CN103946128B

CN103946128B - There is the container of hinged lid

Info

Publication number: CN103946128B
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: 2016-07-06
Anticipated expiration: 2032-11-14
Also published as: BR112014011653A2; AU2012342732A1; US20140339108A1; JP2014533641A; EP2782846A1; HK1202500A1; CN103946128A; KR20140092825A; UA112204C2; SG11201402511RA; RU2600918C2; WO2013075989A1; AR088930A1; RU2014125227A; MX2014006003A

Abstract

The present invention relates to a kind of container for consumer goods (100).Container includes lid (104), and this lid is pivotable around hinge lines between closed position and open position, and this hinge lines extends across the rear wall of container.Container also includes box (102), and this box has opening, and includes at least one gap (108), and described or every gap is arranged in the respective edges place of the front walls of box, and extends from opening.Lid (104) is arranged on box (102), thus it overlaps with the opening of box, thus in the closed position of lid, lid engages with at least one gap (108) of box, to hold the lid in closed position.The present invention also extends to provide a kind of single type flake blank, and this single type flake blank is used for forming said vesse.

Description

There is the container of hinged lid

Technical field

The present invention relates to a kind of novelty container for consumer goods.The invention still further relates to single type flake blank, these single type flake blanks are used for manufacturing the container for consumer goods.Described container is in particular as the container for elongate smoking articles (such as medicated cigarette).

Background technology

It is known that by elongate smoking articles and other consumer package in the container formed by the laminar blank folded.Described container generally includes housing and lid.Such as, elongate smoking articles (such as medicated cigarette and cigar) is generally sold 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 conventionally positioned at the top place of housing, and hinged along the rear wall of container.Lid and housing are generally arranged to so that when covering in a closed position, the free edge of lid and the free edge of housing adjoin.Such package is typically by single laminar millboard blank structure.In use, cover and pivot around hinge lines, to open package, and therefore obtain the close of smoking article for being maintained in box.It is known that such container there may come a time when to suffer the lid such as caused due to the distortion of lid and housing is directed at improperly and gap between lid and box part on the anterior wall of container visible problem.This is sometimes referred to as " smile " effect.

Will desirably, it is provided that a kind of novelty container.Will it is particularly desirable that this container assembles and fills with can using conventional method and equipment high efficiency.Also will it is desirable for that this container is provided with the bigger lid of rigidity and more reliable cut out effect.

Summary of the invention

According to the first aspect of the invention, it is provided that a kind of container for consumer goods.This container includes lid, and this lid is pivotable around hinge lines between closed position and open position, and this hinge lines extends across the rear wall of container.Also providing for a kind of box, this box has opening, and this box includes at least one gap, and this at least one gap is arranged in the respective edges place of the front walls of box, and extends from opening.Lid is arranged on box, thus it overlaps with the opening of box, thus in the closed position of lid, lid engages with at least one gap of box, to hold the lid in closed position.

By being provided with by box and covering at least one gap engaged, container can utilize friction to cut out more reliably.Preferably, this at least one gap can include jagged, undulatory or carinate edge, and thus container can close more firmly.Term used herein above " joint " is meant to, and in a closed position, the one or more anterior corner of lid is positioned at described at least one gap.

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

For describing the term " front portion " of the relative position of each parts of the container according to the present invention, " rear portion ", " top ", " bottom ", " sidepiece ", " top ", " bottom ", " left side ", " right side " and other term, referring to and be in its split shed at container at the vertical position at rear portion place of top ends place and hinge, consumer goods is removed through this opening.The rear wall of container is to include the wall of hinge lines.

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

Container is preferably cuboid, and this cuboid includes two wider walls spaced apart by two narrower walls.

Term " hinge lines " refers to such line, and lid can pivot around this line, in order to opens container.Hinge lines such as can be in the fold line or the line of weakness that are formed in the panel of the rear wall of container.

Preferably, box includes two gaps, and every gap is arranged in the respective edges place of the front walls of box, and extends from opening.It is highly preferred that two gaps limit elastic fin, this elastic fin extends from the front walls of box, and thus in the second closed position of lid, elastic fin acts on and covers, to hold the lid in the second closed position.By providing elastic fin, container can cut out in the second closed position.First closed position is defined to such closed position, and in this closed position, lid is positioned at the outside of elastic fin, and engages with described at least one gap.Second closed position is defined to such closed position, and in this closed position, lid is positioned at inside elastic fin, and is remained turned-off by the elastic fin on the outer surface acting on lid.Therefore, when covering in a closed position, lid front walls panel can superposition elastic fin.In the first closed position, lid and elastic fin can be overlapped into so that elastic fin is sightless.In the second closed position, lid and elastic fin can be overlapped into so that elastic fin is visible.

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

Elastic fin can include at least one reinforcing element, and this at least one reinforcing element is suitable at least one free edge rigidization of elastic fin.It is bigger that rigidization used herein above is defined as the panel rigidity making container, and therefore resists the bending at least one predetermined direction more tolerant to the bending force being applied on this panel.Preferably, at least one reinforcing element described 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 to towards the folded inside of container and is then attached to the inner surface of elastic fin.Therefore, elastic fin can be strengthened by the double thickness by the material in the region needing rigidization.

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

As will be recognized, it is possible to provide substantial amounts of configurations of tabs, to produce to be formed the shape different in a large number of the free edge of elastic fin.Such as, use three to strengthen fin and trapezoidal free edge can be provided, or use two reinforcement fins can provide the shape of the biasing with Center-triangle shape.

Selectively, the sidewall off plumb reinforcing element offer linear edge of only one and container can be provided.In this case, it is provided that be adapted to engage with a gap of lid.Therefore, lid only engages a corner portion, and another corner only adjoins with the free edge of elastic fin.

The free edge of elastic fin can have chamfered corners or fillet corner.Selectively, free edge can have any suitable shape, such as hemispherical, zigzag, corrugated, ridged or any non-uniform shapes.

Preferably, lid is suitable to when opening, when closed or when opening and when closed, interacts with elastic fin, thus producing to hear sound.

Preferably, lid includes at least one reinforcing element, and this at least one reinforcing element is suitable to strengthen 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 to towards the folded inside of container the inner surface being then attached to lid.Therefore, the free edge of lid can be strengthened by the double thickness by the material used at the free edge place of lid.By providing such a reinforcing element, it is possible to reduce " smile " effect.It addition, container can reliably cut out.Additionally, the use of the fin being suspended on the free edge of lid can improve the attractive in appearance of container, because defining so-called " passivation edge " or " printed edge ".The term " passivation edge " used in this description and " printed edge " are meant to, and by being folded rather than the edge that cutting is formed, thus form rounded edges.

Container can include exterior section and interior section.Preferably, cap-shaped becomes at least some of of inner shell, and box-like becomes at least some of of external shell.In this case, inner shell is suitable to hold consumer goods.Preferably, external shell has sidewall, and these sidewalls are adjacent with front walls and rear wall, and the sidewall being suitable to surmount inner shell extends, thus, in the closed position of lid, and the sidewall of the sidewall of external shell overlapping lid at least in part.By providing when the sidewall covering overlapping tegmental wall at least in part in a closed position, container can protect the consumer goods 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 external shell are integrally formed by single type flake blank.It is highly preferred that at least one wall of lid is all-in-one-piece with inner shell and external shell.Thus, the hinge lines of container is formed in the rear wall panel of external shell 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, presspaper, plastics, metal or its combination.Preferably, the first housing and the second housing are each formed by one or more folded sheet shape millboard blanks, and preferably, millboard has the weight between about 100 grams every square metre and about 350 grams every square metre.

As described above, can be rectangular shape according to the container of the present invention, there is longitudinally and straight angle, right angle transverse edge.Selectively, container can include one or more fillet longitudinal edge, rounded transverse edges edge, oblique angle longitudinal edge or bevelled transverse edges edge or its combination.Such as, can include without limitation according to the container of the present invention:

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

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

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

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

When container includes one or more rounded edges and is made up of a laminar blank, it is preferable that blank includes three, four, five, six or seven line of weakness or crease line, to form each rounded edges assembled in container.Line of weakness or crease line can on the inner sides of container or on the outside of container.Preferably, line of weakness or crease line are spaced apart from each other about distance between 0.3mm and 4mm.

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

When container includes one or more beveled edges, it is preferable that beveled edges has about 1mm and about width between 10mm, it is therefore preferred to have about 2mm and about width between 6mm.Selectively, container can include the double bevel formed by three parallel fold lines or line of weakness, and these three parallel fold lines or line of weakness are spaced apart, thus two different oblique angles are formed on the edge of container.

When container includes beveled edges and is made up of a laminar blank, oblique angle can be formed by two parallel fold lines in flake blank or line of weakness.Crease line or line of weakness can be arranged symmetrically relative to the edge between the first wall and the second wall.Selectively, crease line or line of weakness asymmetricly can be arranged relative to the edge between the first wall and the second wall, extend far thus oblique angle compares in the first wall of container in the second wall of container.

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

Container according to the present invention is in particular as the packaging for elongate smoking articles (such as medicated cigarette, cigar or cigarlet).It will be recognized that by the suitable selection of its size, the stock size of varying number, super, super super, thin or ultra-fine size cigarettes can be designed for according to the container of the present invention.Selectively, other consumer goods can be contained in internal tank, such as confection or dried foods.

By the suitable selection of its size, can be designed to keep the smoking article of different sum or the different smoking article arranged according to the container of the present invention.Such as, by the suitable selection of its size, the smoking article keeping sum between ten and 30 can be designed to according to the container of the present invention.

Smoking article can according to the sum of smoking article, by different layout placement.Such as, smoking article can by by the six roots of sensation, seven, eight, the nine or ten single layouts constituted.Selectively, smoking article can in two rows or more multiple rows of and arrange.Two or more rows can comprise the smoking article of equal number.Such as, smoking article can be arranged as follows: two by five, the six roots of sensation, seven, eight, nine or ten rows constituted；Three by five or seven rows constituted；Or four rows being made up of four, five or the six roots of sensation.Selectively, two or more rows can include at least two rows, this two package smoking article containing quantity different from each other.Such as, smoking article can be arranged as follows: a row five and row's six roots of sensation (5-6)；One row's six roots of sensation and seven (6-7) of row；One row seven and eight (7-8) of row；Five and two outer row six roots of sensation (6-5-6) of intermediate row；Five and two outer row seven (7-5-7) of intermediate row；The intermediate row six roots of sensation and two outer row five (5-6-5)；The intermediate row six roots of sensation and two outer row seven (7-6-7)；Seven and two outer row six roots of sensation (6-7-6) of intermediate row；Nine and two outer row eight (8-9-8) of intermediate row；Or the intermediate row six roots of sensation, and five and one outer row seven (5-6-7) of an outer row.

Container according to the present invention can keep same type or trade mark or dissimilar or trade mark smoking article.Furthermore it is possible to comprise without filter tip smoking article and there is the smoking article of various filter end and the smoking article of different length (such as, at about 40mm and about between 180mm), diameter (such as, at about 4mm and about between 9mm).It addition, smoking article can be different in flavour strength, draw resistance and total particle material conveying.Preferably, the layout of the length being suitably sized to smoking article of container and smoking article.Typically, the external dimensions of container than the about 0.5mm of the size of the bundle of the smoking article being contained in internal tank (one or more) to about between 5mm.

The length of the container according to the present invention, width and the degree of depth can so that in closing lid position, the size of typical case's disposable hinge-lid pack part of the overall dimensions of obtained container and 20 medicated cigarettes be similar.

Preferably, have at about 60mm and about height between 150mm according to the container of the present invention, it is more preferred to having at about 70mm and about height between 125mm, wherein, height records from the base wall of container to top wall.

Preferably, have at about 12mm and about width between 150mm according to the container of the present invention, it is more preferred to having at about 70mm and about width between 125mm, wherein, width records from container sidewall to another sidewall.

Preferably, have in about 6mm and the about degree of depth between 150mm according to the container of the present invention, it is more preferred to having in about 12mm and the about degree of depth between 25mm, wherein, the degree of depth records (including 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 about 0.3 to 1 and about 10 to 1, it is more preferred between about 2 to 1 and about 8 to 1, it is most preferred that between about 3 to 1 and 5 to 1.

Preferably, the ratio of container width and container depth is between about 0.3 to 1 and about 10 to 1, it is more preferred between about 2 to 1 and about 8 to 1, it is most preferred that between about 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 about 0 to 1 the top place of container (hinge be arranged in) between about 1 to 1, more preferably between about 1 to 5 and about 1 to 10, it is most preferred that between about 1 to 6 to about 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 about 1 to 0 (the whole front walls of blanketing lid) to about 1 to 10, more preferably between about 1 to 1 and about 1 to 5, it is most preferred that between about 1 to 2 and about 1 to 3.

When container includes smoking article, container can also include waste chamber (such as flue dust or cigarette end) or other consumer goods, for instance match, lighter, extinguishing means, breath freshener or electronic installation.Other consumer goods can be attached to container outside, be included in container together with smoking article, in the independent chamber of container or combinations of the above.

The outer surface of the container according to the present invention can print, convex print, gravure (debossed) or be otherwise decorated with manufacturer or trademark language, trade mark, poster and other customer information, labelling and optical element, for instance Fresnel lens.

When comprising a branch of medicated cigarette or other elongate smoking articles according to the container of the present invention, smoking article is preferably wrapped in the interior lining of such as metal forming or metallized paper.

Once fill, container according to the present invention just in a conventional manner, can shrink-wrap with the transparent polymer film of such as high or low density polyethylene, polypropylene, oriented polypropylene (OPP), polrvinyl chloride, cellulose membrane or their combination or otherwise carry out outer package.When being outsourced dress according to the container of the present invention, outer wrapper can include one or more tear-strap.It addition, outer wrapper can be printed with image, customer information or other data.

According to further aspect of the invention, it is provided that there is the single type flake blank for forming container as described herein.Flake blank includes the Part I for forming inner shell.Part I includes the hinge lines that extends across the rear wall panel of Part I and one or more cutting part, to limit the lid of inner shell.Flake blank also includes the Part II for forming external shell.Part II includes the one or more cut portions for forming the opening in external shell.Additionally, Part II includes at least one cutting part at least one gap for forming external shell.

By providing single type flake blank, it is possible to more easily manufacture container.

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

Preferably, the longitudinal edge of the panel of the panel of external shell and inner shell externally housing and inner shell connects.Longitudinal edge at the side panel of first aspect, external shell and inner shell externally housing and the front panel of inner shell connects.Longitudinal edge in the front panel of second aspect, external shell and inner shell externally housing and the side panel of inner shell connects.

The container of the present invention is adapted in use to conventional sectional method and apparatus to be assembled by single type flake blank, as described in greater detail below.Such as, container can beAutomatically assembling on type machine, this machine is used to assemble the type of the packaging of smoking article.

According to the present invention, it is also provided with a kind of method that cause single type flake blank assembles the container according to the present invention, as is described below.

Flake blank by being folded along line and fold and by bonding at their respective side walls place to outer housing part and inner housing part and first partly assemble by it, thus forming open end sleeve pipe, this open end sleeve pipe has the inner shell in externally-located housing.Obtained open end sleeve pipe this in stage place can advantageously flatten, in order to efficient storage or transport.

In the process identical or independent with part assembling described above, then consumer goods is inserted in inner shell by one of open end.Preferably, consumer goods is inserted into container bottom.Along with packing is advanced through automatic packaging machine, bottom panel is towards consumer goods fold inward, it is preferable that folding approximate 90 degree.Glue is coated on the outer surface of inner bottom panel.

After coating glue, by outer bottom panel towards inner bottom panel fold inward, thus outer bottom panel is adhered to inner bottom panel.

During the assembling of container, also the panel of the blank forming lid is carried out folding and bonding.

Accompanying drawing explanation

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

Fig. 1 (a) illustrates the axonometric chart of container according to an embodiment of the invention to 1 (d)；

Fig. 2 illustrates the laminar blank be suitable to for forming the container shown in Fig. 1；

Fig. 3 (a) to (d) illustrates the axonometric chart of container in accordance with another embodiment of the present invention；And

Fig. 4 illustrates the laminar blank be suitable to for forming the container that figure 3 illustrates.

Detailed description of the invention

Container 100 shown in Fig. 1 (a) is cuboid, and includes box 102 and lid 104, and this lid 104 is mounted to box 102, and container 100 illustrates to be in the first closed position.Box includes exterior section and interior section.The hinge lines place covered in the rear wall being positioned at container is attached to box 102.Hinge lines extends generally horizontally at a small distance place from container top across the rear wall of container.Lid includes rear wall panel, and this rear wall panel is integral with interior section and exterior section.A branch of smoking article (not shown) is contained in the inner shell of container 100.The free edge of lid is by being formed fin to the folded inside of container, and thus forms the passivation edge strengthened.As can be seen, lid 104 is arranged in box 102, and elastic fin 106 is positioned at the outside of lid front walls panel.The free edge of elastic fin 106 triangular shaped by two fins are formed towards the folded inside of container, and thus form the passivation edge strengthened.Preferably, manufacture and supply container by this structure.As can be seen, the sidewall 107 of container extended the free edge of lid, thus when covering in a closed position, free edge is invisible or non-accessible.In this embodiment, the free edge of sidewall tilts from the rear wall of container downwardly toward the front walls of container.The top of sidewall is substantially adjacent with the top of container at rear wall place, and substantially adjacent with the top in gap at front walls place.Other structure of sidewall is certainly possible to.

Fig. 1 (b) illustrates the container 100 of the Fig. 1 (a) when in covering 104 and being in a partly opened position.As can be seen, positive interaction is covered in this partial open position on elastic fin 106.Gap 108 is arranged on the edge of the front walls of external shell, and extends from the free edge of external shell.Gap allows elastic fin flexure, moves between the first closed position and open position to allow to cover.The gap of equivalence is arranged on the relative anterior corner portion of container, but not shown in FIG.

Fig. 1 (c) illustrates the container 100 of the Fig. 1 (a) when lid 104 is in partially closed position.Compared with the first closed position described above, cover now outside elastic fin, in this first closed position, cover inside elastic fin.Lid positive interaction is on elastic fin, so that it bends towards the inside of container.In this partially closed position, the free edge of lid is about to engage the gap in the anterior corner being arranged in box.Elastic fin, as shown in Fig. 1 (a) and 1 (b), has triangular shaped, and vertex of a triangle is substantially in the center of the front walls of container.As can be seen, the free edge of elastic fin is downward-sloping from the center of front walls towards sidewall, to ensure that lid can easily be closed, and makes elastic fin not interfere with lid when lid is closed.

Fig. 1 (d) illustrates the container 100 in the second closed position.As can be seen, lid 104 is positioned at outside elastic fin.It is positioned at gap 108 cover, and by being frictionally held in the second closed position between surface and the edge in gap 108 of lid.First and second closed positions make container have outward appearance two kinds different.In the first and second closed positions, lid is all located in the sidewall panel of exterior section of box.

Single type flake blank 200 as shown in Figure 2 includes exterior section 202 and interior section 204.Blank 200 suitably forms the container 100 shown in Fig. 1.Exterior section 202 forms box 102, and includes: 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 are from the rear portion of container towards the front rake of container.Lid provides the top of inclination, so that can more easily open and close.Front walls panel 206 includes 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 the two fin 215 is suspended in the top of front walls panel.Fin 215 is suitable to 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 with corresponding sidewall panel 208 and 209.Rear wall panel includes a part for lid 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 includes: interior front Wall board 224；Interior rear wall Wall board 226；And two sidewall panel 228 and 230.Front walls panel includes a part for lid 104.Lid front walls panel 232 is formed by the cutting part in interior front Wall board 224.Forming fin 234, this fin 234 is suspended on lid front walls panel 232.Fin 234 is suitable to the folded inside towards container, to strengthen lid front walls.Fin 234 is attached to the inner surface of lid front walls panel.Tops Wall board 236 is suspended on lid front walls panel 232.Lid sidewall panel 238 and 240 is formed 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.It is provided with additional lid sidewall panel 244, and this additional lid sidewall panel is formed 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 limited by the sidewall panel 230 of exterior section and the front walls panel 224 of interior section.

By first sidewall panel 228 and 230 being spent the folded inside towards container relative to interior front Wall board 226 by substantially 90, single type flake blank 200 is formed container 100.Then sidewall 228 is spent the folded inside towards container relative to interior front Wall board 224 by substantially 90.The sidewall 210 of exterior section is folding by substantially 90 degree relative to interior front wall 224.Then sidewall 230 is attached to the inside of sidewall 210.Fin 234 is spent the folded inside towards container by substantially 180, and is then attached to the inside of lid front walls panel 232.

Outer posterior Wall board 212 is folding by substantially 90 degree relative to sidewall panel 210.Fin 215 is spent the folded inside towards container by substantially 180, and is then attached to the inner surface of rear wall panel 212.Sidewall panel 209 is folding by substantially 90 degree relative to rear wall panel 212 and then that sidewall panel 208 is folding by substantially 90 degree relative to rear wall panel 212.Then sidewall panel 208 is attached to the outer surface of sidewall panel 210.Form lid, thus the front walls covered is positioned at the inner side of elastic fin.

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

In appropriate circumstances, the order carrying out above forming process can be changed.

Fig. 3 illustrates the optional embodiment of container.As can be seen, container 300 is similar with container 100, is different in that, hinge lines is on the narrow wall of container.Container 300 shown in Fig. 3 (a) is cuboid equally, and includes box 302 and lid 304, and this lid 304 is mounted to box 302, and container 300 illustrates to be in the first closed position.Box includes exterior section and interior section.The hinge lines place covered in the rear wall being positioned at container is attached to box 302.Rear wall is narrow wall in this case.Hinge lines extends generally horizontally at a small distance place from container top across the rear wall of container.Lid includes rear wall panel, and this rear wall panel is integral with interior section and exterior section.A branch of smoking article (not shown) is contained in the inner shell of container 100.The free edge covered in this case does not have reinforcement fin.As can be seen, lid 304 is arranged in box 302, and elastic fin 306 is positioned at the outside of lid front walls panel.

Fig. 3 (b) illustrates the container 300 of the Fig. 3 (a) when in covering 304 and being in a partly opened position.As can be seen, positive interaction is covered in this partial open position on elastic fin 306.Gap 308 is arranged on the edge of the front walls of external shell, and extends from the free edge of external shell.Gap allows elastic fin flexure, moves between the first closed position and open position to allow to cover.The gap of equivalence is arranged on the relative anterior corner portion of container, but not shown in Fig. 3 (b).

Fig. 3 (c) illustrates the container 300 of the Fig. 3 (a) when covering 304 and being in partially closed position.Compared with the first closed position described above, cover now outside elastic fin, in this first closed position, cover inside elastic fin.Lid positive interaction is on elastic fin, so that it bends towards the inside of container.In this partially closed position, namely the free edge of lid will be engaged into the gap 308 and 310 in the anterior corner of box.Is cut sth. askew in the free corner of elastic fin, to form more attractive gratifying shape, and allow lid more easily to engage with gap.

Fig. 3 (d) illustrates the container 100 in the second closed position.As can be seen, lid 304 is positioned at outside elastic fin.It is positioned at gap 308 and 310 cover, and by being frictionally held in the second closed position between surface and gap 308 and the edge of 310 of lid.First and second closed positions make container have outward appearance two kinds different.In the first and second closed positions, lid is all located in the sidewall panel of exterior section of box.

Single type flake blank 400 as shown in Figure 4 includes exterior section 402 and interior section 404.Blank 400 suitably forms the container 300 shown in Fig. 3.Exterior section 402 forms box 302, and includes: 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 are from the rear portion of container to the front rake of container.Lid provides the top of inclination, so that can more easily open and close.Sidewall panel 408 and 410 includes 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 with corresponding sidewall panel 408 and 410.Rear wall panel includes a part for lid 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 includes: interior front Wall board 424；Interior rear wall Wall board 426；And two sidewall panel 428 and 430.Front walls panel includes a part for lid 304.Lid front walls panel 432 is formed by the cutting part in interior front Wall board 424.Lid sidewall panel 434 and 436 is formed 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 limited by the rear wall panel 412 of exterior section and the sidewall panel 428 of interior section.

By first rear wall panel 426 being spent the folded inside towards container relative to inner side wall panels 430 by substantially 90, single type flake blank 200 is formed container 300.Then front walls 424 is spent the folded inside towards container relative to sidewall panel 430 by substantially 90.The rear wall panel 412 of exterior section is folding by substantially 90 degree relative to sidewall panel 428, and then front walls panel 412 is attached in shadow region the outside of rear wall panel 426.

Outer side wall panels 410 is folding by substantially 90 degree relative to rear wall panel 412.Front walls panel 406 is folding by substantially 90 degree relative to sidewall panel 412 and then that sidewall panel 408 is folding by substantially 90 degree relative to front walls panel 212.Then sidewall panel 408 is attached to the outer surface of sidewall panel 428.Form lid, thus the front walls covered is positioned at the inner side of elastic fin.

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

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

Claims

1. for a container for consumer goods, including:

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

Box, described box has opening, and described box includes at least one gap, and 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 so that described lid overlaps with the opening of described box, and thus in the closed position of lid, described lid engages with every gap of described box, in order in being maintained in its closed position by described lid.

2. container according to claim 1, wherein, described box includes two gaps extended from opening, and 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 thus in the second closed position of lid, elastic fin acts on and covers, to hold the lid in the second closed position.

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

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

6. the container according to claim 3,4 or 5, the free edge of elastic fin has chamfered corners or fillet corner.

7. the container according to claim 3,4 or 5, described lid is suitable to when opening, when closed or interact when opening and when closed with elastic fin, thus producing audible sound.

8. the container according to any one of claim 1-5, described lid includes at least one reinforcing element being suitable to strengthen at least one free edge of lid.

9. the container according to any one of claim 1-5, wherein, described cap-shaped becomes at least some of of inner shell, and described box-like becomes at least some of of external shell, and wherein, described inner shell is suitable to hold consumer goods.

10. container according to claim 9, described external shell has sidewall, and these sidewalls are adjacent with described front walls and rear wall, and the sidewall being suitable to surmount described inner shell extends, thus, in the closed position of lid, the sidewall of the sidewall of external shell overlapping lid at least in part.

11. container according to claim 10, external shell and inner shell are formed by single type flake blank.

12. container according to claim 11, at least one wall of described lid is all-in-one-piece with inner shell and external shell.

13. container according to claim 1, wherein, described container comprises multiple smoking article.

14. be used for being formed a laminar blank for the container any one of claim 10 to 12, described flake blank includes:

Being used for being formed the Part I of inner shell, wherein, Part I includes the hinge lines that extends across the rear wall panel of Part I and one or more cutting part, described hinge lines and cutting part are used for limiting the lid of inner shell；With

Being used for being formed the Part II of external shell, wherein, Part II includes the one or more cut portions for forming the opening in external shell；

Wherein, Part II also includes at least one cutting part at least one gap for forming external shell.

15. flake blank according to claim 14, Part II also includes the hinge lines that extends across the rear wall panel of Part II and one or more cutting part, described hinge lines and cutting part are used for limiting at least one Wall board of lid.