ES2617547T3 - Cigarette box - Google Patents

Abstract

A cigarette box (CB-1) comprising: a box body (10) having an open top end, a front wall (12), a rear wall (13), a pair of side walls (14L, 14R) , and a bottom wall (15); a lid (20) connected to the box body (10) by a hinge (11) and capable of opening and closing the open upper end of the box body (10); and an inner pack (PC) contained in the box body (10) with an inner frame (30) therebetween and that includes an inner wrap (16) and a bundle of cigarettes wrapped in the inner wrap (16), being the inner frame (30) located adjacent to the front wall (12) of the box body (10) and projecting from the open upper end of the box body, wherein: the inner shell (16) has front and rear faces (16 -1, 16-2) respectively covering the front and back faces of the cigarette bundle, a simple lower face (16-3) covering a lower end face of the cigarette bundle, and a closed face (16-4) formed by folding a portion of the inner wrapper and exposing an upper end face of the bundle of cigarettes, characterized in that the cigarette box (CB-1) also comprises an upward push mechanism to raise the rear face of the inner envelope upwards thus causing that the lower face (16-3) of the inner wrapper (16) rises obliquely along with the cigarette bundle, wherein the upward push mechanism includes a linear fixed portion (FP-1) where the inner wrapper is partially attached to the box body at a location near a boundary line (BL-1) between the front and bottom walls (12, 15) of the box body (10), a folded flap (16b) forming part of the face closed of the inner wrap (16) and attached to an inner surface of the lid (20), and a folder (31) located adjacent to the rear face of the inner pack (PC) and projecting upward from the open upper end of the box body (10), where the folder (31) allows the rear face (16-2) of the inner casing (16) to be pushed up by the folded flap (16b) as the lid (20) opens, and causing the rear face (16-2) of the inner shell (16) to be folded back at an upper edge (3 1a) of the folder (31) when the rear face (16-2) of the inner casing (16) is removed from the box body (10).

Description

DESCRIPTION

Cigarette box.

Technical field

The present invention relates to cigarette cases. More particularly, the present invention relates to a cigarette case containing cigarettes (cigarettes wrapped in paper) and having a structure for raising 5 rows of cigarettes in levels so that a cigarette can be easily removed from the cigarette case.

Prior art

A cigarette case includes a case body (part of the case body) and a cover connected to the case body by a hinge formed on an upper edge of the case body. To take out a cigarette, the lid is opened and then a cigarette is removed from the box body. However, when cigarettes are in a fully packed state, especially just after the cigarette case is unsealed, it is difficult to take out a single cigarette from among those contained in the cigarette case. If a cigarette is taken by force, the end of the cigarette (filter) may possibly be crushed or the cigarette filters around the one being removed may be unnecessarily touched with the user's fingers

A means to alleviate the difficulty of extracting a cigarette from those packaged nearby in a cigarette case has been proposed, for example, in Patent Document 1. Patent Document 1 describes a structure for lifting cigarettes. The structure is constituted by a wrap in which the cigarettes are wrapped and whose part is attached to the lower wall of the box body, and a "fastening tab (42)" formed at one end of the wrap. As it is pushed from the grip tab, an unbound portion of the wrapper is raised (away from the bottom wall), so that the first row of cigarettes is pushed higher than the other cigarettes, making it easier than The user takes out a cigarette.

Appointment List

Patent Literature

Patent document 1: JP (Japanese patent publication not examined) No. H02-19245

EP 0 393 648 A1 describes a cigarette container, which has a rigid or semi-rigid case body 25 that is formed from the back wall, the front wall, side walls and the bottom and has a hinged lid on an opening, with a coating package made of thin foil that covers the inner surface of the box body and is provided in the opening region with an extraction cover tongue, in which the coating package is attached to the bottom of the case body, and therein an actuation part of the cover package, whose actuation part near the bottom and is connected to the cover tongue, can be lifted from the bottom of the case body forming an inclined surface . The drive part is separated by a transverse incision in the part of the cover pack near the bottom of a remaining part that folds several times and bends upwardly at an edge of the bottom part perpendicular to it. The remaining portion forms a brake piece for single-row cigarettes that should not be lifted. 35

Compendium of the invention

Technical problem

However, in the case of the cigarette case disclosed in Patent Document 1, immediately after the lid is opened, the cigarettes remain flat packed, as in conventional cigarette cases. Some of the cigarettes are not pushed up until the "grip tab" is pulled with the lid open, as indicated above.

In this way, the cigarette box of Patent Document 1 requires two actions to push the cigarettes upwards, namely to open the lid and then pull the grip tab. In addition, the wrapper is made of thin paper material and, therefore, can be damaged if it is pulled with a force greater than an allowable force. On the contrary, if the pulling force is too weak, the lifting amount of the cigarettes may be inconveniently small or the cigarettes may return to their original position.

The present invention was made in view of the above circumstances, and an object thereof is to provide a cigarette case of which only one lid must be opened by a user, after which the rows of cigarettes contained in the cigarette case when the lid is opened, allowing the user to take out a cigarette with ease. fifty

Problem solution

The above object is achieved by a cigarette case according to the present invention, which is defined in claim 1 and comprises: a box body having an open upper end, a front wall, a rear wall, a pair of walls laterals, and a lower wall; a cover connected to the box body by a hinge and capable of opening and closing the open upper end of the box body;

and an internal package contained in the box body with an internal frame between them and which includes an internal envelope and a cigarette bundle wrapped in the internal envelope, the internal frame being located adjacent to the front wall of the box body and projecting from the upper end of the box body, in which:

The inner wrap has front and back faces that respectively cover front and back sides of the cigarette tie, a simple bottom face that covers a lower end face of the cigarette tie, and a closed face 10 formed by folding a portion of the wrap internally and exposing an upper end face of the cigarette bundle exposed,

The cigarette case further comprises a push up mechanism to cause the lower face of the inner wrap to rise obliquely together with the cigarette bundle.

In addition, the above object is achieved by a cigarette case according to claim 4. In addition, the above object is achieved by a cigarette case according to claim 6.

In a first aspect, the cigarette case (CB-1) further comprises an upward pushing mechanism to pull the inner face of the inner envelope upward thereby causing the lower face (16-3) of the inner envelope (16-3). 16) is raised obliquely together with the cigarette bundle, in which the upward thrust mechanism includes a linear fixed portion (FP-1) where the inner wrap is partially fixed to the box body at a location near a line boundary (BL-1) between the front and bottom walls (12, 15) of the case body (10), a folded flap (16b) that forms part of the closed face of the inner envelope (16) and attached to a surface internal of the lid (20), and a folder (31) located adjacent to the rear face of the inner package (PC) and projecting upward from the upper open end of the case body (10), where the folder (31 ) allows the rear face (16-2) of the inner envelope (16) to be raised tada by the folded flap (16b) as the lid (20) opens, and causing the rear face (16-2) of the inner envelope (16) to be folded back on an upper edge (31a) of the folder (31) when the rear face (16-2) of the inner envelope (16) is removed from the case body (10).

In a second aspect, the upward thrust mechanism includes a linear fixed portion where the inner shell is partially fixed to the box body at a location near the boundary line between the rear and bottom walls 30 of the box body, the inner frame sliding in a direction of raising / lowering with respect to the box body, an access opening formed in the front wall of the box body and exposing the internal frame therethrough to allow a sliding force to be applied to the frame internal, and a joined portion where the inner frame and the front face of the inner envelope are joined together, making the joined portion that the front face of the inner envelope is lifted as the inner frame slides upward.

Preferably, the inner frame has a U-shaped cross section and is slidable along the inner surfaces of the front and side walls of the case body, and the sliding movement upward of the inner frame in a closed state of the lid engages with the opening movement of the lid, in addition to the upward thrust movement of the front face of the inner wrap. 40

In a third aspect, the box body includes an internal part of the body that has a lower body element that surrounds side faces of the internal package in cooperation with the internal frame, and which has an upper end and an open lower end, and the lid connected to the upper end of the lower body element by the hinge, and an outer part of the body containing the lower body element with the lid exposed and having the front wall, the rear wall, the pair of side walls and the wall lower, the outer part of the body 45 allowing the inner part of the body to move up and down between a low position where the lower face of the inner shell is located on the lower wall of the outer part of the body and an elevated position where the lower face of the inner envelope is located at a distance from the lower wall of the outer part of the body, the outer part of the body that includes and a lifting portion that faces a rear surface of the lid when the inner part of the body is in the low position with the lid closed, and the cigarette case 50 further comprises an upward pushing mechanism to lift the front face of the internal wrap up causing the lower face of the inner wrap to lift obliquely together with the cigarette bundle, in which the push up mechanism includes the inner part of the body connected to the inner frame, a linear fixed portion where the Internal wrap is partially fixed to the box body at a location near a boundary line between the rear and bottom walls of the outer body, and a joined portion 55 that joins the inner frame to the front face of the inner wrap.

Preferably, the upward thrust mechanism further includes an access opening formed in a moon lifting portion of the outer part of the body and exposing the rear surface of the lid to allow the

Pushing up / down movement of the inner part of the body.

The lifting portion of the outer part of the body may have a certain height in accordance with an amount of elevation of the lower face of the inner shell.

Advantageous effects of the invention

With the cigarette case according to the present invention, the user only has to open (lift) the lid 5 on the upper part of the case body, as with the ordinary cigarette case, whereby the cigarettes are arranged in levels as soon as the lid is opened. That is, the user only has to open the lid in order to lift the packaged cigarettes in levels, so that the user can easily choose the cigarette without being disturbed by the concern and care associated with the collection of a cigarette between the cigarettes. packed. 10

Brief description of the drawings

FIG. 1 is a side view of a cigarette case according to a first embodiment of the present invention, which illustrates a state in which a cigarette case lid is closed.

FIG. 2 is a side view of the cigarette case according to the first embodiment of the present invention, illustrating a state in which the lid is open. fifteen

FIG. 3 is a perspective view illustrating an external appearance of the cigarette case of FIG. 2 with its lid open.

FIG. 4 is a side view of a cigarette case according to a second embodiment of the present invention, illustrating a state in which a cigarette case lid is closed.

FIG. 5 is a side view of the cigarette case according to the second embodiment of the present invention, 20 illustrating a state in which the lid is open.

FIG. 6 is a perspective view illustrating an external appearance of the cigarette case in the state shown in FIG. Four.

FIG. 7 is a perspective view illustrating an external appearance of the cigarette case in the state shown in FIG. 5. 25

FIG. 8 is a side view of a cigarette case according to a third embodiment of the present invention, illustrating a state in which a lid of the cigarette case is closed.

FIG. 9 is a side view of the cigarette case according to the third embodiment of the present invention, illustrating a state in which the lid is open.

FIG. 10 is a perspective view illustrating the shapes and relationship of an external body part, an internal body part 30 and an internal frame, all included in the cigarette case of the third embodiment.

FIG. 11 is a perspective view illustrating an external appearance of a front part of the cigarette case in the state shown in FIG. 8.

FIG. 12 is a perspective view illustrating an external appearance of a back of the cigarette case in the condition shown in FIG. 8. 35

FIG. 13 is a perspective view illustrating an external appearance of the front of the cigarette case in the state shown in FIG. 9.

FIG. 14 is a perspective view illustrating an external appearance of the back of the cigarette case in the condition shown in FIG. 9.

FIG. 15 illustrates a tablet for a preferred inner wrap for use in the cigarette case of the present invention.

Description of the realizations

Cigarette boxes according to the embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

FIGS. 1 and 2 illustrate a CB-1 cigarette case according to a first embodiment, in which FIG. 1 is a side view showing a state in which a lid is closed, and FIG. 2 is a side view showing a state in which the lid is open.

As illustrated in FIGS. 1 and 2, the CB-1 cigarette case includes a case body 10, and a lid 20 capable of pivoting around a hinge 11 formed at an upper end (upper side) of the case body 10. Specifically, the case of Cigarettes CB-1 has a peripheral wall consisting of a front wall 12, a rear wall 13, and right and left side walls 14R and 14L located right and left, respectively, between the front and back walls (the side walls are not illustrated in FIGS. 1 and 2 with a view of the CR cigarettes shown contained in the cigarette case). The peripheral wall has a lower part closed with a lower wall 15. Also, the peripheral wall is open at an upper end thereof, and the upper end of the rear wall 13 serves as a hinge 11 to allow the lid 20 to open and close with respect to the upper edge of the box body 10.

The CB-1 cigarette case is provided with a mechanism for lifting a plurality of CR 10 cigarettes contained in the case body 10. The mechanism is configured in the manner described below to achieve the purpose.

A bundle of CR cigarettes is entirely wrapped in an inner wrap similar to a sheet 16 to form an internal PC package. The inner wrap 16 may be made of a material conventionally used to wrap cigarettes, and a preferred example includes a sheet material having paper and a sheet of metal 15 laminated on top of each other.

The inner envelope 16 disposed within the cigarette case CB-1 is such that the portions thereof that face the respective inner surfaces of the front wall 12, the bottom wall 15 and the back wall 13 are continuous and have no No cut in them. Specifically, the inner envelope 16 has front and back faces 16-1 and 16-2 that cover the front and back faces, respectively, of the cigarette bundle, and a simple bottom face 20 16-3 that covers the lower end face of the tie of cigarettes An upper portion of the inner wrap 16 is folded down to form a closed face (face closed by the folded end portions of the inner wrap) 16-4 that openly exposes the upper end face of the cigarette bundle.

The CB-1 cigarette case is characterized by a configuration whereby, when the CR cigarettes are in a fully packed state immediately after the unsealed cigarette case, a CR cigarette can be easily removed from the cigarette case. . Figure 1 illustrates the cigarette case, viewed from the side thereof, in which the CR cigarettes are fully packaged. Therefore, in the illustrated side view, the inner wrap 16 is wrapped around the bundle of cigarettes CR generally packaged in the form of the letter U. The end portions of the inner wrap 16 are long enough to be folded down, as indicated above. Before the CB-1 cigarette case is unsealed, the end portions (front and rear of the end flaps 16a and 16b) of the inner shell 16 are folded over the nozzles (in the illustrated example, FL filters) of the CR cigarettes, thus forming the aforementioned closed face 16-4.

The dimension of the inner wrap 16 in its width direction (in Fig. 1, direction perpendicular to the paper surface) is larger than the corresponding dimension of the cigarette bundle CR, and the marginal side portions of each side of the wrap Inner are folded one over the other to cover the corresponding side face of the CR cigarette bundle. Consequently, CR cigarettes are completely covered with the inner envelope 16.

When the CB-1 cigarette box shown in FIGS. 1 and 2 contains 20 CR cigarettes, for example, the 40 cigarettes are arranged in multiple rows, namely a first row RW-1 of seven cigarettes closer to the front wall, a second row RW-2 of six cigarettes located in the center, and a third row RW-3 of seven cigarettes closer to the back wall.

That portion of the inner envelope 16 facing the lower wall 15 is partially fixed to the lower wall 15 in the vicinity of a boundary line BL-1 between the front wall 12 and the lower wall 15. Specifically, part 45 of the envelope Internal 16 is fixed on the bottom wall 15 in a linear fashion along the BL-1 boundary line, thus forming a fixed portion FP-1. The fixed portion FP-1 can be obtained by joining the part of the inner envelope 16 to the bottom wall 15 by an adhesive that is used to construct the case body 10, for example.

Due to the fixed portion FP-1, as the inner envelope 16 is lifted along the rear wall 13 located opposite the fixed portion FP-1, the lower face 16-3 of the inner envelope 16 facing the bottom wall 15 50 rotates around the fixed portion FP-1 that serves as the base point (center) and tilts with the right side raised as seen in the figure.

The fixed portion FP-1 is in the form of a line (either a continuous line or a broken line) that extends along the BL-1 boundary line, as indicated above. Accordingly, rows of CR cigarettes can be raised stepwise, or in levels, as shown in FIG. 2. It is not desirable that the line width of the fixed portion FP-1 be unnecessarily increased (for example, to a width that exceeds the radius of the CR cigarette). If the width of the fixed portion FP-1 is too large, the inclined area of the inner envelope 16 decreases, making it difficult to lift the rows of cigarettes gradually. In view of this, the width of the fixed portion line

FP-1 is preferably set at approximately 2 to 6 mm, or up to 75% or less of the diameter of the CR cigarettes contained in the cigarette case.

The CB-1 cigarette case is provided with an inner frame 30, which is described below, which is attached to the inner part of the box body 10, has greater rigidity than the inner shell 16 and reinforces the box body 10 from inside. 5

An upward push mechanism for lifting the inner envelope 16 will be explained. When the lid 20 is opened, the upward pushing mechanism lifts the inner envelope 16 upward along the rear wall 13 located opposite the fixed portion FP -1 with respect to the central axis (longitudinal axis) of the CB-1 cigarette case. As a result, the bottom face 16-3 of the inner envelope 16 in contact with the bottom wall 15 rotates around the fixed portion FP-1 serving as a base point, as indicated above, and tilts as shown in 10 FIG. 2, so that the rows of RW-1, RW-2 and RW-3 cigarettes are raised in levels.

The push up mechanism exemplified in FIGS. 1 and 2 includes the inner wrap 16 of which an end portion extends from near the back 13 towards the lid 20 and has a distal end (rear end flap 16b) fixed (attached) to the inner surface 20a of the lid 20, thus forming a joined portion 21. The rear end flap 16b functions as a first operator that moves back and forth while the lid 20 opens and closes. Therefore, while the lid 20 is closed, the inner envelope 16 is in an undeformed state (FIG. 1), or an initial state, in which the inner shell is in the form of the letter U as indicated above. , and as the lid 20 opens as illustrated in FIG. 2, the inner envelope 16 is pushed together with the opening movement of the lid 20. That is, the opening movement of the lid 20 is joined or interconnected with, the upward movement of the inner envelope 16. As a result , 20 the underside of the inner shell 16 in contact with the bottom wall 15 tilts upwardly relative to the fixed portion FP-1 serving as a base point, whereby rows of cigarettes can be raised in levels. Referring further to FIG. 3, the upward pushing mechanism of the CB-1 cigarette case will be explained in more detail.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing an external appearance of the CB-1 cigarette case and illustrates a state in which the lid 20 opens for the first time after the cigarette case is unsealed. The CB-1 cigarette case has the push-up mechanism that works in conjunction with the opening movement of the lid 20. Thus, the user only has to open the lid 20, as with conventional cigarette cases, and it is not necessary to perform an additional action to choose a cigarette among the cigarettes packaged nearby. In addition, the amount of movement of the inner envelope 16 depends on the degree of opening 30 of the lid 20, and therefore, the extent to which the inner envelope 16 is pulled remains unchanged and is therefore stable. Once the lid 20 is opened, the open state of the lid is usually maintained unless and until the lid is forcedly closed. Consequently, the rows of cigarettes remain raised in levels as shown in FIG. 3, and the user can take time to choose a cigarette.

As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3 in particular, the inner frame 30 is located near the front wall 12 of the CB-1 cigarette case and is fixed to project from the upper end of the front wall 12.

Also, the CB-1 cigarette case has a plate-like folder 31 disposed between the back wall 13 and the cigarette bundle CR. The folder 31 is located on the same side as the rear face of the internal package PC and projects upwardly from the upper end of the case body 10. The rear end flap 16b, which is an end portion of the inner shell 16, is attached to the inner surface 20a of the lid 20 as indicated 40 above, and when the inner wrap 16 is removed from the case body 10, it is folded back at the upper edge 31a of the folder 31 with its rear face 16-2 in contact with the upper edge 31a. That is, the rear face 16-2 of the inner wrap 16 is associated with an improved structure (coupler), whereby the amount of thrust of the inner wrap can be increased when the inner wrap is pushed up and the back face 16 -2 is folded back at the upper edge 31a of the folder 31 in contact therewith. With this structure, the inner envelope can be pushed up without fail when the lid 20 is opened.

Because the inner envelope and the folder 31 are configured in such a way that the inner envelope is brought into contact with the upper edge 31a of the folder 31, the amount of elevation of the individual rows of CR cigarettes (ie angle of inclination in the fixed portion) can be adjusted appropriately by changing the height of the upper edge 31a. fifty

An external tablet to form the cigarette case CB-1 can be modified such that the box body 10, the lid 20 and the folder 31 can be made of a simple external tablet.

Conventional internal frames are used to reinforce the cigarette case and generally have a U-shaped cross section (top view) to support the internal surfaces of the right and left front and side walls of the cigarette case. In the CB-1 cigarette case of the first embodiment, on the other hand, the folder 31 is preferably arranged on the same side as the rear face of the internal package PC to project from the rear wall 13.

As a preferred configuration, the CR-1 cigarette case is provided with a novel internal frame obtained

by connecting a structural element that functions as the folder on the back side (rear part) of an internal frame with an ordinary structure so that the internal frame and the structural element can cooperatively form a tubular shape (rectangular tube) that surrounds the outer periphery of the internal PC package. That is, the internal frame 30 exemplified in this embodiment is a tubular internal sleeve having the folder 31 at its rear. With said tubular inner sleeve, not only can the CR-1 cigarette case be reinforced more reliably, but the lifting amount of the inner shell can be adjusted properly by adjusting the height of the folder 31 additionally provided near the rear wall 13. In other words, the height of the upper edge of the folder 31 can be determined in accordance with the required amount of elevation of the lower face of the inner envelope.

With the CB-1 cigarette case of the first embodiment mentioned above, the user only has to open the lid 10, as with ordinary cigarette boxes, to lift the rows of cigarettes packed in levels, so that the user can Easily choose a cigarette at all times without being disturbed by the worry and care associated with picking up a cigarette from among packaged cigarettes.

A box of CB-2 cigarettes according to a second embodiment of the present invention will now be described with reference to the drawings. fifteen

FIGS. 4 and 5 illustrate the CB-2 cigarette case according to the second embodiment, in which FIG. 4 is a side view showing a state in which a lid is closed, and FIG. 5 is a side view showing a state in which the lid is open.

As illustrated in FIGS. 4 and 5, the CB-2 cigarette case includes a case body 40, and a lid 50 capable of pivoting around a hinge 41 formed at an upper end (upper side) of the case body 40. 20 Specifically, the case of cigarettes CB-2 has a peripheral wall consisting of a front wall 42, a rear wall 43, and right and left side walls 44R and 44L located to the right and left, respectively, between the front and rear walls (the side walls not are illustrated in FIGS. 4 and 5 to show the CR cigarettes contained in the cigarette case). The peripheral wall has a lower part closed with a lower wall 45. Also, the peripheral wall is open at an upper end thereof, and the upper end 25 of the rear wall 43 serves as the hinge 41 to allow the lid 50 open and close with respect to the upper edge of the box body 40.

The CB-2 cigarette case is also provided with a mechanism for lifting a plurality of CR cigarettes contained in the case body 40. The mechanism is configured in the manner described below to achieve the purpose. 30

A bundle of CR cigarettes is entirely wrapped in an inner wrap similar to a sheet 46 to form an internal PC package. The inner wrap 46 may be made of a material conventionally used to wrap cigarettes, and a preferred example includes a sheet material having paper and a sheet of metal laminated on top of each other.

The inner envelope 46 disposed within the cigarette case CB-2 has such a shape that the portions thereof 35 that look at the respective inner surfaces of the front wall 42, the bottom wall 45 and the back wall 43 are continuous and not They have cuts in them. Specifically, the inner wrap 46 has front and back faces 46-1 and 46-2 that cover the front and back faces, respectively, of the cigarette tie, and a simple bottom face 46-3 that covers the lower end face of the tie of cigarettes An upper portion of the inner wrap 46 is folded down to form a closed face (face closed by the folded end portions of the inner wrap) 46-4 that openly exposes the upper end face of the cigarette bundle.

The CB-2 cigarette case is characterized by a configuration whereby, when the CR cigarettes are in a fully packed state immediately after the cigarette case is unsealed, a CR cigarette can be easily removed from the cigarette case. FIG. 4 illustrates the cigarette box, seen from the side of it, in which the CR cigarettes are fully packed. Four. Five

Thus, in the side view as illustrated, the inner wrap 46 is wrapped around the bundle of CR cigarettes generally packaged in the shape of the letter U. The end portions of the inner wrap 46 are long enough to bend toward below, as indicated above. Before the CB-2 cigarette case is unsealed, the end portions (front and rear end flaps 46a and 46b) of the inner shell 46 are folded over the nozzles (in the illustrated example, FL filters) of the CR cigarettes , thus forming the aforementioned 50 closed face 46-4.

The dimension of the inner envelope 46 in its width direction (in FIG. 4, direction perpendicular to the surface of the paper) is larger than the corresponding dimension of the cigarette bundle CR, and the marginal side parts of each side of the envelope Inner are folded one over the other to cover the corresponding side face of the CR cigarette bundle. Consequently, CR cigarettes are completely covered with the inner wrap 46.

When the CB-2 cigarette box shown in Figs. 4 and 5 contains 20 CR cigarettes, for example, cigarettes

they are arranged in multiple rows, namely a first row RW-1 of seven cigarettes closer to the front wall, a second row RW-2 of six cigarettes located in the center, and a third row RW-3 of seven more cigarettes near the back wall.

That portion of the inner envelope 46 facing the lower wall 45 is partially fixed to the lower wall 45 in the vicinity of a boundary line BL-2 between the rear wall 43 and the lower wall 45. Specifically, part 5 of the envelope internal 46 is fixed on the bottom wall 45 in a linear fashion along the BL-2 boundary line, thus forming a fixed portion FP-2. The fixed portion FP-2 can be obtained by attaching the part of the inner envelope 46 to the bottom wall 45 by means of an adhesive that is used to construct the case body 40, for example.

Due to the fixed portion FP-2, as the inner envelope 46 is pushed up along the front wall 42 located opposite the fixed portion FP-2, the lower face 46-3 of the inner envelope 46 which look at the bottom wall 10 45 rotates around the fixed portion FP-2 that serves as the base point (center) and tilts with the left side raised as seen in the figure.

The fixed portion FP-2 is in the form of a line (either a continuous line or a broken line) that extends along the BL-2 boundary line, as indicated above. Accordingly, rows of CR cigarettes can be raised in a staggered manner, or in levels, as shown in FIG. 5. It is not desirable that the line width 15 of the fixed portion FP-2 be unnecessarily increased (for example, to a width that exceeds the radius of the CR cigarette). If the width of the fixed portion FP-2 is too large, the inclined area of the inner wrap 46 decreases, making it difficult to gradually raise the rows of cigarettes. In view of this, the line width of the fixed portion FP-2 is preferably set at about 2 to 6 mm, or up to 75% or less of the diameter of the CR cigarettes contained in the cigarette case. twenty

The CB-2 cigarette case is provided with an internal frame 60, which is described below, which is attached to the inner part of the box body 40, has greater rigidity than the internal envelope 46 and reinforces the box body 40 from inside.

A push up mechanism will be explained to push up the inner envelope 46. The internal frames conventionally used for reinforcement purposes generally have a U-shaped cross section (as seen from above) to support the surfaces internal front and side walls. The CB-2 cigarette case uses this internal frame.

The upward pushing mechanism includes the internal frame 60 which is slidable in an up / down direction (in the figures, up and down) along the inner surface of the box body 40. The internal frame 60 operates As a second operator. 30

Also, a joined portion 60a is provided as a joint portion that joins the inner frame 60 and the front face 46-1 of the inner shell 46 to each other to cause the front face 46-1 to be pushed up as the Internal frame 60 slides up. That is, part of the inner envelope 46 is fixed in the portion attached 60a to the inner frame 60 located within the front wall 42. Accordingly, the upward sliding movement of the inner frame 60 is linked, or coupled with the movement Push up the inner envelope 46.

When the inner frame 60 slides up, the upward pushing mechanism pushes the inner wrap 46 upward along the front wall located opposite the fixed portion FP-2 with respect to the central axis (longitudinal axis) of the CB-2 cigarette box. As a result, the bottom face 46-3 of the inner envelope 46 in contact with the bottom wall 45 rotates around the fixed portion FP-2 that serves as the base point, as indicated above, and tilts as shown in FIG. 5, so that the rows of cigarette RW-1, RW-2 and RW-3 rise in levels.

The internal frame 60 is formed not only as a sliding element that has a U-shaped cross section and is arranged to slide along the inner surface of the front wall 42 and right and left side walls, but has a stop portion 61 that stops against the inner surface of the lid 50 when the upper end of the cigarette case is closed with the lid 50 (see FIG. 4).

Consequently, when the inner frame 60 is pushed up, this upward pushing movement causes the lid 50 to swing up and at the same time causes the inner shell 46 to be pushed up. Namely, the upward movement of the inner frame 60 is coupled with the oscillating movement of the lid 50 as well as the upward movement of the inner shell 46. 50

While the lid 50 of the CB-2 cigarette case is closed, the inner envelope 46 is in a non-deformed state (FIG. 4) in which the inner envelope is in the shape of the letter U as indicated above. As the inner frame 60 slides up to open the lid 50, the inner wrap 46 is pushed as shown in FIG. 5. That is, the movement to open the lid 50 by means of the internal frame 60 causes the upward movement of the inner envelope 46. Accordingly, when the lid 50 is open, the lower face of the inner envelope 46 which was in contact with the bottom wall 45 tilts upward with respect to the fixed portion FP-2 that serves as the base point, whereby the rows of cigarettes can be raised in

levels. Referring further to FIGS. 6 and 7, the upward pushing mechanism of the CB-2 cigarette case will be explained in more detail.

FIGS. 6 and 7 are perspective views corresponding to FIGS. 4 and 5, respectively, and illustrating an external appearance of the CB-2 cigarette case.

In FIGS. 6 and 7, an access opening 47 is shown which is not illustrated in FIGS. 4 and 5. The access opening 47 is a generally U-shaped cut formed in the front wall 42 of the case body 40. The internal sliding frame 60 is exposed through the access opening 47 and, therefore, therefore, it can be moved upwards by applying a sliding force to the internal frame 60 as indicated by an arrow in FIG. 6. The access opening is provided to allow the user to apply a sliding force to the inner frame 60 with his finger (eg thumb) in contact with the inner frame 60, and thus the shape thereof does not need 10 be such that the cut reaches the upper edge of the front wall as exemplified in FIGS. 6 and 7. That is, the access opening 47 may be a circle, ellipse or rectangle cut, for example.

In the cigarette case CB-2 of the second embodiment, the attached portion 60a mentioned above serving as the connecting portion and the access opening 47 constitute a coupler that couples the forward movement, or upward movement, of the frame internal 60 as the second operator with the thrust movement 15 upward of the internal envelope 46.

With the CB-2 cigarette case configured as described above, as the user pushes the inner frame 60 upwards, as indicated by the arrow in FIG. 6, of the state in which the lid 50 is closed, the lid 50 opens and the rows of cigarettes are raised in levels, as shown in FIG. 7. In the CB-2 cigarette case of the present embodiment, the front row RW-1 is raised higher, and therefore, the other 20 rows RW-2 and RW-3 on the back side are not illustrated in FIG. . 7 (see FIG. 5).

By virtue of the upward thrust mechanism incorporated in the CB-2 cigarette case, the movement to open the lid 50 (lid opening movement) by means of the inner frame 60 and the movement to push the inner envelope 46 upwards They run simultaneously.

With the CB-2 cigarette case mentioned above of the second embodiment, the user only has to slide the inner frame 60 to open the lid 50 and need not take any further action to choose a cigarette from among the fully packaged cigarettes. Also, once it slides up, the inner frame 60 remains there unless it is forcedly pushed back. Consequently, the rows of cigarettes remain raised in levels as shown in FIG. 7, so that the user can take time to choose a cigarette. 30

A CB-3 cigarette case according to a third embodiment of the present invention will now be described with reference to the drawings.

FIGS. 8 and 9 illustrate the CB-3 cigarette case according to the third embodiment, in which FIG. 8 is a side view showing a state in which a lid is closed, and FIG. 9 is a side view showing a state in which the lid is open. 35

As seen from FIGS. 8 and 9, the CB-3 cigarette case has a divided structure that includes an outer part of the body 70-1 and an inner part of the body 70-2.

More specifically, the outer part of the body 70-1 of the CB-3 cigarette case has a peripheral wall consisting of a front wall 72, a rear wall 73, and right and left side walls 74R and 74L located to the right and left , respectively, between the front and rear walls (the side walls are not illustrated in FIGS. 8 and 9 to show the CR cigarettes contained in the cigarette case). The peripheral wall has a bottom part closed with a bottom wall 75. The inner part of the body 70-2 is partially contained in the outer part of the body 70-1 in order to be movable (capable of being lifted) up and down with respect to the outer part of the body 70-1. Thus, the CB-3 cigarette case has a structure such that the inner part of the body 70-2 that includes a lid 80 is movable up and down with respect to the outer part of the body 70-1.

The inner part of the body 70-2 has a lower body element 81 contained in the outer part of the body 70-1, and the cover 80 attached to an upper portion of the lower body element 81. Specifically, the inner part of the body 70 -2 has an upper end and an open lower end, and the cover 80 is connected to the upper end by a hinge 71. 50

The lower body element 81 of the internal part of the body 70-2 is arranged to encircle the lateral faces of the internal package (PC) in cooperation with an internal frame, which is described below. Also, the lower body member 81 is attached to the inner envelope of the inner package by the inner frame.

Referring further to FIG. 10, the outer part of the body 70-1, the inner part of the body 70-2 and the inner frame 90 will be explained in more detail. FIG. 10 is a perspective view thus illustrated to facilitate 55

understanding of the shapes and positional relationship of the outer part of the body 70-1, the inner part of the body 70-2 and the inner frame 90. Each of the outer part of the body, the inner part of the body and the inner frame It can be obtained by folding a tablet similar to a corresponding single sheet.

As indicated above, the outer part of the body 70-1 has the front wall 72, the rear wall 73, the right and left side walls 74R and 74L located to the right and left, respectively, between the 5 front and wall walls posterior, and the bottom wall 75 and in general is in the form of a hollow box that opens upwards. The rear wall 73 of the outer part of the body 70-1 has a construction such that an extension 73ex folds backwards at an upper end 73tp of the rear wall 73. Specifically, the extension 73ex is folded so as to extend along of the inner surface of the rear wall 73 (ie, to be located inside the outer part of the body 70-1). A projection 73pr protrudes outward (in FIG. 10, 10 downwards) from a central portion of the distal end of extension 73ex.

The internal part of the body 70-2 has the cover 80 connected to the upper edge of the lower element of the body 81 by the hinge 71, as indicated above. The lower body element 81 is contained vertically movable on the outside of the body 70-1. The rear wall 73 of the outer part of the body 70-1 and a rear wall 82 forming the lower element of the body 81 are arranged in contact with each other. fifteen

A rectangular opening 83 is formed through a central portion of the rear wall 82 of the lower body member 81. By causing the projection 73pr to protrude forward through the opening 83 during the manufacture of the cigarette case, it is possible to restrict the movement of the internal part of the body allowing the lower end 73be of the extension 73ex to rest against the lower opening edge 83be of the opening 83. This provides a structure to restrict the elevated position of the internal part of the body 70-2. twenty

As for the lower position of the inner part of the body 70-2, the downward movement of the inner part of the body 70-2 is restricted as soon as the lower margin 80ed of the cover 80 abuts against the upper edge 70-led of the outer part of the body 70-1 (see FIG. 8).

The internal frame 90 is connected to the front part of the internal part of the body 70-2 to form an integral structure (hereinafter also referred to as a connection structure), which is then received in the outer part 25 of the body 70- one.

More specifically, the inner frame 90 has a front wall 91, and right and left side walls 92R and 92L on the right and left sides, respectively, of the front wall 91. The side walls 92R and 92L are arranged in contact with the respective internal surfaces of the right and left side walls 84R and 84L of the inner part of the body 70-2 and are connected thereto with their lower margins located at a level with those of the right and left side walls 84R and 84L. Thus, the connection structure obtained by connecting the internal part of the body 70-2 and the internal frame 90 together includes a tubular structural part that has a peripheral wall that defines (surrounds) a tablet in it and that has a shape in rectangular cross section. The connection structure is open at a lower end thereof. In FIGS. 8 and 9, the position of the open lower end of the connection structure is indicated by the dashed line EL.

Next, an additional explanation of the CB-3 cigarette case will be made based on the ratio of the outer part of the body 70-1, the inner part of the body 70-2 and the inner frame 90, explained above with reference to FIG. 10.

The outer part of the body 70-1 contains the lower element of the body 81 with the cover 80 exposed as shown in FIG. 8.

Specifically, the lower body element 81 of the inner part of the body 70-2 is received outside the body 70-1 in such a way that the lower body element 81 is allowed to move between the low position where the face lower 76-3 of the inner envelope 76 is located in the lower wall 75, and the raised position where the lower face 76-3 of the inner envelope 76 is located at a distance from the lower wall 75 45 as illustrated in FIG . 9.

The outer part of the body also includes a lifting portion 73st that faces the rear surface of the lid 80 when the inner part of the body 70-2 is in the low position with the lid 80 closed.

The lifting portion 73st protrudes integrally from the rear wall 73 of the outer part of the body 70-1 to face the rear surface of the cover 80 of the inner part of the body 70-2 when the inner part of the body 70-2 is not It is raised and in the low position (initial position) with the lid 80 closed. In other words, the lifting portion 73st is configured such that while the inner part of the body 70-2 is in the low position shown in FIG. 8, the upwardly projecting portion 73st that projects upward obstructs the opening movement of the lid 80. Accordingly, the inner part of the body 70-2 needs to be slid up first in order to open the lid 80. 55

The CB-3 cigarette case is also provided with a mechanism to lift the CR cigarettes contained in

the same. The mechanism is configured in the manner described below to achieve the purpose.

A bundle of CR cigarettes is completely wrapped in an inner wrap similar to a sheet 76 to form an internal PC package. The inner wrap 76 may be made of a material conventionally used to wrap cigarettes, and a preferred example includes a sheet material having paper and a sheet of metal laminated on top of each other. 5

The inner envelope 76 disposed within the CB-3 cigarette case is such that the portions thereof that face the respective inner surfaces of the front wall 72, the bottom wall 75 and the back wall 73 are continuous and have no cuts in them. More specifically, the inner wrap 76 has front and back faces 76-1 and 76-2 that cover the front and back faces, respectively, of the cigarette bundle, and a simple bottom face 76-3 that covers the lower end face of the tie of cigarettes An upper portion of the inner envelope 10 76 is folded down to form a closed face (face closed by the folded end portions of the inner envelope) 76-4 that openly exposes the upper end face of the cigarette bundle.

The CB-3 cigarette case is characterized by a configuration where, when the CR cigarettes are in a fully packed state immediately after the cigarette case is unsealed, a CR cigarette can be easily removed from the cigarette case . FIG. 8 illustrates the cigarette box, seen from the side of it, in which the CR cigarettes are fully packed.

Therefore, in the illustrated side view, the inner wrap 76 is wrapped around the bundle of CR cigarettes generally packed in the form of the letter U. The end portions of the inner wrap 76 are long enough to fold down, as is indicated above. Before the CB-3 cigarette case is unsealed, the end portions (front and rear end flaps 76a, 76b) of the inner envelope 20 are folded over the nozzles (in the illustrated example, FL filters) of the cigarettes CR, thus forming the aforementioned closed face 76-4.

The dimension of the inner wrap 76 in its width direction (in FIG. 8, direction perpendicular to the paper surface) is larger than the corresponding dimension of the CR cigarette bundle, and the marginal side portions of each side of the wrap internally they are folded one over the other to cover the corresponding lateral side 25 of the CR cigarette bundle. Consequently, CR cigarettes are completely covered with the inner shell 76.

When the CB-3 cigarette box shown in FIGS. 8 and 9 contains 20 CR cigarettes, for example, cigarettes are arranged in multiple rows, namely a first row RW-1 of seven cigarettes closer to the front wall, a second row RW-2 of six cigarettes located in the center, and a third row RW-3 of seven cigarettes plus 30 near the back wall.

That portion of the inner envelope 76 facing the lower wall 75 is partially fixed to the lower wall 75 in the vicinity of a BL-2 boundary line between the rear wall 73 and the lower wall 75. Specifically, part of the inner envelope 76 is fixed on the bottom wall 75 linearly along the BL-2 boundary line, thus forming a fixed portion FP-2. The fixed portion FP-2 can be obtained by joining part of the inner shell 76 to 35 the bottom wall 75 by means of an adhesive that is used to construct the case body 70, for example.

Due to the fixed portion FP-2, as the inner envelope 76 is pushed up along the front wall 72 located opposite the fixed portion FP-2, the lower face 76-3 of the inner envelope 76 which look at the bottom wall 75 rotates around the fixed portion FP-2 that serves as the base point (center) and tilts with the left side raised as seen in the figure. 40

The fixed portion FP-2 is in the form of a line (either a continuous line or a broken line) that extends along the BL-2 boundary line, as indicated above. Accordingly, rows of CR cigarettes can be raised stepwise, or in levels, as shown in FIG. 9. It is not desirable that the line width of the fixed portion FP-2 be unnecessarily increased (for example, to a width that exceeds the radius of the CR cigarette). If the width of the fixed portion FP-2 is too large, the inclined area of the inner wrap 76, 45 decreases making it difficult to gradually raise the rows of cigarettes. In view of this, the line width of the fixed portion FP-2 is preferably set at about 2 to 6 mm, or 75% or less of the diameter of the CR cigarettes contained in the cigarette case.

In the CB-3 cigarette case, the inner frame 90 is attached to the inner part of the box body 70, has greater rigidity than the inner shell 76 and serves to reinforce the box body 70 from the inside and guide the movement 50 of the inner shell 76. The inner frame 90 is attached to the inner part of the body 70-2 to form the connection structure before being received on the outside of the body 70-1, as explained above with reference to the FIG. 10, and functions as a push up mechanism to lift the inner shell 76.

Internal frames conventionally used for reinforcement purposes in general have a U-shaped cross section (as observed from above) to support the internal surfaces of the front and rear walls. The CB-3 cigarette case makes effective the use of said internal frame.

Referring to FIGS. 8 to 10, the upward pushing mechanism of the CB-3 cigarette case includes the sliding connection structure in the up / down direction (in the figures, above and below) along the inner surface of the moon part outside the body 70-1 of the case body 70. The connection structure defines a tablet therein, in which the internal package PC is arranged. That is, the connection structure also serves as a protective structure in which the internal frame 90 and the internal part of the body 70-2 5 cooperatively surround the lateral faces of the internal PC package. Also, the connection structure constitutes a sliding element having a rectangular cross-sectional shape, and the internal frame 90 and the internal part of the body 70-2 that form the sliding element function as a second operator.

As shown in FIGS. 8 and 9, a joined portion 90a is provided as a joint portion that joins the inner frame 90 and the front face 76-1 of the inner shell 76 together to cause the front face 76-1 to be pushed upwards to as the internal frame 90 slides up. That is, part of the inner shell 76 is fixed in the portion attached 90a to the inner frame 90 located within the front wall 72. Accordingly, the sliding movement upward of the inner frame 90 (connection structure) causes, or is couples with, the upward thrust movement of the inner shell 76. 15

When the inner frame 90 slides up, the upward pushing mechanism pulls the inner wrap 76 upward along the front wall located opposite the fixed portion FP-2 with respect to the central axis (longitudinal axis) of the CB-3 cigarette box. As a result, the bottom face 76-3 of the inner shell 76 in contact with the bottom wall 75 rotates around the fixed portion FP-2 serving as a base point, as indicated above, and tilts as shown in the FIG. 9, so that the rows of RW-1, RW-2 and RW-3 cigarettes are raised in levels.

As indicated above, before the inner part of the body 70-2 moves (and thus is in the low position) with the lid 80 closed, the lifting portion 73st of the rear wall 73 of the outer part of the body 70-1 is located to face the back surface of the cover 80 of the inner part of the body 70-2. An access opening 73de that partially exposes the rear surface of the cover 80 is formed in the lifting portion 25st 73st to allow a sliding force to be applied to the inner part of the body 70-2 (connection structure). The access opening 73de is shown in FIGS. 10, 12 and 14, although not illustrated in FIGS. 8 and 9.

While the lid 80 of the CB-3 cigarette case is closed the inner part of the body 70-2 located in the aforementioned low position, the inner shell 76 arranged in the shape of a letter U is in an undeformed state 30 (FIG. 8). Then, as the inner part of the body 70-2 slides upward, the inner frame 90 attached to the inner part of the body 70-2 also slides upward, so that the inner shell 76 is pushed upward as is shown in FIG. 9. That is, the upward sliding movement of the inner part of the body 70-2 to open the lid 80 is connected with the upward thrust movement of the inner shell 76 by the inner frame 90. Accordingly, when the lid 80 opens with the internal part of the body 70-2 located at 35 in the elevated position, the lower face of the internal envelope 76 that was in contact with the lower wall 75 inclines upwardly with respect to the fixed portion FP-2 serving as a base point, so the rows of cigarettes can be raised in levels.

Referring further to FIGS. 11 to 14, the upward pushing mechanism of the CB-3 cigarette case will be explained in more detail. FIGS. 11 and 12 are perspective views showing the external appearance of the CB-3 cigarette case in the state illustrated in FIG. 8, as observed from the front and back, respectively, of the CB-3 cigarette case, and FIGS. 13 and 14 are perspective views showing the external appearance of the CB-3 cigarette case in the state illustrated in FIG. 9, as observed from the front and back, respectively, of the CB-3 cigarette case.

The left and right side walls 74R and 74L, which are not shown in FIGS. 8 and 9, are illustrated in FIGS. 45 11 to 14. As shown in FIG. 13, the inner frame 90 and the lower body element 81 of the inner part of the body 70-2 contact each other on their side walls (84R and 92R; 84L and 92L, see FIG. 10), and join in their overlapping portions by an adhesive. Thus, the connection structure that includes the structural part having a rectangular cross-sectional shape is formed. It should also be noted, however, that the connection potions where the inner frame 90 and the inner part of the body 70-2 are connected to each other are not limited to the side walls as exemplified in the figures, and any desired configuration may always be used provided that the internal frame 90 and the internal part of the body 70-2 cooperatively circle the lateral faces of the internal PC package.

The access opening 73de, which is not illustrated in FIGS. 8 and 9, is shown in FIGS. 12 and 14. The access opening 73de is a semicircular cut formed on the moon lift portion 73st. The rear surface of the inner part 55 of the sliding body 70-2 is exposed through the access opening 73de and, therefore, can be moved upwards by applying a sliding force to the inner part of the body 70-2 (structure connection) as indicated by an arrow in FIG. 12. The access opening 73de is provided to allow the user to apply a sliding force to the inner part of the body 70-2 with his finger (eg thumb) in contact with the inner part of the body 70-2, and by therefore its shape does not need to be such that the cut reaches the upper edge 60

of the back wall as exemplified in the figures. That is, the access opening can be a circle, ellipse or rectangle cut, for example.

It should be understood, however, that the access opening 73de configured as described above is a preferred example. When the access opening 73de is not formed in the lifting portion 73st, the user can retain the side walls of the lid 80 with his fingers and then can push up the lid 80 5 to move the inner part of the body 70-2 ( connection structure) up.

In the CB-3 cigarette case of the third embodiment, the attached portion 90a mentioned above serving as the joining portion and the combination of the inner frame 90 and the inner part of the body 70-2 serving as the second operator constitute a coupler that couples the forward movement or the upward movement of the second operator with the upward thrust movement of the inner shell 76. 10

In the CB-3 cigarette case configured as described above, as the lid 80 in the closed state shown in FIG. 8 opens as shown in FIG. 9, the rows of cigarettes rise in levels as shown in FIG. 13. In the CB-3 cigarette case of the present embodiment, the front row RW-1 is raised higher, and therefore, the other rows on the back side RW-2 and RW-3 are not illustrated in FIG. 13 (see f FIG. 9). fifteen

Also, in the CB-3 cigarette case mentioned above, when the connection structure constituted by the inner frame 90 and the inner part of the body 70-2 is not raised and remains in the low position (initial position) with the lid 80 closed, the lifting portion 73st of the rear wall 73 and the connection structure are located at the same height. This configuration is, however, only an example. The height of the lifting portion 73st can be set as desired to determine the amount of elevation of the lower face of the inner shell. 20 That is, the height of the lifting portion 73st can be determined in accordance with the amount of required elevation of the lower face of the inner shell.

With the CB-3 cigarette case mentioned above according to the third embodiment, as the user slides the inner part of the body 70-2 up to open the lid 80, the connection structure moves and the rows of Cigarettes are raised in levels. Therefore, it is not necessary for the user to take an additional action 25 to choose a cigarette among the fully packaged cigarettes. In addition, once the connection structure is raised, it remains there unless the internal part of the body 70-2 is forcedly returned by closing the lid 80. Consequently, the rows of cigarettes remain raised in levels as shown in FIG. . 13, so that the user can take time to pick up a cigarette.

Next, a preferred inner wrap for use in the CB cigarette case mentioned above will be described with reference to FIG. 15. As indicated above, the inner envelope (16, 46, 76) for wrapping the inner package (PC) therein is a single sheet and is arranged inside the cigarette case in general in the form of the letter U without any cut in it, so the rows of cigarettes can be raised in levels.

In order to ensure smooth movement of the inner wrap, a groove is preferably cut in part of the inner wrap in the vicinity of the fixed portion where the inner wrap is fixed to the bottom wall (15, 35, 45, 75) of the body cash (10, 40, 70). More specifically, the inner wrap is fixed to the bottom wall by a linearly applied adhesive or the like, and because the inner wrap rotates around the fixed portion (FP-1 or FP-2), a groove formed near the portion fixed allows the inner wrap to bend easily, thus allowing the underside of the inner wrap to gently assume an inclined position.

FIG. 15 illustrates a tablet 100 with grooves, for use as the inner wrap. In FIG. 15, FR indicates a region corresponding to the front face, RE indicates a region corresponding to the rear face, and BA indicates a region corresponding to the lower face. The chain line LN through the front face FR indicates a cut line along which an unnecessary front side flap is released after the cigarette case is first opened.

The grooves 110 are formed on outer sides of the region BA where the plate 100 is fixed by an adhesive. The wide out portions are portions (marginal side portions) to cover the individual sides of the internal PC package. The tablet 100 exemplified in FIG. 15 is applicable to the first to third embodiments mentioned above.

In the case of the first embodiment, the inner shell is fixed to the case body at a location near the front boundary line between the front and bottom walls, and therefore, the board 100 that should be used 50 preferably has grooves 110a formed in the outer side portions and between the front face FR and the bottom face BA. On the other hand, in the case of the second and third embodiments, the inner envelope is fixed to the case body at a location near the rear boundary line between the rear and bottom walls, and consequently, the tablet 100 that should preferably be used it has grooves 110b formed in the outer side portions and between the rear face RE and the bottom face BA. 55

The present invention is not limited to the preceding embodiments.

In the above description of the embodiments, the fixed portion where the inner envelope is fixed to the box body is located on the bottom wall of the box body at a location near the boundary line between the front and bottom walls or near the line. boundary between the back and bottom walls, but the location of the fixed portion is not limited to those locations. The fixed portion may be located on the front or rear wall of the case body to the extent that the fixed portion is located in the vicinity of the corresponding boundary line. 5

In addition, in the previous embodiments, cigarettes are arranged in three rows, but the number of rows of cigarettes is not limited to three. The number of rows of cigarettes may be less than three, that is, two, or may alternatively be greater than three, that is, four or more.

List of Reference Signs

CB (CB-1, CB-2, CB-3): box of cigarettes 10

CR: cigarette

PC: internal package

10, 40, 70: box body

11, 41, 71: hinge

12, 42, 72: front wall 15

13, 43, 73: back wall

14, 44, 74 (14R, 14L; 44R, 44L; 74R, 74L): side wall

15, 45, 75: bottom wall

16, 46, 76: inner wrap

16-1, 46-1, 76-1: front face 20

16-2, 46-2, 76-2: back side

16-3, 46-3, 76-3: lower face

16-4, 46-4, 76-4: closed face

47: access opening

20, 50, 80: cover 25

21: united portion

30, 60, 90: internal frame

60th, 90th: united portion

31: folder

31a: top edge 30

61: stop portion

70-1: outside body

70-2: internal body part

73st: lifting portion

73de: access opening 35

81: lower body element

100: tablet for inner wrap

BL-1, BL-2: limit line

FP-1, FP-2: fixed portion

Claims (8)

1. A cigarette box (CB-1) comprising: a box body (10) having an open upper end, a front wall (12), a rear wall (13), a pair of side walls (14L , 14R), and a bottom wall (15); a cover (20) connected to the box body (10) by a hinge (11) and capable of opening and closing the open upper end of the box body (10); and an internal package (PC) contained in the box body (10) with an internal frame (30) 5 therebetween and which includes an internal envelope (16) and a cigarette bundle wrapped in the internal envelope (16), the inner frame (30) being located adjacent to the front wall (12) of the box body (10) and projecting from the open upper end of the box body, where: the inner envelope (16) has front and back faces (16-1, 16-2) that respectively cover the front and back sides of the cigarette bundle, a simple bottom face (16-3) that covers a lower end face of the tie of 10 cigarettes, and a closed face (16-4) formed by folding a portion of the inner wrap and exposing an upper end face of the cigarette bundle exposed, characterized in that the cigarette case (CB-1) also comprises an upwardly pushing mechanism to lift the rear face of the inner envelope upward thus causing the lower face (16-3) of the inner envelope (16) to be lift obliquely together with the cigarette bundle, in which the upward thrust mechanism 15 includes a linear fixed portion (FP-1) where the inner wrap is partially fixed to the box body at a location near a boundary line (BL -1) between the front and bottom walls (12, 15) of the box body (10), a folded flap (16b) that forms part of the closed face of the inner envelope (16) and attached to an internal surface of the lid (20), and a folder (31) located adjacent to the rear face of the inner package (PC) and projecting upward from the upper open end of the case body (10), where the folder (31) 20 allows the rear face (16-2) of the inner envelope (16) is em pushed up by the folded flap (16b) as the lid (20) opens, and causing the rear face (16-2) of the inner envelope (16) to be folded back on an upper edge (31a) of the folder (31) when the rear face (16-2) of the inner envelope (16) is removed from the case body (10). 2. The cigarette case according to claim 1, wherein the upper edge (31a) of the folder 31) has a height determined in accordance with an amount of elevation of the lower face (16-3) of the inner wrap (16). 3. The cigarette case according to claim 2, wherein the folder (31) forms, in cooperation with the inner frame (30), a tubular inner sleeve that surrounds an outer periphery of the inner package (PC). 4. A cigarette box (CB-2) comprising: a box body (40) having an open upper end, a front wall (42), a rear wall (43), a pair of side walls ( 44L, 44R) and a bottom wall (45); a cover (50) connected to the box body (40) by a hinge (41) and capable of opening and closing the open upper end of the box body (40); and an internal package (PC) contained in the box body (40) with an internal frame (60) between them and which includes an internal envelope (46) and a cigarette bundle wrapped in the internal envelope (46), being the inner frame (60) located adjacent to the front wall (42) of the box body (40) and 35 projecting from the open upper end of the box body (40), in which: the inner shell (46) has faces front and back (46-1, 46-2) covering respectively front and back sides of the cigarette tie, a simple bottom face (46-3) covering a lower end face of the cigarette tie, and a closed face (46 -4) formed by folding a portion of the inner envelope (46) and exposing an upper end face of the cigarette bundle exposedly, 40 characterized by The cigarette case (CB-2) further comprises an upwardly pushing mechanism to lift the front face of the inner wrap up causing the lower face (46-3) of the inner wrap (46) to rise obliquely together. with the binding of cigarettes, in which the upward thrust mechanism includes a linear fixed portion (FP-2) where the inner wrap is partially fixed to the case body at a location near the boundary line (BL-2) between the rear and bottom walls (43, 45) of the box body (40), the internal frame (60) slidable in a direction of raising / lowering with respect to the box body (40), an access opening (47) formed in the front wall (42) of the case body (40) and exposing the inner frame (60) therethrough to allow a sliding force to be applied to the inner frame (60), and a joined portion ( 60a) where the inner frame (60) and the front face (46-1) of the int wrap Erna (46) are joined together, causing the joined portion 50 (60a) that the front face (46-1) of the inner envelope (46) be pushed up as the inner frame (60) slides up . 5. The cigarette box according to claim 4, wherein: The inner frame (60) has a U-shaped cross section and is slidable along the inner surfaces of the front and side walls (42, 44L, 44R) of the case body (40), and the sliding movement 55 upwards of the internal frame (60) in a closed state of the lid (50) is coupled with the opening movement of the lid (50), in addition to the upward thrust movement of the front face (46-1) of the inner envelope (46). 6. A cigarette box (CB-3) comprising: a box body (70) having an open upper end, a front wall (72), a rear wall (73), a pair of side walls (74L , 74R), and a bottom wall (75); a cover (80) connected to the box body (70) by a hinge (71) and capable of opening and closing the open upper end of the box body (70); and an internal package (PC) contained in the box body (70) with an internal frame (90) therebetween and which includes an internal envelope (76) and a cigarette bundle wrapped in the internal envelope 5 (76), the inner frame (90) being located adjacent to the front wall (72) of the box body (70) and projecting from the open upper end of the box body (70), in which: the inner shell (76) has faces front and back (76-1, 76-2) covering respectively front and back sides of the cigarette tie, a simple bottom face (76-3) covering a lower end face of the cigarette tie, and a closed face (76 -4) formed by folding a portion of the inner envelope (76) and exposing an upper end face 10 of the cigarette bundle exposed, characterized in that the box body (70) also includes an internal part of the body (70-2) that has a lower body element (81) that surrounds the lateral faces it is of the internal package (PC) in cooperation with the internal frame (90), and having an upper end and an open lower end, and the cover (80) connected to the upper end of the lower body element (81) by the hinge (71), and an outer part of the body (70-1) containing the lower body element (81) with the cover (80) exposed and having the front wall (72), the rear wall (73), the pair of side walls (74L, 74R) and the bottom wall (75), allowing the outer part of the body (70-1) for the inner part of the body (70-2) to move up and down between a position low where the lower face (76-3) of the inner envelope (76) is located in the lower wall (75) of the outer part of the body (70-1) and an elevated position where the lower face (76-3) of the inner envelope (76) is located at a distance from the bottom wall (75) of the outer part of the body (70-1), including the outer part of the body (70-1) a lifting portion (73st) facing a rear surface of the lid (80) when the inner part of the body (70-2) is in the low position with the lid (80) closed, and the cigarette case (CB-3 ) also comprises an upward pushing mechanism to lift the front face of the inner wrap up causing the lower face (76-3) of the inner wrap (76) to rise obliquely together with the cigarette bundle, in the that the mechanism includes the internal part of the body (70-2) connected to the internal frame, a fixed linear portion 25 (FL-2) where the internal envelope is partially fixed to the case body at a location near a boundary line (BL -2) between the rear and bottom walls (73, 75) of the outer part of the body (70-1), and a joined portion (90a) that joins the inner frame (90) to the front face (76-1) of the inner envelope (76). 7. The cigarette case according to claim 6, wherein the upward pushing mechanism further includes an access opening formed in the lifting portion (73st) of the outer part of the body (70-1) and which 30 exposes the rear surface of the cover (80) to allow the movement of raising / lowering the inner part of the body (70-2). 8. The cigarette case according to claim 6 or 7, wherein the lifting portion (73st) of the outer part of the body (70-1) has a height determined in accordance with an amount of face lift bottom (76-3) of the inner envelope (76). 35