Electronic Cigarette Filler and Electronic Cigarette Cartridge

Abstract

An electronic cigarette cartridge suitable for electronic cigarettes includes an aerosol-forming substrate having a filler enclosed by a wrapping member on one end and a mouthpiece on the other end. The filler is a sheet-like member having an aerosol former. The sheet-like member is filled so as to form an air passage in the longitudinal direction of the electronic cigarette cartridge. The sheet-like member has cuts along the longitudinal direction of the electronic cigarette cartridge.

1 . An electronic cigarette filler, comprising a sheet-like member, wherein
 a longitudinal direction of an electronic cigarette is represented as first direction, and an in-plane direction perpendicular thereto is represented as second direction, and,   wherein at least one cut is made in the sheet-like member along the first direction.   
     
     
         2 . The electronic cigarette filler according to  claim 1 , wherein the cut is made to a depth that does not penetrate the sheet-like member. 
     
     
         3 . The electronic cigarette filler according to  claim 1 , wherein the sheet-like member is rectangular as a whole and has a plurality of said cuts in one side thereof. 
     
     
         4 . The electronic cigarette filler according to  claim 3 , wherein the cuts include first cuts that are made along the first direction from one side of the sheet-like member extending in the second direction. 
     
     
         5 . The electronic cigarette filler according to  claim 4 , wherein
 the cuts include second cuts that are made along the first direction from another side of the sheet-like member, and   the first cuts and the second cuts are arranged alternately in the second direction.   
     
     
         6 . The electronic cigarette filler according to  claim 1 , wherein the at least one cut is arranged such that a length of a first direction component thereof is longer than a length of a second direction component. 
     
     
         7 . The electronic cigarette filler according to  claim 1 , wherein the filler is fixed to the inside of a wrapping member. 
     
     
         8 . The electronic cigarette filler according to  claim 1 , the filler is filled so as to form an air passage in the first direction. 
     
     
         9 . The electronic cigarette filler according to  claim 8 , wherein the sheet-like member is folded or rolled to form the air passage. 
     
     
         10 . The electronic cigarette filler according to  claim 1 , wherein the filler has an end shape with an area that is substantially uniform as viewed from one end. 
     
     
         11 . The electronic cigarette filler according to  claim 1 , wherein the filler has an end shape with an area that increases from center to periphery as viewed from one end. 
     
     
         12 . The electronic cigarette filler according to  claim 1 , wherein
 cuts are provided at a predetermined interval in the second direction,   the sheet-like member is continuous in an entire area thereof by a non-cut portion, and   when the sheet-like member is used for an aerosol-forming substrate, the cuts are provided on one end side and another end side of the aerosol-forming substrate.   
     
     
         13 . An electronic cigarette cartridge, comprising the electronic cigarette filler according to  claim 1 .