EP0675056A1 - Hinged-lid box for cigarettes or the like - Google Patents

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EP0675056A1
EP0675056A1 EP95103034A EP95103034A EP0675056A1 EP 0675056 A1 EP0675056 A1 EP 0675056A1 EP 95103034 A EP95103034 A EP 95103034A EP 95103034 A EP95103034 A EP 95103034A EP 0675056 A1 EP0675056 A1 EP 0675056A1
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Heinz Focke
Hans-Jürgen Bretthauer
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65D—CONTAINERS 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
    • B65D85/00—Containers, packaging elements or packages, specially adapted for particular articles or materials
    • B65D85/07—Containers, packaging elements or packages, specially adapted for particular articles or materials for compressible or flexible articles
    • B65D85/08—Containers, packaging elements or packages, specially adapted for particular articles or materials for compressible or flexible articles rod-shaped or tubular
    • B65D85/10—Containers, packaging elements or packages, specially adapted for particular articles or materials for compressible or flexible articles rod-shaped or tubular for cigarettes
    • B65D85/1036—Containers formed by erecting a rigid or semi-rigid blank
    • B65D85/1045—Containers formed by erecting a rigid or semi-rigid blank having a cap-like lid hinged to an edge
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65D—CONTAINERS 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
    • B65D2301/00—Details of blanks
    • B65D2301/10—Blanks mutually positioned to minimise waste material upon cutting out the individual blank from a continuous or large sheet
    • Y—GENERAL 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
    • Y10—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC
    • Y10S—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y10S229/00—Envelopes, wrappers, and paperboard boxes
    • Y10S229/93—Fold detail

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  • the invention relates to a hinged box for cigarettes or the like, consisting of a box part and a cover pivotally connected to it, and a collar which is anchored in the box part and protrudes with a portion thereof.
  • the invention further relates to a blank for producing hinged boxes.
  • Hinged boxes are a common type of pack for cigarettes.
  • the standard structure of a hinged box comprises a box part and a lid. This is pivotally connected to a box rear wall in the area of a lid rear wall.
  • a collar is positioned in the box part, which consists of the collar front wall and collar side tabs. The collar anchored in the box part protrudes from the box part with a partial area which is covered by the cover in the closed position thereof.
  • the folding box consists of a usually one-piece cut from thin cardboard.
  • the collar is usually a separate cut, also made of thin cardboard.
  • the invention is based on the object of proposing a hinged box which can be produced efficiently and in a material-saving manner and which, moreover, is protected against undesired opening before being put into use.
  • the hinged box according to the invention is characterized in that the lid is connected to the collar by (thin) material webs or residual connections which can be severed when the lid is opened for the first time.
  • the material webs or residual connections preferably consist of the packaging material of the blank, that is to say of thin cardboard, and establish a connection between the blank for the hinged box and the collar, so that a blank that is in one piece is present.
  • the collar is connected to the blank of the hinged box in the region of a lid inner tab fastened to the inside of a lid front wall via material webs.
  • the lid inner flap which is customary in hinged boxes is shaped such that, in the unfolded, flat cut, a depression or recess formed in the region of the front wall of the collar is filled in a form-fitting manner by the appropriately designed inner lid flap.
  • material webs connect the collar in the region of the front wall of the collar to the inner tab of the cover.
  • a cigarette group 11 is encased in an inner blank made of paper or tin foil and thus forms the contents of the packaging as a cigarette block.
  • the folding box shown consists - like conventional packaging of this type - of a box part 12 and a lid 13.
  • the box part 12 forms a box front wall 14, a box rear wall 15, narrow box side walls 16 and a bottom wall 17.
  • the box side walls 16 are formed from box side flaps 18 and 19 which overlap and are connected to one another by adhesive bonding.
  • the lid 13 consists of a lid front wall 20, a lid rear wall 21, lid side walls 22 and an upper end wall 23.
  • the lid side walls 22 consist of lid side tabs 24 and 25 which overlap and are bonded to one another.
  • Box part 12 and lid 13 are pivotally connected to one another in the region of box rear wall 15 and lid rear wall 21 along a hinge line 26.
  • the box part 12 and the lid 13 lie against one another in the region of the front walls along a transversely directed abutting edge 27 and in the region of the side walls along a diagonally upward abutting edge 28.
  • the latter is created by inclined edges 29 and 30 of the box side tabs 18, 19 on the one hand and corresponding inclined edges 31, 32 of the lid side tabs 24, 25 on the other hand.
  • a main blank 33 for the hinged box The parts described above form a main blank 33 for the hinged box. These include bottom corner flaps 34 and lid corner flaps 35. Furthermore, an inner lid flap 36 usually belongs to such a main blank 33. This connects to the free side or to a free closing edge 37 of the lid front wall 20. In the finished hinged box, the inner lid flap 36 is folded over against the inside of the front lid wall 20 and connected to it, in particular by gluing.
  • a collar 38 is also part of a hinged box. This consists of a collar front wall 39 and collar side flaps 40 and 41. In the finished hinged box, the collar 38 sits with a lower region in the box part 12 and is here on the inside of the box front wall 14 and / or fixed to the box side walls 16 by gluing. The area of the collar 38 protruding from the box part 12 is covered by the cover 13 in the closed position. Collar front wall 39 on the one hand and collar side tabs 40, 41 on the other hand are delimited from one another by fold edges or fold lines 42.
  • the collar 38 forms an integral unit with the main blank of the hinged box.
  • the collar 39 is connected to the main blank 33 by material webs 43, 44, 45.
  • the material bars 43..45 are thin residual connections of the packaging material with a width of approximately 1 mm.
  • the material webs 43..45 are created by a corresponding punching in the area between the main blank 33 and the collar 38, namely by partial punching between the material webs 43..45.
  • the material webs 43.45 are formed in the region of the collar front wall 39 on the one hand and the inner lid flap 36 on the other hand. A connection is thus established between an upper, transversely directed collar edge 46 of the collar front wall 39 and a free, transversely directed edge 47 of the lid inner tab 36, which runs parallel to the collar edge 46.
  • the main blank 33 adjoins the collar 38 in a material-saving and form-fitting manner.
  • the collar front wall 39 is provided with a depression 48 which is customary in hinged boxes.
  • the correspondingly designed inner lid flap 36 fits into this. Accordingly, this has a somewhat smaller width than the front cover wall 20.
  • the edge 47 is curved on the sides.
  • the size and shape of the inner lid flap 36 corresponds to the depression 48.
  • the collar side tabs 40, 41 are provided in a partial area with a bevel edge 49 which adapts to the bevel edge 31 of the cover side tabs. This is followed by a transverse edge 50, which is produced by punching out a triangular gusset 51 from the overall blank.
  • a side edge 52 which is directed obliquely and runs parallel to the oblique edges 49.
  • This configuration of the collar 38 on the one hand enables material-saving positioning of the blanks within a material web or a material sheet.
  • the oblique edges 29 of the box side tabs 19 of a blank match the side edges 52 of the collar 38 of an adjacent blank. Accordingly, only a very small amount of material falls through the gusset 51.
  • the design of the cut for the finished hinged box is also important.
  • the upper edge of the collar side tabs 40, 41 is angled. This ensures easy opening and closing of the cover 13.
  • the horizontally running transverse edge 50 determines the upper, permissible limitation of the collar 38 with an abutment on the end wall 23 or the inwardly folded corner flaps 35.
  • the hinge-lid pack reliably held in the closed position by the material webs 43, 44, 45 can be easily opened when it is opened for the first time by pivoting back the cover 13 and thereby severing the material webs 43, 44, 45.

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The front wall (20) of the box lid (13) is connected by thin material webs (43-45) to a front wall (39) of the collar (38) which is anchored in the box part (12) whereby the webs are broken during initial opening of the lid. There are pref. three evenly spaced material webs along a free transversely aligned collar edge (46). The shape and size of the inner flap (36) of the lid corresponds exactly to that of the indentation (48) in the front wall (39) of the collar. The box is made from a one-piece blank. <IMAGE>

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Die Erfindung betrifft eine Klappschachtel für Zigaretten oder dergleichen, bestehend aus einem Schachtelteil und einem mit diesem schwenkbar verbundenen Deckel sowie aus einem Kragen, der im Schachtelteil verankert ist und mit einem Teilbereich aus diesem herausragt. Weiterhin betrifft die Erfindung einen Zuschnitt zum Herstellen von Klappschachteln.The invention relates to a hinged box for cigarettes or the like, consisting of a box part and a cover pivotally connected to it, and a collar which is anchored in the box part and protrudes with a portion thereof. The invention further relates to a blank for producing hinged boxes.

Klappschachteln sind ein weit verbreiteter Packungstyp für Zigaretten. Der Standardaufbau einer Klappschachtel umfaßt einen Schachtelteil und einen Deckel. Dieser ist im Bereich einer Deckel-Rückwand schwenkbar mit einer Schachtel-Rückwand verbunden. Im Schachtelteil ist ein Kragen positioniert, der aus Kragen-Vorderwand und Kragen-Seitenlappen besteht. Der im Schachtelteil verankerte Kragen ragt aus dem Schachtelteil mit einem Teilbereich heraus, der in Schließstellung des Deckels von diesem umfaßt ist.Hinged boxes are a common type of pack for cigarettes. The standard structure of a hinged box comprises a box part and a lid. This is pivotally connected to a box rear wall in the area of a lid rear wall. A collar is positioned in the box part, which consists of the collar front wall and collar side tabs. The collar anchored in the box part protrudes from the box part with a partial area which is covered by the cover in the closed position thereof.

Die Klappschachtel besteht aus einem üblicherweise ein- stückigen Zuschnitt aus dünnem Karton. Der Kragen ist üblicherweise ein separater Zuschnitt, ebenfalls aus dünnem Karton.The folding box consists of a usually one-piece cut from thin cardboard. The collar is usually a separate cut, also made of thin cardboard.

Für eine rationelle und materialsparende Fertigung derartiger Klappschachteln ist es vorteilhaft, wenn der Kragen einstückig mit dem Zuschnitt für die Klappschachtel verbunden ist. Hierfür sind Vorschläge unterschiedlicher Art bekannt.For a rational and material-saving production of such hinged boxes, it is advantageous if the collar is integrally connected to the blank for the hinged box. Proposals of various types are known for this.

Der Erfindung liegt die Aufgabe zugrunde, eine Klappschachtel vorzuschlagen, die rationell und materialsparend hergestellt werden kann und die darüber hinaus gegen unerwünschtes Öffnen vor Ingebrauchnahme geschützt ist.The invention is based on the object of proposing a hinged box which can be produced efficiently and in a material-saving manner and which, moreover, is protected against undesired opening before being put into use.

Zur Lösung dieser Aufgabe ist die erfindungsgemäße Klappschachtel dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß der Deckel mit dem Kragen durch (dünne) Materialstege bzw. Restverbindungen verbunden ist, die beim erstmaligen Öffnen des Deckels durchtrennbar sind.To solve this problem, the hinged box according to the invention is characterized in that the lid is connected to the collar by (thin) material webs or residual connections which can be severed when the lid is opened for the first time.

Die Materialstege bzw. Restverbindungen bestehen vorzugsweise aus dem Verpackungsmaterial des Zuschnitts, also aus dünnem Karton und stellen eine Verbindung her zwischen dem Zuschnitt für die Klappschachtel und dem Kragen, so daß ein insgesamt einteiliger Zuschnitt vorliegt.The material webs or residual connections preferably consist of the packaging material of the blank, that is to say of thin cardboard, and establish a connection between the blank for the hinged box and the collar, so that a blank that is in one piece is present.

Zur materialsparenden Gestaltung der Klappschachtel bzw. des einstückigen Zuschnitts für die Klappschachtel ist der Kragen mit dem Zuschnitt der Klappschachtel im Bereich eines an der Innenseite einer Deckel-Vorderwand befestigten Deckel-Innenlappens über Materialstege verbunden. Der bei Klappschachteln übliche Deckel-Innenlappen ist so geformt, daß beim ungefalteten, flachen Zuschnitt eine im Bereich der Kragen-Vorderwand gebildete Vertiefung bzw. Ausnehmung passend, formschlüssig durch den entsprechend gestalteten Deckel-Innenlappen ausgefüllt ist. Mehrere, insbesondere drei Materialstege verbinden den Kragen im Bereich der Kragen-Vorderwand mit dem Deckel-Innenlappen.For the material-saving design of the hinged box or the one-piece cut for the hinged box, the collar is connected to the blank of the hinged box in the region of a lid inner tab fastened to the inside of a lid front wall via material webs. The lid inner flap which is customary in hinged boxes is shaped such that, in the unfolded, flat cut, a depression or recess formed in the region of the front wall of the collar is filled in a form-fitting manner by the appropriately designed inner lid flap. Several, in particular three, material webs connect the collar in the region of the front wall of the collar to the inner tab of the cover.

Weitere Merkmale der Erfindung betreffen die Gestaltung der Klappschachtel bzw. des Zuschnitts im Bereich des Deckels einerseits und des Kragens andererseits. Ein Ausführungsbeispiel der Erfindung wird nachfolgend anhand der Zeichnungen näher erläutert. Es zeigt:

Fig. 1
eine perspektivische Darstellung einer geschlossenen Klappschachtel,
Fig. 2
einen Vertikalschnitt durch die Klappschachtel gemäß Fig. 1 in der Schnittebene II-II,
Fig. 3
die Klappschachtel gemäß Fig. 1 in geöffneter Stellung,
Fig. 4
einen ausgebreiteten Zuschnitt für eine Klappschachtel gemäß Fig. 1 bis Fig. 3.
Further features of the invention relate to the design of the hinged box or the cut in the area of the lid on the one hand and the collar on the other hand. An embodiment of the invention is explained below with reference to the drawings. It shows:
Fig. 1
a perspective view of a closed hinged box,
Fig. 2
2 shows a vertical section through the hinged box according to FIG. 1 in the section plane II-II,
Fig. 3
1 in the open position,
Fig. 4
a spread blank for a hinged box according to FIG. 1 to FIG. 3.

Die Ausführungsbeispiele in den Zeichnungen betreffen eine Klappschachtel für Zigaretten 10. Eine Zigarettengruppe 11 ist in einen Innenzuschnitt aus Papier oder Stanniol eingehüllt und bildet so als Zigarettenblock den Inhalt der Verpackung.The exemplary embodiments in the drawings relate to a hinged box for cigarettes 10. A cigarette group 11 is encased in an inner blank made of paper or tin foil and thus forms the contents of the packaging as a cigarette block.

Die gezeigte Klappschachtel besteht - wie herkömmliche Verpakkungen dieses Typs - aus einem Schachtelteil 12 und einem Dekkel 13. Der Schachtelteil 12 bildet eine Schachtel-Vorderwand 14, eine Schachtel-Rückwand 15, schmale Schachtel-Seitenwände 16 und eine Bodenwand 17. Die Schachtel-Seitenwände 16 werden aus einander überdeckenden und durch Kleben miteinander verbundenen Schachtel-Seitenlappen 18 und 19 gebildet. Analog hierzu besteht der Deckel 13 aus einer Deckel-Vorderwand 20, einer Deckel-Rückwand 21, Deckel-Seitenwänden 22 und einer oberen Stirnwand 23. Die Deckel-Seitenwände 22 bestehen aus einander überdeckenden und miteinander verklebten Deckel-Seitenlappen 24 und 25. Schachtelteil 12 und Deckel 13 sind im Bereich von Schachtel-Rückwand 15 und Deckel-Rückwand 21 entlang einer Gelenklinie 26 schwenkbar miteinander verbunden.The folding box shown consists - like conventional packaging of this type - of a box part 12 and a lid 13. The box part 12 forms a box front wall 14, a box rear wall 15, narrow box side walls 16 and a bottom wall 17. The box side walls 16 are formed from box side flaps 18 and 19 which overlap and are connected to one another by adhesive bonding. Analogously to this, the lid 13 consists of a lid front wall 20, a lid rear wall 21, lid side walls 22 and an upper end wall 23. The lid side walls 22 consist of lid side tabs 24 and 25 which overlap and are bonded to one another. Box part 12 and lid 13 are pivotally connected to one another in the region of box rear wall 15 and lid rear wall 21 along a hinge line 26.

In Schließstellung liegen Schachtelteil 12 und Deckel 13 im Bereich der Vorderwände entlang einer quer gerichteten Stoßkante 27 und im Bereich der Seitenwände entlang einer schräg aufwärts gerichteten Stoßkante 28 aneinander. Letztere entsteht durch Schrägkanten 29 und 30 der Schachtel-Seitenlappen 18, 19 einerseits und korrespondierende Schrägkanten 31, 32 der Deckel-Seitenlappen 24, 25 andererseits.In the closed position, the box part 12 and the lid 13 lie against one another in the region of the front walls along a transversely directed abutting edge 27 and in the region of the side walls along a diagonally upward abutting edge 28. The latter is created by inclined edges 29 and 30 of the box side tabs 18, 19 on the one hand and corresponding inclined edges 31, 32 of the lid side tabs 24, 25 on the other hand.

Die vorstehend beschriebenen Teile bilden einen Hauptzuschnitt 33 für die Klappschachtel . Hierzu gehören Bodenecklappen 34 und Deckelecklappen 35. Des weiteren gehört üblicherweise zu einem derartigen Hauptzuschnitt 33 ein Deckel-Innenlappen 36. Dieser schließt an die freie Seite bzw. an eine freie Schließkante 37 der Deckel-Vorderwand 20 an. Bei der fertigen Klappschachtel ist der Deckel-Innenlappen 36 gegen die Innenseite der Deckel-Vorderwand 20 umgefaltet und mit dieser verbunden, insbesondere durch Klebung.The parts described above form a main blank 33 for the hinged box. These include bottom corner flaps 34 and lid corner flaps 35. Furthermore, an inner lid flap 36 usually belongs to such a main blank 33. This connects to the free side or to a free closing edge 37 of the lid front wall 20. In the finished hinged box, the inner lid flap 36 is folded over against the inside of the front lid wall 20 and connected to it, in particular by gluing.

Bestandteil einer Klappschachtel ist weiterhin ein Kragen 38. Dieser besteht aus einer Kragen-Vorderwand 39 und Kragen-Seitenlappen 40 und 41. Bei der fertigen Klappschachtel sitzt der Kragen 38 mit einem unteren Bereich im Schachtelteil 12 und ist hier an der Innenseite der Schachtel-Vorderwand 14 und/oder an den Schachtel-Seitenwänden 16 durch Klebung fixiert. Der aus dem Schachtelteil 12 herausragende Bereich des Kragens 38 wird in Schließstellung vom Deckel 13 umfaßt. Kragen-Vorderwand 39 einerseits und Kragen-Seitenlappen 40, 41 andererseits sind durch Faltkanten bzw. Faltlinien 42 voneinander abgegrenzt.A collar 38 is also part of a hinged box. This consists of a collar front wall 39 and collar side flaps 40 and 41. In the finished hinged box, the collar 38 sits with a lower region in the box part 12 and is here on the inside of the box front wall 14 and / or fixed to the box side walls 16 by gluing. The area of the collar 38 protruding from the box part 12 is covered by the cover 13 in the closed position. Collar front wall 39 on the one hand and collar side tabs 40, 41 on the other hand are delimited from one another by fold edges or fold lines 42.

Der Kragen 38 bildet mit dem Hauptzuschnitt der Klappschachtel eine einstückige Einheit. Zu diesem Zweck ist der Kragen 39 durch Materialstege 43, 44, 45 mit dem Hauptzuschnitt 33 verbunden. Bei den Materialstegen 43..45 handelt es sich um dünne Restverbindungen des Verpackungsmaterials mit einer Breite von etwa 1 mm. Die Materialstege 43..45 entstehen durch eine entsprechende Stanzung im Bereich zwischen Hauptzuschnitt 33 und Kragen 38, nämlich durch Teilstanzungen zwischen den Materialstegen 43..45.The collar 38 forms an integral unit with the main blank of the hinged box. For this purpose, the collar 39 is connected to the main blank 33 by material webs 43, 44, 45. The material bars 43..45 are thin residual connections of the packaging material with a width of approximately 1 mm. The material webs 43..45 are created by a corresponding punching in the area between the main blank 33 and the collar 38, namely by partial punching between the material webs 43..45.

Bei dem vorliegenden Ausführungsbeispiel sind die Materialstege 43..45 im Bereich der Kragen-Vorderwand 39 einerseits und des Deckel-Innenlappens 36 andererseits gebildet. Es wird so eine Verbindung hergestellt zwischen einer oberen, quergerichteten Kragenkante 46 der Kragen-Vorderwand 39 und einem freien, quergerichteten Rand 47 des Deckel-Innenlappens 36, der parallel zu der Kragenkante 46 verläuft.In the present exemplary embodiment, the material webs 43.45 are formed in the region of the collar front wall 39 on the one hand and the inner lid flap 36 on the other hand. A connection is thus established between an upper, transversely directed collar edge 46 of the collar front wall 39 and a free, transversely directed edge 47 of the lid inner tab 36, which runs parallel to the collar edge 46.

Eine weitere Besonderheit besteht darin, daß der Hauptzuschnitt 33 materialsparend und formschlüssig an den Kragen 38 anschließt. Die Kragen-Vorderwand 39 ist mit einer bei Klappschachteln üblichen Vertiefung 48 versehen. In diese tritt der entsprechend gestaltete Deckel-Innenlappen 36 passend ein. Dieser hat demnach eine etwas geringere Breite als die Deckel-Vorderwand 20. Der Rand 47 ist an den Seiten bogenförmig ausgebildet. Die Größe und Form des Deckel-Innenlappens 36 entspricht der Vertiefung 48.Another special feature is that the main blank 33 adjoins the collar 38 in a material-saving and form-fitting manner. The collar front wall 39 is provided with a depression 48 which is customary in hinged boxes. The correspondingly designed inner lid flap 36 fits into this. Accordingly, this has a somewhat smaller width than the front cover wall 20. The edge 47 is curved on the sides. The size and shape of the inner lid flap 36 corresponds to the depression 48.

Wichtig ist auch die Ausbildung des Gesamtzuschnitts im Bereich der Kragen-Seitenlappen 40, 41 einerseits und der Deckel -Seitenlappen 24 andererseits. Die Kragen-Seitenlappen 40, 41 sind in einem Teilbereich mit einer Schrägkante 49 versehen, die sich an die Schrägkante 31 der Deckel-Seitenlappen anpaßt. Hieran schließt eine Querkante 50 an, die durch Ausstanzen eines dreieckförmigen Zwickels 51 aus dem Gesamtzuschnitt entsteht. Gegenüberliegend zu den abgewinkelten Kanten 50, 31 sind die Kragen-Seitenlappen 40, 41 durch eine Seitenkante 52 begrenzt, die schräg gerichtet ist und parallel zu den Schrägkanten 49 verläuft.It is also important to design the overall cut in the region of the collar side tabs 40, 41 on the one hand and the cover side tabs 24 on the other hand. The collar side tabs 40, 41 are provided in a partial area with a bevel edge 49 which adapts to the bevel edge 31 of the cover side tabs. This is followed by a transverse edge 50, which is produced by punching out a triangular gusset 51 from the overall blank. Are opposite to the angled edges 50, 31 the collar side tabs 40, 41 delimited by a side edge 52 which is directed obliquely and runs parallel to the oblique edges 49.

Für die Gestaltung und Abmessungen des Kragens 38 einerseits und des Deckel-Innenlappens 36 sind bestimmte geometrische Wechselbeziehungen zu berücksichtigen. Eine Distanz 53 zwischen einer Faltkante 54 der Deckel-Vorderwand 20 gegenüber der Stirnwand 23 und der Querkante 50 der Kragen-Seitenlappen 40, 41 sollte nicht kleiner sein als die doppelte Breite 55 des Deckel-Innenlappens 36. Es gilt demnach die Regel: (53) ≧ 2 · (55). Diese Abmessungen sind einzuhalten, weil die Querkante 50 als obere Begrenzung des Kragens 38 innerhalb des Deckels 13 in Schließstellung und beim Öffnungs- und Schließvorgang zwängungsfrei Aufnahme finden kann.Certain geometric interrelationships must be taken into account for the design and dimensions of the collar 38 on the one hand and of the inner lid flap 36. A distance 53 between a folded edge 54 of the lid front wall 20 opposite the front wall 23 and the transverse edge 50 of the collar side tabs 40, 41 should not be less than twice the width 55 of the lid inner tab 36. The rule therefore applies: (53 ) ≧ 2 · (55). These dimensions must be observed because the transverse edge 50 can be accommodated without constraint as the upper limit of the collar 38 within the cover 13 in the closed position and during the opening and closing process.

Diese Ausgestaltung des Kragens 38 ermöglicht zum einen eine materialsparende Positionierung der Zuschnitte innerhalb einer Materialbahn oder eines Materialbogens. Die Schrägkanten 29 der Schachtel-Seitenlappen 19 eines Zuschnitts schließen passend an die Seitenkanten 52 des Kragens 38 eines benachbarten Zuschnitts an. Es fällt demnach nur ein sehr geringer Material abfall an durch die Zwickel 51.This configuration of the collar 38 on the one hand enables material-saving positioning of the blanks within a material web or a material sheet. The oblique edges 29 of the box side tabs 19 of a blank match the side edges 52 of the collar 38 of an adjacent blank. Accordingly, only a very small amount of material falls through the gusset 51.

Des weiteren ist die Gestaltung des Zuschnitts für die fertige Klappschachtel von Bedeutung. Die obere Kante der Kragen-Seitenlappen 40, 41 ist abgewinkelt. Dadurch ist ein leichtes Öffnen und Schließen des Deckels 13 gewährleistet. Die horizontal verlaufende Querkante 50 bestimmt die obere, zulässige Begrenzung des Kragens 38 mit einer Anlage an der Stirnwand 23 bzw. den nach innen gefalteten Deckelecklappen 35.The design of the cut for the finished hinged box is also important. The upper edge of the collar side tabs 40, 41 is angled. This ensures easy opening and closing of the cover 13. The horizontally running transverse edge 50 determines the upper, permissible limitation of the collar 38 with an abutment on the end wall 23 or the inwardly folded corner flaps 35.

Der Zuschnitt gemäß Fig. 4 kann in fertigungstechnisch günstiger Weise verarbeitet werden. Um den über die Materialstege 43, 44, 45 mit dem Hauptzuschnitt 33 verbundenen Kragen 38 in die packungsgerechte Position gemäß Fig. 2 zu bringen, bedarf es eines Faltprozesses entlang von zwei quergerichteten, parallelen Faltlinien. Zum einen ist der Deckel-Innenlappen 36 entlang der Schließkante 37 bzw. der durch diese definierten Faltlinie umzufalten - unter Mitnahme des Kragens 38. Sodann wird dieser in gegenläufiger Richtung im Bereich der Kragenkante 46 bzw. des Randes 47 des Deckel-Innenlappens 36 umgefaltet. Es entsteht dadurch insgesamt eine Z-förmige Faltung (Fig. 2). Dadurch ist von Bedeutung, daß sich die Materialstege 43, 44, 45 alle in dieser Faltlinie befinden und sich quer dazu erstrecken. Die Anzahl der Materialstege 43, 44, 45 kann dadurch beliebig gewählt werden.4 can be processed in a manner which is favorable in terms of production technology. In order to bring the collar 38, which is connected to the main blank 33 via the material webs 43, 44, 45, into the pack-appropriate position according to FIG. 2, a folding process along two transverse, parallel folding lines is required. On the one hand, the inner lid flap 36 is to be folded over along the closing edge 37 or the folding line defined by it - taking the collar 38 with it. Then it is folded in the opposite direction in the region of the collar edge 46 or the edge 47 of the inner lid flap 36. This results in an overall Z-shaped fold (FIG. 2). It is therefore important that the material webs 43, 44, 45 are all in this fold line and extend transversely thereto. The number of material webs 43, 44, 45 can be chosen as desired.

Die durch die Materialstege 43, 44, 45 zuverlässig in Schließstellung gehaltene Hinge-Lid-Packung kann beim erstmaligen Öffnen durch Zurückschwenken des Deckels 13 und dadurch bewirktem Durchtrennen der Materialstege 43, 44, 45 leicht geöffnet werden.The hinge-lid pack reliably held in the closed position by the material webs 43, 44, 45 can be easily opened when it is opened for the first time by pivoting back the cover 13 and thereby severing the material webs 43, 44, 45.

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Klappschachtel für Zigaretten (10) oder dergleichen, bestehend aus einem Schachtelteil (12) und einem mit diesem schwenkbar verbundenen Deckel (13) sowie aus einem Kragen (38), der im Schachtelteil (12) verankert ist und mit einem Teilbereich aus diesem herausragt, dadurch gekennzeich-net, daß eine Deckel-Vorderwand (20) des Deckels (13) mit einer Kragen-Vorderwand (39) des Kragens (38) durch dünne Materialstege (43, 44, 45) bzw. Restverbindungen verbunden ist, die beim erstmaligen Öffnen des Deckels (13) durchtrennbar sind.Hinged box for cigarettes (10) or the like, consisting of a box part (12) and a lid (13) pivotably connected to it, and a collar (38) which is anchored in the box part (12) and protrudes with a part thereof. characterized in that a cover front wall (20) of the cover (13) is connected to a collar front wall (39) of the collar (38) by thin webs of material (43, 44, 45) or remaining connections which when first used Opening the lid (13) can be severed. Klappschachtel nach Anspruch 1, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß im Bereich einer Ausnehmung bzw. Vertiefung der Kragen-Vorderwand (39) mehrere, insbesondere drei in gleichen Abständen voneinander positionierte Materialstege (43, 44, 45) an einer freien, quergerichteten Kragenkante (46) zur Verbindung mit der Deckel-Vorderwand (20), insbesondere mit einem freien, quergerichteten Rand (47) eines an der Deckel-Vorderwand (20) angebrachten und an der Innenseite derselben befestigten Deckel -Innenlappens (37) angeordnet sind.Hinged box according to claim 1, characterized in that in the region of a recess or recess in the collar front wall (39) several, in particular three material webs (43, 44, 45) positioned at equal distances from one another on a free, transverse collar edge (46) Connection to the lid front wall (20), in particular with a free, transverse edge (47) attached to the lid front wall (20) and are arranged on the inside of the same attached lid inner tab (37). Klappschachtel nach Anspruch 1 oder 2, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß die Form und Größe des Deckel-Innenlappens (36) exakt derjenigen der Vertiefung (48) in der Kragen-Vorderwand (39) entspricht.Hinged box according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that the shape and size of the inner lid flap (36) corresponds exactly to that of the recess (48) in the front wall of the collar (39). Zuschnitt zum Herstellen von Klappschachteln nach einem oder mehreren der Ansprüche 1 bis 3, aus einem einstückigen Zuschnitt mit Hauptzuschnitt (33) zur Bildung von Schachtelteil (12) und Deckel (13) und einem Zuschnitt für den Kragen (38), der über Materialstege bzw. Restverbindungen mit einem DeckelInnenlappen (37) im Bereich einer Vertiefung (48) der Kragen-Vorderwand (39) mit dieser verbunden ist, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß der Kragen (38) ausschließlich durch Materialstege, insbesondere durch drei in gleichen Abständen voneinander angeordnete Materialstege (43, 44, 45), im Bereich der quergerichteten Kragenkante (46) mit dem Deckel-Innenlappen (37) im Bereich des quergerichteten Randes (47) verbunden ist.Blank for the production of hinged boxes according to one or more of claims 1 to 3, from a one-piece blank with a main blank (33) to form the box part (12) and lid (13) and a blank for the collar (38) which is connected via material webs or Residual connections with a lid inner tab (37) in the region of a depression (48) of the collar front wall (39) are connected to the latter, characterized in that the collar (38) is made exclusively by material webs, in particular by three material webs arranged at equal distances from one another ( 43, 44, 45), in the region of the transverse collar edge (46) with the lid inner tab (37) in the region of the transverse edge (47). Zuschnitt nach Anspruch 4, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß an der Deckel-Vorderwand (20) angebrachte Deckel-Seitenlappen (24, 25) zur Bildung von Deckel-Seitenwänden (22) mit freien Schrägkanten (31) ausgebildet sind und daß Kragen-Seitenlappen (40, 41) mit einem Teilbereich, nämlich mit entsprechend ausgebildeten Schrägkanten (49) an den Schrägkanten (31) der Deckel -Seitenlappen (24) anliegen, wobei an die Schrägkanten (49) der Kragen-Seitenlappen (40, 41) eine Querkante (50) anschließt als obere Begrenzung der Kragen-Seitenlappen (40, 41) bei der fertigen Klappschachtel.Blank according to claim 4, characterized in that lid side tabs (24, 25) attached to the lid front wall (20) are formed to form lid sidewalls (22) with free oblique edges (31) and that collar side tabs (40 , 41) with a partial area, namely with correspondingly designed inclined edges (49) on the inclined edges (31) of the side flaps (24) of the cover, a transverse edge (50) on the inclined edges (49) of the side flaps (40, 41) ) as the upper limit of the collar side flaps (40, 41) in the finished hinged box. Zuschnitt nach Anspruch 4 oder 5, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß der Abstand zwischen einer von Deckel-Vorderwand (20) und Stirnwand (23) gebildeten Faltkante (54) einerseits und der Querkante (50) der Kragen-Seitenlappen (40, 41) andererseits (Distanz 53) mindestens doppelt so groß ist wie die Breite (55) des Deckel-Innenlappens (36).Blank according to claim 4 or 5, characterized in that the distance between a folded edge (54) formed by the cover front wall (20) and end wall (23) on the one hand and the transverse edge (50) of the collar side flaps (40, 41) on the other hand ( Distance 53) is at least twice as large as the width (55) of the inner lid flap (36).
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