Non-combustion heating type flavor inhaler

Abstract

A non-combustion heating type flavor inhaler according to the present invention is provided with: an electrical heating type device provided with an inductor for electromagnetic induction heating; and a non-combustion heating type flavor inhalation article. The electrical heating type device is provided with the inductor for electromagnetic induction heating, a power source that supplies operation power to the inductor, a control unit for controlling the inductor, and a heating chamber into which the non-combustion heating type flavor inhalation article can be inserted via an insertion slot. At least two protrusions for securing the non-combustion heating type flavor inhalation article that has been inserted into the chamber are provided on side walls that form the cavity of the chamber, and the height of these protrusions from the side walls is 0.3-2.0 mm, inclusive. The non-combustion heating type flavor inhalation article is such that the compression change rate of each segment, as measured by pressing the airflow-direction central part thereof against a flavor-generating segment and a mouthpiece segment, is 70% or greater.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A non-combustion-heating-type flavor inhalation product comprising:
 an electrical heating type device comprising an inductor for electromagnetic induction heating; and   a non-combustion-heating-type flavor inhalation article used together with the electrical heating type device,   wherein the electrical heating type device comprises
 an inductor for electromagnetic induction heating, 
 a power source that supplies operation power to the inductor, and 
 a heating chamber into which the non-combustion-heating-type flavor inhalation article can be inserted via an insertion slot, 
   wherein at least two protrusions are provided on a side wall that forms a cavity of the chamber, and a height of the protrusions from the side wall is greater than or equal to 0.3 mm and less than or equal to 2.0 mm,   wherein the non-combustion-heating-type flavor inhalation article includes
 a flavor-generating segment that includes a flavor-generating-segment filler containing an aerosol-source material and a plate-shaped susceptor for electromagnetic induction heating of the flavor-generating-segment filler, and 
 a mouthpiece segment for inhaling a flavor component, and 
   wherein a compression change rate of each of the segments, as measured by pressing each airflow-direction central part of the flavor-generating segment and the mouthpiece segment of the non-combustion-heating-type flavor inhalation article in accordance with a compression change rate measurement method below, is 70% or greater,   compression change rate measurement method: a load F of 2 kgf is applied to 10 or 20 samples simultaneously, the 10 or 20 samples being arranged side by side in a horizontal direction, from an upper side to a lower side by using a measuring instrument DD60A manufactured by Borgwaldt Co., Ltd.; after the load F has been applied for 5 seconds, an average of diameters of rod portions is measured; a compression change rate (%) is expressed by a formula below;
   compression change rate (%)=100×( Dd  (diameter after deformation))/( Ds  (diameter before deformation))
 
   where Dd stands for a diameter of a rod portion that has been reduced as a result of a load F being applied to the rod portion, and Ds stands for a diameter of the rod portion before the load F is applied; in the method, measurement is performed 10 times for each set of 10 or 20 samples, and an average value of results of the measurement performed 10 times is used as a measurement result.   
     
     
         2 . The non-combustion-heating-type flavor inhalation product according to  claim 1 ,
 wherein the mouthpiece segment includes a cooling segment and a filter segment, and the cooling segment is positioned upstream from the filter segment,   wherein the non-combustion-heating-type flavor inhalation article further includes a lining sheet including a first sheet material at least wrapping a portion of the flavor-generating segment and a portion of the cooling segment and a second sheet material disposed outside the first sheet material and at least wrapping the entire filter segment and a portion of the cooling segment, and   wherein at least two of the protrusions are provided in such a manner as to come into contact with the second sheet material when the non-combustion-heating-type flavor inhalation article is inserted so as to reach a bottom surface that is the deepest portion of the cavity.   
     
     
         3 . The non-combustion-heating-type flavor inhalation product according to  claim 2 ,
 wherein three of the protrusions are provided in such a manner as to come into contact with the second sheet material when the non-combustion-heating-type flavor inhalation article is inserted so as to reach the bottom surface, which is the deepest portion of the cavity.   
     
     
         4 . The non-combustion-heating-type flavor inhalation product according to  claim 1 ,
 wherein the flavor-generating-segment filler comprises at least one selected from tobacco leaves, shredded tobacco, a tobacco sheet, tobacco granules, a nicotine-carrying ion-exchange resin, and a tobacco extract.   
     
     
         5 . The non-combustion-heating-type flavor inhalation product according to  claim 3 ,
 wherein the flavor-generating-segment filler comprises a tobacco sheet, and the tobacco sheet is inserted in a gathered manner after being crimped.   
     
     
         6 . The non-combustion-heating-type flavor inhalation product according to  claim 1 ,
 wherein a filling density of the flavor-generating-segment filler in the flavor-generating segment is greater than or equal to 0.2 g/cm 3  and less than or equal to 0.7 g/cm 3 .   
     
     
         7 . The non-combustion-heating-type flavor inhalation product according to  claim 1 ,
 wherein the mouthpiece segment further includes a filter segment, and the filter segment includes a filter element and wrapping paper wrapping the filter element, the wrapping paper having a thickness of 40 μm to 100 μm, and a basis weight of 23 gsm to 90 gsm.   
     
     
         8 . The non-combustion-heating-type flavor inhalation product according to  claim 7 ,
 wherein the non-combustion-heating-type flavor inhalation article further includes an end segment and a support segment, and the end segment, the support segment, and the filter segment contain cellulose acetate fibers.   
     
     
         9 . The non-combustion-heating-type flavor inhalation product according to  claim 8 ,
 wherein the end segment, the support segment, and the filter segment are each a solidified member containing cellulose acetate fibers and a plasticizer.