Core-shell tobacco particles prevent tar leakage

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Solution Overview

Problem

Low-temperature non-burning cigarettes suffer from insufficient smoke, uneven smoking experience, and issues with tobacco tar leakage.

Innovation Solution

A low-temperature smoking body is developed, comprising tobacco particles with a particle body and a shell, where a carrier (raw tobacco material, non-tobacco material, or porous material) is distributed within or on the particle body, carrying a smoking agent (tobacco extract and/or atomizer) to enhance smoke production and stability, while the shell prevents leakage.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Reliability

If electric heating is used to volatilize smoke in tobacco filling materials, then smoking experience is similar to traditional tobacco, but smoke production is insufficient and smoking uniformity is poor

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvesmoking experience qualityVSAvoidsmoke production
Core Design Contradiction:
ReliabilityVSQuantity of substance

Solution Approach 1:

The tobacco filling material is segmented into tobacco particles with core-shell structure, where the particle body contains carrier materials and the shell contains smoking agents. This segmentation allows for controlled release and improved smoke production while maintaining smoking quality.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #1Segmentation

Solution Approach 2:

Different regions of the tobacco particle have different functions: the particle body (core) contains carrier materials for structural support and controlled release, while the shell contains smoking agents for smoke generation. This local quality differentiation improves both smoke production and smoking uniformity.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #3Local quality

2Stability of the object's composition

If tobacco particles are dried to reduce moisture, then storage stability improves, but tobacco tar leakage occurs and usability is affected

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvestorage stabilityVSAvoidtobacco tar leakage
Core Design Contradiction:
Stability of the object's compositionVSObject-generated harmful factors

Solution Approach 1:

A shell structure is formed around the particle body, containing smoking agents and preventing tobacco tar leakage. The shell acts as a barrier that maintains storage stability while preventing harmful substance leakage during use.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #30Flexible shells and thin films

Solution Approach 2:

The shell is nested around the particle body, creating a core-shell structure where the inner particle body contains carrier materials and the outer shell contains smoking agents. This nested structure prevents leakage while maintaining stability.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #7Nested doll (Nesting)

3Quantity of substance

If smoking agents are uniformly distributed in tobacco particles, then smoke production increases, but manufacturing complexity increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvesmoke productionVSAvoidmanufacturing complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
Quantity of substanceVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

Carrier materials are prepared in advance as particle bodies, and smoking agents are subsequently loaded onto these pre-formed carriers. This preliminary action simplifies the manufacturing process while ensuring uniform distribution of smoking agents for improved smoke production.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

Applied Scientific Principles

This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.

Function Achieved in This Case

The solution provides a smoking body with improved smoke production, stability, and uniformity, along with effective prevention of tobacco tar leakage, resulting in a more satisfying smoking experience.

Implementation Method 1

the carrier is a porous material... the porous material has high porosity, so a lot of the smoking agent is loaded

Methodology Applied
Scientific EffectCapillary action: Capillary Action

Implementation Method 2

the carrier carries a smoking agent... the smoking agent includes a tobacco extract and/or an atomizer

Methodology Applied
Scientific EffectAdsorption: Adsorption

Implementation Method 3

with the design of shells on the particle bodies, the smoking agent can be isolated from the outside to solve the problem of leakage

Methodology Applied
Scientific EffectPhysical containment: Physical Containment

Data Source

PatentUS12213513B2Low-temperature smoking body and preparation method thereof
Publication Date: 2025.02.04 CHINA TOBACCO HUNAN IND CORP
  • US12213513B2 patent drawing

AI summary

A low-temperature smoking body and a preparation method thereof are disclosed. The low-temperature smoking body includes tobacco particles. The tobacco particle includes a particle body and a shell wrapped on the particle body. A carrier is distributed in the particle body and/or the shell. The carrier includes at least one of a raw tobacco material, a non-tobacco material, and a porous material. The carrier carries a smoking agent, and the smoking agent includes a tobacco extract and/or an atomizer. In addition, a preparation method of the low-temperature smoking body is further disclosed. The low-temperature smoking body has better smoking stability and uniformity, and the tobacco particles having core-shell structures can effectively solve the problem of liquid leakage.