DE102015014078A1 - cigarette pack - Google Patents

Abstract

For easier handling of cigarette packs with outer pack (11) and inner pack (23) the latter is provided with a in the region of an inner front wall (24) lift tabs (38) for lifting front side cigarettes (37) when first opening the pack and pulling a pull Flaps (50). The lift tab (38) is connected thereto in a manner that ensures that the pull flap (50) and lift tab (38) remain undisturbed as the cigarettes are pulled out and lifted.

Description

The invention relates to packages for elongate, rod-shaped objects, in particular for cigarettes, with the features of the preamble of claim 1.

The subject of the present innovation is an improvement of the handling of cigarette packs in particular by the consumer. Priority is given to the removal of a first or first cigarettes when putting the package into use. Due to the precise manufacture of the cigarette packs, the cigarettes are often positioned under tension in the cigarette block, so that the removal of especially a first cigarette from the formation of the cigarette block is difficult.

Aids for the removal of cigarettes from packages are known, in particular in the embodiment with a "cigarette lift" in the form of a lift or lifting strip, which usually extends beyond a bottom end of the cigarette to be lifted out. By pressing the strip at least one cigarette is raised. Also known is already the compound of the lifting or strip with a cigarette pack often used pull flap. This is in a frontal region of an inner envelope of the cigarette group - Stanniol, paper, foil - arranged. By peeling, front cigarettes are exposed in an upper area. This flap can be used to connect the lifting strip so that the strip is activated when the pull flap is actuated ( DE 34 10 217 A1 ). In this known package, the relatively narrow lifting strip extends beyond the bottom wall or inner bottom wall of the inner cut out into the rear wall. So there is a risk of tearing or cutting the narrow Hubstrreifens when pulling out of the flap.

The invention has for its object to provide a removal aid for in particular cigarettes, which in a simple manner and does not require any special cost of materials, but nevertheless reliably brings at least one cigarette when putting the pack in a raised grip position.

To solve this problem the inventive (cigarette) pack is formed with the features of claim 1.

The invention is based on the idea or the purpose of designing and arranging the removal aids, in particular the lifting or lifting strips, such that when the pull flap is actuated the lifting strip is not severed or separated from the pull flap. Furthermore, it is ensured that the cigarette to be lifted (or the cigarettes to be lifted) are not catapulted jerkily out of the formation. The invention causes an orderly separation of the lifting strip from the inner blank while maintaining the connection with the pull flap.

An important feature is the connection between the lifting strip and pull flap, namely with a transition region which prevents the separation, preferably due to rounded or circular transition contours. Furthermore, the lifting strip - depending on the load capacity of the material of the inner blank - sized so that the durability is ensured during the lifting process. According severable connections between Hubstreifen and blank of Innenumhüllung - residual compounds - dimensioned.

A particular invention is that the lifting strip extends into the region of a closed, thus without folding flaps formed inner bottom wall of the inner sheath, preferably to about the middle of the bottom wall. The final contour of the lifting strip - in the region of the bottom wall - is particularly designed such that upon actuation of the lifting strip, in particular by pulling off the pull flap, the lifting operation for the cigarette (or cigarettes) is effected at first - in particular due to orderly severing of the remaining connections - and finally the end of the lifting strip is completely detached from the inner blank. Preferably, the lifting strip is formed at least in the region of the bottom wall with a converging, in particular tapered contour, wherein at the end of the lifting strip thus designed a preferably last releasable connection - residual connection - is arranged with the inner blank.

Further details and special features of the invention are explained in more detail below with reference to the drawings. It shows:

1 a cigarette box of the folding box type with the lid open in perspective,

2 the pack according to 1 during an actuation phase of a pull flap,

3 the pack according to 1 . 2 after removing the pull flap with lift strips,

4 the pack according to 2 in an approximately central vertical section, in the section plane III-III,

5 a representation accordingly 4 in a continuing phase of the pull of the pull flap,

6 a blank for a Innenumhüllung - Stanniol - with a removal aid,

7 a section XII the 6 on an enlarged scale,

8th a section XIII the 6 , also on an enlarged scale.

In the drawings, as an example, a cigarette pack of the type folding carton as an outer pack 10 shown. The innovation is also in other forms of packaging, eg. B. the type "shell and slide" applicable.

The outer pack consists of a (lower) box part 11 a lid 12 and a collar 13 , The box part 11 forms a box front wall 14 , a box back wall 15 and box sidewalls 16 , In an analogous way, the lid 12 formed with lid front wall 17 , Lid rear wall 18 and lid sidewalls 19 , box part 11 and lid 12 are pivotally connected to each other, in this case in the range of box back wall 15 and lid rear wall 18 by means of lily joint 20 ,

Package contents is a formed group of cigarettes, so a cigarette group 21 , The cigarettes are presently arranged in rows with a front row and preferably at least one other row.

The cigarette group 21 is surrounded by a blank - inside blank 22 - from tinfoil, paper, foil. The interior cut 22 in the preferred embodiment according to 6 surround the cigarette group 21 completely and forms a closed, block-shaped inner pack 23 (Tin foil block).

The interior cut 22 can be designed differently and to form the inner pack 23 be folded. Advantageous is the longitudinal folding principle, in which an elongated, in particular rectangular blank ( 6 ) successive areas for an interior front wall 24 , an interior floor wall 25 and an interior rear wall 26 forms. The areas are by (imaginary) longitudinal and transverse folding lines 27 separated from each other.

The blank is - starting from the (closed) inner bottom wall 25 - U-shaped around the cigarette group 21 folded around. An interior end wall 28 consists of folding flaps, in this case in the form of an envelope fold with trapezoidal longitudinal flaps 29 . 30 , The outer longitudinal flap 30 is with the inside front wall 24 of the interior blank 22 connected. Interior sidewalls 31 consist of partially overlapping inner side lobes 32 . 33 , where the with the inner front wall 24 connected inside side lobes 32 in the folded inner blank 22 lying on the outside, so with the inner rear wall 26 connected inside side lobes 33 partially cover.

The so-formed inner pack 23 or the cigarette block is in an upper, the lid 12 facing area partly from the collar 13 includes, from a collar front wall 34 and collar side lobes 35 , The collar front wall 34 is with a usual recess 36 provided access to the contents of the package - with the lid open 12 - facilitated.

The subject of the invention is the provision of the cigarettes to the consumer, in particular when removing the first cigarettes 37 , ie at least one preferably medium-sized cigarette 37 the front row ( 3 . 4 ). The provision mainly refers to having one or more cigarettes 37 with the lid open 12 be moved in a relation to the other cigarettes raised and thus exposed to the end portions position. For this purpose, a Hubstreifen 38 or lift strip effective, the out of the outer package 10 , in the present case in the region of the recess 36 of the collar 13 , is pulled out taking along the cigarettes 37 ,

The lifting strip 38 is part of the interior blank 22 , in particular part of the inner front wall 24 and the inside bottom wall 25 , The lifting strip 38 is by separating or punching lines 39 limited ( 6 ), but remains over residual compounds 40 . 41 Part of the interior blank 22 , In the present embodiment ( 6 ) are the (parallel) punching lines 39 on both sides of the lifting strip 38 with two remaining compounds 40 . 41 - in the area of the inner front wall 24 - Provided that are attached to selected positions. The lower residual compounds 41 are adjacent to the interior bottom wall 25 or to a transverse folding edge 27 the same position.

The lifting strip 38 extends into the region of the preferably single-layered inner bottom wall 25 , in particular (approximately) to the middle of the same. Again, the lifting strip 38 by (double-sided) punching lines 42 limited, extending from the inner front wall 24 over the fold edge 27 away to the inner bottom wall 25 extend. The lifting strip 38 forms here an important end for the function with an end leg 57 in the area of the inner bottom wall 25 ,

Advantageously, the formation of an end portion of the Hubstreifens 38 in the area of the inner bottom wall 25 , namely the end leg 57 with converging edges, in particular (at right angles) spiky. For this purpose close to the (parallel) punching lines 42 - in the area of the inner bottom wall 25 - converging punching lines 43 at, which are directed at an angle of preferably about 90 ° to each other and so a preferably central tip as the end of the Hubstreifens 38 form.

Furthermore, residual compounds are particularly distributed in this area. Opposite residual compounds 44 In the present case, these are located at the transition of the (parallel) punched lines 42 into the (converging) punching lines 43 , Further residual compounds, in particular a contiguous end compound 45 , forms the (imaginary) tip of the Hubstreifens 38 , This end of the Hubstreifens 38 , ie in particular the end connection 45 , located approximately in the middle of the inner-bottom wall 25 , This ensures that an exact, central separation of the Hubstreifens 38 from the inside cut 22 also in the area of the (transverse) inner bottom wall 25 takes place.

By the arrangement of the Hubstreifens 38 whose design (width 46 ), by the arrangement and dimensioning of the remaining compounds 40 . 41 . 44 . 45 is an ordered movement of the lifting strip 38 ensured without cutting, in particular in such a way that the bottom end of the Hubstreifens 38 , so in particular the end leg 57 until last held in connection with the inner blank. The final connection 45 is last disconnected. This results in that when operating the Hubstreifens 38 first the end leg 57 gets into an inclination ( 4 ), in which the through the Hubstreifen 38 captured cigarette 37 (or the cigarettes) is moved to the removal position. With continued tensile load of the Hubstreifens 38 this is completely dissolved and pulled out of the pack.

In an advantageous embodiment, the remaining compounds - depending on the strength of the material of the inner blank 22 - a dimension or length of 0.5 mm to 2 mm. A preferred dimensional range is 0.8 mm to 1.5 mm. The final connection 45 is in extension of the punching lines 43 dimensioned accordingly, so that in the whole a slightly greater strength of the end connection 45 results. In the arrangement of the residual compounds is also to be considered that the unit of the (inner) blank 22 guaranteed for the packaging process.

For the effectiveness of the lifting process is the continuous strength of the Hubstreifens 38 significant. This is by a transverse dimension, ie width 46 , but possibly also ensured by the contour. The width 46 is determined in particular according to the weight of the packaging material (g / m ² ). This size is also referred to as "grammage". At a (mean) grammage of about 30-35 g / m ² is a width 46 of the lifting strip 38 of about 12 mm appropriate. At lower grammage is a width 46 of about 15 mm and with increased grammage a width 46 of about 8 mm is sufficient.

Furthermore, it is important that the length 48 of the thigh 57 in the area of punched lines 42 , so the leg of the inner bottom wall 25 , greater than the diameter of a cigarette 37 , The punching lines 43 make an angle 49 opposite to the parallel punched lines 42 from 30 ° to 60 ° - depending on package depth. An angle is preferred 49 of 45 °.

The actuation of the lifting strip 38 is preferably carried out with the help of a special portion of the inner blank 22 , It is a peelable at the time of use of the pack tab, in particular a pull flap 50 ,

This is the upper, frontal area of the inner blank 22 defined and from the remaining part of the inner blank 22 through (transverse) sections of a weakening or perforation line 51 demarcated. The aforementioned weakening line extends (laterally) over the full width of the inner blank 22 so that a frontal part of the inner front wall 24 , frontal areas of the (outer) inner side lobes 32 and those with the inside front wall 24 connected folding flaps of the inner end wall 28 Part of the pull flap 50 are. This becomes the first time the package is used as part of the inner pack 23 deducted from this, so that front-side cigarettes in the upper area are exposed ( 2 . 3 ..).

The pull tab 50 is in a special way with the Hubstreifen 38 connected, such that when you press the pull flap 50 the lifting strip 38 is pulled out of the package in the manner described, without the pull flap 50 to be disconnected. For this purpose is a special transition 52 from the pull flap 50 to the lifting strip 38 provided, namely with a downwardly tapered, contoured transition of the transverse perforation line 51 in the upright area of the lifting strip 38 ,

Particularly effective is a transition 52 with rounded edges. In the present case is a circular arc-shaped transition 52 provided, with (two-sided) quarter circles 53 as a contour. The size or width of the transition 52 is chosen according to the load capacity of the material. The quadrant 53 has a radius 54 of about 10 mm for material of average strength, a radius of about 15 mm for less strong material (lower grammage) and a radius of about 5 mm for higher grammage material.

residual connections 40 . 55 are arranged so that the complete area of the transition 52 So the quadrant 53 and preferably subsequent upright or horizontal legs are formed as a continuous separating cut. The transverse perforation line 51 is preferably formed so that in the region of the inner front wall 24 for at the Hubstreifen 38 subsequent, transverse punching legs in each case a residual compound 55 is provided. Another residual compound 56 is located in the area of the (outer) inner side lobes 32 ,

By the (geometric) design of the unit of lifting strips 38 and pull flap 50 becomes this part of the inside blank 22 separated from the compound while maintaining the unit and withdrawn from the package ( 3 ). 4 shows an initial phase in the operation of the pull flap 50 namely the stroke position for the cigarette. A continued position is in 5 to see and finally the element completely pulled out of the pack 3 , Due to the shape of lifting strips 38 and pull flap 50 as a unit as well as the arrangement and dimensioning of residual connections is when pressing the pull flap 50 preferably initially this of the inner blank 22 solved. After that, the remaining compounds 40 , then the residual compounds 41 severed. This is due to the movement of the Hubstreifens 38 the stroke position according to 4 , Finally, the end connection 45 severed and the Hubstreifen 38 with the pull flap 50 pulled out of the package (completely).

The present lifting technique for individual cigarettes can also be used in other forms of packaging, in particular in deviating designed inner blanks.

LIST OF REFERENCE NUMBERS

10

overpack

11

box part

12

cover

13

collar

14

Box front wall

15

Box rear wall

16

Box side wall

17

Lid front wall

18

Lid rear wall

19

Lid sidewall

20

line joint

21

cigarette group

22

Inner blank

23

interior package

24

Interior front wall

25

Inside bottom wall

26

Inner rear wall

27

fold lines

28

Inside front wall

29

longitudinal tabs

30

longitudinal tabs

31

Interior sidewall

32

Interior side tabs

33

Interior side tabs

34

Collar front wall

35

Collar side tabs

36

recess

37

Cigarette

38

Hubstreifen

39

cut line

40

residual connection

41

residual connection

42

cut line

43

cut line

44

residual connection

45

end connection

46

width

47

width

48

length

49

angle

50

Pull flap

51

perforation

52

crossing

53

quadrant

54

radius

55

residual connection

56

residual connection

57

end leg

QUOTES INCLUDE IN THE DESCRIPTION

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Cited patent literature

• DE 3410217 A1 [0003]

Claims (11)

Pack for elongated rod-shaped objects, in particular cigarette pack, consisting of an outer pack ( 10 ), in particular in the embodiment as a folding box or shell and slide pack, wherein as an inner pack ( 23 ) a group of formed cigarettes - cigarette group ( 21 ) - from an interior blank ( 22 ) of Stanniol, paper, foil or the like is preferably surrounded on all sides and a removal aid of the inner pack ( 23 ) for the removal of at least one first cigarette with the outer packaging open ( 10 ) from a lifting strip ( 38 ) or a lifting strip, which by weakening lines in the front wall of the inner pack ( 23 ) - Interior front wall ( 24 ) - formed and with a front-side pull tab - pull flap ( 50 ) of the inner blank ( 22 ), characterized in that the lifting strip ( 38 ) by shaping in the area of a transition ( 52 ) from the lifting strip ( 38 ) to pull flap ( 50 ) or to the front wall of the same tear-off with the pull flap ( 50 ), in particular by a gradually widening transverse dimension of the Hubstreifens ( 38 ) of the transition ( 52 ). Pack according to claim 1, characterized in that the transition ( 52 ) of the lifting strip ( 38 ) to pull flap ( 50 ) is formed with gradually increasing width, starting from the Hubstreifen ( 38 ), the transition ( 52 ) is formed in particular with a curved or (part) circular contour. Pack according to Claim 2 or one of the further claims, characterized in that the transition ( 52 ) from the lifting strip ( 38 ) to pull flap ( 50 ) is preferably bounded on both sides by quarter-circular (formed by punching) edges, preferably with a radius of 5 mm to 15 mm, in particular of about 10 mm. Pack according to claim 1 or one of the further claims, characterized in that the lifting strip ( 38 ) into the region of a preferably closed, single-layer inner bottom wall ( 25 ) of the inner blank ( 22 ) or the inner pack ( 23 ) and in particular (approximately) in the middle of the inner bottom wall ( 25 ) ends. Pack according to claim 1 or one of the further claims, characterized in that the lifting strip ( 38 ) following the transition ( 52 ) to pull flap ( 50 ) is preferably formed with the same width throughout due to preferably parallel punched lines ( 39 . 42 ) and that the lifting strip ( 38 ) in the area of the inner bottom wall ( 25 ) with preferably converging boundary due to converging, in particular tapered, straight punched lines ( 43 ) ends. Pack according to Claim 1 or one of the further claims, characterized by the following features: a) the lifting strip ( 38 ) is in the area of an inner front wall ( 24 ) of the inner blank ( 22 ) and / or in the region of the inner bottom wall ( 25 ) by separating lines with residual compounds, namely punched lines ( 39 . 42 ), b) the residual compounds are in terms of number and / or positioning and / or dimensioning - length or width - depending on the (tear) strength of the material of the inner blank ( 22 ), in particular with a dimension of 0.5 mm to 2 mm, preferably in the range of 0.8 mm to 1.5 mm. Pack according to Claim 1 or one of the further claims, characterized in that residual compounds ( 41 ) in an area immediately adjacent to a transverse folding line ( 27 ) between inner front wall ( 24 ) and inner bottom wall ( 25 ) are positioned and preferably further residual compounds ( 40 ) in an approximately central area between the pull flap ( 50 ) and inner bottom wall ( 25 ). Pack according to claim 1 or one of the further claims, characterized in that the lifting strip ( 38 ) ends with a converging, in particular tapered contour, preferably in the region of the inner bottom wall ( 25 ) of the inner blank ( 22 ), one end leg ( 57 ) of the lifting strip ( 38 ) preferably in the middle of the inner bottom wall ( 25 ) ends, in particular with an obliquely oriented punching lines ( 43 ) formed at an angle of preferably (about) 90 °. Pack according to Claim 8 or one of the further claims, characterized in that at the end of the lifting strip ( 38 ) in the area of the inner bottom wall ( 25 ), in particular at the through the oblique punched lines ( 43 ) are arranged, (in particular, a contiguous) residual compounds, in particular a preferably central end compound ( 45 ). Pack according to claim 7 or one of the further claims, characterized in that the end leg ( 57 ) of the lifting strip ( 38 ) in the area of the inner bottom wall ( 25 ) has further residual compounds, in particular between (parallel) punched lines ( 42 ) and oblique punched lines ( 43 ). Pack according to Claim 1 or one of the further claims, characterized in that the width of the lifting strip ( 38 ) - in dependence of the tensile strength of the inner blank ( 22 ) - 8 mm to 15 mm, in particular 12 mm.

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