EP2002738B1 - Aufbereitungsverfahren von geformten Blättern in einem Material, das Tabak enthält, und so durchgeführtes Aufbereitungsverfahren - Google Patents

Aufbereitungsverfahren von geformten Blättern in einem Material, das Tabak enthält, und so durchgeführtes Aufbereitungsverfahren Download PDF

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EP2002738B1
EP2002738B1 EP08290548A EP08290548A EP2002738B1 EP 2002738 B1 EP2002738 B1 EP 2002738B1 EP 08290548 A EP08290548 A EP 08290548A EP 08290548 A EP08290548 A EP 08290548A EP 2002738 B1 EP2002738 B1 EP 2002738B1
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A24—TOBACCO; CIGARS; CIGARETTES; SIMULATED SMOKING DEVICES; SMOKERS' REQUISITES
    • A24C—MACHINES FOR MAKING CIGARS OR CIGARETTES
    • A24C5/00—Making cigarettes; Making tipping materials for, or attaching filters or mouthpieces to, cigars or cigarettes
    • A24C5/40—Hand-driven apparatus for making cigarettes
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A24—TOBACCO; CIGARS; CIGARETTES; SIMULATED SMOKING DEVICES; SMOKERS' REQUISITES
    • A24F—SMOKERS' REQUISITES; MATCH BOXES; SIMULATED SMOKING DEVICES
    • A24F15/00—Receptacles or boxes specially adapted for cigars, cigarettes, simulated smoking devices or cigarettes therefor
    • A24F15/20—Receptacles or boxes specially adapted for cigars, cigarettes, simulated smoking devices or cigarettes therefor with separate compartments for each cigar or cigarette
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A24—TOBACCO; CIGARS; CIGARETTES; SIMULATED SMOKING DEVICES; SMOKERS' REQUISITES
    • A24F—SMOKERS' REQUISITES; MATCH BOXES; SIMULATED SMOKING DEVICES
    • A24F17/00—Receptacles for cigarette papers

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  • the invention relates to a method of packaging sheet (s), formed in a material incorporating tobacco, and the packaging thus produced.
  • Such sheets formed in a material incorporating tobacco, are known to tobacco users.
  • these sheets have taste qualities superior to conventional paper rolls and may, in some cases, contain additional flavors.
  • the sheets formed in a material incorporating tobacco are more fragile than conventional rolling paper sheets. Indeed, the presence of tobacco makes the leaves more friable. This defect is all the more aggravated that the leaves are not packaged hermetically to moisture. Indeed, the venting of the leaves, for a few minutes, causes their drying and they become, then, very fragile and, therefore, unusable. In addition, exposure of the leaves to the open air deteriorates the taste and aromas of the leaves.
  • the invention aims to remedy these problems by proposing a method of packaging sheets of the type formed in a material incorporating tobacco that is simple, inexpensive and ensures the taste properties and physical integrity of said sheets.
  • the invention provides a method according to claim 1.
  • the process is relatively simple and requires few conditioning steps because the sheet is directly wound on itself.
  • the case ensures both the rigidity of the packaging and its hermeticity which guarantees the properties and integrity of the sheet thus packaged.
  • such a case allows relatively easy packaging for operators.
  • the tubes are manufactured by cutting a hollow plastic rod made of thermo-sealable material and sealing by heat-sealing one end of the tube.
  • the manufacture of the case is easy and inexpensive and can be performed directly on the packaging site.
  • the tubes are made of polypropylene or polyethylene.
  • Each tube is cut to a length of between 75 and 95% of the length of the sheet.
  • the tubes overlap over a significant distance to provide a good hermeticity to the case thus produced.
  • the method comprises a step of installing removable means for fixing the tubes to one another. This characteristic makes it possible to guarantee that the tubes do not dissociate.
  • the method further comprises a step of packaging at least one case comprising a sheet in a flexible package.
  • the flexible packaging improves the sealing of the packaging and allows the registration of product information.
  • a plurality of cases are packaged in the flexible package.
  • the flexible package may contain a plurality of cases without affecting the quality of the sheets. Indeed, according to the invention, when the flexible packaging is open, the leaves do not degrade due to the hermeticity of the case.
  • the flexible packaging is hermetic to guarantee the freshness of the sheet.
  • the package is made of a composite material comprising an aluminum foil.
  • the invention relates to a packaging of at least one sheet formed in a material incorporating tobacco according to claim 8.
  • the packaging comprises a flexible hermetic packaging in which is disposed at least one cylindrical rigid case comprising a sheet.
  • the figure 1 represents a sheet 1 wound on itself.
  • this sheet 1 is made of a material incorporating tobacco.
  • the sheet 1 may be a natural tobacco leaf or a composite sheet whose composition is substantially as follows: 50 to 65% of tobacco, 30 to 50 of paper and 3 to 10% of natural or artificial flavors (apple, strawberry, vanilla, whiskey ).
  • the sheet 1 is provided on one of its lateral sides with a bonding strip, not shown.
  • wound on itself means a sheet 1 wound without the aid of an inner cylindrical support.
  • the figure 2 represents a cylindrical rigid case 9 for receiving the sheet 1 of coiled tobacco.
  • the case 9 is rigid and composed of an assembly of two tubes 2, 3 closed at one of their ends 4, 5.
  • the tubes 2, 3 are nestable one inside the other.
  • a first tube 2 has a diameter slightly smaller than the second tube 3 in order to allow its introduction into the interior of the second 3.
  • the difference in diameter between the first 2 and the second tube 3 is small, less than 1 mm, in order to give the case 9 a good seal.
  • the method comprises a step of manufacturing the case 9. To do this, the method comprises a step of cutting a long hollow cylindrical rod, not shown, to obtain a plurality of tubes 2, 3. Thereafter heat sealing is carried out at one end 4, 5 of the tubes 2, 3. To this end, the end 4, 5 of the tube 2, 3 is placed in a heating jaw in order to weld the edges thereof.
  • the tubes 2, 3 must be made of a heat-sealable material.
  • the tubes 2, 3 are, for example, made of polypropylene or polyethylene.
  • the tubes are cut to a length 12, 13 of between 75 and 95% of the length 11 of the sheet 1 to be rolled.
  • the superposition area of the two tubes 2, 3 is relatively long, which allows to give the case 9 thus made a good hermeticity.
  • the length I1 of a sheet 1 to be rolled is 8.5 cm, whereas the length I2, I3 of the tubes 2, 3 is 7.5 cm. .
  • the packaging method according to the invention comprises a step of inserting said wound sheet 1 into the case 9 in order to obtain the packaging represented in FIG. figure 3 .
  • the sheet 1 wound on itself is inserted inside one of the tubes 2, 3, preferably the first tube 2 whose diameter is smaller.
  • the sheet 1 is kept wound inside the tube 2.
  • the first tube 2 and the sheet 1 are inserted inside the second tube 3 until the sheet 1 comes into abutment against the closed end 5 of the second tube 3.
  • the method further comprises a step of installing removable means 6 for fixing the tubes 2, 3 on one another.
  • the fastening means consist of an adhesive label 6 which is arranged on the case, straddling the first 2 and the second tube 3.
  • the adhesive label 6 may also comprise indications on the sheet 1 to roll or advertising information.
  • holsters 9 are packaged in a flexible package to increase the hermeticity of the packaging to ensure the freshness of the sheet 1.
  • the flexible package 7 may in particular consist of two flexible plates made of a composite material comprising an aluminum foil covered with a thin plastic film and whose edges 10 are welded to one another.
  • the flexible packaging 7 is provided with a notch 8 for easy opening of said package by tearing.
  • the flexible packaging 7 also makes it possible to provide support for the advertising information, the composition of the sheet and the legal notices.
  • the flexible packaging further comprises a zipper or "zip TM” comprising a first slide 11 secured to one of the two plates, and a second slide 12, secured to the other plate, inserted inside the first slide 11 to close the flexible packaging 10.
  • a zipper or "zip TM” comprising a first slide 11 secured to one of the two plates, and a second slide 12, secured to the other plate, inserted inside the first slide 11 to close the flexible packaging 10.
  • This particular embodiment makes it possible to guarantee the hermetic integrity of the flexible packaging 10 when it has already been opened a first time.

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  • Packaging Of Annular Or Rod-Shaped Articles, Wearing Apparel, Cassettes, Or The Like (AREA)
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  1. Verfahren zur Fertigung von einem oder mehreren Blättern (1) aus einem Tabak beinhaltenden Material, die mit einem Klebestreifen versehen sind, und das zumindest die nachstehenden Schritte umfasst:
    - ein Schritt mit Herstellung einer starren, zylinderförmigen Hülse (9), die aus der Verbindung zweier Röhrchen (2, 3) gebildet wird, die ineinander gesteckt werden können, wobei jedes Röhrchen (2, 3) durch Aufschneiden eines hohlen Kunststoffstabs aus wärmeschweißfähigem Material und Verschluss durch Heißversiegelung eines Endes (4, 5) des Röhrchens (2, 3) geformt wird, und wobei jedes Röhrchen (2, 3) auf eine Länge zwischen 75% und 95% der Länge des Blatts (1) zugeschnitten wird;
    - Aufwickeln von mindestens einem Blatt (1) ohne Zuhilfenahme eines zylinderförmigen Trägers;
    - Einführen des besagten aufgerollten Blatts (1) in die besagte starre, zylinderförmige Hülse (9), die aus der Verbindung zweier Röhrchen (2, 3) gebildet wird, die ineinander gesteckt werden können, wobei die besagten Röhrchen (2, 3) jeweils ein geschlossenes Ende umfassen, das sich an den entgegengesetzten Enden der Hülse (9) befindet, wenn die Röhrchen (2, 3) montiert sind;
    - ein Schritt mit Einbau von abnehmbaren Mitteln zur Befestigung der Röhrchen (2, 3) aneinander.
  2. Verfahren zur Fertigung nach Anspruch 1, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die Röhrchen (2, 3) aus Polypropylen oder aus Polyethylen realisiert sind.
  3. Verfahren zur Fertigung nach Anspruch 1, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass ein Haftetikett (6) überlappend auf die beiden Röhrchen (2, 3) aufgebracht wird, damit die abnehmbaren Mittel zur Befestigung geformt werden.
  4. Verfahren zur Fertigung nach einem beliebigen der vorstehenden Ansprüche 1 bis 3, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass es einen Schritt umfasst, bei dem zumindest eine Hülse (9), die ein Blatt (1) enthält, in eine weiche Verpackung (7) gegeben wird.
  5. Verfahren zur Fertigung nach Anspruch 4, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass es einen Schritt umfasst, bei dem eine Mehrzahl von Hülsen (9), die ein Blatt (1) enthalten, in eine weiche Verpackung (7) gegeben wird.
  6. Verfahren zur Fertigung nach einem beliebigen der vorstehenden Ansprüche 4 oder 5, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die weiche Verpackung (7) hermetisch ist, um die Frische des Blatts (1) zu garantieren.
  7. Verfahren zur Fertigung nach einem beliebigen der vorstehenden Ansprüche 4 bis 6, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die weiche Verpackung (7) aus einem Verbundmaterial realisiert ist, das eine Aluminiumfolie umfasst.
  8. Fertigung von zumindest einem Blatt (1) aus einem Tabak beinhaltenden Material, die umfasst:
    - Ein ohne Zuhilfenahme eines zylinderförmigen Trägers aufgewickeltes Blatt (1), das mit einem Klebestreifen versehen ist;
    - eine starre, zylinderförmige Hülse (9), die aus zwei Röhrchen (2, 3) gebildet wird, die ineinander gesteckt werden können, um das besagte Blatt zu umschließen, wobei die besagten Röhrchen (2, 3) jeweils ein dicht versiegeltes Ende aufweisen, das sich an den entgegengesetzten Enden der Hülse (9) befindet, wenn die Röhrchen (2, 3) ineinander gesteckt sind, wobei jedes Röhrchen (2, 3) durch Aufschneiden eines hohlen Kunststoffstabs aus wärmeschweißfähigem Material hergestellt ist, um ein Röhrchen (2, 3) zu bilden, und der Verschluss durch Heißversiegelung eines Endes (4, 5) des Röhrchens (2, 3), wobei jedes Röhrchen (2, 3) eine Länge zwischen 75% und 95% der Länge des Blatts (1) aufweist;
    - abnehmbare Mittel zur Befestigung der Röhrchen (2, 3) aneinander.
  9. Fertigung nach Anspruch 8, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass sie eine weiche hermetische Verpackung (7) umfasst, in der zumindest eine starre, zylinderförmige Hülse (9) angeordnet ist, die ein Blatt (1) beinhaltet.
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