CN101171178A

CN101171178A - Box and lid

Info

Publication number: CN101171178A
Application number: CNA2006800149062A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 拉斯·比约克霍尔姆
Original assignee: GALLAHER SNUS AB
Current assignee: GALLAHER SNUS AB
Priority date: 2005-03-11
Filing date: 2006-03-07
Publication date: 2008-04-30
Anticipated expiration: 2026-03-07
Also published as: UA89522C2; SE0500579L; SE528210C2; CN100548824C; DK1863721T3; ZA200708130B; ATE513757T1

Abstract

A box comprising an open container (2) and a Hd (3) for closing the open container (2), the box (1) in a closed state comprising two base surfaces (4, 5), one of which consists of the bottom wall (4) of the open container and the other of the top wall (5) of the lid (3), together with at least one lateral surface, which is formed by a container side (6) and a lid side (7). When the box (1) is in the closed state the container side (6) and the lid side (7) at least partial overlap one another. An inward facing, inclined slide surface (19) is furthermore arranged on the inside of the top wall (5) of the lid (3) in order, when closing the open container (2), to allow displacement of the lid (3) into the correct closing position relative to the container (2). The slide surface (19) runs along and adjacent to the lid side (7) at an angle relative to the top wall (5) and the lid side (7) and is remote from the lid side (7).

Description

Box and lid

Technical field

The present invention relates to box and the lid that is used for this box according to the preamble of claim 1.

Background of invention

Be used for snuff, the package of the box form of the shiploads of merchandise of snuff in bulk and packing is made up of box usually, and this box just is dropped when the thing of the inside uses up.Box comprises the bottom part, is provided with the vessel of top part (pot), allows box to open and close again repeatedly lid, is about usually 20 to 50 times.This box advantageously is made up of plastic material.In order to save space, material and cost, the material of box should be thin as much as possible.

Known such box is presented among the SE524025, and has the basic configuration of the right circular cylinder that comprises low clearance, and is similar to disk usually.From then on basic configuration is set out, and box can have the bottom (profiled bottom) of the lid and the abnormity of circular edge, arc, for example.Usually have along the periphery of vessel and when box is closed, to be used for allowing lid be pressed in edge or analogous shape above it.This edge can be manufactured to diameter that the wall of vessel locates and be slightly less than the diameter of locating below the edge on the edge.

A problem of known boxes is: lid shows the trend of on the skew holding up on vessel through regular meeting.This problem often is to be difficult to more handle and to take place more continually in the place that the material thickness of vessel and lid reduces.On the skew the lid of An Zhuaning mean that lid will fall at once or box not by correctly closed.If once more not by correctly closed, the thing of box the inside will break away from box or may be dry or contaminated, and perhaps quality can be damaged in some others.

Summary of the invention

An object of the present invention is to produce a kind of improved box, this box can completely or partially be eliminated problem intrinsic in the prior art.

This purpose is completely or partially to realize by box and lid according to each independent claims respectively.

Embodiment of the present invention are set out in dependent claims, ensuing description and the accompanying drawing.

According to a first aspect of the invention, a kind of box is manufactured into the lid that comprises open containers (opencontainer) and be used for closed described open containers.At closure state, box is defined by two surface of base (base surface) and at least one side surface, a diapire by described open containers in wherein said two surface of base (bottom wall) is formed, and another roof by lid in described two surface of base (top wall) is formed, and described at least one side surface is formed by container side and lid side.Be at box under the situation of closure state, container side and lid side are overlapped at least in part.A notable feature of lid is, one side inside, bevelled slidingsurface (inclined slide surface) is arranged on the inboard of the roof of lid, during with convenient closing any opening container, allows lid to move into correct make position with respect to container.Slidingsurface with respect to roof and lid side angledly along and adjacent lid side and extend and leave lid side.

When the closing any opening container, the lid that the box with above-mentioned feature allows to place improperly can easily move to the correct make position with respect to open containers.This can be used to help the correct installation of lid and reduces the risk that lid is installed improperly.

According to an embodiment, the material thickness of part of adjacent lid side that the bevelled slidingsurface can be formed roof is bigger than the material thickness of the part at more contiguous roof center.

This cover design produces a bevelled slidingsurface, and it is convenient to the correct installation of lid and reduces the risk that lid is installed improperly.

According to an embodiment, a groove can be arranged on the inboard of cap topwall, and in abutting connection with lid side, described groove is defined by low flange, and slidingsurface is arranged on flange inner.

This cover design is convenient to the correct installation of lid and is reduced the risk that lid is installed improperly.

According to an embodiment, positive interlock (positively interlocking means) can be provided to be used for when box is in closure state with respect to the open containers fixed cover.

This device can produce the secure closure of container.

According to an embodiment, the height when at least one size in the surface of base can be in closure state greater than box.

This design can be produced a kind of box that is suitable for packing snuff, for example, and flat relatively box and therefore easy operating and storage.

According to a second aspect of the invention, a kind of lid (box lid) is produced and is used for the closing any opening container.When closure state, box is defined by two surface of base and at least one side surface, a diapire by described open containers in the wherein said surface of base is formed, and another in the described surface of base is made up of the roof of described lid, and described at least one side surface is formed by container side and lid side.Be at box under the situation of closure state, container side and lid side are overlapped at least in part.A notable feature of described box is, one side inside, the bevelled slidingsurface is arranged on the inboard of cap topwall, during with convenient closing any opening container, allows lid to move into correct make position with respect to container.Slidingsurface with respect to roof and lid side angledly along and adjacent lid side and extend and leave lid side.

When the closing any opening container, the lid that the lid with above-mentioned feature allows to place improperly can easily move to the correct make position with respect to open containers.This can be used to just help the correct installation of lid and reduces the risk that lid is installed improperly.

Next be with reference to the accompanying drawings to the more detailed description of embodiment.

Description of drawings

Fig. 1 is the perspective schematic view that shows box.

Fig. 2 is the perspective schematic view of demonstration according to the open containers (vessel) of the box of Fig. 1.

Fig. 3 is the perspective schematic view of demonstration according to the lid of the box of Fig. 1.

Fig. 4 has shown the cross-sectional plane of the box of the lid that has installation.

Fig. 5 has shown the amplification of the part of Fig. 4.

Fig. 6 a to Fig. 6 e has shown the example of embodiment of the shape of the basic surface of observing from above.

Fig. 7 a to Fig. 7 c has shown the example of the embodiment of the box-shape of observing from the side.

Fig. 8 has shown the perspective schematic view of the embodiment of the box that has lid, and part is a cross-sectional plane, and wherein lid has an inner space.

Fig. 9 has shown the perspective schematic view of the embodiment of the box that has open containers, and part is a cross-sectional plane, and wherein open containers has jut at its diapire.

Specific embodiments

Fig. 1 to Fig. 5 has shown the embodiment of box 1, the lid 3 that it comprises open containers 2 and is used for closing any opening container 2.Lid 3 is not to be subjected to open containers 2 constraint, that is to say that these two parts are not coupled or is connected by hinge or other any similar devices.In the base model that Fig. 1 shows, the box 1 that lid 3 is installed is made up of straight basically cylinder, this cylindrical inner space is defined by two surface of

base

4,5 and a side surface, a diapire 4 by open containers in the wherein said surface of

base

4,5 is formed, and another roof 5 by lid 3 in the described surface of

base

4,5 is formed, and described side surface is the circumferential surface of cylinder just.Side surface is formed by the side 6 of container and the side 7 of lid, and wherein said side 6 is called container side 6, and side 7 is called lid side 7.Also can use other shapes that seem box that may be suitable to those skilled in the art, for example have the box 1 of the cylindrical form of non-circular surface of

base

4,5, the edge that has or do not have circle or the regular hexahedron or the rectangular block at turning.Fig. 6 a to Fig. 6 e has shown the example of embodiment of the shape of the surface of base of observing from above 4,5.For example should be appreciated that if box 1 has the shape of regular hexahedron or rectangular block, the inner space of box 1 will be defined by 4,5 and four side surfaces of described surface of base so, the two all comprises four lateral parts container side 6 and lid side 7.In various embodiments, when observing from the side, diapire 4 and roof 5 can be flat or arch maybe can have some other shape of cross sections, this can be decided by the consideration of function or outward appearance.Fig. 7 a to Fig. 7 c has shown the embodiment of the described embodiment of the shape of the box 1 of observation from the side.In one embodiment, diapire 4 inwardly and outwards forms arch with respect to box 1 respectively with identical radius of curvature separately in shape with roof 5, as shown in Figure 4 and Figure 5.

As mentioned above and as shown in Figure 2, open containers 2 is defined by diapire 4 and circumferential container side 6, and in Fig. 2 embodiments shown, open containers 2 has be circular basically cross-sectional plane when from top the observation.Must be pointed out that once more that box 1 can have other embodiments as mentioned above, open containers 2 is equally also taked corresponding shape, for example regular hexahedron or rectangular block shape.With reference to figure 2, Fig. 4 and Fig. 5, the circumferential container side 6 of open containers 2 equally also can, similar its outside comprises straight part 8, this straight part 8 is oriented to adjacent bottom wall 4 and perpendicular to the plane of diapire 4, and the outside of this straight part 8 constitutes the circumferential surface of right circular cylinder.Be arranged on outside go up, contiguous straight part 8 be the edge 9 of guiding inwardly and upwards, the edge 9 of the most approaching straight part 8 also can comprise and straight part 8 rectangular narrow edges.And then be provided with sideling the inwardly flange 10 of guiding above the edge 9, and the upper side 11 of flange from the exterior circumferential of flange 10 sideling inwardly and extend upward.Exterior lateral sides part 12 be positioned at flange 10 above, a bit little but lateral parts 12 has a shape diameter identical with straight part 8.The inboard of circumferential container side 6 is flat, without any functional component.

As mentioned above with as shown in Fig. 3 to Fig. 5, the lid of the roof 5 of adjacent lid 3 is defined by circumferential lid side 7, in Fig. 3 to Fig. 5 embodiments shown, circumferential lid side 7 has cross-sectional plane circular basically when from top the observation, and when box 1 was closed, circumferential lid side 7 was concentric and be positioned at the outside of container side 6 with the container side 6 of open containers basically.Bottom in inboard, circumferential lid side, circumferential lid side 7 equally also can comprise device 13, its be designed to container side 6 on related device 10 positive interlockings so that when box 1 is in closure state, with respect to open containers 2 fixed cover 3.This

device

10,13 can by, for example, snap elements (snap fastener element) 10,13 is formed.This

snap elements

10,13 is presented among Fig. 5, and is made up of flange 13 in this embodiment, and when box 1 closure, flange 13 is suitable for corresponding flange 10 engagements with above-described container side 6, above

flange

10,13 can lean against mutually.In addition, be used for to be provided with around the inboard of lid side 7 with respect to a plurality of ridge 14 of container side 6 guiding lids.The shown ridge 14 of Fig. 3 extend to about lid side 7 downwards along the inboard of lid side 7 from the roof 5 of lid 3 and the transition position between the lid side 7 haply half highly.When box 1 closure, these ridge 14 lean against on the exterior lateral sides part 12 of container side 6.

According to an embodiment, groove 15 is arranged on the inboard of the roof 5 of lid 3, contiguous circumferential lid side 7, and described groove 15 is defined by the flange 16 with low relatively height.The top edge 17 of the container side 6 of groove 15 ratio open containers is wide, and when box 1 closure, top edge 17 leans on the bottom of grooves 15, or is closed into the bottom of groove 15.In one embodiment, top edge 17 leans on the bottom of grooves 15 and determines container side 6 and how many lid side 7 overlaps each other.In addition, top edge 17 can have suitable diameter, and it leans against the outermost part of the lower side of the inboard of lid side 7 and flange 13 when closed with box lunch, and flange 13 sideling outwards and guiding downwards.This design is easy to closure.When closure, top edge 17 is depressed against lid side 7, so that lid side is depressed with the right angle basically with outwards rebounding, this especially is convenient to F/s installation lid 1.When observing from the side, part 18 has the cross-sectional plane of thickening, and this part 18 can inwardly be provided with towards the center of lid from flange 16.The material thickness of this part 18 inwardly reduces towards the center, and determines to enter the short range of the roof 5 of lid 3.Therefore surface 19 forms in the inboard of lid, if lid 3 is on the skew holded up on open containers 2, the top edge 17 of the exterior lateral sides part 12 of container can 19 be slided surfacewise so.Be surprisingly found out that now the embodiment that has a slidingsurface 19 in the lid 3 has been eliminated or at least greatly reduced problem described above, that caused by the lid 3 that on the skew is placed on the open containers 2.On the skew the lid 3 of Fang Zhiing is easy to be moved, and the top edge 17 of container side 6 is slided on bevelled surface 19, also enters groove 15 downwards through flange 16.In addition, lid side 7 can

As shown in Figure 8, roof 5 also can be designed to have a space, and this space is positioned at roof 5 and defines away from a side of box 1 inboard and by roof 5 and external cap 20.This can be used to create operable less osed top space, for example is used for the interim snuff part of using that stores.An embodiment who comprises the lid in this space is described among the WO 2005016036.

As shown in Figure 9, an embodiment of box 1 can comprise diapire 2, and it is designed to have a jut 21, thereby forms around the passage 22 of jut and container side inboard.Such jut is described among the SE 524025.

Under the situation that does not depart from thought range of the present invention, except variation described herein, can also make various changes to design.In addition, different embodiments except detail, for example outside

snap elements

10,13 and the guide ridges 14, when box 1 closure, lid side 7 also may be positioned at the inboard of container side 6, the funtion part of lid 3 and container 2 are reverse, so that the slidingsurface 19 under this kind situation is parts of container 2.In this case, will to keep in other respects be same for function and design.These and other embodiments of the present invention are conspicuous to those of ordinary skill in the art.

Claims

1. box, the lid (3) that it comprises open containers (2) and is used for closed described open containers (2), described box (1) under closure state by two surface of base (4,5) and at least one side table define together, wherein said surface of base (4,5) diapire by described open containers (4) in is formed, and described surface of base (4,5) another in is made up of the roof (5) of described lid (3), described at least one side surface is formed by container side (6) and lid side (7), when described box (1) when being in described closure state, described container side (6) and described lid side (7) are overlapped at least in part, be characterised in that: one side is inside, bevelled slidingsurface (19) is arranged on the inboard of the described roof (5) of described lid (3), during with the closed described open containers of box lunch (2), allow described lid (3) to move into correct make position with respect to described container (2), described slidingsurface (19) with respect to described roof (5) and described lid side (7) angledly along and contiguous described lid side (7) and extension and leave described lid side (7).

2. box according to claim 1 is characterized in that: the material thickness of part of the described lid side of vicinity (5) that described bevelled slidingsurface (19) is formed described roof (5) is bigger than the material thickness of part at the center of more contiguous described roof (5).

3. according to each described box in the aforementioned claim, it is characterized in that: a groove (15) is arranged on the inboard of the described roof (5) of described lid (3), in abutting connection with described lid side (7), described groove (15) is defined by a low flange (16), and described slidingsurface (19) is arranged on the inboard of described low flange (16).

4. according to each described box in the aforementioned claim, it is characterized in that: positive interlock (10,13) is provided to be used for fix described lid (3) with respect to described open containers (2) at described box (1) when being in described closure state.

5. according to each described box in the aforementioned claim, it is characterized in that: at least one size of described surface of base (4,5) is greater than the height of described box (1) when its closure state.

6. the lid of box (1), described lid is used for closing any opening container (2), described box (1) under closure state by two surface of base (4,5) and at least one side surface define together, wherein said surface of base (4,5) diapire by described open containers (4) in is formed, and described surface of base (4,5) another in is made up of the roof (5) of described lid (3), described at least one side surface is formed by container side (6) and lid side (7), when described box (1) when being in described closure state, described container side (6) and described lid side (7) are overlapped at least in part, be characterised in that: one side is inside, bevelled slidingsurface (19) is arranged on the inboard of the described roof (5) of described lid (3), during with the closed described open containers of box lunch (2), allow described lid (3) to move into correct make position with respect to described container (2), described slidingsurface with respect to described roof (5) and described lid side (7) angledly along and contiguous described lid side (7) and extension and leave described lid side (7).

7. lid according to claim 6 is characterized in that: the material thickness of part of the described lid side of vicinity (5) that described bevelled slidingsurface (19) is formed described roof (5) is bigger than the material thickness of part at the center of more contiguous described roof (5).

8. according to claim 6 or the described lid of claim 7, it is characterized in that: a groove (15) is arranged on the inboard of the described roof (5) of described lid (3), in abutting connection with described lid side (7), described groove (15) is defined by a low flange (16), and described slidingsurface (19) is arranged on the inboard of described low flange (16).