Smokable Insert Partition for Flavor Mechanism Containment

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Solution Overview

Problem

The smokables industry faces challenges in incorporating flavor releasing mechanisms into insert systems during manufacturing, as it is costly and labor-intensive to properly place and secure these mechanisms within the insert system.

Innovation Solution

An insert system with an internal partition and flavor mechanism holder is designed to securely contain and release flavor mechanisms, allowing for easy integration and activation during the smoking process, using a section that can be folded to form an elongate member with a hollow inner volume to accommodate flavor releasing mechanisms, and a compressible holder to burst and release flavor.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Ease of manufacture

If flavor releasing mechanisms are manually placed and secured within the insert system during manufacturing, then the flavor releasing function is achieved, but the manufacturing cost and labor intensity increase significantly

Engineering Contradiction:

Improveease of manufactureVSAvoidmanufacturing efficiency

Core Design Contradiction:

Ease of manufactureVSProductivity

Solution Approach 1:

The insert system is divided into multiple sections including a first section, second section, and third section that can be separately manufactured and then assembled. The flavor releasing mechanisms are integrated into specific sections rather than being manually placed, allowing for modular manufacturing that reduces labor intensity while maintaining assembly efficiency

Inventive Principle:

Principle #1Segmentation

Solution Approach 2:

The flavor releasing mechanisms are embedded within the insert system structure itself, nested into cavities or compartments formed by the folded sections. This integration eliminates the need for separate manual placement steps, as the flavor mechanisms become part of the insert system's inherent structure during the folding and assembly process

Inventive Principle:

Principle #7Nested doll (Nesting)

2Reliability

If flavor releasing mechanisms are securely contained within the insert system, then the flavor distribution is improved, but the device complexity increases

Engineering Contradiction:

Improveflavor release reliabilityVSAvoidinsert system complexity

Core Design Contradiction:

ReliabilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The insert system utilizes a dynamic folding structure where sections are connected and can be collapsed or expanded. The flavor releasing mechanisms are secured within this dynamic structure through geometric interlocking and friction-based retention, allowing the system to maintain complexity only when needed for flavor containment while remaining simple during storage and transport

Inventive Principle:

Principle #15Dynamics

Solution Approach 2:

The insert system employs flexible folded sections that form containment structures for the flavor releasing mechanisms. These flexible structures use material properties such as elasticity and friction to securely hold the flavor mechanisms without requiring complex rigid frameworks, maintaining reliability while minimizing added complexity

Inventive Principle:

Principle #30Flexible shells and thin films

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

This solution simplifies the incorporation and activation of flavor releasing mechanisms, enhancing the user's smoking experience by providing an easy-to-use and cost-effective method for manufacturers and consumers alike, ensuring secure and even flavor distribution.

Implementation Method 1

a compressible holder to burst and release flavor

Methodology Applied

Scientific EffectCompression: Compression

Data Source

PatentUS11369137B1Smokable insert system including flavor releasing mechanisms held by an internal partition

Publication Date: 2022.06.28 AIDEMAR GROUP INC

AI summary

An insert system for use with a smokable (e.g., such as a pre-rolled or empty cone) including an internal partition for securing one or more flavor releasing mechanisms (e.g., flavored “click balls”) within a flavor mechanism holder and for use with a smokable item (e.g., a pre-roll cone, an empty cone, a pre-rolled or hand-rolled cigarette, etc.) is provided. The insert system is formed by rolling a section of suitable material to form an elongate member with an internal volume with a longitudinal partition. The longitudinal partition forms a compartment to receive and secure a flavor releasing mechanism held within a tubular holder. The insert system may then be coupled with a smokable to serve as the smokable's mouthpiece.