EP2076377A1

EP2076377A1 - Method and apparatus for the production of cigarette packs

Info

Publication number: EP2076377A1
Application number: EP07818487A
Authority: EP
Inventors: Henry Buse; Reinhard Lohmann
Original assignee: Focke and Co GmbH and Co KG
Current assignee: Focke and Co GmbH and Co KG
Priority date: 2006-10-06
Filing date: 2007-09-27
Publication date: 2009-07-08
Also published as: WO2008043435A1; DE102006047812A1

Abstract

A blank (14) designed according to a transversal folding principle is used for producing hinged lid-type cigarette packs comprising a box part (10) and a lid (11). In a first combined folding step, an intermediate fold is created in which a bottom wall (17), an internal lateral flap (13), and an opposite leg blank (75) composed of a sidewall (15), a front wall (12), and an external side flap (19) are raised, i.e. of a side that faces forward when the cut is subsequently moved. The pack remains open in the area of a front wall (16) such that a pack content can be introduced in said first folding step.

Description

Method and device for producing (cigarette) packages

description

The invention relates to a method for producing packs of the folding box type from a blank according to the Querfaltprinzip, ie with juxtaposed areas or fields for a first side wall or for a first Sθiten- flap, a front wall, a second side wall, a rear wall and a Connecting flaps or an inner side flap of the first side wall to form the box part and lid and with an end wall and a bottom wall. Furthermore, the invention relates to an apparatus for producing such packages.

In the processing of blanks, which are constructed according to the principle of transverse folding, the procedure is predominantly that in practice the contents of the package, in particular a cigarette block, are driven against the side wall arranged between large-area packing walls, ie between the front wall and the rear wall, and shaped envelope of the cigarette block is produced as Zwischenfaltstellung the blank. This folding principle is disadvantageous, in particular also with regard to the combination of the blank and the cigarette block.

The invention is concerned with the processing of blanks, in particular consisting of thin cardboard, with the structure described at the outset. The packaged parts, called the front wall, back wall and side wall, extend over the full respective dimension of the pack. For the formation of box part and lid corresponding areas of the front wall, rear wall and side wall are delimited from each other by punching or perforation lines, so that in the finished folding box lid can be opened in particular after separation of residual compounds. Furthermore, a collar made of a separate blank is part of the package. The collar extends in particular in an upper region of the folding box and is fixed in the box part by gluing.

The invention has for its object to provide a FaIt- or manufacturing process in the processing of blanks on the Querfaltprinzip, which ensures a faster production process with careful treatment of the contents of the package and allows the use of conventional packaging machines. To solve this problem, the method according to the invention is characterized by the following features:

a) in a first folding step, the inner side lobe of the first side wall, the end wall or the bottom wall and one of the second side wall, the front wall and an outer side lobe of the first side panel existing blank leg folded approximately at the same time directed transversely to the rear wall, in particular upright position , b) then the contents of the package, in particular a cigarette block, is inserted into the folded blank via an open side in the region of the end wall or the bottom wall, c) then the end wall or bottom wall is erected until it rests against the contents of the package, d) then the front wall and the side flap folded as part of the blank leg against the free, in particular upwardly directed side of the cigarette block, e) finally, the sideways directed outer side flap is folded against the inner side flap and connected thereto.

The blank is processed in the inventive method according to a principle as it is bakannt in blanks with a structure according to the Längsfaltprinzip. The blank is inserted by a stamp-like folding organ from the top into an open pocket of a folding revolving about an upright axis folding turret, namely pressed. The cross-sectionally U-shaped pocket, which is open at the top, in conjunction with guide and guide elements causes the erection of selected folding flaps in a pack-like (intermediate) folding position. An upright leg of the blank consists of the side wall formed between the front wall and rear wall and the front wall with outer edge side flap. On the side of the front wall, the partially folded package initially remains open for insertion of the cigarette block. Thereafter, the erected front wall is folded with side tabs against the contents of the package, in particular with simultaneous transport of the pack, wherein the leg has in the transport direction. Furthermore, it is important that a blank for the collar are introduced at the same time with the pack blank by downward movement in the pocket and attached to the side wall and front wall collar walls with. The part of the collar attached to the front wall - collar front wall - is folded with the front wall of the pack against the contents of the package.

The completion of the folding box by further folding steps is also solved in a special way. This also applies to the targeted attachment of glue areas or glue spots for fixing folding flaps, collar and cigarette block.

Further details of the invention are explained below with reference to the drawings. It shows:

1 shows a spread-out blank for a folding box, FIG. 2 shows a spread-out blank for a collar, FIG.

Fig. 3 is a unit of blank according to FIG. 1 and collar of FIG. 2, Fig. 4 is a folding box in perspective view, Fig. 5, the folding box of FIG. 4 with the lid open, Fig. 6 a packaging machine for producing folding boxes in 7, a detail of the device according to FIG. 6, namely a folding turret in FIG

8 is a transverse view and a cross section of the packaging machine according to FIG.

7 in the section plane VIII-VlII, on an enlarged scale,

9 is a detail of the folding turret in cross section, namely a pocket in a sectional plane IX-IX of FIG. 7, on an enlarged scale,

Fig. 10, the merging of packing and Kragenzuschnitten in perspective

11 shows a first folding position of the blank with collar in perspective view,

Fig. 12 to

15 successive folding steps in the production of the folding box in perspective view,

Fig. 16 is an adjoining the folding turret unit for finishing the folding box in a perspective view. The drawings are concerned with the production of folding boxes of special design, namely according to DE patent application 10 2006 043 939.2. The folding box consists of a lower box part 10 and a cover 11 pivotally connected thereto. Box part 10 and cover 11 are formed from a common, one-piece blank 14 according to FIG. The block-shaped package (FIG. 4) consists in its entirety of a large front wall 12, a corresponding, opposite rear wall 13, a first side wall and an opposite second side wall 15, an end wall 16 and a bottom wall 17. The first side wall consists of two layers A special feature is that the cover 11 is pivotally connected to the box part 10 in the region of the (first) side wall 19, 20 via a transversely directed line joint 18. The side tabs 19, 20 respectively attached to the outside of the blank 14, namely on the front wall 12 on the one hand and the rear wall 13 on the other hand, are connected to one another by glue in order to form the side wall. Corresponding adhesive surfaces 21 are located on the inside of the outer side flap 19.

To delimit the box part 10 and cover 11 in the region of the one-piece blank 14, in the area of the front wall 12, rear wall 13 and side wall 15, a cutting line 22 is provided which has a number of selected remaining connections 23. The first time the folding box open the remaining compounds 23 are severed.

In a special way folding flaps are formed in the region of end wall 16 and bottom wall 17. The end wall 16 is connected in a cover 11 associated with the part of the rear wall 13 with this. At the free edge of the end wall 16, a relatively narrow connecting tabs 24 may be attached. Opposite, a folding tab for the bottom wall 17 is attached to the chute-side part of the rear wall 13 with a peripheral connecting tab 25 which extends over the full width of the bottom wall 17.

Another peculiarity is a frontal folding flap, which rests as an outer cover flap 26 outside of the end wall 16 and is connected thereto. On the cover flap 26, a retaining tabs 27 is mounted in the region of the side flap 19, which by a Punch cut 28 is separated from the adjacent side tabs 19 and in the finished package on the inside of the side wall abuts (Fig. 4). Furthermore, 15 corner flaps 29, 30 are attached to the lying between the front wall 12 and rear wall 13 side wall, which rest against the inside of the end wall 16 and bottom wall 17. Another corner tab 31 is attached to the bottom side of the inner side flap 20. The inner side lobe 20 is in a the ceiling! 11 facing upper portion provided with a contoured recess 32. In the finished folding box, the holding tab 27 fits into the recess 32 (FIG. 4), so that in this area the side wall remains two-ply.

The folding box made from a blank 14 according to FIG. 1 looks so that the side tabs 19, 20 are connected to form the side wall. End wall 16 and bottom wall 17 are directed transversely to the rear wall 13. The connecting tabs 24, 25 are bonded to the inside of the front wall 12 adjacent to the end wall 16 and adjacent to the bottom wall 17, respectively.

In the present embodiment, the folding box is provided with a collar 33. Within a separate blank for the collar 33, a collar front wall 34, a corresponding collar rear wall 35, a collar side wall 36 arranged between collar front wall 34 and collar rear wall 35, and a further peripheral collar side wall 37 are defined , The collar 33 surrounds the package contents, namely a cigarette block 38, completely but without overlap. The collar sidewall 36 is positioned opposite the line joint 18. The collar 33 is anchored in the box part 10 and projects out of the box part 10 with an upper portion.

In the production of the folding box according to FIG. 4, the blank 14 and the collar 33 are folded together as a unit. For this purpose, blanks 14 on the one hand and collar 33 on the other hand on different, in particular opposite paths a folding unit supplied, namely a folding turret 39. This is substantially plate-shaped and rotatable about a vertical axis. At the periphery of the folding turret 39, a number of pockets 40 are arranged, in each of which the blanks 14, 33 and then the package contents are introduced. The blanks 14 for the folding box are fed along a cutting path 41 arranged above the folding turret 39 substantially in an obliquely downward movement of a folding station 42 above a pocket 40. The relative position of the blanks 14 in the region of the blank web 41 is selected such that the front wall 12, rear wall 13, etc. lie next to one another in the conveying direction, wherein the rear wall 13 is aligned with the folding station 42. The collars 33 are transported on an opposing collar web 43 to the common fold-in station 42, here from a lower starting position along an inclined upward conveying path. The elongated collar 33 are oriented transversely to the conveying direction. The collar rear wall 35 is aligned with the fold-in station 42.

The blanks 14 and collar 33 are each prepared for the manufacturing process by attaching glue. The blank 14 is provided in the region of the box part 10 with glue for fastening the collar 33. These are glue points 44 in the region of the front wall 12, the side wall 15 and the inner side flap 20, respectively in the region of the box part 10. The glue points 44 are arranged one above the other in pairs and fix the collar 33 in the region of the collar front wall 34, the Collar sidewall 36 and collar side wall 37. Additional glue spots 45, 46 are attached to blank 14 in a bottom region of rear wall 13, side wall 15 and inner side flap 20 and on the inwardly facing side of corner flaps 30 31. These glue points 45, 46 serve to fix the contents of the package, namely the cigarette block 38. The same object is served by a further number of glue spots 47, which are attached to the inside of the collar 33, on the collar rear wall 35 and on Furthermore, the cover flap 26 is provided on the inside with glue dots 48, which are distributed here in two rows. The glue dots 48 serve to connect the cover flap 26 with the end wall 16. A further series of glue dots 49 is attached adjacent to a lower edge of the front wall 12. These serve for fastening the connecting tab 25 on the inside of the front wall 12. All of the described glue points 44... 49 are preferably made of cold glue.

A special function have glue points 50 which are attached to the inside of the rear wall 13, approximately in the middle. These glue spots 50 are made of hotmelt type glue. They serve for (temporary) fixing of the collar 33 on the blank 14, namely after the insertion of the blank 14 with collar 33 in a pocket 40 when returning a folding organ.

The gluing of the blank 14 takes place in the area of the blank web 41 by glue units 51, 52 arranged above the movement path. The glue aggregate 51, which acts first in the conveying direction, serves to apply the glue dots 44 _: 45, 48 and 49 to the upwardly directed, inner side of the blank 14. The glue spots 50 are applied by the separate hot melt glue unit 52 following the glue unit 51.

The collar web 43 is also assigned a glue unit 53. This is arranged in the region of conveyor belts 54 for transporting the collar 33. The glue unit 53 transfers the glue spots 47 to the inner side of the collar 33.

The blanks of the collar 33 are separated in the region of the packaging machine from a continuous material web 55 in the region of a separating unit 56 and transferred to the collar web 43. The webs 55 are subtracted from bobbins. The collar 33 are separated without waste from the web 55.

Blank 14 and collar 33 are held ready in the region of the fold-in station 42 for the simultaneous, simultaneous introduction into an open-top pocket 40 of the folding turret 39. In principle, the procedure is as in DE 10 2006 021 991.0 blank 14 and collar 33 are positioned with a small distance from each other or one above the other in the pack relative relative position. By a common folding organ, namely by a folding plate 57 collar 33 and blank 14 are detected at the top and introduced by downward movement in the pocket 40. During this downward movement or until the end position of the blank 14 and the collar 33 in the pocket 40, a plurality of folding steps are carried out simultaneously or successively. The basic construction of the folding members, including the folding plate 57, results, for example, from EP 1 149 690 A1. The peculiarity is the modified transfer of this method to the processing of a blank 14 on the principle of Querwickeins. The folding plate 57 detects the blank 14 - with collar 33 - in the region of the rear wall 13, in particular over the whole area. The inside of the blank 14 is directed upward. In the end position (FIG. 9), the rear wall 13 bears against a pocket bottom, which in the present embodiment Case consists of two bottom legs 58, 59. Between these an approximately central slot is formed. The bag 40 is approximately U-shaped in cross-section with lateral pocket walls 60, 61. These cause an erecting of lateral blank parts, such that the blank 14 as a whole receives an approximately L-shaped Zwischenfaltstellung (Fig. 9). At the (in the direction of rotation of the folding turret rear) pocket wall 61 is the upright Seitenlanpen 20 Geπenüberlieπenri an upright blank leg 75 is formed, which consists of the side wall 15, the front wall 12 - with cover tabs 26 - and the side tabs 19. The side wall 15 rests against the inside of the pocket wall 60. The pocket walls 60, 61 are formed on the inside with upwardly diverging, obliquely directed contact surfaces.

By introducing the blank 14 into the pocket 40, the bottom wall 17 is erected with connecting tabs 25 on the radially inward side of the pocket 40. For this purpose, a stationary folding plate 62 in the region of the folding station 42 is arranged above the folding turret 39 on the inside of the pocket 40, which causes the cutting leg 75 to rise during the downward movement of the blank 14.

At the opposite, radially outer side pocket 40 and blank 14 are open (Fig. 11). One of the end wall 16 and optionally the connecting tab 24 existing leg is directed in the plane of the rear wall 13 and obliquely downwards. This makes it possible to insert the contents of the package, that is to say the cigarette block 38, into the partially folded blank in the radial direction of the folding turret 39 (FIGS. 11, 12). In the present embodiment, the cigarette block 38 is provided with a separate blank, namely with a print carrier 63, which is placed on the top of the cigarette block 38 and inserted with this in the pack or bag 40.

When the blank 14 is introduced into the pocket 40, the collar 43 is also erected in an L-shaped intermediate fold position to form an upright leg of the collar front wall 34 and the collar side wall 36. Side wall 37 on the inside of the upright side flap 20 at. The bottom-side corner tabs 30 and 31 are likewise folded by means of corresponding folding members known in principle in the region of the fold-in station 42. The pocket 40 is designed in a special way to effect a fixation of the blank 14 in the pocket 40, in particular against forces acting on the blank 14 and the collar 33 during the upward or return movement of the folding plate 57. On the one hand, the pocket 40 is in the region of the pocket wall 61, that is to say in the region of the side flap 20 and the collar side wall 37, with one of the free edges of these folding flaps

ren edge of the pocket wall 61 is arranged approximately centrally. Furthermore, the blank 14 is fixed in the bag as a whole, by means of suction air. At the bottom of the bag or on the bottom legs 58, 59 suction openings or suction slots 70 are mounted, which are connected via suction holes 71 with a vacuum source. About the suction slots 70, the blank 14 is fixed at least during an initial phase after introduction of the blank 14 in the pocket 40, in the region of the rear wall 13. On both sides of the suction areas, namely the suction slots 70, sealing strips 72 in the bottom of the bag 40 is inserted to improve the action of the suction slots 70.

Also, the inside of the blank 14 fitting collar 33 is secured against unwanted lifting of the blank 14. For this purpose, the blank 14 is secured with the described glue dots 50 from hotmelt, namely at least temporarily connected to the blank 14.

After the insertion of the cigarette block 38 into the partially folded blank 14, further folding steps are carried out, namely the bottom-side connecting tabs 25 folded against the top of the cigarette block 38 and the print carrier 63, respectively. Furthermore, the end wall 16 is erected and the connecting tabs 24 also folded over. Previously, the corner flap 29 has been folded against the cigarette block 38 (FIG. 13). These folding steps can be carried out in the region of the folding station 42.

Conveniently, the folding steps are carried out in coordination with the cyclic rotational movement of the folding turret 39. Following the fold-in station, a station follows without relevant measures. In the area of a subsequent filling station 73, the cigarette block 38, optionally with pressure carrier 63, is introduced into the pocket 40 by radially directed movement. In a subsequent folding step, specifically in a first folding station following the filling station 73, the connecting tab 25 connected to the bottom wall 17 is pressed against the top side of the cigarette block 38 or the printing unit. folded gers 63, by a pocket 40 associated with each associated movable folding member, namely a radially displaceable folding tongue 76. This holds the connecting tabs 25 in the folded position during the further folding steps.

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Further, the connecting tab 24 is folded over against the top. At the same time or thereafter, the free part of the cutting leg 75 is also folded by a stationary folding member, namely the front wall 12 is pressed against the top side of the cigarette block. After that, the blank 14 or the almost finished package reaches the area of the ejection station 74 opposite the filling station 73, the cover flap 26 and the holding tabs 27 and the side tabs 19 first being aligned in the plane of the front wall 12.

Even in the area of the folding turret 39 or directly at the ejection of the largely completed package from the folding turret 39, the cover flap 26 including retaining tabs 27 is folded over, wherein the cover flap 26 is connected to the end wall 16. The Halteelappep 27 is initially still in the plane of the cover flap 26 lying, so transversely projecting.

In this folded position, the package is introduced into a packing web 64, which connects in a straight line, radially to the folding turret 39. The packing web 64 has guide and guide members, which run as rails in the longitudinal direction of the packing web 64. A lateral guide rail 65 is provided with a bent folding leg 66 at the entrance end. This folds the transverse retaining tabs 27 against the side wall, namely against the exposed part of the collar side wall 37. In the course of the retaining tabs 27 abuts the guide rail 65 and causes the fixing of the cover flap 26 in the folded position by friction until the Glued connection has sufficient holding power.

At the top of a support rail 67 is effective, which fixes the upper part of the blank, namely substantially the front wall 12, also in the folded position. With the laterally directed side wall or the outer side flap 19, the package is transported through a glue station 68. In the area thereof, the downwardly directed side of the side flap 19 is provided with glue, namely with the glue fields 21. Following the glue station 68, the side flap 19 is folded over until it bears against the side flap 20 or the holding flap 27. The package is therewith completed.

The method and the device are also applicable to other forms of blanks according to the Querfaltprinzip, especially in otherwise designed cover and / or collar. Furthermore, a unit of blank 14 and collar 33 can be manufactured as a preliminary product and made available to the packaging machine. The collar 33 is connected to the blank 14 in the manner shown in FIG. 3 relative position.

LIST OF REFERENCE NUMBERS

10 box part 49 glue point i i cover 50 glue point

12 front wall 51 glue unit

13 Rear wall 52 Glue aggregate

14 Blank 53 Glue aggregate

15 side wall 54 conveyor belt

16 end wall 55 material web

17 Bottom wall 56 Separating unit

18 line joint 57 folding plate

19 side lobes outside 58 bottom legs

20 side tabs inside 59 Bottom leg 1 Gluing surface 60 Pocket wall 2 Punching line 61 Pocket wall 3 Residual connection 62 Folding plate 4 Connecting tabs 63 Pressure carrier 5 Connecting tabs 64 Packing track 6 Cover tabs 65 Guide rail 7 Holding tabs 66 Folding leg 8 Punching cut 67 Retaining rail 9 Corner tabs 68 Glue station 0 Corner tabs 69 Tongue 1 Corner tab 70 Suction slot 2 Recess 71 Suction hole 3 Collar 72 Sealing strip 4 Collar front wall 73 Filling station 5 Collar rear wall 74 Extension station 6 Collar side wall 75 Cutter leg 7 Collar side wall 76 Folding tongue 8 Cigarette block 9 Folding turret 0 Pocket 1 Blanking track 2 Folding station 3 Collar track 4 Glue point 5 Glue point 6 Glue point 7 Glue point 8 glue point

Claims

claims

Anspruch [en] A method of making folding box type packages from a blank (14) cross folding principle having juxtaposed areas or panels for a side flap (19) of a first sidewall, a front wall (12), a second sidewall (15), a back wall (13) and a connecting tab or an inner side tab (20) for forming the box part (10) and lid (1 1) and with end wall (16) and bottom wall (17), characterized by the following features:

a) in a first folding step, the inner side tabs (20) of the first side wall and one of the second side wall (15), the front wall (12) and the outer side tabs (19) of the first side wall existing cut leg

(B) then the end wall (16) and the bottom wall (17) are erected until it rests against the contents of the package, c) then the blanking leg (75) is folded into a transverse position directed towards the rear wall (13) ), consisting of front wall (12) and side tabs (19) against the free, in particular upwardly directed side of the cigarette block (38) folded, d) finally, the sideways outer side flap (19) against the inner side flap (20) folded over and associated with this.

2. The method according to claim 1, characterized by the following features:

a) in the first folding step, in addition, the end wall (16) or the bottom wall (17) in a direction transverse to the rear wall (13) directed, in particular upright position, b) then the contents of the package, in particular a cigarette block (38) via a open side in the region of the end wall (16) or the bottom wall (17) inserted into the folded blank (14), c) then the end wall (16) or bottom wall (17) is erected until it rests against the contents of the package.

3. The method according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that the upright cut leg (75) or front wall (12) with outer side tabs (19) during movement of the blank (14), in particular with cigarette block (38) _; Folded in ^Q direction, preferably by fixed folding members, which become effective during the relative movement of the blank (14).

4. The method according to claim 1 or one of the further claims, characterized in that on the end wall (16) and / or the bottom wall (17) arranged connecting tabs (24, 25) folded after insertion of the cigarette block (38) against the top thereof become.

5. The method according to claim 1 or one of the further claims, characterized in that the first folding step by inserting the blank (14) in an open-top pocket (40) of a folding turret (39) is effected, wherein the blank (14) offset above the bag (40) is positioned so that the rear wall (13) receives on insertion of the blank (14) in the pocket (40) on a pocket bottom, wherein lateral bag walls (60, 61) and optionally additional folding organs the erection of Cause parts of the blank.

6. The method according to claim 1 or one of the further claims, characterized in that on the front wall (12) endseitig mounted outer cover flap (26) folded after folding front wall (12) and side tabs (19) against the end wall (16) becomes.

7. The method according to claim 1 or one of the further claims, characterized in that a separate collar (33) in the region of a folding station (42) for introducing the blank (14) in a pocket (40) of the folding turret (39) on the upper side the blank (14) is positioned in a packing relative relative position, preferably at a small distance above the blank (14) and then that the blank (14) and the collar (33) are introduced together by downward movement in the pocket (40), wherein a Collar sidewall (37) in the area of the side flap (20) and / or a collar front wall (34) and a collar side wall (36) is folded with the blanking leg (75) in an erected position.

8. The method according to claim 1 or one of the further claims, characterized in that the blank (14) on the one hand and the collar (33) entlanq separate transport paths, namely along a blank web (41) on the one hand and a collar web (43) on the other common folding station (42) can be supplied, preferably in opposite directions of conveyance.

9. The method according to claim 1 or one of the further claims, characterized in that selected areas of the blank (14) and / or the collar (33) are provided with glue during transport to the folding station (42), in particular with glue dots, preferably with Glue points in the region of the rear wall (13) adjacent to the bottom wall (17), in the region of the inner side flap (20), in the region of the side wall (15) and on the collar side wall (37), collar rear wall (35) and collar side wall (36), each for fixing the contents of the package, namely the cigarette block (38), in the package.

10. The method according to claim 9 or one of the further claims, characterized in that the blank (14) (in addition) with glue, namely glue points (44) is provided for fixing the collar, in particular on front wall (12), side wall (15). and inner side lobe (20).

1 1. A method according to claim 9 or one of the further claims, characterized in that the blank (14) receives further glue areas, in particular the

Cover flap (26) for fixing the same on the end wall (16) and / or the front wall (12) adjacent to the bottom wall (17) for fastening the connecting tab (25) and / or the rear wall (13) in a central region for fixing the collar namely, the collar rear wall (35), the latter glue points (50) preferably consisting of hotmelt.

12. The method according to claim 1 or one of the further claims, characterized in that the blanking leg (75) arranged on a in the direction of movement of the pockets (40) or in the direction of rotation of the folding turret (39) forward side net is folded and due to movement relative to stationary folding members against the top of the package contents.

13. The method according to claim 6 or one of the further claims, characterized in that the cover tab (26) πkunπ in front of the entrance of the partially folded πkunπ in d Thereafter, a laterally directed retaining tab (27) connected to the cover flap (26) against a side surface of the package is folded over and during the further transport of the package slidably rubbing against a guide for fixing the cover flap (26) in the folded position.

14. A device for producing packings of the folding box type from a blank (14) with regions or fields arranged side by side according to the transverse folding principle for an outer side flap (19), a front wall (12), a side wall (15), a rear wall (13) and an inner side flap (20) forming the box part (10) and lid (11), the lid having an end wall (16) and the box part (10) having a bottom wall (17) characterized by the following features:

a) the blank (14) can be fed to a folding turret (39) with pockets (40) for each cut (14) along a blanking web (41) arranged above the folding turret (39) into the region of a folding station (42) , b) a collar (33) can also be fed along a collar web (43) to the fold-in station (42) above the folding turret (39), in particular in the opposite direction to the blank web (41) of the blanks (14), c) the blank (14) is arranged in the region of the fold-in station (42) with a rear wall (13) above a pocket (40) to be loaded, d) blank (14) and collar (33) are by a folding member, in particular a folding plate (57), together in the pocket (40) insertable, such that a front wall (12), side wall (15) and side tabs (19) existing blank leg (75) is erectable relative to the rear wall (13).

15. The apparatus according to claim 14, characterized in that during insertion of the blank (14) into the pocket (40) connected to the rear wall (13) floor wall (17) with a connecting tab (25) erectable and the connecting tab (25) by a folding turret (39) in the region of each pocket (40) arranged, movable folding organ, in particular by a radially movable folding tongue (76) against the top of the Cigarette block (38) is foldable.

£ 1 H-aee C.ST 2U ~ cut (14) in the bag (40) is fixed by means of suction, preferably by means of at a bottom of the bag (40) mounted suction slots (70) which are effective in the region of the rear wall (13).

17. The device according to claim 13 or one of the further claims, characterized in that the substantially finished packs following the folding turret (39) are insertable into a packing web (64), the holding members has to support folding tabs in their folded position, in particular at least a laterally effective guide rail (65) for holding a holding tab (27) connected to a cover flap (26) in the region of a side face of the pack, wherein the guide rail (65) has a folding leg (66) for folding over the holding tab (27) the folding position.