ENVIRONMENT-FRIENDLY CARTRIDGE

Abstract

An environment-friendly cartridge is provided. The environment-friendly cartridge includes a body portion. The body portion has two end surfaces and an annular side surface connected to the two end surfaces. The body portion is composed of a smoke generating material. A plurality of gas communication structures are formed on the body portion. A plurality of openings in communication with the plurality of gas communication structures are formed on the two end surfaces. A pressure drop between 30 millimeters of water and 300 millimeters of water exists between the two end surfaces of the environment-friendly cartridge. The cartridge includes no filter and no cigarette paper, can be harmlessly degraded, and is environmentally friendly.

Description

BACKGROUND

Technical Field

The present disclosure relates to an environment-friendly cartridge, and in particular, to an environment-friendly cartridge having a specific porosity.

Related Art

A structural design of a cartridge known to the inventor can be improved. Some problems exist with such a cartridge: bad experience of inhalation of smoke generated after the cartridge is heated, the filter being hard to degrade or impossible to degrade, and environmental pollution.

SUMMARY

In view of the disadvantages of the related art, a technical problem to be addressed in the present disclosure is to provide an environment-friendly cartridge. The environment-friendly cartridge can effectively alleviate problems such as bad experience of inhalation of smoke generated after the cartridge is heated, the filter being hard to degrade or impossible to degrade, and being environmentally unfriendly.

To address the foregoing technical problems, one of the technical solutions adopted in the present disclosure is to provide an environment-friendly cartridge. The environment-friendly cartridge includes a body portion. The body portion is has two end surfaces and an annular side surface connected to the two end surfaces. The body portion is composed of a smoke generating material. A plurality of gas communication structures are formed on the body portion. A plurality of openings in communication with the plurality of gas communication structures are formed on the two end surfaces. A pressure drop between 30 millimeters of water and 300 millimeters of water exists between the two end surfaces of the environment-friendly cartridge. The environment-friendly cartridge includes no filter and no cigarette paper, can be harmlessly degraded, and is environmentally friendly.

Preferably, the plurality of gas communication structures are in a linear shape or an irregular shape.

Preferably, the body portion has an appearance in a shape of an ingot, and a diameter of either of the end surfaces of the body portion is not less than a height of the body portion.

Preferably, the diameter of either of the end surfaces of the body portion is between 4.5 millimeters and 15 millimeters, and a height of the cartridge is between 2 millimeters and 20 millimeters.

Preferably, a ratio of the diameter of either of the end surfaces of the body portion to the height of the body portion is between 1 and 7.5.

Preferably, the body portion has an appearance in a shape of a strip, and a diameter of either of the end surfaces of the body portion is not greater than a height of the body portion.

Preferably, the diameter of either of the end surfaces of the body portion is between 4.5 millimeters and 15 millimeters, and the height of the body portion is between 2 millimeters and 120 millimeters.

Preferably, a ratio of the diameter of either of the end surfaces of the body portion to the height of the body portion is between 0.0375 and 1.

Preferably, the annular side surface of the body portion has an appearance in a shape of a gear.

Preferably, the environment-friendly cartridge is applicable to a heat-not-burn cigarette device, and the environment-friendly cartridge includes no filter and no cigarette paper, is harmlessly degraded, and is environmentally friendly.

One of the beneficial effects of the present disclosure is as follows. The environment-friendly cartridge provided in the present disclosure can effectively alleviate problems such as bad experience of inhalation of smoke generated after the cartridge is heated, the filter being hard to degrade or impossible to degrade, and being environmentally unfriendly through the technical solutions of “a plurality of gas communication structures are formed on the body portion, and a plurality of openings in communication with the plurality of gas communication structures are formed on the two end surfaces”, “a pressure drop between 30 millimeters of water and 300 millimeters of water exists between the two end surfaces of the environment-friendly cartridge”, and “the environment-friendly cartridge includes no filter and no cigarette paper”.

For further understanding of features and technical content of the present disclosure, refer to the following detailed description and drawings related to the present disclosure. However, the provided drawings are merely for reference and description, and are not intended to limit the present disclosure.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

FIG. 1 is a perspective schematic diagram (1) of an environment-friendly cartridge according to a first embodiment of the present disclosure.

FIG. 2 is a schematic sectional view of FIG. 1.

FIG. 3-1 and FIG. 3-2 are perspective schematic diagrams (2) of the environment-friendly cartridge according to the first embodiment of the present disclosure.

FIG. 4-1 and FIG. 4-2 are schematic sectional views of FIG. 3-1 and FIG. 3-2, respectively.

FIG. 5 is a perspective schematic diagram of an environment-friendly cartridge according to a second embodiment of the present disclosure.

FIG. 6 is a perspective schematic diagram of an environment-friendly cartridge according to a third embodiment of the present disclosure.

FIG. 7 is an enlarged schematic diagram of a region VII in FIG. 6.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION

Embodiments related to an “environment-friendly cartridge” disclosed in the present disclosure are described below through specific embodiments. A person skilled in the art can understand advantages and effects of the present disclosure from the content disclosed in this specification. The present disclosure may be implemented or applied through other various specific embodiments, and various modifications and changes may be made to details in this specification based on different opinions and applications without departing from the spirit and scope of the present disclosure. In addition, it is stated in advance that drawings of the present disclosure are merely illustrative and are not drawn according to actual sizes. Related technical content of the present disclosure is further described in detail in the following implementations, but the disclosed content is not intended to limit the protection scope of the present disclosure.

It should be understood that, although terms such as “first”, “second”, and “third” may be used herein to describe various elements or signals, these elements or signals are not limited by these terms. These terms are mainly used for distinguishing between an element and another element or between a signal and another signal. In addition, the term “or” used herein may include any one or a combination of more of associated listed items depending on an actual situation.

First Embodiment

Referring to FIG. 1 and FIG. 2, FIG. 1 is a perspective schematic diagram (1) of an environment-friendly cartridge according to a first embodiment of the present disclosure, and FIG. 2 is a schematic sectional view of FIG. 1. FIG. 3-1 and FIG. 3-2 are perspective schematic diagrams (2) of the environment-friendly cartridge according to the first embodiment of the present disclosure. FIG. 4-1 and FIG. 4-2 are schematic sectional views of FIG. 3-1 and FIG. 3-2, respectively. The first embodiment of the present disclosure provides an environment-friendly cartridge 100. The environment-friendly cartridge 100 is applicable to a heat-not-burn cigarette device (not shown in the figure). The environment-friendly cartridge 100 may include no filter and no cigarette paper and can be harmlessly degraded. Specifically, a user may load the heat-not-burn cigarette device with an environment-friendly cartridge 100 and may inhale smoke generated by the environment-friendly cartridge 100 after the environment-friendly cartridge 100 is heated through a filter of the heat-not-burn cigarette device. Then, the user may remove the environment-friendly cartridge 100 and load the heat-not-burn cigarette device with another environment-friendly cartridge 100. In this way, the user can inhale the smoke without replacing the filter, thereby realizing cost reduction and environmental protection and bringing convenience for smoking.

The environment-friendly cartridge 100 includes a body portion 1. The environment-friendly cartridge 100 may include only the body portion 1 or may further include another structure other than the body portion 1. However, the present disclosure is not limited thereto. In this embodiment, the body portion 1 is provided with two end surfaces 11 and an annular side surface 12 connected to the two end surfaces 11. An overall appearance of the body portion 1 may be in a shape of, for example, a triangular column, a rectangular column, a cylindrical column, or a polygonal column. The present disclosure is not limited thereto.

The body portion 1 is composed of a smoke generating material. A plurality of

gas communication structures 13 are formed on the body portion 1. A plurality of openings 13a in communication with the plurality of gas communication structures 13 are formed on the two end surfaces 11. The plurality of gas communication structures 13 may be, for example, a plurality of air flow channels (as shown in FIG. 1 and FIG. 2). Each of the air flow channels extends from one of the end surfaces 11 to the other of the end surfaces 11. In this way, the smoke generated after the environment-friendly cartridge 100 is heated can flow from one of the end surfaces 11 of the body portion 1 to the other end surface 11 through each of the air flow channels. Alternatively, as shown in FIG. 3-1, FIG. 3-2, FIG. 4-1, and FIG. 4-2, the plurality of gas communication structures 13 may be, for example, a plurality of pores formed through a foaming agent or in gaps between particles of the smoke generating material.

Specifically, the body portion 1 may be manufactured by, for example, forming the smoke generating material into a slurry or grinding the smoke generating material into powder and then performing injection or moulding. For example, the plurality of gas communication structures 13 (for example, the air flow channels in FIG. 1 and FIG. 2) may be formed by using a mold in a specific shape, and the plurality of gas communication structures 13 are thus in a linear shape. Portions of the mold corresponding to the plurality of air flow channels may be in a shape of a cylindrical column or a polygonal column, so that the plurality of air flow channels are correspondingly in the shape of a cylindrical column or a polygonal column. However, the present disclosure is not limited thereto. In addition, after the smoke generating material is formed into a slurry or ground into powder, a foaming agent may or may not be added to the slurry or the powdery smoke generating material. During injection or moulding, the foaming agent foams to form a plurality of foam or pore structures, or the plurality of foam or pore structures are naturally formed in the slurry or between powdery particles of the powdery smoke generating material. The plurality of foam or pore structures may be removed or may not be removed to form the plurality of gas communication structures 13 (such as the pores shown in FIG. 3-1, FIG. 3-2, FIG. 4-1, and FIG. 4-2).

The foam structure may be removed, for example, by volatilization through heating. However, the present disclosure is not limited thereto. In this way, in this embodiment, each of the gas communication structure 13 is in a shape of an irregular strip. In addition, a porous material (such as diatomaceous earth) may be added to the foregoing slurry or the powdery smoke generating material, to form irregular air flow channels through the holes in the porous material.

After the injection or moulding, the environment-friendly cartridge may be baked, so that the environment-friendly cartridge 100 can have a moisture content ranging from 3.5% to 13.5%.

The smoke generating material may be prepared by, for example, crushing natural tobacco leaves, tobacco fibers, non-tobacco natural plants (such as tea, traditional Chinese medicinal materials, flowers, and trees), or various plant fibers and then adding or not adding a smoke generating agent, a flavor, and the like with a certain ratio. However, specific components of the smoke generating material are not limited in the present disclosure.

A pressure drop between 30 millimeters of water and 300 millimeters of water exists between the two end surfaces 11 of the environment-friendly cartridge 100, so that the body portion 1 can have a specific porosity. Specifically, the pressure drop is measured when a height H of the body portion 1 is set to 108 millimeters to 120 millimeters. Preferably, the pressure drop is between 80 millimeters of water and 250 millimeters of water. More preferably, the pressure drop is between 100 millimeters of water and 200 millimeters of water. However, the present disclosure is not limited thereto. The body portion 1 has a porosity of between 10% and 60%. The porosity is defined as a proportion of a volume of the plurality of gas communication structures 13 to a volume of the body portion 1. Preferably, the porosity of the body portion 1 is between 20% and 50%. More preferably, the porosity of the body portion 1 is between 25% and 45%.

In this embodiment, the body portion 1 has an appearance in a shape of an ingot, and a diameter D of either of the end surfaces 11 of the body portion 1 is not less than the height H of the body portion 1.

Specifically, the diameter D of either of the end surfaces 11 of the body portion 1 may be between 4.5 millimeters and 15 millimeters, the height H of the body portion 1 may be between 2 millimeters and 20 millimeters, and a ratio of the diameter of either of the end surfaces 11 of the body portion 1 to the height H of the body portion 1 is between 1 and 7.5. Preferably, the diameter D may be between 8 millimeters and 12 millimeters, the height H may be between 4 millimeters and 8 millimeters, and the ratio may be between 1 and 3.

Second Embodiment

Referring to FIG. 5, FIG. 5 is a perspective schematic diagram of an environment-friendly cartridge according to a second embodiment of the present disclosure. This embodiment is mostly the same as the foregoing first embodiment. Similarities between the two embodiments are not repeated, and differences between the two embodiments are described below.

In this embodiment, the body portion 1 has an appearance in a shape of a strip, and the diameter D of either of the end surfaces 11 of the body portion 1 is not greater than the height H of the body portion 1.

Specifically, the diameter D of either of the end surfaces 11 of the body portion 1 may be between 4.5 millimeters and 15 millimeters, the height H of the body portion 1 may be between 2 millimeters and 120 millimeters, and the ratio D of the diameter of either of the end surfaces 11 of the body portion 1 to the height of the body portion 1 is between 0.0375 and 1. Preferably, the diameter D may be between 5 millimeters and 8.0 millimeters, the height H may be between 10 millimeters and 80 millimeters, and the ratio may be between 0.1 and 1.

Third Embodiment

Referring to FIG. 6 and FIG. 7, FIG. 6 is a perspective schematic diagram of an environment-friendly cartridge according to a third embodiment of the present disclosure, and FIG. 7 is an enlarged schematic diagram of a region VII in FIG. 6. This embodiment is mostly the same as the foregoing second embodiment. Similarities between the two embodiments are not repeated, and differences between the two embodiments are described below. The annular side surface 12 of the body portion 1 has an appearance in a shape of a gear.

It should be noted that, the appearance in the shape of a gear may be composed of a plurality of repeating bumps 14 of the body portion 1. A maximum distance G between any two adjacent repeating bumps 14 may be between 0.1 millimeters and 3 millimeters. However, the present disclosure is not limited thereto. Preferably, the maximum distance G may be between 0.5 millimeters and 2 millimeters.

Beneficial Effects of the Embodiments of the Present Disclosure

One of the beneficial effects of the present disclosure is as follows. The environment-friendly cartridge provided in the present disclosure can effectively alleviate problems such as bad experience of inhalation of smoke generated after the cartridge is heated, the filter being hard to degrade or impossible to degrade, and being environmentally unfriendly through the technical solutions of “a plurality of gas communication structures are formed on the body portion, and a plurality of openings in communication with the plurality of gas communication structures are formed on the two end surfaces”, “a pressure drop between 30 millimeters of water and 300 millimeters of water exists between the two end surfaces of the environment-friendly cartridge”, and “the environment-friendly cartridge includes no filter and no cigarette paper”.

The content disclosed above is merely preferred feasible embodiments of the present disclosure, and do not hereby limit the claims of the present disclosure. Therefore, all equivalent technical changes made by using the specification and the drawings of the present disclosure are included in the scope of the claims of the present disclosure.

Claims

1. An environment-friendly cartridge, comprising: a body portion having two end surfaces and an annular side surface connected to the two end surfaces, whereinthe body portion is composed of a smoke generating material, a plurality of gas communication structures are formed on the body portion, and a plurality of openings in communication with the plurality of gas communication structures are formed on the two end surfaces; anda pressure drop between 30 millimeters of water and 300 millimeters of water exists between the two end surfaces of the environment-friendly cartridge.

2. The environment-friendly cartridge according to claim 1, wherein the plurality of gas communication structures are in a linear shape or an irregular shape.

3. The environment-friendly cartridge according to claim 1, wherein the body portion has an appearance in a shape of an ingot, and a diameter of either of the end surfaces of the body portion is not less than a height of the body portion.

4. The environment-friendly cartridge according to claim 3, wherein the diameter of either of the end surfaces of the body portion is between 4.5 millimeters and 15 millimeters, and a height of the cartridge is between 2 millimeters and 20 millimeters.

5. The environment-friendly cartridge according to claim 3, wherein a ratio of the diameter of either of the end surfaces of the body portion to the height of the body portion is between 1 and 7.5.

6. The environment-friendly cartridge according to claim 1, wherein the body portion has an appearance in a shape of a strip, and a diameter of either of the end surfaces of the body portion is not greater than a height of the body portion.

7. The environment-friendly cartridge according to claim 6, wherein the diameter of either of the end surfaces of the body portion is between 4.5 millimeters and 15 millimeters, and the height of the body portion is between 2 millimeters and 120 millimeters.

8. The environment-friendly cartridge according to claim 6, wherein a ratio of the diameter of either of the end surfaces of the body portion to the height of the body portion is between 0.0375 and 1.

9. The environment-friendly cartridge according to claim 6, wherein the annular side surface of the body portion has an appearance in a shape of a gear.

10. The environment-friendly cartridge according to claim 1, wherein the cartridge is applicable to a heat-not-burn cigarette device, and the cartridge comprises no filter and no cigarette paper, is harmlessly degraded, and is environmentally friendly.