Smoking aids and their use and aerosol generating system

Abstract

The present invention relates to a smoking auxiliary product, comprising a carrier and a synergistic substance loaded on the carrier, wherein the synergistic substance can generate a synergistic gas and / or a synergistic aerosol for enhancing the synergy of an aerosol generating product under heating conditions. The smoking auxiliary product can be placed in an aerosol generating device together with the aerosol generating product for heating, thereby enhancing the synergy of the aerosol generated by the aerosol generating product. The present invention also relates to a use of the smoking auxiliary product and an aerosol generating system.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present invention relates to the field of low-temperature heated cigarettes, and in particular to a smoking auxiliary product and a use thereof, and an aerosol generating system. Background Art

[0002] Low-temperature heated cigarettes, also known as heat-not-burn cigarettes, are more common in the form of cigarettes. However, unlike traditional cigarettes that burn to produce smoke, low-temperature heated cigarettes designed with the idea of ​​"heating without burning" can heat the tobacco material just enough to emit flavor without igniting the tobacco material. Under normal circumstances, ordinary cigarettes will produce many harmful substances at high temperatures of 400℃ to 1000℃, while low-temperature heated cigarettes mostly work below 400℃, which greatly reduces the harmful substances in first-hand and second-hand smoke.

[0003] However, since the tobacco material in the low-temperature heated cigarette is heated at a low temperature, the amount of smoke generated by the tobacco material is small, and the user experience is poor. In addition, the existing low-temperature heated cigarettes have a single flavor, and the cigarettes of the same cigarette have the same flavor. If you want to experience different flavors, you need to buy multiple cigarettes, and the playability of the cigarettes is relatively single. Summary of the invention

[0004] Based on this, it is necessary to provide a smoking auxiliary product and its use, as well as an aerosol generating system that improves user experience.

[0005] A smoking auxiliary product comprises a carrier and a synergistic substance loaded on the carrier, wherein the synergistic substance can generate synergistic gas and / or synergistic aerosol for enhancing the synergy of an aerosol generating product under heating conditions.

[0006] In one embodiment, the synergistic substance is at least one of a solid substance, a liquid substance, a semi-solid substance, a gel substance and a paste substance, and the synergistic substance is adsorbed, coated, filled, wrapped and / or chemically combined on or in the carrier.

[0007] In one embodiment, the synergistic substance includes at least one of aerosol, nicotine, acid, nicotine salt, flavoring or other flavoring.

[0008] In one embodiment, the heating temperature of the synergistic substance to generate the synergistic gas and / or synergistic aerosol is less than 400 degrees Celsius.

[0009] In one embodiment, the carrier is a porous structure, and the carrier and the synergistic substance are configured to make the smoking auxiliary product breathable.

[0010] In one embodiment, the smoking auxiliary product is a sheet-shaped, block-shaped, column-shaped, layer-shaped or film-shaped structure, or a cylindrical structure formed by bending the sheet-shaped, layer-shaped or film-shaped structure.

[0011] In one embodiment, the smoking aid is a layered composite structure comprising at least two layers.

[0012] In one embodiment, at least one layer of the layered composite structure is adsorptive.

[0013] In one embodiment, the carrier is at least one of textiles, carbon or carbon derivatives, fibers, nonwoven fabrics, starch, protein, paper, porous resin, sponge, gel, or a processed product of at least one of the above.

[0014] In one embodiment, the smoking auxiliary product further comprises a packaging structure, in which the carrier and the synergistic substance are sealed.

[0015] In one embodiment, the smoking aid is shaped and sized to be disposed in a gas passage of an aerosol generating device and / or a receiving cavity for receiving an aerosol generating article.

[0016] In one embodiment, the smoking auxiliary product independently heats or independently controls the release rate and release time of the synergistic substance therein, and the generated synergistic gas and / or synergistic aerosol flows into the gas passage of the aerosol generating device and / or the containing chamber for containing the aerosol generating product.

[0017] A use of the smoking auxiliary product is to be arranged in a gas passage of an aerosol generating device and / or a receiving cavity for receiving an aerosol generating product.

[0018] In one embodiment, the thickness direction of the smoking auxiliary product is arranged along the gas flow direction in the aerosol generating device.

[0019] In one embodiment, the smoking auxiliary product is used to independently heat or independently control the release rate and release time of the synergistic substance therein, and the generated synergistic gas and / or synergistic aerosol is merged into the gas passage of the aerosol generating device and / or the containing chamber for containing the aerosol generating product.

[0020] An aerosol generating system comprises an aerosol generating device and a smoking auxiliary product; the aerosol generating device is provided with a containing chamber and a gas passage, the containing chamber is used to contain the aerosol generating product, and the gas passage is connected with the containing chamber; the smoking auxiliary product is arranged in the gas passage and / or the containing chamber, or the synergistic gas and / or synergistic aerosol generated by the smoking auxiliary product flows into the gas passage and / or the containing chamber.

[0021] In one embodiment, when the aerosol generating article is accommodated in the accommodating cavity, the smoking auxiliary product is located at the gas inlet end of the aerosol generating article, is arranged opposite to the side wall of the aerosol generating article, and / or is arranged around the aerosol generating article.

[0022] In one embodiment, the aerosol generating device includes a base and an upper cover arranged on the base, and the accommodating cavity is arranged in the upper cover.

[0023] In one embodiment, the accommodating cavity has a tubular inner wall, and the tubular inner wall is arranged on the base so that the aerosol generating product can be supported by the base. The base is provided with a groove, and the smoking auxiliary product is arranged in the groove.

[0024] In one embodiment, the accommodating cavity has a tubular side wall and a bottom wall located at one end of the tubular side wall, the bottom wall is opposite to the base and is spaced apart, and the smoking auxiliary product is arranged between the bottom wall and the base.

[0025] In one embodiment, the upper cover includes a first cylinder and a second cylinder sleeved in the first cylinder and spaced apart from the first cylinder; the inner cavity of the second cylinder forms the accommodating cavity, the first end of the second cylinder is open, and the bottom wall is located at the second end of the second cylinder; the length of the first cylinder is greater than the length of the second cylinder, both ends of the first cylinder are open, the first end of the first cylinder is connected to the first end of the second cylinder by a ring plate, and the second end of the second cylinder is detachably arranged on the base.

[0026] In one embodiment, a first through hole is disposed on the first cylinder, a second through hole is disposed on the support plate, and the gas passage extends from the first through hole through a gap between the first cylinder and the second cylinder to the second through hole.

[0027] In one of the embodiments, a bracket is disposed on the base, and the powered heating element is disposed on the bracket and is suspended and spaced apart from the base.

[0028] In one embodiment, the aerosol generating device also includes an electrically powered heating element, which is disposed on the base and inserted into the tobacco material of the aerosol generating product, and the smoking auxiliary product is provided with a third through hole matching the cross-sectional shape of the electrically powered heating element, and the electrically powered heating element passes through the third through hole.

[0029] In one of the embodiments, the bracket is made of an electrically heated material, and the bracket is connected to the electrically heated element.

[0030] In one embodiment, the aerosol generating device further includes an electrically powered heating element, which is disposed on the peripheral wall of the accommodating cavity; or the aerosol generating product further includes an electrically powered heating element, which covers the smoke material of the aerosol generating product, is covered by the smoke material of the aerosol generating product and / or is placed in the smoke material of the aerosol generating product.

[0031] In one embodiment, the aerosol generating device further comprises the aerosol generating product. The smoking auxiliary product provided by the present invention can cooperate with the aerosol generating device to increase the smoke volume and smoke strength of the aerosol generated by the aerosol generating system as a whole, and / or adjust or change the taste of the original aerosol generated by the aerosol generating product. The smoking auxiliary product is independent of the aerosol generating product and is easy to replace independently, so that users can conveniently experience different smoking tastes or visual perceptions, making the playability of the aerosol generating system more abundant. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0032] Figure 1 A schematic diagram of the structure of a smoking aid provided by an embodiment of the present invention;

[0033] Figure 2 A schematic diagram of the structure of an aerosol generating system provided in one embodiment of the present invention;

[0034] Figure 3 for Figure 2 A schematic diagram of the structure of an aerosol generating device of an aerosol generating system;

[0035] Figure 4 A schematic structural diagram of an aerosol generating system provided in another embodiment of the present invention;

[0036] Figure 5 A schematic structural diagram of an aerosol generating system provided in another embodiment of the present invention;

[0037] Figure 6 for Figure 5 A schematic diagram of the structure of an aerosol generating device of an aerosol generating system;

[0038] Figure 7 A schematic structural diagram of an aerosol generating system provided in another embodiment of the present invention;

[0039] Figure 8 A schematic structural diagram of an aerosol generating system provided in another embodiment of the present invention. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0040] In order to make the purpose, technical solution and advantages of the present invention more clearly understood, the present invention is further described in detail below in conjunction with the accompanying drawings and embodiments. It should be understood that the specific embodiments described herein are only used to explain the present invention and are not used to limit the present invention.

[0041] In the invention, when an element is referred to as being "fixed to" another element, unless specifically limited to "directly", it may be directly on the other element or there may also be an intermediate element. When an element is considered to be "connected" to another element, unless specifically limited to "directly", it may be directly connected to the other element or there may be an intermediate element at the same time. On the contrary, when an element is referred to as being "directly connected" or "directly fixed", there is no intermediate element. The various objects in the drawings of the embodiments are drawn in proportions for ease of enumeration and description, rather than in proportions of actual components.

[0042] The "aerosol generating product" described in the embodiments of the present invention refers to a product containing tobacco material and capable of generating aerosol, such as smoke or mist, by heating, such as an aerosol generating product, a cigarette cartridge or a cigarette, preferably a disposable product. The aerosol generating product itself cannot provide electrical energy.

[0043] The "aerosol generating device" described in the embodiments of the present invention refers to a device for heating an aerosol-producing product, such as a smoking device. The aerosol generating device can directly provide heat energy to heat the aerosol-producing product, or provide electrical energy to the aerosol-producing product, and the aerosol-producing product converts the electrical energy into heat energy to heat the smoking material.

[0044] The "smoking material" described in the embodiments of the present invention refers to a smoking substance, which is a substance that can produce odor and / or nicotine and / or smoke after heating or burning, that is, a substance that can be atomized, that is, an aerosol-generating substance. The smoking material can be solid, semi-solid and liquid. Solid smoking materials are often processed into thin sheets due to considerations such as air permeability, assembly and production, so they are also commonly called thin sheets, and filamentous sheets are also called thin sheet filaments. The smoking materials discussed in the embodiments of the present invention can be natural or synthetic smoking liquid, smoking oil, smoking glue, smoking paste, tobacco, tobacco leaves, etc. For example, synthetic smoking materials contain glycerin, propylene glycol and nicotine. The smoking liquid is liquid, the smoking oil is oily, the smoking glue is gel-like, the smoking paste is paste-like, the tobacco shreds include natural or artificial or extracted tobacco shreds, and the tobacco leaves include natural or artificial or extracted tobacco leaves. The tobacco material can be heated in a form sealed by other substances, such as stored in a thermally degradable package, such as a microcapsule, and after heating, the desired volatile substances are extracted from the degradable or porous sealing package.

[0045] The tobacco material described in the embodiment of the present invention may contain nicotine or may not contain nicotine. The tobacco material containing nicotine may include natural tobacco leaf products, at least one of tobacco liquid, tobacco oil, tobacco glue, tobacco paste, tobacco shreds, tobacco leaves, etc. made from nicotine as raw materials. The tobacco liquid is water-like, the tobacco oil is oily, the tobacco glue is gel-like, the tobacco paste is paste-like, the tobacco shreds include natural or artificial or extracted tobacco shreds, and the tobacco leaves include natural or artificial or extracted tobacco leaves. The tobacco material without nicotine mainly contains flavor substances, such as spices, which can be atomized to simulate the smoking process and to achieve the purpose of quitting smoking. In one embodiment, the spices include mint oil. The tobacco material may also include other additives, such as glycerol and / or propylene glycol.

[0046] See also Figure 1 The present invention provides a smoking auxiliary product 300, including a carrier 310 and a synergistic substance 320 loaded on the carrier 310, wherein the synergistic substance 320 can generate a synergistic gas and / or a synergistic aerosol for enhancing the synergy of the aerosol generating product under heating conditions. The synergistic gas and / or synergistic aerosol used to enhance the synergy of the aerosol generating product means that the synergistic gas and / or synergistic aerosol can change the component type and / or the amount of at least one component of the original aerosol generated by the aerosol generating product. For example, the synergistic gas and / or synergistic aerosol can have new components that are not in the original aerosol, have at least one component in the original aerosol, can neutralize the undesirable components in the original aerosol (such as bitter substances), and / or can be combined with at least one component in the original aerosol to produce new effective components. Please refer to Figures 2 to 5, the smoking auxiliary product 300 and the aerosol generating product 100 can both be placed in the aerosol generating device 200 and heated by the aerosol generating device 200. Preferably, when the tobacco material in the aerosol generating product 100 is heated, the smoking auxiliary product 300 can be heated by the same heat source (e.g., the energized heating element 230) that heats the aerosol generating product 100. The smoking auxiliary product 300 absorbs the residual heat of the energized heating element 230 heating the aerosol generating product 100, thereby generating the synergistic gas and / or synergistic aerosol. In another embodiment, the aerosol generating product 100 and the smoking auxiliary product 300 can be heated separately by different heat sources. The synergistic gas and / or synergistic aerosol can be mixed with the original aerosol generated by the aerosol generating product 100, thereby enhancing the original aerosol.

[0047] The carrier 310 is used to carry the synergistic substance 320. By carrying the synergistic substance 320 on the carrier 310, the smoking auxiliary product 300 can be easily replaced, so that the smoking auxiliary product 300 can be made into a replaceable product similar to the aerosol generating product 100, for example, the smoking auxiliary product 300 can be made into a disposable product. The replacement frequency of the smoking auxiliary product 300 and the aerosol generating product 100 can be the same or different. When the user replaces the aerosol generating product 100 in the system, or during the use of the same aerosol generating product 100, or after multiple aerosol generating products 100 are used, by replacing the smoking auxiliary product 300 with different functions, for example, replacing the smoking auxiliary product 300 that can produce different flavors, or the smoking auxiliary product 300 that can produce different amounts of smoke, the playability of the aerosol generating product 100 can be enriched.

[0048] The synergistic substance may be disposed on the carrier 310 or in the carrier 310, for example, on the surface of the carrier 310 or inside the carrier 310. For example, the carrier 310 may be a porous structure having pores, and the synergistic substance may be disposed in the pores of the carrier 310. Preferably, the carrier 310 and the synergistic substance are configured to make the smoking auxiliary product 300 breathable. The carrier 310 may be, for example, at least one of textiles, carbon or a derivative of carbon elements, fiber, non-woven fabric, starch, protein, paper, water-absorbing resin, sponge, gel, or a processed product of at least one thereof. The carbon or a derivative of carbon elements may be, for example, a porous carbon material, such as a carbon fiber film, carbon cloth, carbon nanotube paper, or a graphene film. The fiber may be a natural plant or animal fiber, or an artificial polymer fiber. The gel may be a gelling agent in a sol or solution that is interconnected under certain conditions to form a spatial network structure, and the gaps in the structure are filled with a liquid as a dispersion medium to form a dispersion system. The gelling agent may be an organic gelling agent such as glucomannan, agar, pectin, aloe gel, alginate, carboxymethyl cellulose, locust bean gum, carob bean gum, guar gum, xanthan gum and gelatin, or an inorganic gelling agent such as silica gel and aluminum hydroxide. The carrier 310 may have a quasi-two-dimensional structure, such as a sheet, layer or film, so as to be conveniently arranged in the aerosol generating device 200. The carrier 310 may be rigid or flexible, for example, it may have a certain strength, but it may be bent. The thickness of the carrier 310 of the quasi-two-dimensional structure may be, for example, 1 micron to 5 millimeters, preferably 0.5 millimeters to 2 millimeters. When the air permeability of the carrier 310 is poor, for example, when the substrate is a non-porous structure, the carrier 310 may have a through hole processed for air permeability. The synergistic substance 320 may be at least one of a solid substance, a liquid substance, a semi-solid substance, a gel substance, and a paste substance. The synergistic substance 320 may be adsorbed, coated, filled, wrapped, and / or chemically bonded on or in the carrier 310. In one embodiment, the synergistic substance 320 is a solid substance, and the synergistic substance 320 may be dispersed in the pores of the carrier 310, or attached to the surface of the carrier 310. For example, the solid substance may be first dispersed in a solvent to form a coating liquid, which is then coated on the surface of the carrier 310, and then the solvent in the coating liquid is removed so that the solid substance is attached to the surface of the carrier 310. In another embodiment, the synergistic substance 320 is a liquid substance, and the liquid substance may be adsorbed in the pores of the carrier 310. In another embodiment, the synergistic substance 320 is a semi-solid substance, a gel substance, or a paste substance, and the synergistic substance 320 may be coated or attached to the surface of the carrier 310. In another embodiment, the carrier 310 defines a cavity for accommodating the synergistic substance 320 , and the synergistic substance 320 can be filled in the carrier 310 .It can be understood that the configuration of the synergistic substance 320 is not limited to the above embodiment, as long as the synergistic substance 320 can be loaded on the carrier 310 to form the smoking auxiliary product 300 which is movable as a whole.

[0049] The synergistic substance 320 may include at least one of an atomizer, nicotine, an acid, a nicotine salt, and a flavor. When the synergistic substance 320 includes the atomizer, the smoking auxiliary product 300 may increase the amount of smoke generated by the aerosol generating product 100. When the synergistic substance 320 includes the nicotine, the smoking auxiliary product 300 may enhance the smoke strength of the aerosol generating product 100. When the synergistic substance 320 includes the acid, it may generate nicotine salt with free nicotine to avoid excessive irritation of the throat by high-content nicotine, while improving the absorption efficiency of nicotine by the human body. When the synergistic substance 320 includes the flavor, the smoking auxiliary product 300 may enhance or change the taste of the aerosol generating product 100. Of course, the synergistic substance 320 may include nicotine salt. The atomizer, the nicotine and the flavor may be the same or different from the original atomizer, the original nicotine and the original flavor in the aerosol generating product 100, respectively. The user may choose the smoking auxiliary product 300 containing different synergistic substances according to his / her own preferences, and may also replace the smoking auxiliary product 300 containing different synergistic substances each time the aerosol is inhaled, thereby making the aerosol generating product 100 more playable. The atomizer may include at least one of glycerin, propylene glycol and triacetin. The nicotine may be nicotine. The flavor may include at least one of aromatic plant flavors and artificial synthetic flavors. Aromatic plant flavors such as mint, lavender, citrus, rose, osmanthus, jasmine and other aroma component extracts are in the form of extracts or essential oils. Artificial synthetic flavors such as tobacco flavors have functions including but not limited to increasing fragrance, reducing bitterness, increasing fullness, increasing sweetness, reducing bitterness, and reducing impurities. The essence used to increase the flavor is, for example, chocolate, milk, fruit, nut, wood, flower, spicy, honey, paste, bean, bread, caramel, phenol, smoke, wine, etc. The temperature at which the synergistic substance 320 generates the synergistic gas and / or synergistic aerosol may be lower than the temperature at which the aerosol generating product 100 generates the original aerosol, for example, may be lower than 400 degrees Celsius. The acid may include an organic acid or an inorganic acid. Preferably, the acid source includes an organic acid selected from at least one of the following: 3-methyl-2-oxopentanoic acid, pyruvic acid, 2-oxopentanoic acid, 4-methyl-2-oxopentanoic acid, 3-methyl-2-oxobutanoic acid, 2-oxooctanoic acid, benzoic acid, and lactic acid.

[0050] The smoking auxiliary article 300 may have a quasi-two-dimensional structure, such as a sheet, a layer or a film. The smoking auxiliary article 300 may also have a three-dimensional structure, such as a block, a columnar structure, or a cylindrical structure may be formed by bending a quasi-two-dimensional structure. The smoking auxiliary article 300 may be set to a variety of shapes, such as a circular, annular, rectangular, U-shaped, oval, triangular, polygonal or irregular shape. The smoking auxiliary article 300 may be set to have different shapes, such as animal shapes, human shapes, fruit shapes, landscape shapes, etc. The overall shape of the smoking auxiliary article 300 may be substantially the same as the shape of the carrier 310. The smoking auxiliary article 300 may be further bent or curled so that it can better adapt to the aerosol generating device 200. The smoking auxiliary article 300 may have at least one of a void, a pore and a through hole, so that the smoking auxiliary article 300 has air permeability.

[0051] In one embodiment, the smoking aid 300 is a layered composite structure, which is composed of at least two layers; preferably, at least one layer has adsorptive properties, which can be referred to as an adsorption layer, which can be configured to adsorb and store smoking aids, and can also be simultaneously or separately / specially prepared to absorb residual tar / condensate, etc. in the aerosol generating device 200 (i.e., it plays a cleaning role). Preferably, the adsorption layer is located at the topmost layer and / or the bottommost layer of the layered composite structure. In the layered composite structure, the layer loaded with synergistic substances can be referred to as the efficacy layer, and the number of efficacy layers can be a single layer or multiple layers, and the type and quantity of synergistic substances in each efficacy layer can be the same or different. For example, each synergistic substance can be loaded on a carrier layer to form different efficacy layers, and then the efficacy layers are compounded into a layered composite structure, which is particularly suitable for situations where some special synergistic substances need to be combined with specific carriers.

[0052] In one embodiment, the shape and size of the smoking auxiliary product 300 are configured to be disposed in the gas passage of the aerosol generating device 200, and may be disposed in the entire gas passage, preferably disposed in a partial section of the gas passage.

[0053] In one embodiment, the smoking auxiliary product 300 is heated separately, that is, the aerosol generating product 100 and the smoking auxiliary product 300 can be heated separately by different heat sources, and the heating control system can be shared or set separately. The smoking auxiliary product 300 can also control the release rate and release time of the synergistic substance therein separately. The synergistic gas and / or synergistic aerosol generated by the heating of the smoking auxiliary product 300 are merged into the gas passage of the aerosol generating device 200 and / or the accommodating cavity for accommodating the aerosol generating product 100. By controlling the heating temperature of the smoking auxiliary product 300, the amount of synergistic gas and / or synergistic aerosol generated is adjusted. Preferably, the amount of synergistic substance carried by the smoking auxiliary product 300 that is heated separately can be controlled. For example, the aerosol generating device 200 has a cavity for accommodating the synergistic substance, and the regulation is achieved by controlling the speed at which the synergistic substance is transferred from the cavity to the smoking auxiliary product 300. Preferably, the speed and amount of the synergistic gas and / or synergistic aerosol generated by the separately heated smoking auxiliary product 300 and entering the gas passage or the containing chamber can be controlled. For example, the synergistic gas and / or synergistic aerosol generated by the heating of the smoking auxiliary product 300 has an independent airflow passage, and a valve is provided on the independent airflow passage, and the speed and amount of the synergistic gas and / or synergistic aerosol entering the gas passage or the containing chamber are controlled by switching the valve and the opening and closing size of the valve.

[0054] In another embodiment, the shape and size of the smoking aid 300 are configured to be disposed in a receiving cavity of the aerosol generating device 200 for receiving the aerosol generating article 100, preferably disposed at the bottom of the receiving cavity.

[0055] The smoking auxiliary article 300 may further include a packaging structure (not shown), and the carrier 310 and the synergistic substance 320 may be sealed in the packaging structure to prevent the synergistic substance 320 in the smoking auxiliary article 300 from volatilizing when not in use. When the smoking auxiliary article 300 is used, the packaging structure can be removed and placed in the aerosol generating device 200. The packaging structure may be a common packaging container such as packaging paper, packaging box, packaging bag, etc.

[0056] Please also read Figures 2 to 5, an embodiment of the present invention further provides an aerosol generating system, comprising an aerosol generating article 100, an aerosol generating device 200 and the smoking auxiliary product 300. The aerosol generating device 200 may be provided with a containing chamber 201. The aerosol generating article 100 may be contained in the containing chamber 201. The aerosol generating device 200 may further be provided with a gas passage that can communicate with the containing chamber 201. The smoking auxiliary product 300 may be arranged in the gas passage and / or in the containing chamber 201. Specifically, the shape of the smoking auxiliary product 300 is configured to be able to be arranged in the gas passage of the aerosol generating device and / or in the containing chamber 201. When the smoking auxiliary product 300 is heated alone, the generated gas / aerosol flows into the gas passage and / or in the containing chamber 201.

[0057] The "gas passage" described in the embodiment of the present invention refers to the air flow passage from the air entering the aerosol generating device 200 to the air flowing into the containing chamber 201 when the aerosol generating product 100 is inhaled. The heat generated during the heating of the tobacco material in the aerosol generating product 100 can further heat the smoking auxiliary product 300 to generate the synergistic gas and / or synergistic aerogel. The generated synergistic gas and / or synergistic aerogel can flow along with the air flow in the gas passage and enter the containing chamber 201, and then mix with the original aerosol generated by the aerosol generating product 100 and flow out from the opening of the containing chamber 201 together, thereby achieving the effect of enhancing the synergy of the aerosol generating product 100.

[0058] When the aerosol generating article 100 is contained in the containing chamber 201, the smoking auxiliary article 300 may be close to the gas inflow end of the aerosol generating article 100, disposed opposite to the side wall of the aerosol generating article, and / or disposed around the aerosol generating article 100, so that the smoking auxiliary article 300 can better absorb the heat generated by heating the tobacco material in the aerosol generating article 100, thereby achieving a better synergistic effect. Preferably, the smoking auxiliary article 300 may be located at the gas inflow end of the aerosol generating article 100, that is, the end where air flows into the aerosol generating article 100, so that the synergistic gas and / or synergistic aerosol generated by the smoking auxiliary article 300 can be better brought into the aerosol generating article 100 to mix with the original aerogel, thereby achieving a better synergistic effect. The thickness direction of the two-dimensional-like smoking auxiliary product 300 can be arranged along the gas flow direction in the gas passage of the aerosol generating device 200, so that the airflow can pass through a larger area of ​​the smoking auxiliary product 300 and better play a synergistic role.

[0059] The aerosol generating article 100 may include a cigarette body 110, and the cigarette material may be disposed in the cigarette body 110. The aerosol generating article 100 may further include a filter 130, which is disposed at one end of the cigarette body 110 in the length direction and is located at the airflow outflow end, and the other end of the cigarette body 110 in the length direction is the airflow inflow end. A buffer section 120 may be further disposed between the cigarette body 110 and the filter 130 for cooling and heat insulation to prevent the aerosol flowing out of the filter 130 from being too hot.

[0060] The aerosol generating device 200 may include a base 210 and an upper cover 220 disposed on the base 210. The accommodating cavity 201 may be disposed in the upper cover 220. The smoking auxiliary product 300 may be disposed on the base 210 and disposed opposite to the gas inflow end of the aerosol generating product 100.

[0061] Preferably, the aerosol generating article 100 may be spaced apart from the gas inlet end of the smoking auxiliary article 300, so as to be more conducive to the generation of the synergistic gas and / or synergistic aerogel.

[0062] See also Figure 5 and Figure 6 In one embodiment, the accommodating cavity 201 has a tubular inner wall, and the tubular inner wall is disposed on the base 210. The aerosol generating article 100 may be further supported by the base 210. At this time, a groove 205 may be provided on the base 210 surrounded by the accommodating cavity 201, and the smoking auxiliary product 300 may be disposed in the groove 205, so as to be spaced apart from the gas inlet end of the aerosol generating article 100.

[0063] See also Figures 2 to 4 In another embodiment, the bottom wall 224 and the accommodating chamber 201 may have a tubular side wall and a bottom wall 224 disposed at one end of the tubular side wall. The bottom wall 224 may be disposed relatively spaced apart from the base 210. The smoking auxiliary product 300 may be disposed between the bottom wall 224 and the base 210, and thus relatively spaced apart from the gas inflow end of the aerosol generating product 100.

[0064] Specifically, the upper cover 220 may include a first cylinder 221 and a second cylinder 222 sleeved in the first cylinder 221 and spaced from the first cylinder 221. The inner cavity of the second cylinder 222 may form the accommodating cavity 201. The first end of the second cylinder 222 may have an opening, and the second end may be provided with the bottom wall 224, and the aerosol generating article 100 may be further supported by the bottom wall 224 after being accommodated in the accommodating cavity 201. Both ends of the first cylinder 221 may have openings, and the first end of the first cylinder 221 may be connected to the first end of the second cylinder 222, for example, by an annular plate 223. The length of the first cylinder 221 may be greater than the length of the second cylinder 222. The second end of the first cylinder 221 may be provided on the base 210, so that the bottom wall 224 is spaced from the base 210.

[0065] Furthermore, a first through hole 203 may be opened on the peripheral wall of the first cylinder 221, and a second through hole (not shown) may be provided on the support plate, and the gas passage may extend from the first through hole 203 through the gap between the first cylinder 221 and the second cylinder 222 to the second through hole.

[0066] See also Figure 4 In one embodiment, the overall shape of the smoking auxiliary product 300 can match the overall shape of the gas passage, or correspond to the overall shape of the second cylinder 222. For example, the smoking auxiliary product 300 can be set as a cylindrical structure with one end open, and is set in the gas passage between the first cylinder 221 and the second cylinder 222, so as to play a better synergistic role. In another embodiment, Figure 2 As shown, the smoking auxiliary article 300 may also be provided as a sheet structure, and is provided between the accommodating cavity 201 and the base 210, for example, between the bottom wall 224 and the base 210. In another embodiment, the smoking auxiliary article 300 may also be provided only on one side of the accommodating cavity 201, or around the accommodating cavity 201.

[0067] The upper cover 220 and the base 210 can be detachably connected. For example, the second end of the first cylinder 221 can be detachably connected to the base 210 to facilitate the installation of the smoking auxiliary product 300 on the base 210. A limiting element 212 can be further provided on the base 210 so that the upper cover 220 can be accurately installed on the base 210 and the powered heating element 230 can be accurately inserted into the tobacco material of the aerosol generating product 100. The limiting element 212 can be a cylindrical structure with an outer diameter matching the inner diameter of the first cylinder 221, so that the first cylinder 221 can be just sleeved outside the limiting element 212, thereby not affecting the flow of the airflow in the gas passage. Please refer to Figure 3 A semicircular slot 204 may be provided along a direction perpendicular to the length of the limiting element 212, and the smoking auxiliary product 300 may be placed on the base 210 through the semicircular slot 204, so that the smoking auxiliary product 300 may be conveniently provided.

[0068] The smoking auxiliary article 300 can be suspended from the base 210 so that a larger surface of the smoking auxiliary article 300 can be in contact with the airflow, thereby better generating the synergistic gas and / or aerogel. Figure 1 In one embodiment, the smoking auxiliary product 300 can be suspended on the base 210 by a bracket 260 , so as to be spaced apart from the base 210 .

[0069] In another embodiment, see Figure 7 The smoking auxiliary product 300 may also be disposed in the accommodating cavity 201 , for example, may be disposed at the bottom end of the accommodating cavity 201 .

[0070] The aerosol generating device 200 may further include an energized heating element 230 disposed near the tobacco material of the aerosol generating product 100 and capable of heating the tobacco material. The energized heating element 230 may be an element capable of converting electrical energy into thermal energy. A power source 240 may be further disposed in the base 210, and the power source 240 may be electrically connected to the energized heating element 230 to provide current to the energized heating element 230. A controller 250 may be further disposed in the base 210 and electrically connected to the power source 240 and the energized heating element 230, respectively, to control the switch of the energized heating element 230 and adjust the voltage and current, etc.

[0071] See also Figure 2 , Figure 3 and Figure 4In one embodiment, the electrically-powered heating element 230 is disposed on the base 210 and can be inserted into the smoke material of the aerosol generating product 100 to heat the aerosol generating product 100. For example, the electrically-powered heating element 230 can be an electrically-powered heating plate, an electrically-powered heating rod, an electrically-powered heating stick, or an electrically-powered heating needle disposed vertically to the base 210. The electrically-powered heating element 230 extends from the base 210 through the bottom wall 224 to the accommodating cavity 201. The height of the electrically-powered heating element 230 is adapted to the length of the smoke material segment of the aerosol generating product 100, and can basically penetrate the smoke material segment. The bottom wall 224 is provided with a through hole corresponding to the position of the electrically-powered heating element 230, which allows the electrically-powered heating element 230 to pass through on the one hand, and also allows the accommodating cavity 201 to communicate with the gas passage on the other hand. Please refer to Figure 1 The smoking auxiliary article 300 may have a third through hole 304 adapted to the cross-sectional shape of the electrically-heating element 230 , so that the electrically-heating element 230 can pass through the smoking auxiliary article 300 and be inserted into the tobacco material of the aerosol-generating article 100 .

[0072] In this embodiment, the bracket 260 may be further connected to the energized heating element 230, for example, the bracket 260 may be directly sleeved on the energized heating element 230, the bracket 260 may be integrally provided with the energized heating element 230, or the bracket 260 may be electrically connected to the energized heating element 230, and the bracket 260 may be made of energized heating material, so that the bracket 260 may also be energized and heat the smoking auxiliary product 300, further improving the synergistic effect of the smoking auxiliary product 300. The bracket 260 may be, for example, a metal conductive mesh.

[0073] See also Figure 5 and Figure 6 In another embodiment, the energized heating element 230 may be disposed on the peripheral wall of the accommodating cavity 201. When the aerosol generating product 100 is inserted into the accommodating cavity 201, the energized heating element 230 may be disposed near the tobacco material of the aerosol generating product 100, thereby heating the tobacco material of the aerosol generating product 100. The energized heating element 230 may be in contact with the aerosol generating product 100 or disposed at intervals. The energized heating element 230 may be configured as a two-dimensional structure, such as a film or layer. The energized heating element 230 may also be configured as a cylindrical structure, so that it can be sleeved on the periphery of the aerosol generating product 100.

[0074] See also Figure 8In another embodiment, the energized heating element 230 may not be disposed in the aerosol generating device 200, but may be an element of the aerosol generating product 100 itself, covering the tobacco material, being covered by the tobacco material and / or being placed in the tobacco material, so that the tobacco material 110 and the energized heating element 230 can achieve better and more sufficient contact during the manufacturing process of the aerosol generating product 100, thereby improving the heating efficiency. In this case, the aerosol generating device 200 only needs to provide electrical energy to the aerosol generating product 100 to achieve heating of the aerosol generating product 100. The shape and structure of the energized heating element 230 may be diversified, and it is not necessary to have a high strength to withstand the pressure of multiple insertions into the tobacco material. The aerosol generating product 100 may be a disposable product, so the energized heating element 230 may also be disposable, avoiding the problems caused by repeated use of the energized heating element 230, such as the pollution and accumulation of harmful substances caused by the difficulty in removing substances such as tar remaining on the surface of the energized heating element 230. The energized heating element 230 can be wrapped around the entire periphery of the tobacco material, for example, can be wrapped around the entire periphery of the cigarette body 110 to form a cylindrical structure. The energized heating element 230 itself can also be used as cigarette paper or a supporting tube, which plays the role of wrapping, supporting and accommodating the tobacco material as a whole while being energized for heating.

[0075] The aerosol generating device 200 further includes device electrodes, such as a first device electrode 232 and a second device electrode 234, disposed in the accommodating cavity 201 for supplying power to the energized heating element 230. In theory, as long as the two ends of the energized heating element 230 are connected to the device electrodes of the aerosol generating device 200, the energized heating element 230 can be supplied with power, thereby achieving the purpose of energizing and heating the tobacco material. For example, when the energized heating element 230 is a cylindrical structure and wrapped outside the tobacco material, the portion of the energized heating element 230 opposite to the device electrode can directly contact the device electrode to be electrically connected. In order to better electrically connect with the device electrode, the aerosol generating product 100 may include product electrodes, such as a first product electrode 132 and a second product electrode 134. The material of the product electrode may be a material with better conductivity than the energized heating element 230, and the shape may be layered, film-like, filament-like, sheet-like or block-like. The product electrodes may be respectively welded to the energized heating element 230, fixedly connected by snaps, or bonded by conductive adhesive. Alternatively, the product electrode may also be formed on the surface of the energized heating element 230 by means of coating, spraying or printing.

[0076] In order to make the device electrode of the aerosol generating device 200 and the product electrode of the aerosol generating article 100 easily contact each other and thus achieve electrical connection, the position of the device electrode in the accommodating cavity 201 corresponds to the position of the product electrode on the aerosol generating article 100, so that the device electrode and the product electrode face each other when the aerosol generating article 100 is placed on the aerosol generating device 200. More preferably, the size of the aerosol generating article 100, such as the radial size, matches the size of the accommodating cavity 204, such as the radial size, so that the device electrode and the product electrode can contact each other at the initial stage of use.

[0077] In one embodiment, the bracket 260 may be made of an electrically heated material, and the bracket 260 may be further electrically connected to the power source 240, so that the bracket 260 may also be electrically powered and heat the smoking auxiliary product 300, further improving the synergistic effect of the smoking auxiliary product 300. The bracket 260 may be, for example, a metal conductive mesh.

[0078] It should be understood that in other embodiments, the smoking aid may also be in direct contact with the substrate and / or the aerosol generating article, which may also play a synergistic role. When the substrate is in direct contact with the smoking aid, the substrate may be configured as a mesh substrate or a porous substrate to allow airflow to pass through.

[0079] The smoking auxiliary product provided by the present invention can cooperate with the aerosol generating device to increase the smoke volume and smoke strength of the aerosol generated by the aerosol generating system as a whole, and / or adjust or change the taste of the original aerosol generated by the aerosol generating product. The smoking auxiliary product is independent of the aerosol generating product and is easy to replace independently, so that users can conveniently experience different smoking tastes or visual perceptions, making the playability of the aerosol generating system more abundant.

[0080] The technical features of the above-described embodiments may be arbitrarily combined. To make the description concise, not all possible combinations of the technical features in the above-described embodiments are described. However, as long as there is no contradiction in the combination of these technical features, they should be considered to be within the scope of this specification.

[0081] The above-mentioned embodiments only express several implementation methods of the present invention, and the descriptions thereof are relatively specific and detailed, but they cannot be understood as limiting the scope of the invention patent. It should be pointed out that, for ordinary technicians in this field, several variations and improvements can be made without departing from the concept of the present invention, and these all belong to the protection scope of the present invention. Therefore, the protection scope of the patent of the present invention shall be subject to the attached claims.

Claims

1. A smoking aid, characterized in that: The invention comprises a packaging structure, a carrier and a synergistic substance loaded on the carrier, wherein the carrier and the synergistic substance are sealed in the packaging structure, the carrier is a porous structure, the carrier and the synergistic substance are configured to make the smoking auxiliary product breathable, the synergistic substance can generate a synergistic gas and / or a synergistic aerosol for enhancing the synergy of the aerosol generating product under heating conditions, and the heating temperature at which the synergistic substance generates the synergistic gas and / or the synergistic aerosol is less than 400 degrees Celsius; The smoking aid is shaped and sized to be disposed in a gas passage of an aerosol generating device and / or a receiving cavity for receiving an aerosol generating article; The smoking auxiliary product is heated separately or the release rate and release time of the synergistic substance therein are controlled separately, and the generated synergistic gas and / or synergistic aerosol is merged into the gas passage of the aerosol generating device and / or the accommodating chamber for accommodating the aerosol generating product.

2. The smoking aid according to claim 1, characterized in that: The synergistic substance is at least one of a solid substance, a liquid substance and a semi-solid substance, and the synergistic substance is adsorbed, coated, filled, wrapped and / or chemically combined on or in the carrier.

3. The smoking aid according to claim 1, characterized in that: The synergistic substance is at least one of a gel substance and a paste substance, and the synergistic substance is adsorbed, coated, filled, wrapped and / or chemically combined on or in the carrier.

4. The smoking aid according to claim 1, characterized in that: The synergistic substance comprises at least one of atomizer, nicotine, acid, nicotine salt and flavoring.

5. The smoking aid according to claim 1, characterized in that: The smoking auxiliary product is a sheet-shaped, block-shaped, column-shaped, layer-shaped or film-shaped structure, or a cylindrical structure formed by bending the sheet-shaped, layer-shaped or film-shaped structure.

6. The smoking aid according to claim 1, characterized in that: The smoking aid is a layered composite structure comprising at least two layers.

7. The smoking aid according to claim 6, characterized in that: At least one layer of the layered composite structure has adsorptive properties.

8. The smoking aid according to claim 1, characterized in that: The carrier is at least one of porous carbon material, fiber, paper, porous resin, gel or a processed product of at least one of the above.

9. The smoking aid according to claim 1, characterized in that: The carrier is at least one of textiles, sponges, starch, and proteins, or a processed product of at least one of them.

10. The smoking aid according to claim 1, characterized in that: The carrier is non-woven fabric or a processed product thereof.

11. A use of a smoking aid according to any one of claims 1 to 10, characterized in that: Used to be arranged in the gas passage of the aerosol generating device and / or the receiving cavity for receiving the aerosol generating product.

12. The use of the smoking aid according to claim 11, characterized in that: The thickness direction of the smoking auxiliary product is arranged along the gas flow direction in the aerosol generating device.

13. The use of the smoking aid according to claim 11, characterized in that: It is used to heat or control the release rate and release time of the synergistic substance separately, and the generated synergistic gas and / or synergistic aerosol is introduced into the gas passage of the aerosol generating device and / or the containing cavity for containing the aerosol generating product.

14. An aerosol generating system, characterized in that: comprising an aerosol generating device and a smoking aid according to any one of claims 1 to 10; The aerosol generating device is provided with a containing cavity and a gas passage, the containing cavity is used to contain the aerosol generating product, the gas passage is communicated with the containing cavity, the aerosol generating device comprises a base and an upper cover arranged on the base, the containing cavity is arranged in the upper cover; The smoking auxiliary article is arranged in the gas passage and / or the containing chamber, or the synergistic gas and / or synergistic aerosol generated by the smoking auxiliary article flows into the gas passage and / or the containing chamber; When the aerosol generating article is accommodated in the accommodating cavity, the smoking auxiliary article is located at the gas inflow end of the aerosol generating article, is arranged opposite to the side wall of the aerosol generating article, and / or is arranged around the aerosol generating article.

15. An aerosol generating system according to claim 14, characterized in that The accommodating cavity has a tubular inner wall, and the tubular inner wall is arranged on the base so that the aerosol generating product can be supported by the base. The base is provided with a groove, and the smoking auxiliary product is arranged in the groove.

16. An aerosol generating system according to claim 14, characterized in that The accommodating cavity has a tubular side wall and a bottom wall located at one end of the tubular side wall, the bottom wall is opposite to the base and is spaced apart, and the smoking auxiliary article is arranged between the bottom wall and the base.

17. An aerosol generating system according to claim 16, characterized in that The upper cover comprises a first cylinder and a second cylinder sleeved in the first cylinder and spaced apart from the first cylinder; The inner cavity of the second cylinder forms the accommodating cavity, the first end of the second cylinder is open, and the bottom wall is located at the second end of the second cylinder; The length of the first cylinder is greater than that of the second cylinder. Both ends of the first cylinder are open. The first end of the first cylinder is connected to the first end of the second cylinder via an annular plate. The second end of the second cylinder is detachably disposed on the base.

18. An aerosol generating system according to claim 14, characterized in that A bracket is arranged on the base.

19. An aerosol generating system according to claim 18, characterized in that The aerosol generating device also includes an electrically powered heating element, which is arranged on the base and inserted into the tobacco material of the aerosol generating product. The smoking auxiliary product is provided with a third through hole matching the cross-sectional shape of the electrically powered heating element, and the electrically powered heating element passes through the third through hole.

20. An aerosol generating system according to claim 19, characterized in that The bracket is made of an electrically heated material and is connected to the electrically heated element.

21. An aerosol generating system according to claim 18, characterized in that The aerosol generating device further includes an electrically powered heating element, which is disposed on the peripheral wall of the accommodating cavity; or the aerosol generating product further includes an electrically powered heating element, which covers the smoke material of the aerosol generating product, is covered by the smoke material of the aerosol generating product and / or is placed in the smoke material of the aerosol generating product.

22. An aerosol generating system according to claim 14, characterized in that Also included are aerosol-generating articles as described.

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