Stick for flavor inhalation article and flavor inhalation system
AssigneeJapan Tobacco Inc.
InventorsMichihiro INAGAKI, Takuya SHIRAISHI, Miki WAKAMATSU
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Abstract
A stick is for flavor inhalation and is heated by being inserted into a flavor inhaler. The stick comprises: a heated part that is applied with heat when inserted into a flavor inhaler; and a capsule that is disposed inside the heated part and, when ruptured, releases a content. The capsule does not get ruptured when only heat or physical external force is applied thereto, and gets partially or entirely ruptured when both heat and physical external force are applied thereto.
Claims20
A stick for flavor inhalation that is heated by being inserted into a flavor inhaler, the stick for flavor inhalation comprising
- a heated portion which is heated when inserted into the flavor inhaler, and
- a capsule which is disposed within the heated portion and which releases contents when broken, wherein
- the capsule does not break when subjected to either one of the heat and a physical external force, and breaks partially or fully when subjected to both of the heat and the physical external force.
A flavor inhalation system comprising:
- a flavor inhaler for heating a stick for flavor inhalation;
- and
- the stick for flavor inhalation that is heated by being inserted into the flavor inhaler, the stick for flavor inhalation comprising
- a heated portion which is heated when inserted into the flavor inhaler, and
- a capsule which is disposed within the heated portion and which releases contents when broken, wherein
- the capsule does not break when subjected to either one of the heat and a physical external force, and breaks partially or fully when subjected to both of the heat and the physical external force.
A flavor inhaler configured to heat a stick for flavor inhalation, the flavor inhaler comprising:
- a holder having an internal space configured to hold the stick, the stick comprising a heated portion and a capsule disposed within the heated portion;
- a heater configured to apply heat to the heated portion;
- and
- a pusher configured to apply a physical external force to a region of the stick in which the capsule is disposed, wherein
- the capsule is configured to break partially or fully when subjected to both the heat from the heater and the physical external force from the pusher.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.