KR20140139487A - Rigid packet of cigarettes or similar - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a rigid cigarette packet (1), said cigarette packet (1) comprising a set of cigarettes; And an upper wall (7) and a lower wall parallel thereto (8); And four sidewalls 9, 10, 10 extending perpendicularly and longitudinally to the top wall 7 and the bottom wall 8 to connect the edges of the top wall 7 and corresponding edges of the bottom wall 8, 11), the outer container (2) in the form of a polyhedron having six faces; The top wall 7 is trapezoidal and the bottom wall 8 is rectangular; The transverse section of the outer container 2 parallel to the top wall 7 and the bottom wall 8 connects the trapezoid of the top wall 7 and the rectangle of the bottom wall 8 while continuously varying in the longitudinal direction.

Description

Rigid Cigarette Packets or Similar Articles {RIGID PACKET OF CIGARETTES OR SIMILAR}

The present invention relates to a rigid cigarette packet.

In the following description, for the sake of simplicity, a rigid (hinged-lid packet of cigarettes) with a hinge lid will be considered as a purely non-limiting example.

A rigid cigarette packet with a hinge lid (or a cigar, a cigar, or a cigarette containing similar tobacco products) comprises a cup-shaped outer container; And a lid hinged to the outer container and rotating between an open position and a closed position. The outer container forms a compartment for receiving an inner package comprising a pair of foil-wrapped tobacco. It is important that the cigarette packs are held against the outer container by firmly holding a set of cigarettes between the walls of the outer container in the course of being carried and repeatedly handled until the cigarette pack is reached from the production factory to the end consumer, The size of the outer container is determined by the size of the inner package (i.e., a set of cigarettes). A set of cigarettes must be kept in their original position in the outer container because the tobacco flows from the tip of the cigarette to the partial movement of the cigarettes in the outer container, because the cigarette can bend or tear.

On the other hand, this type of cigarette packet should also facilitate the withdrawal of the cigarette when the cigarette pack is full (i.e., when the pack is first opened). Thus, there is a clear conflict between the requirement that a set of cigarettes in a cigarette packet be loosely received in the outer container and the requirement that a set of cigarettes be rigidly maintained as initially described.

In fact, the known hinge-lid type rigid cigarette packs need to balance the two conflicting demands described above, i.e., the need to firmly hold a set of cigarettes in the outer container so that they do not move during the transportation and handling process, It raises a trade-off between the need to allow some looseness between a set of cigarettes so that they can be pulled out without difficulty.

German patent application DE202010002096U1 discloses a rigid cigarette packet of the hinge-lid type having a constant (i. E. Always the same) trapezoidal cross section over the entire length. However, the answer is that there is a balance between the two conflicting requirements described above, namely the need to hold a cigarette in a solid form in the outer container so that it does not move during the handling and handling process, The need to allow some looseness between a set of cigarettes.

In order to solve this problem, European Patent EP0930245B1 discloses that the outer container has three main axes perpendicular to each other, and a plurality of main walls, each of which is parallel to two of the three main axes, and at least two main walls A rigid cigarette packet of the hinge-lid type being formed by at least one connecting wall disposed, wherein a cross-section of the cigarette packet is varied along each of the major axes at a predetermined angle greater than zero with each of the three major axes do. However, the cigarette pack described in EP0930245B1 is too complex to be manufactured in a standard (commercial) packaging machine, which requires a more expensive custom machine than an equivalent standard packer to achieve this.

It is an object of the present invention to provide a rigid rebate pack which is constructed to eliminate the above-mentioned disadvantages and is inexpensive and easy to manufacture.

According to the present invention, there is provided a stiffness profile hitch as claimed in the appended claims.

1 is a front perspective view of a rigid cigarette packet with a hinge lid according to the invention in a closed configuration;
Figure 2 is a rear perspective view of the cigarette packet of Figure 1 in a closed configuration;
Figure 3 is a front perspective view of the cigarette packet of Figure 1 in an open configuration;
Figure 4 is a sectional view of the cigarette packet of Figure 1;
Figure 5 is an exploded top plan view of a blank that is folded about an inner package to form the cigarette packet of Figure 1;
Figure 6 is a developed top plan view of the collar of the cigarette box of Figure 1;

Reference numeral "1 " in Figs. 1 to 3 indicates the rigid cigarette packet as a whole. The rigid cigarette packet 1 comprises an outer container 2 made of cardboard; And an inner wrapper 3 received in the interior of the outer container 2 and having an opening for surrounding the cigarettes at one end (shown in the sectional view of FIG. 4) and for pulling the cigarettes 23 out of the upper end. The cigarettes 23 may be arranged in three rows of six, seven, and seven cigarettes 23 in total.

The outer vessel (2) has an upper open end (4); And an outer container 2 between an open position (FIG. 3) and a closed position (FIGS. 1 and 2) hinged to the container 2 along the hinge 6 to open and close the upper open end 4, And a cup-shaped lid 5 which rotates with respect to the cup-shaped lid 5.

When the lid 5 is closed, the outer container 2 is in the form of a polyhedron having six faces facing each other. More specifically, the outer container 2 comprises two end walls, including a top wall 7 and a bottom wall 8 opposite and parallel thereto; And four sidewalls 9, 10, 11 which are perpendicular to the top wall 7 and the bottom wall 8 and extend longitudinally to connect the corresponding edges of the bottom wall 8 with the edges of the top wall 7 ). The four sidewalls 9,10 and 11 comprise two opposing parallel main sidewalls 9,10 (i.e. a larger sidewall) and two opposing non-parallel sidewalls 11 Smaller side walls). More specifically, the main side wall 9 forms the front wall 9 of the outer container 2 and the other main side wall 10 forms the rear wall 10 of the outer container 2. [ Between the two side walls 11 and the front and rear walls 9, 10, four longitudinal edges 12 are formed; Eight transverse edges 13 are formed between the upper and lower walls 7, 8 and the front and rear walls and the side walls 9, 10, 11.

3 and 6, the cigarette packet 1 includes a U-shaped rigid (i.e., rigid cardboard) collar 14 which is inserted into the interior of the outer container 2 and is inserted into the outer container 2 And partially protrudes outwardly from the upper open end 4 to engage the corresponding inner surface of the lid 5 when the lid 5 is closed. The collar (14) has a front wall (15) arranged to contact the front wall (9) of the outer container (2); And two sidewalls 16 located on opposite sides of the front wall 15 and arranged to contact the secondary sidewalls 11 of the outer vessel 2. [ In a preferred embodiment the collar 14 has two protrusions 17 protruding sideways from the collar's front wall 15 so as to interfere with the sidewalls of the lid 5, So as to keep the lid 5 in the closed position.

As shown in Figures 1 and 2, the top wall 7 is a trapezoidal shape, and more specifically an isosceles trapezoidal shape (geometric isosceles trapezoidal in that a pair of faeces known as "base" and "top" The oblique lines have joint sides (oblique, congruent sides), and the two base angles are defined by the same rectangle). The bottom wall 8 is a rectangle having a circumference similar to the trapezoid of the top wall 7 (in geometry, a rectangle is defined as a rectangle in which two pairs of opposing sides are parallel to each other and perpendicular to the neighboring sides; Lt; / RTI > defined as a specific shape of the rectangle having the shape of the rectangle). In the embodiment of the cigarette packet 1 shown in the figures, the upper and lower sides of the trapezoid of the top wall 7 are parallel to the corresponding major sides of the rectangle of the bottom wall 8.

The cross section of the outer container 2 parallel to the upper wall 7 and the lower wall 8 is continuously changed in the longitudinal direction (i.e., the longitudinal direction of the polyhedron of the cigarette packet 1) Connecting the rectangles of the bottom wall 8 so that each of the longitudinal edges 12 has a constant shape and size over the entire length. In general, any cross-section in the outer vessel 2 is always in the form of a convex quadrilateral.

4 shows a cross-section of the cigarette packet 1 parallel to the top wall 7 and the bottom wall 8 and close to the bottom wall 8 wherein 7a shows the top wall 7 on the cross- And 8a projects the lower end wall 8 on the same cross-sectional plane. The cross-section near the bottom wall 8 (i.e. close to the bottom surface of the cigarette packet 1) is approximately rectangular so that a set of cigarettes remain in a tight state in the inner wrapper 3, i. .

In a preferred embodiment of the cigarette packet 1, the cross-section of the untouched (i.e., undeformed) ends of the cigarettes has the same shape and size as the cross-section of the outer container 2 adjacent the bottom wall 8 . Thus, in the bottom wall 8, one cigarette does not undergo any kind of deformation, whereas in other parallel cross-sections, one cigarette is slightly deformed (i.e., the cigarettes 23 wrapped around the inner wrapper 3) This state is slightly shifted compared to the initial untransformed state), this does not adversely affect the cigarettes 23. In other words, the outer container 2 of an equivalent standard (i.e., rectangular parallelepiped) rigid rebate will have the same cross-section as the outer container 2 at the bottom wall 8.

In a preferred embodiment of the cigarette packet 1, the cigarette 23 is not squeezed regardless of the cross-section of the hatchback 1. This is because a group of cigarettes are arranged in three rows of 6-7-7 pieces (total of 20 cigarettes) and the heat containing six cigarettes 23 is arranged to face the upper side of the trapezoid of the upper wall 7 (See Fig. 4).

A set of cigarettes is arranged in three rows of 6-7-8 (21 cigarettes in total - the format used in cigarette vending machines); Arranged in two rows of 9-11 pieces (a total of 20 cigarettes in total - a format particularly suited for "slim" cigarettes of small diameter); It can be arranged in four to five or five to six lines (a total of 20 cigarettes - a format suitable for "super slim" cigarettes in a rectangular cigarette packet).

Another embodiment of the outer container 2, for example a trapezoidal top wall 7 having a base on the front wall 9 and an upper side on the rear wall 10, . ≪ / RTI >

In the embodiment shown in the figures, each of the side walls 11 is of a twisted shape, i. E., Slightly bent and partially helical.

The cross section of the outer vessel 2 parallel to the upper wall 7 and the lower end wall 8 has the same circumference as the outer vessel 2 in the plan view The circumference of the cross section of the outer container 2 is constant). This is an important feature that allows the outer container 2 to be easily packed in a rectangular plastic (i.e., cellophane or polypropylene) surface packaging, which results in a good appearance (i.e., no unsightly "wrinkles" State).

As shown in Fig. 5, the outer vessel 2 is formed by folding a flat, substantially elongated rectangular blank 18. The blank 18 has two vertical ground lines 19 and a plurality of horizontal ground lines 20 and the horizontal ground lines 20 extend between the vertical ground lines 19, A panel 9 'forming a part of the front wall 9 (i.e. the part of the front wall 9 constituting a part of the lid 5); A panel 7 'forming an upper wall 7 of the outer container 2; A panel 10 'forming the rear wall 10 of the outer container 2; A panel 8 'forming a lower end wall 8 of the outer container 2; And a panel 9 "defining the rest of the front wall 9 of the outer container 2. The panel 9 ' is connected to the flap 21 along the lateral ground line 20, 21 are folded 180 ° and glued to the inner surface of the panel 9 'to strengthen the lid 5 locally.

The panel 10 'has two wings 11' located on opposing sides of the panel 10 'and separated from the panel 10' by vertical ground lines 19, (11) of the two side walls The panel 9 " has two wings 11 " which are located on opposite sides of the panel 9 " and are separated from the panel 9 " by vertical grounding lines 19, And forms the exterior of each of the two minor side walls (11) of the container (2). The panel 9 'has two wings 11' '' located on opposite sides of the panel 9 'and separated from the panel 9' by vertical ground lines 19, 2) of the two side walls (11).

Each wing 11 'has two taps 22 and the taps 22 are located at opposite ends of the wing 11' and are connected to the wing 11 'by two lateral grounding lines 20. And is folded at 90 degrees to abut the inner surface of the panel 7 'and the inner surface of the panel 8', respectively.

In the embodiments of FIGS. 1-3, all the edges 12,13 are sharp (sharp); In other embodiments, some of the edges 12,13 may be oblique or rounded.

In another embodiment, not shown, the cigarette packet 1 is slidably open transversely and may comprise a rigid inner container which is insertable inside the outer container 2 and partly detachable from the outer container 2 . In other words, the cigarette packet 1 may include a rigid inner container that houses a set of cigarettes and is itself housed inside the outer container 2, and the inner container may be a closed position inserted into the interior of the outer container 2 And an open position in which it is partially discharged from the outer container 2. [ In such an embodiment, the outer container 2 may be replaced by an opening through which the inner container 1 slides without having a lid 5, but with one minor side wall 11. The inner container can slide while translating relative to the outer container 2, or can slide relative to the outer container 2 by rotating about the hinge connecting the two containers. The inner container may have a shape that is substantially the same as that of the outer container 2 (apparently a little small enough to fit inside the outer container 2) and may have a shape different from that of the outer container 2.

The above-described cigarette packet 1 has a number of advantages.

First, the cigarettes 23 are prevented from moving back and forth in the process of moving and handling the cigarette packet 1 because gripped cigarettes are firmly held on the floor within the outer container 2 of the cigarette pack 1 described above (Thereby preventing damage).

At the same time, the cigarettes 23 of the cigarette packet are loosened to a certain extent at the upper open end 4, so that the cigarettes 23 can be easily pulled out of the outer container 2 of the cigarette packet 1, The first cigarette 23 can be easily pulled out of the upper open end 4 of the outer container 2 even when the first cigarette 23 is full (i.e., when it is first opened).

These three conflicting requirements (to avoid moving during the conveying or handling process) are to hold the cigarettes together in a solid state in the outer container 2, by axially withdrawing the first cigarette 23 from a set of cigarettes To prevent lateral compression of the cigarette 23 is achieved by a specific and progressive form of the outer container 2 according to the invention, The container 2 connects the rectangle and the isosceles trapezoid by continuously varying the cross-section parallel to the upper and lower walls 7, 8 in the longitudinal direction, but still having the same circumference.

Furthermore, the above-mentioned cigarette packet 1 is advantageous in that it can be easily manufactured in a standard (commercial) packaging machine since the manufacture of the cigarette packet 1 is easy and inexpensive, and the blank of the outer container 2 has a shape somewhat similar to a normal blank .

Claims (9)

A set of cigarettes wrapped in the inner wrapper 3; And
Receiving the cigarettes at one end and having a top wall (7) and a bottom wall (8) facing and parallel thereto; And four sidewalls 9, 10, 10 extending perpendicularly and longitudinally to the top wall 7 and the bottom wall 8 to connect the edges of the top wall 7 and corresponding edges of the bottom wall 8, 11. A rigid cigarette packet (1) comprising an outer container (2) in the form of a polyhedron having six faces,
The upper wall 7 is trapezoidal;
The lower end wall 8 is rectangular; Also
The transverse section of the outer container 2 parallel to the upper wall 7 and the lower wall 8 is characterized in that the trapezoid of the upper wall 7 and the rectangle of the lower end wall 8 are connected A rigid cigarette packet. The rigid cigarette packet according to claim 1, wherein the cross-section of the outer container (2) parallel to the top wall (7) and the bottom wall (8) has the same circumference at any position. A device according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that four longitudinal edges (12) are formed between the four side walls (9, 10, 11) Rigid Cigarette Pack. 4. An apparatus according to claim 3, characterized in that the outer container (2) has a front wall (9) and a rear wall (10), one of which has a bottom side of the trapezoidal top wall (7) and the other one connects the upper side of the trapezoidal upper wall (7) to the remaining longer side of the rectangular lower end wall (8). 5. A container according to claim 3 or 4, wherein the outer container (2) has two secondary side walls (11) each of which has an oblique side of the trapezoidal upper wall (7) side of the rigid cigarette pack. The rigid cigarette packet according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein the upper side and the lower side of the trapezoid of the upper wall (7) are parallel to the longer sides of the rectangle of the lower end wall (8). The rigid cigarette packet according to any one of claims 1 to 6, wherein the trapezoid of the upper wall (7) is an isosceles trapezoid. The rigid cigarette packet according to any one of claims 1 to 7, wherein the rectangle of the lower end wall (8) is substantially square. 9. A cigarette according to any one of claims 1 to 8, characterized in that the cross-section of one end of the cigarettes wrapped around the inner wrapper (3) has the same shape and size as the cross-section of the outer container (2) A rigid cigarette packet.

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