EP1968406B1 - Cigarette substitute - Google Patents
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- the invention relates to a cigarette substitute comprising a hollow tubular element provided with an inhalable product generator, internal heating means for heating the sucked air or at least part of the inhalable product generator, and a device for trigger the generator of inhalable products.
- a nicotine aerosol electronic cigarette comprising in a shell an electronic circuit, a constant pressure cavity, a sensor, a gas-liquid separator, an atomizer and a feed bottle, the electronic circuit being composed of a electronic switching circuit and a high frequency generator.
- This electronic cigarette can deliver to the smoker a dose of nicotine.
- Cigarette substitutes have therefore been proposed in which the sucked air is heated either directly or via the inhalable product generator. In all cases, the user inhales a puff of heated air loaded with the product to be inhaled.
- An example of the first embodiment is disclosed in DE 199 35 706 A1 .
- a cigarette comprising, arranged one behind the other, an incandescent wire, a battery, a switch activated by suction and a filter soaked in nicotine and optionally a flavoring agent (menthol).
- the sucked air is heated by the glow wire and then passes through the filter where it is loaded with nicotine.
- This cigarette provides a hot air rich in nicotine.
- the document EP 0 430 559 A2 discloses an aroma producing article in which the aroma generator is in direct contact with a heating resistor. Under the effect of the heat produced by the heating resistor, the aroma generator releases its substance or substances which are then inhaled by the user.
- a similar device is disclosed in the document EP 0 503 767 A1 .
- the document DE 198 54 005 A1 proposes a cigarette substitute in which a material capable of generating an aerosol is surrounded by an electrical resistance. By pressing a button or using a control device, the resistance is heated and air is drawn through the aerosol-releasing material before being inhaled.
- the document EP 0 845 220 A1 discloses an article producing an aroma.
- the aromatic substance is placed in a reservoir that is provided with a channel leading the liquid to discharge ports. Under the effect of heat, the liquid placed in the discharge ports vaporizes before being sucked by the user.
- the tank is removable and can be replaced. This device is particularly complicated and expensive.
- a first solution is to provide a switch that closes the electrical circuit when pressed ( EP 0 845 220 A1 , DE 297 13 866 U1 , DE 198 54 005 A1 ).
- Other devices provide for heating during suction, for example by means of a valve moved by the sucked air. In case of suction, this valve moves and causes the heating circuit to close ( DE 199 35 706 A1 , US 4,945,931 ).
- other systems provide an entire electronic circuit that controls the heating more or less long and more or less important air or substrate, the heating being initialized by pressing a switch (see EP 0 430 559 A2 , EP 0 503 767 A1 ).
- the user finds the sensation of inhaling a breath of air enriched in various products, close to the one he used to inhale with a real cigarette.
- this gesture is an important part of the smoker's ritual and its absence is one of the causes of the failure of traditional weaning. This is why some documents have proposed heating means that are previously lit with a flame and then burn up without releasing smoke.
- a smoking article serving as an aerosol for a taste agent. It is in the form of a cigarette having a balsa core serving as a fuel source, surrounded by a large proportion of non-combustible mineral matter impregnated with the flavoring agent, all contained in a noncombustible envelope closed to the fuel. one of its ends by a traditional filter. The envelope and the non-combustible mineral material burn as ash that the smoker can knock down as usual. In the present case, it is believed that the puff inhaled by the smoker is warmed due to burning of the balsa core. However, this puff is rich not only in aerosol, but also in products of combustion that can be harmful.
- EP 1 468 618 A a cigarette substitute including a hollow cylindrical member provided with a heat generator at one end thereof and a mouthpiece at its other end. In the vicinity of the heat generator, there is disposed a taste generator comprising a plurality of granules containing flavoring substances. Another taste generating device is arranged at a distance from the first for substances that do not require heating.
- the heat generator is largely composed of carbon. It is therefore necessary to ignite the heat generator so that it burns while providing heat. Channels have been provided inside the heat generator to allow air to pass therethrough without being in contact with the burning material.
- the cigarette releases products of the combustion of the material constituting the heat generator.
- the cigarette substitute is started by igniting with a flame a combustible product which then, while consuming, ensures the heating of the inspired air or the substrate producing the aerosol.
- the flame therefore triggers a combustion that continues throughout the use of the substitute.
- the products of combustion are not directly inhaled, at least they emerge in the direct environment of the smoker, and his entourage, greatly diminishing the interest of such substitutes.
- the objective of the invention is therefore to provide a cigarette substitute that provides the smoker a breath of hot air enriched with fragrant product or flavor that requires the use of a lighter or a match to put it in works, without causing the combustion of any product.
- the triggering device comprises an element sensitive to a heat input produced by heating means located outside the substitute and independent thereof, said element sensitive to a heat input being made in a material that can not ignite or burn under conditions of normal use of the substitute.
- the cigarette substitute can not function properly and no aerosol containing taste or odorous products, or any other product to be inhaled , can not be generated.
- This cigarette substitute therefore allows the smoker to keep the ritual of lighting the flame of the lighter or match.
- this element sensitive to external heat does not ignite and is not consumed. As a result, no undesirable products are released.
- the cigarette substitute further comprises means for starting the internal heating means only when this heat-sensitive element has been subjected to the heat generated. by the external heating means. This prevents the internal heating means from being switched on unnecessarily before the aerosol can be produced.
- the triggering device is a heat detector, preferably a bimetallic strip, which is electrically connected to the internal heating means.
- the heat detector detects the external heat input, it gives a signal to the internal heating means which can then start.
- the inhalable product generator comprises a reservoir, preferably interchangeable.
- a reservoir preferably interchangeable.
- the reservoir is made of a material that can be destroyed at least in part by heating means without igniting or burning, preferably by melting, or by tearing means, and the generator inhalable products is provided with means for absorbing the contents of the tank when it is destroyed at least partially.
- these tank heating means are constituted by the external heating means.
- the heat provided by the flame is used to partially melt the reservoir which thus releases its contents in the absorption means which may be constituted by a buffer, preferably made of a fabric and preferably interchangeable.
- the heating means of the tank in the form of a heating resistor connected to a source of electrical energy and controlled by the heat-sensitive element.
- the heat provided by the flame is detected by the external heat sensitive element which then triggers heating of the tank by the electrical resistance.
- This electrical resistance can be included in the tank itself or be a component of the cigarette substitute.
- the starting means preferably being provided with first means for activating at least a part of the electric heating element in case of aspiration and to deactivate it when the suction stops. It is thus possible to save the source of electrical energy by ensuring complete heating only when the smoker inhales a puff. This also prevents the heating element from getting too hot during the next puff.
- the first and / or second means for activating the heating element comprise a contactor.
- This contactor may for example be provided with a low return spring and a disc that can pass air, the spring and the disk being arranged so that the disk closes an electrical circuit during a suction and opens this circuit under the effect of the return spring when the suction stops.
- the mere fact of sucking air by the substitute causes a current of air which drives the disc against a metal plate by closing the circuit. As soon as the suction stops, the spring recalls the disc and thus cuts the circuit.
- the cigarette substitute has an autonomous power source, preferably an electric battery or an accumulator.
- the tubular element at its end intended to enter the mouth of a filter, preferably a filter imitating that of a real cigarette.
- a smoke generator including an electric smoke generator that can be connected to the energy source preferably via the means of implementation. walk. It will be ensured that the smoke is not delivered into the smoker's mouth.
- the cigarette substitute comprises a hollow tubular element (1) closed at one of its ends (1a) by a filter (2) and at its other end (1b) by luminous means (9) simulating the incandescence of the cigarette .
- an air speed regulator (3) Behind the filter (2) is an air speed regulator (3).
- the latter can be made from a perforated disc.
- the diameter of the perforation is designed to oppose a brake to the air flow equivalent to the suction resistance of a real cigarette.
- a contactor (4) consisting for example of a perforated disc pivoting between an open rest position spaced from the contact plate and a closed position in which it is pressed against the contact plate.
- a return spring not shown tends to bring it back into the open rest position.
- the tubular element (1) also contains a heat generator (6) preferably consisting of heating resistors.
- Part of the heat generator (6) is intended to be activated only when the smoker draws air through the substitute of cigarette, while the rest must remain activated even between two successive puffs.
- the means for starting the heating element comprise an electronic circuit not shown which provides control of these two parts.
- the contactor (4) may be provided with a double contact, the first contact reacting to the aspirations while the second once closed by the first suction is maintained in this position even when the suction ceases.
- the heat generator (6) is supplied with electrical energy by an electric battery (5).
- the taste and / or odor agents are absorbed on a buffer (7). It is expected that these agents are initially contained in a reservoir (8) placed near the buffer (7). When "lighting" with the flame of the lighter, the heat supplied is transmitted to the reservoir (8) which is destroyed at least partially by melting. The contents of the reservoir (8) are brought into contact with the buffer (7) which absorbs it.
- the reservoir (8) is a capsule whose envelope is made of a low melting point material. It is also possible to manually apply on the buffer (7) the products to be inhaled, for example using a pipette. For this purpose there will be an access port for example in the light means (9) closing the "incandescent" end of the cigarette substitute.
- the size thereof may be such that it allows to obstruct the interior of the hollow tubular element (1) whose end may be metallic.
- An external heat source such as the flame of a lighter, then allows to melt the envelope of the capsule and release the liquid which will then be absorbed by capillarity.
- the tank It is also possible to surround the tank with a heating resistor which is connected to the battery via the contactor (4) and possibly the electronic control circuit.
- the heating resistor melts at least partially the envelope of the capsule by releasing its contents which is absorbed by the buffer (7).
- Another variant provides for activating the heating resistor directly by the outdoor heat detector.
- the heating resistor can be integrated in the tank or be placed around it when it is introduced into the tubular element (1).
- the exact order of the different components may vary depending on their size and desired effects.
- the tube will have the dimensions of a cigarette.
- the discharge time of the energy source may be of the order of 5 minutes.
- the cigarette substitute of the invention operates in the following manner.
- the user must first prime the flavor or odor generator by approaching a heat source external to the substitute.
- the simplest is to approach the flame of a lighter or a match.
- the element sensitive to this external heat is then activated.
- the heat at least partially melts the tank (8), releasing its contents on the buffer (7).
- the flavor product or odorant remains locked in the tank (8) and the odor and / or flavor generator is not triggered.
- a heat detector for example a bimetal that would have provided a signal to a control circuit. The latter would have then switched to the on position allowing the use of internal heating means (6) or caused the melting of the tank during the first suction.
- the bimetal could also be designed so that it tears the tank after being deformed under the effect of the heat brought by the flame.
- the contactor (4) closes causing both the start of the heating element (6), but also the filament filament of the light means (9) and, where appropriate, the start of the resistor on the tank causing the release of its contents which is then absorbed by the buffer (7).
- the air sucked in while passing through the luminous means passes through the buffer (7) by loading the agents of taste and / or smell, then this rich air passes through the heating element (6) where it heats up. It then passes through the holes of the switch disc (4) and those of the speed regulator (3) before passing through the filter (2) and reaching the smoker's mouth.
- the switch (4) reopens under the effect of the spring, or if the contactor is double one of the contactors opens the other remaining closed. Due to the opening of the contactor (4) or one of the contactors, a portion of the heating element ceases to be fed, as well as at least a portion of the filaments of the light means (9), while the the other part of the heating element (6) and, if appropriate, light means (9) remain powered by the second contactor which remains closed or by an electronic control circuit. Thus, the air contained in the tubular element remains hot, without overheating and the end simulating the combustion remains slightly incandescent. The next suction causes again the total closure of the contactor (4) and thus the powering of all of the heating element and all the filaments of the light means.
- the trigger device according to the invention can be applied to all known cigarette substitutes of the state of the art, the inventive principle being to require a priming with a lighter or a match before the substitute can not be used.
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L'invention concerne un substitut de cigarette comprenant un élément tubulaire creux muni d'un générateur de produits inhalables, de moyens de chauffage internes pour chauffer l'air aspiré ou une partie au moins du générateur de produits inhalables, et d'un dispositif pour déclencher le générateur de produits inhalables.The invention relates to a cigarette substitute comprising a hollow tubular element provided with an inhalable product generator, internal heating means for heating the sucked air or at least part of the inhalable product generator, and a device for trigger the generator of inhalable products.
Les personnes désirant arrêter de fumer ont à leur disposition un arsenal d'aides médicales et non médicales. Cesser de fumer nécessite non seulement de se déshabituer de la nicotine, mais également de perdre le réflexe d'allumer une cigarette. Ces deux facteurs sont la source principale de l'échec des traitements de désaccoutumance.People who want to quit smoking have at their disposal an arsenal of medical and non-medical aids. Quitting smoking requires not only to get rid of nicotine, but also to lose the reflex of lighting a cigarette. These two factors are the main source of the failure of cessation treatments.
Pour cela, différents substituts de cigarettes ont été proposés qui tout en simulant le geste de fumer une cigarette ne libèrent pas les substances toxiques des vraies cigarettes telles que le goudron. Selon les modèles, ces substituts libèrent uniquement de la nicotine ou uniquement un agent odorant et/ou gustatif, ou bien les deux.For this, different cigarette substitutes have been proposed that while simulating the gesture of smoking a cigarette do not release the toxic substances of real cigarettes such as tar. According to the models, these substitutes release only nicotine or only an odorant and / or taste, or both.
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Ces deux substituts de cigarettes délivrent au fumeur une bouffée froide d'essences naturelles ou de nicotine, loin des sensations qu'il ressent habituellement lorsqu'il fume une vraie cigarette.These two substitutes for cigarettes give the smoker a cold burst of natural essences or nicotine, far from the sensations he usually feels when he smokes a real cigarette.
On a donc proposé des substituts de cigarettes dans lesquels l'air aspiré est chauffé soit directement soit par le biais du générateur de produits inhalables. Dans tous les cas, l'utilisateur aspire une bouffée d'air réchauffé chargé du produit à inhaler.Cigarette substitutes have therefore been proposed in which the sucked air is heated either directly or via the inhalable product generator. In all cases, the user inhales a puff of heated air loaded with the product to be inhaled.
Un exemple du premier mode de réalisation est divulgué dans
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De nombreux documents proposent la seconde solution. Par exemple, le document
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Différents moyens de commande du dispositif de chauffage sont envisagés. Une première solution consiste à prévoir un interrupteur qui ferme le circuit électrique lorsqu'on appuie dessus (
Dans tous ces exemples, l'utilisateur retrouve la sensation d'inhaler une bouffée d'air enrichie en produits divers, proche de celle qu'il a l'habitude d'inhaler avec une vraie cigarette. Cependant, il lui manque le geste d'allumer une cigarette. Or, ce geste est un élément important du rituel du fumeur et son absence est l'une des causes de l'échec du sevrage traditionnel. C'est pourquoi certains documents ont proposé des moyens de chauffage qui sont préalablement allumés avec une flamme et qui se consument ensuite sans dégager de fumée.In all these examples, the user finds the sensation of inhaling a breath of air enriched in various products, close to the one he used to inhale with a real cigarette. However, he misses the gesture of lighting a cigarette. However, this gesture is an important part of the smoker's ritual and its absence is one of the causes of the failure of traditional weaning. This is why some documents have proposed heating means that are previously lit with a flame and then burn up without releasing smoke.
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Dans la même catégorie d'articles pour fumeur, on connaît du document
Dans ces deux documents, le substitut de cigarette est mis en marche en allumant à l'aide d'une flamme un produit combustible qui ensuite, en se consumant, assure le chauffage soit de l'air inspiré soit du substrat produisant l'aérosol. La flamme déclenche donc une combustion qui se poursuit durant toute l'utilisation du substitut. Même si dans certains cas, les produits de la combustion ne sont pas directement inhalés, du moins se dégagent-ils dans l'environnement direct du fumeur, et de son entourage, diminuant grandement l'intérêt de tels substituts.In these two documents, the cigarette substitute is started by igniting with a flame a combustible product which then, while consuming, ensures the heating of the inspired air or the substrate producing the aerosol. The flame therefore triggers a combustion that continues throughout the use of the substitute. Although in some cases the products of combustion are not directly inhaled, at least they emerge in the direct environment of the smoker, and his entourage, greatly diminishing the interest of such substitutes.
L'objectif de l'invention est donc de proposer un substitut de cigarette qui fournisse au fumeur une bouffée d'air chaude enrichie en produit odorant ou de saveur qui nécessite l'usage d'un briquet ou d'une allumette pour le mettre en marche, sans pour autant provoquer la combustion d'un quelconque produit.The objective of the invention is therefore to provide a cigarette substitute that provides the smoker a breath of hot air enriched with fragrant product or flavor that requires the use of a lighter or a match to put it in works, without causing the combustion of any product.
Cet objectif est atteint conformément à l'invention du fait que le dispositif de déclenchement comprend un élément sensible à un apport de chaleur produit par des moyens de chauffage situés à l'extérieur du substitut et indépendants de celui-ci, ledit élément sensible à un apport de chaleur étant réalisé dans un matériau ne pouvant pas s'enflammer ou se consumer dans les conditions d'utilisation normale du substitut. Tant qu'aucune chaleur extérieure n'a été appliquée à l'élément sensible à l'apport de chaleur extérieure, le substitut de cigarette ne peut pas fonctionner correctement et aucun aérosol contenant les produits de goût ou odorants, ou tout autre produit à inhaler, ne peut être généré. Ce substitut de cigarette permet donc au fumeur de conserver le rituel de l'allumage à la flamme du briquet ou de l'allumette. Cependant, cet élément sensible à la chaleur extérieure ne s'enflamme pas et ne se consume pas. Par conséquent, il ne se dégage aucun produit indésirable.This object is achieved according to the invention because the triggering device comprises an element sensitive to a heat input produced by heating means located outside the substitute and independent thereof, said element sensitive to a heat input being made in a material that can not ignite or burn under conditions of normal use of the substitute. As long as no external heat has been applied to the element that is sensitive to external heat input, the cigarette substitute can not function properly and no aerosol containing taste or odorous products, or any other product to be inhaled , can not be generated. This cigarette substitute therefore allows the smoker to keep the ritual of lighting the flame of the lighter or match. However, this element sensitive to external heat does not ignite and is not consumed. As a result, no undesirable products are released.
Dans un mode de réalisation privilégié de l'invention, le substitut de cigarette comprend en outre des moyens pour ne mettre en marche les moyens de chauffage internes que lorsque cet élément sensible à la chaleur a été soumis à la chaleur générée par les moyens de chauffage extérieurs. On évite ainsi que ces moyens de chauffage internes ne soient mis en marche inutilement, avant que l'aérosol puisse être produit.In a preferred embodiment of the invention, the cigarette substitute further comprises means for starting the internal heating means only when this heat-sensitive element has been subjected to the heat generated. by the external heating means. This prevents the internal heating means from being switched on unnecessarily before the aerosol can be produced.
Dans un premier mode de réalisation de l'invention, le dispositif de déclenchement est un détecteur de chaleur, de préférence un bilame, qui est relié électriquement aux moyens de chauffage internes. Ainsi, lorsque le détecteur de chaleur constate l'apport de chaleur externe, il donne un signal aux moyens de chauffage internes qui peuvent alors se mettre en marche.In a first embodiment of the invention, the triggering device is a heat detector, preferably a bimetallic strip, which is electrically connected to the internal heating means. Thus, when the heat detector detects the external heat input, it gives a signal to the internal heating means which can then start.
Dans un second mode de réalisation de l'invention, le générateur de produits inhalables comprend un réservoir, de préférence interchangeable. Ainsi, il sera possible de réutiliser le substitut de cigarette et de choisir entre plusieurs produits de saveur ou odorants.In a second embodiment of the invention, the inhalable product generator comprises a reservoir, preferably interchangeable. Thus, it will be possible to reuse the cigarette substitute and choose between several flavors or odorous products.
Dans un mode de réalisation particulièrement avantageux, le réservoir est réalisé dans un matériau pouvant être détruit au moins en partie par des moyens de chauffage sans s'enflammer ou se consumer, de préférence par fusion, ou par des moyens de déchirement, et le générateur de produits inhalables est muni de moyens pour absorber le contenu du réservoir lorsque celui-ci est détruit au moins partiellement.In a particularly advantageous embodiment, the reservoir is made of a material that can be destroyed at least in part by heating means without igniting or burning, preferably by melting, or by tearing means, and the generator inhalable products is provided with means for absorbing the contents of the tank when it is destroyed at least partially.
Il est possible que ces moyens de chauffage du réservoir soient constitués par les moyens de chauffage extérieurs. Ainsi, la chaleur apportée par la flamme sert à faire fondre en partie le réservoir qui libère ainsi son contenu dans les moyens d'absorption qui peuvent être constitués par un tampon, de préférence réalisé dans un tissu et de préférence interchangeable.It is possible that these tank heating means are constituted by the external heating means. Thus, the heat provided by the flame is used to partially melt the reservoir which thus releases its contents in the absorption means which may be constituted by a buffer, preferably made of a fabric and preferably interchangeable.
Il est également possible de réaliser les moyens de chauffage du réservoir sous la forme d'une résistance chauffante reliée à une source d'énergie électrique et commandée par l'élément sensible à la chaleur. Ainsi, la chaleur apportée par la flamme est détectée par l'élément sensible à la chaleur extérieure qui déclenche alors le chauffage du réservoir par la résistance électrique. Cette résistance électrique peut être incluse dans le réservoir lui-même ou être un composant du substitut de cigarette.It is also possible to realize the heating means of the tank in the form of a heating resistor connected to a source of electrical energy and controlled by the heat-sensitive element. Thus, the heat provided by the flame is detected by the external heat sensitive element which then triggers heating of the tank by the electrical resistance. This electrical resistance can be included in the tank itself or be a component of the cigarette substitute.
Il est préférable de placer le réservoir à l'extrémité de l'élément tubulaire opposée à celle destinée à entrer dans la bouche.It is best to place the tank at the end of the tubular element opposite to that intended to enter the mouth.
Pour assurer le chauffage de l'air lorsque le fumeur tire sur le substitut de cigarette, il est prévu des moyens pour mettre en marche et arrêter l'élément chauffant électrique, les moyens de mise en marche étant de préférence munis de premiers moyens pour activer au moins une partie de l'élément chauffant électrique en cas d'aspiration et de la désactiver lorsque cesse l'aspiration. Il est ainsi possible d'économiser la source d'énergie électrique en n'assurant un chauffage complet que lorsque le fumeur aspire une bouffée. Cela évite également que l'élément chauffant ne soit trop chaud lors de la prochaine bouffée.To provide heating of the air when the smoker pulls on the cigarette substitute, there are provided means for starting and stopping the electric heating element, the starting means preferably being provided with first means for activating at least a part of the electric heating element in case of aspiration and to deactivate it when the suction stops. It is thus possible to save the source of electrical energy by ensuring complete heating only when the smoker inhales a puff. This also prevents the heating element from getting too hot during the next puff.
Par ailleurs, il est également possible pour assurer un chauffage pratiquement instantané de munir les moyens de mise en marche de seconds moyens pour activer au moins une partie de l'élément chauffant électrique après la première aspiration sans la désactiver lorsque cesse l'aspiration. Ainsi, une fois l'élément chauffant activé au moment de la première bouffée, une partie de l'élément chauffant reste activée et assure comme dans une cigarette réelle une « chaleur de base ». L'air contenu dans le substitut de cigarette est donc chauffé et la bouffée suivante est chaude dès le début. À chaque bouffée, le reste de l'élément chauffant est activé, augmentant ainsi la chaleur de l'air aspiré, comme le ferait une vraie cigarette sous l'effet de l'apport d'oxygène dû à l'aspiration.Furthermore, it is also possible to provide a virtually instantaneous heating to provide the means for starting second means for activating at least a portion of the electric heating element after the first suction without deactivating when the suction ceases. Thus, once the heating element activated at the time of the first puff, a portion of the heating element remains activated and ensures as in a real cigarette a "base heat". The air in the cigarette substitute is heated and the next puff is hot from the start. With each puff, the rest of the heating element is activated, increasing the heat of the air sucked, as would a real cigarette under the effect of the supply of oxygen due to aspiration.
Dans un mode de réalisation privilégié de l'invention, les premiers et/ou les seconds moyens pour activer l'élément chauffant comprennent un contacteur. Ce contacteur peut par exemple être muni d'un faible ressort de rappel et d'un disque pouvant laisser passer l'air, le ressort et le disque étant disposés de sorte que le disque ferme un circuit électrique lors d'une aspiration et ouvre ce circuit sous l'effet du ressort de rappel lorsque cesse l'aspiration. Le seul fait d'aspirer de l'air par le substitut provoque un courant d'air qui entraîne le disque contre une plaque métallique en fermant le circuit. Dès que cesse l'aspiration, le ressort rappelle le disque et coupe ainsi le circuit.In a preferred embodiment of the invention, the first and / or second means for activating the heating element comprise a contactor. This contactor may for example be provided with a low return spring and a disc that can pass air, the spring and the disk being arranged so that the disk closes an electrical circuit during a suction and opens this circuit under the effect of the return spring when the suction stops. The mere fact of sucking air by the substitute causes a current of air which drives the disc against a metal plate by closing the circuit. As soon as the suction stops, the spring recalls the disc and thus cuts the circuit.
Il est préférable que le substitut de cigarette dispose d'une source d'énergie électrique autonome, de préférence une pile électrique ou un accumulateur.It is preferable that the cigarette substitute has an autonomous power source, preferably an electric battery or an accumulator.
Il peut être utile de munir le substitut de cigarette d'un régulateur de vitesse d'air, de préférence sous la forme d'un disque perforé.It may be useful to provide the cigarette substitute with an air velocity regulator, preferably in the form of a perforated disk.
Par ailleurs, il peut être utile de munir l'élément tubulaire à son extrémité destinée à entrer dans la bouche d'un filtre, de préférence un filtre imitant celui d'une vraie cigarette. De même, il peut être favorable de prévoir sur l'extrémité de l'élément tubulaire opposée à l'extrémité destinée à entrer dans la bouche de moyens lumineux simulant l'incandescence de la cigarette, notamment sous la forme d'un enchevêtrement de résistances chauffantes pouvant être reliées à la source d'énergie électrique; de préférence par l'intermédiaire des moyens de mise en marche, les moyens lumineux pouvant présenter une ouverture pour accéder à l'intérieur de l'élément tubulaire.Moreover, it may be useful to provide the tubular element at its end intended to enter the mouth of a filter, preferably a filter imitating that of a real cigarette. Similarly, it may be favorable to provide on the end of the tubular element opposite the end intended to enter the mouth of light means simulating the incandescence of the cigarette, in particular in the form of a tangle of resistances heaters connectable to the source of electrical energy; preferably by means of the starting means, the light means may have an opening for accessing the inside of the tubular element.
Pour que le fumeur retrouve tous les plaisirs d'une vraie cigarette, il est possible de prévoir un générateur de fumée, notamment un générateur de fumée électrique pouvant être relié à la source d'énergie de préférence par l'intermédiaire des moyens de mise en marche. On fera en sorte que la fumée ne soit pas délivrée dans la bouche du fumeur.For the smoker to find all the pleasures of a real cigarette, it is possible to provide a smoke generator, including an electric smoke generator that can be connected to the energy source preferably via the means of implementation. walk. It will be ensured that the smoke is not delivered into the smoker's mouth.
L'invention est expliquée plus en détail ci-dessous à l'aide de l'unique figure qui montre un exemple de réalisation.The invention is explained in more detail below with the aid of the single figure which shows an exemplary embodiment.
Le substitut de cigarette comprend un élément tubulaire creux (1) fermé à une de ses extrémités (1a) par un filtre (2) et à son autre extrémité (1 b) par des moyens lumineux (9) simulant l'incandescence de la cigarette.The cigarette substitute comprises a hollow tubular element (1) closed at one of its ends (1a) by a filter (2) and at its other end (1b) by luminous means (9) simulating the incandescence of the cigarette .
Derrière le filtre (2), on trouve un régulateur de vitesse d'air (3). Ce dernier peut être confectionné à partir d'un disque perforé. Le diamètre de la perforation est étudié pour opposer un frein au filet d'air équivalent à la résistance à l'aspiration d'une vraie cigarette.Behind the filter (2) is an air speed regulator (3). The latter can be made from a perforated disc. The diameter of the perforation is designed to oppose a brake to the air flow equivalent to the suction resistance of a real cigarette.
On trouve ensuite un contacteur (4) constitué par exemple par un disque perforé pivotant entre une position de repos ouverte écartée de la plaque de contact et une position fermée dans laquelle il est plaqué' contre la plaque de contact. Un ressort de rappel non représenté tend à le ramener dans la position de repos ouverte. Lorsque le fumeur aspire une bouffée à travers l'élément tubulaire, le courant d'air provoque la fermeture du disque perforé et ferme ainsi le contacteur (4). Dès que cesse le courant d'air dû à l'aspiration, le ressort ramène le disque dans sa position de repos ouverte.Then there is a contactor (4) consisting for example of a perforated disc pivoting between an open rest position spaced from the contact plate and a closed position in which it is pressed against the contact plate. A return spring not shown tends to bring it back into the open rest position. When the smoker draws a puff through the tubular element, the air flow causes the closing of the perforated disk and thus closes the switch (4). As soon as the air flow stops due to suction, the spring returns the disc to its open rest position.
L'élément tubulaire (1) contient également un générateur de chaleur (6) constitué de préférence de résistances chauffantes. Une partie du générateur de chaleur (6) est destinée à n'être activée que lorsque le fumeur aspire l'air à travers le substitut de cigarette, tandis que le reste doit rester activé même entre deux bouffées successives. Pour cela, les moyens de mise en marche de l'élément chauffant comprennent un circuit électronique non représenté qui assure la commande de ces deux parties. Dans une autre variante de réalisation, le contacteur (4) peut être muni d'un double contact, le premier contact réagissant aux aspirations tandis que le second une fois fermé par la première aspiration est maintenu dans cette position même lorsque cesse l'aspiration. Le générateur de chaleur (6) est alimenté en énergie électrique par une pile électrique (5).The tubular element (1) also contains a heat generator (6) preferably consisting of heating resistors. Part of the heat generator (6) is intended to be activated only when the smoker draws air through the substitute of cigarette, while the rest must remain activated even between two successive puffs. For this, the means for starting the heating element comprise an electronic circuit not shown which provides control of these two parts. In another embodiment, the contactor (4) may be provided with a double contact, the first contact reacting to the aspirations while the second once closed by the first suction is maintained in this position even when the suction ceases. The heat generator (6) is supplied with electrical energy by an electric battery (5).
Les agents de goût et/ou d'odeur sont absorbés sur un tampon (7). Il est prévu que ces agents soient initialement contenus dans un réservoir (8) placé à proximité du tampon (7). Lors de "l'allumage" avec la flamme du briquet, la chaleur apportée est transmise au réservoir (8) qui se détruit au moins partiellement en fondant. Le contenu du réservoir (8) est mis en contact avec le tampon (7) qui l'absorbe. Dans l'exemple de réalisation présenté ici, le réservoir (8) est une capsule dont l'enveloppe est réalisée dans un matériau à point de fusion assez bas. Il est également possible d'appliquer manuellement sur le tampon (7) les produits à inhaler, par exemple à l'aide d'une pipette. Pour cela on prévoira un orifice d'accès par exemple dans les moyens lumineux (9) fermant l'extrémité « incandescente » du substitut de cigarette.The taste and / or odor agents are absorbed on a buffer (7). It is expected that these agents are initially contained in a reservoir (8) placed near the buffer (7). When "lighting" with the flame of the lighter, the heat supplied is transmitted to the reservoir (8) which is destroyed at least partially by melting. The contents of the reservoir (8) are brought into contact with the buffer (7) which absorbs it. In the embodiment shown here, the reservoir (8) is a capsule whose envelope is made of a low melting point material. It is also possible to manually apply on the buffer (7) the products to be inhaled, for example using a pipette. For this purpose there will be an access port for example in the light means (9) closing the "incandescent" end of the cigarette substitute.
Dans le cas de l'utilisation d'un réservoir, la taille de celui-ci pourra être telle qu'elle permette d'obstruer l'intérieur de l'élément tubulaire creux (1) dont l'extrémité pourra être métallique. Une source de chaleur externe, comme la flamme d'un briquet, permet alors de faire fondre l'enveloppe de la capsule et de libérer le liquide qui sera alors absorbé par capillarité.In the case of the use of a tank, the size thereof may be such that it allows to obstruct the interior of the hollow tubular element (1) whose end may be metallic. An external heat source, such as the flame of a lighter, then allows to melt the envelope of the capsule and release the liquid which will then be absorbed by capillarity.
Il est également possible d'entourer le réservoir d'une résistance chauffante qui est reliée à la pile par l'intermédiaire du contacteur (4) et éventuellement du circuit électronique de commande. Lors de la première aspiration, une fois que le substitut a été déclenché par la flamme du briquet détectée par un détecteur non représenté, la résistance chauffante fait fondre au moins partiellement l'enveloppe de la capsule en libérant son contenu qui est absorbé par le tampon (7). Une autre variante prévoit d'activer la résistance chauffante directement par le détecteur de chaleur extérieure. La résistance chauffante peut être intégrée au réservoir ou bien être placée autour de celui-ci lorsqu'il est introduit dans l'élément tubulaire (1).It is also possible to surround the tank with a heating resistor which is connected to the battery via the contactor (4) and possibly the electronic control circuit. During the first aspiration, once the substitute has been triggered by the flame of the lighter detected by a detector not shown, the heating resistor melts at least partially the envelope of the capsule by releasing its contents which is absorbed by the buffer (7). Another variant provides for activating the heating resistor directly by the outdoor heat detector. The heating resistor can be integrated in the tank or be placed around it when it is introduced into the tubular element (1).
L'ordre exact des différents composants peut varier en fonction de leur encombrement et des effets recherchés. Notamment, il est possible de prévoir plusieurs réservoirs, dont certains sont placés en amont de l'élément chauffant pour chauffer leur contenu lors de l'aspiration et d'autres sont placés en aval pour que leur contenu ne traverse pas l'élément chauffant.The exact order of the different components may vary depending on their size and desired effects. In particular, it is possible to provide several tanks, some of which are placed upstream of the heating element to heat their contents during suction and others are placed downstream so that their contents do not pass through the heating element.
À titre d'exemple non limitatif, le tube aura les dimensions d'une cigarette. Le temps de décharge de la source d'énergie pourra être de l'ordre de 5 minutes.By way of non-limiting example, the tube will have the dimensions of a cigarette. The discharge time of the energy source may be of the order of 5 minutes.
Bien qu'il ne soit pas représenté dans l'exemple de la
Le substitut de cigarette de l'invention fonctionne de la manière suivante. L'utilisateur doit tout d'abord amorcer le générateur de saveur ou d'odeur en approchant une source de chaleur extérieure au substitut. Le plus simple est d'approcher la flamme d'un briquet ou d'une allumette. L'élément sensible à cette chaleur extérieure est alors activé. Dans l'exemple présenté ici, la chaleur fait fondre au moins partiellement le réservoir (8), libérant son contenu sur le tampon (7). Tant que ce geste n'a pas eu lieu, le produit de saveur ou odorant reste enfermé dans le réservoir (8) et le générateur d'odeur et/ou de saveur n'est pas déclenché. Comme évoqué précédemment, on aurait pu prévoir un détecteur de chaleur qui aurait fermé un circuit de contrôle. Celui-ci aurait mis en marche la résistance chauffante située autour ou dans le réservoir (8), provoquant sa fusion partielle. Une autre alternative aurait été de prévoir un détecteur de chaleur, par exemple un bilame qui aurait fourni un signal à un circuit de contrôle. Ce dernier aurait alors commuté en position marche permettant l'usage des moyens de chauffage internes (6) ou provoqué la fusion du réservoir lors de la première aspiration. Le bilame pourrait également être conçu de telle sorte qu'il déchire le réservoir après s'être déformé sous l'effet de la chaleur apportée par la flamme.The cigarette substitute of the invention operates in the following manner. The user must first prime the flavor or odor generator by approaching a heat source external to the substitute. The simplest is to approach the flame of a lighter or a match. The element sensitive to this external heat is then activated. In the example presented here, the heat at least partially melts the tank (8), releasing its contents on the buffer (7). As long as this action has not taken place, the flavor product or odorant remains locked in the tank (8) and the odor and / or flavor generator is not triggered. As mentioned above, it could have provided a heat detector that would have closed a control circuit. This would have turned on the heating resistor located around or in the tank (8), causing its partial melting. Another alternative would have been to provide a heat detector, for example a bimetal that would have provided a signal to a control circuit. The latter would have then switched to the on position allowing the use of internal heating means (6) or caused the melting of the tank during the first suction. The bimetal could also be designed so that it tears the tank after being deformed under the effect of the heat brought by the flame.
Une fois le substitut de cigarette ainsi amorcé, il suffit d'aspirer l'air par l'embout buccal (1a) pour provoquer la mise en marche des moyens de chauffage internes (6). Lors de la première utilisation, le contacteur (4) se ferme provoquant d'une part la mise en marche de l'élément chauffant (6), mais également l'incandescence des filaments des moyens lumineux (9) et, le cas échéant, la mise en marche de la résistance située sur le réservoir provoquant la libération de son contenu qui est alors absorbé par le tampon (7). L'air aspiré entre en passant à travers les moyens lumineux, passe à travers le tampon (7) en se chargeant des agents de goût et/ou d'odeur, puis cet air riche passe à travers l'élément chauffant (6) où il se réchauffe. Il passe ensuite à travers les orifices du disque du contacteur (4) et ceux du régulateur de vitesse (3) avant de traverser le filtre (2) et d'atteindre la bouche du fumeur.Once the cigarette substitute thus primed, it is sufficient to suck the air through the mouthpiece (1a) to cause the start of the internal heating means (6). During the first use, the contactor (4) closes causing both the start of the heating element (6), but also the filament filament of the light means (9) and, where appropriate, the start of the resistor on the tank causing the release of its contents which is then absorbed by the buffer (7). The air sucked in while passing through the luminous means, passes through the buffer (7) by loading the agents of taste and / or smell, then this rich air passes through the heating element (6) where it heats up. It then passes through the holes of the switch disc (4) and those of the speed regulator (3) before passing through the filter (2) and reaching the smoker's mouth.
Lorsque cesse l'aspiration, le contacteur (4) se rouvre sous l'effet du ressort, ou si le contacteur est double l'un des contacteurs s'ouvre l'autre restant fermé. Du fait de l'ouverture du contacteur (4) ou d'un des contacteurs, une partie de l'élément chauffant cesse d'être alimenté, ainsi qu'une partie au moins des filaments des moyens lumineux (9), tandis que l'autre partie de l'élément chauffant (6) et le cas échéant des moyens lumineux (9) restent alimentés grâce au deuxième contacteur resté fermé ou à un circuit électronique de commande. Ainsi, l'air contenu dans l'élément tubulaire reste chaud, sans pour autant surchauffer et l'extrémité simulant la combustion reste légèrement incandescente. L'aspiration suivante provoque à nouveau la fermeture totale du contacteur (4) et donc la mise sous tension de l'ensemble de l'élément chauffant et de la totalité des filaments des moyens lumineux.When the suction stops, the switch (4) reopens under the effect of the spring, or if the contactor is double one of the contactors opens the other remaining closed. Due to the opening of the contactor (4) or one of the contactors, a portion of the heating element ceases to be fed, as well as at least a portion of the filaments of the light means (9), while the the other part of the heating element (6) and, if appropriate, light means (9) remain powered by the second contactor which remains closed or by an electronic control circuit. Thus, the air contained in the tubular element remains hot, without overheating and the end simulating the combustion remains slightly incandescent. The next suction causes again the total closure of the contactor (4) and thus the powering of all of the heating element and all the filaments of the light means.
Il y a donc une très grande similitude dans l'utilisation et l'aspect entre le substitut de cigarette de l'invention et une vraie cigarette. Le fumeur conserve le rituel et les sensations de chaleur et de goût / odeur qu'il avait avec une vraie cigarette sans pour autant en avoir les inconvénients.There is therefore a very great similarity in the use and appearance between the cigarette substitute of the invention and a real cigarette. The smoker keeps the ritual and sensations of warmth and taste / smell that he had with a real cigarette without having the disadvantages.
Le dispositif de déclenchement selon l'invention peut être appliqué à tous les substituts de cigarettes connus de l'état de la technique, le principe inventif étant de nécessiter un amorçage à l'aide d'un briquet ou d'une allumette avant que le substitut ne puisse être utilisé.The trigger device according to the invention can be applied to all known cigarette substitutes of the state of the art, the inventive principle being to require a priming with a lighter or a match before the substitute can not be used.
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- Cigarette substitute comprising a hollow tubular element (1) equipped with a generator of inhalable products (7, 8), internal heating means (6) for heating the air drawn in or at least part of the generator of inhalable products (8), and a device (8) for activating the generator of inhalable products, characterized in that the triggering device comprises an element (8) that is sensitive to a heat input produced by heating means located outside the substitute (1) and independent of it, with said heat-input sensitive element (8) being made of a material that cannot be ignited or burned under the normal usage conditions of the substitute (1).
- Cigarette substitute according to the preceding claim, characterized in that it additionally comprises means for activating the internal heating means (6) only when this heat-sensitive element (8) has been exposed to heat generated by external heating means.
- Cigarette substitute according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the triggering device is a heat detector, preferably a bimetallic element, that is electrically connected to the internal heating means (6).
- Cigarette substitute according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the generator of inhalable products comprises a reservoir (8) that is preferably interchangeable.
- Cigarette substitute according to the preceding claim, characterized in that the reservoir (8) is placed at the end of the tubular element (1) opposite the end (1 a) meant to be placed in the mouth.
- Cigarette substitute according to claim 4 or 5, characterized in that the reservoir (8) is made of a material that can be at least partially destroyed by heating means without igniting or burning, preferably by melting or through tearing means, and in that the generator of inhalable products is equipped with means (7) for absorbing the contents of the reservoir (8) when the latter is at least partially destroyed.
- Cigarette substitute according to the preceding claim, characterized in that the reservoir heating means (8) are made of a heating resistor connected to an electrical energy source (5) and controlled by the heat-sensitive element and/or they consist of the external heating means.
- Cigarette substitute according to claim 6 or 7, characterized in that the absorption means consist of a plug (7), preferably made of a fabric and preferably interchangeable.
- Cigarette substitute according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the internal heating means are made of an electrical heating element (6), preferably a heating resistor, connected to an electrical energy source (5).
- Cigarette substitute according to the preceding claim, characterized in that it comprises starting means (4) for turning the electrical heating element (6) on and off, the starting means (4) preferably being equipped with first means for activating at least part of the electrical heating element (6) upon inhalation and for deactivating it when inhalation ends.
- Cigarette substitute according to claim 9 or 10, characterized in that the starting means (4) are equipped with second means for activating at least part of the internal heating element (6) after the first inhalation without deactivating it when inhalation ends.
- Cigarette substitute according to claim 10 or 11, characterized in that the first and/or the second means for activating the internal heating element (6) comprise a contact switch equipped with a light return spring and a disk through which air can pass, with the spring and the disk arranged so that the disk closes an electrical circuit during an inhalation and opens this circuit by the action of the return spring when inhalation stops.
- Cigarette substitute according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that it comprises an autonomous electrical energy source, preferably a cell or a storage battery (5).
- Cigarette substitute according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that it is equipped with an air speed regulator (3), preferably in the form of a perforated disk.
- Cigarette substitute according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the tubular element (1) is provided with a filter (1 a) at the end meant to be placed in the mouth, preferably a filter imitating that of a real cigarette, and this filter can be interchangeable.
- Cigarette substitute according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the tubular element (1) is provided with luminous means (9) simulating a cigarette's incandescence at the end opposite the end meant to be placed in the mouth, in particular in the form of intermingled heating resistors connectable to an electrical energy source (5), preferably through the starting means (4), wherein the luminous means (9) can have an opening to provide access to the inside of the tubular element.
- Cigarette substitute according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that it is equipped with a smoke generator, in particular, an electric smoke generator connectable to the energy source (5), preferably via the starting means (4), in particular the first starting means.
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