EP3303161B1 - Paquet pour articles à fumer - Google Patents

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EP3303161B1
EP3303161B1 EP16739556.5A EP16739556A EP3303161B1 EP 3303161 B1 EP3303161 B1 EP 3303161B1 EP 16739556 A EP16739556 A EP 16739556A EP 3303161 B1 EP3303161 B1 EP 3303161B1
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Fiorenzo Draghetti
Luca TAROZZI
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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
    • B65D5/00—Rigid or semi-rigid containers of polygonal cross-section, e.g. boxes, cartons or trays, formed by folding or erecting one or more blanks made of paper
    • B65D5/42—Details of containers or of foldable or erectable container blanks
    • B65D5/64—Lids
    • B65D5/66—Hinged lids
    • B65D5/6685—Hinged lids formed by extensions hinged to the upper edge of a container body formed by erecting a blank to U-shape
    • B65D5/6691—Hinged lids formed by extensions hinged to the upper edge of a container body formed by erecting a blank to U-shape the container being provided with an internal frame or the like for maintaining the lid in the closed position by friction
    • 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
    • B65D85/00—Containers, packaging elements or packages, specially adapted for particular articles or materials
    • B65D85/07—Containers, packaging elements or packages, specially adapted for particular articles or materials for compressible or flexible articles
    • B65D85/08—Containers, packaging elements or packages, specially adapted for particular articles or materials for compressible or flexible articles rod-shaped or tubular
    • B65D85/10—Containers, packaging elements or packages, specially adapted for particular articles or materials for compressible or flexible articles rod-shaped or tubular for cigarettes
    • 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
    • B65D85/1056—Containers formed by erecting a rigid or semi-rigid blank having a cap-like lid hinged to an edge characterized by the lid
    • 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
    • B65D85/00—Containers, packaging elements or packages, specially adapted for particular articles or materials
    • B65D85/07—Containers, packaging elements or packages, specially adapted for particular articles or materials for compressible or flexible articles
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    • B65D85/10—Containers, packaging elements or packages, specially adapted for particular articles or materials for compressible or flexible articles rod-shaped or tubular for cigarettes
    • 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
    • B65D85/1056—Containers formed by erecting a rigid or semi-rigid blank having a cap-like lid hinged to an edge characterized by the lid
    • B65D85/10564—Containers formed by erecting a rigid or semi-rigid blank having a cap-like lid hinged to an edge characterized by the lid having means for holding the lid in a closed position
    • 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
    • B65D85/00—Containers, packaging elements or packages, specially adapted for particular articles or materials
    • B65D85/07—Containers, packaging elements or packages, specially adapted for particular articles or materials for compressible or flexible articles
    • B65D85/08—Containers, packaging elements or packages, specially adapted for particular articles or materials for compressible or flexible articles rod-shaped or tubular
    • B65D85/10—Containers, packaging elements or packages, specially adapted for particular articles or materials for compressible or flexible articles rod-shaped or tubular for cigarettes
    • 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
    • B65D85/1056—Containers formed by erecting a rigid or semi-rigid blank having a cap-like lid hinged to an edge characterized by the lid
    • B65D85/10566—Containers formed by erecting a rigid or semi-rigid blank having a cap-like lid hinged to an edge characterized by the lid having means for holding the lid in an open position
    • 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
    • B65D2251/00—Details relating to container closures
    • B65D2251/10—Details of hinged closures
    • B65D2251/1008—Means for locking the closure in open position

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  • Embodiments described here concern a packet, in particular the rigid type with a hinged lid, for smoking articles, such as for example, but not only, cigarettes, or cigars or cigarillos or similar or comparable smoking articles.
  • packets for smoking articles in particular cigarettes, of the rigid type and having a hinged closing cover or hinged lid. They are generally produced starting from a blank, that is, a sheet material, such as paperboard, cardboard, paper or suchlike, suitably shaped and worked in a sequence of successive operations of cutting, punching and folding.
  • Traditional cigarette packets are shaped like a rectangular parallelepiped, and normally comprise a rigid external casing defining an external containing body and a lid hinged to the external containing body by means of a hinge.
  • An internal containing casing is provided for the cigarettes, also called collar, which can be fixed or sliding with respect to the external casing.
  • the internal casing contains an organized group of cigarettes, typically wrapped in a wrapper.
  • known cigarette packets may not give a stable and/or reliable closing of the lid with respect to the external containing body, which can disadvantageously cause the smoking articles contained in the packets to accidentally fall out.
  • US 2014/367285 discloses another rigid packet for smoking articles having the features of the preamble of claim 1, including an articulated holding wall hinged to one of the smaller lateral walls of the internal casing, wherein the articulated holding wall comprises a first constraining flap and a second constraining flap.
  • the rigid packet comprises a lid which rotated thanks to a mechanism relying on two different hinge positions or lines.
  • one purpose of the present invention is to obtain a packet for smoking articles, in particular cigarettes, which allows simple and practical access to the smoking articles for the whole period of use of the packet, that is, so that the packet remains simple and practical to access essentially for the whole of its life.
  • Another purpose of the present invention is to obtain a packet for smoking articles, in particular cigarettes, which allows to use the packet with at least two stable operating positions of the lid with respect to the external containing body.
  • the Applicant has devised, tested and embodied the present invention to overcome the shortcomings of the state of the art and to obtain these and other purposes and advantages.
  • the internal casing is provided with an articulated holding wall hinged on one side to one of the smaller lateral walls of the internal casing, and on another side to an internal surface of an upper wall of the lid so as to be mobile solid with the lid in the passage from the open position to the closed position, and vice versa.
  • the articulated holding wall is configured to stably hold the lid, in its maximum open position, so that it is rotated toward the outside by at least 90° with respect to the closed position.
  • Embodiments described here concern a packet 10, 110 of a rigid type with a hinged lid for smoking articles 12.
  • the packet 10, 110 comprises an external casing 14, 114, substantially defining the entire bulk of the packet 10, 110, and an internal casing, or collar 16, 116, containing an organized group of smoking articles 12.
  • the internal casing 16, 116 is provided with two smaller walls 24a, 24b ( figs. 1-20 ) or 124a, 124b ( figs. 21-28 ), opposite and connected transversely by at least a larger wall 25a, 25b ( figs. 1-20 ) or 125a, 125b ( figs. 21-28 ), and can at least partly wrap the group of smoking articles 12.
  • the internal casing 16, 116 can be provided not only with the two smaller walls 24a, 24b; 124a, 124b, but also with two larger walls 25a, 25b; 125a, 125b opposite each other, even if solutions are possible in which only one larger wall 25a, 25b; 125a, 125b can be provided.
  • a blank is provided by way of example, which can be used to make the internal casing 16 usable in association with embodiments described with reference to figs. 1-20 .
  • smoking articles we mean cigarettes, cigars, cigarillos or similar or comparable smoking articles.
  • the smoking articles 12 can be wrapped in a wrapper or sheet, for example of paper, metalized paper, metal, aluminum, foil.
  • the external casing 14, 114 can have a rectangular parallelepiped shape.
  • the external casing 14, 114 comprises a containing body 18, 118 and a lid 22, 122 of the hinged type.
  • the lid 22, 122 is hinged to the containing body 18, 118, around a first hinging axis X1 ( figs. 1-20 ; the hinging axis X1, common to all the solutions of figs. 1-20 is indicated only in fig. 9 ) or X3 ( figs. 21-28 ; the hinging axis X3, common to all the examples of figs. 21-28 , is indicated only in fig. 28 ).
  • the hinged lid 22, 122 is therefore configured mobile to rotate between an open position in which access to the internal casing 16, 116 is allowed, and a closed position, in which access to the internal casing 16, 116 is impeded. Therefore, when the lid 22, 122 is open, the smoker can remove the smoking articles, while when the lid 22, 122 is closed, access is impeded.
  • the containing body 18, 118 is configured to contain the internal casing 16.
  • the containing body 18, 118 can be provided with an upper open side 20, 120, that can be provided, for example, to receive the internal casing 16, 116.
  • the smoker can remove the smoking articles 12 from the internal casing 16, 116 when the lid 22, 122 is open.
  • the containing body 18, 118 can be provided with a housing seating 26, 126, accessible through the upper open side 20, 120, in order to contain the internal casing 16, 116. Therefore, through the upper open side 20, 120, it is possible to access the internal casing 16, 116 from above and therefore the smoking articles 12 contained therein.
  • the internal casing 16, 116 is irremovably inserted in the containing body 18, 118, for example by gluing.
  • the upper open side 20, 120 has a first closing edge 36, 136.
  • the first closing edge 36, 136 delimits peripherally the upper open side 20, 120.
  • the first closing edge 36, 136 has a closed profile.
  • the containing body 18, 118 has two smaller walls 28a, 30a ( figs. 1-20 ) or 128a, 130a ( figs. 21-28 ), and larger walls 31a, 32a ( figs. 1-20 ) or 131a, 132a ( figs. 21-28 ), all projecting from a bottom wall 34, 134 as far as the upper open side 20, 120.
  • the two larger walls 31a, 32a; 131a, 132a are facing and opposite, and distanced by means of the two smaller walls 28a, 30a; 128a, 130a, which connect them transversely to define the housing seating 26, 126.
  • the two larger walls 31a, 32a; 131a, 132a and the two smaller walls 28a, 30a; 128a, 130a define the first closing edge 36, 136.
  • the lid 22, 122 is configured with a shape mating to that of the upper open side 20, 120 of the containing body 18, 118.
  • the lid 22, 122 is provided with two smaller walls 28b, 30b ( figs. 1-20 ) or 128b, 130b ( figs. 21-28 ) and two larger walls 31b, 32b ( figs. 1-20 ) or 131b, 132b ( figs. 21-28 ), all projecting from an upper wall 35, 135 as far as a lower open side 45, 145 of the lid 22, 122.
  • the bottom wall 34, 134 of the containing body 18, 118 is parallel to the upper wall 35, 135 of the lid 22, 122, while in the open position this is not parallel to the upper wall 35, 135.
  • the lid 22, 122 comprises an internal surface 61, 161.
  • the internal surface 61, 161 in particular, is part of the upper wall 35, 135 of the lid 22, 122.
  • the internal surface 61, 161 of the upper wall 35, 135 of the lid 22, 122 in a closed position of the latter, can at least partly contact the smoking articles 12 contained in the internal casing 16, 116.
  • the two larger walls 31b, 32b; 131b, 132b of the lid 22, 122 are facing and opposite each other, and distanced by means of the two smaller walls 28b, 30b; 128b, 130b, that connect them transversely.
  • the two larger walls 31b, 32b; 131b, 132b and the two smaller walls 28b, 30b; 128b, 130b define a second closing edge 50, 150 of the lower open side 45, 145 of the lid 22, 122.
  • the lower open side 45, 145 of the lid 22, 122 has a shape mating to that of the upper open side 20, 120 of the containing body 18, 118.
  • the second closing edge 50, 150 that delimits peripherally the lower side 45, 145 is configured with a shape mating to that of the first closing edge 36, 136.
  • the rigid packet 10, 110 in question can be made starting from a sheet of material, such as paperboard, rigid paperboard, cardboard, paper or similar relatively rigid materials, suitably shaped and worked.
  • the smaller walls 28a, 28b, 30a, 30b, 128a, 128b, 130a, 130b can have a double or multiple thickness, that is, they can be formed by two or more surfaces of folded and overlapping material.
  • the upper wall 35, 135 of the lid 22, 122 and the bottom wall 34, 134 of the containing body 18, 118 can also have a double thickness.
  • Figs. 1, 2 , 6 , 10 , 14 and 23 are used to describe embodiments, combinable with all the embodiments described here, of the rigid packet 10, 110 with the lid 22, 122 in a closed position.
  • Figs. 3, 4, 5 , 7 , 8, 9 , 11 , 12, 13 , 15 , 16, 17 , 21, 22 , 24 , 26 are used to describe embodiments, combinable with all the embodiments described here, of the rigid packet 10, 110 with the lid 22, 122 in an open position, In this position, the second closing edge 50, 150 of the lid 22, 122 is distanced from the first closing edge 36, 136 of the containing body 18, 118.
  • the containing body 18, 118 and the lid 22, 122 can be obtained from one single piece of the blank and can therefore be at least partly coupled.
  • one or more pre-cutting lines can be provided to allow the user to open the lid 22, 122 of the packet 10, 110 for the first time and therefore to define the closing edge 36, 136 of the upper open side 20, 120, of the containing body 18, 118 and the closing edge 50, 150 of the lower open edge 45, 145 of the lid 22, 122, lifting the lid 22, 122 and exploiting the pre-cutting lines.
  • the lid 22, 122 is hinged to the containing body 18, 118 by means of a hinge, or articulation, 54, 154 around which the lid 22, 122 and the containing body 18, 118 can reciprocally rotate.
  • the lid 22, 122 is hinged to the containing body 18, 118 in correspondence to an upper base 58, 158 thereof that can define, therefore, in cooperation with a smaller wall 28a, 30a ( figs. 1-20 ), or larger wall 131a, 132a ( figs. 21-28 ), of the containing body 18, 118, the hinge 54, 154.
  • the upper base 58, 158, and consequently the hinge 54, 154, define the first hinging axis X1, X3, around which the lid 22, 122 and the containing body 18, 118 can reciprocally rotate.
  • Figs. 1-20 are used to describe embodiments of the packet 10 according to the invention in which the lid 22 is hinged on a smaller wall 28a, 30a of the containing body 18, for example on the smaller wall 30a.
  • the smaller wall 28a and the smaller wall 30a of the containing body 18 respectively lie on the same plane as the smaller wall 28b and the smaller wall 30b of the lid 22.
  • the smaller walls 28a and 28b, and the smaller walls 30a and 30b are all parallel to each other.
  • the smaller wall 28a and the smaller wall 28b lie on different planes, like the smaller wall 30a and the smaller wall 30b. Moreover, in the open position of the lid 22, the bottom wall 34 is no longer parallel with the upper wall 35.
  • the larger wall 31a and the larger wall 32a of the containing body 18 respectively lie on the same plane as the larger wall 31b and the larger wall 32b of the lid 22.
  • the walls 31a and respectively 32a rotate on the same plane as the corresponding walls 31b and respectively 32b.
  • the lid 22 in an open position the lid 22 rests against the smaller wall 30a in correspondence to at least its own peripheral edge 60.
  • the internal casing 16, 116 is provided with at least one articulated holding wall 64, 164.
  • the articulated holding wall 64 is hinged on one side to the smaller wall 24b, of the internal casing 16, for example in an upper zone of the smaller wall 24b.
  • the articulated holding wall 64 is connected rotatably to the internal surface 61 of the lid 22.
  • the articulated holding wall 64 in particular, can be connected to a median zone of the internal surface 61 of the upper wall 35 of the lid 22.
  • connection of the articulated holding wall 64 to the internal surface 61 can be made using adhesive, for example dots or strips of glue.
  • the connection of the articulated holding wall 64 to the smaller wall 24b of the internal casing 16 can be obtained by making the articulated holding wall 64 in a single piece with the internal casing 16, and possibly folding one of its components and connecting it, using adhesive for example, to the smaller wall 24b of the internal casing 16.
  • the articulated holding wall 64, 164 can therefore be mobile solidly with the lid 22 122 in the passage from the open position to the closed position, and vice versa.
  • the articulated holding wall 64, 164 can be configured as an articulated holding member with a multiple folding line, for example double or triple.
  • the articulated holding wall 64, 164 can be a tongue or strip with several predefined folding lines.
  • the articulated holding wall 64, 164 comprises a constraining flap 72, 172 connected to the casing 16, 116, by means of a first folding line 80, 180, for example in the case where the first constraining flap 72, 172 is made in a single piece with the internal casing 16, 116.
  • the first constraining flap 72, 172 can be constrained by means of adhesive, that is, glued using dots or strips of glue.
  • the first constraining flap 72 can be connected to the smaller wall 24b of the internal casing 16 using the first folding line 80, or glued to the smaller wall 24b.
  • the first constraining flap 72 is, according to the invention, connected, or glued, to an upper edge 55 of the smaller wall 24b.
  • the upper edge 55 is disposed above and distanced from the hinge 54, between the lid 22 and the containing body 18.
  • the articulated holding wall 64, 164 comprises a rotation flap 74, 174 connected to the first constraining flap 72, 172 by means of a second folding line 82, 182.
  • the articulated holding wall 64, 164 includes a second constraining flap 76, 176 connected to the internal surface 61, 161 of the lid 22, 122, and a third folding line 84, 184.
  • the second constraining flap 76, 176 is connected to the internal surface 61, 161 of the upper wall 35, 135 of the lid 22, 122, for example by means of adhesive, that is, glued using dots or strips of glue.
  • the second constraining flap 76, 176 can be attached to the internal surface 61, 161 without detaching from it, as described for example with reference to the attachment of the first constraining flap 72, 172 to the internal casing 16, 116.
  • the second constraining flap 76 is connected to the rotation flap 74 by means of the third folding line 84.
  • first folding line 80, 180, the second folding line 82, 182 and the third folding line 84, 184 can be made as incised or punched lines in segments, or pre-creased lines, or pre-creased lines in segments.
  • first constraining flap 72 and the second constraining flap 76 are folded, around the second folding line 82 and third folding line 84, on opposite sides with respect to the rotation flap 74.
  • the articulated holding wall 64, 164 is configured to stably hold the lid 22, 122, in its maximum open position, so that it is rotated toward the outside by at least 90° with respect to the closed position of the lid 22, 122.
  • the stable maximum open position of the lid 22, 122 rotated toward the outside by at least 90° can advantageously be obtained by the user even with only one hand, and moreover, once reached, stays open by itself and is very advantageous because it gives the user complete access to the smoking articles 12 contained in the internal casing 16.
  • the articulated holding wall 64 is configured to stably hold the lid 22 in its maximum open position, essentially rotated by 90° with respect to the closed position of the lid 22.
  • the articulated holding wall 164 is configured to stably hold the lid 122 in its maximum open position, rotated by 90° or more, in particular by 90° to 135°, with respect to the closed position of the lid 122.
  • the rotation flap 74 and the first constraining flap 72 can be folded, around the first folding line 80 and second folding line 82, in order to allow the rotation of the lid 22 around a fulcrum essentially defined in the upper part of the containing body 18, that is, in proximity to the hinge 54 that defines the rotatable connection between the lid 22 and the containing body 18.
  • the first closing edge 36 of the upper open side 20 can have a first rectilinear segment, a curvilinear segment and a second rectilinear segment.
  • the first rectilinear segment of the closing edge 36 extends horizontally starting from the smaller wall 28a as far as the curvilinear segment.
  • the curvilinear segment connects, in particular joins, the first rectilinear segment to the second rectilinear segment, the second rectilinear segment extends according to a different angle with the respect to the first rectilinear segment and connects the curvilinear segment to the smaller wall 30a.
  • the second closing edge 50 also has mating segments in order to adhere on the first closing edge 36 in a closed position of the lid 22.
  • the first folding line 80, 180 defines a second hinging axis X2, X4 for the rotation of the articulated holding wall 64, 164 during the opening and closing of the lid 22, 122 with respect to the containing body 18, 118.
  • the presence of the articulated holding wall 64, 164 and the consequent presence of two hinging axes, respectively X1 and X2, ( figs. 1-20 ), X3 and X4 ( figs. 21-28 ) advantageously allow the possibility to use the packet 10, 110 in at least two stable operating positions of the lid 22, 122, that is, at least in a closed position, and in an open position without needing to manually force the lid 22, 122 to stably hold one or other position.
  • access to the internal casing 16, 116 containing the smoking articles 12 is therefore practical and easy for the user.
  • the articulated holding wall 64, 164 is provided with a double or multiple articulation, in order to stably hold the lid 22, 122 even in a further open position, intermediate between the closed position and the maximum open position, that is, in a partly open operating position, so that the lid 22, 122 is rotated toward the outside by an angle comprised between 30° and 60°, in particular between 40° and 50°, with respect to the closed position.
  • the packet 10, 110 in another stable operating position intermediate between the maximum open position and the closed position of the lid 22, 122, for example in a position in which the lid 22, 122 is rotated by an angle between 30° and 60°, in particular between about 40° and about 50°, for example 45°, with respect to the closed position (see figs. 3 , 7 , 11 , 15 , 22 for example).
  • the third stable operating position can advantageously allow to further reduce the possibility of accidental complete opening of the packet 10, 110, for example in the case where the latter may be inside a bag or a big pocket, thus preventing the smoking articles 12 from coming out unwantedly.
  • the articulated holding wall 64, 164 can have different configurations able, in each case, to guarantee the use of the packet 10, 110 at least in the open and closed operating positions of the lid 22, 122.
  • the packet 10, 110 in order to connect the lid 22, 122 releasably to the containing body 18, 118, the packet 10, 110 can provide holding devices 90, 190.
  • the holding devices 90, 190 can be protruding fins provided for example in an upper part of a wall of the internal casing 16, 116.
  • the holding devices 90, 190 can be provided in pairs on a smaller wall 25a, 25b of the internal casing 16 ( figs. 1-20 ), or on a larger wall 125a, 125b of the internal casing 116 ( figs. 21-28 ).
  • Other embodiments can provide holding elements, mechanical interference elements, same-shape coupling elements, attachment elements, snap-in connection elements or suchlike.
  • the first constraining flap 72 can be larger than the rotation flap 74 and the second constraining flap 76.
  • the second constraining flap 76 can be larger than the rotation flap 74.
  • the second constraining flap 76, 176 has a first contact surface 92, 192 and a second contact surface 94, 194 opposite each other.
  • one of the contact surfaces 92, 192 or 94, 194 is connected to the internal surface 61, 161 of the lid 22, 122, in particular to the internal surface 61, 161 of the upper wall 35, 135 of the lid 22, 122.
  • the second constraining flap 76, 176 is connected to the internal surface 61, 161 of the upper wall 35, 135 of the lid 22, 122, for example in a lower or median zone thereof, by means of the first contact surface 92, 192.
  • the first constraining flap 72 and the second constraining flap 76 are disposed substantially horizontally and are parallel to each other.
  • the rotation flap 74 is disposed obliquely with respect to the two constraining flaps 72 and 76. In this position, the rotation flap 74 goes into abutment with its median part on a connection extension 96 of the packet 10 glued to its internal surface 61 of the upper wall 35 of the containing body 18.
  • the second folding line 82 faces toward the inside of the lid 22 while the third folding line 84 faces toward the outside of the lid 22.
  • the angle of the concavity defined by the connection of the first constraining flap 72 and the rotation flap 74 faces toward the inside of the lid 22, while the angle of the concavity defined by the connection of the rotation flap 74 and the second constraining flap 76 faces toward the outside of the lid 22.
  • the rotation flap 74 defines angles of concavity of about 90° with the two constraining flaps 72 and 76.
  • the first constraining flap 72 is rotated for example by about 110° with respect to the closed position.
  • the second folding line 82 and the third folding line 84 both face toward the outside of the lid 22.
  • the angle of the concavity defined by the connection of the first constraining flap 72 and the rotation flap 74 faces toward the outside of the lid 22, like the angle of the concavity defined by the connection of the rotation flap 74 and the second constraining flap 76.
  • the rotation flap 74 in the partly open position of the lid 22, for example in the position in which the lid 22 is rotated between about 40° and about 50° with respect to the closed position, the rotation flap 74 remains in abutment with its median part on the connection extension 96.
  • the first constraining flap 72 is rotated by about 170° with respect to the closed position and the rotation flap 74 is slightly detached, and no longer in contact, with the internal surface 61 of the lid 22, in particular with the connection extension 96.
  • the second constraining flap 78 is folded back on itself, and as in the embodiment described using figs. 7 , 8 , 9 , 11 , 12 and 13 , it is connected to the internal surface 61 of the upper wall 35 of the lid 22, for example in a lower and median zone thereof, by means of the second contact surface 92.
  • the second constraining flap 76 can be for example glued to the internal surface 61, with an end surface 98 in abutment against the connection extension 96.
  • the second folding line 82 and the third folding line 84 both face toward the inside of the lid 22.
  • the angle of the concavity defined by the connection of the first constraining flap 74 and the rotation flap 76 faces toward the inside of the lid 22, like the angle of the concavity defined by the connection of the rotation flap 76 and the second constraining flap 78.
  • the first constraining flap 72 and the second constraining flap 76 are disposed substantially horizontally and are parallel to each other.
  • the rotation flap 74 is disposed obliquely with respect to the two constraining flaps 72 and 76 and does not contact any element of the packet 10.
  • the first constraining flap 72 and the rotation flap 74 are substantially in the same position as the same flaps 72 and 74 of the first variant described above (see figs. 7 , 8 and 9 for example) of the articulated holding wall 64, in a partly open position of the lid 22, in particular with the lid 22 rotated between about 40° and about 50° with respect to the closed position.
  • the first constraining flap 72 and the rotation flap 74 are substantially in the same position as the same flaps 72 and 74 of the first variant of the articulated holding wall 64 described above (see figs. 7 , 8 and 9 for example) still in the maximum open position of the lid 22 rotated at about 90° with respect to the closed position.
  • the third folding line 84 can always be disposed at the same height in the corresponding positions of the lid 22. This can be particularly advantageous in that, with different configurations of the articulated holding wall 64, it allows to obtain the same stability in all the stable operating positions provided, given the same position of the third folding line 84, that is, of the rotation fulcrum of the articulated holding wall 64. It must be noted that, in order to keep the height of the third folding line 84 unvaried, in the third embodiment of the articulated holding wall 64 described above using figs. 14, 15 , 16 and 17 , the connection extension 96 can have a shorter length than in the other two embodiments.
  • Figs. 21 to 28 are used to describe other possible embodiments of the rigid packet 110 for smoking articles 12, not part of the present invention, provided with an external casing 114, comprising the containing body 118 and the lid 122 hinged thereto, and an internal casing 116, to which the articulated holding wall 164 is connected, also connected to the lid 122 as described above, with the difference that, with respect to the embodiments described using figs. 1-20 , the lid 122 is hinged on a larger wall 131a, 132a of the containing body 118, for example on the larger wall 131a.
  • rear side we mean the side opposite the side normally accessible to the smoker to remove the smoking articles 12 once the lid 122 is open, that is, with respect to the condition in which the user has one of the two larger walls 131a or 132a, on which the lid 122 is not hinged, located at the front.
  • the wall located in front of the user will be the opposite larger wall 132a as can be seen in figs. 21-24 .
  • Fig. 23 is used to describe embodiments of the rigid packet 110 with the lid 122 in the closed position.
  • Figs. 21, 22 , 24 , 26 are used to describe embodiments, combinable with all the embodiments described here, of the rigid packet 110 with the lid 122 in the open position.
  • the larger wall 131a and the larger wall 132a of the containing body 118 respectively lie on the same plane as the larger wall 131b and the larger wall 132b of the lid 122.
  • the larger walls 131a, 131b and the larger walls 132a, 132b are all parallel to each other (see fig. 23 in particular).
  • the larger wall 131a and the larger wall 131b lie on different planes, like the larger wall 132a and the larger wall 132b.
  • the smaller wall 128a and the smaller wall 130a of the containing body 118 respectively lie on the same plane as the smaller wall 128b and the smaller wall 130b of the lid 122.
  • the walls 128a and respectively 128b rotate in the same plane as the corresponding walls 128b and respectively 130b.
  • the lid 122 in the open position the lid 122 rests against the larger wall 131a in correspondence at least with its own peripheral edge 160 and is rotated by at least about 90° with respect to the closed position.
  • the articulated holding wall 164 can be hinged on one side to a larger wall 125a or 125b of the internal casing 116, for example in an upper zone of the larger wall 125b.
  • the articulated holding wall 164 can be connected rotatably to the internal surface 161 of the lid 122.
  • the articulated holding wall 164 in particular, can be connected to a median zone of the internal surface 161 of the upper wall 135 of the lid 122.
  • connection of the articulated holding wall 164 to the internal surface 161 can be made by means of adhesive, for example dots or strips of glue.
  • connection of the articulated holding wall 164 to the larger wall 125b of the internal casing 116 can be obtained making the articulated holding wall 164 in a single piece with the internal casing 116, and possibly refolding one of its components and connecting it, for example with adhesive, to the larger wall 125b of the internal casing 116.
  • the first constraining flap 172 can be connected to the larger wall 125b of the internal casing 116 by means of the first folding line 180, for example in the case where the first constraining flap 172 is made in a single piece with the internal casing 116.
  • the first constraining flap 172 can be constrained using adhesive, that is, glued using dots or strips of glue, to the larger wall 125b. In this case, in a closed position of the lid 122, the first constraining flap 172 adheres to the larger wall 125b with all of its surface.
  • this first constraining flap 172 is made in a piece and connected to the larger wall 125b by means of the first folding line 180.
  • the first constraining flap 172 can be connected, or glued, to an upper edge 155 of the larger wall 125b.
  • the upper edge 155 is disposed above and distanced from the hinge 154, between the lid 122 and the containing body 118.
  • the articulated holding wall 164 can include, as well as the rotation flap 174 connected to the constraining flap 172 by means of the second folding line 182, to the second constraining flap 176 and to the third folding line 184, also a second rotation flap 178 connected to the first rotation flap 174 by means of the third folding line 184.
  • the second constraining flap 176 is connected to the second rotation flap 178 by means of a fourth folding line 186 and is connected to the internal surface 161 of the lid 122.
  • the fourth folding line 186 can be made as incised or punched lines in segments, or pre-creased lines, or pre-creased lines in segments.
  • first constraining flap 172 and the second constraining flap 176 are folded around the second folding line 182 and fourth folding line 186, on opposite sides with respect to the rotation flaps 174 and 178.
  • the two rotation flaps 174 and 178 and the first constraining flap 172 are foldable around the first folding line 180, second folding line 182 and third folding line 184, in order to allow the rotation of the lid 122 around a fulcrum defined essentially in the upper part of the containing body 118, that is, in proximity to the hinge 154 that defines the rotatable connection between the lid 122 and the containing body 118.
  • the first folding line 180 defines the second hinging axis X4 for the rotation of the articulated holding wall 164 during the opening/closing of the lid 122 with respect to the containing body 118.
  • the second folding line 182 can face toward the inside of the lid 122 and the fourth folding line 186 can face toward the outside of the lid 122.
  • the angle of the concavity defined by the connection of the first constraining flap 172 and the first rotation flap 174 faces toward the outside of the lid 122
  • the angle of the concavity defined by the second rotation flap 178 and the second constraining flap 176 faces toward the outside of the lid 122.
  • the second folding line 182 can face toward the inside of the lid 122, like the fourth folding line 186.
  • the angle of the concavity defined by the connection of the first constraining flap 172 and the first rotation flap 174 faces toward the inside of the lid 122, like the angle of the concavity defined by the connection of the second rotation flap 178 and the second constraining flap 180.
  • the first constraining flap 172 in the closed position of the lid 122, remains adherent in contact with the smoking articles 12, and remains therefore parallel to the larger wall 125b of the internal casing 116, while in the open position of the lid 122, the first constraining flap 172 does not contact or adhere with the smoking articles 12 and is rotated with respect to the internal casing 116, around the second hinging axis X4.
  • Fig. 29a is used to describe possible embodiments of the articulated holding wall 164, in which the second constraining flap 176 is folded back on itself
  • fig. 29b is used to describe other possible embodiments of the articulated holding wall 164 in which the second constraining flap 176 is not folded back on itself and pre-folds of the remaining flaps 172, 174 and 178 are provided
  • fig. 29c is used to describe other possible embodiments of the articulated holding wall 164 in which the second constraining flap 176 is not folded back on itself and is without pre-folds applied on the remaining flaps 172, 174 and 178.
  • the internal casing 116 can be made symmetrical.
  • fig. 25 concerns a blank usable to make the symmetrical internal casing 116.
  • the articulated holding wall 164 can be obtained starting from two articulated holding walls 164a and 164b of equal size, which are suitably folded and glued on the internal surface 161 of the upper wall 135 of the lid 122, in order to create a single articulated holding wall 164.
  • the internal casing 116 can be made asymmetrical.
  • fig. 27 concerns a blank usable to make the asymmetrical internal casing 116.
  • the articulated holding wall 164 can be obtained starting from a single piece suitably folded and glued on the internal surface 161 of the upper wall 135 of the lid 122.
  • the larger wall 131a and the larger wall 132b can be respectively bigger than the larger wall 132a and the larger wall 131b.
  • the closing edge 136 has an oblique segment that joins the larger wall 132a to the larger wall 131a and the closing edge 150 has an oblique segment that joins the larger wall 132b to the larger wall 131b.
  • different types of lids 122 can be provided with different sizes and shapes provided that the packet 110 can be used in accordance with all the embodiments described here.
  • the lid 122 can be provided with a connection extension 199 (see fig. 28 for example), which can be folded around the lower open side 145 in order to be glued on the internal surface 161 of the lid 122, stiffening it.
  • the presence of the connection extension 199 advantageously allows to supply further stability to the packet 110 and in particular to the lid 122 in the operating positions provided.
  • connection extension 199 goes into abutment against the larger wall 125a of the internal casing 116.
  • the lid 122 can therefore partly or completely cover the closing edge 136 of the containing body 118 in order to impede access to the housing seating 126 even if different types of opening and closing of the lid 122 can be provided in accordance with the embodiments described here.

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  1. Paquet rigide pour articles à fumer (12), comprenant :
    - un boîtier interne (16) contenant un groupe d'articles à fumer (12) et muni de deux parois plus petites (24a, 24b) opposées et reliées transversalement par au moins une paroi plus grande (25a, 25b), entourant au moins partiellement ledit groupe de articles à fumer (12),
    - un boîtier externe (14) comprenant un corps de confinement (18) qui contient ledit boîtier interne (16) et comprenant des parois plus petites (28a, 30a) et des parois plus grandes (31a, 32a), et un couvercle (22) comprenant des parois plus petites (28b, 30b) et des parois plus grandes (31b, 32b) et articulé sur l'une desdites parois plus petites (30a) du corps de confinement (18) et configuré pour tourner entre une position ouverte, dans laquelle il permet un accès au boîtier interne (16), et une position fermée dans laquelle il empêche un accès au boîtier interne (16), dans lequel ledit couvercle (22) est articulé sur le corps de confinement (18) en correspondance avec une base supérieure (58) qui définit, en coopération avec ladite paroi plus petite (30a) du corps de confinement (18), une articulation (54) autour de laquelle ledit couvercle (22) et ledit corps de confinement (18) peuvent tourner réciproquement, et définissant un premier axe d'articulation (X1) et dans lequel ledit boîtier interne (16) est pourvu d'au moins une paroi de maintien articulée (64) qui est articulée d'un côté sur une paroi latérale plus petite (24b) du boîtier interne (16), et d'un autre côté sur une surface interne (61) d'une paroi supérieure (35) du couvercle (22) de manière à rester solidaire et mobile avec le couvercle (22) dans le passage de ladite position ouverte à ladite position fermée et inversement, ladite paroi de maintien articulée (64) étant configurée pour maintenir de manière stable le couvercle (22) dans sa position ouverte maximale, de sorte qu'il est tourné vers l'extérieur sur au moins 90 ° par rapport à la position fermée ; dans lequel ladite paroi de maintien articulée (64) comprend un premier volet de contrainte (72) relié à un bord supérieur (55) de ladite paroi plus petite (24b) au moyen d'une première ligne de pliage (80) et d'un second volet de contrainte (76) reliés à la surface interne (61) de la paroi supérieure (35) du couvercle (22) ; ladite première ligne de pliage (80) de ladite paroi de maintien articulée (64) définissant un second axe d'articulation (X2), caractérisé en ce que ladite paroi de maintien articulée (64) comprend un volet de rotation (74) relié audit premier volet de contrainte (72) au moyen d'une deuxième ligne de pliage (82) et relié audit second volet de contrainte (76) au moyen d'une troisième ligne de pliage (84).
  2. Paquet selon la revendication 1, caractérisé en ce que ladite paroi de maintien articulée (64) est munie d'une articulation double ou multiple, afin de maintenir de manière stable le couvercle (22) également dans une autre position ouverte, intermédiaire entre la position fermée et la position ouverte maximale, de sorte qu'il est tourné vers l'extérieur d'un angle compris entre 30° et 60°, en particulier entre 40° et 50°, par rapport à la position fermée.
  3. Paquet selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, caractérisé en ce que ledit boîtier interne (16) est symétrique.
  4. Paquet selon la revendication 1 ou 2, caractérisé en ce que ledit boîtier interne (16) est asymétrique.
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