Smoking system, device kit, consumable, combined article, and method for obtaining sensation of reaching terminal end and predictive sensation of reaching terminal end

Abstract

To obtain a smoking system that provides easiness to feel reaching at an end of a chamber and easiness to expect reaching at the end of the chamber when a flavor generating article is inserted into the chamber. When a resistance value when the flavor generating article is inserted into an accommodating portion and a distal end of the flavor generating article reaches an end of the accommodating portion is defined as an insertion force A, and a ratio of a second half portion average resistance that is an average of resistance values from a middle point between a predetermined position of the accommodating portion on a side of an insertion end and an end of the accommodating portion to the end of the accommodating portion with respect to a first half portion average resistance that is an average of resistance values from the predetermined position to the middle point between the predetermined position and the end of the accommodating portion in a case where the flavor generating article is inserted into the accommodating portion is defined as a first resistance ratio B, A≤4.00 N and B>1.0 are satisfied.

1 . A smoking system comprising:
 a flavor inhaler; and a flavor generating article,   wherein the flavor inhaler includes an accommodating portion that has an opening formed at one end and accommodates at least a part of the flavor generating article via the opening, and   when a resistance value when the flavor generating article is inserted into the accommodating portion and a distal end of the flavor generating article reaches an end of the accommodating portion is defined as an insertion force A, and   a ratio of a second half portion average resistance that is an average of resistance values from a middle point between a predetermined position of the accommodating portion on a side of an insertion end and the end of the accommodating portion to the end of the accommodating portion with respect to a first half portion average resistance that is an average of resistance values from the predetermined position to the middle point between the predetermined position and the end of the accommodating portion in a case where the flavor generating article is inserted into the accommodating portion is defined as a first resistance ratio B,   Expression (1) and Expression (2) below are satisfied
     A≤ 4.00 N  (1)
 
     B> 1.0  (2).
 
   
     
     
         2 . The smoking system according to  claim 1 ,
 wherein at least one local variation region in which a resistance value varies by a predetermined amount or more within a predetermined range in a case where the flavor generating article is inserted into the accommodating portion is provided.   
     
     
         3 . The smoking system according to  claim 2 ,
 wherein when a ratio between the resistance value in the local variation region and the insertion force is defined as a second resistance ratio C,   Expression (3) below is satisfied
     C≥ 0.8  (3).
 
   
     
     
         4 . The smoking system according to  claim 2 ,
 wherein when a distance between an end position of the accommodating portion and the local variation region is defined as a distance D,   Expression (4) below is satisfied
     D≤ 5.0 mm  (4).
 
   
     
     
         5 . The smoking system according to  claim 1 ,
 wherein the smoking system further includes a heating portion that heats the flavor generating article accommodated in the accommodating portion, and   the heating portion is provided at the flavor inhaler and does not have a heating element to be inserted into the flavor generating article.   
     
     
         6 . The smoking system according to  claim 1 ,
 wherein the flavor generating article includes
 a filling portion that is filled with a smokable material, 
 a hollow tubular portion that is provided continuously with the filling portion, and 
 a filter portion that is provided continuously with the tubular portion, 
   the accommodating portion includes a holding portion that holds the flavor generating article accommodated in the accommodating portion, and   the holding portion is provided at a position at which the holding portion is able to come into contact with at least two parts of the flavor generating article in a case where the flavor generating article is inserted into the accommodating portion.   
     
     
         7 . The smoking system according to  claim 1 ,
 wherein the accommodating portion includes
 a contact portion that pressurizes a part of the accommodated flavor generating article in an axial direction of the accommodating portion, and 
 a separated portion that is separated from the accommodated flavor generating article. 
   
     
     
         8 . A device kit comprising:
 the flavor inhaler according to  claim 1 ; and   a display that indicates that the device kit is used for the flavor generating article according to  claim 1 .   
     
     
         9 . A consumable article comprising:
 the flavor generating article according to  claim 1 ; and   a display that indicates that the consumable article is used for the flavor inhaler according to  claim 1 .   
     
     
         10 . A combination article of a consumable article and a device kit, comprising:
 a consumable article that includes the flavor generating article according to  claim 1 ; and   a device kit that includes the flavor inhaler according to  claim 1 ,   wherein at least one of the consumable article and the device kit includes a display that indicates that the at least one is used for the other one of the consumable article and the device kit.   
     
     
         11 . A method for obtaining a sense of end reaching and a sense of expectation of end reaching in a smoking system including a flavor inhaler and a flavor generating article,
 wherein the flavor inhaler includes an accommodating portion that has an opening formed at one end and accommodates at least a part of the flavor generating article via the opening, and   when a resistance value when the flavor generating article is inserted into the accommodating portion and a distal end of the flavor generating article reaches an end of the accommodating portion is defined as an insertion force A, and   a ratio of a second half portion average resistance that is an average of resistance values from a middle point between a predetermined position of the accommodating portion on a side of an insertion end and the end of the accommodating portion to the end of the accommodating portion with respect to a first half portion average resistance that is an average of resistance values from the predetermined position to the middle point between the predetermined position and the end of the accommodating portion in a case where the flavor generating article is inserted into the accommodating portion is defined as a first resistance ratio B,   Expression (1) and Expression (2) below are satisfied
     A≤ 4.00 N  (1)
 
     B> 1.0  (2).