CN1291898C

CN1291898C - Rigid container for tobacco articles, with rounded or beveled transverse and longitudinal edges

Info

Publication number: CN1291898C
Application number: CNB028180666A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 菲奥伦佐·德拉盖蒂; 弗朗切斯科·贝尔图齐
Original assignee: GD SpA
Current assignee: GD SpA
Priority date: 2001-09-14
Filing date: 2002-09-12
Publication date: 2006-12-27
Anticipated expiration: 2022-09-12
Also published as: ITBO20010554A1; EP1441968B1; JP4205580B2; DE60207750D1; RU2287467C2; ATE311333T1; JP2005503298A; EP1441968A1; WO2003024839A1; DE60207750T2; BR0212891A; CN1555329A; KR20040044928A; KR100902858B1; RU2004111288A; ITBO20010554A0; US20050029131A1

Abstract

A rigid, substantially parallelepiped-shaped container for tobacco articles, having two, respectively top and bottom, end walls (7, 8); a lateral surface (6) bounded by the end walls (7, 8) and defined by two, respectively front and rear, major lateral walls (10, 11), and by two minor lateral walls (9); four longitudinal edges (13), each defined between a major lateral wall (10; 11) and a minor lateral wall (9); and eight transverse edges (14), each defined between an end wall (7; 8) and a lateral wall (9; 10; 11); the two transverse edges (14) of the front wall (10) and the two longitudinal edges (13) of the rear wall (11) are nonsquare edges, while the other transverse and longitudinal edges (14, 13) are sharp square edges.

Description

The rigid container that is used for smoking articles with circle or oblique horizontal and vertical edge

Technical field

The present invention relates to a kind of rigid container that is used for smoking articles.

Background technology

In the following description, for the purpose of the clarity, only mention the rigid container that limits by Cigarette pack for the sake of simplicity by non-limiting example.

The parallelepiped in hard, the common rectangular cross section of lid pivotally attached Cigarette pack, and comprise two major side wall that limit by antetheca and rear wall; And two less sidewalls, the square longitudinal edge place of each comfortable corresponding point is connected in two major side wall.

The ganoine packing box of the above-mentioned type, that is, and the parallelepiped shape in rectangular cross section, owing to be unstructuredness (unanatomical) shape, and can cause rapid wearing to any apparel fabrics of contact with it, thereby have some defectives.

The packing box of the parallelepiped of hard, square-section is defectiveness also: at less sidewall and quite hard in square longitudinal edge zone, but it is not really hard in major side wall, when applying the transparent adhesive film external packing and shrink (by applying heat) around the packing box, it tends to internal strain.

By on the packing box transparent overwrap applied to the caused major side wall of internal pressure to internal strain compression and the pressure texture (compressedconfiguration) that remains on cigarette in the packing box, therefore first cigarette is difficult to extract out especially.In addition, the distortion of the distortion of major side wall, particularly rear wall, the hinge (hinge) that can make connection cover is to drain pan (bottomshell) distortion, unless thereby lid be difficult to open from packing box and remove (tearing off usually) whole transparent overwrap (overwrapping).

Eliminated above-mentioned defective at least in part at the packing box disclosed in patent EP-B1-0204933 and the EP-B1-0205766, wherein packing box has four oblique or circular longitudinal edges, and the square transverse edge of eight points.Yet, packing box oblique or circular edge with the above-mentioned type has other defective: owing to be difficult to form the circular or oblique edge of two unanimities, lid can not be closed the cup-shaped bottom container fully, and shape is not ad hoc structure (anatomical), thereby is difficult to relatively handle.

Summary of the invention

The object of the present invention is to provide a kind of hard, lid pivotally attached packing box of cigarette, it is designed to eliminate above-mentioned defective.

According to the present invention, the container that is used for smoking articles of a kind of hard, substantially parallel hexahedral shape is provided, comprise two end walls that are respectively top and bottom; Before being respectively by end wall restriction and by two and back major side wall and two side surfaces that less sidewall limits; Four longitudinal edges, each is edge limited between major side wall and less sidewall; And eight transverse edges, each is edge limited between end wall and sidewall; This container is characterised in that: at least one longitudinal edge and at least one transverse edge are non-square rim, and other vertical and horizontal edge is the square rim of point.

Description of drawings

By embodiment referring to accompanying drawing, many indefiniteness specific embodiment of the present invention will be described, wherein:

Fig. 1 illustrates according to the present invention and is the front elevation of the block diagram of the Cigarette pack of closing structure;

Fig. 2 illustrates the front elevation of the block diagram of Fig. 1 packing box that is in Unclosing structure;

Fig. 3 illustrates the back view of the block diagram of Fig. 1 packing box that is in closing structure;

Fig. 4 illustrates the front elevation of Fig. 1 packing box;

Fig. 5 illustrates the right side view of Fig. 1 packing box;

Fig. 6 illustrates the top plan view of Fig. 1 packing box;

Fig. 7 illustrates the back view of Fig. 1 packing box;

Fig. 8 illustrates the left side view of Fig. 1 packing box;

Fig. 9 illustrates the bottom plan view of Fig. 1 packing box;

Figure 10 illustrates the planar view of the blank that is used for construction drawing 1 packing box;

Figure 11 illustrates the front elevation according to the block diagram of the other specific embodiment of Cigarette pack of the present invention;

Figure 12 illustrates the front elevation according to the block diagram of the other specific embodiment of Cigarette pack of the present invention; And

Figure 13 illustrates the back view according to the block diagram of alternative specific embodiment of Cigarette pack of the present invention.

The specific embodiment

The whole container that is used for smoking articles of label 1 expression among Fig. 1 is limited by rigid Cigarette pack, generally includes the group (group) (for not shown for simplicity) of the parallelepiped shape of orderly cigarette, and it is packaged in the thin slice of Foilpac material.

Packing box 1 comprises the cup-shaped bottom container 2 with open top end 3; And cup-shaped top cover 4, this cup-shaped top cover is articulated in container 2 along hinge 5, in order to rotate about container 2 between aperture position that opens and closes end 3 respectively (Fig. 2) and off position (Fig. 1 and Fig. 3).

At off position, lid 4 makes packing box 1 present the cuboid shape basically, is limited by side surface 6 and two end walls of facing that are respectively top and

bottom

7 and 8, and it is flat, identical and parallel, and limits side surface 6.

Side surface 6 comprises: two parallel, that face, flat less sidewalls 9; And two with less sidewall 9 major side wall 10 that intersect, flat, that face and 11.More specifically, a major side wall 10 limits the antetheca of packing box 1, and another major side wall 11 limits the rear wall of packing box 1.

Packing box 1 also comprises neckline 12, and it is folded into U-shaped, and (bonding) is installed in cup-shaped receptacle 2 inside, so that when lid 4 is closed, partly gives prominence to and the respective inner surfaces (as shown in Figure 1) of engages cap 4 to the outside of end 3.

Four longitudinal edges 13 are limited between less sidewall 9 and the

major side wall

10,11; And eight transverse edges 14 are limited between

end wall

7,8 and the

sidewall

9,10,11, are divided into main transverse edge 14a and less transverse edge 14b, and intersect with longitudinal edge 13.Two main transverse edge 14a of antetheca 10 and two longitudinal edges 13 of rear wall 11 are circular edges, that is, each is limited by the quadrntnt cylinder, and connecting corresponding wall 7-11 with constant radius of curvature, and other edge 13 and 14 is square cusp edges.

In other unshowned specific embodiment, different with circle, the main transverse edge 14a of antetheca 10 and the longitudinal edge 13 of rear wall 11 are oblique edges, promptly, limited by corresponding flat surface institute, forming corresponding 45, and connected corresponding wall 7-11 with corresponding wall 7-11.

As shown in figure 10, the packing box 1 among Fig. 1 and Fig. 2 is made by corresponding flat, elongated basically rectangular billet 15, and with regard to the appropriate section of packing box 1, under possible situation, parts are wherein represented with having the identical drawing reference numeral of target.

Blank 15 (it contains vertical central axis 16) comprises two vertical folding lines 17; And a plurality of horizontal folding lines 18, it limits between two vertical folding lines 17: plate 10 ' and, it forms the top (especially form part and cover 4 part) of antetheca 10; Plate 7 ', it forms top end wall 7; Plate 11 ', it forms rear wall 11; Plate 8 ', it forms bottom end wall 8; And plate 10 ", it forms the bottom (especially forming the part of part container 2) of antetheca 10.

Each plate 10 ', 10 ", 11 ' all have two flank sheets 9 ' and 9 ", its be positioned at respective plate 10 ', 10 ", 11 ' the opposite flank, and by vertical folding line 17 and respective plate 10 ', 10 ", 11 ' separate.Plate 10 ' have is reinforced wing plate 19; And plate 11 ' each fin 9 ', 9 " all have the vertical appendage 20 of rectangle, its be positioned at fin 9 ', 9 " the opposite end, and vertically aim at each other.

Plate 10 ' and 7 ' between and plate 8 ' and 10 " between, two the corresponding main transverse edge 14as of a plurality of horizontal folding lines 18 with rounding (round) antetheca 10 are provided; And, plate 11 ' and respective airfoil 9 ' and 9 " between, provide a plurality of vertical folding lines 17 so that the corresponding longitudinal edge of two of rear wall 11 13 is circular.

When forming each packing box 1, with flank sheet 9 ' " stacked and stickup is to limit the less sidewall 9 of packing box 1 with flank sheet 9; And with each vertical appendage 20 about corresponding flank sheet 9 ' or 9 " carry out four jiaos folding, and be stacked in and be bonded to corresponding plate 7 ' or 8 ' inside face on, with the respective end walls 7 that limits packing box 1 respectively or 8 inside.

Various tests show that 1 pair of apparel fabrics (clothing fabrics) with packing box 1 contact of the packing box of aforesaid cigarette produces relative less wearing and tearing, and structurally is shaped simultaneously, to be convenient to processing.

In addition, packing box 1 is at less sidewall 9 with in circular or oblique longitudinal edge 13 place's rigidity relatively poor (less rigid), thereby avoids the supercompression of cigarette in the packing box 1, so that first cigarette extracts out from packing box 1 easily, and covers 4 and opens easily.

At last, the longitudinal edge 13 of antetheca 10 is square cusp edges, and because the relatively easy square rim that forms two unanimities, lid 4 is used for guaranteeing to close exactly cup-shaped bottom container 2.

In other specific embodiment shown in Figure 11, with lid 4 contact with each other when closing different, the bottom margin 21 of lid 4 and the top 22 of container 2 be by the certain size manufacturing with keep separating certain distance and expose its down neckline 12 be with 23.More particularly, exposing of neckline 12 is with 23 can only extend along antetheca 10, or also extends along the part of less sidewall 9.

In other specific embodiment shown in Figure 12, with straight and to be parallel to transverse edge 14 different, the bottom margin 21 of lid 4 and the top 22 of container 2 particularly at antetheca 10 places, are more or less crooked.

In packing box 1 shown in the drawings, two main transverse edge 14a of antetheca 10 and two longitudinal edges 13 of rear wall 11 are circular or oblique.Yet replacedly, two main transverse edge 14a of the rear wall 11 of packing box 1 and two longitudinal edges 13 of antetheca 10 can be circular or oblique; Or two longitudinal edges 13 of two main transverse edge 14a of the rear wall 11 of packing box 1 and rear wall 11 can be circular or oblique; Or two longitudinal edges 13 of two main transverse edge 14a of the antetheca 10 of packing box 1 and antetheca 10 can be circular or oblique.Even more generally, packing box 1 can comprise one or more oblique or rounded longitudinal edges 13, and one or more oblique or circular transverse edge 14.

In the replaceable specific embodiment of unshowned packing box 1, all longitudinal edges 13 are edges of point, and two main transverse edge 14a of antetheca 10 are circular (or oblique).

As shown in figure 13, antetheca 10, less sidewall 9 and

end wall

7 and 8 are flat walls, and rear wall 11 is outwards to protrude, longitudinal edge 13 along corresponding point is connected in two less sidewalls 9, and and two less sidewalls 9 formation blunt basically accordingly dihedral angles (obtuse dihedral angles).

Rear wall 11 comprises core 24 flat, that be essentially rectangle; And two side bands (lateral bands) 25, it is at the offside of core 24 and between core 24 and corresponding longitudinal edge 13.Inner each side band 25 along the longitudinal folding line 26 folded in advance so that its recess curves inwardly core 24 being connected to corresponding less sidewall 9, and form the longitudinal edge 13 of corresponding point and form corresponding blunt dihedral angle with less sidewall 9.

Replacedly, rear wall 11 can be flat, and antetheca 10 can be outside protrusion, can be connected in two less sidewalls 9 along the longitudinal edge 13 of corresponding point, and can form blunt basically accordingly dihedral angle with two less sidewalls 9.

In unshowned other specific embodiment, antetheca 10, rear wall 11 and

end wall

7 and 8 are flat, and at least one less sidewall 9 is partly outwards to protrude and rear wall 11 forms blunt basically dihedral angle, and form right angles with antetheca 10.

In a preferred specific embodiment, vertically folding line 17 (being also referred to as main vertical folding line) is to be weaker than vertical folding line 26 (being also referred to as time vertical folding line), this is because vertical folding line 17 limits the longitudinal edge 13 of point, and vertically folding line 26 is suitable for the slight curving side band 25 that does not have cusp edge.In order to reach thinning (weakness) in various degree, vertically folding line 17 and the 26 corresponding cuttings (incisions) by difformity and/or size limit.

Thereby in packing box 1, at least one longitudinal edge 13 and at least one transverse edge 14 are non-square rim, and other vertical and horizontal edge the 13, the 14th, the square rim of point.Preferably, two longitudinal edges 13 of rear wall 11 and two main transverse edge 14a of antetheca 10 are non-square rim, and other horizontal and vertical edge the 14, the 13rd, the square rim of point.

Non-square longitudinal edge 13 can form with three kinds of modes: can form rounded longitudinal edge 13; Can form oblique longitudinal edge 13; Or the

corresponding sidewall

9,10 or 11 that is limited by longitudinal edge 13 comprises half side-view (half-profile) that at least one outwards protrudes, be connected in other

adjacent sidewall

9,10 or 11 by longitudinal edge 13 restrictions, and and

adjacent sidewall

9,10 or the blunt basically accordingly dihedral angle of 11 formation (in this case, longitudinal edge 13 is edges of point).

Non-square transverse edge 14 can form with four kinds of modes: can form circular transverse edge 14; Can form oblique transverse edge 14; Corresponding

sidewall

9,10 or 11 by transverse edge 14 restrictions comprises the half side-view that at least one outwards protrudes, be connected in

adjacent end wall

7 or 8 by transverse edge 14 restrictions, and and

adjacent end wall

7 or 8 form blunt basically accordingly dihedral angle (in this case, transverse edge 14 is edges of point); Or the

corresponding end wall

7 or 8 that is limited by transverse edge 14 comprises half side-view that at least one outwards protrudes, be connected in

adjacent sidewall

9,10 or 11 by transverse edge 14 restrictions, and and

adjacent sidewall

9,10 or the blunt basically accordingly dihedral angle of 11 formation (in this case, transverse edge 14 is edges of point).

Many advantages in view of above-mentioned Cigarette pack 1, but the form of packing box 1 also overall applicability in the production of the carboard (carton) of Cigarette pack, packing box 1 with above-mentioned is identical basically for it, unique difference is that it comprises one group of Cigarette pack, rather than one group of cigarette (not shown).

Claims

The container that is used for smoking articles of a kind of hard, substantially parallel hexahedral shape comprises two end walls (7,8) that are respectively top and bottom; Before being respectively by described end wall (7,8) restriction and by two and the side surface (6) that limits of back major side wall (10,11) and two less sidewalls (9); Four longitudinal edges (13), each is described edge limited in major side wall (10; 11) and between the less sidewall (9); And eight transverse edges (14), each is described edge limited at end wall (7; 8) and sidewall (9; 10; 11) between; Described container (1) is characterised in that: at least one longitudinal edge (13) and at least one transverse edge (14) are circular, oblique or blunt edges, and other vertical and horizontal edge (13,14) are the square rim of point.Container according to claim 1 is characterized in that, identical major side wall (10; 11) two longitudinal edges (13) and identical major side wall (10; 11) two transverse edges (14) are circular, oblique or blunt edges, and other horizontal and vertical edge (14,13) are the square rim of point.

Container according to claim 1 is characterized in that, identical major side wall (10; 11) two longitudinal edges (13) and another major side wall (11; 10) two transverse edges (14) are circular, oblique or blunt edges, and other horizontal and vertical edge (14,13) are the square rim of point.

Container according to claim 1, it is characterized in that, two transverse edges (14) of two longitudinal edges (13) of described back major side wall (11) and described preceding major side wall (10) are circular, oblique or blunt edges, and other horizontal and vertical edge (14,13) are the square rim of point.

According to the described container of arbitrary claim in the claim 1 to 4, it is characterized in that at least one described circle, oblique or blunt vertical or horizontal edge (13; 14) be circular edge.

According to the described container of arbitrary claim in the claim 1 to 4, it is characterized in that at least one described circle, oblique or blunt vertical or horizontal edge (13; 14) be oblique edge.

According to the described container of arbitrary claim in the claim 1 to 4, it is characterized in that at least one sidewall (9; 10; 11) have half side-view that at least one outwards protrudes, be connected at least one adjacent sidewall (9 along the longitudinal edge (13) of corresponding point; 10; 11), and and described adjacent sidewall (9; 10; 11) form blunt basically accordingly dihedral angle, therefore corresponding longitudinal edge (13) is circular, oblique or blunt.

Container according to claim 7 is characterized in that, has the described sidewall (9 of at least one half side-view that outwards protrudes; 10; 11) comprise corresponding flat core (24), and at least one side band (25) of being folded in advance of folding line (26) along the longitudinal; Wherein said side band (25) is that its recess curves inwardly so that described core (24) is connected to corresponding sidewall (9; 10; 11) and with described sidewall (9; 10; 11) form corresponding described blunt basically dihedral angle.

According to the described container of arbitrary claim in the claim 1 to 4, it is characterized in that at least one sidewall (9; 10; 11) have half side-view that at least one outwards protrudes, be connected at least one adjacent end wall (7 along the transverse edge (14) of corresponding point; 8), and and described adjacent end wall (7; 8) form blunt basically accordingly dihedral angle, therefore corresponding transverse edge (14) is circular, oblique or blunt.

Container according to claim 9 is characterized in that, has the described sidewall (9 of at least one half side-view that outwards protrudes; 10; 11) comprise corresponding flat core, and at least one side band of being folded in advance of folding line transversely; Wherein said side band is that its recess curves inwardly described core is connected to corresponding end wall (7; 8) and with described end wall (7; 8) form corresponding described blunt basically dihedral angle.

Container according to claim 10 is characterized in that, at least one sidewall (9; 10; 11) have the side of outside protrusion and comprise corresponding flat core, and two side bands being folded in advance of folding line transversely.

According to the described container of arbitrary claim in the claim 1 to 4, it is characterized in that at least one end wall (7; 8) have half side-view that at least one outwards protrudes, be connected at least one adjacent sidewall (9 along the transverse edge (14) of corresponding point; 10; 11), and and described adjacent sidewall (9; 10; 11) form blunt basically accordingly dihedral angle, therefore corresponding transverse edge (14) is circular, oblique or blunt.

Container according to claim 12 is characterized in that, has the described end wall (7 of at least one half side-view that outwards protrudes; 8) comprise corresponding flat core, and at least one side band of being folded in advance of folding line transversely; Wherein said side band is that its recess curves inwardly described core is connected to corresponding sidewall (9; 10; 11) and with described sidewall (9; 10; 11) form corresponding described blunt basically dihedral angle.

According to the described container of arbitrary claim in the claim 1 to 4, it is characterized in that, comprise cup-shaped bottom container (2) with open top end (3); And be articulated in the cup-shaped top cover (4) of described bottom container (2) along hinge (5), in order between aperture position that opens and closes described open top end (3) respectively and off position, to rotate about described bottom container (2).

Container according to claim 14 is characterized in that, described eight transverse edges (14) are divided into four main transverse edges (14a) and four less transverse edges (14b); Described hinge (5) positions and is parallel to described main transverse edge (14a) along described back major side wall (11).

Container according to claim 14 is characterized in that, described eight transverse edges (14) are divided into four main transverse edges (14a) and four less transverse edges (14b); Described hinge (5) positions and is parallel to described less transverse edge (14b) along described less sidewall (9).

Container according to claim 14 is characterized in that, described eight transverse edges (14) are divided into four main transverse edges (14a) and four less transverse edges (14b); Described hinge (5) positions and is parallel to described less transverse edge (14b) along described top end wall (7).

Container according to claim 14 is characterized in that, described bottom container (2) and described lid (4) have the edge (22,21) that faces with each other accordingly, and it is separated when being in described off position when described lid (4).

Container according to claim 14 is characterized in that, described bottom container (2) and described lid (4) have the edge (22,21) that faces with each other accordingly, and it is crooked.