so that the flavor is impregnated in the cigarette or other smoking article or tobacco industry product located in one area of the package. Also good. For example, the flavor may be impregnated in a smoking article in the area of the package located directly under the card or chip. The region from which the flavor is released may be divided from the remaining portion of the internal region of the package by a partition in the package.

  In this way, the present invention facilitates the release of flavor to a group of cigarettes or other smoking articles or tobacco industry products within the package, whereby the consumer has a first group of ingredients with the original flavor characteristics. One or more groups consuming smoking articles or other tobacco industry products and having a variety of different flavors can be consumed.

  The present invention relates to one or more cigarettes or other smoking articles contained in a package by using a special “chip” or card with a special ink containing microcapsules filled with a special flavor. It relates to packages intended to be flavored by impregnation. When a chip or card is inserted into the cover of the package through a slit provided with a groove on the cover, the microcapsule is torn and a flavorant inside the package containing a predetermined number of cigarettes or other smoking articles Is released. As the released flavor penetrates into the cigarette or other smoking article, the flavor of the cigarette or other smoking article is impregnated with the flavor, thereby changing the original characteristics of the cigarette or other smoking article Can be added to these flavors.

  The present invention relates to a package for a smoking article that includes a cover, the cover being provided with a system for receiving one or more substances in a chip or card at its predetermined location. These chips or cards have a finish containing ink impregnated with microcapsules containing a variety of different flavors / flavors. When the chip or card is inserted into the cover, the protrusion located at the entrance where the chip or card is inserted will scratch the chip or card tear, thus releasing the flavor / flavoring agent contained in the microcapsule. The cigarette or other smoking article contained in selected portions of the main package can be impregnated with the corresponding flavor.

  The main package includes a first interior region that is separated from the rest of the cigarette or other smoking article region so that a portion of the cigarette or other smoking article is impregnated. . A flavor barrier is provided to separate this first region from the second interior region of the package containing the non-impregnated smoking article. This barrier may be a wall or other suitable means to prevent flavor / flavor released from the chip or card from entering the second region of the package. The maximum number of cigarettes or other smoking articles that are impregnated is the maximum number of cigarettes or other smoking articles that can be physically accommodated in the second region.

  The cover may be joined to the back or back wall of the package, or hinged to pivot about an axis formed by the intersection of the cover and the top of the back or back wall of the package. Good.

  For purposes of illustration only, various aspects of the invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings.

Fig. 3 shows a cover of a package for tobacco industry products with a flavor chip or card inserted. FIG. 9 shows an end cross section of an assembled package including a cover, a chip or card inserted into the cover, and a main fuselage including a plurality of cigarettes, and a partition partitions the main fuselage into first and second internal regions. Yes. A top or plan view of a package having a chip or card partially inserted into a cover, the first and second regions of the package to prevent flavoring from impregnating the cigarette in the second region The position of the partition which is an internal division | segmentation barrier between is shown.

  Figures 1 to 3 show a package 1 of the type intended to contain 20 cigarettes. The package 1 includes a cover or lid 2, which is configured to contain a flavor carrier such as a chip or card 3 containing and / or impregnated with the flavor or flavor. The package 1 also includes a main body in which tobacco industry products such as smoking articles are accommodated. The main body of the package 1 includes a first region 3.1 and a second region 3.2 separated from the first region 3.1. In addition, a partition 4 between the first region 3.1 and the second region 3.2 is provided in order to limit the flavor soaking into some cigarettes, for example the cigarettes housed in the first region. ing. This will be described in more detail. The first and second regions 3.1, 3.2 may be substantially the same, for example in volume, or different. For example, as shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, the second region 3.2 may be larger than the first region 3.1 and thus may accommodate more cigarettes than the first region 3.1.

  Package 1 also includes a rear section 5, which includes two end walls, first and second opposing side walls, and a rear or back wall located opposite the cover. These walls of the rear section 5 form a border that houses 20 cigarettes. It is also possible to accommodate other numbers of cigarettes.

  The cover 2 and the rear section 5 are made of a rigid material such as paperboard, and are hingedly joined by a hinge portion 6. For example, the hinge portion 6 may join the rear wall or end wall of the package 1 to the cover 2.

  The first and second inner regions 3.1 and 3.2 are separated from each other by a partition, which consists of a thin rigid wall 4 located between the two end walls of the package 1. When the cover 2 is closed, the partition 4 keeps the two areas 3.1, 3.2 in a state of being hermetically sealed together with the rear section 5 and the cover 2, and from the first area 3.1 to the second area. Prevent impregnation of flavor into area 3.2 or vice versa.

  When the lid is closed, the package of the invention thus separates the cigarette located in the first region 3.1 from the cigarette located in the second region 3.2.

  The cover 2 has a slit 7 provided so as to accommodate an aromatic chip or card 3. For example, the width of the slit 7 may be substantially the same as the width of the aromatic chip, so that when the chip 3 is slid into the slit 7, it fits snugly. The slit 7 may include two rail means 8 and 9. The slit 7 is provided with flavor releasing means such as a groove for breaking the chip 3 when the chip 3 is inserted into the slit. For example, as described above, the groove may break a microcapsule containing one or more flavorants of the chip 3. Thereafter, the flavoring agent is released from the chip 3 into the package 1.

  The chip 3 can be secured to the underside of the cover 2 by means of rail means 8 and 9 so that it is directed towards the contents of the package 1 when inserted into the cover 2. When inserted through the slit 7 provided with a groove, the chip 3 is torn, thereby opening many microcapsules contained in a special ink (including aromatic microcapsules). As described above, this releases flavor to the cigarette.

  The release of flavor may be limited to products contained in one or the other of the first and second regions 3.1, 3.2 of the package 1. For example, as shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, a slit 7 capable of accommodating a chip or card 3 may be arranged directly above or adjacent to the first region 3.1 of the package 1. Therefore, the flavor released from the chip or card 3 when the chip or card 3 is inserted into the cover 2 enters the first region 3.1, but separates the first and second regions 3.1, 3.2. The hermetic partition wall 4 prevents entry into the second region 3.2. As a matter of course, the flavor is released into the second region 3.2, but the slit 7 is arranged on or adjacent to the second region 3.2 so that it is not released into the first region. May be. After the release of the flavor, the cigarette may be left inside the first inner region 3.1 of the package 1 for a predetermined time so that the released flavor is impregnated with the cigarette. Due to the presence of the thin wall 4 separating the first area 3.1 from the second area 3.2, the cigarettes contained in the second area 3.2 are not impregnated and the original product obtained from the manufacturer. Maintain the characteristics of

  The flavor of the cigarette in the first region 3.1 can only be changed slightly, and the change is slight. Changes in flavor may be perceived by consumers, but may not be noticed without great care. For example, a smoker who has smoked a cigarette impregnated with the flavor emitted from the chip or card 3 may initially not realize that the cigarette or smoke has a different flavor. The change in flavor may be perceived not in the conscious part of the brain but in the unconscious part. However, flavor changes may improve the overall smoking experience.

  Although described above for a particular type of cigarette package, the present invention applies to any tobacco industry product package into which a chip or card can be inserted to release flavor to the tobacco industry product contained in the package. Applicable.

Claims (16)

A package for tobacco industry products, the package comprising:
An opening configured to accommodate a flavor carrier carrying a flavor;
One configured to physically contact the flavor carrier when the flavor carrier is inserted into the opening, and to allow the flavor carrier to release the flavor to the interior region of the package in order to impregnate the contents of the package. A package comprising the above flavor release means.   The package of claim 1, wherein the opening is in a cover of the package.   3. The package of claim 1 or 2, wherein the opening includes a slit having a dimension that substantially matches the dimension of the flavor carrier.   The package according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the opening includes a set of rails configured to guide the flavor carrier into the opening.   5. The package according to claim 4, wherein the flavor release means includes a groove configured to break the surface of the flavor carrier to release the flavor in the opening.   6. An internal divider for dividing the internal volume of the package into first and second regions for accommodating a first and second group of tobacco industry products. package.   The package according to claim 6, wherein the partition is configured to prevent the flavor released from the flavor carrier from passing between the first and second regions of the package.   The opening is located adjacent to one of the first or second regions, and when the flavor is released from the flavor carrier, the flavor is released into the region adjacent to the opening. Item 6. The package according to item 6 or 7.   The package according to any one of claims 1 to 8, further comprising the flavor carrier.   The package according to claim 9, wherein the flavor carrier includes a flavoring agent on a surface thereof.   The flavoring agent may be contained in a microcapsule on the surface of the flavor carrier, and the microcapsule is ruptured when contacted with the flavor releasing means to release the flavor into the package. The package according to claim 10.   The package according to any one of claims 1 to 11, wherein the flavor carrier is a chip or a card having a size substantially matching the size of the opening.   13. A package according to any one of claims 1 to 12, comprising a plurality of smoking articles, the smoking articles being impregnated with a flavor by the release of the flavor and changing the flavor of one or more smoking articles. . A package (1) for aromatizing cigarettes, the package comprising a cover (2), a flavored chip (3), and a rear section (5);
Cover (2)
A slit (7) having the same width as the chip (3);
Including two rail means (8) and (9) for fixing the chip (3) to the lower part of the cover, the slit (7) breaking the chip when the chip (3) is inserted into the slit A package that includes a groove to break the chip, thereby opening a plurality of microcapsules contained in the ink on the chip and releasing flavor from the microcapsules to a cigarette housed in a portion of the package.   15. Package according to claim 14, characterized in that the cover (2) and the rear section (5) are made of a rigid material and are hingedly joined by a hinge part (6) located on the back or rear of the package. .   One of the first regions (3.1), including a first region (3.1) intended to soak the flavor and a second region (3.2) not intended to soak the flavor These regions (3.1, 3.2) are separated by a thin rigid wall (4) in order to make the cigarette soaked with flavor, when the cover (2) is closed. These two regions are maintained in a state of being sealed by a hermetic seal, and the flavor is impregnated from the first region (3.1) to the second region (3.2). The package of claim 14.

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