EP0649797A1 - Soft cigarette package - Google Patents

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EP0649797A1
EP0649797A1 EP94115708A EP94115708A EP0649797A1 EP 0649797 A1 EP0649797 A1 EP 0649797A1 EP 94115708 A EP94115708 A EP 94115708A EP 94115708 A EP94115708 A EP 94115708A EP 0649797 A1 EP0649797 A1 EP 0649797A1
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Hans-Jürgen Bretthauer
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
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  • the invention relates to a soft pack for cigarettes, in particular a soft cup pack, with a cup-shaped container formed from a blank of foldable packaging material for receiving a group of cigarettes.
  • Soft packs for cigarettes are primarily known as soft cup packs. With this type of pack, a group of cigarettes is completely encased in an inner blank made of tin foil or paper. A cigarette block formed in this way sits in the cup-shaped container which is open at the top. This usually consists of paper, but can also be formed from a multi-layer film, if necessary.
  • a disadvantage of such soft packs, especially soft cup packs, is the lack of dimensional stability. Especially after a part of the cigarettes has been removed, the outer shape of the soft cup packs becomes unsightly, since the shape-stabilizing effect is no longer provided by the pack contents.
  • the invention is based on the object of designing soft packs for cigarettes, in particular soft cup packs, in such a way that they have increased dimensional stability while maintaining the external appearance and functionality.
  • the soft pack or the cup-shaped container according to the invention is characterized in that the blank is multilayered, in particular in two layers, at least in the region of a bottom wall of the soft pack or the cup-shaped container.
  • the packaging material itself is therefore provided with a stiffening which increases the dimensional stability, in some cases by forming the blank in two or more layers.
  • An embodiment is particularly advantageous in which an appropriately dimensioned blank for the soft packaging or for the cup container has two or more layers by folding in a partial area.
  • the blank is given a strip-shaped reinforcement, which causes a local stiffening of the pack during the manufacture of the soft pack or the container.
  • the reinforcement can also extend beyond the bottom wall in the area of adjacent packing walls.
  • the soft pack or the cup-shaped container can be provided with reinforcements in several areas by double or multi-layered design of the blank, in particular in the area of the bottom wall on the one hand and in the area of an upper edge on the other.
  • the procedure according to the invention is such that a continuous material web for the blanks is provided with a continuous reinforcement strip, which is produced in particular by folding over or by Z-shaped folding of the material web.
  • the blanks are separated from this material web with the finished reinforcement.
  • FIGS. 1 to 9 are typical soft cup packs made up of several or two blanks. 11 to 14 show details of a soft pack made from only a blank of the packaging material.
  • a typical soft-cup pack consists of an outer, cup-shaped container 10 and a cigarette group 31 encased in an inner blank 11 to form a cuboid-shaped cigarette block 12 as the pack content.
  • the cigarette block 12 protrudes slightly from the top of the container 10, that is to say on the open side.
  • a band 13 is usually attached, which extends across an end wall 14 of the cigarette block 12 into the area of an adjacent front wall 15 and rear wall 16 of the container 10.
  • the inner blank 11 completely surrounds the cigarette group 31.
  • the inner blank 11 is designed such that the end wall 14 of the cigarette block 12 is formed from folding flaps, namely as an envelope fold.
  • the inner blank 11 is made of paper or tin foil
  • the cup-shaped container 10 consists of a one-piece cup blank. This defines the large front wall 15 and the corresponding rear wall 16, narrow, upright side walls 18, 19 and a bottom wall 20 formed by folding.
  • material reinforcement is only provided in the area of the bottom wall 20 itself.
  • All the folding tabs forming the bottom wall 20, namely trapezoidal, partially overlapping longitudinal tabs 23 and 24, and corner tabs 25, 26 adjoining the narrow side walls 18, 19 consist of two layers or two walls of the cup blank 21, in particular of (thicker) paper .
  • the bottom wall 20 thus has a significantly higher rigidity than with a single-layer design.
  • the cup-shaped containers 10 are made from rectangular cup blanks 21, 22 which can be separated from a continuous material web 27, 28.
  • An edge strip 29, 30 of the material web 27, 28 running in the longitudinal direction is used to produce the bottom wall 20 of the separated cup blanks 21, 22.
  • the material reinforcement is already produced on the material web 27, 28. For this purpose, this has a larger initial width than that of the cup blanks 21, 22.
  • the edge strip 29, 30 running in the longitudinal direction of the material web 27, 28 is folded over until it lies against the inside of the material web.
  • the cup blank 21, 22 removed from the material web 27, 28 thus formed is immediately prepared for the folding process.
  • the material reinforcement namely the edge strips 29, 30, can be connected to the remaining part of the cup blank 21, 22 by preferably full-surface gluing. This results in additional rigidity.
  • the edge strips 29, 30 can also be fixed by thermal sealing of a plastic layer.
  • the edge strip 29 corresponds in terms of width to a strip of the material web 27 for the production of the bottom wall 20.
  • the exemplary embodiment according to FIGS. 8 and 9 relates to the production of cup blanks 21, 22 for 4 and 5.
  • the edge strip 30 here has a greater width and extends into the region of the adjacent upright packaging walls, forming a reinforcement strip 32 in the region of the same.
  • the inner blank 11 in the area of the bottom wall 20 can additionally or alternatively also be used be designed in two or more layers.
  • the exemplary embodiment according to FIGS. 11 to 14 shows details of a modified soft cup pack made from a single blank 17 made of paper, film or other thin packaging material.
  • the bottom wall 20 of this packaging is designed in the same way as that of the exemplary embodiment in FIGS. 4 and 5.
  • the edge strip 30 of the blank 17 is dimensioned in the area of the bottom wall 20 in such a way that reinforcement strips as edge areas of the edge strip 30 on the inside of Front wall 15, rear wall 16 and side walls 18, 19 extend.
  • an upper, front-side region of the blank 17 is also provided with a reinforcement 33 running all around.
  • This is produced here by the multilayer design of the blank 17, namely by a Z-shaped fold - Z fold 34.
  • Folding legs of the Z-fold 34 lie on the inside of the blank 17. This creates an all-round, upper, outer folding edge 35.
  • Folding flaps 37, 38 adjoin an inner folding leg 36 of the Z-fold 34 in the region of the end wall 14.
  • the folding leg 34 protrudes slightly beyond the folding edge 35. This results in an externally exposed viewing strip 39 of the folding leg 36.
  • the viewing strip 39 and the subsequent folding tabs 37, 38 are expediently set apart from the blank 17 in terms of color or with respect to other surface configurations.
  • viewing strips 39 and folding tabs 37, 38 can be silver-colored, so that the impression arises that the cigarette group 31 is covered by a separate inner blank, as in the exemplary embodiments according to FIGS. 1 to 9.
  • a material web 40 for producing blanks 17 for packaging according to FIG. 10 has two strip-shaped material reinforcements running in the longitudinal direction of the material web 40, namely folds. These are on the one hand around the edge strip 30 and on the other hand around the finished, continuous Z-fold 34.
  • the design of the packaging with a reinforcement on the upper front edge of the container 10, in particular by means of a Z-fold 34, can also be used in the embodiments according to FIGS. 1 to 9, that is to say with an additional inner covering made of an inner blank 11.

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Soft packs for cigarettes, in particular soft tub packs, are given an additional reinforcement in the region of a bottom wall (20) by means of a two-ply or multi-ply design of a tub blank (21, 22) in the region of the bottom wall (20). The two-ply or multi-ply reinforcement of the tub blank (22) can also extend right into the region of adjacent pack walls. <IMAGE>

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Die Erfindung betrifft eine Weichpackung für Zigaretten, insbesondere Weichbecherpackung, mit einem aus einem Zuschnitt aus faltbarem Verpackungsmaterial gebildeten becherförmigen Behälter Zur Aufnahme einer Zigaretten-Gruppe.The invention relates to a soft pack for cigarettes, in particular a soft cup pack, with a cup-shaped container formed from a blank of foldable packaging material for receiving a group of cigarettes.

Weichpackungen für Zigaretten sind vorwiegend als Weichbecherpackungen bekannt. Bei diesem Packungstyp ist eine Zigaretten-Gruppe in einen Innenzuschnitt aus Stanniol oder Papier vollständig eingehüllt. Ein so gebildeter Zigaretten-Block sitzt in dem oben offenen, becherförmigen Behälter. Dieser besteht üblicherweise aus Papier, kann aber auch aus ggf. mehrlagiger Folie gebildet sein.Soft packs for cigarettes are primarily known as soft cup packs. With this type of pack, a group of cigarettes is completely encased in an inner blank made of tin foil or paper. A cigarette block formed in this way sits in the cup-shaped container which is open at the top. This usually consists of paper, but can also be formed from a multi-layer film, if necessary.

Ein Nachteil derartiger Weichpackungen, insbesondere der Weichbecherpackungen, ist die mangelnde Formstabilität. Vor allem nach Entnahme eines Teils der Zigaretten wird die äußere Gestalt der Weichbecherpackungen unansehnlich, da die formstabilisierende Wirkung durch den Packungsinhalt nicht mehr gegeben ist.A disadvantage of such soft packs, especially soft cup packs, is the lack of dimensional stability. Especially after a part of the cigarettes has been removed, the outer shape of the soft cup packs becomes unsightly, since the shape-stabilizing effect is no longer provided by the pack contents.

Der Erfindung liegt die Aufgabe zugrunde, Weichpackungen für Zigaretten, insbesondere Weichbecherpackungen, so auszubilden, daß sie bei Erhaltung des äußeren Erscheinungsbilds und der Funktionalität eine erhöhte Formfestigkeit aufweisen.The invention is based on the object of designing soft packs for cigarettes, in particular soft cup packs, in such a way that they have increased dimensional stability while maintaining the external appearance and functionality.

Zur Lösung dieser Aufgabe ist die erfindungsgemäße Weichpackung bzw. der becherförmige Behälter dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß der Zuschnitt mindestens im Bereich einer Bodenwand der Weichpackung bzw. des becherförmigen Behälters mehrlagig, insbesondere zweilagig ausgebildet ist.To achieve this object, the soft pack or the cup-shaped container according to the invention is characterized in that the blank is multilayered, in particular in two layers, at least in the region of a bottom wall of the soft pack or the cup-shaped container.

Bei der erfindungsgemäßen Weichpackung ist demnach das Verpackungsmaterial selbst mit einer die Formstabilität erhöhenden Versteifung versehen durch teilweise doppel- oder mehrlagige Ausbildung des Zuschnitts. Besonders vorteilhaft ist eine Ausführung, bei der ein entsprechend bemessener Zuschnitt für die Weichpackung bzw. für den Becher-Behälter durch Falten in einem Teilbereich zwei- oder mehrlagig ist. Der Zuschnitt erhält dabei eine streifenförmige Verstärkung, die bei der Fertigung der Weichpackung bzw. des Behälters eine örtliche Versteifung der Packung bewirkt. Die Verstärkung kann sich auch über die Bodenwand hinaus erstrecken im Bereich angrenzender Packungswände.In the case of the soft packaging according to the invention, the packaging material itself is therefore provided with a stiffening which increases the dimensional stability, in some cases by forming the blank in two or more layers. An embodiment is particularly advantageous in which an appropriately dimensioned blank for the soft packaging or for the cup container has two or more layers by folding in a partial area. The blank is given a strip-shaped reinforcement, which causes a local stiffening of the pack during the manufacture of the soft pack or the container. The reinforcement can also extend beyond the bottom wall in the area of adjacent packing walls.

Die Weichpackung bzw. der becherförmige Behälter kann nach einem weiteren Vorschlag der Erfindung in mehreren Bereichen durch doppel- bzw. mehrlagige Ausbildung des Zuschnitts mit Verstärkungen versehen sein, insbesondere im Bereich der Bodenwand einerseits und im Bereich eines oberen Randes andererseits.According to a further proposal of the invention, the soft pack or the cup-shaped container can be provided with reinforcements in several areas by double or multi-layered design of the blank, in particular in the area of the bottom wall on the one hand and in the area of an upper edge on the other.

Bei der Fertigung des Verpackungsmaterials wird erfindungsgemäß so vorgegangen, daß eine fortlaufende Materialbahn für die Zuschnitte mit einem durchgehenden Verstärkungsstreifen versehen wird, der insbesondere durch Umfalten oder durch Z-förmiges Falten der Materialbahn entsteht. Die Zuschnitte werden mit der fertigen Verstärkung von dieser Materialbahn abgetrennt.In the production of the packaging material, the procedure according to the invention is such that a continuous material web for the blanks is provided with a continuous reinforcement strip, which is produced in particular by folding over or by Z-shaped folding of the material web. The blanks are separated from this material web with the finished reinforcement.

Weitere Einzelheiten der Erfindung werden nachfolgend anhand von in den Zeichnungen dargestellten Ausführungsbeispielen näher erläutert. Es zeigt:

Fig. 1
eine Weichbecherpackung für Zigaretten in perspektivischer Darstellung,
Fig. 2
einen Vertikalschnitt durch die Weichbecherpackung gemäß Fig. 1,
Fig. 3
den unteren, bodenseitigen Bereich der Weichbecherpackung im Vertikalschnitt, bei vergrößertem Maßstab,
Fig. 4
eine Darstellung entsprechend Fig. 2 für eine andere Ausführungsform einer Weichbecherpackung,
Fig. 5
eine Darstellung entsprechend Fig. 3 zum Ausführungsbeispiel der Fig. 4,
Fig. 6
eine fortlaufende Materialbahn zum Ausführungsbeispiel gemäß Fig. 2 und 3,
Fig. 7
einen Querschnitt durch die Materialbahn der Fig. 6,
Fig. 8
eine Materialbahn zum Ausführungsbeispiel der Fig. 4 und 5,
Fig. 9
einen Schnitt durch die Materialbahn gemäß Fig. 8.
Fig. 10
einen Vertikalschnitt durch eine weitere Ausführungsform einer Weichpackung,
Fig. 11
den oberen, stirnseitigen Bereich der Packung gemäß Fig. 10 in vergrößertem Maßstab,
Fig. 12
eine analoge Darstellung des bodenseitigen Bereichs,
Fig. 13
einen Abschnitt einer fortlaufenden Materialbahn für eine Verpackung gemäß Fig. 10,
Fig. 14
einen Querschnitt durch die Materialbahn gemäß Fig. 13.
Further details of the invention are explained in more detail below on the basis of exemplary embodiments illustrated in the drawings. It shows:
Fig. 1
a soft cup pack for cigarettes in perspective,
Fig. 2
2 shows a vertical section through the soft cup pack according to FIG. 1,
Fig. 3
the lower, bottom area of the soft cup pack in a vertical section, on an enlarged scale,
Fig. 4
2 for another embodiment of a soft cup pack,
Fig. 5
3 for the embodiment of FIG. 4,
Fig. 6
a continuous web of material to the embodiment of FIGS. 2 and 3,
Fig. 7
6 shows a cross section through the material web of FIG. 6,
Fig. 8
a web of material to the embodiment of FIGS. 4 and 5,
Fig. 9
8 shows a section through the material web according to FIG. 8.
Fig. 10
3 shows a vertical section through a further embodiment of a soft pack,
Fig. 11
10 on an enlarged scale,
Fig. 12
an analog representation of the bottom area,
Fig. 13
10 a section of a continuous material web for a packaging according to FIG. 10,
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13 shows a cross section through the material web according to FIG. 13.

Die in den Zeichnungen dargestellten Ausführungsbeispiele von Weichpackungen für Zigaretten betreffen zwei hinsichtlich des Grundaufbaus unterschiedliche Typen. Die Ausführungsformen gemäß Fig. 1 bis Fig. 9 sind typische Weichbecherpackungen aus mehreren bzw. zwei Zuschnitten. Fig. 11 bis Fig. 14 zeigen Einzelheiten einer Weichpackung aus lediglich einem Zuschnitt des Verpackungsmaterials.The exemplary embodiments of soft packs for cigarettes shown in the drawings relate to two types which differ in terms of their basic structure. The embodiments according to FIGS. 1 to 9 are typical soft cup packs made up of several or two blanks. 11 to 14 show details of a soft pack made from only a blank of the packaging material.

Eine typische Weichbecherpackung besteht aus einem äußeren, becherförmigen Behälter 10 und einer in einen Innenzuschnitt 11 eingehüllten Zigaretten-Gruppe 31 zur Bildung eines quaderförmigen Zigaretten-Blocks 12 als Packungsinhalt. Der Zigaretten-Block 12 ragt geringfügig oben, also an der offenen Seite, aus dem Behälter 10 heraus. In diesem Bereich ist üblicherweise eine Banderole 13 angebracht, die sich quer über eine Stirnwand 14 des Zigaretten-Blocks 12 bis in den Bereich einer angrenzenden Vorderwand 15 und Rückwand 16 des Behälters 10 erstreckt.A typical soft-cup pack consists of an outer, cup-shaped container 10 and a cigarette group 31 encased in an inner blank 11 to form a cuboid-shaped cigarette block 12 as the pack content. The cigarette block 12 protrudes slightly from the top of the container 10, that is to say on the open side. In this area a band 13 is usually attached, which extends across an end wall 14 of the cigarette block 12 into the area of an adjacent front wall 15 and rear wall 16 of the container 10.

Der Innenzuschnitt 11 umgibt die Zigaretten-Gruppe 31 vollständig. Der Innenzuschnitt 11 ist so ausgebildet, daß die Stirnwand 14 des Zigaretten-Blocks 12 aus Faltlappen gebildet ist, und zwar als Kuvert-Faltung. Der Innenzuschnitt 11 besteht aus Papier oder StanniolThe inner blank 11 completely surrounds the cigarette group 31. The inner blank 11 is designed such that the end wall 14 of the cigarette block 12 is formed from folding flaps, namely as an envelope fold. The inner blank 11 is made of paper or tin foil

Der becherförmige Behälter 10 besteht aus einem einstückigen Becher-Zuschnitt. Dieser definiert die großflächige Vorderwand 15 und die entsprechende Rückwand 16, schmale, aufrechte Seitenwände 18, 19 und eine durch Faltung gebildete Bodenwand 20.The cup-shaped container 10 consists of a one-piece cup blank. This defines the large front wall 15 and the corresponding rear wall 16, narrow, upright side walls 18, 19 and a bottom wall 20 formed by folding.

Zur Erhöhung der Formstabilität einer derartigen Weichbecherpackung sind im Bereich der Bodenwand 20 Materialverstärkungen vorgesehen. Diese bestehen bei den gezeigten Ausführungsbeispielen unmittelbar aus Teilen eines Becher-Zuschnitts 21, 22. Ein die Bodenwand 20 und ggf. angrenzende Bereiche bildender Teil der Becher-Zuschnitte 21, 22 ist zwei- oder mehrlagig ausgebildet, wodurch die erhöhte Steifigkeit des Materials gegeben ist.To increase the dimensional stability of such a soft cup pack 20 material reinforcements are provided in the bottom wall. In the exemplary embodiments shown, these consist directly of parts of a cup blank 21, 22. A part of the cup blanks 21, 22 which forms the bottom wall 20 and possibly adjacent regions is formed in two or more layers, as a result of which the increased rigidity of the material is provided .

Bei dem Ausführungsbeispiel gemäß Fig. 2 und Fig. 3 der Packungen ist eine Materialverstärkung lediglich im Bereich der Bodenwand 20 selbst gegeben. Alle die Bodenwand 20 bildenden Faltlappen, nämlich trapezförmige, einander teilweise überdeckende Längslappen 23 und 24 sowie an die schmalen Seitenwände 18, 19 anschließende Ecklappen 25, 26 bestehen aus zwei Lagen bzw. zwei Wandungen des Becher-Zuschnitts 21, insbesondere aus (dickerem) Papier. Die Bodenwand 20 hat dadurch eine deutlich höhere Steifigkeit als bei einlagiger Ausbildung.In the exemplary embodiment according to FIGS. 2 and 3 of the packs, material reinforcement is only provided in the area of the bottom wall 20 itself. All the folding tabs forming the bottom wall 20, namely trapezoidal, partially overlapping longitudinal tabs 23 and 24, and corner tabs 25, 26 adjoining the narrow side walls 18, 19 consist of two layers or two walls of the cup blank 21, in particular of (thicker) paper . The bottom wall 20 thus has a significantly higher rigidity than with a single-layer design.

Bei dem Ausführungsbeispiel gemäß Fig. 4 und Fig. 5 ist eine weitere Erhöhung der Formstabilität im Bereich der Bodenwand 20 durch doppellagige Ausbildung des Becher-Zuschnitts 22 auch im (unteren) Bereich von Vorderwand 15, Rückwand 16 sowie Seitenwänden 18 und 19 gegeben. Die Versteifung des Behälters 10 ist hier also dreidimensional ausgebildet.In the exemplary embodiment according to FIGS. 4 and 5, there is a further increase in the dimensional stability in the area of the bottom wall 20 by double-layered design of the cup blank 22 also in the (lower) area of the front wall 15, rear wall 16 and side walls 18 and 19. The stiffening of the container 10 is therefore three-dimensional here educated.

Die becherförmigen Behälter 10 werden aus rechteckigen Becher-Zuschnitten 21, 22 gefertigt, die von einer fortlaufenden Materialbahn 27, 28 abtrennbar sind. Ein in Längsrichtung verlaufender Randstreifen 29, 30 der Materialbahn 27, 28 dient zur Herstellung der Bodenwand 20 der abgetrennten Becher-Zuschnitte 21, 22. Die Materialverstärkung wird bereits an der Materialbahn 27, 28 hergestellt. Diese hat zu diesem Zweck eine größere Ausgangsbreite als die der Becher-Zuschnitte 21, 22. Der in Längsrichtung der Materialbahn 27, 28 verlaufende Randstreifen 29, 30 wird umgefaltet bis zur Anlage an der Innenseite der Materialbahn. Der von der so ausgebildeten Materialbahn 27, 28 abgetrente Becher-Zuschnitt 21, 22 ist unmittelbar für den Faltprozeß vorbereitet.The cup-shaped containers 10 are made from rectangular cup blanks 21, 22 which can be separated from a continuous material web 27, 28. An edge strip 29, 30 of the material web 27, 28 running in the longitudinal direction is used to produce the bottom wall 20 of the separated cup blanks 21, 22. The material reinforcement is already produced on the material web 27, 28. For this purpose, this has a larger initial width than that of the cup blanks 21, 22. The edge strip 29, 30 running in the longitudinal direction of the material web 27, 28 is folded over until it lies against the inside of the material web. The cup blank 21, 22 removed from the material web 27, 28 thus formed is immediately prepared for the folding process.

Die Materialverstärkung, nämlich der Randstreifen 29, 30, kann durch vorzugsweise vollflächige Klebung mit dem übrigen Teil des Becher-Zuschnitts 21, 22 verbunden sein. Dadurch ergibt sich eine zusätzliche Steifigkeit. Bei mehrschichtigen Folien für die Herstellung des becherförmigen Behälters 10 kann der Randstreifen 29, 30 auch durch thermisches Siegeln einer Kunststoffschicht fixiert sein.The material reinforcement, namely the edge strips 29, 30, can be connected to the remaining part of the cup blank 21, 22 by preferably full-surface gluing. This results in additional rigidity. In the case of multilayer films for the production of the cup-shaped container 10, the edge strips 29, 30 can also be fixed by thermal sealing of a plastic layer.

Bei dem Ausführungsbeispiel gemäß Fig. 6 und 7 entspricht der Randstreifen 29 hinsichtlich der Breite einem Streifen der Materialbahn 27 für die Herstellung der Bodenwand 20. Bei dem Ausführungsbeispiel gemäß Fig. 8 und 9 geht es um die Fertigung von Becher-Zuschnitten 21, 22 für eine Verpackung gemäß Fig. 4 und 5. Der Randstreifen 30 hat hier eine größere Breite und erstreckt sich in den Bereich der angrenzenden aufrechten Packungswandungen unter Bildung eines Verstärkungsstreifens 32 im Bereich derselben.In the exemplary embodiment according to FIGS. 6 and 7, the edge strip 29 corresponds in terms of width to a strip of the material web 27 for the production of the bottom wall 20. The exemplary embodiment according to FIGS. 8 and 9 relates to the production of cup blanks 21, 22 for 4 and 5. The edge strip 30 here has a greater width and extends into the region of the adjacent upright packaging walls, forming a reinforcement strip 32 in the region of the same.

Für eine weitere Erhöhung der Formstabilität der Verpackung im Bereich der Bodenwand kann zusätzlich oder alternativ auch der Innenzuschnitt 11 im Bereich der Bodenwand 20 doppel- oder mehrlagig ausgebildet sein.To further increase the dimensional stability of the packaging in the area of the bottom wall, the inner blank 11 in the area of the bottom wall 20 can additionally or alternatively also be used be designed in two or more layers.

Das Ausführungsbeispiel gemäß Fig. 11 bis Fig. 14 zeigt Einzelheiten einer modifizierten Weichbecherpackung aus einem einzigen Zuschnitt 17 aus Papier, Folie oder anderem dünnen Verpackungsmaterial. Die Bodenwand 20 dieser Verpackung ist in gleicher Weise ausgebildet wie die des Ausführungsbeispiels der Fig. 4 und Fig. 5. Der Randstreifen 30 des Zuschnitts 17 ist im Bereich der Bodenwand 20 so dimensioniert, daß sich Verstärkungsstreifen als Randbereiche des Randstreifens 30 an der Innenseite von Vorderwand 15, Rückwand 16 und Seitenwänden 18, 19 erstrecken.The exemplary embodiment according to FIGS. 11 to 14 shows details of a modified soft cup pack made from a single blank 17 made of paper, film or other thin packaging material. The bottom wall 20 of this packaging is designed in the same way as that of the exemplary embodiment in FIGS. 4 and 5. The edge strip 30 of the blank 17 is dimensioned in the area of the bottom wall 20 in such a way that reinforcement strips as edge areas of the edge strip 30 on the inside of Front wall 15, rear wall 16 and side walls 18, 19 extend.

Ein oberer, stirnseitiger Bereich des Zuschnitts 17 ist bei diesem Beispiel ebenfalls mit einer ringsherumlaufenden Verstärkung 33 versehen. Diese ist hier durch mehrlagige Ausbildung des Zuschnitts 17, nämlich durch eine Z-förmige Faltung - Z-Faltung 34 - erzeugt. Faltschenkel der Z-Faltung 34 liegen an der Innenseite des Zuschnitts 17. Dadurch wird eine ringsherumlaufende, obere, außenliegende Faltkante 35 geschaffen. An einem inneren Faltschenkel 36 der Z-faltung 34 schließen im Bereich der Stirnwand 14 liegende Faltlappen 37, 38 an. Der Faltschenkel 34 ragt geringfügig über die Faltkante 35 hinweg. Es entsteht dadurch ein außen freiliegender Sichtstreifen 39 des Faltschenkels 36. Der Sichtstreifen 39 sowie die anschließenden Faltlappen 37, 38 sind zweckmäßigerweise farblich bzw. hinsichtlich anderer Qberflächengestaltungen von dem Zuschnitt 17 im übrigen abgesetzt. Insbesondere können Sichtstreifen 39 und Faltlappen 37, 38 silberfarben gestaltet sein, so daß der Eindruck entsteht, die Zigarettengruppe 31 sei durch einen separaten Innenzuschnitt umhüllt, wie bei den Ausführungsbeispielen gemäß Fig. 1 bis Fig. 9.In this example, an upper, front-side region of the blank 17 is also provided with a reinforcement 33 running all around. This is produced here by the multilayer design of the blank 17, namely by a Z-shaped fold - Z fold 34. Folding legs of the Z-fold 34 lie on the inside of the blank 17. This creates an all-round, upper, outer folding edge 35. Folding flaps 37, 38 adjoin an inner folding leg 36 of the Z-fold 34 in the region of the end wall 14. The folding leg 34 protrudes slightly beyond the folding edge 35. This results in an externally exposed viewing strip 39 of the folding leg 36. The viewing strip 39 and the subsequent folding tabs 37, 38 are expediently set apart from the blank 17 in terms of color or with respect to other surface configurations. In particular, viewing strips 39 and folding tabs 37, 38 can be silver-colored, so that the impression arises that the cigarette group 31 is covered by a separate inner blank, as in the exemplary embodiments according to FIGS. 1 to 9.

Eine Materialbahn 40 zum Herstellen von Zuschnitten 17 für Verpackungen gemäß Fig. 10 weist zwei in Längsrichtung der Materialbahn 40 verlaufende streifenförmige Materialverstärkungen auf, nämlich Faltungen. Es handelt sich dabei zum einen um den Randstreifen 30 und zum anderen um die fertige, durchlaufende Z-Faltung 34.A material web 40 for producing blanks 17 for packaging according to FIG. 10 has two strip-shaped material reinforcements running in the longitudinal direction of the material web 40, namely folds. These are on the one hand around the edge strip 30 and on the other hand around the finished, continuous Z-fold 34.

Die Gestaltung der Verpackung mit einer Verstärkung am oberen stirnseitigen Rand des Behälters 10, insbesondere durch Z-Faltung 34, kann auch bei Ausführungen gemäß Fig. 1 bis 9 zur Anwendung kommen, also mit einer zusätzlichen Innenumhüllung aus einem Innenzuschnitt 11.The design of the packaging with a reinforcement on the upper front edge of the container 10, in particular by means of a Z-fold 34, can also be used in the embodiments according to FIGS. 1 to 9, that is to say with an additional inner covering made of an inner blank 11.

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Weichpackung für Zigaretten, insbesondere Weichbecherpackung, mit einem aus einem Zuschnitt (17, 21, 22) aus faltbarem Verpackungsmaterial gebildeten becherförmigen Behälter (10) zur Aufnahme einer Zigaretten-Gruppe (31), dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß der Zuschnitt (17, 21, 22) mindestens im Bereich einer Bodenwand (20) des becherförmigen Behälters (10) mehrlagig, insbesondere zweilagig ausgebildet ist.Soft pack for cigarettes, in particular soft cup pack, with a cup-shaped container (10) formed from a blank (17, 21, 22) made of foldable packaging material for receiving a cigarette group (31), characterized in that the blank (17, 21, 22 ) at least in the area of a bottom wall (20) of the cup-shaped container (10) is constructed in several layers, in particular in two layers. Weichpackung nach Anspruch 1, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß Faltlappen der Bodenwand (20), nämlich Längslappen (23, 24) und Ecklappen (25, 26) zwei- oder mehrlagig ausgebildet sind.Soft pack according to claim 1, characterized in that folding tabs of the bottom wall (20), namely longitudinal tabs (23, 24) and corner tabs (25, 26) are formed in two or more layers. Weichpackung nach Anspruch 1 oder 2, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß Becher-Zuschnitte (21, 22) einen zur Bildung der Bodenwand (20) dienenden, verstärkten Materialstreifen bzw. Randstreifen (29, 30) aufweisen, insbesondere durch zwei- oder mehrlagige Ausbildung der Becher-Zuschnitte (21, 22) im Bereich des Randstreifens (29, 30).Soft pack according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that cup blanks (21, 22) have a reinforced material strip or edge strip (29, 30) serving to form the bottom wall (20), in particular by forming the cups in two or more layers Cuts (21, 22) in the region of the edge strip (29, 30). Weichpackung nach Anspruch 3, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß bei einer bis in den Bereich von Vorderwand (15), Rückwand (16) sowie Seitenwänden (18, 19) sich erstreckenden Materialverstärkung des becherförmigen Behälters (10) der Becher-Zuschnitt (22) einen insbesondere durch Umfalten gebildeten zwei- oder mehrlagigen Randstreifen (30) aufweist, dessen Breite größer ist als die der Faltlappen der Bodenwand (20).Soft pack according to claim 3, characterized in that in the case of a material reinforcement of the cup-shaped container (10) extending into the region of the front wall (15), rear wall (16) and side walls (18, 19), the cup blank (22) in particular has two-layer or multilayer edge strips (30) formed by folding, the width of which is greater than that of the folding tabs of the bottom wall (20). Weichpackung nach Anspruch 1 oder einem der weiteren Ansprüche, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß die die Materialverstärkung bildenden zusätzlichen Lagen durch insbesondere vollflächige Klebung oder - bei thermisch siegelbaren Folien bzw. Beschichtungen - durch vollflächiges Siegeln mit dem Becher-Zuschnitt (21, 22) verbunden sind.Soft pack according to Claim 1 or one of the further claims, characterized in that the additional layers forming the material reinforcement are connected to the cup blank (21, 22) by, in particular, full-surface gluing or - in the case of thermally sealable films or coatings - by full-surface sealing. Weichpackung nach einem oder mehreren der Ansprüche 1 bis 5, gekennzeichnet durch eine (weitere) Materialverstärkung im Bereich oberhalb der Bodenwand (20), insbesondere an einem oberen, einer Stirnwand (14) zugekehrten Randbereich des Zuschnitts (17), vorzugsweise durch mehrlagige, insbesondere Z-förmige Faltung (Z-Faltung 34).Soft pack according to one or more of claims 1 to 5, characterized by a (further) material reinforcement in the area above the bottom wall (20), in particular on an upper edge area of the blank (17) facing an end wall (14), preferably by multilayer, in particular Z-shaped fold (Z-fold 34). Weichpackung nach Anspruch 6, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß die Stirnwand (14) durch den einstückigen Zuschnitt (17) gebildet ist, vorzugsweise derart, daß Faltlappen (37, 38) der Stirnwand (14) mit einem inneren Faltschenkel (36) der Z-Faltung (34) einstückig verbunden sind.Soft pack according to claim 6, characterized in that the end wall (14) is formed by the one-piece blank (17), preferably in such a way that folding tabs (37, 38) of the end wall (14) with an inner folding leg (36) of the Z-fold (34) are integrally connected.
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