EP2016008B1 - Method and device for the production of hinge-lid boxes for cigarettes - Google Patents

Abstract

The invention relates to side-lid-type cigarette packs comprising a box part (10), a lid (11), a collar (12), and a tongue (43) which is disposed on a narrow sidewall (30) of the lid (1), across from a sidewall (31) that has a linear joint (32) to the box part (10). According to the invention, the tongue (43) is arranged on the free edge of an outer lateral lid flap (26) of the double-layered sidewall (30) and is folded inwards. Said tongue (43) maintains the lid (11) in the closed position by penetrating or locking into an opening (44) of a sidewall (39) of the collar (12). During the production, the cuts, i.e. a pack cut (13) and the collar (12), are fed to an insertion station (58) of a folding revolver (50) on separate webs, i.e. a cut web (59) and a collar web (61) and are then joined together in a relative position corresponding to the pack, especially by transversally moving the collar. The cut (13) and the collar (12) are then jointly introduced into a pocket (52) of the folding revolver (50) such that folding flaps of the cut and the collar are raised.

Description

The invention relates to a method for producing folding boxes according to the preamble of claim 1. Furthermore, the invention relates to a device for carrying out the method.

Folding cartons for a cigarette block as package contents usually consist of a one-piece blank to form a box part and a lid. An arranged within the box part, this partially outstanding collar consists of a separate blank.

In the usual production of such folding boxes, the blank for box part and lid is inserted into a pocket of a folding turret and partially folded. In the prepared blank in the pocket of Faltrevolvers the cigarette block is introduced, together with the collar, which is positioned on the cigarette block. The package may include support stops in the region of side walls on which lower edges of the collar are supported for alignment ( DE 199 38 167 A1 . DE 199 45 514 A1 ).

In the production of folding cartons for cigarettes in a particular design, namely with a total of rounded, approximately semicircular side walls, the package consists of two blanks which are folded together lying around a cross-sectional shape of the pack folding mandrel in a winding process. An inner blank, which extends over the full height of the pack, is provided in the region of a front wall with a recess corresponding to a collar ( WO 03/070576 A1 ). This document discloses the features of the preamble of claim 1.

Another folding process is over EP 0 414 532 A1 known.

The invention relates to the production of hinged boxes having a conventional collar or collar with front wall and side walls, which is anchored to a portion in the box part of the pack, but without support on a bottom wall.

The invention has for its object to improve the production of such folding cartons for cigarettes in terms of a correct, reliable positioning of the collar within the pack.

To solve this problem is a method with the features of the characterizing part of claim 1.

According to the invention therefore the positionally accurate by gluing with the blank for box part and lid connected to a unit collar is introduced as a unit with partial folding in the pocket of a revolver. The cigarette block is delivered without collar.

The device is formed with the features of claim 6. It is about the supply of separate packaging parts, namely blank and collar, and the merger before handover to the folding turret.

Further features of the invention are the subject of the dependent claims 2 to 5 for the method and the claims 7 to 13 for the device.

Fig. 1

einen ausgebreiteten Zuschnitt, nämlich Packungs-Zuschnitt,

Fig. 2

einen ausgebreiteten Kragen-Zuschnitt,

Fig. 3

die in packungsgemäßer Relativstellung aneinander liegenden Zuschnitte gemäß Fig. 1 und Fig. 2,

Fig. 4

eine mit dem erfindungsgemäßen Verfahren herstellbare Klappschachtel des Typs Side-Lid in perspektivischer Darstellung, bei geschlossenem Deckel,

Fig. 5

die Packung gemäß Fig. 4 bei offenem Deckel, ebenfalls in Perspektive,

Fig. 6

die Vorrichtung zum Herstellen von Packungen gemäß Fig. 4, Fig. 5 in ver- einfachter Draufsicht,

Fig. 7

eine Einzelheit der Vorrichtung gemäß Fig. 6 in einem Quer- bzw. Radial- schnitt entsprechend Schnittebene VII-VII der Fig. 6, bei vergrößertem Maßstab,

Fig. 8

einen gegenüber der Darstellung gemäß der Fig. 7 versetzten Querschnitt in der Schnittebene VIII-VIII der Fig. 6, bei nochmals vergrößertem Maß- stab,

Fig. 9

eine Einzelheit im Bereich einer Beschickungsstation eines Faltrevolvers in Queransicht bzw. im Querschnitt,

Fig. 10

Detail der Fig. 9 in quer gerichteter Schnittebene X-X der Fig. 9 bei vergrö- ßertem Maßstab,

Fig. 11

eine Einzelheit XI der Fig. 8 in vergrößertem Maßstab, bei veränderter Stel- lung von Organen,

Fig. 12

den Faltrevolver der Vorrichtung gemäß Fig. 6 in Draufsicht, bei vergrößer- tem Maßstab,

Fig. 13

eine Tasche des Faltrevolvers gemäß Fig. 12 im Querschnitt in der Schnitt- ebene XIII-XIII der Fig. 12 bei vergrößertem Maßstab,

Fig. 14

eine Einzelheit der Fig. 6, nämlich eine Seitenansicht bzw. ein Längsschnitt in der Ebene XIV-XIV der Fig. 6, bei vergrößertem Maßstab,

Fig. 15

eine Einzelheit XV der Fig. 14 bei nochmals vergrößertem Maßstab.

Further features of the invention will be explained in more detail with reference to the drawing. It shows:

Fig. 1

an unfolded blank, namely package blank,

Fig. 2

a spread collar blank,

Fig. 3

in accordance with the pack relative position blanks according to Fig. 1 and Fig. 2 .

Fig. 4

a folding box of the type side-lid, which can be produced by the method according to the invention, in perspective view, with the lid closed,

Fig. 5

the pack according to Fig. 4 with the lid open, also in perspective,

Fig. 6

the apparatus for producing packages according to Fig. 4, Fig. 5 in simplified plan view,

Fig. 7

a detail of the device according to Fig. 6 in a transverse or radial section corresponding to sectional plane VII-VII of Fig. 6 on an enlarged scale,

Fig. 8

one opposite to the representation according to the Fig. 7 offset cross-section in the sectional plane VIII-VIII of Fig. 6 at a further enlarged scale,

Fig. 9

a detail in the area of a loading station of a folding turret in transverse view or in cross section,

Fig. 10

Detail of Fig. 9 in a cross-sectional plane XX of the Fig. 9 on an enlarged scale,

Fig. 11

a detail XI the Fig. 8 on an enlarged scale, with altered position of organs,

Fig. 12

the folding turret of the device according to Fig. 6 in plan view, on an enlarged scale,

Fig. 13

a pocket of the folding turret according to Fig. 12 in cross-section in the sectional plane XIII-XIII of Fig. 12 on an enlarged scale,

Fig. 14

a detail of Fig. 6 , namely a side view and a longitudinal section in the plane XIV-XIV of Fig. 6 on an enlarged scale,

Fig. 15

a detail XV of the Fig. 14 at a further enlarged scale.

The main purpose of the invention is the production of cigarette packs of the folding box type in the "Side-Lid-Pack" version. The package consists of a (lower) box part 10, a lid 11 and a collar 12. Box part 10 and lid 11 are made of a unitary blank 13 of thin cardboard or the like Packaging material formed. The collar 12 consists of a separate blank ( Fig. 2 ).

The elongate blank 13 is divided into panels by stamping lines and preferably embossed fold lines to form a box front wall 14, a bottom wall 15, a box back wall 16. Box side flaps 17, 18 are laterally attached to the box front panel 14. These are associated with corresponding, inner box side tabs 19, 20 in the region of the box rear wall 16.

In a corresponding manner, a blank area adjoining the box rear wall 16 is formed for the lid 11, namely with the lid rear wall 21, the end wall 22 and the lid front wall 23. Lateral tabs are also arranged in the area of the blank areas assigned to the lid 11. Lateral tabs 24, 25 in the region of the lid rear wall 21 and lid side tabs 26, 27 on the sides of the lid front wall 23. The blank 13 is therefore designed to use the Längsfaltprinzips.

In the finished package, the box side flaps 17 and 19, and 18 and 20 are fully overlapped to form a box side wall 28. Correspondingly, the box side flaps 18 and 20 are folded to cover and bonded together by glue an opposite box side wall. From the lid side tabs 24..27 lid side walls 30 and 31 are formed.

A special feature is that the lid 11 in the region of a side wall via a hinge, namely via a line joint 32, hinged to the box part 10 is connected. For this purpose, the inner side flaps, namely box side flaps 20 of the box rear wall 16 and lid side flaps 25 are connected together at the lid rear wall 21 and delimited from each other by a line joint 32 formed by embossing or otherwise. Outside this line joint 32 lid 11 and box part 10 are delimited from each other by closing edges, which - starting from the ends of the line joint 32 - to the opposite side, namely the box side wall 28 are inclined downwards. In the area of the box front wall 14 and lid front wall 23, the closing edges consist of free, obliquely directed end edges 33, 34 of the blank 13. Opposite, namely in the area of the back, box rear wall 16 and lid rear wall 21 are separably connected to one another, by a slanted punching line 35 and Residual connections 36. These ensure a uniform blank 10 for the production of the package. When first opened by lifting the lid 11, the remaining connections 36 are severed, so that the punching line 35 forms a continuous separation between the box part 10 and lid 11. In the area of box side wall 28 and lid side wall 30 or in the area of box side tabs 19 and lid side tabs 24, a continuous separating cut 37 is provided so that in the region of the corresponding side walls 28, 30 box part 10 and lid 11 are separated from one another are.

The collar 12 is designed such that the package contents, in the present case a cigarette block 37, that is to say a group of cigarettes surrounded by an inner blanket, are surrounded by the collar 12 all around. The collar 12 consists for this purpose of collar front wall 38, subsequent collar side wall 39, collar rear wall 40 and a peripheral collar side wall 41. Approximately in the middle of the collar side wall 39, within the collar 12 between the front wall 38 and Rear wall 40 is positioned, there is a recess 42 which in the finished package ( Fig. 5 ) in the region of the lid side wall 30 and in adjacent partial areas of the lid front wall 23 and the lid rear wall 21 extends. The folded collar 12 surrounds the cuboid cigarette block 37 such that the collar front wall 38 rests against the inside of the box front wall 14. The collar sidewall 39 faces the carton side wall 28 and the collar rear wall 40 of the carton rear wall 16. The attached as an end flap collar side wall 41 abuts against the box side wall 29.

As a special feature of the pack, a closing aid for the cover 11 in the region of the lid side wall 30 is arranged. This consists of a tab or tongue 43 at the lower closing edge of the lid 11 and the lid side wall 30. A cooperating with this tongue 43 counter-member is formed on the collar 12 in matching relative position to the tongue 43. It is a recess in the collar side wall 39, in which the tongue 43 enters with the lid 11 in an upwardly directed position. The recess is formed in this case by a U- or C-shaped punch 44 to form an upwardly directed tab 45. This is pivotable about a transverse, lower line 46. The tab 45 is deformed slightly inwardly in the manufacture of the package, so that a U-shaped slot for the entry of the tongue 43 is formed.

A special feature is the production of the package from two separate blanks. These are in the unfolded state or after folding only the tongue 43 against the inside of the lid side flap 26 merged into a unit by the collar 12 is placed in the pack relative position on the blank 10 (inside). In the particular embodiment, the collar 12 is aligned with the collar back wall 40 aligned with the carton rear wall 16. The adjacent collar side wall 41 lies against the inner box side flap 20 and the opposite collar side wall 39 against the other box side flap 19 on. The collar front wall 38 projects laterally beyond the blank 10. The relative position is chosen such that an upper part of the collar 12 lies in the region of the cover 11 and thus protrudes out of the box part 10 in the finished package ( Fig. 5 ). For the closing aid, namely for the tab 45 of the lid side tabs 24 is provided with a recess 47 which ensures the access of the arranged on the outer lid side tabs 26 tongue 43 to the counterpart of the entanglement on the collar 12.

The exact position of the collar 12 on or on the blank 13 is ensured by stops 81, 82. In a lateral region of the blank 13, two stops 81, 82 are formed, in the box side flap 20 on the one hand and in the box side flap 19 on the other. These are material deformations that are formed by punching and embossing, so that a stop edge is formed by the stops 81, 82 against which a (lower) edge of the collar 12 abuts, namely a lower edge of the collar side wall 41 on the one hand and the collar side wall 39, on the other hand. The stops 81, 82 are mounted by basically known punching and embossing tools.

The collar 12 is fixed in the pack according to the positioning on the blank 13 by gluing, in the present case by a transverse row of glue dots 48, which extend over the full width of the blank 10 with at least one glue point 48 in the region of the box side tabs 19, 20. Further glue points 49 serve to fix the cigarette block 37 in the package.

In the Fig. 3 Unfolded blank unit 10, 12 is processed in a packaging machine to form a folding box. The present example largely corresponds to a packaging machine known for the production of packages of the Hinge-Lid type with a folding turret 50, which is dish-shaped and can be rotated by means of an upright shaft 51 about a vertical axis. At the periphery of the folding turret 50, a plurality of pockets 52 are arranged, each for receiving a blank or a cutting unit including package contents. At the folding turret 50 or outside the area of the same folding bodies are arranged, which fold the blank 10, 12 during the rotational movement to form the package.

In a known manner, cigarettes for forming groups of cigarettes 53 are taken from a cigarette magazine 54 and fed to the folding turret 50 along a cigarette path in the radial direction. In the region of the cigarette web, the cigarette group 53 is wrapped in an inner blank made of paper or Stanniol to form the cigarette block 37. This is inserted in a plug-in station 55 in there held bag 52 (with blank 13, 12). On the opposite side of the folding turret 50 is a Ausschubstation 56 for transferring the largely finished packs to a radially laxative packing web 57. The blanks 13 are transported so that the side with the tongue 43 is directed forward. During transport, the tongue 43 is folded against the inside of the lid side flap 26, ie upwards.

A special feature is the feeding of the individual blanks and transfer of the cutting unit to a pocket 52 in the region of an insertion station 58. This is offset by 90 ° to the stations 55, 56, that is arranged transversely to the conveying direction of the cigarette groups and packs. The blanks 13 are conveyed along a blank path 59 guided above the revolver 50 to the introduction station 58 along a blank path 59 guided diametrically to the folding turret 50. For this purpose, the blanks 13 are removed individually from a blank magazine 60 and then transported in a manner known per se along the blank web 59 to a defined position above the pocket 52.

The collars 12 are fed on a separate web, namely collar web 61, to the introduction station 58 or to the associated blank 13, specifically in a conveying direction opposite to the blank web 59. Furthermore, the collar web 61 is offset from the blank web 59 so that the collars 12 arrive at a position adjacent to the blank 13 being held ready.

The blank web 59 is disposed above the folding turret 50 substantially in a downwardly inclined plane. The collar web 61 runs in a plane inclined upward in the conveying direction, namely slightly upwardly offset in height from the blank web 59. The collar web 61 adjoins a collar aggregate 62 outside or next to the packaging machine. In the region of the collar unit 62, the individual collars 12 are separated from a material web and introduced into the collar web 61. This consists in the region of the collar unit 62 of conveyor rollers, in the packaging machine essentially from (two pairs of) superimposed conveyor belts 63, 64. Between the conveyor troughs, the collar 12 are initially transported in sealing position, finally with distances from each other.

At the end of the collar track 61, the collar 12 rides against a stop which effects an exact transverse alignment with the blank 13 held next to it and in a downwardly offset plane. In the region of the introduction station 58, a special collar unit is formed. This consists of an end plate 65 which extends in the transverse direction into the region of the conveyor belts 63, 64. The end plate 65 forms the adjusting stop for the collar 12, and here as a cross-sectionally U-shaped, transverse guide profile 66th

The blank 13 is held in the insertion station 58 above a folding shaft 67 defined by molded bodies. This is located in the end region of the blank web 69. The blank 13 is aligned in a corresponding relative folding subsequent operation in lateral guides 68 in precise alignment with the pocket 52 located below the folding shaft 67.

The collar 12 is moved at the end of the collar web 61 on the end plate 65 in the transverse direction. This is a special slide 69. This is provided with a holding member for detecting the collar 12, namely with a suction cup 70 which is connected via a suction line 71 to a vacuum source. The slider 69 detects the collar 12 with the sucker 70 at the top. By a transverse movement of the collar 12 is moved in an aligned position above the blank 13. A transverse stop 72 determines the position of the collar 12. The slider 69 returns after dropping the collar 12 in a slightly increased trajectory in the starting position to take over the next collar 12 back. A closed trajectory 73 of the slider 69 is shown by a dashed line.

Blank 13 and collar 12 are now in pack-oriented position over the folding shaft 67, initially spaced from each other ( Fig. 10 ). By a folding member, namely a folding plate 74 is first detected by downward movement of the collar 12 and then the blank 13 and taken in a downward folding movement. Parts of the blank 13 and of the collar 12 slide along fold guides 75 and 76 and are erected on the way to the pocket 52 located below the folding shaft 67. By two opposing side folding guides 75 are in particular the box side tabs 19 and 20 and the subsequent lid side tabs 24, 25 erected. In this first folding step, the collar side wall 41 on the one hand and the collar side wall 39 are folded with the subsequent collar front wall 38 in an upright position, so that a total of a U-shaped folding cross-section in the pocket 52 is created ( Fig. 13 ). Through the transverse folding guide 76, during the downward movement of the cutting unit, a leg consisting of bottom wall 15 and box front wall 14 is folded into an upright position (FIG. Fig. 9 ), so that in the radial direction of the folding turret 50, the blank has an L-shaped Zwischenfaltstellung. This folding process is known in principle by EP 1 149 690 ,

The supply of the collar 12 in a folding position offset to the collar web 61 takes into account the present in the insertion station 58 folding organs, in particular the up and down movable folding plate 74. This is designed so that the slider 69, the collar 12 each in the folding position above the folding shaft 67th can transport. The folding plate 74 has for this purpose a lateral recess 77, in which the slider 69 in the end position above the folding shaft 67 occurs ( Fig. 10 ). The recess 77 is closed by a bell-shaped cover 78 upwards.

Due to the design of the folding plate 74 with recess 77 and bell-like, at least increased cover 78, the slider 69 can be solved in the end position of the collar 12, which fixed by the regions of the folding plate 74 outside of the recess 77 in the position above the blank 13 becomes. There is sufficient space for the slider 69 to return to the home position in a raised position before the folding plate 74 is moved downwardly.

After retraction of the slider 69 in the starting position, the folding plate 74 is moved downward, by a stationary pivot lever 79. The folding plate 74 pushes the blank 13 with collar 12 until it rests on a pocket bottom 80 of the pocket 52 (FIGS. Fig. 13 ).

The Faltrevolver 50 promotes the pocket 52 without substantial change of the folding tabs in the insertion station 55. The cigarette block 37 is inserted in the radial direction in the pocket 52, the blanks in cross-section from Fig. 13 assume an obvious position.

The pocket 52 is provided with retaining members for the (partially folded) blank 13 including collar 12. These are holding tongues 83, 84, which are arranged at the upper edge of the U-shaped pocket 52 and abut folded tabs of the blank 13 and the collar 12 folded upwards. The retaining tongue 84 bears against the free edges of the box side flap 20 and the collar side wall 41. The retaining tongue 83 is located in the region of the erected collar front wall 38. The collar 12 is designed such that the retaining tongue 83 bears against edges of the blank 13 and of the collar 12. For this purpose, a punching line 85, which is formed in the region of a folding line between the collar front wall 38 and the collar side wall 39 serves as the edge free incision. Due to corresponding deformation, the sharpened retaining tongue 83 reaches the contact position for fixing the unit.

Subsequent to the insertion station 55 further folding flaps 50 are folded with continued rotational movement of the folding turret. The erect part of the collar 12, namely the collar front wall 38 is located in the direction of movement of the folding turret 50 on the front of the bag 52. By a fixed folding member (not shown) by the rotational movement of the folding turret 50, the erected collar front wall 38 against the top of the cigarette block 37 folded. Thereafter, the erected portions of the blank 13, in particular the box front wall 14, are also folded against the top of the cigarette block 37 and against the collar front wall 38, respectively.

The largely completed pack is pushed out of the folding turret 50 in the area of the ejection station 56 and transferred to the packing web 57. In the area of this package web 57 there is a glue station 86 for applying glue to the underside of the laterally directed folding flaps, namely the box side flaps 17, 18 and the lid side flaps 26, 27. These are then up to the plant to the already folded inner Lateral tabs 19, 20, 24, 25 folded over.

The glue station 86 is provided with a lower glue roller 87, which dips into a glue pot and transmits glue as a result of rotational movement to the underside of the folding flaps. The glue roller 87 cooperates with a pressure roller 88 arranged above the movement path of the folding tabs. This roller is provided with a recess 89 on its circumference. The recess 89 is located in the region of the folded into the detent position tongue 43, namely on the underside of the provided with glue lid side flap 26. The tongue 43 is already in the area of the blank web 59 in the operative position according to Fig. 3 folded.

According to the blanks to be united, namely blanks 13 and collar 12, merged into one unit prior to introduction into the folding turret. In this method, the collar 12 is attached to the blank 13 in the pack according to the relative position and connected to the blank 13 by gluing, preferably by glue, so that a fixed relative to the relative position unit can be inserted into the folding turret. Furthermore, a combination of blank 13 and collar 12 is carried out in advance, so that they are fed as a unit to the folding turret.

LIST OF REFERENCE NUMBERS

10

box part

11

cover

12

collar

13

cut

14

Box front wall

15

bottom wall

16

Box rear wall

17

Box side tabs

18

Box side tabs

19

Box side tabs

20

Box side tabs

21

Lid rear wall

22

bulkhead

23

Lid front wall

24

Lid side tabs

25

Lid side tabs

26

Lid side tabs

27

Lid side tabs

28

Box side wall

29

Box side wall

30

Lid sidewall

31

Lid sidewall

32

line joint

33

end edge

34

end edge

35

cut line

36

residual connection

37

cigarette block

38

Collar front wall

39

Collar side wall

40

Collar rear wall

41

Collar side wall

42

recess

43

tongue

44

punching

45

flap

46

line

47

recess

48

spot of glue

49

spot of glue

50

folding turret

51

wave

52

bag

53

cigarette group

54

cigarette magazine

55

insertion station

56

out station

57

packing sheet

58

introduction station

59

blank path

60

blank magazine

61

collar Bahn

62

collar subassembly

63

conveyor belt

64

conveyor belt

65

endplate

66

guide profile

67

folding shaft

68

guide

69

pusher

70

sucker

71

suction

72

cross stop

73

trajectory

74

faltplatte

75

folding guide

76

folding guide

77

recess

78

cover

79

pivoting lever

80

pocket base

81

attack

82

attack

83

holding tongue

84

holding tongue

85

cut line

86

gluing station

87

glue roller

88

pressure roller

89

recess

Claims (13)

1. Method for producing hinge-lid boxes with a box part (10), lid (11) and collar (12) for a cigarette block (37), wherein the box part (10) and lid (11) form a joint, single-piece blank (13) and the collar (12) comprises a separate blank, wherein:

   a) the collar (12) is positioned in a pack-appropriate position relative to the non-folded blank (13) and is connected to the blank (13) by adhesive bonding to form a unit, and

   b) the unit comprising the blank (13) with collar (12) is fed to an introduction station (58) of a folding turret (50),

   characterized by the following feature:

   c) the unit made up of the blank (13) and collar (12) is then introduced jointly into a pocket (52) of the folding turret (50), with the blank (13) and the collar (10) being partially folded at the same time.
2. Method according to Claim 1, characterized in that the collar (12) is connected to the blank (13) by a transversely directed row of spots of glue (48), with at least in each case one spot of glue (48) in the region of side box flaps (19, 20) of the blank (13).
3. Method according to Claim 1, characterized by the following features:

   a) the blanks (13), on the one hand, and collars (12), on the other hand, are fed to the introduction station (58) on separate paths, namely a blank path (59), on the one hand, and a collar path (61), on the other hand,

   b) in the region of the introduction station (58), the blank (13) and collar (12) are guided into abutment against one another in a pack-appropriate position relative to one another,

   c) the blank (13) and collar (12) are then introduced jointly, as an adhesively bonded unit, into a pocket (52) of the folding turret (50).
4. Method according to Claim 3, characterized by the following features:

   a) the blank path (59) and collar path (61) are spaced apart from one another or offset in the conveying direction,

   b) in the region of the introduction station (58), the collar (12) is conveyed by transverse movement into the pack-appropriate position relative to the blank (13), in particular in a plane at a small distance above the blank (13).
5. Method according to Claim 1 or 3, characterized in that the collar is positioned in an offset manner on the inside of the blank (13) such that a front collar wall projects laterally beyond the blank (13), wherein the blank (13) and collar (12) are positioned in the pocket (52) of the folding turret (50) such that the front collar wall (38), which is upright following introduction into the pocket (52), is arranged on the front side of the pocket (52), as seen in the direction of rotation.
6. Apparatus for producing hinge-lid boxes for, in particular, a cigarette block (37), comprising a box part (10), lid (11) and collar (12), characterized by the following features:

   a) blanks (13), on the one hand, and collars (12), on the other hand, can be fed along separate conveying paths, namely a blank path (59) and collar path (61), to a joint introduction station (58) above a folding turret (50), preferably in opposite conveying directions,

   b) the blank path (59) extends right up to the introduction station (58), the blank (13) being aligned above the pocket (52) of the folding turret (50),

   c) the collar path (61) extends in an offset manner in relation to the blank path (59), preferably in a slightly higher conveying plane,

   d) in the region of the introduction station (58), the collar (12) can be conveyed by transverse movement into a pack-appropriate position at a small distance above the blank (13),

   e) the collar (12) and blank (13) can be introduced into the associated pocket (52) by a joint folding mechanism, in particular by a downwardly moveable folding plate (74).
7. Apparatus according to Claim 6, characterized in that the collars (12), which have been separated off from a web, can be transported by conveying belts (63, 64) at least in a sub-region of the collar path (61), and in that the collar (12) can be conveyed along the collar path (61) up to an end stop and then can be displaced by transverse movement along the end stop into the pack-appropriate position above the blank (13), preferably on an end plate (65) of the transversely directed guide profile (66) as the end stop.
8. Apparatus according to Claim 6 or 7, characterized in that the collar (12) can be moved transversely by a pusher (69) out of the region of the collar path (61) into the position above the blank (13), preferably by way of a sucker (70) which is arranged on the pusher (69) and is intended for gripping the collar (12) on the top side.
9. Apparatus according to Claim 8, characterized in that the pusher (69) can be moved into the region of the folding mechanism, namely of the folding plate (74), wherein the folding plate (74) has a recess (77) into which the pusher (69) can enter temporarily during transverse transportation of the collar (12).
10. Apparatus according to Claim 6 or one of the further apparatus claims, characterized in that a folding well (67) made of essentially upright folding guides (75, 76) is formed in the region of the introduction station (58), above the pocket (52) of the folding turret (50), wherein the folding well (67) or lateral folding guides (75) has or have guides (68) for the blank (13) and, slightly above, for the collar (12).
11. Apparatus according to Claim 6 or one of the further apparatus claims, characterized in that the pocket (52) of the folding turret (50) has retaining mechanisms for the partially folded blank (13) including collar (12), that is to say retaining tongues (83, 84) which are arranged on an upper periphery of the cross-sectionally U-shaped pocket (52) and butt against upwardly directed edges of folded flaps of the blank (13) and of the collar (12).
12. Apparatus according to Claim 6 or one of the further apparatus claims, characterized in that, after the blank (13) with collar (12) has been introduced into the pocket (52) and once the cigarette block (37) has been pushed in, an upright leg of the collar (12), namely the front collar wall (38), can be folded against the upper side of the cigarette block (37) by a fixed-location folding mechanism, by way of rotary movement of the folding turret (50).
13. Apparatus according to Claim 6 or one of the further apparatus claims, characterized in that the largely completed pack can be pushed out of the folding turret (50) and into a following pack path (57), wherein a glue subassembly with a glue roller (87) at the bottom and a pressure-exerting roller (88) at the top is arranged in the region of the pack path (57), the pressure-exerting roller (88) having a recess (89) in the region of the folded tongue (43).

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