EP0134550B1 - Cigarette package provided with a hinged lid - Google Patents

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EP0134550B1
EP0134550B1 EP84109435A EP84109435A EP0134550B1 EP 0134550 B1 EP0134550 B1 EP 0134550B1 EP 84109435 A EP84109435 A EP 84109435A EP 84109435 A EP84109435 A EP 84109435A EP 0134550 B1 EP0134550 B1 EP 0134550B1
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    • BPERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65DCONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
    • B65D77/00Packages formed by enclosing articles or materials in preformed containers, e.g. boxes, cartons, sacks or bags
    • B65D77/02Wrapped articles enclosed in rigid or semi-rigid containers
    • BPERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65DCONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
    • B65D85/00Containers, packaging elements or packages, specially adapted for particular articles or materials
    • B65D85/07Containers, packaging elements or packages, specially adapted for particular articles or materials for compressible or flexible articles
    • B65D85/08Containers, packaging elements or packages, specially adapted for particular articles or materials for compressible or flexible articles rod-shaped or tubular
    • B65D85/10Containers, packaging elements or packages, specially adapted for particular articles or materials for compressible or flexible articles rod-shaped or tubular for cigarettes
    • B65D85/1036Containers formed by erecting a rigid or semi-rigid blank
    • YGENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y10TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC
    • Y10STECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y10S206/00Special receptacle or package
    • Y10S206/804Special receptacle or package with means to lift or draw out content

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  • the invention relates to a pack with a box part and a hinged lid (so-called cap box) connected to it via an articulated axis, containing a group of cigarettes or the like encased in an interior blank, in particular made of tinfoil, the cigarettes lying flat or parallel to the hinged lid Box part are aligned.
  • Cap boxes consist predominantly of relatively stiff cardboard.
  • the cigarettes are laid flat or parallel to the hinged lid - usually in two layers one above the other - in the box part. In the closed position, this is enclosed by the hinged lid along an inboard board.
  • the group of cigarettes is encased by an inner blank, usually made of tinfoil with an inner glassine layer.
  • the inner blank is designed and arranged in such a way that the side facing the hinged lid, that is to say the top wall lying on the top of the same when the cigarettes are removed, consists of at least two mutually overlapping, non-connected closing flaps. These are pivoted aside for the removal of cigarettes so that the full area of the cigarettes or the upper layer of the cigarette group is exposed. To reclose the cap box, the flaps are folded back into the starting position.
  • a pack of this type or an inner blank designed in this way allows an increased loss of aroma and moisture in the cigarette tobacco. It is also disadvantageous that the entire (upper) layer of the cigarettes is always exposed when the package is opened. Finally, the internal cut is not suitable to ensure sufficient cohesion due to its constructive design of the group of cigarettes.
  • the invention is based on the object of proposing a pack with an inner cut for cigarettes or the like, in particular a cap box, in which the above disadvantages are avoided.
  • the inner cut should give the cigarettes greater security against loss of moisture and aroma before the pack is put into use or afterwards.
  • the handling of the pack namely the removal of cigarettes, should be made easier.
  • the pack according to the invention is characterized in that the top wall of the inner blank facing the hinged lid has a removal opening formed by punching and extending to one end of the cigarette facing edge of the top wall, which covers at least the size of the removal opening by a closure flap is.
  • the removal opening formed according to the invention in the otherwise closed top wall is arranged off-center, namely on an edge of the surface of the top wall facing one end of the cigarettes, and preferably over the full width thereof.
  • the cigarettes can thus be easily grasped at their ends when the closure flap is folded back and pulled out of the otherwise closed inner blank.
  • the closure flap can be pulled over a free, transversal edge of the box part of the cap box, in such a way that the group of cigarettes with the inner cut is lifted on one side, thereby making it easier to grasp a cigarette.
  • the closure flap is designed to be larger than the removal opening, specifically in such a way that the closure flap covers an area delimiting the removal opening - in particular across the cigarettes - with an edge strip. Since the closure flap on the one hand and the removal opening on the other hand are formed by U-shaped punching in the inner cut, the overlapping edge strip of the closure flap is created by effectively shortening the internal cut in an area adjacent to the removal opening, in particular by a Z-fold in itself at the removal opening laterally adjoining long side lobes.
  • the elongated, rectangular inner blank is folded in a U-shape around the group of cigarettes, in such a way that a continuously closed end wall is formed adjacent to the removal opening or to the closure flap, and an end wall formed from trapezoidal end wall tabs is formed opposite this.
  • the side walls are formed from longitudinal side tabs which partially overlap one another.
  • Such an inner wrapping is easy to drive by machine. Furthermore, a largely closed wrapper for the cigarette group is formed, as is otherwise customary only for hinge-lid packs.
  • a pack of the cap box type is shown in a highly schematic representation.
  • the cap box usually consists of a box part 10 and a hinged lid 11.
  • the latter is pivotally connected to the box part 10 in the region of a hinge axis 12.
  • the hinged lid 11 comprises a collar formed on the box part 10, which runs around and is set back inwards relative to the remaining part of the box part 10.
  • this collar is formed by an all-round collar 13 arranged inside the box part. This extends over the full height of the longitudinal walls 14 and transverse walls 15 of the box part.
  • a group of cigarettes 16 is received within the box part 10 thus formed. In the example shown, these are aligned parallel to the joint axis 12. Furthermore, three layers of cigarettes are arranged one above the other. The result is a cuboid-shaped cap box that has the format of a conventional “hinge-lid pack”.
  • the group of cigarettes 16 is encased in an inner blank 17 made of tinfoil or the like, so that a tinfoil block 18 is formed as the package contents.
  • the inner blank 17 is an elongated, rectangular shape as a spread starting product (FIG. 6). Areas or fields for forming an upper wall 19, an end wall 20 and a lower wall 21 are arranged in succession in the longitudinal direction of the blank. End wall flaps 22 and 23 adjoin the upper wall 19 and the lower wall 21 in the longitudinal direction on the free sides. On the sides there are longitudinal side tabs 24 and 25 on both sides in the area of the top wall 19 and the bottom wall 21. These are continued in the area of the closed end wall 20 and the end wall tabs 22 and 23 as corner tabs 26 and 27.
  • the inner blank 17 thus formed is folded around the end of the group of cigarettes in a U-shape, in such a way that the end wall 20 remains closed and free of folds.
  • an end wall 28 is formed from the end wall tabs 22 and 23. These are folded over in a trapezoidal shape with partial coverage.
  • side walls 29 of the tinfoil block 18 are formed by the longitudinal side tabs 24 and 25 by folding them over with mutual overlap.
  • the corner flaps 26 adjacent to the end wall 20 are folded into the plane of the side wall 29, as shown in FIG. 3.
  • a removal opening 30 is formed in the area of the top wall 19, which is otherwise continuous and free of folds. This is arranged off-center, namely assigned to one end of the cigarettes 16. It extends over the full width of the top wall 19 and - in the longitudinal direction of the cigarettes 10 - to the adjacent transverse wall 15 of the box part 10.
  • the removal opening 30 is covered in the closed position by a closure flap 31, which is formed from the inner blank 17 itself, namely by the area of the removal opening 30 corresponding to the same.
  • the closure flap 31 accordingly extends over the full width of the removal opening 30.
  • the closure flap 31 has a larger dimension than the removal opening 30.
  • the closure flap 31 thus lies in the closed position with an edge strip 32 on the adjacent part of the top wall 19 on, that is to say a strip-shaped section adjoining the removal opening 30.
  • the edge strip 32 lies loosely on the top wall 19, but can also be done with a releasable connection, e.g. B. a peel-seal strip attached to the top wall 19.
  • the closure flap 31 is first pivoted back by hand into the position according to FIG. 3. Subsequently, the closure flap 31 can be pulled over an upper edge 33 of the box part 10 or of the collar 13 in the region of the transverse wall 15. By exerting the tensile force, the tinfoil block 18 is raised on one side into the position according to FIG. The remaining cigarettes remain in the fan-shaped inner blank 17.
  • the removal opening 30 and the locking tab 31 are formed by a U-shaped stamping 34 in the inner blank 17 (FIGS. 6 and 7).
  • the punch 34 extends here with its legs on the edge of the top wall 19, but is continued with an extension 35 into the region of the end wall 20, namely on the sides thereof. In the exemplary embodiment shown, the extensions 35 of the punch 34 extend over the full height of the end wall 20.
  • the removal opening 30 is laterally delimited within the blank by the longitudinal side tabs 24.
  • the inner blank 17 In order to create the overlapping edge strip 32 of the closure tab 31, the inner blank 17 must be “shortened” in the area of the removal opening 30.
  • a Z-fold 36 which shortens, is formed in the two longitudinal side tabs 24. This is caused by sliding regions of the longitudinal side tabs 24 one above the other in such a way that an intermediate strip 37 is pushed between the outer and inner layers of the longitudinal side tabs 24.
  • the width of the Z-fold or of the intermediate strip 37 corresponds the width of the edge strip 32 of the closure flap 31.
  • the finished pack is not adversely affected by the Z-fold 36, since it is located within the box part 10, namely between the group of cigarettes 16 on the one hand and the longitudinal walls 14 of the pack on the other.
  • the sealing flap 31 can rest on the cigarettes 16 in the closed position, ie without a connection. However, it is also possible to releasably connect the protruding edge strip 32 to the covered part of the top wall 19, for example by a glue point ( peel seal).

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Die Erfindung betrifft eine Packung mit Schachtelteil und an diesem über eine Gelenkachse angeschlossenem Klappdeckel (sogenannte Kappenschachtel), enthaltend eine Gruppe von in einen Innenzuschnitt, insbesondere aus Stanniol, eingehüllten Zigaretten oder dgl., wobei die Zigaretten flach- bzw. parallel zum Klappdeckel liegend im Schachtelteil ausgerichtet sind.The invention relates to a pack with a box part and a hinged lid (so-called cap box) connected to it via an articulated axis, containing a group of cigarettes or the like encased in an interior blank, in particular made of tinfoil, the cigarettes lying flat or parallel to the hinged lid Box part are aligned.

Kappenschachteln bestehen überwiegend aus verhältnismäßig steifem Karton. Die Zigaretten sind flach- bzw. parallel zum Klappdeckel liegend - üblicherweise in zwei Lagen übereinander - im Schachtelteil ausgerichtet. Dieser wird in Schließstellung längs eines nach innen zugesetzten Bordes von dem Klappdeckel umschlossen.Cap boxes consist predominantly of relatively stiff cardboard. The cigarettes are laid flat or parallel to the hinged lid - usually in two layers one above the other - in the box part. In the closed position, this is enclosed by the hinged lid along an inboard board.

Die Gruppe der Zigaretten ist bei derartigen Kappenschachteln durch einen Innenzuschnitt umhüllt, üblicherweise aus Stanniol mit einer innenseitigen Pergamin-Lage. Der Innenzuschnitt ist dabei so ausgebildet und angeordnet, daß die dem Klappdeckel zugekehrte Seite, also die bei der Entnahme der Zigaretten auf der Oberseite derselben aufliegende Oberwandung, aus sich mindestens zwei einander überdeckenden, nicht miteinander verbundenen Schließlappen besteht. Diese werden für die Entnahme von Zigaretten zur Seite geschwenkt, so daß die volle Fläche der Zigaretten bzw. der oberen Lage der ZigarettenGruppe freiliegt. Zum Wiederverschließen der Kappenschachtel werden die Schließlappen in die Ausgangsposition zurückgefaltet.In the case of such cap boxes, the group of cigarettes is encased by an inner blank, usually made of tinfoil with an inner glassine layer. The inner blank is designed and arranged in such a way that the side facing the hinged lid, that is to say the top wall lying on the top of the same when the cigarettes are removed, consists of at least two mutually overlapping, non-connected closing flaps. These are pivoted aside for the removal of cigarettes so that the full area of the cigarettes or the upper layer of the cigarette group is exposed. To reclose the cap box, the flaps are folded back into the starting position.

Eine derartige Packung bzw. ein so ausgebildeter Innenzuschnitt läßt Aroma- und Feuchtigkeitsverluste des Zigaretten-Tabaks in erhöhtem Maße zu. Auch ist es nachteilig, daß bei der geöffneten Packung stets die gesamte (obere) Lage der Zigaretten freiliegt. Schließlich ist der Innenzuschnitt nicht geeignet, aufgrund seiner konstruktiven Gestaltung der Gruppe der Zigaretten einen ausreichenden Zusammenhalt zu gewähren.A pack of this type or an inner blank designed in this way allows an increased loss of aroma and moisture in the cigarette tobacco. It is also disadvantageous that the entire (upper) layer of the cigarettes is always exposed when the package is opened. Finally, the internal cut is not suitable to ensure sufficient cohesion due to its constructive design of the group of cigarettes.

Der Erfindung liegt die Aufgabe zugrunde, eine Packung mit Innenzuschnitt für Zigaretten oder dgl., insbesondere eine Kappenschachtel, vorzuschlagen, bei der die vorstehenden Nachteile vermieden sind. Insbesondere soll der Innenzuschnitt den Zigaretten vor Ingebrauchnahme der Packung bzw. danach eine größere Sicherheit gegen Feuchtigkeits- und Aromaverluste gewähren. Zugleich soll die Handhabung der Packung, nämlich die Entnahme von Zigaretten, erleichtert sein.The invention is based on the object of proposing a pack with an inner cut for cigarettes or the like, in particular a cap box, in which the above disadvantages are avoided. In particular, the inner cut should give the cigarettes greater security against loss of moisture and aroma before the pack is put into use or afterwards. At the same time, the handling of the pack, namely the removal of cigarettes, should be made easier.

Zur Lösung dieser Aufgabe ist die erfindungsgemäße Packung dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß die dem Klappdeckel zugekehrte Oberwandung des Innenzuschnitts eine durch Stanzung gebildete, bis zu einem einem Ende der Zigaretten zugekehrten Rand der Oberwandung reichende Entnahmeöffnung aufweist, die durch eine Verschlußlasche mindestens in der Größe der Entnahmeöffnung überdeckt ist.To achieve this object, the pack according to the invention is characterized in that the top wall of the inner blank facing the hinged lid has a removal opening formed by punching and extending to one end of the cigarette facing edge of the top wall, which covers at least the size of the removal opening by a closure flap is.

Die erfindungsgemäß in der im übrigen geschlossenen Oberwandung gebildete Entnahmeöffnung ist außermittig angeordnet, nämlich an einem dem einen Ende der Zigaretten zugekehrten Rand der Fläche der Oberwandung, und zwar vorzugsweise über die volle Breite derselben. Die Zigaretten können dadurch bei zurückgefalteter Verschlußlasche an ihren Enden leicht erfaßt und aus dem im übrigen geschlossenen Innenzuschnitt herausgezogen werden. Die Verschlußlasche kann zu diesem Zweck über eine freie, querliegende Kante des Schachtelteils der Kappenschachtel gezogen werden, derart, daß die Gruppe der Zigaretten mit dem Innenzuschnitt einseitig angehoben und dadurch ein Erfassen einer Zigarette erleichtert ist.The removal opening formed according to the invention in the otherwise closed top wall is arranged off-center, namely on an edge of the surface of the top wall facing one end of the cigarettes, and preferably over the full width thereof. The cigarettes can thus be easily grasped at their ends when the closure flap is folded back and pulled out of the otherwise closed inner blank. For this purpose, the closure flap can be pulled over a free, transversal edge of the box part of the cap box, in such a way that the group of cigarettes with the inner cut is lifted on one side, thereby making it easier to grasp a cigarette.

Die Verschlußlasche ist nach einem weiteren wichtigen Merkmal der Erfindung größer ausgebildet als die Entnahmeöffnung, und zwar derart, daß die Verschlußlasche einen die Entnahmeöffnung eingrenzenden Bereich - insbesondere quer zu den Zigaretten - mit einem Randstreifen überdeckt. Da die Verschlußlasche einerseits und die Entnahmeöffnung andererseits durch U-förmige Stanzung im Innenzuschnitt gebildet sind, wird der überdeckende Randstreifen der Verschlußlasche durch wirksame Verkürzung des Innezuschnitts in einem Bereich benachbart zur Entnahmeöffnung geschaffen, und zwar insbesondere durch eine Z-Faltung in sich an die Entnahmeöffnung seitlich anschließenden Längsseitenlappen.According to a further important feature of the invention, the closure flap is designed to be larger than the removal opening, specifically in such a way that the closure flap covers an area delimiting the removal opening - in particular across the cigarettes - with an edge strip. Since the closure flap on the one hand and the removal opening on the other hand are formed by U-shaped punching in the inner cut, the overlapping edge strip of the closure flap is created by effectively shortening the internal cut in an area adjacent to the removal opening, in particular by a Z-fold in itself at the removal opening laterally adjoining long side lobes.

Der langgestreckte, rechteckige Innenzuschnitt wird U-förmig um die Gruppe der Zigaretten herumgefaltet, derart, daß benachbart zur Entnahmeöffnung bzw. zur Verschlußlasche eine durchgehend geschlossene Stirnwandung gebildet und gegenüber hierzu eine aus trapezförmigen Stirnwandlappen gebildete Stirnwand entsteht. Die Seitenwände sind aus einander teilweise überdeckenden Längsseitenlappen gebildet.The elongated, rectangular inner blank is folded in a U-shape around the group of cigarettes, in such a way that a continuously closed end wall is formed adjacent to the removal opening or to the closure flap, and an end wall formed from trapezoidal end wall tabs is formed opposite this. The side walls are formed from longitudinal side tabs which partially overlap one another.

Eine so gestaltete Innenumhüllung (Innenzuschnitt) ist maschinentechnisch leicht zu fahren. Des weiteren wird eine weitgehend geschlossene Umhüllung für die Zigarettengruppe gebildet, wie sie sonst nur bei Hinge-Lid-Packungen üblich ist.Such an inner wrapping (inner blank) is easy to drive by machine. Furthermore, a largely closed wrapper for the cigarette group is formed, as is otherwise customary only for hinge-lid packs.

Weitere Merkmale der Erfindung beziehen sich auf die konstruktive Ausgestaltung des Innenzuschnitts.Further features of the invention relate to the structural design of the inner blank.

Ein Ausführungsbeispiel der Erfindung wird nachfolgend anhand der Zeichnungen näher erläutert. Es zeigen :

  • Fig. 1 eine Kappenschachtel in vereinfachter, perspektivischer Darstellung,
  • Fig. 2 die geöffnete Kappenschachtel mit einem Stanniol-Block, ebenfalls in perspektivischer Darstellung,
  • Fig. 3 eine Darstellung entsprechend Fig. 2 bei freier Entnahmeöffnung eines Innenzuschnitts,
  • Fig. 4 einen Längsschnitt durch die Packung bzw. den Stanniol-Block, in Schließstellung.
  • Fig. 5 eine Stellung für die Entnahme einer Zigarette, im Längsschnitt entsprechend Fig. 4,
  • Fig. 6 einen ausgebreiteten Innenzuschnitt für die Packung gemäß Fig. 1 bis 5,
  • Fig. 7 den für die Umhüllung einer Gruppe von Zigaretten vorbereiteten, verkürzten Zuschnitt,
  • Fig. 8 einen Längsschnitt zu dem innenzuschnitt gemäß Fig. 7 im Bereich von Längsseitenlappen.
An embodiment of the invention is explained below with reference to the drawings. Show it :
  • 1 is a cap box in a simplified, perspective view,
  • 2 the opened cap box with a tinfoil block, also in perspective,
  • 3 shows a representation corresponding to FIG. 2 with a free removal opening of an inner blank,
  • Fig. 4 shows a longitudinal section through the pack or the tinfoil block, in the closed position.
  • 5 shows a position for the removal of a cigarette, in longitudinal section corresponding to FIG. 4,
  • 6 shows a spread inner blank for the package according to FIGS. 1 to 5,
  • 7 shows the shortened blank prepared for wrapping a group of cigarettes,
  • 8 shows a longitudinal section to the inner cut according to FIG. 7 in the region of longitudinal side tabs.

In Fig. 1 ist eine Packung des Typs Kappenschachtel in stark schematischer Darstellung gezeigt. Die Kappenschachtel besteht üblicherweise aus einem Schachtelteil 10 und einem Klappdeckel 11. Letzterer ist im Bereich einer Gelenkachse 12 schwenkbar mit dem Schachtelteil 10 verbunden. In Schließstellung umfaßt der Klappdeckel 11 einen am Schachtelteil 10 gebildeten Bund, der ringsherum läuft und gegenüber dem übrigen Teil des Schachtelteils 10 nach innen zurückgesetzt ist. Bei dem gezeigten Ausführungsbeispiel wird dieser Bund durch einen innenseitig im Schachtelteil angeordneten, ringsherumlaufenden Kragen 13 gebildet. Dieser erstreckt sich über die volle Höhe von Längswänden 14 und Querwänden 15 des Schachtelteils.In Fig. 1, a pack of the cap box type is shown in a highly schematic representation. The cap box usually consists of a box part 10 and a hinged lid 11. The latter is pivotally connected to the box part 10 in the region of a hinge axis 12. In the closed position, the hinged lid 11 comprises a collar formed on the box part 10, which runs around and is set back inwards relative to the remaining part of the box part 10. In the exemplary embodiment shown, this collar is formed by an all-round collar 13 arranged inside the box part. This extends over the full height of the longitudinal walls 14 and transverse walls 15 of the box part.

Innerhalb des so ausgebildeten Schachtelteils 10 findet eine Gruppe von Zigaretten 16 Aufnahme. Diese sind bei dem gezeigten Beispiel parallel zur Gelenkachse 12 ausgerichtet. Des weiteren sind hier drei Lagen von Zigaretten übereinander angeordnet. Es entsteht dadurch eine quaderförmige Kappenschachtel, die das Format einer üblichen « Hinge-Lid-Packung » hat.A group of cigarettes 16 is received within the box part 10 thus formed. In the example shown, these are aligned parallel to the joint axis 12. Furthermore, three layers of cigarettes are arranged one above the other. The result is a cuboid-shaped cap box that has the format of a conventional “hinge-lid pack”.

bie Gruppe der Zigaretten 16 ist in einen Innenzuschnitt 17 aus Stanniol od. dgl. eingehüllt, so daß als Packungsinhalt ein Stanniolblock 18 gebildet ist. Der Innenzuschnitt 17 ist als ausgebreitetes Ausgangsprodukt (Fig. 6) von langgestreckter, rechteckiger Gestalt. Bereich bzw. Felder zur Bildung einer Oberwandung 19, einer Stirnwandung 20 und einer Unterwandung 21 sind in Längsrichtung des Zuschnitts aufeinanderfolgend angeordnet. An die Oberwandung 19 und an die Unterwandung 21 schließen sich in Längsrichtung an den freien Seiten Stirnwandlappen 22 und 23 an. An den Seiten befinden sich im Bereich der Oberwandung 19 und der Unterwandung 21 je zu beiden Seiten Längsseitenlappen 24 und 25. Diese sind im Bereich der geschlossenen Stirnwandung 20 sowie der Stirnwandlappen 22 und 23 als Ecklappen 26 und 27 fortgesetzt.The group of cigarettes 16 is encased in an inner blank 17 made of tinfoil or the like, so that a tinfoil block 18 is formed as the package contents. The inner blank 17 is an elongated, rectangular shape as a spread starting product (FIG. 6). Areas or fields for forming an upper wall 19, an end wall 20 and a lower wall 21 are arranged in succession in the longitudinal direction of the blank. End wall flaps 22 and 23 adjoin the upper wall 19 and the lower wall 21 in the longitudinal direction on the free sides. On the sides there are longitudinal side tabs 24 and 25 on both sides in the area of the top wall 19 and the bottom wall 21. These are continued in the area of the closed end wall 20 and the end wall tabs 22 and 23 as corner tabs 26 and 27.

Der so ausgebildete Innenzuschnitt 17 wird U-förmig von einer Endseite der Gruppe der Zigaretten her um diese herumgefaltet, derart, daß die Stirnwandung 20 geschlossen und frei von Faltungen bleibt. Gegegenüberliegend wird eine Stirnwandung 28 aus den Stirnwandlappen 22 und 23 gebildet. Diese werden in trapezförmiger Gestalt unter teilweiser Überdeckung umgefaltet. Gleichermaßen werden Seitenwandungen 29 des Stanniolblocks 18 durch die Längsseitenlappen 24 und 25 durch Umfalten derselben mit wechselseitiger Überdeckung gebildet. Die der Stirnwandung 20 benachbarten Ecklappen 26 werden, wie in Fig. 3 gezeigt, in die Ebene der Seitenwandung 29 gefaltet.The inner blank 17 thus formed is folded around the end of the group of cigarettes in a U-shape, in such a way that the end wall 20 remains closed and free of folds. Opposite, an end wall 28 is formed from the end wall tabs 22 and 23. These are folded over in a trapezoidal shape with partial coverage. Likewise, side walls 29 of the tinfoil block 18 are formed by the longitudinal side tabs 24 and 25 by folding them over with mutual overlap. The corner flaps 26 adjacent to the end wall 20 are folded into the plane of the side wall 29, as shown in FIG. 3.

Im Bereich der im übrigen durchgehenden, von Faltungen freien Oberwandung 19 ist eine Entnahmeöffnung 30 gebildet. Diese ist außermittig angeordnet, nämlich einem Ende der Zigaretten 16 zugeordnet. Sie erstreckt sich über die volle Breite der Oberwandung 19 und - in Längsrichtung der Zigaretten 10 - bis zu der benachbarten Querwand 15 des Schachtelteils 10.A removal opening 30 is formed in the area of the top wall 19, which is otherwise continuous and free of folds. This is arranged off-center, namely assigned to one end of the cigarettes 16. It extends over the full width of the top wall 19 and - in the longitudinal direction of the cigarettes 10 - to the adjacent transverse wall 15 of the box part 10.

Die Entnahmeöffnung 30 ist in Schließstellung durch eine Verschlußlasche 31 überdeckt, die aus dem Innenzuschnitt 17 selbst gebildet ist, und zwar durch den der Entnahmeöffnung 30 entsprechenden Bereich derselben. Die Verschlußlasche 31 erstreckt sich demnach über die volle Breite der Entnahmeöffnung 30. In Längsrichtung (der Zigaretten) hat die Verschlußlasche 31 eine größere Abmessung als die Entnahmeöffnung 30. Die Verschlußlasche 31 liegt dadurch in Schließstellung mit einem Randstreifen 32 auf den angrenzenden Teil der Oberwandung 19 auf, also auf einen an die Entnahmeöffnung 30 anschließenden streifenförmigen Abschnitt. Der Randstreifen 32 liegt lose auf der Oberwandung 19 auf, kann aber auch mit einer lösbaren Verbindung, z. B. einem peel-seal-Streifen an die Oberwandung 19 angeheftet sein.The removal opening 30 is covered in the closed position by a closure flap 31, which is formed from the inner blank 17 itself, namely by the area of the removal opening 30 corresponding to the same. The closure flap 31 accordingly extends over the full width of the removal opening 30. In the longitudinal direction (of the cigarettes), the closure flap 31 has a larger dimension than the removal opening 30. The closure flap 31 thus lies in the closed position with an edge strip 32 on the adjacent part of the top wall 19 on, that is to say a strip-shaped section adjoining the removal opening 30. The edge strip 32 lies loosely on the top wall 19, but can also be done with a releasable connection, e.g. B. a peel-seal strip attached to the top wall 19.

Für die Entnahme von Zigaretten wird die Verschlußlasche 31 von Hand zunächst in die Stellung gemäß Fig. 3 zurückgeschwenkt. Daran anschließend kann die Verschlußlasche 31 über eine obere Kante 33 des Schachtelteils 10 bzw. des Kragens 13 im Bereich der Querwand 15 gezogen werden. Durch Ausübung der Zugkraft wird der Stanniolblock 18 einseitig angehoben in die Stellung gemäß Fig. 5. Ein erheblicher Bereich der Stirnwandung 20 tritt dabei aus dem Schachtelteil 10 heraus, so daß mindestens eine Zigarette 10 der oberen Lage leicht entnommen werden kann. Die übrigen Zigaretten bleiben in dem fächerartig ausgebildeten Innenzuschnitt 17.For the removal of cigarettes, the closure flap 31 is first pivoted back by hand into the position according to FIG. 3. Subsequently, the closure flap 31 can be pulled over an upper edge 33 of the box part 10 or of the collar 13 in the region of the transverse wall 15. By exerting the tensile force, the tinfoil block 18 is raised on one side into the position according to FIG. The remaining cigarettes remain in the fan-shaped inner blank 17.

Entnahmeöffnung 30 und Verschlußlasche 31 sind durch eine U-förmige Stanzung 34 im Innenzuschnitt 17 gebildet (Fig. 6 und 7). Die Stanzung 34 erstreckt sich hier mit ihren Schenkel am Rand der Oberwandung 19, wird aber mit einer Verlängerung 35 fortgesetzt bis in den Bereich der Stirnwandung 20, nämlich an deren Seiten. Bei dem gezeigten Ausführungsbeispiel erstrecken sich die Verlängerungen 35 der Stanzung 34 über die volle Höhe der Stirnwandung 20.The removal opening 30 and the locking tab 31 are formed by a U-shaped stamping 34 in the inner blank 17 (FIGS. 6 and 7). The punch 34 extends here with its legs on the edge of the top wall 19, but is continued with an extension 35 into the region of the end wall 20, namely on the sides thereof. In the exemplary embodiment shown, the extensions 35 of the punch 34 extend over the full height of the end wall 20.

Die Entnahmeöffnung 30 ist innerhalb des Zuschnitts seitlich begrenzt durch die Längsseitenlappen 24. Um den überlappenden Randstreifen 32 der Verschlußlasche 31 zu schaffen, muß der Innenzuschnitt 17 im Bereich der Entnahmeöffnung 30 « verkürzt » werden. Bei dem gezeigten, bevorzugten Ausführungsbeispiel der Packung ist zu diesem Zweck in den beiden Längsseitenlappen 24 eine die Verkürzung bewirkende Z-Faltung 36 gebildet. Diese entsteht durch Übereinanderschieben von Bereichen der Längsseitenlappen 24, derart, daß ein Zwischenstreifen 37 zwischen äußere und innere Lagen der Längsseitenlappen 24 geschoben wird. Die Breite der Z-Faltung bzw. des Zwischenstreifens 37 entspricht der Breite des Randstreifens 32 der Verschlußlasche 31. Die fertige Packung wird durch die Z-Faltung 36 nicht beeinträchtigt, da sie sich innerhalb des Schachtelteils 10 befindet, nämlich zwischen der Gruppe der Zigaretten 16 einerseits und den Längswänden 14 der Packung andererseits.The removal opening 30 is laterally delimited within the blank by the longitudinal side tabs 24. In order to create the overlapping edge strip 32 of the closure tab 31, the inner blank 17 must be “shortened” in the area of the removal opening 30. In the preferred embodiment of the pack shown, for this purpose a Z-fold 36, which shortens, is formed in the two longitudinal side tabs 24. This is caused by sliding regions of the longitudinal side tabs 24 one above the other in such a way that an intermediate strip 37 is pushed between the outer and inner layers of the longitudinal side tabs 24. The width of the Z-fold or of the intermediate strip 37 corresponds the width of the edge strip 32 of the closure flap 31. The finished pack is not adversely affected by the Z-fold 36, since it is located within the box part 10, namely between the group of cigarettes 16 on the one hand and the longitudinal walls 14 of the pack on the other.

Die Verschlußlasche 31 kann « !ose", also ohne Verbindung, auf den Zigaretten 16 in Schließstellung aufliegen. Es ist aber auch möglich, den überstehenden Randstreifen 32 lösbar mit dem überdeckten Teil der Oberwandung 19 zu verbinden, z. B. durch einen Leimpunkt (peel-seal).The sealing flap 31 can rest on the cigarettes 16 in the closed position, ie without a connection. However, it is also possible to releasably connect the protruding edge strip 32 to the covered part of the top wall 19, for example by a glue point ( peel seal).

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1. Pack with a box part (10) and with a hinge lid (11) connected to the latter via an axis of articulation (12) (so-called shoulder box), containing a group of cigarettes (16) or the like wrapped in an inner blank (17) consisting especially of tin foil, the cigarettes (16) being aligned so as to lie flat or parallel to the hinge lid (11) in the box part, characterized in that the upper wall (19) of the inner blank (17) facing the hinge lid (11) has an extraction orifice (30) which is formed as a result of stamping (34) and extends up to an edge of the upper wall (19) facing one end of the cigarettes (16) and which is covered by a closing flap (31) of at least the size of the extraction orifice (30).
2. Pack according to Claim 1, characterized in that the closing flap (31 at least in the region of a transverse edge (directed transversely to the cigarettes (16) of the extraction orifice (30), projects beyond the latter and covers the upper wall (19) by means of an edge strip (32).
3. Pack according to Claim 1 or 2, characterized in that the extraction orifice (30) and the closing flap (31) extend over the full width of the (rectangular) upper wall (19).
4. Pack according to one of Claims 1 to 3, characterized in that lateral stamping cuts (stamped portion 34) for limiting the closing flap (31) are extended into the region of an end wall (20) adjoining the upper wall (19), especially over its full width or height.
5. Pack according to one of Claims 1 to 4 characterized in that longitudinal side tabs (24) adjoining the upper wall (19) have in the region of the extraction orifice (30), to form side walls (29), a shortening of material, in particular a Z-shaped fold (36) of a width corresponding to the edge strip (32) of the closing flap (31).
6. Pack according to one of Claims 1 to 5 characterized in that the inner biank (17) is folded in the form of a U by means of a continuous fold-free end wall (20) over the end of the group of cigarettes (16) facing the extraction orifice (30), and an opposite end wall (28) is formed by trapezoidal end-wall tabs (22, 23) partially overlapping one another.
7. Pack according to one of Claims 1 to 6 characterized in that, to form the extraction orifice (30) or the closing flap (31), a U-shaped stamped portion (34) is arranged in the inner blank (17) in the region of the otherwise closed fold-free upper wall (19).
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