KR20120054025A - Container with a lifting element - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a container for storing smoking articles. The container has a cup-shaped box 2 for a smoking article comprising a bottom wall, a side wall and an opening. The container has a lifting member associated with at least one smoking article for raising a smoking article placed on the bottom wall of the container. The lifting member has a coupling that can be engaged with the outer upper end of the smoking article (17).

Description

Container with lifting member {Container with a lifting element}

The present invention relates to a container for receiving a smoking article and having a lifting member correlated with at least one smoking article for raising the smoking article.

Smoking articles are commonly provided in hinged lid containers formed from blanks. To access the smoking article in the container, the consumer typically removes the outer transparent packaging, opens the lid and removes the portion of the inner liner that covers the top of the smoking article. This is especially common when smoking articles include filters. When removing such smoking article from the container, the consumer touches the mouth contact of the smoking article.

In particular, when the mouth contact of a smoking article is equipped with a concave filter, some consumers do not want to touch the mouth contact. Smoking articles with concave filters are disclosed, for example, in European patent EP1299012.

US-A-4949841 discloses a hinged lid pack for making it easy to take out the cigarette inside. The cigarettes in the pack are wrapped with an inner liner bonded to the bottom and part of the rear wall of the pack. Pulling the handle tab of the front wall of the inner liner raises the bottom portion of the inner liner, raising the cigarette in the first row.

However, the inner liner of such packs requires a significant change of the inner liner blank compared to conventional containers for smoking articles, and requires a significant change in the packaging machine. Moreover, the raised portion and the riseable front wall of the inner liner may exert pressure on the end of the smoking article during the ascent process to damage the end of the cigarette.

Accordingly, it is an object of the present invention to provide a container which can be easily taken out of smoking articles and can be manufactured at high quality and cost effectively.

The object of the present invention is a container for a smoking article having a cup-shaped box for a smoking article, the box having a bottom wall, a side wall and an opening, and further raising the smoking article of the bottom wall of the container. And a lifting member associated with at least one smoking article, the lifting member being achieved by providing a container for a smoking article having a joining portion, such as a flap, that can engage with an outer upper end of the smoking article. .

When the engagement between the lifting member and the smoking article occurs at the position of the outer upper end of the smoking article, the end of the smoking article is not caught and is not damaged during the upward movement. In addition, the lifting member is moved far enough away from the bottom wall of the container so that the upper end of the smoking article protrudes above other smoking articles in the container so that the consumer does not have to touch the mouth contact of the smoking article. This allows the consumer to easily grab the protruding side portions of the raised smoking article.

Moreover, the lifting member can be easily provided at a well-known production stage during the production process of the container, so that the configuration of the lifting member according to the present invention facilitates the production of the container according to the present invention. Thus, the lifting member according to the present invention requires only a simple change in connection with the known container production process, and thus can be realized by simply changing at a low cost in the known production line.

Coupling the elevating member to the outer upper end of the smoking article makes the elevating member small and enables a simple structure. Such a rising member is possible at low cost in manufacturing.

In the present invention, the terms "front", "rear", "top", "bottom", "side", "bottom", etc. describe the relative position of the container configuration according to the present invention, and the lid is placed on top. Based on a container standing upright. If the container has a hinged lid, the lid can be hingedly connected to the rear of the container. "Left" and "right" are used to refer to the side walls when viewed from the front with the container standing upright. When the upright container is opened, the smoking articles in the box can be taken out of the top of the container.

The lower end of the smoking article refers to the end closer to the bottom of the container. Thus, the upper end of the smoking article is the opposite end. If the smoking article has a filter, the upper end of the smoking article typically refers to the filter end of the smoking article.

The term "longitudinal" refers to the top or vice versa at the bottom. The term "transverse direction" is a direction perpendicular to the longitudinal direction, which crosses either the front wall, the rear wall, or the side wall. The upward direction generally refers to the longitudinal direction away from the bottom wall of the vessel.

The term "hinge line" refers to the line that the cap rotates to open the container. For example, the hinge line may be a fold line or a cut line on the rear wall of the container. Optionally, the hinge line may be a fold or tear line formed in the material portion connecting the lower edge of the rear wall of the lid and the upper edge of the rear wall of the box. Such material portion may be, for example, a label permanently or removably connected to the rear wall of the box and the rear wall of the lid. Preferably the hinge line is located along the rear wall of the vessel but below the upper edge of the rear wall.

Preferably, the smoking article is raised from the bottom of the container by about 5% to 50% of the length of the smoking article, preferably by about 10% to 30%.

Preferably, the lifting member may be part of any of, for example, an inner liner, an inner frame, an insert, an appendix, an attachment, a slip sheet, or a packaging component.

Preferably, the one or more smoking articles housed in the container have a shoulder consisting of a complete ring shape or a cross-sectional portion of the ring that can be adapted to the lifting member. When the diameter of the smoking article changes from the end of the smoking article toward the mouth contact of the smoking article, the shoulder portion is a cross section along the smoking article. The shoulder may have a ring member in the form of a protrusion, and the ring member may be in the form of a clasp or may be a reduced diameter portion of the smoking article. Alternatively, or in addition, the shoulder portion may be formed as an additional portion fixed to the container, providing a portion that can be engaged by the engaging portion of the lifting member. Preferably the shoulder portion is in the full range so that the rising member can engage the smoking article in any position. However, depending on the placement of the smoking article in the container, the shoulder portion extends only partially around the circumference of the smoking article. The shoulder portion may provide an aggressive fixation or friction fixation to the engagement of the lifting member, so that the lifting member can properly transmit the force in the upward direction to the shoulder portion of the smoking article to lift the smoking article.

In one embodiment of the present invention, the shoulder portion of the smoking article is formed by the lower end of the tipping paper wound around the smoking article. Tipping paper is commonly used for filter cigarettes and substantially surrounds the filter portion of the smoking article. However, cigarettes without a filter may also be provided with a paper ring to change the appearance or contact feeling of the smoking article. When combined with the edges of the tipping paper, the lift member can provide advantages such as the properties typically available in filter cigarettes can be used to provide a lift function. According to the invention, it is not necessary to add a separate change in order to engage with the lifting member according to the present invention. Thus, the manufacturing process of the smoking article does not need to be modified, and thus the synergistic function can be realized at low cost.

Preferably the size of the lifting member extends from the opening of the cup-shaped box below the lower edge of the tipping paper. In such a configuration, it is only necessary to move the lifting member upwards to join the edge of the tipping paper and the lifting member to raise the smoking article.

In another embodiment according to the invention, the lifting member is only frictionally engaged with the outer upper end of the smoking article. Thus, this coupling takes place through friction. No protrusions, shoulders or the like are needed to lift the smoking article from the bottom of the cup-shaped box by the lifting member. The present invention can be applied to smoking articles that do not have such things as tipping paper, but preferably applies only to general cylindrical or oval appearance without any edges for active fixation. Additional protrusions, edges or shoulders at the outer top of the smoking article may support frictional engagement. In addition, the lift member or smoking article or both may have a surface area with an increased coefficient of friction relative to the remaining surfaces of the smoking article or lift member. For example, it can be a rough or tacky surface. Preferably, such a rising member interacts with the outer upper end of the smoking article only by friction and at the same time interacts with at least two points at the outer upper end of the smoking article, more preferably around the circumference of the outer upper end of the smoking article. It's a good idea to interact at two different points.

Preferably, the elevating member has a protrusion as an engaging portion. The protruding portion is configured to form a portion engaging with the shoulder of the smoking article to be positively fixed. Optionally, the protrusion may provide a vertical force for frictional engagement between the lifting member and the smoking article. The vertical force of the protrusion relative to the smoking article is used to maintain a firm fit between the protrusion and the shoulder of the smoking article.

The vertical force may be generated by the elasticity of the container or the protrusion for pressing the lifting member toward the smoking article.

In one embodiment, the protrusion may be formed by a flap of the rising member folded along the folded portion of the rising member. Thus, only a part of the flat blank is folded to form the protrusion to form the lifting member. The elasticity of the fold can be used to create the vertical force of the flap towards the smoking article.

The flap extends in the direction towards the smoking article, in particular upwards towards the smoking article. Preferably, the flap rests from the lifting member with respect to the flap hinge line in the transverse direction. Preferably, the flap further has at least one transversely engaging edge, which engages with the smoking article. Preferably, the flap is rectangular or trapezoidal in shape.

In one embodiment, the transverse flap hinge line is located at the lower end of the flap, with the free end portion of the flap facing up. In this embodiment, the flap is preferably folded in advance in the direction towards the smoking article. Preferably, the elastic force of the fold of the hinge line of the flap maintains the flap pushing towards the smoking article in the assembled pack.

In another embodiment, the transverse flap hinge line is located at the lower end of the flap such that the free end portion of the flap faces downward. In this case, the flap is preferably folded over 90 degrees in advance so that the elastic force pushes the flap away from the lifting member so that the flap is in close contact with the smoking article. Moreover, this arrangement gives the advantage that when the elastic force acts on the flap in the downward direction during the rise of the smoking article, the flap is pressed in the smoking article direction to secure the bond. The lifting member also has the additional effect of pushing the lifting member back to its initial position while the smoking article is held at the raised position.

In one embodiment, the container has an inner liner that encloses the smoking article, and the inner liner has a pull foil that is to be removed to allow access to the smoking article. In this embodiment, the elevating member is attached to the inner side of the pulling sheet so that it can be combined with the smoking article. Preferably, the elevating member is brought into contact with the smoking article under the outer upper end of at least some smoking articles, and engages and elevates the smoking article when the pull sheet is removed. The upper front portion of the inner liner is typically perforated to form the pull sheet, which can be removed to allow access to smoking articles located within the inner liner. This embodiment provides the advantage that the lifting member can be formed in the inner liner before the inner liner is cut. In particular, the lifting member is a hooking tape that is already folded to provide a joint before cutting the inner liner.

In another embodiment, the container has an inner liner surrounding the smoking article. The lifting member is brought into contact with the smoking article when the inner liner is removed. The upper front portion of the inner liner is typically perforated to form a pull sheet, which can be removed to access smoking articles in the inner liner. Preferably, when the pull sheet is removed, the pull sheet is formed so that the outer upper end of the smoking article can contact the lifting member. Optionally, the elevating member may be disposed inside the inner liner, for example between a row of smoking articles and an inner liner, between two rows of smoking articles.

In one embodiment, the lifting member is attached to the pull sheet. Removing the pull sheet in this manner automatically raises the lift member so that at least one smoking article is raised, providing easy access to the consumer. The lifting member may be completely removed from the container together with the pull sheet when the smoking article is in the raised position.

The pull sheet can be removed when the force exerted on the pull sheet exceeds the predetermined maximum pulling force. Thus, after raising the lifting member together with the smoking article by pulling the pull sheet, the pull sheet can be removed from the container and removed. This allows the lifting member to remain in the pack so that it can be reused for the action of continuously raising the smoking article even after the pull sheet is removed and removed to allow access to the smoking article.

In one embodiment, the lifting member has a second flap adapted to engage a cup-shaped box to provide a stop for the lifting member when the lifting member rises to a predetermined rising height. This allows the lifting member to stop after performing the synergistic action of the smoking article to the defined position. Preferably, the lifting member is held in a fixed position without the user restricting access to the smoking article. For example, the lower edge of the inner frame may serve as a stop that engages with the second flap of the lift member.

In a further embodiment, the lift member may have a plurality of flaps formed at different heights of the lift member. Thus, a plurality of smoking articles can be raised to different heights, so that individual smoking articles are easily accessible to the consumer, and the raised arrangement of smoking articles feels aesthetically pleasing.

Preferably, the lifting member extends at least partially parallel to one box wall of the cup-shaped box and is guided by one or more adjacent box walls. This allows the lifting member to be placed in the desired position during the ascending process and thus to properly engage the smoking article on the outside of the upper end of the smoking article so that the smoking article is properly raised out of the cup-shaped box. The lifting member may be in physical contact with the cup-shaped box. For example, the lifting member has a width substantially the same as that of the inside of the cup-shaped box. Thus, the lifting member can be closely associated with the side wall of the box and thus can be guided properly therein.

Preferably, the container has an inner frame mounted in the box, which extends over at least the upper edge of the front wall of the box of the container. The inner frame can be seen by the consumer when the lid is opened. The front wall of the inner frame may be printed with the same or different paper as printed on the front wall of the box. Alternatively, or in addition, the front wall of the inner frame can be cut into a unique shape, for example to indicate branding of the consumables. If necessary, the inner frame may have a fragile line to facilitate flattening of the container.

Preferably, the front wall of the inner frame has a cut out portion at its upper edge. This allows more convenient access to smoking articles in the container without significantly reducing the surface area of the front wall of the inner frame.

The container according to the invention may be in the form of a rectangular or parallelogram with right longitudinal edges and right transverse edges. Optionally, the container according to the invention may comprise one or more rounded longitudinal edges, rounded transverse edges, inclined longitudinal edges, inclined transverse edges, or any suitable combination thereof. For example, the container according to the present invention is not limited, and may include the following.

One or two longitudinal round or inclined edges on the front wall, and / or

-One or two longitudinal round or inclined edges on the rear wall,

One or two transverse round or inclined edges on the front wall, and / or

-One or two transverse round or inclined edges on the rear barrier,

One longitudinal rounded corner or one longitudinal beveled edge on the front wall, and / or

-One transverse rounded corner, one transverse inclined corner on the rear wall,

-One or two transverse round or beveled edges, one or two longitudinal round or beveled edges on the front wall,

Two longitudinal rounded or beveled edges on the first sidewall, or two transversely rounded or beveled edges on the second sidewall.

If the container has one or more rounded edges and is made from a lamina blank, the blank preferably has three, four, five, six, seven dashed cutouts to form rounded corners in the assembled container. Or a fold line. The cut line or the fold line may be formed on either the inside or the outside of the container. Preferably, the tear or fold lines are spaced apart from each other by about 0.3 mm to 4 mm.

Preferably, the gap between the fold line and the cut line is a function of the thickness of the lamina blank. Preferably, the gap between the fold line and the cut line is about 0.5 to 4 times greater than the thickness of the lamina blank.

When the container has one or more beveled edges, preferably the one or more beveled edges have a width of about 1 mm to 10 mm, preferably about 2 to 6 mm. Optionally, the container has a double warp formed by three parallel fold lines or tear lines away from each other, such that two separate warp points are formed at the corners of the container.

Instead of a container having a rectangular cross section, the container may have a polygon, for example a triangle, a pentagon, a hexagon, but have an oval, semi-elliptical, circular or semi-circular cross section.

If the container has a beveled edge and is made from a lamina blank, the incline may be formed by two parallel fold lines or cut lines formed on the lamina blank. The fold line or tear line may be symmetrically disposed at an edge between the first wall and the second wall. Optionally, the fold line and the tear line are disposed asymmetrically at the edge between the first wall and the second wall such that the inclination extends further into the first wall of the container than the second wall of the container.

The container may include, but is not limited to, cardboard, paper board, plastics, metals, and mixtures thereof from suitable materials. Preferably, the cardboard has a weight of about 100 grams to 350 grams per square meter.

The container according to the present invention includes, but is not limited to, a conventional smoking cigarette, a cigar, a cigarette, a heated smoking article including a combustion fuel member, a heat source and an aerosol generating unit (eg, tobacco of the type disclosed in US Pat. No. 4,714,082). ) And smoking articles, including smoking articles for use in conjunction with electric cigarette systems (eg, cigarettes of the type disclosed in US Pat. No. 5,692,525).

With appropriate selection of the size of the package, the containers of smoking articles according to the invention may comprise a total number of different smoking articles or different arrangements of smoking articles. For example, the container according to the invention can accommodate a total of 10 to 30 smoking articles through selection of the appropriate size.

The container according to the invention can be made to contain a bundle of one, two, three, four, five individual consumer goods. Individual bundles may be disposed substantially parallel to the front and back walls, or substantially perpendicular to the front and back walls.

Smoking articles may be arranged in various forms in one bundle, depending on the total number of smoking articles, the size of the smoking article or the cross-sectional shape of the container. For example, smoking articles may be arranged in one bundle, in five, six, seven, eight, nine, or ten single rows. Shipping, smoking articles may be arranged in two or more rows. The two or more rows may comprise the same number of smoking articles. For example, smoking articles may be in 2 rows of 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, or 10: in 3 rows of 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, or 10; Or four, five, or six in four rows. Optionally, the two or more rows may comprise different numbers of smoking articles. For example, smoking articles may include five rows and six rows (5-6); Six rows and seven columns (6-7); Seven and eight rows (7-8); 5 rows in the middle and 6 rows on each side (6-5-6); Five rows in the middle and seven rows on either side (7-5-7); 6 rows in the middle and 5 rows on each side (5-6-5); Six rows in the middle and seven rows on either side (7-6-7); Seven rows in the middle and six rows on either side (6-7-6); 9 rows in the middle and 8 rows on both sides (8-9-8); And 6 rows in the middle and 5 and 7 rows outside (5-6-7).

The container according to the invention can accommodate smoking articles of the same form or of the same brand or of different forms or different brands. In addition, smoking articles without filters or smoking articles with various filter tips may be accommodated, as well as smoking articles of different lengths (eg, between approximately 40 mm and 180 mm) and other diameters (eg, between approximately 4 mm and 9 mm). can do. In addition, smoking articles may differ in taste intensity, suction resistance and total particle delivery. If the container comprises more than one bundle, each bundle within the same container may contain the same or different types of smoking articles, as mentioned above.

Preferably, the size of the container is shaped to match the length and shape of the smoking article. Typically, the outer size of the container is approximately 0.5 mm to 5 mm larger than the size of the bundle of smoking articles housed in the container.

Preferably, the container according to the invention has a height between about 60 mm and 150 mm, more preferably between about 70 mm and 125 mm, with the height measured from the top wall to the bottom wall of the container.

Preferably, the container according to the invention has a width of between about 12 mm and 150 mm, more preferably between about 70 mm and 125 mm, with a width measured from the first side wall to the second side wall of the container. .

Preferably, the container according to the invention has a depth of between about 6 mm and 100 mm, more preferably between about 12 mm and 25 mm, the depth being at the front wall of the container (including the box and the lid) Depth measured to the rear wall.

Preferably, the ratio of the height of the container to the depth of the container is between about 0.3 to 1 to 10 to 1, more preferably from 2 to 1 to 8 to 1, most preferably from about 3 to 1 to 5 to 1 Between.

Preferably, the ratio of the width of the vessel to the depth of the vessel is between about one to one to ten to one, more preferably from two to one to eight to one, most preferably approximately two to one to three to one. Between.

Preferably, the ratio of the height of the rear wall of the lid to the height of the rear wall of the box is between about 0 to 1 (the hinge located at the upper edge of the container) to 1 to 1, more preferably at 1 to 5 1 to 10, most preferably about 1 to 6 to 1 to 8.

Preferably, the ratio of the height of the front wall of the lid to the height of the front wall of the box is between about one to zero (the lid covering the entire front wall) to one to ten, more preferably one to one. Vs. 5, most preferably between about one to two and one to three.

The outer surface of the container according to the present invention may be printed or embossed or embossed with manufacturer or brand logos, trademarks and slogans and other consumer information or indications. Alternatively, or in addition, the outer surface or inner surface of the container according to the invention, or both, may at least partially contain lacquer, metallization, holograms, polishes, or any other material that alters the feel, aroma, or appearance of the container. It may include.

If the inner housing of the container according to the invention comprises one or more bundles of smoking articles, the smoking articles are preferably wrapped with an inner liner, for example made of metal foil or metal foil.

If the container comprises a smoking article, the container may further comprise a garbage compartment (eg for cigarette ash or butts) or other consumer items such as matches, lighters, fire extinguishing means, cleaning agents. Other consumables may be included in the container with the smoking article, contained in a separate compartment of the container, or attached to the outside of the container.

Once filled, the container according to the invention is a transparent polymer such as, for example, high or low density polyethylene, polypropylene, oriented polypropylene, polyvinylidene chloride, cellulose film or conventional combinations thereof. Shrink wrapped in film or otherwise packaged. When the container according to the invention is packaged in general, an opening tape is provided. Preferably, the tear tape is positioned around the container below the lower edge of the front wall of the lid to allow the lid to pivot freely around the first hinge line when the tear tape is removed. Alternatively or in addition, a second tear tape positioned around the container over the hatch allows the hatch to rotate freely around the second hinge line when the tear tape is removed. Optionally, the tear tape may be provided longitudinally, ie longitudinally, around the container.

The container according to the invention has a so-called soft-pack, and the cup-shaped box is made of a material having a lower bending stiffness or thickness compared to a container made from something like cardboard. However, the lifting member is in reliable contact with the smoking article during the lifting operation, and the soft pack is filled with the smoking article.

The lifting member may be made from any material that can provide sufficient rigidity to allow for engagement with smoking articles. In particular, when the lifting member has a flap, the material of the flap area must be able to provide sufficient rigidity to fit snugly with the smoking article during the lifting operation. The lifting member may be formed from paper, cardboard or polymer material.

According to the container according to the present invention, it is possible to easily take out the smoking article contained in the container and to manufacture with high quality and efficient cost.

The accompanying drawings constitute a part of the specification for the purpose of illustrating the principles of the invention. The drawings are not to be construed as limiting the invention, but should be understood only as examples describing and illustrating how to form the invention and how it is used. Further features and advantages of the present invention will become more apparent from the following detailed description of the invention with reference to the accompanying drawings.
1 is a cross-sectional view of a container in a closed state according to a first embodiment of the present invention.
Figure 2 shows a cross-sectional view of a state in which the smoking article is raised container according to the first embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 3 is an enlarged view of the rising member coupled to the edge of the tipping paper in FIG. 2.
Figure 4 shows a cross-sectional view of a state in which the smoking article is raised container according to a second embodiment of the present invention.
5 is a cross-sectional view of a state in which a smoking article is raised in a container according to a third embodiment of the present invention.
6 is a cross-sectional view of a state in which a smoking article is raised in a container according to a fourth embodiment of the present invention.
7 is a sectional view showing a state in which a smoking article is raised in a container according to a fifth embodiment of the present invention.
8 is a plan view of the lifting member according to the first or second embodiment of the present invention.
9 is a plan view of the lifting member according to the present invention.
10 is a plan view of the lifting member according to the present invention.
11 is a plan view of a lifting member according to the present invention.
12 is a plan view of a lifting member according to a third exemplary embodiment of the present invention.
13 is a plan view of a lifting member according to a fourth exemplary embodiment of the present invention.
14 is a plan view of the lifting member according to the present invention.
15 is a plan view of the lifting member disposed on the inner liner according to the fifth embodiment of the present invention.
16 is a plan view of a lifting member according to the present invention interacting with an outer upper end of a smoking article.

1 shows a sectional view of a container 1 according to a first embodiment of the invention. The container 1 comprises a cup-shaped box 2 and a lid 3 connected to each other along a hinge line 4. The lid 3 rotates along the hinge line 4 in the open state (FIG. 2). The cup-shaped box 2 has a box front wall 5, a box right wall, a box left wall, a box bottom wall 8 and a box rear wall 9 adjacent to the hinge line 4. The lid 3 has a lid front wall 10, a lid right wall, a lid left wall, a lid top wall 13 and a lid rear wall 14 adjacent to the hinge line 4. Preferably, the box 2 and the lid 3 are formed from one blank folded and glued to form a set shape.

The container 1 is provided with an inner frame 15 fixed inside the box front wall 5, the box right wall and the box left wall so as to protrude in parallel with the walls of the box mentioned above. When the inner frame 15 is closed, it is engaged with the lid 3 so that the lid 3 is completely closed to protect the contents of the container 1. The inner frame 15 has a cut out 16 for accessing the contents of the box 2.

The box 2 comprises a packaged bundle of smoking articles 17 located in the inner liner 18. Typically the inner liner 18 is made of metallized paper. The inner liner 18 surrounds the smoking article 17 and adheres to itself. The upper front portion of the inner liner 18 forms a removable pull foil 19 to allow access to the smoking article 17 inside the inner liner 18. Therefore, the inner liner 18 is perforated so that it can be removed when the pulling foil 19 is pulled.

A lifting member 20 is disposed in the form of an insert between the box front wall 5 and the inner liner 18 in the inner frame 15. The lifting member 20 may be approached from the front side at the cutout 16 of the inner frame 15.

2 shows a state of the container according to the first embodiment of the present invention, in which the pulling foil 19 is removed and the lifting member 20 is raised to raise the smoking article 17.

The box 2 is usually fixed to fit around the bundle of the smoking article (17). Therefore, it is difficult to straighten out the smoking article 17. In particular, a filter or similar member should be applied to the upper end of the smoking article for easy removal. This is especially true for smoking articles with concave filters. However, according to the present invention, the smoking article 17 is first lifted by the lifting member 20, rather than directly taken out of the box 2.

The lifting member 20 is combined with at least one smoking article 17 to raise the smoking member 17 with the movement of the lifting member 20 shown in FIG. 2. Therefore, the lifting member 20 is provided with a hook that is caught on the upper end of the smoking article (17). It may be removed when the lifting member 20 is raised to a constant height. Several smoking articles 17 are raised and can be removed simply and without touching the end of the filter section.

Three rows of smoking articles 17 are provided between the box front wall 5 and the box rear wall 9. The lid 3 is closed so that the lid front wall 10 is adjacent to the box front wall 5. The inner frame 15 is fixed to the rear side of the box front wall 5, in particular can be glued and fixed.

The smoking article 17 is wrapped in an inner liner 18 in which a perforation 21 is formed so that the pull foil 19 of the inner liner 18 can be removed. Within the inner frame 15, between the box front wall 5 and the first row of smoking articles 17, the lifting member 20 is a flap 22 which is an engaging portion extending upwards towards the smoking article 17. It is formed to have.

The smoking article 17 has a tipping paper 23 on the outer top of the smoking article 17. This tipping paper 23 forms a small rim 24 or lip over the front of the smoking article 17, in particular the tobacco paper 25.

The perforation hole 21, which determines the height of the pulling foil 19, is measured at the top of the smoking article 17, so that the length 101 of the tipping paper, the safety margin 102, and the flap length of the lifting member. It is preferable to form so that it is located at least below the sum total of (103). Preferably, the lifting member flap length 103 is 4 mm, and the safety margin 102 is 4 mm. The tipping paper length 101 is for example 32 mm.

When the pull foil 19 is removed, the flap 22 of the lifting member 20 comes into contact with the smoking article 17 under the edge 24 of the tipping paper 23. Since the flap 22 is folded along the fold 26, close contact of the flap 22 becomes possible, and the elasticity inherent in the lifting member exerts a force on the flap 22 toward the smoking member 17. Let's go. Thus, when a slight pressure acts on the upper portion 27 of the rising member 20, the rising member 20 is moved upward by the frictional force.

After the upward movement by a certain distance, the lifting member 20 allows the flap 22 to be coupled to the edge 24 of the tipping paper 23.

3 shows an enlarged view of the engagement between the rising member 20 and the edge 24 of the tipping paper 23. In this embodiment, the engagement is possible because of the thickness of the tipping paper 23 forming the rim 24 sufficient for engagement between the lifting member flap 22 and the smoking article 17. This coupling is supported by the pressure of the consumer acting on the top 27 of the lifting member 20 and the elastic force of the fold 26. When a force is applied to the upper portion 27 of the lifting member 20, the upper portion 27 comes into contact with the upper portion of the smoking article 17.

Thus, as shown in Figure 2, the lifting member 20 is further raised to raise the smoking article 17 to protrude out of the opening of the box (2). The smoking article 17 can be easily removed. When the lifting member 20 is further moved upward, the lifting member 20 can be removed from the container (1).

In Fig. 4, a second embodiment according to the present invention is shown, the main difference being from the first embodiment, which is provided with fixing means 28 for fixing the lifting member 20, which is an insertion part, to the pulling foil 19. It is. Furthermore, a perforation hole 21 of the pull foil 19 is placed directly above the flap 22 to enable engagement between the flap 22 and the rim 24 of the tipping paper 23. It is.

Thus, when the consumer pulls the pull foil 19, the perforation hole 21 is torn and the lifting member 20 is raised together with the pull foil 19. The lifting member 20 is coupled to the edge 24 of the tipping paper 24 by its flap 22 to raise at least one smoking article 17 to the position shown in FIG. To ensure that

The pulling foil 19 may be lifted by the consumer until the lifting member 20 is removed from the box 2 so that the lifting member 20 and the pulling foil 19 may be removed together. .

In figure 5 a third embodiment of a container 1 according to the invention is shown. The lifting member 20, which is an insertion portion, further includes at least one second flap 29 that folds along the second fold portion 30 disposed further below the fold portion 26. As shown in FIG. This second flap 29 extends towards the box front wall 5.

As shown in FIG. 5, when the lifting member 20 is sufficiently raised, the second flap 29 is engaged or caught with the container 1 to prevent the lifting member 20 from being completely removed from the container 1. . This makes the lifting member 20 reusable. After the first smoking article 17 is taken out, the lifting member 20 can be lowered together with the remaining raised smoking article 17. Thereafter, another smoking article 17 may be lifted to the lifting member 20. Preferably, the second flap 29 is coupled to the lower edge of the inner frame 15 at the raised position, and the lifting member 20 is aligned with the upper end of the inner frame 15.

According to the invention, the features of the second embodiment of FIG. 4 may be combined with the third embodiment of FIG. 5. That is, the lifting member 20 has at least a flap 22, and the second flap 29 is fixed to the pulling foil 19 by fixing means 28. For this combination, the fastening means 28 is preferably such that the pulling foil 19 is separated from the lifting member 20 when a predetermined maximum tensile force on the pulling foil is exceeded. Such is the case when the second pulling foil 19 is coupled to the lower edge of the inner frame 15.

Thus, in one operation, ie by pulling the pull foil 19, the container 1 is brought into the state shown in FIG. 5, and the pull foil 19 is disengaged from the lifting member 20.

FIG. 6 shows a fourth embodiment of the present invention, wherein the lifting member 20, which is an insertion portion, is disposed between two rows of smoking articles 17 in a bundle of smoking articles 17 housed within the inner liner 18. FIG. have. When the lid 3 of the container 1 is opened, the pulling foil 19 can be removed and the handle 31 of the lifting member 20 can be accessed by the consumer. The consumer then picks up the handle 31 and allows the flap 22 of the lifting member 20 and the smoking article 17 to engage in particular at the edge 24 of the tipping paper 23. The smoking article 17 is then raised until the lifting member 20 is removed in the box 2. Thus, the second row of smoking articles 17 in the box 2 can be easily taken out by the consumer.

In the embodiment of FIG. 6, it is also possible for the handle 31 to be secured to the pulling foil 19 of the inner liner 18 with fastening means such as adhesive or the like. By pulling the pull foil 19 to remove it, the lifting member 20 is raised to engage the smoking article in the same manner as described above. Thus, in one operation, the pulling foil 19 can be removed and the second row of smoking articles 17 can be raised to allow the consumer to take out the smoking articles in a very convenient manner.

FIG. 7 shows a fifth embodiment of the invention, in which the lifting member 20 is attached to the inside of the inner liner 18, in particular in the area of the pulling foil 19. to be. This loop tape 33 is attached to the material forming the inner liner 18 with the pull foil 19. The inner liner 18 is cut into a desired shape for wrapping a smoking article and has a pulling foil 19. The loop tape 33 preferably has a flap 22 which is already folded before the material of the inner liner 18 is cut. When the lid 3 of the container 1 is opened, the pulling foil 19 can be removed. While the pulling foil 19 is removed, the lifting member 20 in the form of a ring tape 33 is engaged with the edge 24 of the tipping paper 23 of the smoking article 17. The loop tape 33 raises the smoking article 17 until the pull foil 19 has completely removed the loop tape 33. Therefore, the at least one smoking article 17 can be easily taken out.

8 to 14 show some embodiments of the lifting member in the form of an insert according to the invention.

8 shows a lifting member 20, which may also be applied to the first and second embodiments of FIGS. 1 to 4. The lifting member 20 has a flap 22 which extends at least partially along the rim of the lifting member 20. The lifting member 20 is a two-dimensional blank and has a fold 26 that can be partially drilled for easy folding. Before the lifting member 20 is inserted into the container 1, the flap 22 is folded upward along the fold 26. Thus, the lifting member 20 according to FIG. 8 can be arranged to raise three smoking articles 17 in the center of the first row of smoking articles 17, the two smoking articles on the left and the two smoking articles on the right. Does not rise.

In order to raise the smoking article 17 asymmetrically, a blank according to FIG. 9 is used to form the lifting member 20. The lifting member 20 has at least one lower flap 22, which is formed with a folded portion 26 and a cutout 32. The flap 22 can be folded upward, for example, to raise the three smoking articles 17 on the left side of the first row of smoking articles 17 in the container 1.

FIG. 10 shows a blank for the riser 20 which forms the riser flap 22 along the entire width of the riser 20. Thus, the lifting member 20 is adapted to engage all smoking articles 17 in the front row in the container 1.

11 shows a blank for the lifting member 20 having a plurality of flaps 22 at different heights. Thus, when the lifting member 20 is coupled to lift the smoking article 17, the smoking article at the center side may be raised higher than the smoking article adjacent to the center side among the smoking articles of the first row of smoking articles in the container 1. have. The flaps 22 are all folded in a direction extending in the direction toward the smoking article 17.

FIG. 12 shows a blank for the lifting member 20 applied to the third embodiment of FIG. 5. The lifting member 20 has a flap 22 that is folded along the fold 26 in a direction toward the smoking article so as to be combined with the smoking article. In addition, the lifting member 20 is provided at the bottom and the folding member 20 is folded along the second folded portion 30 toward the container 1 so that the lifting member 20 is raised to a certain height and then combined with the container. Two flaps 29 are provided.

FIG. 13 shows a blank for the lifting member 20 which can be used in the fourth embodiment according to FIG. 6. The lifting member has a flap 22 formed of a folded portion 26 and a cut portion 32. The flap 22 can be folded toward the smoking article to engage with the smoking article at the outer top. In addition, the lifting member 20 is provided on the upper end of the lifting member 20 and may be fixed to the pulling foil 19 or used to grasp the lifting member 20 to be easily lifted up. Equipped.

14 shows a blank for the riser 20 according to another embodiment of the invention. The blank has a fold 26 and a cut 32 in the blank extending from the fold 26. Thus, when the blank is folded along the fold 26, the flap 22 bends out at the top of the blank and protrudes in the direction of the smoking article to engage with the smoking article 17. The blank is folded along the fold 26 so that the bottom of the blank is in contact with the top of the blank to form the lifting member. Optionally, the fold 26 extends only over the flap 22 without extending over the entire width of the lifting member 20. In one embodiment, the fold 22 is located below the flap 22 when inserted into the container 1. The flap 22 is pre-folded slightly toward the smoking article so that the engaging edge of the flap 22 leaves the plane of the body of the lifting member. In another embodiment, the fold 26 is located on top of the flap 22 when inserted into the container 1. In this embodiment, the flap is pre-folded at least 90 degrees so that the engaging edge of the flap 22, when in the container, faces upward.

15 shows an inner liner 18 that can be applied to the fifth embodiment of the present invention. The inner liner 19 has a perforation hole 21 to allow the pull foil 19 to be easily removed. In addition, the lifting member 20 in the form of a ring tape 33 is introduced into the manufacturing process of the inner liner 18 so as to extend through the area of the pulling foil 19. In particular, the lifting member 20 in the form of a ring tape 33 is folded and attached to the inside of the inner liner 18. Thus, when the inner liner 18 is wrapped around the bundle of smoking articles 17 and provided in the container 1, the shape shown in FIG. 7 is obtained. Only minor changes may be made to known manufacturing processes when the ring tape 33 is applied to the manufacturing process of the inner liner 18. Thus, the production cost of the container is kept low.

The lifting member 20 is preferably formed of a material having sufficient rigidity to allow the flap 22 to be properly coupled with the smoking article 17. For example, paper, cardboard or polymer materials can be used.

In addition, the characteristic structure of the lifting member 20 is combined, for example, the handle portion 31 may be provided in the above-mentioned lifting member 20.

The second flap 29 may be provided at any position along the width of the lifting member 20. Furthermore, it is also possible for the lifting member 20 to have a higher height so that the upper portion 27 can be easily accessed by the consumer. The height of the lifting member 20 is limited only by the upper rim of the box 2 of the container 1.

The flap is preferably a height of 3 to 4mm. The fold of the flap is preferably a transverse line.

FIG. 16 shows a further embodiment of the lifting member 20 according to the invention, which can simultaneously interact with the outer upper end of the smoking article 17 in two positions. The lifting member 20 has a flap 22 of two protrusions, which help to increase the friction between the outer upper end of the smoking article 17 and the lifting member 20. For example, the lifting member 20 may be part of a lid of a hinged lid container, such as a dust flap. In use, the lifting member 20 shown in FIG. 16 can be easily removed from the blank by, for example, tearing along a weak line such as a perforation line. The cutout of the lift member 20 is placed on both sides of the outer upper end of the smoking member 17 and the cutout acts as a tong. The two protrusions flap 22 generate sufficient friction between the lift member and the smoking article when the lift member is pulled upward to lift the smoking article upward. As an alternative to being part of the container blank, an insert may be provided as a lifting member, which may be provided with a cutout to raise the smoking article by engaging the cutout with both sides of the outer upper end of the smoking article 17. Do.

1: container 2: box
3: lid 4: hinge line
5: front wall 9: rear wall
20: rising member 22: flap

Claims (15)

A container (1) for a smoking article having a cup-shaped box (2) for smoking article, the box (2) having a bottom wall, a side wall and an opening, and further comprising a smoking article ( 17. A container for a smoking article, comprising a lifting member 20 associated with at least one smoking article 17, for lifting up 17, wherein the lifting member 20 is outside of the smoking article 17. Container for smoking article, characterized in that it has a coupling portion 22 that can engage with the upper end portion.
The container for smoking articles according to claim 1, wherein said smoking article (17) is provided with a shoulder portion of a rim, such as a ring, on its outer circumference to engage with said lifting member (20).
3. A container for a smoking article according to claim 2, wherein the shoulder of the smoking article (17), in particular of filter tobacco, is formed by an edge (24) of the surrounding tipping paper (23) of the smoking article (17).
4. A container according to claim 3, wherein the lifting member (20) extends from the opening of the cup-shaped box (2) below the edge (24) of the tipping paper (23).
5. A container according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein the lifting member (20) is frictionally coupled to the smoking article (17).
6. A container for a smoking article according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein the lifting member (20) has a protrusion as an engaging portion.
7. A container according to claim 6, wherein the protrusion is formed by the flap (22) of the raised member (20) folded along the folded portion (26) in the raised member (20).
8. A container according to claim 7, wherein the flap extends upward in the direction towards the smoking article (17), in particular toward the smoking article.
9. The inner liner 18 according to claim 1, having an inner liner 18 surrounding the smoking article 17, the inner liner 18 having a pull foil 19 that can be removed. However, the lifting member (20) is attached to the inside of the pull foil (19) is a container for a smoking article that the rising member (20) is in contact with the smoking article.
9. The inner liner 18 according to claim 1, having an inner liner 18 surrounding the smoking article 17, the inner liner 18 having a pull foil 19 that can be removed. Wherein the smoking article (17) is accessible and the lifting member (20) is in contact with the smoking article.
11. A container according to claim 10, wherein said lifting member (20) is attached to the outside of said pulling foil (19).
12. The smoking article according to claim 10 or 11, wherein the pulling foil (19) is such that the pulling foil (19) is separated from the lifting member (20) when a predetermined maximum tensile force on the pulling foil is exceeded. Courage for The lifting member 20 has a second flap 29 adapted to engage the cup-shaped box, and the lifting member 20 is raised to a predetermined height. Container for smoking article is configured to stop the lifting member (20) when.
14. A container according to any one of claims 1 to 13, wherein the lifting member (20) has a plurality of flaps (22) at different heights in the lifting member (20).
15. The lifting member (20) according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein the lifting member (20) extends at least partially parallel to the front wall (5) of the cup-shaped box (2). A container for smoking articles, guided by at least one adjacent wall of the front wall (5) of the box, in particular the lifting member (20) having a width substantially the same as the width of the cup-shaped box (2).

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