Flavour inhaler, and smoking system

Abstract

Provided is a flavour inhaler comprising an accommodating part that is configured to accommodate a consumable product includes: an opening; a first space formation part that forms a space over the entire periphery; a second space formation part that forms a space over the entire periphery; a first support part that is positioned between the first space formation part and the second space formation part in the longitudinal direction of the accommodating part and presses the outer peripheral surface of the consumable product to support the consumable product; and a second support part that is positioned at the opposite side of the second space formation part from the opening in the longitudinal direction of the accommodating part and presses the outer peripheral surface of the consumable product to support the consumable product.

1 . A flavour inhaler comprising:
 an accommodating part configured to accommodate a consumable product including a smokable product,   wherein the accommodating part has
 an opening configured to allow insertion of the consumable product therein, 
 a first space formation part that is connected to the opening and forms a space throughout a periphery between the first space formation part and an outer peripheral surface of the accommodated consumable product, 
 a second space formation part that is positioned at a farther side from the opening than the first space formation part and forms a space throughout the periphery between the second space formation part and the outer peripheral surface of the accommodated consumable product, 
 a first support part that is positioned between the first space formation part and the second space formation part in a longitudinal direction of the accommodating part and presses the outer peripheral surface of the consumable product to support the consumable product, and 
 a second support part that is positioned at a farther side from the opening than the second space formation part in the longitudinal direction of the accommodating part and presses the outer peripheral surface of the consumable product to support the consumable product. 
   
     
     
         2 . The flavour inhaler according to  claim 1 ,
 wherein the accommodating part has
 a chamber having a heating region configured to heat the consumable product, and 
 a guide part configured to guide, to the chamber, the consumable product having been inserted from the opening, and 
   wherein the second space formation part and the second support part are provided at the chamber, and   the first space formation part and the first support part are provided at the guide part.   
     
     
         3 . The flavour inhaler according to  claim 1 ,
 wherein the second support part has
 a set of contact parts that are configured to be in contact with the outer peripheral surface of the accommodated consumable product and disposed so as to be substantially equally spaced apart from each other in a peripheral direction of the accommodating part, and 
 a set of connecting parts connecting the set of contact parts to each other. 
   
     
     
         4 . The flavour inhaler according to  claim 3 ,
 wherein the first support part has a set of first protrusions that protrude from an inner wall surface of the first support part and are disposed so as to be substantially equally spaced apart from each other in the peripheral direction of the accommodating part, and   wherein each of the set of first protrusions is provided at a position that overlaps with a corresponding one of the set of contact parts when seen in the longitudinal direction of the accommodating part.   
     
     
         5 . The flavour inhaler according to  claim 4 ,
 wherein, when the consumable product is inserted into the opening and accommodated in the accommodating part in a direction substantially parallel to the longitudinal direction of the accommodating part, in a section perpendicular to the longitudinal direction of the accommodating part, each of the set of first protrusions protrudes to an inside of a virtual external shape indicating the outer peripheral surface of the consumable product that has not been deformed.   
     
     
         6 . The flavour inhaler according to  claim 4   wherein the set of first protrusions extend in the longitudinal direction of the accommodating part, and   wherein the set of first protrusions have inclined parts such that, when a section in the longitudinal direction of the accommodating part is seen, a distance between the inclined parts and a center in a radial direction of the accommodating part reduces as a distance between the inclined parts and the opening increases.   
     
     
         7 . The flavour inhaler according to  claim 4 ,
 wherein, when a section perpendicular to the longitudinal direction of the accommodating part is seen, each of the set of first protrusions has   a first side,   a second side, and   a vertex connecting the first side and the second side to each other, and   wherein an angle formed between the first side and the second side is an obtuse angle.   
     
     
         8 . The flavour inhaler according to  claim 7 ,
 wherein the set of first protrusions include a pair of first protrusions facing each other in the peripheral direction of the accommodating part,   wherein the pair of first protrusions facing each other each have
 a first surface that has the first side and extends in the longitudinal direction of the accommodating part, 
 a second surface that has the second side and extends in the longitudinal direction, and 
 a ridge that connects the first surface and the second surface to each other, has the vertex, and extends in the longitudinal direction, 
   wherein none of two ridges of the pair of protrusions facing each other is in parallel with the longitudinal direction, and   wherein, in a top view of the accommodating part seen from an opening side, the two ridges are inclined in directions opposite to each other with reference to a straight line connecting end parts of the two ridges positioned at an opposite side from the opening in the longitudinal direction or a straight line connecting end parts of the two ridges positioned at an opening side in the longitudinal direction.   
     
     
         9 . The flavour inhaler according to  claim 4 ,
 wherein the first support part has a set of second protrusions that protrude from the inner wall surface of the first support part and are provided so as to be substantially equally spaced apart from each other in the peripheral direction of the accommodating part, and   wherein the set of second protrusions are provided at positions that overlap with the set of connecting parts when seen in the longitudinal direction of the accommodating part.   
     
     
         10 . The flavour inhaler according to  claim 9 ,
 wherein, when the consumable product is inserted into the opening and accommodated in the accommodating part in the direction substantially parallel to the longitudinal direction of the accommodating part, in a section perpendicular to the longitudinal direction of the accommodating part, each of the set of second protrusions is positioned outside a virtual external shape indicating the outer peripheral surface of the consumable product that has not been deformed.   
     
     
         11 . The flavour inhaler according to  claim 10 ,
 wherein each of the set of second protrusions has a curved part curved along the virtual external shape.   
     
     
         12 . The flavour inhaler according to  claim 9 ,
 wherein third end parts of the set of second protrusions positioned at the opposite side from the opening in the longitudinal direction of the accommodating part are connected to the second space formation part.   
     
     
         13 . The flavour inhaler according to  claim 9 ,
 wherein a shape of the set of first protrusions and a shape of the set of second protrusions are different from each other.   
     
     
         14 . The flavour inhaler according to  claim 9 ,
 wherein the set of first protrusions and the set of second protrusions are disposed such that the set of first protrusions and the set of second protrusions overlap at least partially with each other in the longitudinal direction of the accommodating part.   
     
     
         15 . The flavour inhaler according to  claim 13 ,
 wherein the set of first protrusions and the set of second protrusions extend in the longitudinal direction of the accommodating part,   wherein each of the set of first protrusions has a first inclined surface that, when a section in the longitudinal direction is seen, extends from a first end part of the first protrusion positioned at the opposite side from the opening in the longitudinal direction and that is inclined such that a distance between the first inclined surface and the center of the accommodating part in the radial direction reduces as a distance between the first inclined surface and the opening reduces,   wherein each of the set of second protrusions has a second inclined surface that, when a section in the longitudinal direction is seen, extends from a second end part of the second protrusion positioned at the opening side in the longitudinal direction and that is inclined such that a distance between the second inclined surface and the center of the accommodating part in the radial direction reduces as a distance between the second inclined surface and the opening increases,   wherein the first inclined surface of each of the set of first protrusions and the second inclined surface of each of the set of second protrusions are disposed such that the first inclined surface and the second incline surface overlap at least partially with each other in the longitudinal direction of the accommodating part, and   wherein an inclination angle or a radius of curvature of the first inclined surface is substantially equal to an inclination angle or a radius of curvature of the second inclined surface.   
     
     
         16 . The flavour inhaler according to  claim 3 ,
 wherein the set of contact parts include a pair of contact parts facing each other in the peripheral direction of the accommodating part,   wherein the set of connecting parts include a pair of connecting parts facing each other in the peripheral direction of the accommodating part,   wherein the first support part has a plurality of first protrusions that protrude from an inner wall surface of the first support part, and   wherein, when a section perpendicular to the longitudinal direction of the accommodating part is seen, in a case where a first virtual line connecting centers of the pair of contact parts facing each other and a second virtual line connecting centers of the pair of connecting parts facing each other are drawn, the plurality of first protrusions are disposed such that none of the plurality of first protrusions intersects the first virtual line or the second virtual line.   
     
     
         17 . The flavour inhaler according to  claim 3 ,
 wherein the chamber includes a heat source configured to supply heat to the heating region, and   wherein the heat source is disposed such that the heat source and the second support part overlap with each other in the longitudinal direction of the accommodating part.   
     
     
         18 . The flavour inhaler according to  claim 17 ,
 wherein the heat source is a film heater, and   wherein the film heater is wound around an outer periphery of the chamber.   
     
     
         19 . The flavour inhaler according to  claim 2 ,
 wherein an expression 1 below is satisfied:   
       
         
           
             
               
                 
                   
                     
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         where L1 is a length of the guide part in the longitudinal direction of the accommodating part, and 
         L2 is a length of the first space formation part in the longitudinal direction. 
       
     
     
         20 . A smoking system comprising:
 the flavour inhaler according to  claim 1 ; and   the consumable product.