Smoke-Free Cigarette

Abstract

A Cigarette body for a smoke-free cigarette, the cigarette body ( 12 ) of which has a cylindrical body with an air inlet at one end and an air outlet at the other end, an air channel linking the air inlet with the air outlet and a heating device ( 26 ) to warm the air passing through the channel, with the end designed with an air outlet attachable to the end of a cylindrical mouthpiece ( 10 ) containing a deposit for a pleasure-giving stimulant ( 58 ) and designed with a suction opening ( 18 ), so that following the application of negative pressure to the suction opening, the pleasure-giving stimulant is evaporated by the warmed air flowing through the channel and exits together with the air via the suction opening, with this characterized by the fact that the surface of the body ( 24 ) facing radially outwards contains thermal material which insulates it from the inside and encloses a structuring heat conductor ( 26 ) made from thermally conducting material, which is accessible through the air inlet and for which the end facing away from the air inlet is directly attached to the pleasure-giving stimulant deposit ( 38 ).

1 . Cigarette body for a smoke-free cigarette, the cigarette body ( 12 ) of which has a cylindrical body ( 24 ) with an air inlet at one end and an air outlet at the other end, an air channel linking the air inlet with the air outlet and a heating device ( 26 ) to warm the air passing through the channel, with the end designed with an air outlet attachable to the end of a cylindrical mouthpiece ( 10 ) containing a deposit for a pleasure-giving stimulant ( 58 ) and designed with a suction opening ( 18 ), so that following the application of negative pressure to the suction opening, the pleasure-giving stimulant is evaporated by the warmed air flowing through the channel and exits together with the air via the suction opening, with this characterized by the fact that the body ( 24 ) is traversed axially by a heat conductor ( 26 ) made out of thermally conductive material, which is accessible via the axial end of the body through the air inlet and at the other axial end, there is a device which transfers heat to the pleasure-giving stimulant ( 58 ) and characterized by the fact that the body has a structure such that the surface facing radially outwards is thermally insulated from the heat conductor ( 26 ). 
   
   
       2 . Cigarette body characterized pursuant to  claim 1  by the fact that the body ( 24 ) contains thermal insulating material. 
   
   
       3 . Cigarette body pursuant to  claim 1 , characterized by the fact that the heat conductor consists of a warming tube ( 26 ), the inside of which forms the air exchange channel. 
   
   
       4 . Cigarette body pursuant to  claim 1 , characterized by the fact that an end region ( 28 ) of the warming tube ( 26 ) containing the air outlet protrudes from the body ( 12 ) and may be applied to a recess ( 20 ) of the mouthpiece ( 10 ) containing a deposit for the pleasure-giving stimulant ( 58 ). 
   
   
       5 . Cigarette body pursuant to  claim 4 , characterized by the fact that the end of the warming tube ( 26 ) protruding from the body ( 12 ) is designed with openings ( 30 ) on its lateral surface. 
   
   
       6 . Cigarette containing a mouthpiece ( 10 ) and a cigarette body ( 12 ) pursuant to  claim 1 . 
   
   
       7 . Cigarette pursuant to  claim 6 , characterized by the fact that the mouthpiece ( 10 ) contains filter material ( 16 ), in which the condensing steam from the pleasure-giving stimulant and the solids contained in the vapour are deposited. 
   
   
       8 . Cigarette pursuant to  claim 7 , characterized by the fact that one of the ends of the mouthpiece ( 10 ) facing away from the outlet ( 18 ) is designed with a recess for the insertion of the end region of the warming tube ( 26 ). 
   
   
       9 . Cigarette pursuant to  claim 8 , characterized by the fact that at least a part of the inner wall of the recess is provided with a pleasure-giving stimulant ( 58 ). 
   
   
       10 . Cigarette pursuant to  claim 7 , characterized by the fact that the pleasure-giving stimulant is contained in a holder arranged between the warming tube ( 26 ) and the mouthpiece ( 10 ). 
   
   
       11 . Adapter for attachment to the end of the cigarette body designed pursuant to  claim 1  designed with an air inlet for a cigarette ( 10 ,  12 ) to a heating source ( 44 ) characterized by an insertion outlet ( 36 ), for the insertion of the end region of the cigarette body ( 12 ) designed with an air inlet and an insert component ( 3   8 ) for the attachment of the adapter ( 14 ) to the heat source ( 44 ), in such a way that the heat conductor ( 26 ) may be heated by the heat source ( 44 ). 
   
   
       12 . Adapter, pursuant to  claim 11 , characterized by the fact that the insertion component ( 38 ) is suitable for attachment to a cigarette lighter ( 44 ), so that the end region of the heat conductor ( 26 ) facing it may be heated by a flame from a cigarette lighter. 
   
   
       13 . Adapter, pursuant to  claim 11 , characterized by a switching device ( 42 ) which terminates the conduction of heat via the heat conductor ( 26 ) after predefined warming. 
   
   
       14 - 15 . (canceled)