EP1105325B1 - Paquet de cigarettes - Google Patents

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EP1105325B1
EP1105325B1 EP99941471A EP99941471A EP1105325B1 EP 1105325 B1 EP1105325 B1 EP 1105325B1 EP 99941471 A EP99941471 A EP 99941471A EP 99941471 A EP99941471 A EP 99941471A EP 1105325 B1 EP1105325 B1 EP 1105325B1
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Heinz Focke
Henry Buse
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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
    • B65D85/1081—Inserts or accessories added or joined to the container, e.g. coins, pens, cards, spacers
    • 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
    • Y10S206/00—Special receptacle or package
    • Y10S206/831—Detachable coupon

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  • the invention relates to a package made of cardboard, in particular a folding box from a box part and a lid connected to it, the Box part made of box front wall, box rear wall and box side walls and a bottom wall and a closable in the lower area Has opening.
  • a hinged box with closable formed in the lower, bottom area Chamber is known from DE-U G 90 11 4647.
  • the chamber is in this hinged box can be closed by a cover which extends over the entire width and which in terms of arrangement and design, the usual for hinged boxes corresponds to (upper) lid.
  • a collar is arranged, just like a conventional folding box. Across from the inside of the hinged box or opposite the cigarettes is through the chamber delimited an additional floor wall.
  • the manufacture of a hinged box designed in this way is difficult.
  • the design of a blank is particularly problematic. The cost of materials is considerable.
  • a folding box for cigarettes is also known, the one in the lower area has a separate chamber for receiving matches (FR 2 105 408).
  • the Chamber is with a continuous bottom wall opposite the interior of the hinged box demarcated.
  • this known folding box in the area of a box front wall, one that extends across the full width of the pack Locking tab formed, which has segment-like gusset on the sides. The locking tab can be swiveled into an inclined position to allow removal of matches.
  • the production of this pack is also complex.
  • the arrangement of the opening or chamber with the locking tab in the area of the front wall leads to the fact that the locking tab is not always held in the exact closing position can. Unintentional opening is inevitable.
  • the present folding box consists of a standard cut, which only has die cuts to define the locking tab.
  • the locking tab is easy to use and gives access to the inside of the real one Folding box. In the closed position, one results from the design features of the Pack of predetermined fixation of the locking tab.
  • a cigarette pack in which the Package contents, namely the cigarette block, at a distance of the bottom wall of the box part is positioned, in particular by lateral support members formed inside the box part. This creates in the lower area of the box part a chamber for the inclusion of gifts, for example between the laterally arranged support organs for the cigarette block.
  • the opening or the locking tab is positioned so that in the open position access to one below of the cigarette block formed chamber is given.
  • the locking tab is designed so that one leg of the same acts as a clip that is in the closed position on the top the floor wall or positioned above the floor corner flap is.
  • the locking tab is through during manufacture of the blank are defined punching or perforation lines.
  • the drawings refer to the design of cigarette packs of the folding box type.
  • Content of the cuboid Pack of thin cardboard is a group of cigarettes, that of an inner blank made of paper, tin foil or the like is enveloped and so an approximately cuboid Cigarette block 10 forms.
  • the standard folding box to hold the The cigarette block consists of a (lower) box part 11 and a cover 12 integrally connected to this Box part 11 has a box front wall 13, one Box rear wall 14, narrow, upright box side walls 15, 16 and a bottom wall 17.
  • the box side walls 15, 16 each consist of two overlapping side tabs 18 and 19.
  • Inner side tabs 18 are with the Box rear wall 14 connected and the outer side tabs 19 with the box front wall.
  • Bottom corner tabs 20, 21 are attached. This lie on the inside of the completely folded hinged box the bottom wall 17.
  • the lid 12 formed analogously to the box part 11 is in the Area of a lid rear wall 22 over a transverse joint line 23 pivotally connected to the box rear wall 14.
  • the folding box is with a (further) through a closing flap 24 closable opening 25 provided.
  • This is located in the lower part of the hinged box or part of the box 11.
  • the Opening 25 over a corner, namely with a partial area in the Box back wall 14 and with a subsequent sub-area in the bottom wall 17.
  • the locking tab 24 is designed accordingly, namely angular.
  • a leg 26 is part of the Box rear wall 14.
  • Another leg 27 is at the same time a plug-in tab for the locking tab 24 for insertion into the hinged box, namely in the box part 11.
  • the locking tab 24 is pivotable with the blank Pack connected, with the box back wall 14 over a transverse hinge line 28. For opening and closing the locking tab 24 is pivotable about this hinge line 28 (Fig. 5, Fig. 6).
  • the two legs 26, 27 are in the region of a transverse one Kink line 29 connected to each other. This is a continuation a lower, transverse folding edge 30 of the box part 11 trained.
  • the folded edge 30 borders the back wall of the box 14 from the bottom wall 17.
  • the kink line 29 is in designed in a special way, namely with flat, U-shaped Stampings 31 provided. These limit small or narrow Tongues 32 in extension or continuation of the leg 26.
  • the tongues 32 are as Stop or support member on a pack part, namely on Floor corner flaps 20, 21, the inside of the bottom wall 17th rest.
  • the closing tab 24 is part of the cut of the package.
  • a substantially U or V-shaped punching line 33 is the tongue-like locking tab 24 within the blank (FIG. 7) Are defined.
  • a central, continuous punch cut 34 facilitates removing the locking tab 24 from the blank.
  • the horizontal leg 27 serves as a clip.
  • the leg 27 is in the box part 11 introduced, such that the leg 27 in one plane is positioned above the floor corner flaps 20, 21 (Fig. 3, Fig. 6).
  • the bottom corner flaps 20, 21 hold the leg 27 in the closed position.
  • the opening 25 is designed or dimensioned that they partially in the area of the bottom wall 17 Floor corner flap 20, 21 is covered (Fig. 2).
  • the pack in particular a hinged box with a locking tab 24 is particularly useful if the package contents, namely the cigarette block 10 has a lower height than the (inside) height of the hinged box. It arises in lower area, namely below the cigarette block 10, a chamber 35 inside the box part 11. This chamber 35 can be used to add items to the package.
  • the embodiment is a print carrier 36 in the lower Positioned part of the hinged box, namely in the chamber 35. It’s a thin blank with information, Advertising notices etc. is printed and possibly as a coupon is suitable for participating in draws.
  • the print medium 36 is folded like an accordion and thus within the chamber 35 positioned.
  • the pressure carrier 36 can be opened via the opening 25 can be removed from the chamber 35.
  • the arrangement of support organs in the lower area of the Box part 11 useful.
  • the print carrier 36 has a corresponding one Dimension designed to fit the receptacle in the chamber 35.
  • the support members 37, 38 are cut from the hinged box formed by punching and folding, in analogy to US 4,241,827. The cut is for this purpose in the field of inner side tab 18 and the associated with this Floor corner flaps 20, 21 with two parallel separating cuts 39, 40 provided. These define a folding tab 41. At the ends these are fold lines marked by dashed lines 42, 43 formed, which in cooperation with another, eccentrically arranged fold line 44 an angular Allow erecting the folding tab 41. At the corner or Edge areas of the bottom wall 17 thus arise during manufacture the hinged box angular support members 37, 38 for the cigarette block 10th
  • the locking tab 24 can also be used in a similar manner on others Place the hinged box to be positioned, for example in the Area of box front wall 13 and bottom wall 17, but also across the corner from box front wall 13 or box rear wall 14 on the one hand and box side wall 15, 16 on the other.

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Claims (5)

  1. Paquet en carton, en particulier boíte à couvercle basculant, constitué d'une partie boíte (11) et d'un couvercle (12) joint à celle-ci, la partie boíte (11) étant constituée d'une paroi avant (13), d'une paroi arrière (14), de parois latérales (15, 16) et d'une paroi de fond (17) et présentant dans sa partie inférieure une ouverture pouvant être fermée (25), caractérisé par les caractéristiques suivantes :
    a) l'ouverture (25) peut être fermée par une languette de fermeture en équerre (24),
    b) la languette de fermeture (24) a une aile (26) qui s'étend dans la zone de la paroi arrière (14) de la partie boíte et une autre aile (27) qui s'étend dans la zone de la paroi de fond (17),
    c) la languette de fermeture (24) est jointe à la paroi arrière (14) de la partie boíte par une articulation de charnière dirigée transversalement (28),
    d) la languette de fermeture (24) est ancrée en position fermée dans la partie boíte (11) par l'aile (27) associée à la paroi de fond (17), par positionnement au-dessus de pattes de coin de fond (20, 21) appuyées du côté intérieur sur la paroi de fond (17) et jointes aux parois latérales (15, 16) de la partie boíte.
  2. Paquet selon la revendication 1, caractérisé par le fait que la languette de fermeture (24) est délimitée à l'intérieur de la découpe pour le paquet par une ligne d'affaiblissement ou une ligne de découpage (33) et peut être détachée de la paroi arrière (14) de la partie boíte et de la paroi de fond (17) dans la zone de la ligne de découpage (33) par suppression de liaisons restantes.
  3. Paquet selon l'une des revendications 1 et 2, caractérisé par le fait que la languette de fermeture (24) présente des butées qui s'appuient en position fermée sur des arêtes du paquet, en particulier des languettes (32) formées dans la zone d'une ligne de pliage (29) entre les deux ailes (26, 27) et s'appuyant sur les pattes de coin de fond (20, 21).
  4. Paquet selon la revendication 1 ou une des autres revendications, caractérisé par le fait que dans la zone de l'ouverture (25) est formée à l'intérieur du paquet une chambre (35) destinée à recevoir des suppléments au paquet, en particulier des coupons imprimés pliés (36).
  5. Paquet selon la revendication 4, caractérisé par le fait que la chambre (35) est formée au-dessous d'un bloc de cigarettes (10) constituant le contenu du paquet, de préférence entre des organes latéraux d'appui (37, 38) sur lesquels repose le bloc de cigarettes (10).
EP99941471A 1998-08-18 1999-07-28 Paquet de cigarettes Expired - Lifetime EP1105325B1 (fr)

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DE19836940A DE19836940A1 (de) 1998-08-18 1998-08-18 Zigarettenpackung
DE19836940 1998-08-18
PCT/EP1999/005397 WO2000010891A1 (fr) 1998-08-18 1999-07-28 Paquet a cigarettes

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JP (1) JP4176964B2 (fr)
CN (1) CN1123508C (fr)
AU (1) AU5507399A (fr)
DE (2) DE19836940A1 (fr)
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JP4176964B2 (ja) 2008-11-05
CN1123508C (zh) 2003-10-08
US20010004967A1 (en) 2001-06-28
DE59903672D1 (de) 2003-01-16
WO2000010891A1 (fr) 2000-03-02
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DE19836940A1 (de) 2000-02-24

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