EP2593382B1 - Soft pack for cigarettes - Google Patents

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EP2593382B1
EP2593382B1 EP11720728.2A EP11720728A EP2593382B1 EP 2593382 B1 EP2593382 B1 EP 2593382B1 EP 11720728 A EP11720728 A EP 11720728A EP 2593382 B1 EP2593382 B1 EP 2593382B1
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    • BPERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65DCONTAINERS 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
    • B65D85/00Containers, packaging elements or packages, specially adapted for particular articles or materials
    • B65D85/07Containers, packaging elements or packages, specially adapted for particular articles or materials for compressible or flexible articles
    • B65D85/08Containers, packaging elements or packages, specially adapted for particular articles or materials for compressible or flexible articles rod-shaped or tubular
    • B65D85/10Containers, packaging elements or packages, specially adapted for particular articles or materials for compressible or flexible articles rod-shaped or tubular for cigarettes
    • B65D85/1018Container formed by a flexible material, i.e. soft-packages
    • B65D85/1027Opening devices
    • BPERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65DCONTAINERS 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
    • B65D75/00Packages comprising articles or materials partially or wholly enclosed in strips, sheets, blanks, tubes, or webs of flexible sheet material, e.g. in folded wrappers
    • B65D75/52Details
    • B65D75/58Opening or contents-removing devices added or incorporated during package manufacture
    • B65D75/5827Tear-lines provided in a wall portion
    • B65D75/5833Tear-lines provided in a wall portion for tearing out a portion of the wall
    • B65D75/5838Tear-lines provided in a wall portion for tearing out a portion of the wall combined with separate fixed tearing means, e.g. tabs

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  • the invention relates to a soft pack for cigarettes. Furthermore, the invention relates to a method for producing such a soft pack.
  • Soft packs for cigarettes are next to hard packs, especially the type Hinge-Lid, one of the most common types of packs.
  • the contents of the pack are therefore generally enclosed on all sides by the cigarette group of an inner wrapper made of a packaging material such as, for example, tinfoil.
  • the inner wrapper is enclosed by an outer wrapper which, unlike hard packs, does not consist of a stiff packaging material such as cardboard, but rather of a flexible packaging material.
  • Such a soft pack is for example off WO 02/066341 A1 and DE 906 079 C known.
  • the formation of a removal opening for access to the contents of the package is also subject to disadvantages.
  • the removal opening of soft packs is generally very small, so that access to the contents of the pack is difficult for the consumer.
  • the production of the removal opening is complicated.
  • the object of the invention is to further develop soft packs for cigarettes, in particular with regard to an improved discharge opening, which allows easier removal of the contents of the package by the consumer and / or which is easier to produce on conventional machines.
  • a soft pack according to the invention has the features of claim 1 or 2. Accordingly, it is provided that the outer casing in the area of the front side of the inner casing has an edge-side recess for accessing the contents of the package, an adhesive label being arranged on the outer casing in the region of the recess for the detachable closing of the recess.
  • This solution has the particular advantage that the removal opening is enlarged by the recess on the outer sheath, wherein the adhesive label allows reclosability of the soft pack.
  • the recess is formed either in the outer casing, or alternatively is limited by material weakenings in a region of the outer casing, so that the region for forming the recess along the material weakening from the outer casing is separable.
  • the recess can be formed for example by punching in individual blanks for the outer casing, which are then processed by a stack, magazine or the like.
  • the outer sheath can be processed as a continuous material web, for example, from a reel and provided with the required material weakening. The recess is then formed only when opening the soft pack.
  • the inner wrapper in the region of the upper side thereof and in the region of the recess in the outer wrapper has a (weakened) area limited by material weakening, which can be separated from the inner wrapper along the material weakening in order to access the contents of the pack and the sticky label thus the soft pack is arranged so that this area is releasably closed by the adhesive label. In this way, a relatively large removal opening for soft packs is created by the areas in the outer wrapper and the inner wrapper.
  • the adhesive label is connected to the region of the inner sheath bounded by the material weakening, preferably by gluing, such that the region can be separated from the inner sheath by first opening the adhesive label to form a removal opening.
  • the adhesive label with the through Material weakening limited area of the outer sheath is connected, preferably by gluing, such that the area is detachable by first opening the adhesive label from the outer sheath and that the region of the outer sheath is connected to the weakened by material weakening portion of the inner sheath, preferably also by gluing, so in that both areas can be separated out of the soft pack together by first opening the adhesive label to form a removal opening.
  • This solution has the particular advantage that both areas are removed together when the soft pack is opened for the first time.
  • the upper side of the inner wrapper is formed by folding flaps formed on the front, back and narrow sides at the edge, namely by folding the folding flaps into the region of the upper side, wherein the folding flaps are dimensioned such that at least the folding flaps abut Front and back of the inner cover little or not overlap each other in the area of the top.
  • These folding flaps preferably terminate at a small distance from each other (in particular a few millimeters or 1 mm). In this way, the removal opening can be made comparatively large in the region of the upper side of the inner sheath.
  • the limited by material weakening region of the front of the inner sheath has smaller dimensions than the recess in the region of the outer sheath or limited by the material weakening area to form the recess in the outer sheath, such that the recess in the outer casing is covered at the edge by the inner casing, wherein preferably the recess in the outer casing and the region in the front of the inner casing have substantially the same shape. In this way, tolerances in the production of the soft pack can be compensated.
  • the adhesive label may preferably be such that the adhesive label preferably extends over substantially the entire width of the top. In this way, the top of the soft pack in the area of the adhesive label is completely printable.
  • the adhesive label extends from a back side of the soft pack over an upper side thereof to the region of a front side of the soft pack.
  • Another peculiarity relates to the arrangement of a banderole in partial overlap with the adhesive label, such that the banderole is severed the first time the adhesive label is opened, in particular along a weakening of the banderole material along a packing edge of the soft pack, the banderole preferably in the region of a narrow side the soft pack is arranged and extends into the region of the top of the soft pack and there covers the adhesive label, wherein the material weakening is arranged in the region of the pack edge between the narrow side and top of the soft pack.
  • the outer sheath is formed in the region of the bottom side by overlapping folding tabs, which are arranged in extension of front, back and the narrow sides of the outer sheath, wherein the folding tabs are separated by separating cuts in the material of the outer sheath and a Folding tabs in extension of the front and / or back substantially corresponds to the dimensions of the bottom side and is arranged by corresponding folding of the folding tabs as an outer layer of the bottom side. In this way, the underside of the soft pack is completely printable.
  • the outer sheath is formed in the bottom side by overlapping folding flaps, which are arranged in extension of the front, back and the narrow sides of the outer sheath, wherein the folding tabs are delimited by fold lines and only a folding flap in extension of the front or back side of adjacent folding flaps is separated by separating cuts in the material of the outer wrapper, and wherein the folding flaps are folded into the plane of the bottom wall such that the separated by separating cuts folding tabs in extension of the front or back as an outer layer of the bottom side is arranged and extends substantially over the entire bottom side whereas the other folding flaps are folded by a crease-like folding in the area of the bottom side.
  • An inventive method for producing a soft pack for cigarettes has the features of claim 13.
  • the drawing describes two embodiments of a soft pack 10 for cigarettes.
  • the basic structure with a preferably cuboid cigarette group 50 as the package contents and an inner casing 11, which surrounds the package contents.
  • the inner sheath 11 is in turn surrounded by an outer sheath 12.
  • an adhesive label 13 is provided, with which a removal opening 14 of the soft pack 10 can be closed.
  • a (control) Banderole 15 may also be provided.
  • the inner wrapper 11 is formed by folding a corresponding blank 16.
  • the blank 16 consists of a foldable packaging material such as Stanniol, a film or the like.
  • the blank 16 is formed as a transverse winding and has a central front side 17, and two laterally adjoining narrow sides 18. Again, laterally adjoin sections for a rear side 19 at.
  • the blank 16 is wrapped around the package contents such that the sides 17 ... 19 extend at the respective side surfaces of the package contents.
  • the two sections for the back 19 overlap each other in the region of the corresponding side surface (back) of the package contents.
  • the blank 16 has folding flaps for forming a top side 20 and bottom side 21 of the inner covering 11.
  • Folding tabs 22 are folded like a cover to form the upper side 20. According to proceed with folding tabs 23 to form the bottom side 21.
  • the areas of the blank 16 are separated by longitudinal fold lines 24 and transverse fold lines 25. In the area of the envelope-like folding of the upper side 20 and bottom side 21, the blank 16 also also has inclined fold lines 26.
  • a special feature of the inner wrapper 11 is right out Fig. 2 and 6 seen.
  • the folding tabs 23 for forming the bottom side 21 have a greater length than the folding tabs 22 to form the top 20.
  • the folding tabs 22 are dimensioned shorter, so that no overlap of the folding tabs 22 in extension of the front 17 and back 19 is given.
  • these folding tabs 22 are dimensioned so that after the envelope-like folding the free edges of the same end with a small distance to each other.
  • the distance is about 1 mm.
  • the lack of overlap of the folding tabs 22 in the area of the upper side 20 is important with regard to the formation of an opening in the inner envelope 11.
  • a region 27 near the upper edge of the front side 17 and in the adjacent folding tab 22 is limited by a material weakening 28.
  • the material weakening 28 may be, for example, a perforation.
  • the region 27 has a significantly greater width than a conventional removal opening of soft packs.
  • the width of the region 27 corresponds approximately to half the width of the front side 17 of the inner wrapper 11.
  • the width may also be greater or less than this measure.
  • the overlap in turn limits the size of the opening in the inner envelope 11. Since the material weakening 28 is arranged only in the region of the folding flap 22 in extension of the front 17 and not even extending into the folding flap 22 in extension of the back 19, the opening in the inner wrapper 11 is the greater, the shorter the folding tabs 22 are.
  • the inner envelope 11 may also be formed so that the folding tabs 22 overlap in extension of the front 17 and back 19. In this case, only the size of the opening in the inner sheath 11 is slightly lower, namely by the folding tab 22 in extension of the rear 19th
  • the outer cover 12 also consists of a blank 29 of foldable packaging material, for example of paper, and may be provided with imprints. Also, the blank 29 is formed as a transverse winding with a large front 30 and adjacent both sides narrow sides 31 and to a narrow side 31 adjacent a rear 32. At the back 32 is followed by a folding tab 33, which is connected together with the outer narrow side 31. The individual regions of the blank 29 are in turn separated from one another by longitudinal fold lines 24 and transverse fold lines 25.
  • folding flaps are formed in extension of the front side 30, a narrow side 31, the back 32 and the folding flap 33 at a corresponding longitudinal edge of the blank, which are separated by separating cuts 35.
  • the folding tabs are corner tabs 36 in extension of a narrow side 31 and the folding tab 33 and longitudinal folding tabs 37 in extension of the front 30 and the back 32.
  • the longitudinal folding tabs 37 have dimensions that substantially correspond to the bottom side 34 of the outer sheath 12.
  • the outer sheath 12 does not cover the inner sheath 11 in the area of the upper side 20.
  • the blank 29 for the outer casing 12 has in the region of the upper edge of the front side 30 a recess 38, which is formed corresponding to the region 27 in the front 17 of the inner casing 11.
  • the recess 38 has slightly larger dimensions than the region 27 in the front 17.
  • the recess 38 also forms part of the removal opening 14 in the outer casing 12. Due to the slightly larger dimensions of the recess 38 than the region 27 in the front 17 of the inner casing 11, the free edge of the recess 38 is slightly covered by the material of the inner casing 11 back ,
  • the recess 38 has a curved contour and is essentially U-shaped and arranged facing the free edge of the blank 29.
  • the blank 29 for the outer wrapping 12 can be removed or processed as a prefabricated, individual blank 29 from a stack or magazine for such stacks of blanks 29.
  • the adhesive label 13 is used to close the removal opening 14.
  • the adhesive label 13 is arranged on a plurality of side surfaces of the soft pack 10 such that it covers the removal opening 14.
  • the adhesive label 13 is made of a packaging material and is coated on the inside, that is, on the side facing the soft pack 10 with an adhesive such that it is reusable for opening and closing the soft pack 10.
  • the adhesive label 13 is arranged or fastened with a first leg 39 in the region of the rear side 32 of the outer sheath 12. This is followed by a second leg 40 in the region of an upper side of the soft pack 10, an adjoining third leg 41 extends into the region of the front side 30 of the outer casing 12.
  • a subsequent fourth leg 42 serves as a grip tab for detecting the adhesive label 13 and is accordingly not provided with an adhesive.
  • a special feature is the width of the adhesive label 13.
  • the width of the adhesive label 13 corresponds namely to about the width of the soft pack 10. In this way, in the region of the top of the soft pack 10, an additional pressure surface.
  • the width of the adhesive label should be about 2 mm to 6 mm narrower than the soft pack 10.
  • leg 41 of the adhesive label 13 is permanently connected to the region 27 of the Innumhüllung 11. In this way, the region 27 is cut out of the inner sheath 11 when the adhesive label 13 is first opened and thus the removal opening 14 is uncovered. Furthermore, the folding tabs 22 are connected in extension of the rear side 19 of the inner wrapper with the adhesive label 13, so that they too when opening the soft pack 10 (see Fig. 5 ) be raised. In this way, a relatively large removal opening 14 is formed.
  • a band 15 may preferably be arranged in the region of a narrow side 31 of the outer casing 12 and on the adhesive label 13 in the region of the upper side of the soft pack 10.
  • the band 15 is fixed there by gluing and has according to the number of side surfaces along which it extends a corresponding number of legs 43, 44.
  • the legs 43, 44 extend beyond a packing edge of the soft pack 10.
  • a material weakening 45 is provided in the packaging material of the band 15, which is severed upon initial opening of the adhesive label 13.
  • the band 15 may also be arranged in the area of the narrow side 31 and the adjacent front side of the soft pack 10 (FIG. Fig. 4 ). This solution is particularly interesting when the soft pack 10 has only a small width of the narrow side 31.
  • a first difference is made with respect to the recess 38 in the outer sheath 12.
  • this is made from a continuous web of material 46 in which material weakenings 47 for the recess 38 are applied.
  • material weakenings 47 for the recess 38 are applied.
  • printing marks on the material web 46 may be present, which can be used for the control or alignment in the attachment of the material weakenings 47.
  • the attachment of the recess 38 by a pair of rotating knife rollers directly in a packaging machine.
  • FIG. 7 and 13 shows that the folding tabs for forming the bottom side 34 are connected to each other laterally in the second embodiment.
  • the only exception is the L jossfaltlappen 37 in extension of the front 30. This is separated on both sides by separating cuts 35 from the other folding flaps.
  • the folding tabs in extension of the back 32, the narrow side 31 and the folding flap 33, however, are separated from each other by Schrägfaltlinien 26.
  • bonding of the region 48 delimited by material weakenings 47 in the front 30 of the outer casing 12 to the region 27 bounded by material weakenings 28 is in the area of Front 17 of the inner sheath 11 is provided.
  • This can preferably be done by the glue dots 49 shown in the figures.
  • the glue dots 49 are arranged in the present case in a plurality of rows and columns with uniform distances from each other, so that the glue dots 49 extend substantially uniformly over the connecting surface.
  • other types of connection can be chosen instead of glue dots 49.
  • the soft pack 10 of the second embodiment a band 15 have.
  • LIST OF REFERENCE NUMBERS 10 soft pack 39 leg 11 inner wrapping 40 leg 12 outer wrapper 41 leg 13 adhesive label 42 leg 14 removal opening 43 leg 15 banderole 44 leg 16 cut 45 material weakening 17 front 46 web 18 narrow side 47 material weakening 19 back 48 Area 20 top 49 spot of glue 21 bottom side 50 cigarette group 22 folding tabs 23 folding tabs 24 longitudinal fold 25 transverse fold 26 Schrägfaltline 27 Area 28 material weakening 29 cut 30 front 31 narrow side 32 back 33 folding tabs 34 bottom side 35 separating cut 36 corner tabs 37 Lssensfaltlappen 38 recess

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Die Erfindung betrifft eine Weichpackung für Zigaretten. Ferner betrifft die Erfindung ein Verfahren zur Herstellung einer solchen Weichpackung.The invention relates to a soft pack for cigarettes. Furthermore, the invention relates to a method for producing such a soft pack.

Weichpackungen für Zigaretten sind neben Hartpackungen, insbesondere des Typs Hinge-Lid, eine der am weitesten verbreiteten Packungstypen. Wie bei Hartpackungen ist der Packungsinhalt also in der Regel die Zigarettengruppe von einer Innenumhüllung aus einem Verpackungsmaterial wie beispielsweise Stanniol allseits umschlossen. Die Innenumhüllung ist von einer Außenumhüllung umschlossen, die aber nicht wie bei Hartpackungen aus einem steifen Verpackungsmaterial wie Karton besteht, sondern aus einem flexiblen Verpackungsmaterial. Eine solche Weichpackung ist beispielsweise aus WO 02/066341 A1 und DE 906 079 C bekannt.Soft packs for cigarettes are next to hard packs, especially the type Hinge-Lid, one of the most common types of packs. As in the case of hard packs, the contents of the pack are therefore generally enclosed on all sides by the cigarette group of an inner wrapper made of a packaging material such as, for example, tinfoil. The inner wrapper is enclosed by an outer wrapper which, unlike hard packs, does not consist of a stiff packaging material such as cardboard, but rather of a flexible packaging material. Such a soft pack is for example off WO 02/066341 A1 and DE 906 079 C known.

Neben der konstruktionsbedingt geringen Formstabilität von Weichpackungen ist auch die Bildung einer Entnahmeöffnung für den Zugriff auf den Packungsinhalt mit Nachteilen behaftet. Zum einen ist die Entnahmeöffnung von Weichpackungen in der Regel sehr klein bemessen, sodass der Zugriff auf den Packungsinhalt für den Verbraucher erschwert ist. Zum anderen ist auch die Herstellung der Entnahmeöffnung aufwändig.In addition to the design-related low dimensional stability of soft packs, the formation of a removal opening for access to the contents of the package is also subject to disadvantages. On the one hand, the removal opening of soft packs is generally very small, so that access to the contents of the pack is difficult for the consumer. On the other hand, the production of the removal opening is complicated.

In US 6,874,623 B2 wird vorgeschlagen, dass eine Grifflasche eines Verschlusstapes für eine Entnahmeöffnung einer Innenumhüllung durch eine Öffnung in einer Außenumhüllung hindurchragt und für den Konsumenten zur Öffnung der Packung freiliegt. Die Anheben der Grifflasche wird die Außenpackung aufgerissen und die Entnahmeöffnung in der Innenumhüllung freigelegt.In US 6,874,623 B2 It is proposed that a grip tab of a closure tape for a removal opening of an inner wrapper projects through an opening in an outer wrapper and is exposed to the consumer for opening the pack. Lifting the grip tab ruptures the outer package and exposes the removal opening in the inner wrapper.

Hiervon ausgehend liegt der Erfindung die Aufgabe zugrunde Weichpackungen für Zigaretten weiterzuentwickeln, insbesondere im Hinblick auf eine verbesserte Entnahmeöffnung, die eine einfachere Entnahme des Packungsinhalts durch den Verbraucher ermöglicht und/oder die auf herkömmlichen Maschinen einfacher herzustellen ist.On this basis, the object of the invention is to further develop soft packs for cigarettes, in particular with regard to an improved discharge opening, which allows easier removal of the contents of the package by the consumer and / or which is easier to produce on conventional machines.

Zur Lösung dieser Aufgabe weist eine erfindungsgemäße Weichpackung die Merkmale des Anspruchs 1 oder 2 auf. Es ist demnach vorgesehen, dass die Außenumhüllung im Bereich der Vorderseite der Innenumhüllung eine randseitige Ausnehmung zum Zugriff auf den Packungsinhalt aufweist, wobei im Bereich der Ausnehmung ein Klebeetikett an der Aussenumhüllung angeordnet ist, zum lösbaren Verschließen der Ausnehmung. Diese Lösung hat insbesondere den Vorteil, dass durch die Ausnehmung an der Außenumhüllung die Entnahmeöffnung vergrößert wird, wobei das Klebeetikett eine Wiederverschließbarkeit der Weichpackung ermöglicht. Weiterhin ist vorgesehen, dass die Ausnehmung entweder in der Außenumhüllung gebildet ist, oder alternativ durch Materialschwächungen in einem Bereich der Außenumhüllung begrenzt ist, sodass der Bereich zur Bildung der Ausnehmung entlang der Materialschwächung aus der Außenumhüllung heraustrennbar ist. Im ersteren Fall kann die Ausnehmung beispielsweise durch Stanzung in Einzelzuschnitten für die Außenumhüllung gebildet sein, die dann von einem Stapel, Magazin oder dergleichen verarbeitet werden. Im zweiten Fall kann die Außenumhüllung als fortlaufende Materialbahn beispielsweise von einer Bobine verarbeitet werden und mit der erforderlichen Materialschwächung versehen werden. Die Ausnehmung wird dann erst beim Öffnen der Weichpackung gebildet. Weiterhin ist vorgesehen, dass die Innenumhüllung im Bereich der Oberseite derselben sowie im Bereich der Ausnehmung in der Außenumhüllung einen (zusammenhängenden) durch Materialschwächungen begrenzten Bereich aufweist, der zum Zugriff auf den Packungsinhalt entlang der Materialschwächungen aus der Innenumhüllung heraustrennbar ist und dass das Klebeetikett derart an der Weichpackung angeordnet ist, dass auch dieser Bereich durch das Klebeetikett lösbar verschließbar ist. Auf diese Weise wird durch die Bereiche in der Außenumhüllung und der Innenumhüllung eine für Weichpackungen relativ große Entnahmeöffnung geschaffen.To solve this problem, a soft pack according to the invention has the features of claim 1 or 2. Accordingly, it is provided that the outer casing in the area of the front side of the inner casing has an edge-side recess for accessing the contents of the package, an adhesive label being arranged on the outer casing in the region of the recess for the detachable closing of the recess. This solution has the particular advantage that the removal opening is enlarged by the recess on the outer sheath, wherein the adhesive label allows reclosability of the soft pack. It is further provided that the recess is formed either in the outer casing, or alternatively is limited by material weakenings in a region of the outer casing, so that the region for forming the recess along the material weakening from the outer casing is separable. In the former case, the recess can be formed for example by punching in individual blanks for the outer casing, which are then processed by a stack, magazine or the like. In the second case, the outer sheath can be processed as a continuous material web, for example, from a reel and provided with the required material weakening. The recess is then formed only when opening the soft pack. It is further provided that the inner wrapper in the region of the upper side thereof and in the region of the recess in the outer wrapper has a (weakened) area limited by material weakening, which can be separated from the inner wrapper along the material weakening in order to access the contents of the pack and the sticky label thus the soft pack is arranged so that this area is releasably closed by the adhesive label. In this way, a relatively large removal opening for soft packs is created by the areas in the outer wrapper and the inner wrapper.

In einer besonders bevorzugten Weiterentwicklung ist vorgesehen, dass das Klebeetikett mit dem durch die Materialschwächung begrenzten Bereich der Innenumhüllung verbunden ist, vorzugsweise durch Klebung, derart, dass der Bereich durch erstmaliges Öffnen des Klebeetiketts aus der Innenumhüllung heraustrennbar ist zur Bildung einer Entnahmeöffnung.In a particularly preferred further development, it is provided that the adhesive label is connected to the region of the inner sheath bounded by the material weakening, preferably by gluing, such that the region can be separated from the inner sheath by first opening the adhesive label to form a removal opening.

Für den Fall, dass die Ausnehmung in der Außenumhüllung durch Materialschwächungen begrenzt ist, kann vorgesehen sein, dass das Klebeetikett mit dem durch die Materialschwächung begrenzten Bereich der Außenumhüllung verbunden ist, vorzugsweise durch Klebung, derart, dass der Bereich durch erstmaliges Öffnen des Klebeetiketts aus der Außenumhüllung heraustrennbar ist und dass der Bereich der Außenumhüllung mit dem durch Materialschwächungen begrenzten Bereich der Innenumhüllung verbunden ist, vorzugweise ebenfalls durch Klebung, derart, dass beide Bereiche zusammen durch erstmaliges Öffnen des Klebeetiketts aus der Weichpackung heraustrennbar sind zur Bildung einer Entnahmeöffnung- Diese Lösung weist insbesondere den Vorteil auf, dass beide Bereiche zusammen beim erstmaligen Öffnen der Weichpackung entfernt werden.In the event that the recess in the outer sheath is limited by material weakenings, it can be provided that the adhesive label with the through Material weakening limited area of the outer sheath is connected, preferably by gluing, such that the area is detachable by first opening the adhesive label from the outer sheath and that the region of the outer sheath is connected to the weakened by material weakening portion of the inner sheath, preferably also by gluing, so in that both areas can be separated out of the soft pack together by first opening the adhesive label to form a removal opening. This solution has the particular advantage that both areas are removed together when the soft pack is opened for the first time.

Eine weitere Besonderheit kann darin bestehen, dass die Oberseite der Innenumhüllung durch randseitig an der Vorderseite, Rückseite und den Schmalseiten ausgebildete Faltlappen gebildet sind, nämlich durch Faltung der Faltlappen in den Bereich der Oberseite, wobei die Faltlappen derart bemessen sind, dass zumindest die Faltlappen an Vorderseite und Rückseite der Innenumhüllung einander im Bereich der Oberseite wenig oder nicht überlappen. Vorzugsweise enden diese Faltlappen mit geringem Abstand zueinander (insbesondere wenige Millimeter bzw. 1 mm). Auf diese Weise kann die Entnahmeöffnung im Bereich der Oberseite der Innenumhüllung vergleichsweise groß ausgebildet werden.Another peculiarity may consist in that the upper side of the inner wrapper is formed by folding flaps formed on the front, back and narrow sides at the edge, namely by folding the folding flaps into the region of the upper side, wherein the folding flaps are dimensioned such that at least the folding flaps abut Front and back of the inner cover little or not overlap each other in the area of the top. These folding flaps preferably terminate at a small distance from each other (in particular a few millimeters or 1 mm). In this way, the removal opening can be made comparatively large in the region of the upper side of the inner sheath.

Gemäß einer bevorzugten Ausführungsform der Erfindung ist vorgesehen, dass der durch Materialschwächungen begrenzte Bereich der Vorderseite der Innenumhüllung geringere Abmessungen aufweist als die Ausnehmung im Bereich der Außenumhüllung oder der durch die Materialschwächungen begrenzte Bereich zur Bildung der Ausnehmung in der Außenumhüllung, derart, dass die Ausnehmung in der Außenumhüllung randseitig durch die Innenumhüllung abgedeckt wird, wobei vorzugsweise die Ausnehmung in der Außenumhüllung und der Bereich in der Vorderseite der Innenumhüllung im Wesentlichen die gleiche Gestalt aufweisen. Auf diese Weise können Toleranzen bei der Herstellung der Weichpackung ausgeglichen werden.According to a preferred embodiment of the invention, it is provided that the limited by material weakening region of the front of the inner sheath has smaller dimensions than the recess in the region of the outer sheath or limited by the material weakening area to form the recess in the outer sheath, such that the recess in the outer casing is covered at the edge by the inner casing, wherein preferably the recess in the outer casing and the region in the front of the inner casing have substantially the same shape. In this way, tolerances in the production of the soft pack can be compensated.

Eine weitere Besonderheit betrifft die Anordnung des Klebeetiketts. Es kann vorzugsweise so sein, dass sich das Klebeetikett vorzugsweise über im Wesentlichen die gesamte Breite der Oberseite erstreckt. Auf diese Wiese ist die Oberseite der Weichpackung im Bereich des Klebeetiketts komplett bedruckbar. Vorzugsweise erstreckt sich das Klebeetikett ausgehend von einer Rückseite der Weichpackung über eine Oberseite derselben bis in den Bereich einer Vorderseite der Weichpackung.Another special feature concerns the arrangement of the adhesive label. It may preferably be such that the adhesive label preferably extends over substantially the entire width of the top. In this way, the top of the soft pack in the area of the adhesive label is completely printable. Preferably, the adhesive label extends from a back side of the soft pack over an upper side thereof to the region of a front side of the soft pack.

Eine andere Besonderheit betrifft die Anordnung einer Banderole in teilweise Überdeckung mit dem Klebeetikett, derart, dass die Banderole beim erstmaligen Öffnen des Klebeetikettes durchtrennt wird, insbesondere entlang einer Materialschwächung der Banderole die entlang einer Packungskante der Weichpackung verläuft, wobei die Banderole vorzugsweise im Bereich einer Schmalseite der Weichpackung angeordnet ist und sich in den Bereich der Oberseite der Weichpackung erstreckt und dort das Klebetikett überdeckt, wobei die Materialschwächung im Bereich der Packungskante zwischen Schmalseite und Oberseite der Weichpackung angeordnet ist.Another peculiarity relates to the arrangement of a banderole in partial overlap with the adhesive label, such that the banderole is severed the first time the adhesive label is opened, in particular along a weakening of the banderole material along a packing edge of the soft pack, the banderole preferably in the region of a narrow side the soft pack is arranged and extends into the region of the top of the soft pack and there covers the adhesive label, wherein the material weakening is arranged in the region of the pack edge between the narrow side and top of the soft pack.

Ferner besteht eine Besonderheit in der Konstruktion einer Bodenwand der Außenumhüllung. Es kann nämlich vorgesehen sein, dass die Außenumhüllung im Bereich der Bodenseite durch einander überdeckende Faltlappen gebildet ist, die in Verlängerung von Vorderseite, Rückseite und den Schmalseiten der Außenumhüllung angeordnet sind, wobei die Faltlappen durch Trennschnitte im Material der Außenumhüllung voneinander getrennt sind und wobei ein Faltlappen in Verlängerung der Vorderseite und/oder Rückseite den Abmessungen der Bodenseite im Wesentlichen entspricht und durch entsprechende Faltung der Faltlappen als äußere Lage der Bodenseite angeordnet ist Auf diese Wiese ist die Unterseite der Weichpackung komplett bedruckbar. Eine andere Lösung zur Erzielung des gleichen Zwecks sieht vor, dass die Außenumhüllung im Bereich der Bodenseite durch einander überdeckende Faltlappen gebildet ist, die in Verlängerung von Vorderseite, Rückseite und den Schmalseiten der Außenumhüllung angeordnet sind, wobei die Faltlappen untereinander durch Faltlinien abgegrenzt sind und nur ein Faltlappen in Verlängerung der Vorderseite oder Rückseite von benachbarten Faltlappen durch Trennschnitte im Material der Außenumhüllung getrennt ist, und wobei die Faltlappen derart in die Ebene der Bodenwand gefaltet sind, dass der durch Trennschnitte abgegrenzte Faltlappen in Verlängerung der Vorderseite oder Rückseite als äußere Lage der Bodenseite angeordnet ist und sich im Wesentlichen über die gesamte Bodenseite erstreckt wohingegen die übrigen Faltlappen durch kuvertartige Faltung in den Bereich der Bodenseite gefaltet sind.Furthermore, there is a peculiarity in the construction of a bottom wall of the outer sheath. It can namely be provided that the outer sheath is formed in the region of the bottom side by overlapping folding tabs, which are arranged in extension of front, back and the narrow sides of the outer sheath, wherein the folding tabs are separated by separating cuts in the material of the outer sheath and a Folding tabs in extension of the front and / or back substantially corresponds to the dimensions of the bottom side and is arranged by corresponding folding of the folding tabs as an outer layer of the bottom side. In this way, the underside of the soft pack is completely printable. Another solution to achieve the same purpose provides that the outer sheath is formed in the bottom side by overlapping folding flaps, which are arranged in extension of the front, back and the narrow sides of the outer sheath, wherein the folding tabs are delimited by fold lines and only a folding flap in extension of the front or back side of adjacent folding flaps is separated by separating cuts in the material of the outer wrapper, and wherein the folding flaps are folded into the plane of the bottom wall such that the separated by separating cuts folding tabs in extension of the front or back as an outer layer of the bottom side is arranged and extends substantially over the entire bottom side whereas the other folding flaps are folded by a crease-like folding in the area of the bottom side.

Ein erfindungsgemäßes Verfahren zur Herstellung einer Weichpackung für Zigaretten weist die Merkmale des Anspruchs 13 auf.An inventive method for producing a soft pack for cigarettes has the features of claim 13.

Weitere Einzelheiten der Erfindung ergeben sich aus den Unteransprüchen und der Beschreibung sowie der Zeichnung.Further details of the invention will become apparent from the dependent claims and the description and the drawings.

Zwei bevorzugte Ausführungsbeispiele der Erfindung werden nachfolgend anhand der Zeichnung beschrieben. In dieser zeigen:

Fig. 1a
eine Banderole für eine Weichpackung in räumlicher Darstellung,
Fig. 1
ein Klebeetikett für eine Weichpackung in räumlicher Darstellung,
Fig. 2
eine Zigarettengruppe mit Innenumhüllung für eine Weichpackung in räumlicher Darstellung,
Fig. 3
eine Außenumhüllung für eine Weichpackung in räumlicher Darstellung,
Fig. 4
eine erste geschlossene Weichpackung mit den Elementen gemäß Fig. 1a bis 3,
Fig. 5
eine erste geöffnete Weichpackung gemäß Fig. 4,
Fig. 6
einen ausgebreiteten Zuschnitt für die Innenumhüllung gemäß Fig. 2,
Fig. 7
einen ausgebreiteten Zuschnitt für die Außenumhüllung gemäß Fig. 3,
Fig. 8
ein zweites Klebeetikett für eine Weichpackung in räumlicher Darstellung,
Fig. 9
eine zweite Zigarettengruppe mit Innenumhüllung für eine Weichpackung in räumlicher Darstellung,
Fig. 10
eine zweite Außenumhüllung für eine Weichpackung in räumlicher Darstellung,
Fig. 11
eine zweite geschlossene Weichpackung mit den Elementen gemäß Fig. 8 bis 10,
Fig. 12
eine zweite geöffnete Weichpackung gemäß Fig. 11,
Fig. 13
einen ausgebreiteten Zuschnitt für die Außenumhüllung gemäß Fig. 10,
Fig. 14
eine Ansicht der Bodenwand der Weichpackung gemäß Pfeil XIV in Fig. 4,
Fig. 15
eine Ansicht der Bodenwand der Weichpackung gemäß Pfeil XV in Fig. 11,
Fig. 16
einen teilweiser Vertikalschnitt durch die erste Weichpackung entlang Schnittlinie XVI - XVI in Fig. 4,
Fig. 17
einen teilweiser Vertikalschnitt durch die zweite Weichpackung entlang Schnittlinie XVII - XVII in Fig. 11, und
Fig. 18
eine Variante der in Fig. 4 gezeigten Packung.
Two preferred embodiments of the invention will be described below with reference to the drawing. In this show:
Fig. 1a
a banderole for a soft pack in spatial representation,
Fig. 1
an adhesive label for a soft pack in a spatial representation,
Fig. 2
an inner envelope cigarette group for a soft pack in a spatial representation,
Fig. 3
an outer envelope for a soft pack in a spatial representation,
Fig. 4
a first closed soft pack with the elements according to Fig. 1a to 3 .
Fig. 5
a first opened soft pack according to Fig. 4 .
Fig. 6
a spread blank for the inner sheath according to Fig. 2 .
Fig. 7
a spread blank for the outer sheath according to Fig. 3 .
Fig. 8
a second adhesive label for a soft pack in a spatial representation,
Fig. 9
a second group of cigarettes with inner wrapper for a soft pack in a spatial representation,
Fig. 10
a second outer envelope for a soft pack in a spatial representation,
Fig. 11
a second closed soft pack with the elements according to Fig. 8 to 10 .
Fig. 12
a second opened soft pack according to Fig. 11 .
Fig. 13
a spread blank for the outer sheath according to Fig. 10 .
Fig. 14
a view of the bottom wall of the soft pack according to arrow XIV in Fig. 4 .
Fig. 15
a view of the bottom wall of the soft pack according to arrow XV in Fig. 11 .
Fig. 16
a partial vertical section through the first soft pack along section line XVI - XVI in Fig. 4 .
Fig. 17
a partial vertical section through the second soft pack along section line XVII - XVII in Fig. 11 , and
Fig. 18
a variant of in Fig. 4 shown pack.

In der Zeichnung werden zwei Ausführungsbeispiele einer Weichpackung 10 für Zigaretten beschrieben. Übereinstimmend ist der grundsätzliche Aufbau mit einer vorzugsweise quaderförmigen Zigarettengruppe 50 als Packungsinhalt sowie einer Innenumhüllung 11, die den Packungsinhalt umgibt. Die Innenumhüllung 11 ist wiederum von einer Außenumhüllung 12 umgeben. Oberseitig ist ein Klebeetikett 13 vorgesehen, mit dem eine Entnahmeöffnung 14 der Weichpackung 10 verschließbar ist. Weiterhin kann auch noch eine (Steuer-)Banderole 15 vorgesehen sein.The drawing describes two embodiments of a soft pack 10 for cigarettes. Coincidentally, the basic structure with a preferably cuboid cigarette group 50 as the package contents and an inner casing 11, which surrounds the package contents. The inner sheath 11 is in turn surrounded by an outer sheath 12. On the upper side, an adhesive label 13 is provided, with which a removal opening 14 of the soft pack 10 can be closed. Furthermore, a (control) Banderole 15 may also be provided.

Die Innenumhüllung 11 wird durch Falten eines entsprechenden Zuschnitts 16 gebildet. Der Zuschnitt 16 besteht dabei aus einem faltbaren Verpackungsmaterial wie Stanniol, einer Folie oder dergleichen. Der Zuschnitt 16 ist als Querwickel ausgebildet und weist eine zentrale Vorderseite 17 auf, sowie zwei seitlich daran anschließende Schmalseiten 18. Wiederum seitlich daran schließen sich Abschnitte für eine Rückseite 19 an.The inner wrapper 11 is formed by folding a corresponding blank 16. The blank 16 consists of a foldable packaging material such as Stanniol, a film or the like. The blank 16 is formed as a transverse winding and has a central front side 17, and two laterally adjoining narrow sides 18. Again, laterally adjoin sections for a rear side 19 at.

Der Zuschnitt 16 wird so um den Packungsinhalt herumgewickelt, dass sich die Seiten 17 ... 19 an den entsprechenden Seitenflächen des Packungsinhalts erstrecken. Die beiden Abschnitte für die Rückseite 19 überlappen dabei einander im Bereich der entsprechenden Seitenfläche (Rückseite) des Packungsinhalts.The blank 16 is wrapped around the package contents such that the sides 17 ... 19 extend at the respective side surfaces of the package contents. The two sections for the back 19 overlap each other in the region of the corresponding side surface (back) of the package contents.

Oberhalb und unterhalb der Seiten 17 ... 19 weist der Zuschnitt 16 Faltlappen zur Bildung einer Oberseite 20 und Bodenseite 21 der Innenumhüllung 11 auf. Dabei werden Faltlappen 22 zur Bildung der Oberseite 20 kuvertartig gefaltet. Entsprechend wird mit Faltlappen 23 zur Bildung der Bodenseite 21 vorgegangen.Above and below the sides 17 ... 19, the blank 16 has folding flaps for forming a top side 20 and bottom side 21 of the inner covering 11. Folding tabs 22 are folded like a cover to form the upper side 20. According to proceed with folding tabs 23 to form the bottom side 21.

Die Bereiche des Zuschnitts 16 sind durch Längsfaltlinien 24 und Querfaltlinien 25 voneinander getrennt. Im Bereich der kuvertartigen Faltung der Oberseite 20 und Bodenseite 21 weist der Zuschnitt 16 zudem auch noch Schrägfaltlinien 26 auf.The areas of the blank 16 are separated by longitudinal fold lines 24 and transverse fold lines 25. In the area of the envelope-like folding of the upper side 20 and bottom side 21, the blank 16 also also has inclined fold lines 26.

Eine Besonderheit der Innenumhüllung 11 ist direkt aus Fig. 2 und 6 ersichtlich. Die Faltlappen 23 zur Bildung der Bodenseite 21 haben eine größere Länge als die Faltlappen 22 zur Bildung der Oberseite 20. Auf diese Weise ist im Bereich der Bodenseite 21 eine übliche Überlappung der Faltlappen 23 gegeben, insbesondere hinsichtlich der Faltlappen 23 in Verlängerung der Vorderseite 17 und der Rückseite 19. Die Faltlappen 22 sind jedoch kürzer bemessen, so dass keine Überlappung der Faltlappen 22 in Verlängerung der Vorderseite 17 und Rückseite 19 gegeben ist. Stattdessen sind diese Faltlappen 22 so bemessen, dass nach der kuvertartigen Faltung die freien Ränder derselben mit geringem Abstand zueinander enden. Vorzugsweise beträgt der Abstand etwa 1 mm.A special feature of the inner wrapper 11 is right out Fig. 2 and 6 seen. The folding tabs 23 for forming the bottom side 21 have a greater length than the folding tabs 22 to form the top 20. In this way, in the region of the bottom side 21 is a conventional overlap of the folding tabs 23 given, in particular with respect to the folding tabs 23 in extension of the front side 17 and However, the folding tabs 22 are dimensioned shorter, so that no overlap of the folding tabs 22 in extension of the front 17 and back 19 is given. Instead, these folding tabs 22 are dimensioned so that after the envelope-like folding the free edges of the same end with a small distance to each other. Preferably, the distance is about 1 mm.

Die fehlende Überlappung der Faltlappen 22 im Bereich der Oberseite 20 ist von Bedeutung hinsichtlich der Bildung einer Öffnung in der Innenumhüllung 11. Hierzu ist ein Bereich 27 in der Nähe des oberen Randes der Vorderseite 17 sowie im angrenzenden Faltlappen 22 durch eine Materialschwächung 28 begrenzt. Bei der Materialschwächung 28 kann es sich beispielsweise um eine Perforation handeln. Durch Heraustrennen des Bereichs 27 entlang der Materialschwächung 28 kann eine entsprechende Öffnung in der Innenumhüllung 11 als Teil der Entnahmeöffnung 14 gebildet werden. Die Öffnung erstreckt sich dann ausgehend von der Vorderseite 17 durchgehend bis zum oberen Rand des Faltlappens 22 in Verlängerung der Vorderseite 17.The lack of overlap of the folding tabs 22 in the area of the upper side 20 is important with regard to the formation of an opening in the inner envelope 11. For this purpose, a region 27 near the upper edge of the front side 17 and in the adjacent folding tab 22 is limited by a material weakening 28. The material weakening 28 may be, for example, a perforation. By separating out the region 27 along the material weakening 28, a corresponding opening in the inner sheath 11 can be formed as part of the removal opening 14. The opening then extends starting from the front side 17 continuously up to the upper edge of the folding flap 22 in extension of the front side 17th

Von Bedeutung ist, dass der Bereich 27 eine deutlich größere Breite aufweist als eine übliche Entnahmeöffnung von Weichpackungen. Insbesondere entspricht die Breite des Bereichs 27 etwa der Hälfte der Breite der Vorderseite 17 der Innenumhüllung 11. Die Breite kann aber auch größer oder geringer als dieses Maß sein.Of importance is that the region 27 has a significantly greater width than a conventional removal opening of soft packs. In particular, the width of the region 27 corresponds approximately to half the width of the front side 17 of the inner wrapper 11. The width may also be greater or less than this measure.

Je länger die Faltlappen 22 zur Bildung der Oberseite 20 bemessen sind, desto größer ist entsprechend der kuvertartigen Faltung die Überlappung derselben. Die Überlappung wiederum begrenzt die Größe der Öffnung in der Innenumhüllung 11. Da die Materialschwächung 28 nur im Bereich des Faltlappens 22 in Verlängerung der Vorderseite 17 angeordnet ist und sich nicht auch noch bis in den Faltlappen 22 in Verlängerung der Rückseite 19 erstreckt, ist die Öffnung in der Innenumhüllung 11 um so größer, je kürzer die Faltlappen 22 sind.The longer the folding tabs 22 are dimensioned to form the upper side 20, the larger the overlap of the same according to the envelope-like folding. The overlap in turn limits the size of the opening in the inner envelope 11. Since the material weakening 28 is arranged only in the region of the folding flap 22 in extension of the front 17 and not even extending into the folding flap 22 in extension of the back 19, the opening in the inner wrapper 11 is the greater, the shorter the folding tabs 22 are.

Es versteht sich, dass die Innenumhüllung 11 auch so gebildet sein kann, dass sich die Faltlappen 22 in Verlängerung der Vorderseite 17 und Rückseite 19 überdecken. In diesem Fall wird lediglich die Größe der Öffnung in der Innenumhüllung 11 etwas geringer, nämlich durch den Faltlappen 22 in Verlängerung der Rückseite 19.It is understood that the inner envelope 11 may also be formed so that the folding tabs 22 overlap in extension of the front 17 and back 19. In this case, only the size of the opening in the inner sheath 11 is slightly lower, namely by the folding tab 22 in extension of the rear 19th

Die Außenumhüllung 12 besteht ebenfalls aus einem Zuschnitt 29 aus faltbarem Verpackungsmaterial, beispielsweise aus Papier, und kann mit Bedruckungen versehen sein. Auch der Zuschnitt 29 ist als Querwickel ausgebildet mit einer großflächigen Vorderseite 30 und daran beidseits angrenzenden Schmalseiten 31 sowie an eine Schmalseite 31 angrenzend einer Rückseite 32. An die Rückseite 32 schließt sich ein Faltlappen 33 an, der zusammen mit der äußeren Schmalseite 31 verbunden wird. Die einzelnen Bereiche des Zuschnitts 29 sind wiederum durch Längsfaltlinien 24 und Querfaltlinien 25 voneinander getrennt.The outer cover 12 also consists of a blank 29 of foldable packaging material, for example of paper, and may be provided with imprints. Also, the blank 29 is formed as a transverse winding with a large front 30 and adjacent both sides narrow sides 31 and to a narrow side 31 adjacent a rear 32. At the back 32 is followed by a folding tab 33, which is connected together with the outer narrow side 31. The individual regions of the blank 29 are in turn separated from one another by longitudinal fold lines 24 and transverse fold lines 25.

Zur Bildung einer Bodenseite 34 der Außenumhüllung 12 sind in Verlängerung der Vorderseite 30, einer Schmalseite 31, der Rückseite 32 und des Faltlappens 33 an einem entsprechenden Längsrand des Zuschnitts 29 Faltlappen ausgebildet, die durch Trennschnitte 35 voneinander getrennt sind. Bei den Faltlappen handelt es sich um Ecklappen 36 in Verlängerung einer Schmalseite 31 und des Faltlappens 33 sowie Längsfaltlappen 37 in Verlängerung der Vorderseite 30 und der Rückseite 32. Die Längsfaltlappen 37 verfügen über Abmessungen, die im Wesentlichen der Bodenseite 34 der Außenumhüllung 12 entsprechen.To form a bottom side 34 of the outer sheath 12 29 folding flaps are formed in extension of the front side 30, a narrow side 31, the back 32 and the folding flap 33 at a corresponding longitudinal edge of the blank, which are separated by separating cuts 35. The folding tabs are corner tabs 36 in extension of a narrow side 31 and the folding tab 33 and longitudinal folding tabs 37 in extension of the front 30 and the back 32. The longitudinal folding tabs 37 have dimensions that substantially correspond to the bottom side 34 of the outer sheath 12.

Am anderen Längsrand des Zuschnitts 29 sind keine Faltlappen angeordnet. Entsprechend bedeckt die Außenumhüllung 12 die Innenumhüllung 11 nicht im Bereich der Oberseite 20.At the other longitudinal edge of the blank 29 no folding flaps are arranged. Accordingly, the outer sheath 12 does not cover the inner sheath 11 in the area of the upper side 20.

Der Zuschnitt 29 für die Außenumhüllung 12 weist im Bereich des oberen Randes der Vorderseite 30 eine Ausnehmung 38 auf, die entsprechend des Bereichs 27 in der Vorderseite 17 der Innenumhüllung 11 gebildet ist. Die Ausnehmung 38 weist jedoch geringfügig größere Abmessungen als der Bereich 27 in der Vorderseite 17 auf. Die Ausnehmung 38 bildet ebenfalls einen Teil der Entnahmeöffnung 14 in der Außenumhüllung 12. Durch die geringfügig größeren Abmessungen der Ausnehmung 38 als der Bereich 27 in der Vorderseite 17 der Innenumhüllung 11 wird der freie Rand der Ausnehmung 38 rückseitig durch das Material der Innenumhüllung 11 geringfügig abgedeckt.The blank 29 for the outer casing 12 has in the region of the upper edge of the front side 30 a recess 38, which is formed corresponding to the region 27 in the front 17 of the inner casing 11. However, the recess 38 has slightly larger dimensions than the region 27 in the front 17. The recess 38 also forms part of the removal opening 14 in the outer casing 12. Due to the slightly larger dimensions of the recess 38 than the region 27 in the front 17 of the inner casing 11, the free edge of the recess 38 is slightly covered by the material of the inner casing 11 back ,

Die Ausnehmung 38 verfügt über eine geschwungene Kontur und ist im Wesentlichen U-förmig ausgebildet und zum freien Rand des Zuschnitts 29 hin weisend angeordnet.The recess 38 has a curved contour and is essentially U-shaped and arranged facing the free edge of the blank 29.

Der Zuschnitt 29 für die Außenumhüllung 12 kann als vorgefertigter, einzelner Zuschnitt 29 von einem Stapel oder einem Magazin für derartige Stapel aus Zuschnitten 29 entnommen bzw. verarbeitet werden.The blank 29 for the outer wrapping 12 can be removed or processed as a prefabricated, individual blank 29 from a stack or magazine for such stacks of blanks 29.

Das Klebeetikett 13 dient zum Verschließen der Entnahmeöffnung 14. Zu diesem Zweck ist das Klebeetikett 13 an mehreren Seitenflächen der Weichpackung 10 derart angeordnet, dass es die Entnahmeöffnung 14 überdeckt. Das Klebeetikett 13 besteht aus einem Verpackungsmaterial und ist innenseitig, das heißt auf der zur Weichpackung 10 weisenden Seite mit einem Klebstoff beschichtet, derart, dass es mehrfach verwendbar zum Öffnen und Verschließen der Weichpackung 10 ist.The adhesive label 13 is used to close the removal opening 14. For this purpose, the adhesive label 13 is arranged on a plurality of side surfaces of the soft pack 10 such that it covers the removal opening 14. The adhesive label 13 is made of a packaging material and is coated on the inside, that is, on the side facing the soft pack 10 with an adhesive such that it is reusable for opening and closing the soft pack 10.

Im vorliegenden Fall ist das Klebeetikett 13 mit einem ersten Schenkel 39 im Bereich der Rückseite 32 der Außenumhüllung 12 angeordnet bzw. befestigt. Daran schließt sich ein zweiter Schenkel 40 an im Bereich einer Oberseite der Weichpackung 10, ein daran anschließender dritter Schenkel 41 erstreckt sich in den Bereich der Vorderseite 30 der Außenumhüllung 12. Ein daran anschließender vierter Schenkel 42 dient als Grifflasche zum Erfassen des Klebeetiketts 13 und ist entsprechend nicht mit einem Klebstoff versehen.In the present case, the adhesive label 13 is arranged or fastened with a first leg 39 in the region of the rear side 32 of the outer sheath 12. This is followed by a second leg 40 in the region of an upper side of the soft pack 10, an adjoining third leg 41 extends into the region of the front side 30 of the outer casing 12. A subsequent fourth leg 42 serves as a grip tab for detecting the adhesive label 13 and is accordingly not provided with an adhesive.

Eine Besonderheit besteht hinsichtlich der Breite des Klebeetiketts 13. Die Breite des Klebeetiketts 13 entspricht nämlich etwa der Breite der Weichpackung 10. Auf diese Weise entsteht im Bereich der Oberseite der Weichpackung 10 eine zusätzliche Druckfläche. Die Breite des Klebeetiketts soll etwa 2 mm bis 6 mm schmaler sein als die Weichpackung 10.A special feature is the width of the adhesive label 13. The width of the adhesive label 13 corresponds namely to about the width of the soft pack 10. In this way, in the region of the top of the soft pack 10, an additional pressure surface. The width of the adhesive label should be about 2 mm to 6 mm narrower than the soft pack 10.

Eine weitere Besonderheit besteht darin, dass der Schenkel 41 des Klebeetiketts 13 dauerhaft mit dem Bereich 27 der Innumhüllung 11 verbunden ist. Auf diese Weise wird der Bereich 27 beim erstmaligen Öffnen des Klebeetiketts 13 aus der Innenumhüllung 11 herausgetrennt und somit die Entnahmeöffnung 14 freigelegt. Weiterhin sind auch die Faltlappen 22 in Verlängerung der Rückseite 19 der Innenumhüllung mit dem Klebeetikett 13 verbunden, so dass auch diese beim Öffnen der Weichpackung 10 (siehe Fig. 5) angehoben werden. Auf diese Weise entsteht eine relativ große Entnahmeöffnung 14.Another special feature is that the leg 41 of the adhesive label 13 is permanently connected to the region 27 of the Innumhüllung 11. In this way, the region 27 is cut out of the inner sheath 11 when the adhesive label 13 is first opened and thus the removal opening 14 is uncovered. Furthermore, the folding tabs 22 are connected in extension of the rear side 19 of the inner wrapper with the adhesive label 13, so that they too when opening the soft pack 10 (see Fig. 5 ) be raised. In this way, a relatively large removal opening 14 is formed.

Eine Banderole 15 (siehe Fig. 1a) kann vorzugsweise im Bereich einer Schmalseite 31 der Außenumhüllung 12 sowie auf dem Klebeetikett 13 im Bereich der Oberseite der Weichpackung 10 angeordnet sein. Vorzugsweise wird die Banderole 15 dort durch Klebung befestigt und weist entsprechend der Anzahl der Seitenflächen entlang derer sie sich erstreckt eine entsprechende Anzahl an Schenkeln 43, 44 auf. Bei der in der Fig. 4 gezeigten Anordnung erstrecken sich die Schenkel 43, 44 über eine Packungskante der Weichpackung 10 hinweg. Zwischen den beiden Schenkeln 43, 44 ist eine Materialschwächung 45 im Verpackungsmaterial der Banderole 15 vorgesehen, die beim erstmaligen Öffnen des Klebeetiketts 13 durchtrennt wird.A band 15 (see Fig. 1a ) may preferably be arranged in the region of a narrow side 31 of the outer casing 12 and on the adhesive label 13 in the region of the upper side of the soft pack 10. Preferably, the band 15 is fixed there by gluing and has according to the number of side surfaces along which it extends a corresponding number of legs 43, 44. When in the Fig. 4 As shown, the legs 43, 44 extend beyond a packing edge of the soft pack 10. Between the two legs 43, 44 a material weakening 45 is provided in the packaging material of the band 15, which is severed upon initial opening of the adhesive label 13.

Alternativ kann die Banderole 15 auch im Bereich der Schmalseite 31 und der angrenzenden Vorderseite der Weichpackung 10 angeordnet sein (Fig. 4). Diese Lösung ist insbesondere dann interessant, wenn die Weichpackung 10 nur eine geringe Breite der Schmalseite 31 aufweist.Alternatively, the band 15 may also be arranged in the area of the narrow side 31 and the adjacent front side of the soft pack 10 (FIG. Fig. 4 ). This solution is particularly interesting when the soft pack 10 has only a small width of the narrow side 31.

Ein zweites in Fig. 8 bis 13, 15 und 17 gezeigtes Ausführungsbeispiel wird nachfolgend im Vergleich zum ersten Ausführungsbeispiel erläutert. Um Wiederholungen zu vermeiden, wird dabei nur auf die Unterschiede zum ersten Ausführungsbeispiel eingegangen.A second in Fig. 8 to 13 . 15 and 17 shown embodiment will be explained below in comparison with the first embodiment. Around To avoid repetition, it will be discussed only the differences from the first embodiment.

Ein erster Unterschied besteht hinsichtlich der Ausnehmung 38 in der Außenumhüllung 12. Statt der Verwendung eines einzelnen Zuschnitts 29 für die Außenumhüllung 12 wird diese aus einer fortlaufenden Materialbahn 46 hergestellt, in der Materialschwächungen 47 für die Ausnehmung 38 angebracht werden. Hierzu können nicht gezeigte Druckmarken an der Materialbahn 46 vorhanden sein, die für die Steuerung bzw. Ausrichtung bei der Anbringung der Materialschwächungen 47 benutzt werden können. Vorzugsweise erfolgt die Anbringung der Ausnehmung 38 durch ein Paar umlaufender Messerwalzen direkt in einer Verpackungsmaschine.A first difference is made with respect to the recess 38 in the outer sheath 12. Instead of using a single blank 29 for the outer sheath 12, this is made from a continuous web of material 46 in which material weakenings 47 for the recess 38 are applied. For this purpose, not shown printing marks on the material web 46 may be present, which can be used for the control or alignment in the attachment of the material weakenings 47. Preferably, the attachment of the recess 38 by a pair of rotating knife rollers directly in a packaging machine.

Ein weiterer Unterschied besteht hinsichtlich der Faltung der Außenumhüllung 12 im Bereich der Bodenseite 34. Ein Vergleich der Fig. 7 und 13 zeigt, dass die Faltlappen zur Bildung der Bodenseite 34 beim zweiten Ausführungsbeispiel seitlich miteinander verbunden sind. Ausnahme ist lediglich der Längsfaltlappen 37 in Verlängerung der Vorderseite 30. Dieser ist beiderseits durch Trennschnitte 35 von den übrigen Faltlappen abgetrennt. Die Faltlappen in Verlängerung der Rückseite 32, der Schmalseite 31 und des Faltlappens 33 sind hingegen durch Schrägfaltlinien 26 voneinander abgegrenzt.Another difference exists with regard to the folding of the outer casing 12 in the region of the bottom side 34 Fig. 7 and 13 shows that the folding tabs for forming the bottom side 34 are connected to each other laterally in the second embodiment. The only exception is the Längsfaltlappen 37 in extension of the front 30. This is separated on both sides by separating cuts 35 from the other folding flaps. The folding tabs in extension of the back 32, the narrow side 31 and the folding flap 33, however, are separated from each other by Schrägfaltlinien 26.

Diese Konstruktion führt zu einer Faltung gemäß Fig. 15, bei der der Längsfaltlappen 37 in Verlängerung der Rückseite 32 sowie die angrenzenden Eckfaltlappen kuvertartig gefaltet werden. Darüber wird der Längsfaltlappen 37 in Verlängerung der Vorderseite 30 gelegt, dessen Abmessungen im Wesentlichen den Abmessungen der Bodenseite 34 entsprechen. Auf diese Weise wird eine zusätzliche bedruckbare Fläche im Bereich der Bodenseite 34 der Außenumhüllung 12 geschaffen.This construction leads to a folding according to Fig. 15 in which the longitudinal folding tabs 37 are folded like a cover in extension of the rear side 32 as well as the adjacent Eckfaltlappen. In the longitudinal fold tab 37 is placed in extension of the front side 30, the dimensions of which substantially correspond to the dimensions of the bottom side 34. In this way, an additional printable area in the region of the bottom side 34 of the outer casing 12 is created.

Um die Entnahmeöffnung 14 beim erstmaligen Öffnen der Weichpackung 10 herzustellen, ist eine Verklebung des durch Materialschwächungen 47 begrenzten Bereichs 48 in der Vorderseite 30 der Außenumhüllung 12 mit dem durch Materialschwächungen 28 begrenzten Bereich 27 im Bereich der Vorderseite 17 der Innenumhüllung 11 vorgesehen. Dies kann vorzugsweise durch die in den Figuren gezeigten Leimpunkte 49 erfolgen. Die Leimpunkte 49 sind im vorliegenden Fall in mehren Reihen und Spalten mit gleichmäßigen Abständen zueinander angeordnet, so dass sich die Leimpunkte 49 im Wesentlichen gleichmäßig über die Verbindungsfläche erstrecken. An der Stelle von Leimpunkten 49 können natürlich auch andere Verbindungsarten gewählt werden.In order to produce the removal opening 14 when the soft pack 10 is opened for the first time, bonding of the region 48 delimited by material weakenings 47 in the front 30 of the outer casing 12 to the region 27 bounded by material weakenings 28 is in the area of Front 17 of the inner sheath 11 is provided. This can preferably be done by the glue dots 49 shown in the figures. The glue dots 49 are arranged in the present case in a plurality of rows and columns with uniform distances from each other, so that the glue dots 49 extend substantially uniformly over the connecting surface. Of course, other types of connection can be chosen instead of glue dots 49.

Auch wenn nicht in den Figuren gezeigt, kann natürlich auch die Weichpackung 10 des zweiten Ausführungsbeispiels eine Banderole 15 aufweisen. Bezugszeichenliste 10 Weichpackung 39 Schenkel 11 Innenumhüllung 40 Schenkel 12 Außenumhüllung 41 Schenkel 13 Klebeetikett 42 Schenkel 14 Entnahmeöffnung 43 Schenkel 15 Banderole 44 Schenkel 16 Zuschnitt 45 Materialschwächung 17 Vorderseite 46 Materialbahn 18 Schmalseite 47 Materialschwächung 19 Rückseite 48 Bereich 20 Oberseite 49 Leimpunkt 21 Bodenseite 50 Zigarettengruppe 22 Faltlappen 23 Faltlappen 24 Längsfaltlinie 25 Querfaltlinie 26 Schrägfaltlinie 27 Bereich 28 Materialschwächung 29 Zuschnitt 30 Vorderseite 31 Schmalseite 32 Rückseite 33 Faltlappen 34 Bodenseite 35 Trennschnitt 36 Ecklappen 37 Längsfaltlappen 38 Ausnehmung Although not shown in the figures, of course, the soft pack 10 of the second embodiment, a band 15 have. LIST OF REFERENCE NUMBERS 10 soft pack 39 leg 11 inner wrapping 40 leg 12 outer wrapper 41 leg 13 adhesive label 42 leg 14 removal opening 43 leg 15 banderole 44 leg 16 cut 45 material weakening 17 front 46 web 18 narrow side 47 material weakening 19 back 48 Area 20 top 49 spot of glue 21 bottom side 50 cigarette group 22 folding tabs 23 folding tabs 24 longitudinal fold 25 transverse fold 26 Schrägfaltlinie 27 Area 28 material weakening 29 cut 30 front 31 narrow side 32 back 33 folding tabs 34 bottom side 35 separating cut 36 corner tabs 37 Längsfaltlappen 38 recess

Claims (13)

  1. A soft pack for cigarettes, having an inner covering (11) which comprises foldable packaging material for a cigarette group (50) as pack contents,
    - wherein the inner covering (11) surrounds the pack contents at all sides,
    - and wherein in each case the inner covering (11) has an extensive front side (17) and rear side (19) and narrow sides (18) which connect the front side (17) and rear side (19) to each other, and further has a lower side (21) and an upper side (20) which extend over corresponding lateral faces of the parallelepipedal pack contents,
    - and wherein the inner covering (11) is surrounded in the region of the front side (17), the rear side (19), the narrow sides (18) and the lower side (21) by an outer covering (12) which comprises foldable packaging material,
    - and wherein the outer covering (12) has, in the region of the front side (17) of the inner covering (11), a peripheral recess (38) for access to the pack contents,
    - and wherein the inner covering (11) has, in the region of the upper side (20) thereof and in the region of the recess (38) in the outer covering (12), a region (27) which is delimited by material weakenings (28) and which can be separated from the inner covering (11) for access to the pack contents along the material weakenings (28),
    - and wherein an adhesive label (13) is arranged on the outer covering (12) in the region of the recess (38) in order to releasably close the recess (38) in the outer covering (12),
    - and wherein the adhesive label (13) is arranged on the soft pack (10) in such a manner that the region (27) of the inner covering which is delimited by material weakenings (28) can also be releasably closed by the adhesive label (13), and
    - and wherein the material weakenings (28) for delimiting the region (27) which is separable from the inner covering (11) extend from the front side (17) of the inner covering (11) as far as the edge of the folding tab (22) at the upper side (20) of the inner covering (11).
  2. A soft pack for cigarettes, having an inner covering (11) which comprises foldable packaging material for a cigarette group (50) as pack contents,
    - wherein the inner covering (11) surrounds the pack contents at all sides,
    - and wherein in each case the inner covering (11) has an extensive front side (17) and rear side (19) and narrow sides (18) which connect the front side (17) and rear side (19) to each other, and further has a lower side (21) and an upper side (20) which extend over corresponding lateral faces of the parallelepipedal pack contents,
    - and wherein the inner covering (11) is surrounded in the region of the front side (17), the rear side (19), the narrow sides (18) and the lower side (21) by an outer covering (12) which comprises foldable packaging material,
    - and wherein the outer covering (12) has, in the region of the front side (17) of the inner covering (11), a region (48) which is delimited by material weakenings (47) and which can be separated from the outer covering (12) along the material weakening (47) to form a recess (38) for the purpose of accessing the pack contents,
    - and wherein the inner covering (11) has, in the region of the upper side (20) thereof and in the region of the recess (38) to be produced in the outer covering (12), a region (27) which is delimited by material weakenings (28) and which can be separated from the inner covering (11) along the material weakenings (28) for access to the pack contents,
    - and wherein an adhesive label (13) is arranged on the outer covering (12) in the region of the recess (38) to be produced in order to releasably close the recess (38) in the outer covering (12) and for re-closing the soft pack,
    - and wherein the adhesive label (13) is arranged on the soft pack (10) in such a manner that the region (27) of the inner covering which is delimited by material weakenings (28) can also be releasably closed by the adhesive label (13), and
    - and wherein the material weakenings (28) for delimiting the region (27) which is separable from the inner covering (11) extend from the front side (17) of the inner covering (11) as far as the edge of the folding tab (22) at the upper side (20) of the inner covering (11).
  3. The soft pack as claimed in claim 1, wherein the adhesive label (13) is connected to the region (27) of the inner covering (11) that is delimited by the material weakening (28) in such a manner that the region (27) can be separated from the inner covering (11) by the adhesive label (13) being opened for the first time in order to form a removal opening (14).
  4. The soft pack as claimed in claim 1, wherein the adhesive label (13) is connected by adhesion to the region (27) of the inner covering (11) that is delimited by the material weakening (28) in such a manner that the region (27) can be separated from the inner covering (11) by the adhesive label (13) being opened for the first time in order to form a removal opening (14).
  5. The soft pack as claimed in claim 2, wherein the adhesive label (13) is connected to the region (48) of the outer covering (12) that is delimited by the material weakening (47) in such a manner that the region (48) can be separated from the outer covering (12) by the adhesive label (13) being opened for the first time and that the region (48) of the outer covering (12) is connected to the region (27) of the inner covering (11) that is delimited by material weakenings (28) in such a manner that both regions (27, 48) can be separated together from the soft pack (10) by the adhesive label (13) being opened for the first time in order to form a removal opening (14).
  6. The soft pack as claimed in claim 2, wherein the adhesive label (13) is connected by adhesion to the region (48) of the outer covering (12) that is delimited by the material weakening (47) in such a manner that the region (48) can be separated from the outer covering (12) by the adhesive label (13) being opened for the first time and that the region (48) of the outer covering (12) is connected, preferably also by adhesion, to the region (27) of the inner covering (11) that is delimited by material weakenings (28) in such a manner that both regions (27, 48) can be separated together from the soft pack (10) by the adhesive label (13) being opened for the first time in order to form a removal opening (14).
  7. The soft pack as claimed in claim 1 or 2, wherein the upper side (20) of the inner covering (11) is formed by folding tabs (22) which are formed on the periphery at the front side (17), rear side (19) and narrow sides (18), that is to say, by the folding tabs (22) being folded into the region of the upper side (20), the folding tabs (22) having such dimensions that at least the folding tabs (22) at the front side (17) and rear side (19) of the inner covering (11) do not overlap each other or overlap each other only to a small degree in the region of the upper side (20).
  8. The soft pack as claimed in claim 1 or any one of the other preceding claims, wherein the region (27) of the front side (17) of the inner covering (11) that is delimited by the material weakening (28) has smaller dimensions than the recess (38) in the region of the outer covering (12) or than the region (48) delimited by the material weakenings (47) for forming the recess (38) in the outer covering (12) in such a manner that the recess (38) in the outer covering (12) is covered at the periphery by the inner covering (11), with the recess (38) in the outer covering (12) and the region (27) in the front side (17) of the inner covering (11) preferably having the same form.
  9. The soft pack as claimed in claim 1 or any one of the other preceding claims, wherein the adhesive label (13) extends from a rear side of the soft pack (10) via an upper side thereof as far as a location in the region of a front side of the soft pack (10), and that the adhesive label (13) preferably extends over the entire width of the upper side.
  10. The soft pack as claimed in claim 9 or any one of the other preceding claims, wherein a band (15), in particular in a configuration as a revenue stamp, is arranged on the soft pack (10) so as to partially overlap the adhesive label (13) in such a manner that the band (15) is divided when the adhesive label (13) is opened for the first time, in particular along a material weakening (45) of the band (15) which extends along a pack edge of the soft pack (10), the band (15) preferably being arranged in the region of a narrow side of the soft pack (10) and extending into the region of an upper side or front side of the soft pack (10) and overlapping the adhesive label (13) at that location, the material weakening (45) being arranged in the region of the pack edge between the narrow side and upper side or front side of the soft pack (10).
  11. The soft pack as claimed in claim 1 or any one of the other preceding claims, wherein the outer covering (12) is formed in the region of the lower side (34) by mutually overlapping folding tabs which are arranged in continuation of the front side (30), rear side (32) and the narrow sides (31) of the outer covering (12), the folding tabs being separated from each other by separating cuts (35) in the material of the outer covering (12) and a folding tab (37) in continuation of the front side (30) and/or rear side (32) corresponding to the dimensions of the lower side (34) and being arranged as an outer layer of the lower side (34) by the folding tabs being folded in a corresponding manner.
  12. The soft pack as claimed in claim 1 or any one of the other preceding claims, wherein the outer covering (12) is formed in the region of the lower side (34) by mutually overlapping folding tabs which are arranged in continuation of the front side (30), rear side (32) and the narrow sides (31) of the outer covering (12), the folding tabs being delimited relative to each other by folding lines (26) and only one folding tab (37) in continuation of the front side (30) or rear side (32) being separated from adjacent folding tabs by separating cuts (35) in the material of the outer covering (12), and the folding tabs being folded into the plane of the bottom wall (34) in such a manner that the folding tab (37) delimited by separating cuts (35) is arranged in continuation of the front side (30) or rear side (32) as an outer layer of the lower side (34) and extends over the entire lower side (34), whereas the remaining folding tabs are folded by envelope-like folding into the region of the lower side (34).
  13. A method for producing a soft pack (10) for cigarettes, wherein an inner covering (11) which comprises foldable packaging material is wrapped around a cigarette group (50) as pack contents, and wherein the inner covering (11) is subsequently wrapped in the region of a front side (17), a rear side (19), narrow sides (18) and a lower side (21) into an outer covering (12) which comprises foldable packaging material, wherein the outer covering (12) is supplied as a continuous material web (46), with material weakenings (47) being arranged therein in order to delimit a region (48) for forming a peripheral recess (38) in the region of the front side (30) of the inner covering (11) and in that the continuous material web (46) is divided into individual blanks in such a manner that the region (48) or the recess (38) is arranged in the region of the front side (17) of the inner covering (11) of the soft pack (10) and in that an adhesive label (13) is arranged on the outer covering (12) in order to releasably close the recess (38), the adhesive label (13) being connected to the material of the outer covering (12) in the region (48) delimited by material weakenings (47) in such a manner that the region (48) can be separated from the outer covering (12) by the adhesive label (13) being opened for the first time, and in that the inner covering (11) also has a region (27) which is delimited by material weakenings (28) and which is connected to the region (48) of the outer covering (12) in such a manner that both regions (27, 48) can be separated together from the soft pack (10) by the adhesive label (13) being opened for the first time in order to form a removal opening (14).
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