EP2813151A1 - Emballage de tabac pour un appareil de fabrication de cigarettes automatique - Google Patents

Emballage de tabac pour un appareil de fabrication de cigarettes automatique Download PDF

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EP2813151A1
EP2813151A1 EP14183906.8A EP14183906A EP2813151A1 EP 2813151 A1 EP2813151 A1 EP 2813151A1 EP 14183906 A EP14183906 A EP 14183906A EP 2813151 A1 EP2813151 A1 EP 2813151A1
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tobacco
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tobacco packaging
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Alexander Schlag
Dirk Minkner
Michael KÜPPER
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A24—TOBACCO; CIGARS; CIGARETTES; SIMULATED SMOKING DEVICES; SMOKERS' REQUISITES
    • A24C—MACHINES FOR MAKING CIGARS OR CIGARETTES
    • A24C5/00—Making cigarettes; Making tipping materials for, or attaching filters or mouthpieces to, cigars or cigarettes
    • A24C5/40—Hand-driven apparatus for making cigarettes
    • 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
    • B65D77/00—Packages formed by enclosing articles or materials in preformed containers, e.g. boxes, cartons, sacks or bags
    • B65D77/10—Container closures formed after filling
    • B65D77/20—Container closures formed after filling by applying separate lids or covers, i.e. flexible membrane or foil-like covers
    • B65D77/2024—Container closures formed after filling by applying separate lids or covers, i.e. flexible membrane or foil-like covers the cover being welded or adhered to the container
    • B65D77/2028—Means for opening the cover other than, or in addition to, a pull tab
    • B65D77/2032—Means for opening the cover other than, or in addition to, a pull tab by peeling or tearing the cover from the container
    • B65D77/204—Means for opening the cover other than, or in addition to, a pull tab by peeling or tearing the cover from the container the cover having an unsealed portion for initiating removal
    • 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
    • B65D2577/00—Packages formed by enclosing articles or materials in preformed containers, e.g. boxes, cartons, sacks, bags
    • B65D2577/10—Container closures formed after filling
    • B65D2577/20—Container closures formed after filling by applying separate lids or covers
    • B65D2577/2041—Pull tabs
    • B65D2577/205—Pull tabs integral with the closure

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  • the invention relates to a tobacco packaging for a cigarette self-production device.
  • a particular application of the present invention is in the field of cigarette machines used by the consumer to make single or a plurality of individual cigarettes (in stock).
  • Such table cigarette machines are more elaborate than simple known stuffing devices, allow to process a larger supply of tobacco and generally produce very high quality, self-made cigarettes.
  • a device which can be used as a cigarette self-production device and uses a tobacco packaging, which can be attached as a separate unit to the device, locking and unlocking mechanisms are described.
  • a tobacco packaging according to the invention for a cigarette self-production device has a cup-shaped tobacco receptacle, which has a removable seal seal on its opening side, an adapter element for attaching the packaging to the cigarette self-production device and a Unlocking element for a safety lock of the cigarette self-production device.
  • the unlocking element which can be separated from the tobacco packaging is connected to the seal closure for its removal.
  • Release members which are at least partially detachable, are used to provide a security feature.
  • Such unlocking elements are destroyed by the separation and make it possible to ensure that the device can only be operated with the correct, associated tobacco packaging, so as to prevent damage to the device and to minimize the risk of injury to end users, which could arise if non-external or already Once used packaging would be used.
  • the present invention has now recognized that the process of separating the part of the unlocking element provided for this purpose can be combined with the opening of the seal closure, which simplifies handling in an elegant manner.
  • the separable part of the unlocking element which is connected to the seal seal, according to the invention provided with the function of a handle or attack for the seal seal, and when removing this part can be opened or removed with the same movement and the seal seal.
  • the handling of the tobacco packaging and the system is thereby simplified and made more user-friendly.
  • the tobacco receptacle forms a cup with the opening side turned downwards, on which the attachment adapter element and the unlocking element are arranged.
  • the mounting adapter element may comprise a lower, protruding edge on the cup, in particular a guide flange, which can then be inserted into a corresponding counterpart on the self-production device. This ensures the correct attachment of the tobacco packaging.
  • the unlocking element is arranged on a lower edge side of the tobacco receptacle, it will be advantageous after mounting the tobacco receptacle on the device in a simple manner with there locking mechanisms engaged.
  • the seal seal has a removal-engaging portion, and the detachable portion of the unlocking member is connected to this removal-engaging portion, so that the seal seal can be removed by means of the detachable portion and at the proper position of the seal seal, as " Handle "sits.
  • the unlocking element with a latch-holding part connected to the tobacco receptacle and intended to remain there, which is arranged adjacent to the separable part.
  • Such a two-part design of the unlocking is advantageous because it reflects the two separate functions, on the one hand unlocking and keeping open, on the other hand, the function of a handle for the seal seal. It is not significant whether the separable part of the unlocking element itself already has an unlocking function or is designed accordingly. Thus, it can fulfill both functions of the hold-open part, namely on the one hand the unlocking and on the other hand, the function of keeping open, while the detachable part does not contribute to this.
  • the unlocking itself can take place through the separable part, while the remaining on the tobacco packaging hold-open part then ensures that the device remains unlocked.
  • the separable part of the unlocking element can only be connected to the tobacco receptacle via the seal seal.
  • the integrity of the tobacco packaging is then produced in the unused state that the seal seal is firmly attached to the packaging and thus also the separable part remains there.
  • a predetermined breaking connection of the seal closure with the tobacco receptacle is additionally provided, and this may be advantageous in particular if the connection may not be rigid enough merely via the seal seal and more dimensional stability has to be ensured.
  • the seal closure comprises a flexible peelable protective film; however, it is also possible to use any other closure technique, for example a rigid closure plate or covers that break when opened.
  • a system comprising a tobacco package as described above in various embodiments and a cigarette self-fabricating device to which the tobacco package for tobacco supply is attachable. It further comprises a safety latch which prevents actuation of the device if it is not unlocked by means of the unlocking element of the packaging.
  • the system may provide a slidable latch for the safety device which is biased in its home position to block a tobacco processing movement of the device and which, by its interaction with the unlocking element of the package, is displaced to a release position in which he allows a tobacco processing movement of the device.
  • a further possible embodiment of the disclosed system provides that the safety lock is arranged at a location of the device, where it first passes during the attachment of the tobacco packaging from the separable part of the unlocking element, and in particular unlocked, after which they with a latch-holding part of the Entriegelungselements comes into engagement, which maintains the unlocking even after a separation of the separable part. Also disclosed is a method of populating a tobacco cigar tobacco self-preparation device using a tobacco package as described above in various embodiments, wherein the seal closure, after attaching the package to the cigarette self-fabricator and unlocking the safety latch thereby the tobacco packaging is removed so that it is removed together with at least one part of the unlocking element, with which it is connected, being separable from the tobacco packaging.
  • the invention will be explained in more detail below with reference to a preferred embodiment. It may include all of the features described herein individually and in any convenient combination and, in particular, may be viewed as using a described tobacco package with a cigarette self-fabricator or tobacco loading method, as each described herein. It should also be noted that although the present description is directed to tobacco processing in tobacco manufacturing, the basic features of the invention are also applicable to processing equipment for other pourable food and beverage.
  • Embodiment 2 The system of Embodiment 1, wherein the safety device comprises a slidable latch placed in its home position to block a tobacco processing movement of the device and displaced to a release position by interaction with the release element of the package he allows a tobacco processing movement of the device.
  • the safety device comprises a slidable latch placed in its home position to block a tobacco processing movement of the device and displaced to a release position by interaction with the release element of the package he allows a tobacco processing movement of the device.
  • Embodiment 3 System according to embodiment 1 or 2, wherein the safety lock is arranged at a position of the device, where it is first passed when attaching the tobacco packaging from the separable part of the unlocking, and is unlocked in particular, after which they with a latch-holding part the unlocking element engages, which maintains the unlocking even after a separation of the separable part upright.
  • Embodiment 4 A method of equipping a cigarette self-preparation device with tobacco from a tobacco packaging with a cup-shaped tobacco receptacle having on its opening side a removable seal closure, an adapter element for attaching the packaging to the cigarette self-production device, and with an unlocking element for a safety latch of the cigarette Self-service device, in which the seal closure is removed from the tobacco packaging after attaching the packaging to the cigarette manufacturing device and unlocking the safety interlock by being removed together with at least one part of the unlocking element to which it is connected and disconnected from the tobacco packaging becomes.
  • the in the FIGS. 1 to 3 tobacco packaging 1 shown in various views has the shape of an inverted cup, which has rounded, rectangular corners and converges slightly towards the top.
  • the packaging in FIG. 1 diagonally from above, in FIG. 2 from the side and in FIG. 3 seen obliquely from below is intended to be placed on top of a cigarette self-fabricator, and for this reason its opening side is at the bottom. Together with the somewhat converging training this optimal and complete spreading of the tobacco is guaranteed.
  • the tobacco is in the tobacco intake 2, which is also referred to as "cup" hereinafter.
  • the cup 2 has at its lower end an outwardly projecting flange 3, and this flange 3 surrounds the cup 2 below on three sides, ie it is not present on the front and open, so that the tobacco packaging 1 with the flange 3 in a appropriate leadership can be inserted on the tobacco self-production device.
  • the two lateral sections of the flange 3 supported the firm connection between the tobacco packaging and the device.
  • the lower opening of the tobacco receptacle 2 is closed by the first part 8A of the sealing film 7, which adheres to the lower edges of the flange 3 or by heat treatment so has been fixed so that it can be peeled off from the opening with the aid of its folded, forward leading portion 8B.
  • the sealing film 7 at the 8B is pulled in the direction of the arrow at the front at the engaging portion indicated by the reference numeral 9
  • the actual closure member 8A is peeled off from the underside of the flange and the tobacco present in the cup 2 can fall out and into the cigarette manufacturing apparatus to there to be processed.
  • the sealing film 7 extends with its engagement section 9 both under the hold-open part 5 and under the unlocking part 6 of the unlocking element 5, 6.
  • the unlocking element is thus connected to the sealing foil 7, in particular also its unlocking part 6.
  • the unlocking 6 can only be connected via the sealing film 7 at all with the remaining tobacco packaging, but you can also provide predetermined breaking joints in FIG. 1 to see and have been identified by the reference numeral 21. Such connections 21 maintain the shape and orientation of the unlocking part 6 well in the unused condition.
  • FIGS. 4 and 5 It can now be seen how such a tobacco packaging 1 can interact with a cigarette self-production device.
  • the cigarette self-fabricating device is not fully illustrated here because only its unlocking mechanism is relevant to the present description and should be discussed. It bears the reference numeral 10 as a whole and comprises a housing 11 and a rotary drum 12 which can rotate about the axis 20, wherein the tobacco is circulated in the rotary drum and prepared for portioning.
  • the rotary drum 12 has a co-rotating with it approach 13, in which a (in FIG. 5 dashed lines shown) engagement groove 18 for a latch 14 is present.
  • a (in FIG. 5 dashed lines shown) engagement groove 18 for a latch 14 is present.
  • the apparatus is shown in a state in which the rotation of the drum 12 is prevented by the engagement of the bolt; in FIG. 5 the bolt is shifted upwards, so that the rotation is possible.
  • the latch 14 is slidably disposed in a recess 17 of the housing, and it has a latch body 15 which has a through hole 16. Either by gravity or by spring force, the bolt is basically to its locking position ( FIG. 4 ) biased or hired. The entire security lock has in the FIG. 4 the reference numeral 19 is obtained.
  • FIG. 4 The state before the insertion of a belonging to the device 10 tobacco packaging 2 is in FIG. 4 shown and does not allow operation of the device or commissioning because of the lock by the bolt 14.
  • the cup 2 is pushed on top of the device; in the FIGS. 4 and 5 in the direction from left to right.
  • the wedge-shaped unlocking part 6 pushes to the right in the passage opening 16 of the locking body 15, and due to the oblique upper edge of the bolt 14 is raised.
  • the cup 2 is then further moved so long to the right in the termeverrieglung 19 until it is stopped by the stop 22 and the hold-open part 5 comes to rest in the through hole 16.
  • the latch 14 remains up and open, and the commissioning of the device, ie the rotation of the rotary drum 12 is possible.
  • the sealing film 7, on which the unlocking part 6, that is, the detachable part of the unlocking element 5, 6 is fixed.
  • the predetermined breaking point 21 breaks first, and then the part 6 can be easily gripped by hand in order to pull the sealing foil 7 to the right in the direction of the arrow and thus away from the peel off the lower opening.
  • the tobacco may then fall into the rotary drum 12 and be processed.
  • the separable part 6 thus provides both an unlocking and a good Attack for opening the sealing film and thus combines in a synergetic way several functions in itself, which optimizes the handling of the system.

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DE102009032009A DE102009032009B4 (de) 2009-06-23 2009-06-23 Tabakverpackung für ein Zigaretten-Selbstverfertigungsgerät, System aus Tabakverpackung und Zigaretten-Selbstverfertigungsgerät und Bestückungsverfahren für ein Zigaretten-Selbstverfertigungsgerät
EP10165829.2A EP2266425B1 (fr) 2009-06-23 2010-06-14 Emballage de tabac pour un appareil de fabrication de cigarettes automatique, système constitué d'un emballage de tabac et appareil de fabrication de cigarettes automatique et procédé de garnissage pour un appareil de fabrication de cigarettes automatique

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EP10165829.2A Division-Into EP2266425B1 (fr) 2009-06-23 2010-06-14 Emballage de tabac pour un appareil de fabrication de cigarettes automatique, système constitué d'un emballage de tabac et appareil de fabrication de cigarettes automatique et procédé de garnissage pour un appareil de fabrication de cigarettes automatique

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WO2007093417A1 (fr) 2006-02-15 2007-08-23 British American Tobacco (Germany) Gmbh Dispositif pour préparer des portions de denrées alimentaires ou de produits stimulants pouvant être versés
EP1911361A1 (fr) * 2006-10-10 2008-04-16 British-American Tobacco (Germany) GmbH Emballage de tabac et système constitué d'un emballage de tabac et d'une machine à bourrer

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US20040118852A1 (en) * 2002-12-19 2004-06-24 Cryovac, Inc. Film fracture feature for peelable multilayer package lid
WO2006079191A1 (fr) * 2005-01-25 2006-08-03 Intini Thomas D Emballage a opercules pliables et pelables a pivot
WO2007093417A1 (fr) 2006-02-15 2007-08-23 British American Tobacco (Germany) Gmbh Dispositif pour préparer des portions de denrées alimentaires ou de produits stimulants pouvant être versés
EP1911361A1 (fr) * 2006-10-10 2008-04-16 British-American Tobacco (Germany) GmbH Emballage de tabac et système constitué d'un emballage de tabac et d'une machine à bourrer

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