A component for an article for use in an aerosol provision system

Abstract

A component for an article for use in an aerosol provision system includes a body of material, wherein the body has a longitudinal axis and includes one or more sheets extending through the body, said one or more sheets having an aerosol modifying additive and having a total width of between about 100 mm and about 350 mm. An article and a method of manufacture are also provided.

1 . A component for an article for use in an aerosol provision system, the component comprising a body of material, wherein the body has a longitudinal axis and comprises one or more sheets extending through the body, said one or more sheets comprising an aerosol modifying additive and having a total width of between about 100 mm and about 350 mm. 
     
     
         2 . A component according to  claim 1 , wherein the one or more sheets are crimped and/or gathered to form said body of material. 
     
     
         3 . A component according to  claim 1 , wherein the one or more sheets comprise cellulosic material. 
     
     
         4 . A component according to  claim 3 , wherein the one or more sheets are paper sheets, sheets of tobacco material, sheets of non-tobacco botanical material or combinations thereof. 
     
     
         5 . A component according to  claim 1 , wherein the one or more sheets have a basis weight of between about 20 and about 80 gsm, or between about 30 and about 50 gsm, or between about 36 and about 45 gsm, or between about 55 and about 75 gsm. 
     
     
         6 . A component according to  claim 1 , wherein the one or more sheets have an uncrimped thickness of between about 50 μm and about 500 μm, between about 50 μm and about 350 μm, between about 60 μm and about 300 μm, or between about 60 μm and about 160 μm. 
     
     
         7 . A component according to  claim 1 , wherein the body of material has a weight of from about 5 mg to about 15 mg per mm of length of said body, or between about 8 mg and about 12 mg per mm of length of said body, or about 10 mg per mm of length of said body. 
     
     
         8 . A component according to  claim 1 , wherein the body of material has an average bulk density of between about 0.05 and about 0.5 gms/cm 3 , between about 0.05 and about 0.35 gms/cm 3 , between about 0.1 and about 0.3 gms/cm 3 , between about 0.16 and about 0.25 gms/cm 3 , or between about 0.2 and about 0.25 gms/cm 3 . 
     
     
         9 . A component according to  claim 1 , comprising a wrapping material surrounding the body of material. 
     
     
         10 . A component according to  claim 9 , wherein said wrapping material comprises a basis weight of between about 30 and about 75 gsm, or between about 40 and about 65 gsm. 
     
     
         11 . A component according to  claim 1 , wherein said aerosol modifying additive comprises at least one additive selected from glycerine, glycerol, propylene glycol, diethylene glycol, triethylene glycol, tetraethylene glycol, 1,3-butylene glycol, erythritol, meso-Erythritol, ethyl vanillate, ethyl laurate, a diethyl suberate, triethyl citrate (TEC), triacetin, a diacetin mixture, benzyl benzoate, benzyl phenyl acetate, tributyrin, lauryl acetate, lauric acid, myristic acid, propylene carbonate, polyethylene glycol (PEG), tetra(ethylene glycol) diacrylate (TEGDA) or alkyl ketene dimer (AKD). 
     
     
         12 . A component according to  claim 1 , wherein said aerosol modifying additive comprises between about 7% and about 20% or between about 9% and about 18% by weight of said one of more sheets measured on a dry weight basis. 
     
     
         13 . A component according to  claim 1 , wherein said aerosol modifying additive is applied to said one or more sheets of material as a liquid having a viscosity between 5 and 100 centipoise at 25° C. 
     
     
         14 . A component according to  claim 1 , wherein said one or more sheets have a total width of between about 120 mm and about 300 mm. 
     
     
         15 . A component according to  claim 1 , wherein at least one of the one of more sheets extending through the body comprises a crimped sheet material formed having a crimp pattern comprising a series of substantially parallel ridges and grooves, wherein the average spacing between adjacent ridges is greater than about 0.3 mm and/or wherein the average depth or amplitude of said ridges and grooves is between about 0.1 mm and about 0.8 mm. 
     
     
         16 . A component according to  claim 2 , wherein said crimp is applied using a roller surface with a temperature of greater than 30° C., greater than 40° C. or greater than 50° C. 
     
     
         17 . A component according to  claim 1 , wherein said one or more sheets have a permeability of between about 1,000 and about 50,000 Coresta Units or between about 5,000 and about 50,000 Coresta Units. 
     
     
         18 . A component according to  claim 1 , wherein the component comprises a circumference in the range of about 16 mm to about 25 mm. 
     
     
         19 . A component according to  claim 1 , wherein the component comprises a filter. 
     
     
         20 . A component according to  claim 1 , comprising a flavour delivery member embedded within and surrounded on all sides by said body of material. 
     
     
         21 . A component according to  claim 1 , wherein the closed pressure drop across the component is between about 1.5 mmWG and about 8.6 mmWG/mm of length of said component, or between about 3 mmWG and about 6 mmWG/mm of length of said component. 
     
     
         22 . An article for use in an aerosol provision system, the article comprising a component according to  claim 1  and a rod of aerosol generating material. 
     
     
         23 . An article according to  claim 22 , wherein the hardness of the component at a longitudinal centre point of the component is in the range from about 60% to about 95%, or from about 70% to about 95%. 
     
     
         24 . A method of manufacturing a component for an article for use in an aerosol provision system, the method comprising:
 feeding one or more sheets of material along a transfer path, said one or more sheets having a total width of between about 100 mm and about 350 mm;   applying an aerosol modifying additive to said one or more sheets as they are fed along the transfer path;   forming said one or more sheets into a rod;   wrapping said rod with a wrapper; and   cutting said rod to form said component.   
     
     
         25 . A method according to  claim 24 , wherein said one or more sheets have a total width of between about 120 mm and about 300 mm. 
     
     
         26 . A method according to  claim 24 , wherein said aerosol modifying additive is applied as a liquid having a viscosity between 5 and 100 centipoise at 25° C. 
     
     
         27 . A method according to  claim 24 , comprising crimping the one or more sheets using a roller surface with a temperature of greater than 30° C., greater than 40° C. or greater than 50° C.