JP2004535825A - Bent box for cigarette - Google Patents

Abstract

The folded box for cigarettes is designed such that the lateral walls (18, 19) and the upper lateral walls (23, 24) of the box form two sides forming a roof-like angle with each other. You. The cross-sectional shape of the package conforms to the shape of the contents of the package. That is, it is adapted so that the number of cigarettes accommodated in the central row is larger than the number of cigarettes accommodated in two rows adjacent on both sides.
[Selection diagram] Fig. 1

Description

【Technical field】
[0001]
The present invention relates to a cigarette or other elongated article comprising a thin cardboard or similar wrapping blank forming a box part and a lid which can be pivoted with respect to said box part in the area of the box rear wall. For a box with a hinged lid, the box portion includes a front wall of the box, a rear wall of the box, a base wall, and two opposing side walls of the box, wherein the lid is It includes a front wall, a rear wall of the lid, an end wall, and both side walls of the lid corresponding to the side walls of the box. The invention also deals with the construction of a blank for a box with a hinged lid.
[Background Art]
[0002]
Hinged lid boxes have been used for some time as a standard packaging for cigarettes that is common worldwide. The contents of the pack formed by a group of cigarettes are usually wrapped in an inner blank (tinned paper). The resulting block of cigarettes forms the contents of the pack. The hinged box itself usually comprises a collar, which usually comprises a separate blank and is fixed in the box part.
[0003]
The hinged box is exclusively of rectangular design with a pack edge perpendicular to the rectangular cross section. Packs with octagonal cross-sections and circular upright edges have already been proposed in order to adapt to the contents of the pack, ie the circular cross-section of the cigarette.
DISCLOSURE OF THE INVENTION
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
[0004]
It is an object of the invention, inter alia, to provide a novel shape or structure of a hinged box for a cigarette, said shape or structure allowing improved adaptation to the contents of the pack, Furthermore, it is easy to handle when used.
[Means for Solving the Problems]
[0005]
To this end, the hinged box according to the invention is characterized in that at least one of the side walls of the box and thus at least one of the side walls of the lid associated therewith form an (obtuse) angle with respect to one another. It is characterized in that it comprises two wall sections. The pack is of a symmetric design, i.e., corresponding side walls, each having a roof-like symmetrical cross-section with the pack edges in the imaginary transverse transverse plane of the pack, and the same width It is preferred to have a wall section of.
[0006]
Another conventionally designed collar has a roof-like angle in the region of the side tabs of the collar because it conforms to the shape of the hinged lid box and forms one angle with respect to each other. Two tab sections are formed in this process.
[0007]
According to another proposal of the invention, each upright pack edge, or all upright pack edges, can be circular in shape to adapt to the shape of the cigarette or group of cigarettes. In the best case scenario, all (six) upright pack edges, including the corresponding edges of the collar, are circular.
[0008]
Another feature is that the side tabs of the box and the lid only partially overlap to form the side wall, i.e. in the area of the wall section, i.e. the narrow inner side. The point of overlap is only due to the tabs within the central pack edge of the side wall. Furthermore, the corner tabs, ie the corner tabs of the base and the end corner tabs, are formed in a special way.
[0009]
Further features and details of the hinged box of the invention and of the blank for manufacturing said box are described in more detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings.
BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION
[0010]
The hinged lid box functions to preferably accommodate the cigarette 10 (FIGS. 14-17). A group 11 of cigarettes (FIGS. 13-17) is wrapped by an inner wrap 12 (FIGS. 13-17) made of paper, tin foil, or the like. The resulting cigarette block forms the contents of the hinged lid box.
[0011]
The box with hinge lid basically includes a (bottom) box part 13 and a lid 14. The lid 14 is connected to the box 13 via a joint 15 in a pivotable manner. The box section 13 includes a front wall 16 of the box, a rear wall 17 of the box, side walls 18 and 19 of the narrow box, and a base wall 20 at the bottom. Correspondingly, the lid comprises a front wall 21 of the lid, a rear wall 22 of the lid, both side walls 23, 24 of the lid and an end wall 25. The joint 15 connects the rear wall 22 of the lid to the rear wall 17 of the box.
[0012]
The hinged box also includes a collar 26. In this case, the collar 26 includes a separate blank (eg, FIG. 4). The collar 26 forms a collar front wall 27 and a collar tab 28. The collar 26 is fixed in the box portion 13 by (adhesive) so that the top sub-region protrudes from the box portion 13 and is covered by the lid 14 when the hinged lid box is closed.
[0013]
One feature of this hinged lid box is that the cross-sectional shape of the box is adapted to the contents of the pack, i.e. the shape of the group 11 of cigarettes, by the corresponding shape of the side walls 18, 19; It is a point. For this purpose, the side walls of the box part 13 and the lid 14 are of an essentially roof-like design, in each case comprising two (obtuse) two wall sections 29, 30 with respect to each other. ing. In the actual configuration, the side wall comprises two wall sections 29, 30 of the same size, which form an obtuse angle with respect to each other and are therefore of a wedge or roof design.
[0014]
The exemplary embodiments of FIGS. 1-4 have a sharp edge profile. The side walls 18, 19; 23, 24 form an outwardly directed central edge 35 along the imaginary central cross section of the hinged box. The two wall sections 29, 30 converge in the region of the central edge. These two wall sections preferably form an (internal) angle of (about) 120 degrees. Furthermore, the optimum is that in that the two (inner) angles between the wall sections 29, 30 and the angle between these sections and the front or rear wall of the pack are also (about) 120 degrees. A pack shape is provided.
[0015]
The box side walls 18, 19 and the collar side walls 23, 24 include respective side tabs 31, 32 and corresponding lid side tabs 33, 34. When the hinged lid boxes are in their completed state they are facing each other and are connected to each other by an adhesive or a heat seal.
[0016]
In the case of the present hinged lid box, the outer side tabs 31 and, similarly, the outer lid side tabs 33 extend over the width of the pack and / or the entire width of the side walls 18, 19; Extending over. For this purpose, the outer side tab 31 or the lid side tab 33 is provided with a central folding line for forming a (more or less) central edge 35. The inner side tab 32 or lid side tab 34 is relatively narrower than the respective outer side tab 31 or lid side tab 33, respectively. In particular, as can be seen from FIG. 14, the inner side tabs extend only in the region of the opposing wall sections 29 of the outer side tabs, ie, substantially only to the central edge 35. The inner and outer side tabs are connected to each other in this area.
[0017]
The blank (FIG. 3) is formed in a special way corresponding to the structure of the hinged box. As is conventional, the front wall 16 of the lid, the base wall 20, the rear wall 17 of the box, the rear wall 22, the end wall 25, and the front wall 21 of the lid are one in the blank. It is continuously arranged one after another. Outer side tabs 31 are provided laterally on the face of the front wall 16 of the box and outer side tabs 33 on the lid are correspondingly laterally provided on the face of the front wall 21 of the lid. Provided (narrow) side tabs 32 and lid side tabs 34 are provided laterally on the faces of the back wall 17 of the box and the rear wall 22 of the lid, respectively. On the free end side of the front wall 21 of the lid, there is arranged an inner tab 37 of the lid which is folded in the box with a hinged lid against the inside of the front wall 21 of the lid.
[0018]
The base wall 20 and the end wall 25 are adapted to the structure of the hinged lid box, ie are designed to have a roof-like side edge 38. These are in contact with the top and bottom boundary areas of the lid side walls 23, 24 and the box side walls 18, 19, in particular in a form-fitting manner.
[0019]
The corner tabs, namely the base corner tab 39 and the lid corner tab 40, are designed in a special way. These are provided on the extensions of the inner side tabs 32 and the inner lid side tabs 34. The corner tabs 39, 40 have a trapezoidal design adapted to the outer contours of the side tabs 32, 34 and the outer contours of the base wall 20 and end wall 25. Both corner tabs 39, 40 are separated from each base wall 20 and end wall 25 by a cutout 41 formed diagonally. Thus, the corner tabs 39, 40 each extend slightly over half the width of the associated base wall 20 and end wall 25. When the box with the hinged lid is in the completed state (see FIG. 1), the corner tabs 39, 40 are in oblique contact with the inside of the base wall 20 and the end wall 25 and are connected thereto.
[0020]
The collar 26 is adapted to the cross-sectional shape of the hinged box. The collar tab 28 is provided for this purpose with an intermediate edge 42, said edge being provided in the region of the central edge 35 of the side wall. This intermediate edge 42 is pre-formed by a folding line corresponding to the area of the collar tab 28 (see FIG. 4).
[0021]
The geometry of the hinged box allows the group 11 of cigarettes to be formed in a special manner. As shown in FIGS. 14 to 17, the cigarettes 10 are arranged in three rows 43, 44, 45. The cigarettes in the adjacent rows 43, 44, 45 are arranged in a manner offset from each other (so-called saddle arrangement). The center row 44 has a greater number of cigarettes 10, i.e., for example, eight cigarettes, and its outer rows 43, 45 each have seven cigarettes. This results in a maximum adaptation to the cross-sectional shape of the pack, in the form of the contents of the pack, i.e. the cigarette block. The inner wrap 12 also follows this outer shape of the pack and the contents of the pack.
[0022]
A special end fold formed at the top of the inner wrap 12 is provided in the area of the front wall 16 of the box with a trapezoidal outer longitudinal tab 46 and a correspondingly adjacent rear wall 17 of the box. And an inner longitudinal tab 47 designed to be trapezoidal. The inner wrap 12 forms a conventional overlap 48 in the region of the side walls 18, 19 of the box. The inner wrapper 12 is now folded, and two partially overlapping corner gussets 49, 50 are formed in this process. These are folded inwardly through the side area of the inner wrapping material 12 facing the end face of the cigarette 10. These gussets are likewise formed in a roof-like manner with respect to one another (FIG. 14).
[0023]
In the case of the exemplary embodiments shown in FIGS. 5 to 8, the central edge is circular in the region of the side walls 18, 19 and 23, 24 to accommodate the shape and dimensions of the cigarette 10, ie the central Is designed as a circular portion 51. This pack or side wall closely fits the shape of the cigarettes 10 in this area, more precisely the shape of each outer cigarette 10 in the area of the central row 44. In this exemplary embodiment, the upright pack edges 52, 53 in the transition region between the side walls 18, 19 and 23, 24 leading to the front and rear walls have an (inner) angle of about 120 degrees. It has an angle design.
[0024]
The blank of FIG. 7 is adapted to the shape of this pack. To form a central circular part 51 in the area of the box part 13 and the lid 14, the side tabs 31 and the side tabs 33 of the lid are embossed to form a circular part, ie a group of parallel folds 54. Is applied. The collar 26 of FIG. 8 is correspondingly designed, ie, with a group of folds 54 instead of the intermediate edge 42. Therefore, the collar 26 is attached to the central circular portion of the box portion 13 and the lid 14 in the region of the collar tab 28.
[0025]
The base wall 20 and the end wall 25 are adapted to the cross-sectional shape of the puck and have tongue-shaped projections 55 with circular tips matching the central circular part 51 on the narrow sides.
[0026]
The hinged box of FIGS. 9 to 12 also has the shape of the pack contents in the area of the pack edges, in particular the side walls 18, 19 and 23, 24 and the front walls 16, 21. The shape of the contents of the pack is adapted by means of a rounded corner 56 as a transition between the and the rear walls 17,22. The blanks for this type of pack are designed accordingly (see FIG. 11). The outer side tab 31 of the box part 13, and correspondingly the outer lid side tab, comprises two fold groups 58, 59, each comprising a plurality of parallel folds. The group of folds 58 functions to form a circular portion 56 of the corner on the front side of the pack, and the group of folds 59 functions to form the central circular portion 51.
[0027]
In order to form a rear corner circle 57, a group of folds 60 is formed in the region of the rear wall 17 of the box and the rear wall 22 of the lid, in particular in the extension of the group of folds 58. ing. In the base wall 20 and the end wall 25, the tongue-shaped projection 55 has a central circular portion corresponding to the central circular portion 51, and further has a boundary circular portion 61 matching the circular portions 56 and 57 (FIG. 17) of the corner. And is designed in a manner corresponding to the shape of the pack so as to be fused to the blank via the same.
[0028]
In contrast to the exemplary embodiment described above, the corner tabs, namely the base corner tab 39 and the lid corner tab 40, are separated from the base wall 20 and the end wall 25 by a slot-like gap 62 (FIG. 11). As such, the corner tabs 39, 40 present a small trapezoidal structure.
[0029]
These three exemplary embodiments differ from each other in the size of the inner side tab 32 and the lid side tab 34. In the case of the exemplary embodiments of FIGS. 1-4 and 15, the inner side tab 32 or 34 extends to the central edge 35 and in terms of accurate positioning of the side tabs 32, 34, Performs one adjustment function. In the case of the exemplary embodiment of FIGS. 16 and 17, the side tabs 32, 34 are designed to have a smaller width such that they end in a region outside the central circle 51.
[0030]
The same is true of the outer side tabs 31, 33 in the case of the exemplary embodiment of FIGS. 15 and 16, which extend to the edge 52 of the more or less adjacent puck. In the example of FIG. 15, these tabs end outside the area of the circular portion 57 of the corner.
[Brief description of the drawings]
[0031]
FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a box with a hinge lid with an open lid.
FIG. 2 is the pack of FIG. 1 in a closed position.
FIG. 3 is a development blank for the pack of FIGS. 1 and 2;
FIG. 4 is a color blank of the pack of FIGS. 1 and 2;
FIG. 5 is a hinged box with a circular pack edge in the open position.
FIG. 6 is the pack of FIG. 5 in a closed position.
FIG. 7 is an unfolded blank for the pack of FIGS. 5 and 6;
FIG. 8 is a color blank of the pack of FIGS. 5 and 6;
FIG. 9 is a perspective view of a box with a hinge lid having a large circular pack edge in the open position.
FIG. 10 is the pack of FIG. 9 in the closed position;
FIG. 11 is a development blank for the pack of FIGS. 9 and 10;
FIG. 12 is a blank for a collar of the box with a hinge lid of FIGS. 9 and 10;
13 shows an open hinged box of the structure of FIG. 1 with the contents of the pack.
FIG. 14 is a plan view of the pack of FIG. 13 viewed from the direction of arrow XIV.
FIG. 15 is a partial cross-sectional view along the XV-XV cross-section, one of three exemplary embodiments of the box with hinge lid of FIG. 13 in a filled state.
FIG. 16 is a view similar to FIG. 15;
FIG. 17 is a view similar to FIG. 15;
[0032]
(List of reference symbols)
10. Cigarette. 11. Cigarette group. 12 Inside packing material. 13 ... box part. 14 ... Lid. 15 Joints. 16 ... Box front wall. 17 ... rear wall of the box. 18. Side wall of box. 19 ... Box side wall. 20 ... base wall. 21 ... Front wall of lid. 22 ... rear wall of the lid. 23 ... side wall of lid. 24 ... side wall of lid. 25 ... End wall. 26 ... Color. 27 ... Color front wall. 28 ... Color tab. 29 ... wall section. 30 ... wall section. 31 ... side tab. 32 ... side tab. 33 ... side tab on lid. 34 ... side tab on lid. 35 central rim. 37 ... inside tab of lid. 38 ... side edge. 39 ... Bottom corner tab. 40 ... Corner tab of lid. 41: punch cut section. 42 ... middle edge. 43 ... column. 44 ... column. 45 ... column. 46 ... Longitudinal tab. 47 Longitudinal tab. 48 ... overlapping part. 49… Corner gusset. 50: Corner gusset. 51: Central circular part. 52: Pack edge. 53 ... Pack edge. 54. Crease. 55 ... projection. 56 ... Circular part of corner. 57 ... Circular part of corner. 58 ... fold group. 59 ... fold group. 60 ... crease group. 61 ... circular part of the boundary. 62 ... void.

Claims (10)

Cigarette (10) comprising a blank made of thin cardboard or similar wrapping material forming a box part (13) and a lid (14) pivotable with respect to said box part in the area of the box rear wall (17). Or a hinged lid box for other elongated articles, wherein the box portion (13) comprises a front wall (16) of the box, a rear wall (17) of the box, a base wall (20), Two opposing box side walls (18, 19), said lid (14) comprising a lid front wall (21), a lid rear wall (22), and an end wall. (25) and, in the closed position, both side walls (23, 24) of the lid which contact the side walls (18, 19) of the box,
One of the side walls (18, 19) of the box and thus one of the side walls (23, 24) of the associated lid form two wall sections (29, 30) A box with a hinged lid, characterized in that the box includes 30). The two wall sections (29, 30) of the side walls (18, 19; 23, 24) are such that the side walls (18, 19; 23, 24) have the same width and the side walls (18, 19). 23, 24) are symmetrical in cross section in a roof-like manner and are designed to have a central edge (35) or a central circular portion (51) along the imaginary central transverse plane of the pack. The box with a hinge lid according to claim 1, wherein the box is provided. At least the central edge (35) of the side walls (18, 19; 23, 24) is characterized in that it is circular so that a central circular part (51) is formed, adapted to the size of the cigarette. The box with a hinge lid according to claim 1 or 2. The central edge of the side walls (18, 19; 23, 24) and / or the side walls (18, 19; 23, 24) and the front wall of the box (16) or the rear wall of the box (17) And the puck edge (18) as a transition between the side walls (18, 19; 23, 24) and the front wall (21) of the lid or the rear wall (22) of the lid. The hinged lid according to any one of claims 1 to 3, characterized in that each of the hinges (52, 53) has a circular shape with a circular portion (56, 57) formed at a corner adapted to the shape of the cigarette (10). box. The base wall (20) and the end walls (25) are adapted to the cross-sectional shape of the hinged box, the area of the box side walls (18, 19) and the lid side walls (23, 24). In the region of, in particular, the point of forming a roof-like or wedge-like projection with a circular portion, and
A point where the base wall (20) and the end wall (25) contact the side walls (18, 19; 23, 24) in a form-fitting manner;
The box with a hinge lid according to any one of claims 1 to 4, characterized in that: The side walls (18, 19) of the box and the side walls (23, 24) of the lid are partially overlapped with the outer side tab (31) and the lid side tab (33) and the inner side tab (33), respectively. It is formed from side tabs (32) and lid side tabs (34), the inner side tabs (32, 34) being associated with the associated side walls (18, 19; 23, 24). 6. The hinged box according to claim 1, wherein the box extends only in the region of the wall section (29, 30). When the side walls (18, 19; 23, 24) are formed with a central edge, the inner side tabs (32, 34) extend to the central edge (35), and the central edge 7. A box with a hinged lid according to claim 6, characterized in that the box is coincident along. In the case of a side wall (18, 19; 23, 24) with a central circular part (51), the inner side tabs (32, 34) are within the bounding area of the central circular part (51). 7. A box with hinged lid according to claim 6, characterized in that it only extends into the area of the associated wall section (29, 30). Corner tabs, ie base corner tabs (39) and / or lid corner tabs (40), are provided only in the area of the inner side tabs (32, 34) in the latter, and the respective base wall (20) ) And inside the end wall (25), preferably extend obliquely in the case of a trapezoid corresponding to the shape of the adjacent base wall (20) and end wall (25), respectively. A box with a hinge lid according to any one of claims 8 to 10. The contents of the contained pack are in the form of a group of cigarettes comprising three rows of cigarettes (43, 44, 45), the layers of cigarettes being offset row by row and of the central cigarette (10). 10. The box with hinged lid according to claim 1, wherein the number of the rows (44) is one more than the outer rows (43, 45) on both sides.

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