Smoking article, and smoking article filter
AssigneeJapan Tobacco Inc.
InventorHiroyuki TORAI
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Abstract
This smoking article filter (4) has: a fine-powder-containing article (44) in which there is clumped together a raw powder that includes a taste component and/or an aroma component, the fine-powder-containing article being formed into a fine powder by the application of an external force; a cavity (43) in which the fine-powder-containing article is disposed; and a straightening member (40) provided in a connected row arrangement upstream of the cavity, the straightening member straightening the flow of a main smoke flow, which flows from upstream, to the cavity.
Claims13
A smoking article comprising:
- a tobacco rod including tobacco shreds;
- and
- a filter coupled to an end portion of the tobacco rod via a tipping paper, wherein
- the filter includes:
- a powder content that includes a lump of base powder including at least either one of a taste component or a flavoring component and is turned into powder by application of an external force;
- a cavity where the powder content is accommodated;
- and
- a rectifying member that is located continuously at an upstream side of the cavity and rectifies and leads a mainstream smoke, which has flowed from an upstream side, to the cavity.
A filter for a smoking article, the filter comprising:
- a powder content that includes a lump of base powder including at least either one of a taste component or a flavoring component and is turned into powder by application of an external force;
- a cavity where the powder content is accommodated;
- and
- a rectifying member that is located continuously at an upstream side of the cavity and rectifies and leads a mainstream smoke, which has flowed from an upstream side, to the cavity.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.