SMOKING ARTICLE

摘要

A smoking article is provided and has opposed lighting and mouth ends. A mouth end portion is disposed at the mouth end and a heat generation portion is disposed about the lighting end. An outer wrapping material is wrapped at least about the heat generation portion and extends toward the mouth end portion, to define a cylindrical rod. An aerosol-generating portion is disposed within the outer wrapping material and between the heat generation and mouth end portions. The aerosol-generating portion is configured to generate an aerosol in response to heat received from the heat generation portion. The aerosol-generating and heat generation portions are further configured to cooperate to distribute heat received by the aerosol-generating portion from the heat generation portion, so as to prevent scorching of the outer wrapping material. An associated method is also provided.

主权项

1. An elongate smoking article having a lighting end and an opposed mouth end, said smoking article comprising:
a mouth end portion disposed at the mouth end; a heat generation portion disposed about the lighting end; an outer wrapping material wrapped at least about the heat generation portion and extending toward the mouth end portion, so as to define a cylindrical rod; and an aerosol-generating portion disposed within the outer wrapping material and between the heat generation portion and the mouth end portion, the aerosol-generating portion being configured to generate an aerosol in response to heat received from the heat generation portion, the aerosol-generating portion and the heat generation portion being further configured to cooperate to distribute heat received by the aerosol-generating portion from the heat generation portion, so as to prevent scorching of the outer wrapping material.