CN103946128A

CN103946128A - Container with hinged lid

Info

Publication number: CN103946128A
Application number: CN201280057088.XA
Authority: CN
Inventors: L·查特莱恩
Original assignee: Philip Morris Products SA
Current assignee: Philip Morris Products SA
Priority date: 2011-11-21
Filing date: 2012-11-14
Publication date: 2014-07-23
Anticipated expiration: 2032-11-14
Also published as: AR088930A1; SG11201402511RA; CN103946128B; AU2012342732A1; RU2014125227A; JP2014533641A; BR112014011653A2; MX2014006003A; HK1202500A1; EP2782846A1; WO2013075989A1; US20140339108A1; RU2600918C2; UA112204C2; KR20140092825A

Abstract

The present invention relates to a container (100) for consumer goods. The container comprises a lid (104) pivotable, about a hinge line extending across a back wall of the container, between a closed position and an open position. The container also comprises a box (102), having an opening, comprising at least one slit (108), the slit or each slit located at respective edges of a front wall of the box, extending from the opening. The lid (104) is mounted on the box (102) such that it coincides with the opening of the box whereby, in a closed position of the lid, the lid engages with the at least one slit (108) of the box to retain the lid in a closed position. The invention also extends to providing a single laminar blank for forming the aforementioned container.

Description

There is the container of hinged lid

Technical field

The present invention relates to a kind of novelty container for the consumables.The invention still further relates to the laminar blank of single type, the laminar blank of these single types is used for manufacturing the container for the consumables.Described container is in particular as the container for elongated smoking article (as cigarette).

Background technology

Be known that elongated smoking article and other consumer package in the container being formed by the laminar blank folding.Described container generally includes housing and lid.For example, elongated smoking article (as cigarette and cigar) is sold conventionally in hinge-lid pack part, and these hinge-lid pack parts have box and lid, and this box is used for holding smoking article, this lid is connected to described box around hinge lines, and this hinge lines extends across the rear wall of container.Lid is positioned at the top place of housing conventionally, and hinged along the rear wall of container.Lid and housing are arranged so that conventionally in the time covering in off position, the free edge adjacency of the free edge of lid and housing.Such package is typically constructed by single laminar millboard blank.In use, therefore lid, around hinge lines pivotable, with open package, and obtains for remaining on approaching of smoking article in box.Be known that such container may suffer such as the lid causing due to the distortion of lid sometimes and housing is aimed at improperly and gap appreciiable problem on the anterior wall at container between lid and box part.This is called " smile " effect sometimes.

To it is desirable for a kind of novelty container will be provided.To it is desirable for especially that this container can use conventional approach and equipment high efficiency and assemble and fill.Also by it is desirable for this container be provided with lid that rigidity is larger and more failure-free close effect.

Summary of the invention

According to a first aspect of the invention, provide a kind of container for the consumables.This container comprises lid, and this lid is pivotable around hinge lines between off position and open position, and this hinge lines extends across the rear wall of container.A kind of box is also provided, and this box has opening, and this box comprises at least one gap, and this at least one slot placement is at the respective edges place of the front walls of box, and extends from opening.Lid is arranged on box, thereby it overlaps with the opening of box, and in the off position of lid, lid engages with at least one gap of box, in lid is maintained in its closed position thus.

By box being provided with and covering at least one gap engaging, container can utilize friction to cut out more reliably.Preferably, this at least one gap can comprise jagged, undulatory or carinate edge, and thereby container can close more firmly.The meaning of the term " joint " that used is here that, in off position, the one or more anterior bight of lid is positioned at described at least one gap.

Box can comprise front walls, rear wall, base wall, the first side wall and the second sidewall.Lid can comprise front walls, rear wall, top wall, the first side wall and the second sidewall.

For describing according to the term of the relative position of each parts of container of the present invention " front portion ", " rear portion ", " top ", " bottom ", " sidepiece ", " top ", " bottom ", " left side ", " right side " and other term, refer in its split shed in end, top and hinge at the container of the vertical position at rear portion place, the consumables are removed through this opening.The rear wall of container is the wall that comprises hinge lines.

Term " longitudinally " refers to direction from bottom to top or from the top to the bottom.Term " laterally " refers to the direction perpendicular with longitudinal direction.

Container is cuboid preferably, and this cuboid comprises by two isolated two wider walls of narrower wall.

Term " hinge lines " refers to such line, and lid can be around this line pivotable, to open container.Hinge lines can be for example fold line or the line of weakness that is arranged in the panel of the rear wall that forms container.

Preferably, box comprises two gaps, and every slot placement is at the respective edges place of the front walls of box, and extends from opening.More preferably, two gaps limit elastic fin, and this elastic fin extends from the front walls of box, and in the second off position of lid, elastic fin acts on and covers, so that lid is remained in the second off position thus.By elastic fin is provided, container can cut out in the second off position.The first off position is defined as such off position, and in this off position, lid is positioned at the outside of elastic fin, and engages with described at least one gap.The second off position is defined as such off position, and in this off position, lid is positioned at elastic fin inside, and is kept closing by the elastic fin acting on the outside face of lid.Therefore,, in the time covering in off position, lid front walls panel can superposition elastic fin.In the first off position, lid and elastic fin can be overlapped into and make elastic fin is sightless.In the second off position, lid and elastic fin can be overlapped into and make elastic fin is appreciiable.

The height of elastic fin can be lid height five ten at least percent.The height of elastic fin records to the top free edge of elastic fin from the base portion in gap.The height of lid records to the top of lid from free edge.Preferably, the height of elastic fin be lid height seven ten at least percent, more preferably eight ten at least percent of the height of lid.

Elastic fin can comprise at least one reinforcing element, and this at least one reinforcing element is suitable at least one free edge rigidization of elastic fin.Here the rigidization that used is defined as and makes the panel rigidity of container larger, and therefore more tolerates and be applied to the bending force on this panel and resist the bending at least one predetermined direction.Preferably, described at least one reinforcing element and elastic fin are all-in-one-pieces.Reinforcing element can be fin, and this fin is suspended on the free edge of elastic fin, and is suitable for being also then attached to towards the folded inside of container the inside face of elastic fin.Therefore, elastic fin can be by strengthening the double thickness of the material in the region that needs rigidization.

Selectively, elastic fin can comprise two or more reinforcing elements, each form that is suspended on the fin on free edge that is.In one embodiment, fin is arranged so that when fin is medially formed during towards the folded inside of container in lid front walls triangular shaped.

As will be recognized, can provide a large amount of configurations of tabs, to produce a large amount of different shape of the free edge that forms elastic fin.For example, use three to strengthen fins trapezoidal free edge can be provided, or use two to strengthen fins and can provide and the shape of the biasing of Center-triangle shape.

Selectively, only can use one to provide linear edge with the sidewall off plumb reinforcing element of container.In this case, provide a gap that is suitable for engaging lid.Therefore, lid only engages at bight place, another bight only with the free edge adjacency of elastic fin.

The free edge of elastic fin can have chamfered corners or fillet bight.Selectively, free edge can have any suitable shape, as semisphere, serration, corrugated, ridged or any non-homogeneous shape.

Preferably, lid is suitable in the time opening, in the time closing or in the time opening and in the time closing, and interacts with elastic fin, can hear sound thereby produce.

Preferably, lid comprises that at least one reinforcing element, this at least one reinforcing element are suitable for strengthening at least one free edge of lid.Reinforcing element can be fin, and this fin is suspended on the free edge of lid, and is suitable for being also then attached to towards the folded inside of container the inside face of lid.Therefore, the free edge of lid can be by strengthening the double thickness of the material of the free edge place use at lid.By so a kind of reinforcing element is provided, can reduce " smile " effect.In addition, container can cut out reliably.In addition, the use that is suspended on the fin on the free edge of lid can improve the attractive in appearance of container, because formed so-called " passivation edge " or " printed edge ".The term " passivation edge " and the meaning of " printed edge " that in this description, use are by edge folding instead of that cutting forms, thereby to form rounded edges.

Container can comprise exterior section and interior section.Preferably, lid forms at least a portion of inner shell, and box-like becomes at least a portion of outer hull.In this case, inner shell is suitable for holding the consumables.Preferably, outer hull has sidewall, and these sidewalls and front walls and rear wall are adjacent, is suitable for surmounting the sidewall extension of inner shell, and thus, in the off position of lid, the sidewall of outer hull is the sidewall of overlapping lid at least in part.By providing when covering in off position the sidewall of overlapping tegmental wall at least in part, container can be protected the consumables in container effectively.The top of sidewall can be downward-sloping towards the edge of the sidewall adjacent with front walls from the edge of the sidewall adjacent with rear wall.

Preferably, inner shell and outer hull are integrally formed by the laminar blank of single type.More preferably, at least one wall of lid and inner shell and outer hull are all-in-one-pieces.Thereby the hinge lines of container is formed in the rear wall panel of outer hull and the rear wall panel of inner shell.This can advantageously strengthen the intensity of hinge.

Container can be formed by any suitable material, and these suitable materials include but not limited to millboard, press board, plastics, metal or its combination.Preferably, the first housing and the second housing are each to be formed by one or more folded sheet shape millboard blanks, and preferably, and millboard has the weight between approximately 350 grams of approximately 100 grams of every sq ms and every sq ms.

As described above, can be rectangular shape according to container of the present invention, there is right angle longitudinally and right angle transverse edge.Selectively, container can comprise one or more fillet longitudinal edges, fillet transverse edge, oblique angle longitudinal edge or oblique angle transverse edge or its combination.For example, can comprise ad lib according to container of the present invention:

-one or two longitudinal fillet or beveled edges and/or one or two longitudinal fillet or beveled edges in rear wall in front walls.

-one or two horizontal fillet or beveled edges and/or one or two horizontal fillet or beveled edges in rear wall in front walls.

-longitudinal rounded edges in front walls and longitudinal beveled edges and/or a horizontal rounded edges and a horizontal beveled edges in rear wall.

-one or two horizontal fillet or beveled edges and one or two longitudinal fillet or beveled edges in front walls in front walls.

-two longitudinal fillets on the first side wall or beveled edges or two horizontal fillets on the second sidewall or beveled edges.

In the situation that container comprises one or more rounded edges and is made up of a laminar blank, preferably blank comprises three, four, five, six or seven line of weakness or crease line, to form the each rounded edges in assembling vessel.Line of weakness or crease line can be on the inner sides of container or on the outside of container.Preferably, line of weakness or the crease line distance between about 0.3mm and 4mm that is spaced apart from each other.

Preferably, the interval of crease line or line of weakness is the function of the thickness of laminar blank.Preferably, the interval between crease line or line of weakness is between about 0.5 times and approximately 4 times of thickness of laminar blank.

In the situation that container comprises one or more beveled edges, preferably beveled edges has the width between about 1mm and about 10mm, preferably has the width between about 2mm and about 6mm.Selectively, container can comprise the double bevel being formed by three parallel crease lines or line of weakness, and these three parallel crease lines or line of weakness are spaced apart, thereby two different oblique angles are formed on the edge of container.

In the situation that container comprises beveled edges and is made up of a laminar blank, oblique angle can be formed by two parallel crease lines in laminar blank or line of weakness.Crease line or line of weakness can be arranged symmetrically with respect to the edge between the first wall and the second wall.Selectively, crease line or line of weakness can asymmetricly arrange with respect to the edge between the first wall and the second wall, thereby oblique angle extends far to comparing in the first wall of container in the second wall of container.

Selectively, container can have non-rectangle lateral cross, and for example polygon, as triangle or hexagon, half elliptic or semicircle.

Container according to the present invention is in particular as for example, packaging for elongated smoking article (cigarette, cigar or cigarlet).To recognize, by the suitable selection of its size, can be designed for stock size, super, super super, the thin or ultra-fine size cigarette of varying number according to container of the present invention.Selectively, other consumables can be contained in internal tank, as candy or dried foods.

By the suitable selection of its size, can be designed to keep smoking article or the different smoking article of arranging of different sums according to container of the present invention.For example, by the suitable selection of its size, can be designed to keep the smoking article of sum between ten and 30 according to container of the present invention.

Smoking article can be according to the sum of smoking article, by different layout placement.For example, smoking article can be by by the six roots of sensation, seven, eight, the nine or ten single layouts that form.Selectively, smoking article can be arranged by two or more rows.Two or more rows can comprise the smoking article of equal number.For example, smoking article can be arranged as follows: two by five, the six roots of sensation, seven, eight, nine or ten rows that form; Three by five or seven rows that form; Or four rows that formed by four, five or the six roots of sensation.Selectively, two or more rows can comprise at least two rows, and this two package is containing the smoking article of the quantity that differs from one another.For example, smoking article can be arranged as follows: five of rows and row's six roots of sensation (5-6); One row's six roots of sensation and seven (6-7) of a row; One seven of rows and eight (7-8) of a row; Five of middle rows and two outside row's six roots of sensation (6-5-6); Seven (7-5-7) of five and two outside rows of middle row; Middle row's six roots of sensation and five (5-6-5) of two outside rows; Middle row's six roots of sensation and seven (7-6-7) of two outside rows; Seven of middle rows and two outside row's six roots of sensation (6-7-6); Eight (8-9-8) of nine and two outside rows of middle row; Or middle row's six roots of sensation, and seven (5-6-7) of five and one outside row of an outside row.

Can keep the smoking article of same type or trade mark or dissimilar or trade mark according to container of the present invention.In addition, can comprise without filter tip smoking article and there is the smoking article of various filter end and the smoking article of different length (for example,, between about 40mm and about 180mm), diameter (for example,, between about 4mm and about 9mm).In addition, smoking article can be in difference aspect flavour strength, draw resistance and the conveying of total particle material.Preferably, the size of container is suitable for the length of smoking article and the layout of smoking article.Typically, the outside dimension of container at the about 0.5mm of size of bundle (one or more) of smoking article than being contained in internal tank between about 5mm.

Can make in closing cap position according to the length of container of the present invention, width and the degree of depth, the overall dimensions of the container obtaining is similar to the size of the disposable hinge-lid pack part of typical case of 20 cigarettes.

Preferably, container according to the present invention has the height between about 60mm and about 150mm, more preferably has the height between about 70mm and about 125mm, and wherein, height records to top wall from the base wall of container.

Preferably, container according to the present invention has the width between about 12mm and about 150mm, more preferably has the width between about 70mm and about 125mm, and wherein, width records to another sidewall from a sidewall of container.

Preferably, container according to the present invention has the degree of depth between about 6mm and about 150mm, more preferably have the degree of depth between about 12mm and about 25mm, wherein, the degree of depth records (comprising the hinge box and lid) from the front walls of container to rear wall.

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

Preferably, the ratio of container width and container depth is between approximately 0.3 to 1 and approximately 10 to 1, more preferably between approximately 2 to 1 and approximately 8 to 1, most preferably between approximately 2 to 1 and 3 to 1.

Preferably, the ratio of the height of the postoperculum wall of outer sleeve and the height of box rear wall is between approximately 0 to 1 (hinge arrangement is at the top place of container) is to approximately 1 to 1, more preferably between approximately 1 to 5 and approximately 1 to 10, most preferably between approximately 1 to 6 to approximately 1 to 8.

Preferably, the ratio of the height of the height of the lid front walls of outer sleeve and the box front walls of outer sleeve is between approximately 1 to 0 (lid covers whole front walls) is to approximately 1 to 10, more preferably between approximately 1 to 1 and approximately 1 to 5, most preferably between approximately 1 to 2 and approximately 1 to 3.

In the situation that container comprises smoking article, container can also comprise waste chamber (for example, for cigarette ash or cigarette end) or other consumables, for example match, lighter, blanker, breath freshener or electronics package.Other consumables can append to the outside of container, be included in container, in the independent chamber of container together with smoking article or above-mentioned combination.

According to the outside face of container of the present invention can print, protruding seal, gravure (debossed) or otherwise decorate and have maker or trademark language, trade mark, poster and other customer information, mark and optical element, for example Fresnel lens.

In the situation that container according to the present invention comprises a branch of cigarette or other elongated smoking article, smoking article is preferably wrapped in the interior lining of for example metallic paper or metallized paper.

Once fill, just can in the usual way, use the transparent polymer film shrink wrapping of for example high or low density polyethylene, polypropylene, oriented polypropylene, polyvinylchloride, cellulose membrane or their combination or otherwise carry out external packing according to container of the present invention.At container according to the present invention, by external packing in the situation that, outer wrapper can comprise one or more tear-strap.In addition, outer wrapper can be printed with image, customer information or other data.

According to further aspect of the present invention, provide the single type for forming container as described herein laminar blank.Laminar blank comprises the Part I for forming inner shell.Part I comprises the hinge lines and the one or more cutting part that extend across the rear wall panel of Part I, to limit the lid of inner shell.Laminar blank also comprises the Part II for forming outer hull.Part II comprises the one or more cut portions for being formed on the opening in outer hull.In addition, Part II comprises at least one cutting part at least one gap for forming outer hull.

By providing single type laminar blank, can more easily manufacture container.

Preferably, Part II also comprises the hinge lines and the one or more cutting part that extend across the rear wall panel of Part II, to limit at least one Wall board of lid.

Preferably, outer hull is connected along the longitudinal edge of the panel of outer hull and the panel of inner shell with inner shell.In first aspect, outer hull is connected along the longitudinal edge of the side panel of outer hull and the front panel of inner shell with inner shell.In second aspect, outer hull is connected along the longitudinal edge of the front panel of outer hull and the side panel of inner shell with inner shell.

Container of the present invention is suitable for using conventional assemble method and equipment to be assembled by the laminar blank of single type, as described in greater detail below.For example, container can be automatically assembling on type machine, this machine is the type of the packaging for assembling smoking article.

According to the present invention, also provide a kind of laminar blank of cause single type of using and assemble according to the method for container of the present invention, as described in below.

Laminar blank is by by it, longitudinally fold line is folding and by the bonding and first partly assembling at their respective side walls place of outer hull part and inner shell part, thereby form open end sleeve pipe, this open end sleeve pipe has the inner shell that is positioned at outer hull.The open end sleeve pipe obtaining was located advantageously to flatten in this stage, so that efficient storage or transport.

In the process identical or independent with part assembling described above, then the consumables are inserted in inner shell by one of open end.Preferably, the consumables are inserted into container bottom.Along with packing is advanced through automatic packaging machine, bottom panel is inwardly folding towards the consumables, preferably folding approximate 90 degree.Glue is coated on the outside face of interior bottom portion panel.

After coating glue, outer bottom panel is inwardly folding towards inner bottom panel, thus outer bottom panel is adhered to interior bottom portion panel.

At the assembly process of container, also the panel of the blank that forms lid is folded with bonding.

Brief description of the drawings

With reference to accompanying drawing, will only further describe the present invention by example, in these accompanying drawings:

Fig. 1 (a) shows the block diagram of container according to an embodiment of the invention to 1 (d);

Fig. 2 shows the laminar blank being suitable for for forming the container shown in Fig. 1;

Fig. 3 (a) to (d) shows the block diagram of container in accordance with another embodiment of the present invention; And

Fig. 4 shows and is suitable for for forming the laminar blank of container shown in figure 2.

Detailed description of the invention

Are cuboids at the container 100 shown in Fig. 1 (a), and comprise box 102 and lid 104, this lid 104 is mounted to box 102, and container 100 is to illustrate in the first off position.Box comprises exterior section and interior section.The hinge lines place of covering in the rear wall that is positioned at container is attached to box 102.Hinge lines extends at a bit of distance cardinal principle on even keel from container top across the rear wall of container.Lid comprises rear wall panel, and this rear wall panel and interior section and exterior section are integral.A branch of smoking article (not shown) is contained in the inner shell of container 100.Lid free edge by fin is formed to the folded inside of container, and thereby form strengthen passivation edge.As can be seen, lid 104 is arranged in box 102, and elastic fin 106 is positioned at the outside of covering front walls panel.The free edge of elastic fin 106 triangular shaped by two fins are formed towards the folded inside of container, and thereby form the passivation edge of strengthening.Preferably, by this structure manufacture and supply container.As can be seen, the free edge of the sidewall 107 extend through lids of container, thus in the time covering in off position, free edge is invisible or not come-at-able.In this embodiment, the free edge of sidewall tilts towards the front walls of container downwards from the rear wall of container.The top of sidewall is roughly adjacent at the top of rear wall place and container, and roughly adjacent at the top in front walls place and gap.That yes is possible for other structure of sidewall.

The container 100 of Fig. 1 (a) in the situation that Fig. 1 (b) showing in lid 104 is in a partly opened position.As can be seen, cover at this and partially open in position positive interaction on elastic fin 106.Gap 108 is arranged on the edge of the front walls of outer hull, and extends from the free edge of outer hull.Gap allows elastic fin deflection, moves to allow to cover between the first off position and open position.The gap of equivalence is arranged on the relative anterior bight place of container, but not shown in Fig. 1.

Fig. 1 (c) shows the container 100 of Fig. 1 (a) in part off position in the situation that at lid 104.Compared with the first off position described above, cover now in elastic fin outside, in this first off position, cover in elastic fin inner side.Lid positive interaction is on elastic fin, so that it is towards the inside deflection of container.In this part off position, the free edge of lid is about to engage the gap in the anterior bight that is arranged in box.Elastic fin, as shown in Fig. 1 (a) and 1 (b), has triangular shapedly, and vertex of a triangle is roughly in the center of the front walls of container.As can be seen, the free edge of elastic fin is downward-sloping towards sidewall from the center of front walls, can easily close, and make elastic fin in the time that lid is closed, not hinder lid to ensure to cover.

Fig. 1 (d) shows the container 100 in the second off position.As can be seen, lid 104 is positioned at elastic fin outside.Be positioned at gap 108 cover, and remain in the second off position by the friction between surface and the edge in gap 108 of lid.The first and second off positions make container have two kinds of different outward appearances.In the first and second off positions, lid is all positioned at the sidewall panel of the exterior section of box.

The laminar blank 200 of single type as shown in Figure 2 comprises exterior section 202 and interior section 204.Blank 200 is suitable for forming the container 100 shown in Fig. 1.Exterior section 202 forms box 102, and comprises: front walls panel 206; Three sidewall panel 208,209 and 210; And rear wall panel 212.Two sidewall panel 208 and 209 have top, and these top tilt towards the front portion of container from the rear portion of container.Lid provides the top of inclination, so that can more easily open and close.Front walls panel 206 comprises base wall panel 214 and two fins 215, and this base wall panel 214 is suspended on the bottom margin of front walls panel, and these two fins 215 are suspended in the top of front walls panel.Fin 215 is suitable for the folded inside towards container, and to form front walls, this front walls has the free edge of reinforcement.Article two, gap 216 and 217 is arranged on the fold line place between front walls panel 206 and corresponding sidewall panel 208 and 209.Rear wall panel comprises a part of covering 104.Postoperculum Wall board 218 is suspended in the top of rear wall panel, and tops Wall board 220 is suspended on postoperculum Wall board 218.As can be seen, hinge lines 222 has two cutting parts, to allow user more easily to open the lid of container.

Interior section 204 forms the inner shell of container 100, and comprises: inner front walls panel 224; Interior rear wall Wall board 226; And two sidewall panel 228 and 230.Front walls panel comprises a part of covering 104.Lid front walls panel 232 forms by the cutting part in inner front walls panel 224.Form fin 234, this fin 234 is suspended on and covers on front walls panel 232.Fin 234 is suitable for the folded inside towards container, to strengthen covering front walls.Fin 234 is attached to the inside face that covers front walls panel.Tops Wall board 236 is suspended on and covers on front walls panel 232.Lid sidewall panel 238 and 240 forms by the cutting part in corresponding sidewall panel 210 and 230.Postoperculum Wall board 242 is suspended on interior rear wall Wall board 226 via hinge lines 222.Be provided with additional lid sidewall panel 244, and this additional lid sidewall panel forms by the cutting part in sidewall panel 230.Base wall panel 246 is suspended on the bottom margin of interior rear wall Wall board 226.

Exterior section 202 is connected to interior section 204 along the edge being limited by the sidewall panel 230 of exterior section and the front walls panel 224 of interior section.

Towards the folded inside of container, laminar single type blank 200 is formed to container 100 by first sidewall panel 228 and 230 being pressed to roughly 90 degree with respect to inner front walls panel 226.Then sidewall 228 is pressed to roughly 90 folded inside of spending towards container with respect to inner front walls panel 224.The sidewall of exterior section 210 is pressed to roughly 90 degree with respect to inner front walls 224 to be folded.Then sidewall 230 is attached to the inside of sidewall 210.Fin 234 is pressed to roughly 180 folded inside of spending towards container, and be then attached to the inside of covering front walls panel 232.

Outer posterior Wall board 212 is pressed to roughly 90 degree with respect to sidewall panel 210 to be folded.Fin 215 is pressed to roughly 180 folded inside of spending towards container, and be then attached to the inside face of rear wall panel 212.By sidewall panel 209 with respect to rear wall panel 212 by roughly 90 degree are folding, and then by sidewall panel 208 with respect to rear wall panel 212 by roughly 90 degree are folding.Then sidewall panel 208 is attached to the outside face of sidewall panel 210.Form lid, thereby the front walls of lid is positioned at the inner side of elastic fin.

This formation is the housing of open end form of tubes, and this housing is used for receiving the consumables.Bergami ^tMthen type machine is used for the consumables to be inserted in housing, and by top and base wall panel 214,246,220 and 236 folded inside towards container together with the contact pin being associated, and they are attached together, to form complete container 100.

In appropriate circumstances, can change the order of carrying out above forming process.

Fig. 3 shows the selected embodiment of container.As can be seen, container 300 is similar with container 100, and difference is, hinge lines is on the narrow wall of container.Be cuboid equally at the container 300 shown in Fig. 3 (a), and comprise box 302 and lid 304, this lid 304 is mounted to box 302, and container 300 is to illustrate in the first off position.Box comprises exterior section and interior section.The hinge lines place of covering in the rear wall that is positioned at container is attached to box 302.Rear wall is narrow wall in this case.Hinge lines extends at a bit of distance cardinal principle on even keel from container top across the rear wall of container.Lid comprises rear wall panel, and this rear wall panel and interior section and exterior section are integral.A branch of smoking article (not shown) is contained in the inner shell of container 100.The free edge of lid does not have reinforcement fin in this case.As can be seen, lid 304 is arranged in box 302, and elastic fin 306 is positioned at the outside of covering front walls panel.

The container 300 of Fig. 3 (a) in the situation that Fig. 3 (b) showing in lid 304 is in a partly opened position.As can be seen, cover at this and partially open in position positive interaction on elastic fin 306.Gap 308 is arranged on the edge of the front walls of outer hull, and extends from the free edge of outer hull.Gap allows elastic fin deflection, moves to allow to cover between the first off position and open position.The gap of equivalence is arranged on the relative anterior bight place of container, but not shown in Fig. 3 (b).

Fig. 3 (c) shows the container 300 of the Fig. 3 (a) in the situation that lid 304 is in part off position.Compared with the first off position described above, cover now in elastic fin outside, in this first off position, cover in elastic fin inner side.Lid positive interaction is on elastic fin, so that it is towards the inside deflection of container.In this part off position, the free edge of lid is about to be bonded on the gap 308 and 310 in the anterior bight of box.Cut sth. askew in the free bight of elastic fin, to form gratifying shape more attractive in appearance, and allow lid more easily to engage with gap.

Fig. 3 (d) shows the container 100 in the second off position.As can be seen, lid 304 is positioned at elastic fin outside.Be positioned at gap 308 and 310 cover, and remain in the second off position by the friction between surface and the edge in gap 308 and 310 of lid.The first and second off positions make container have two kinds of different outward appearances.In the first and second off positions, lid is all positioned at the sidewall panel of the exterior section of box.

The laminar blank 400 of single type as shown in Figure 4 comprises exterior section 402 and interior section 404.Blank 400 is suitable for forming the container 300 shown in Fig. 3.Exterior section 402 forms box 302, and comprises: front walls panel 406; Two sidewall panel 408 and 410; And rear wall panel 412.Two sidewall panel 408 and 410 have top, and these top tilt to the front portion of container from the rear portion of container.Lid provides the top of inclination, so that can more easily open and close.Sidewall panel 408 and 410 comprises corresponding base wall panel 414 and 416, and this corresponding base wall panel 414 and 416 is suspended on the bottom margin of side wall panel.Article two, gap 418 and 420 is arranged on the fold line place between front walls panel 406 and corresponding sidewall panel 408 and 410.Rear wall panel comprises a part of covering 304.Postoperculum Wall board 422 is suspended in the top of rear wall panel 412.

Interior section 404 forms the inner shell of container 300, and comprises: inner front walls panel 424; Interior rear wall Wall board 426; And two sidewall panel 428 and 430.Front walls panel comprises a part of covering 304.Lid front walls panel 432 forms by the cutting part in inner front walls panel 424.Lid sidewall panel 434 and 436 forms by the cutting part in corresponding sidewall panel 428 and 430.Postoperculum Wall board 438 is suspended on interior rear wall Wall board 426 via hinge lines.Tops Wall board 440 and 442 is suspended in corresponding lid sidewall panel 434 and 436.

Exterior section 402 is connected to interior section 404 along the edge being limited by the rear wall panel 412 of exterior section and the sidewall panel 428 of interior section.

Towards the folded inside of container, laminar single type blank 200 is formed to container 300 by first rear wall panel 426 being pressed to roughly 90 degree with respect to inner side wall panels 430.Then front walls 424 is pressed to roughly 90 folded inside of spending towards container with respect to sidewall panel 430.The rear wall panel 412 of exterior section is pressed to roughly 90 degree with respect to sidewall panel 428 and fold, and then front walls panel 412 is attached in shadow region to the outside of rear wall panel 426.

Outer side wall panels 410 is pressed to roughly 90 degree with respect to rear wall panel 412 to be folded.By front walls panel 406 with respect to sidewall panel 412 by roughly 90 degree are folding, and then by sidewall panel 408 with respect to front walls panel 212 by roughly 90 degree are folding.Then sidewall panel 408 is attached to the outside face of sidewall panel 428.Form lid, thereby the front walls of lid is positioned at the inner side of elastic fin.

This formation is the housing of open end form of tubes, and this housing is used for receiving the consumables.Bergami ^tMthen type machine is used for the consumables to be inserted in housing, and by top and base wall panel 440,442,414 and 416 folded inside towards container together with the contact pin being associated, and they are attached together in shadow region, to form complete container 100.

In whole figure, dotted line representative " folding " line, and solid line representative " cutting " line.

Claims

1. for a container for the consumables, comprising:

Lid, described lid is pivotable around hinge lines between off position and open position, this hinge lines extends across the rear wall of container; With

Box, described box has opening, and described box comprises at least one gap, and described or every gap is positioned at the respective edges place of the front walls of box, and extends from described opening;

Wherein, described lid is arranged on described box, and described lid is overlapped with the opening of described box, and in the off position of lid, described lid engages with the described of described box or every gap, so that during described lid is maintained in its closed position thus.

2. container according to claim 1, wherein, described box comprises two gaps of extending from opening, every gap is positioned at the respective edges place of the front walls of described box.

3. container according to claim 2, wherein, described two gaps limit elastic fin, and this elastic fin extends from the described front walls of box, and in the second off position of lid, elastic fin acts on and covers, so that lid is remained in the second off position thus.

4. container according to claim 3, elastic fin comprises at least one reinforcing element, this at least one reinforcing element is suitable at least one free edge rigidization of elastic fin.

5. container according to claim 4, described at least one reinforcing element and elastic fin are all-in-one-pieces.

6. according to the container described in any one in claim 3,4 or 5, the free edge of elastic fin has chamfered corners or fillet bight.

7. according to the container described in any one in claim 3 to 6, described lid is suitable in the time opening, in the time closing or in the time opening and in the time closing and elastic fin interacts, thereby produces the sound that can hear.

8. according to the container described in any one of the preceding claims, described lid comprises at least one reinforcing element that is suitable at least one free edge of strengthening lid.

9. according to the container described in any one of the preceding claims, wherein, described lid forms at least a portion of inner shell, and described box-like becomes at least a portion of outer hull, and wherein, described inner shell is suitable for holding the consumables.

10. container according to claim 9, described outer hull has sidewall, and these sidewalls and described front walls are adjacent with rear wall, and the sidewall extension that is suitable for surmounting described inner shell, thus, in the off position of lid, the sidewall of outer hull is the sidewall of overlapping lid at least in part.

11. containers according to claim 10, outer hull and inner shell are formed by the laminar blank of single type.

12. containers according to claim 11, at least one wall of described lid and inner shell and outer hull are all-in-one-pieces.

13. according to the container described in any one of the preceding claims, and wherein, described container comprises multiple smoking articles.

14. 1 kinds are used for forming the laminar blank according to the container of any one in the claim 10 to 13 in the time being subordinated to claim 10, and described blank comprises:

Be used for forming the Part I of inner shell, wherein, Part I comprises the hinge lines and the one or more cutting part that extend across the rear wall panel of Part I, and described hinge lines and cutting part are for limiting the lid of inner shell; With

Be used for forming the Part II of outer hull, wherein, Part II comprises the one or more cut portions for forming the opening in outer hull;

Wherein, Part II also comprises at least one cutting part at least one gap for forming outer hull.

15. laminar blanks according to claim 14, Part II also comprises the hinge lines and the one or more cutting part that extend across the rear wall panel of Part II, described hinge lines and cutting part are for limiting at least one Wall board of lid.