EP2754622A1 - Boîte à cigarettes - Google Patents

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EP2754622A1
EP2754622A1 EP20110876094 EP11876094A EP2754622A1 EP 2754622 A1 EP2754622 A1 EP 2754622A1 EP 20110876094 EP20110876094 EP 20110876094 EP 11876094 A EP11876094 A EP 11876094A EP 2754622 A1 EP2754622 A1 EP 2754622A1
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65D—CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65D—CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
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    • B65D85/1009—Containers, packaging elements or packages, specially adapted for particular articles or materials for compressible or flexible articles rod-shaped or tubular for cigarettes provided with proffering means
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65D—CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65D—CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65D—CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
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    • B65D85/1036—Containers formed by erecting a rigid or semi-rigid blank
    • B65D85/1045—Containers formed by erecting a rigid or semi-rigid blank having a cap-like lid hinged to an edge

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  • the present invention relates to cigarette boxes. More particularly, the present invention relates to a cigarette box containing cigarettes (paper-wrapped cigarettes) and having a structure for lifting rows of cigarettes in tiers so that a cigarette can be easily taken out of the cigarette box.
  • a cigarette box includes a box body (box body part) and a lid connected to the box body by a hinge formed at an upper edge of the box body.
  • the lid is opened and then a cigarette is taken out of the box body.
  • the cigarette end may possibly be crushed or the filters of cigarettes around the one being taken out may be needlessly touched with the user's fingers.
  • Patent Document 1 discloses a structure for pulling up cigarettes.
  • the structure is constituted by a wrapper in which cigarettes are wrapped and of which part is bonded to the bottom wall of the box body, and a "gripping tab (42)" formed at one end of the wrapper.
  • a gripping tab As the gripping tab is pulled, an unbonded portion of the wrapper raises (away from the bottom wall), so that the front row of cigarettes is pushed up higher than the other cigarettes, making it easy for the user to take out a cigarette.
  • Patent Document 1 JP (Unexamined Japanese Patent Publication) No. H02-19245
  • the cigarette box of Patent Document 1 requires two actions to push up the cigarettes, namely, open the lid and then pull the gripping tab.
  • the wrapper is made of thin paper material and thus may possibly be damaged if pulled with a force greater than a permissible force. Conversely, if the pull force is too weak, the amount of lift of the cigarettes may be inconveniently small or the cigarettes may possibly return to their original position.
  • the present invention was made in view of the above circumstances, and an object thereof is to provide a cigarette box of which a lid has only to be opened by a user, whereupon rows of cigarettes contained in the cigarette box are lifted in tiers as soon as the lid is opened, allowing the user to take out a cigarette with ease.
  • a cigarette box which comprises: a box body having an open upper end, a front wall, a rear wall, a pair of side walls, and a bottom wall; a lid connected to the box body by a hinge and capable of opening and closing the open upper end of the box body; and an inner pack contained in the box body with an inner frame therebetween and including an inner wrapper and a cigarette bundle wrapped in the inner wrapper, the inner frame being located adjacent to the front wall of the box body and projecting from the upper end of the box body, wherein:
  • the pull-up mechanism includes, as the first operator, the fixed portion located near the boundary line between the front and bottom walls of the box body and a folded flap forming part of the closed face of the inner wrapper and bonded to an inner surface of the lid, and the interlocker includes a folding tucker located adjacent to the rear face of the inner pack and projecting upward from the upper end of the box body, the folding tucker allowing the rear face of the inner wrapper to be pulled up by the folded flap as the lid is opened, and causing the rear face of the inner wrapper to be folded back at an upper edge thereof when the rear face of the inner wrapper is pulled out of the box body.
  • the upper edge of the folding tucker may have a height determined in accordance with an amount of lift of the bottom face of the inner wrapper.
  • the folding tucker preferably forms, in cooperation with the inner frame, a tubular inner sleeve surrounding an outer periphery of the inner pack.
  • the pull-up mechanism includes, as the second operator, the fixed portion located near the boundary line between the rear and bottom walls of the box body and the inner frame slidable in the lifting/lowering direction with respect to the box body, and the interlocker includes an access opening formed in the front wall of the box body and exposing the inner frame therethrough to allow sliding force to be applied to the inner frame, and a bonded portion where the inner frame and the front face of the inner wrapper are bonded to each other, the bonded portion causing the front face of the inner wrapper to be pulled up as the inner frame is slid upward.
  • the inner frame has a U-shaped cross section and is slidable along inner surfaces of the front and side walls of the box body, and slide-up movement of the inner frame in a closed state of the lid interlocks with opening movement of the lid, in addition to pull-up movement of the front face of the inner wrapper.
  • the box body includes a body inner part having a body lower element surrounding lateral sides of the inner pack in cooperation with the inner frame, bonded to the inner wrapper of the inner pack by the inner frame and having the upper end and an open lower end, and the lid connected to the upper end of the body lower element by the hinge, and a body outer part containing the body lower element with the lid exposed and having the front wall, the rear wall, the pair of side walls and the bottom wall, the body outer part including a riser portion which permits the body inner part to move up and down between a lowered position where the bottom face of the inner wrapper is located at the bottom wall of the body outer part and a raised position where the bottom face of the inner wrapper is located at a distance from the bottom wall of the body outer part, and which faces a rear surface of the lid when the body inner part is in the lowered position with the lid closed, wherein the pull-up mechanism includes at least the fixed portion located near the boundary line between the rear and bottom walls of the body outer part, and the body inner part serving as
  • the pull-up mechanism further includes an access opening formed in the riser portion of the body outer part and exposing the rear surface of the lid to permit lifting/lowering movement of the body inner part.
  • the riser portion of the body outer part may have a height determined in accordance with an amount of lift of the bottom face of the inner wrapper.
  • the user has only to open (lift) the lid at top of the box body, as with ordinary cigarette boxes, whereupon the cigarettes are arranged in tiers as soon as the lid is opened. That is, the user has only to open the lid in order to lift the packed cigarettes in tiers, so that the user can easily pick one cigarette without being annoyed by the trouble and care associated with picking of one cigarette from among the packed cigarettes.
  • Cigarette boxes according to embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.
  • FIGS. 1 and 2 illustrate a cigarette box CB-1 according to a first embodiment, wherein FIG. 1 is a side view showing a state in which a lid is closed, and FIG. 2 is a side view showing a state in which the lid is opened.
  • the cigarette box CB-1 includes a box body 10, and a lid 20 pivotable about a hinge 11 formed at an upper end (upper side) of the box body 10.
  • the cigarette box CB-1 has a peripheral wall constituted by a front wall 12, a rear wall 13, and right and left side walls 14R and 14L located right and left, respectively, between the front and rear walls (the side walls are not illustrated in FIGS. 1 and 2 with a view to showing cigarettes CR contained in the cigarette box).
  • the peripheral wall has a bottom closed with a bottom wall 15.
  • the peripheral wall is open at an upper end thereof, and the upper end of the rear wall 13 serves as the hinge 11 to allow the lid 20 to open and close with respect to the upper edge of the box body 10.
  • the cigarette box CB-1 is provided with a mechanism for lifting a plurality of cigarettes CR contained in the box body 10.
  • the mechanism is configured in the manner described below to attain the purpose.
  • a bundle of cigarettes CR is wrapped in its entirety in a sheet-like inner wrapper 16 to form an inner pack PC.
  • the inner wrapper 16 may be made of a material conventionally used for wrapping cigarettes, and a preferred example includes a sheet material having paper and a metal foil laminated one upon the other.
  • the inner wrapper 16 arranged inside the cigarette box CB-1 has such a form that portions thereof facing the respective inner surfaces of the front wall 12, the bottom wall 15 and the rear wall 13 are continuous and have no cuts therein.
  • the inner wrapper 16 has front and rear faces 16-1 and 16-2 covering the front and rear faces, respectively, of the cigarette bundle, and a single bottom face 16-3 covering the lower end face of the cigarette bundle.
  • An upper portion of the inner wrapper 16 is tucked down to form a closed face (face closed by the folded end portions of the inner wrapper) 16-4 that exposably closes the upper end face of the cigarette bundle.
  • the cigarette box CB-1 is characterized by a configuration whereby, when the cigarettes CR are in a fully packed state immediately after the cigarette box is unsealed, one cigarette CR can be easily taken out of the cigarette box.
  • FIG. 1 illustrates the cigarette box, as viewed from one side thereof, in which the cigarettes CR are fully packed.
  • the inner wrapper 16 is wrapped around the bundle of packed cigarettes CR generally in the form of the letter U.
  • the end portions of the inner wrapper 16 are long enough to be tucked down, as stated above.
  • the end portions (front and rear end flaps 16a and 16b) of the inner wrapper 16 are folded down onto the mouthpieces (in the illustrated example, filters FL) of the cigarettes CR, thereby forming the aforementioned closed face 16-4.
  • the dimension of the inner wrapper 16 in its width direction is greater than the corresponding dimension of the bundle of cigarettes CR, and the marginal side portions on each side of the inner wrapper are folded one upon the other to cover the corresponding side face of the bundle of cigarettes CR. Consequently, the cigarettes CR are covered in their entirety with the inner wrapper 16.
  • the cigarettes are arranged in multiple rows, namely, a first row RW-1 of seven cigarettes nearest to the front wall, a second row RW-2 of six cigarettes located in the middle, and a third row RW-3 of seven cigarettes nearest to the rear wall.
  • That portion of the inner wrapper 16 which faces the bottom wall 15 is partly fixed to the bottom wall 15 in the vicinity of a boundary line BL-1 between the front wall 12 and the bottom wall 15. Specifically, part of the inner wrapper 16 is fixed on the bottom wall 15 in linear form along the boundary line BL-1, thus forming a fixed portion FP-1.
  • the fixed portion FP-1 may be obtained by bonding part of the inner wrapper 16 to the bottom wall 15 by an adhesive that is used to construct the box body 10, for example.
  • the bottom face 16-3 of the inner wrapper 16 facing the bottom wall 15 turns around the fixed portion FP-1 serving as a base point (center) and becomes inclined with the right side lifted as viewed in the figure.
  • the fixed portion FP-1 is in the form of a line (either a continuous line or a dashed line) extending along the boundary line BL-1, as stated above. Accordingly, the rows of cigarettes CR can be lifted stepwise, or in tiers, as shown in FIG. 2 . It is not desirable that the line width of the fixed portion FP-1 be unnecessarily increased (e.g. to a width exceeding the radius of the cigarette CR). If the width of the fixed portion FP-1 is too large, the inclined area of the inner wrapper 16 decreases, making it difficult to lift the rows of cigarettes stepwise. In view of this, the line width of the fixed portion FP-1 is preferably set to about 2 to 6 mm, or to 75% or less of the diameter of the cigarettes CR contained in the cigarette box.
  • the cigarette box CB-1 is provided with an inner frame 30, described later, which is attached to the inside of the box body 10, has higher rigidity than the inner wrapper 16 and reinforces the box body 10 from inside.
  • a pull-up mechanism for pulling up the inner wrapper 16 will be explained.
  • the pull-up mechanism pulls the inner wrapper 16 upward along the rear wall 13 located opposite the fixed portion FP-1 with respect to the central axis (longitudinal axis) of the cigarette box CB-1.
  • the bottom face 16-3 of the inner wrapper 16 in contact with the bottom wall 15 turns around the fixed portion FP-1 serving as a base point, as stated above, and becomes inclined as shown in FIG. 2 , so that the cigarette rows RW-1, RW-2 and RW-3 are lifted in tiers.
  • the pull-up mechanism exemplified in FIGS. 1 and 2 includes the inner wrapper 16 of which one end portion extends from near the rear wall 13 toward the lid 20 and has a distal end (rear end flap 16b) fixed (bonded) to the inner surface 20a of the lid 20, thus forming a bonded portion 21.
  • the rear end flap 16b functions as a first operator (claim 1) that moves back and forth as the lid 20 is opened and closed.
  • the inner wrapper 16 is in an undeformed state ( FIG. 1 ), or an initial state, in which the inner wrapper is in the form of the letter U as stated above, and as the lid 20 is opened as illustrated in FIG. 2 , the inner wrapper 16 is pulled in conjunction with the opening movement of the lid 20.
  • the opening movement of the lid 20 links with, or interlocks with, the pull-up movement of the inner wrapper 16.
  • the bottom face of the inner wrapper 16 in contact with the bottom wall 15 is inclined upward with respect to the fixed portion FP-1 serving as a base point, whereby the cigarette rows can be lifted in tiers.
  • the pull-up mechanism of the cigarette box CB-1 will be explained in more detail.
  • FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing an external appearance of the cigarette box CB-1 and illustrates a state in which the lid 20 is opened for the first time after the cigarette box is unsealed.
  • the cigarette box CB-1 has the pull-up mechanism that works in conjunction with the opening movement of the lid 20.
  • the user has only to open the lid 20, as with conventional cigarette boxes, and need not perform an additional action to pick one cigarette from among the closely packed cigarettes.
  • the amount of movement of the inner wrapper 16 depends upon the degree of opening of the lid 20, and therefore, the extent to which the inner wrapper 16 is pulled remains unchanged and thus is stable.
  • the open state of the lid is usually maintained unless and until the lid is forcibly closed. Consequently, the rows of cigarettes remain lifted in tiers as shown in FIG. 3 , and the user may take time to pick one cigarette.
  • the inner frame 30 is located close to the front wall 12 of the cigarette box CB-1 and is fixed so as to project from the upper end of the front wall 12.
  • the cigarette box CB-1 has a plate-like folding tucker 31 arranged between the rear wall 13 and the bundle of cigarettes CR.
  • the folding tucker 31 is located on the same side as the rear face of the inner pack PC and projects upward from the upper end of the box body 10.
  • the rear end flap 16b which is one end portion of the inner wrapper 16, is bonded to the inner surface 20a of the lid 20 as stated above, and when the inner wrapper 16 is pulled out of the box body 10, it is folded back at the upper edge 31a of the folding tucker 31 with its rear face 16-2 in contact with the upper edge 31a.
  • the rear face 16-2 of the inner wrapper 16 is associated with an improved structure (interlocker) whereby the amount of pull of the inner wrapper can be increased when the inner wrapper is pulled up and the rear face 16-2 is folded back at the upper edge 31a of the folding tucker 31 in contact therewith.
  • the inner wrapper can be pulled up without fail when the lid 20 is opened.
  • the inner wrapper and the folding tucker 31 are configured such that the inner wrapper comes into contact with the upper edge 31a of the folding tucker 31, the amount of lift of the individual rows of cigarettes CR (i.e. inclination angle ⁇ at the fixed portion) can be adjusted appropriately by changing the height of the upper edge 31a.
  • An outer blank for forming the cigarette box CB-1 may be modified in such a manner that the box body 10, the lid 20 and the folding tucker 31 can be made from a single outer blank.
  • Conventional inner frames are used for reinforcing the cigarette box and generally have a U-shaped cross section (when viewed from above) to support the inner surfaces of the front and right and left side walls of the cigarette box.
  • the folding tucker 31 is preferably arranged on the same side as the rear face of the inner pack PC so as to project from the rear wall 13.
  • the cigarette box CR-1 is provided with a novel inner frame obtained by connecting a structural member functioning as the folding tucker to the rear side (rear part) of an inner frame with an ordinary structure so that the inner frame and the structural member may cooperatively form a tubular shape (rectangular tube) surrounding the outer periphery of the inner pack PC.
  • the inner frame 30 exemplified in this embodiment is a tubular inner sleeve having the folding tucker 31 at its rear part.
  • the amount of lift of the inner wrapper can be adjusted appropriately through adjustment of the height of the folding tucker 31 additionally provided near the rear wall 13.
  • the height of the upper edge of the folding tucker 31 may be determined in accordance with the required lift amount of the bottom face of the inner wrapper.
  • the user has only to open the lid, as with ordinary cigarette boxes, in order to lift the rows of packed cigarettes in tiers, so that the user can easily pick one cigarette at all times without being annoyed by the trouble and care associated with picking of one cigarette from among the packed cigarettes.
  • a cigarette box CB-2 according to a second embodiment of the present invention will now be described with reference to the drawings.
  • FIGS. 4 and 5 illustrate the cigarette box CB-2 according to the second embodiment, wherein FIG. 4 is a side view showing a state in which a lid is closed, and FIG. 5 is a side view showing a state in which the lid is opened.
  • the cigarette box CB-2 includes a box body 40, and a lid 50 pivotable about a hinge 41 formed at an upper end (upper side) of the box body 40.
  • the cigarette box CB-2 has a peripheral wall constituted by a front wall 42, a rear wall 43, and right and left side walls 44R and 44L located right and left, respectively, between the front and rear walls (the side walls are not illustrated in FIGS. 4 and 5 in order to show cigarettes CR contained in the cigarette box).
  • the peripheral wall has a bottom closed with a bottom wall 45.
  • the peripheral wall is open at an upper end thereof, and the upper end of the rear wall 43 serves as the hinge 41 to allow the lid 50 to open and close with respect to the upper edge of the box body 40.
  • the cigarette box CB-2 is also provided with a mechanism for lifting a plurality of cigarettes CR contained in the box body 40.
  • the mechanism is configured in the manner described below to attain the purpose.
  • a bundle of cigarettes CR is wrapped in its entirety in a sheet-like inner wrapper 46 to form an inner pack PC.
  • the inner wrapper 46 may be made of a material conventionally used for wrapping cigarettes, and a preferred example includes a sheet material having paper and a metal foil laminated one upon the other.
  • the inner wrapper 46 arranged inside the cigarette box CB-2 has such a form that portions thereof facing the respective inner surfaces of the front wall 42, the bottom wall 45 and the rear wall 43 are continuous and have no cuts therein.
  • the inner wrapper 46 has front and rear faces 46-1 and 46-2 covering the front and rear faces, respectively, of the cigarette bundle, and a single bottom face 46-3 covering the lower end face of the cigarette bundle.
  • An upper portion of the inner wrapper 46 is tucked down to form a closed face (face closed by the folded end portions of the inner wrapper) 46-4 that exposably closes the upper end face of the cigarette bundle.
  • the cigarette box CB-2 is characterized by a configuration whereby, when the cigarettes CR are in a fully packed state immediately after the cigarette box is unsealed, one cigarette CR can be easily taken out of the cigarette box.
  • FIG. 4 illustrates the cigarette box, as viewed from one side thereof, in which the cigarettes CR are fully packed.
  • the inner wrapper 46 is wrapped around the bundle of packed cigarettes CR generally in the form of the letter U.
  • the end portions of the inner wrapper 46 are long enough to be tucked down, as stated above.
  • the end portions (front and rear end flaps 46a and 46b) of the inner wrapper 46 are folded down onto the mouthpieces (in the illustrated example, filters FL) of the cigarettes CR, thereby forming the aforementioned closed face 46-4.
  • the dimension of the inner wrapper 46 in its width direction is greater than the corresponding dimension of the bundle of cigarettes CR, and the marginal side portions on each side of the inner wrapper are folded one upon the other to cover the corresponding side face of the bundle of cigarettes CR. Consequently, the cigarettes CR are covered in their entirety with the inner wrapper 46.
  • the cigarettes are arranged in multiple rows, namely, a first row RW-1 of seven cigarettes nearest to the front wall, a second row RW-2 of six cigarettes located in the middle, and a third row RW-3 of seven cigarettes nearest to the rear wall.
  • That portion of the inner wrapper 46 which faces the bottom wall 45 is partly fixed to the bottom wall 45 in the vicinity of a boundary line BL-2 between the rear wall 43 and the bottom wall 45. Specifically, part of the inner wrapper 46 is fixed on the bottom wall 45 in linear form along the boundary line BL-2, thus forming a fixed portion FP-2.
  • the fixed portion FP-2 may be obtained by bonding part of the inner wrapper 46 to the bottom wall 45 by an adhesive that is used to construct the box body 40, for example.
  • the bottom face 46-3 of the inner wrapper 46 facing the bottom wall 45 turns around the fixed portion FP-2 serving as a base point (center) and becomes inclined with the left side lifted as viewed in the figure.
  • the fixed portion FP-2 is in the form of a line (either a continuous line or a dashed line) extending along the boundary line BL-2, as stated above. Accordingly, the rows of cigarettes CR can be lifted stepwise, or in tiers, as shown in FIG. 5 . It is not desirable that the line width of the fixed portion FP-2 be unnecessarily increased (e.g. to a width exceeding the radius of the cigarette CR). If the width of the fixed portion FP-2 is too large, the inclined area of the inner wrapper 46 decreases, making it difficult to lift the rows of cigarettes stepwise. In view of this, the line width of the fixed portion FP-2 is preferably set to about 2 to 6 mm, or to 75% or less of the diameter of the cigarettes CR contained in the cigarette box.
  • the cigarette box CB-2 is provided with an inner frame 60, described later, which is attached to the inside of the box body 40, has higher rigidity than the inner wrapper 46 and reinforces the box body 40 from inside.
  • Inner frames conventionally used for the purpose of reinforcement generally have a U-shaped cross section (as viewed from above) to support the inner surfaces of the front and side walls.
  • the cigarette box CB-2 employs such an inner frame.
  • the pull-up mechanism includes the inner frame 60 that is slidable in a lifting/lowering direction (in the figures, up and down) along the inner surface of the box body 40.
  • the inner frame 60 functions as a second operator (claim 1).
  • a bonded portion 60a is provided as a joining portion that joins the inner frame 60 and the front face 46-1 of the inner wrapper 46 to each other to cause the front face 46-1 to be pulled up as the inner frame 60 is slid up. That is, part of the inner wrapper 46 is fixed at the bonded portion 60a to the inner frame 60 located inside the front wall 42. Consequently, the slide-up movement of the inner frame 60 links with, or interlocks with, the pull-up movement of the inner wrapper 46.
  • the pull-up mechanism pulls the inner wrapper 46 upward along the front wall located opposite the fixed portion FP-2 with respect to the central axis (longitudinal axis) of the cigarette box CB-2.
  • the bottom face 46-3 of the inner wrapper 46 in contact with the bottom wall 45 turns around the fixed portion FP-2 serving as a base point, as stated above, and becomes inclined as shown in FIG. 5 , so that the cigarette rows RW-1, RW-2 and RW-3 are lifted in tiers.
  • the inner frame 60 is formed not only as a slide member having a U-shaped cross section and disposed to slide along the inner surfaces of the front wall 42 and right and left side walls, but has an abutting portion 61 that abuts against the inner surface of the lid 50 when the upper end of the cigarette box is closed with the lid 50 (see FIG. 4 ). Consequently, when the inner frame 60 is pushed up, this push-up movement causes the lid 50 to swing upward and at the same time causes the inner wrapper 46 to be pulled upward. Namely, the push-up movement of the inner frame 60 interlocks with the swing-up movement of the lid 50 as well as with the pull-up movement of the inner wrapper 46.
  • the inner wrapper 46 While the lid 50 of the cigarette box CB-2 is closed, the inner wrapper 46 is in an undeformed state ( FIG. 4 ) in which the inner wrapper is in the form of the letter U as stated above.
  • the inner frame 60 As the inner frame 60 is slid upward to open the lid 50, the inner wrapper 46 is pulled as shown in FIG. 5 . That is, the movement to open the lid 50 by means of the inner frame 60 causes the pull-up movement of the inner wrapper 46. Consequently, when the lid 50 is open, the bottom face of the inner wrapper 46 that was in contact with the bottom wall 45 is inclined upward with respect to the fixed portion FP-2 serving as a base point, whereby the cigarette rows can be lifted in tiers. Referring further to FIGS. 6 and 7 , the pull-up mechanism of the cigarette box CB-2 will be explained in more detail.
  • FIGS. 6 and 7 are perspective views corresponding to FIGS. 4 and 5 , respectively, and illustrating an external appearance of the cigarette box CB-2.
  • an access opening 47 is shown which is not illustrated in FIGS. 4 and 5 .
  • the access opening 47 is a generally U-shaped cut formed in the front wall 42 of the box body 40.
  • the slidable inner frame 60 is exposed through the access opening 47 and, therefore, can be moved upward by applying a sliding force to the inner frame 60 as indicated by an arrow in FIG. 6 .
  • the access opening is provided to allow the user to apply a sliding force to the inner frame 60 with his/her finger (e.g. thumb) in contact with the inner frame 60, and thus the shape thereof need not be such that the cut reaches the upper edge of the front wall as exemplified in FIGS. 6 and 7 . That is, the access opening 47 may be a cut in the form of a circle, ellipse or rectangle, for example.
  • the aforementioned bonded portion 60a serving as the joining portion and the access opening 47 constitute an interlocker that interlocks the forward movement, or upward movement, of the inner frame 60 as the second operator with the pull-up movement of the inner wrapper 46.
  • the lid 50 opens and the cigarette rows are lifted in tiers, as shown in FIG. 7 .
  • the front row RW-1 is lifted highest, and accordingly, the other rear-side rows RW-2 and RW-3 are not illustrated in FIG. 7 (see FIG. 5 ).
  • the user has only to slide the inner frame 60 upward to open the lid 50 and need not perform any additional action for picking one cigarette from among the fully packed cigarettes. Also, once slid up, the inner frame 60 remains there unless it is forcibly pushed back. Consequently, the rows of cigarettes remain lifted in tiers as shown in FIG. 7 , so that the user may take time to pick one cigarette.
  • a cigarette box CB-3 according to a third embodiment of the present invention will now be described with reference to the drawings.
  • FIGS. 8 and 9 illustrate the cigarette box CB-3 according to the third embodiment, wherein FIG. 8 is a side view showing a state in which a lid is closed, and FIG. 9 is a side view showing a state in which the lid is opened.
  • the cigarette box CB-3 has a divided structure including a body outer part 70-1 and a body inner part 70-2.
  • the body outer part 70-1 of the cigarette box CB-3 has a peripheral wall constituted by a front wall 72, a rear wall 73, and right and left side walls 74R and 74L located right and left, respectively, between the front and rear walls (the side walls are not illustrated in FIGS. 8 and 9 in order to show cigarettes CR contained in the cigarette box).
  • the peripheral wall has a bottom closed with a bottom wall 75.
  • the body inner part 70-2 is partly contained in the body outer part 70-1 so as to be movable (liftable) up and down relative to the body outer part 70-1.
  • the cigarette box CB-3 has a structure such that the body inner part 70-2 including a lid 80 is movable up and down relative to the body outer part 70-1.
  • the body inner part 70-2 has a body lower element 81 contained in the body outer part 70-1, and the lid 80 attached to an upper portion of the body lower element 81.
  • the body inner part 70-2 has an upper end and an open lower end, and the lid 80 is connected to the upper end by a hinge 71.
  • the body lower element 81 of the body inner part 70-2 is arranged so as to surround the lateral sides of the inner pack (PC) in cooperation with an inner frame, described later. Also, the body lower element 81 is joined to the inner wrapper of the inner pack by the inner frame.
  • FIG. 10 is a perspective view so illustrated as to facilitate understanding of the shapes and positional relationship of the body outer part 70-1, the body inner part 70-2 and the inner frame 90.
  • Each of the body outer part, the body inner part and the inner frame can be obtained by folding a corresponding single sheet-like blank.
  • the body outer part 70-1 has the front wall 72, the rear wall 73, the right and left side walls 74R and 74L located right and left, respectively, between the front and rear walls, and the bottom wall 75 and is generally in the form of a hollow box opening upward.
  • the rear wall 73 of the body outer part 70-1 has a construction such that an extension 73ex is folded back at an upper end 73tp of the rear wall 73. Specifically, the extension 73ex is folded so as to extend along the inner surface of the rear wall 73 (i.e. so as to be located inside the body outer part 70-1).
  • a projection 73pr protrudes outward (in FIG. 10 , downward) from a central portion of the distal end of the extension 73ex.
  • the body inner part 70-2 has the lid 80 connected to the upper edge of the body lower element 81 by the hinge 71, as stated above.
  • the body lower element 81 is vertically movably contained in the body outer part 70-1.
  • the rear wall 73 of the body outer port 70-1 and a rear wall 82 forming the body lower element 81 are disposed in contact with each other.
  • a rectangular opening 83 is formed through a central portion of the rear wall 82 of the body lower element 81.
  • the inner frame 90 is connected to the front of the body inner part 70-2 to form an integral structure (hereinafter referred to also as connection structure), which is then received in the body outer part 70-1.
  • the inner frame 90 has a front wall 91, and right and left side walls 92R and 92L at the right and left sides, respectively, of the front wall 91.
  • the side walls 92R and 92L are disposed in contact with the respective inner surfaces of the right and left side walls 84R and 84L of the body inner part 70-2 and are connected thereto with their lower edges located on a level with those of the right and left side walls 84R and 84L.
  • the connection structure obtained by connecting the body inner part 70-2 and the inner frame 90 together includes a tubular structural part having a peripheral wall defining (surrounding) a space therein and having a rectangular cross-sectional shape.
  • the connection structure is open at a lower end thereof. In FIGS. 8 and 9 , the position of the open lower end of the connection structure is indicated by a dashed line EL.
  • the body outer part 70-1 contains the body lower element 81 with the lid 80 exposed as shown in FIG. 8 .
  • the body lower element 81 of the body inner part 70-2 is received in the body outer part 70-1 in such a manner that the body lower element 81 is allowed to move between the lowered position where the bottom face 76-3 of the inner wrapper 76 is located at the bottom wall 75, and the raised position where the bottom face 76-3 of the inner wrapper 76 is located at a distance from the bottom wall 75 as illustrated in FIG. 9 .
  • the body outer part further includes a riser portion 73st that faces the rear surface of the lid 80 when the body inner part 70-2 is in the lowered position with the lid 80 closed.
  • the riser portion 73st protrudes integrally from the rear wall 73 of the body outer part 70-1 so as to face the rear surface of the lid 80 of the body inner part 70-2 when the body inner part 70-2 is not raised and is in the lowered position (initial position) with the lid 80 closed.
  • the riser portion 73st is configured such that while the body inner part 70-2 is in the lowered position shown in FIG. 8 , the upwardly projecting riser portion 73st obstructs the opening movement of the lid 80. Accordingly, the body inner part 70-2 needs to be slid up first in order to open the lid 80.
  • the cigarette box CB-3 is also provided with a mechanism for lifting cigarettes CR contained therein.
  • the mechanism is configured in the manner described below to attain the purpose.
  • a bundle of cigarettes CR is wrapped in its entirety in a sheet-like inner wrapper 76 to form an inner pack PC.
  • the inner wrapper 76 may be made of a material conventionally used for wrapping cigarettes, and a preferred example includes a sheet material having paper and a metal foil laminated one upon the other.
  • the inner wrapper 76 arranged inside the cigarette box CB-3 has such a form that portions thereof facing the respective inner surfaces of the front wall 72, the bottom wall 75 and the rear wall 73 are continuous and have no cuts therein. More specifically, the inner wrapper 76 has front and rear faces 76-1 and 76-2 covering the front and rear faces, respectively, of the cigarette bundle, and a single bottom face 76-3 covering the lower end face of the cigarette bundle. An upper portion of the inner wrapper 76 is tucked down to form a closed face (face closed by the folded end portions of the inner wrapper) 76-4 that exposably closes the upper end face of the cigarette bundle.
  • the cigarette box CB-3 is characterized by a configuration whereby, when the cigarettes CR are in a fully packed state immediately after the cigarette box is unsealed, one cigarette CR can be easily taken out of the cigarette box.
  • FIG. 8 illustrates the cigarette box, as viewed from one side thereof, in which the cigarettes CR are fully packed.
  • the inner wrapper 76 is wrapped around the bundle of packed cigarettes CR generally in the form of the letter U.
  • the end portions of the inner wrapper 76 are long enough to be tucked down, as stated above.
  • the end portions (front and rear end flaps 76a and 76b) of the inner wrapper 76 are folded down onto the mouthpieces (in the illustrated example, filters FL) of the cigarettes CR, thereby forming the aforementioned closed face 76-4.
  • the dimension of the inner wrapper 76 in its width direction is greater than the corresponding dimension of the bundle of cigarettes CR, and the marginal side portions on each side of the inner wrapper are folded one upon the other to cover the corresponding side face of the bundle of cigarettes CR. Consequently, the cigarettes CR are covered in their entirety with the inner wrapper 76.
  • the cigarettes are arranged in multiple rows, namely, a first row RW-1 of seven cigarettes nearest to the front wall, a second row RW-2 of six cigarettes located in the middle, and a third row RW-3 of seven cigarettes nearest to the rear wall.
  • That portion of the inner wrapper 76 which faces the bottom wall 75 is partly fixed to the bottom wall 75 in the vicinity of a boundary line BL-2 between the rear wall 73 and the bottom wall 75. Specifically, part of the inner wrapper 76 is fixed on the bottom wall 75 in linear form along the boundary line BL-2, thus forming a fixed portion FP-2.
  • the fixed portion FP-2 may be obtained by bonding part of the inner wrapper 76 to the bottom wall 75 by an adhesive that is used to construct the box body 70, for example.
  • the bottom face 76-3 of the inner wrapper 76 facing the bottom wall 75 turns around the fixed portion FP-2 serving as a base point (center) and becomes inclined with the left side lifted as viewed in the figure.
  • the fixed portion FP-2 is in the form of a line (either a continuous line or a dashed line) extending along the boundary line BL-2, as stated above. Accordingly, the rows of cigarettes CR can be lifted stepwise, or in tiers, as shown in FIG. 9 . It is not desirable that the line width of the fixed portion FP-2 be unnecessarily increased (e.g. to a width exceeding the radius of the cigarette CR). If the width of the fixed portion FP-2 is too large, the inclined area of the inner wrapper 76 decreases, making it difficult to lift the rows of cigarettes stepwise. In view of this, the line width of the fixed portion FP-2 is preferably set to about 2 to 6 mm, or to 75% or less of the diameter of the cigarettes CR contained in the cigarette box.
  • the inner frame 90 is attached to the inside of the box body 70, has higher rigidity than the inner wrapper 76 and serves to reinforce the box body 70 from inside and to guide movement of the inner wrapper 76.
  • the inner frame 90 is joined to the body inner part 70-2 to form the connection structure before being received in the body outer part 70-1, as explained above with reference to FIG. 10 , and functions as a pull-up mechanism for pulling up the inner wrapper 76.
  • Inner frames conventionally used for the purpose of reinforcement generally have a U-shaped cross section (as viewed from above) to support the inner surfaces of the front and rear walls.
  • the cigarette box CB-3 makes effective use of such an inner frame.
  • the pull-up mechanism of the cigarette box CB-3 includes the connection structure slidable in the lifting/lowering direction (in the figures, up and down) along the inner surface of the body outer part 70-1 of the box body 70.
  • the connection structure defines a space therein, in which the inner pack PC is arranged. That is, the connection structure serves also as a protection structure wherein the inner frame 90 and the body inner part 70-2 cooperatively surround the lateral sides of the inner pack PC.
  • the connection structure constitutes a slide member having a rectangular cross-sectional shape, and the inner frame 90 and the body inner part 70-2 forming the slide member function as a second operator (claim 1).
  • a bonded portion 90a is provided as a joining portion that joins the inner frame 90 and the front face 76-1 of the inner wrapper 76 to each other to cause the front face 76-1 to be pulled up as the inner frame 90 is slid up. That is, part of the inner wrapper 76 is fixed at the bonded portion 90a to the inner frame 90 located inside the front wall 72. Consequently, the slide-up movement of the inner frame 90 (connection structure) causes, or interlocks with, the pull-up movement of the inner wrapper 76.
  • the pull-up mechanism pulls the inner wrapper 76 upward along the front wall located opposite the fixed portion FP-2 with respect to the central axis (longitudinal axis) of the cigarette box CB-3.
  • the bottom face 76-3 of the inner wrapper 76 in contact with the bottom wall 75 turns around the fixed portion FP-2 serving as a base point, as stated above, and becomes inclined as shown in FIG. 9 , so that the cigarette rows RW-1, RW-2 and RW-3 are lifted in tiers.
  • the riser portion 73st of the rear wall 73 of the body outer part 70-1 is located so as to face the rear surface of the lid 80 of the body inner part 70-2.
  • An access opening 73de partly exposing the rear surface of the lid 80 is formed in the riser portion 73st to allow a sliding force to be applied to the body inner part 70-2 (connection structure).
  • the access opening 73de is shown in FIGS. 10 , 12 and 14 , though not illustrated in FIGS. 8 and 9 .
  • the inner wrapper 76 arranged in the form of the letter U is in an undeformed state ( FIG. 8 ). Then, as the body inner part 70-2 is slid upward, the inner frame 90 joined to the body inner part 70-2 also slides upward, so that the inner wrapper 76 is pulled up as shown in FIG. 9 . That is, the slide-up movement of the body inner part 70-2 to open the lid 80 is united with the pull-up movement of the inner wrapper 76 by the inner frame 90.
  • FIGS. 11 and 12 are perspective views showing the external appearance of the cigarette box CB-3 in the state illustrated in FIG. 8 , as viewed from the front and rear, respectively, of the cigarette box CB-3
  • FIGS. 13 and 14 are perspective views showing the external appearance of the cigarette box CB-3 in the state illustrated in FIG. 9 , as viewed from the front and rear, respectively, of the cigarette box CB-3.
  • FIGS. 11 to 14 The right and left side walls 74R and 74L, which are not shown in FIGS. 8 and 9 , are illustrated in FIGS. 11 to 14 .
  • the inner frame 90 and the body lower element 81 of the body inner part 70-2 are brought into contact with each other at their side walls (84R and 92R; 84L and 92L, see FIG. 10 ), and are joined together at their overlapping portions La by an adhesive.
  • the connection structure including the structural part having a rectangular cross-sectional shape is formed.
  • connecting portions where the inner frame 90 and the body inner part 70-2 are connected to each other are not limited to the side walls as exemplified in the figures, and any desired configuration may be employed insofar as the inner frame 90 and the body inner part 70-2 cooperatively surround the lateral sides of the inner pack PC.
  • the access opening 73de which is not illustrated in FIGS. 8 and 9 , is shown in FIGS. 12 and 14 .
  • the access opening 73de is a semicircular cut formed in the riser portion 73st.
  • the rear surface of the slidable body inner part 70-2 is exposed through the access opening 73de and, therefore, can be moved upward by applying a sliding force to the body inner part 70-2 (connection structure) as indicated by an arrow in FIG. 12 .
  • the access opening 73de is provided to allow the user to apply a sliding force to the body inner part 70-2 with his/her finger (e.g.
  • the access opening may be a cut in the form of a circle, ellipse or rectangle, for example.
  • the access opening 73de configured as described above is a preferred example. Where the access opening 73de is not formed in the riser portion 73st, the user may hold the side walls of the lid 80 with his/her fingers and then pull up the lid 80 to move the body inner part 70-2 (connection structure) upward.
  • the aforementioned bonded portion 90a serving as the joining portion and the combination of the inner frame 90 and the body inner part 70-2 serving as the second operator constitute an interlocker that interlocks the forward movement, or upward movement, of the second operator with the pull-up movement of the inner wrapper 76.
  • the riser portion 73st of the rear wall 73 and the connection structure are located at the same height.
  • the height of the riser portion 73st may be set as desired to determine the lift amount of the bottom face of the inner wrapper. That is to say, the height of the riser portion 73st may be determined in accordance with the required lift amount of the bottom face of the inner wrapper.
  • connection structure moves and the rows of cigarettes are lifted in tiers. It is therefore unnecessary for the user to perform an additional action for picking one cigarette from among the fully packed cigarettes. Also, once the connection structure is raised, it remains there unless the body inner part 70-2 is forcibly returned by closing the lid 80. Consequently, the rows of cigarettes remain lifted in tiers as shown in FIG. 13 , so that the user may take time to pick one cigarette.
  • the inner wrapper (16, 46, 76) for wrapping the inner pack (PC) therein is a single sheet and is arranged inside the cigarette box generally in the form of the letter U with no cuts therein, whereby the rows of cigarettes can be lifted in tiers.
  • a slit is preferably cut in part of the inner wrapper in the vicinity of the fixed portion where the inner wrapper is fixed to the bottom wall (15, 45, 75) of the box body (10, 40, 70). More specifically, the inner wrapper is fixed to the bottom wall by a linearly applied adhesive or the like, and since the inner wrapper turns around the fixed portion (FP-1 or FP-2), a slit formed near the fixed portion enables the inner wrapper to bend easily, thus allowing the bottom face of the inner wrapper to smoothly assume an inclined position.
  • FIG. 15 illustrates a blank 100 with slits, for use as the inner wrapper.
  • FR denotes a region corresponding to the front face
  • RE denotes a region corresponding to the rear face
  • BA denotes a region corresponding to the bottom face.
  • Chain line LN across the front face FR indicates a cutting line along which a frontside unnecessary flap is torn off after the cigarette box is opened for the first time.
  • Slits 110 are formed on outer sides of the region BA where the blank 100 is fixed by an adhesive.
  • the widthwise outward portions are portions (marginal side portions) for covering the individual sides of the inner pack PC.
  • the blank 100 exemplified in FIG. 15 is applicable to the aforementioned first to third embodiments.
  • the inner wrapper is fixed to box body at a location near the front boundary line between the front and bottom walls, and accordingly, the blank 100 to be used preferably has slits 110a formed in the outer side portions and between the front face FR and the bottom face BA.
  • the inner wrapper is fixed to box body at a location near the rear boundary line between the rear and bottom walls, and accordingly, the blank 100 to be used preferably has slits 110b formed in the outer side portions and between the rear face RE and the bottom face BA.
  • the fixed portion where the inner wrapper is fixed to the box body is situated on the bottom wall of the box body at a location near the boundary line between the front and bottom walls or near the boundary line between the rear and bottom walls, but the location of the fixed portion is not limited to such locations.
  • the fixed portion may be situated on either the front or rear wall of the box body insofar as the fixed portion is located in the vicinity of the corresponding boundary line.
  • cigarettes are arranged in three rows, but the number of cigarette rows is not limited to three.
  • the number of cigarette rows may be smaller than three, namely, two, or may alternatively be greater than three, namely, four or more.

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