Flavor molded body for non-combustion heating type flavor inhalers, method for producing same and non-combustion heating type flavor inhaler

Abstract

The present invention provides a flavor molded body for non-combustion heating type flavor inhalers, the flavor molded body exhibiting good handling properties, while having high strength even after use, wherein an aroma component stably volatilizes over the whole period of use. A flavor molded body for non-combustion heating type flavor inhalers, the flavor molded body containing a tobacco powder material, an adsorbent onto which a volatile aroma component is adsorbed, and an aerosol source, wherein the compression breaking strength of the flavor molded body by means of a stake plunger as determined using a tablet hardness meter is 10 N or more.

1 . A flavor molded body for non-combustion heating-type flavor inhalers, the flavor molded body comprising: a tobacco powder material; an adsorbent having a volatile flavoring agent component adsorbed thereon; and an aerosol source,
 wherein the flavor molded body has a compression breaking strength of 10 N or more as determined by using a stake plunger in a tablet hardness meter.   
     
     
         2 . The flavor molded body according to  claim 1 , wherein the adsorbent is activated carbon. 
     
     
         3 . The flavor molded body according to  claim 1 , wherein the adsorbent is composed of a plurality of particles, and the plurality of particles includes two or more particles in the flavor molded body. 
     
     
         4 . The flavor molded body according to  claim 1 , wherein the adsorbent is not exposed on a surface of the flavor molded body. 
     
     
         5 . The flavor molded body according to  claim 1 , wherein the volatile flavoring agent component is at least one selected from the group consisting of phenethyl acetate, ethyl hexanate, isoamyl acetate, benzyl acetate, ethyl octanate, ethyl oleate, phenethyl alcohol, acetanisole, benzaldehyde, benzyl alcohol, menthol, carvone, cinnamic acid, cinnamaldehyde, cinnamyl alcohol, vanillin, ethyl vanillin, citronellol, 2,5-dimethylpyrazine, limonene, furaneol, cyclotene, decanoic acid, ethyl isovalerate, valeric acid, palmitic acid, ethyl salicylate, geraniol, guaiacol, β-ionone, linalool, linalyl acetate, nerolidol, piperonal, sotolon, α-terpineol, megastigmatrienone, damascenone, and neophytadiene. 
     
     
         6 . The flavor molded body according to  claim 1 , wherein the aerosol source is at least one selected from the group consisting of glycerine and propylene glycol. 
     
     
         7 . The flavor molded body according to  claim 1 , wherein the flavor molded body has a tablet shape. 
     
     
         8 . A non-combustion heating-type flavor inhaler comprising:
 a flavor source container that accommodates the flavor molded body according to  claim 1 ;   a power supply unit that includes a power supply; and   a heater that receives supply of electric power from the power supply to heat the flavor molded body in the flavor source container.   
     
     
         9 . The non-combustion heating-type flavor inhaler according to  claim 8 ,
 wherein the adsorbent is activated carbon, and   the non-combustion heating-type flavor inhaler is a microwave heating-type flavor inhaler or an induction heating-type flavor inhaler.   
     
     
         10 . A method for producing the flavor molded body according to  claim 1 , the method comprising:
 a step of mixing a tobacco powder material, an adsorbent having a volatile flavoring agent component adsorbed thereon, ethanol, and an aerosol source to form a mixture;   a step of compression-molding the mixture; and   a step of removing at least part of the ethanol from the mixture.   
     
     
         11 . The flavor molded body according to  claim 2 , wherein the adsorbent is composed of a plurality of particles, and the plurality of particles includes two or more particles in the flavor molded body. 
     
     
         12 . The flavor molded body according to  claim 2 , wherein the adsorbent is not exposed on a surface of the flavor molded body. 
     
     
         13 . The flavor molded body according to  claim 3 , wherein the adsorbent is not exposed on a surface of the flavor molded body. 
     
     
         14 . The flavor molded body according to  claim 2 , wherein the volatile flavoring agent component is at least one selected from the group consisting of phenethyl acetate, ethyl hexanate, isoamyl acetate, benzyl acetate, ethyl octanate, ethyl oleate, phenethyl alcohol, acetanisole, benzaldehyde, benzyl alcohol, menthol, carvone, cinnamic acid, cinnamaldehyde, cinnamyl alcohol, vanillin, ethyl vanillin, citronellol, 2,5-dimethylpyrazine, limonene, furaneol, cyclotene, decanoic acid, ethyl isovalerate, valeric acid, palmitic acid, ethyl salicylate, geraniol, guaiacol, β-ionone, linalool, linalyl acetate, nerolidol, piperonal, sotolon, α-terpineol, megastigmatrienone, damascenone, and neophytadiene. 
     
     
         15 . The flavor molded body according to  claim 3 , wherein the volatile flavoring agent component is at least one selected from the group consisting of phenethyl acetate, ethyl hexanate, isoamyl acetate, benzyl acetate, ethyl octanate, ethyl oleate, phenethyl alcohol, acetanisole, benzaldehyde, benzyl alcohol, menthol, carvone, cinnamic acid, cinnamaldehyde, cinnamyl alcohol, vanillin, ethyl vanillin, citronellol, 2,5-dimethylpyrazine, limonene, furaneol, cyclotene, decanoic acid, ethyl isovalerate, valeric acid, palmitic acid, ethyl salicylate, geraniol, guaiacol, β-ionone, linalool, linalyl acetate, nerolidol, piperonal, sotolon, α-terpineol, megastigmatrienone, damascenone, and neophytadiene. 
     
     
         16 . The flavor molded body according to  claim 4 , wherein the volatile flavoring agent component is at least one selected from the group consisting of phenethyl acetate, ethyl hexanate, isoamyl acetate, benzyl acetate, ethyl octanate, ethyl oleate, phenethyl alcohol, acetanisole, benzaldehyde, benzyl alcohol, menthol, carvone, cinnamic acid, cinnamaldehyde, cinnamyl alcohol, vanillin, ethyl vanillin, citronellol, 2,5-dimethylpyrazine, limonene, furaneol, cyclotene, decanoic acid, ethyl isovalerate, valeric acid, palmitic acid, ethyl salicylate, geraniol, guaiacol, β-ionone, linalool, linalyl acetate, nerolidol, piperonal, sotolon, α-terpineol, megastigmatrienone, damascenone, and neophytadiene. 
     
     
         17 . The flavor molded body according to  claim 2 , wherein the aerosol source is at least one selected from the group consisting of glycerine and propylene glycol. 
     
     
         18 . The flavor molded body according to  claim 3 , wherein the aerosol source is at least one selected from the group consisting of glycerine and propylene glycol. 
     
     
         19 . The flavor molded body according to  claim 4 , wherein the aerosol source is at least one selected from the group consisting of glycerine and propylene glycol. 
     
     
         20 . The flavor molded body according to  claim 5 , wherein the aerosol source is at least one selected from the group consisting of glycerine and propylene glycol.