EP3319883B1 - Emballage rigide doté d'un couvercle articulé et contenant un groupe d'articles de tabac de petite taille et procédé d'emballage correspondant - Google Patents

Emballage rigide doté d'un couvercle articulé et contenant un groupe d'articles de tabac de petite taille et procédé d'emballage correspondant Download PDF

Info

Publication number
EP3319883B1
EP3319883B1 EP16759858.0A EP16759858A EP3319883B1 EP 3319883 B1 EP3319883 B1 EP 3319883B1 EP 16759858 A EP16759858 A EP 16759858A EP 3319883 B1 EP3319883 B1 EP 3319883B1
Authority
EP
European Patent Office
Prior art keywords
container
wall
filling element
inner wrap
tubular body
Prior art date
Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.)
Active
Application number
EP16759858.0A
Other languages
German (de)
English (en)
Other versions
EP3319883A1 (fr
Inventor
Roberto Polloni
Luca Federici
Current Assignee (The listed assignees may be inaccurate. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation or warranty as to the accuracy of the list.)
GD SpA
Original Assignee
GD SpA
Priority date (The priority date is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the date listed.)
Filing date
Publication date
Application filed by GD SpA filed Critical GD SpA
Priority to PL16759858T priority Critical patent/PL3319883T3/pl
Publication of EP3319883A1 publication Critical patent/EP3319883A1/fr
Application granted granted Critical
Publication of EP3319883B1 publication Critical patent/EP3319883B1/fr
Active legal-status Critical Current
Anticipated expiration legal-status Critical

Links

Images

Classifications

    • 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
    • B65D85/10564—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
    • B65D85/1081—Inserts or accessories added or joined to the container, e.g. coins, pens, cards, spacers
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65B—MACHINES, APPARATUS OR DEVICES FOR, OR METHODS OF, PACKAGING ARTICLES OR MATERIALS; UNPACKING
    • B65B19/00—Packaging rod-shaped or tubular articles susceptible to damage by abrasion or pressure, e.g. cigarettes, cigars, macaroni, spaghetti, drinking straws or welding electrodes
    • B65B19/02—Packaging cigarettes
    • B65B19/22—Wrapping the cigarettes; Packaging the cigarettes in containers formed by folding wrapping material around formers
    • B65B19/223—Wrapping the cigarettes; Packaging the cigarettes in containers formed by folding wrapping material around formers in a curved path; in a combination of straight and curved paths, e.g. on rotary tables or other endless conveyors

Definitions

  • the present invention relates to a package containing a group of small-sized tobacco articles and to a corresponding wrapping method.
  • the present invention finds advantageous application to a package of cigarettes, to which the following description will make explicit reference without implying any loss of generality.
  • the patent US4771882 describes a rigid package of cigarettes with a hinged lid that has been modified to house a group of small-sized cigarettes, i.e. a group of cigarettes smaller in respect to the total inner volume (because the group of cigarettes is formed by a lower number of cigarettes compared to the number of standard cigarettes, and/or because the cigarettes have a smaller diameter than the standard diameter).
  • the package of cigarettes comprises a filling element, which is made of corrugated cardboard and is inserted inside the package of cigarettes to occupy the portion of the inner volume left free by the group of cigarettes.
  • the function of the filling element is to avoid empty spaces inside the package of cigarettes and thus preventing the group of cigarettes from "shaking" inside the package of cigarettes; in fact, if the group of cigarettes were free to "shake" inside the package of cigarettes, the movement of the group of cigarettes during the handling of the package of cigarettes (both in the production step, and during the distribution and sales step) would subject the cigarettes to mechanical stress that could easily determine an emptying of the tips (i.e. loss of tobacco fibers from the free ends of the cigarettes).
  • the filling element described in the patent US4771882 has some drawbacks.
  • the insertion of the filling element inside of the package of cigarettes involves considerable constructional complications in the packing machine that must be modified for handling relatively large-sized solid objects (the filling elements).
  • the filling elements always occupy significant volumes and therefore require a large occupation of space for their handling; consequently, in an existing packing machine it is challenging to find free space for adding the necessary elements for handling the filling elements.
  • said filling element uses a relatively high amount of material with an evident increase of expenses and environmental costs during production and disposal (after the use) of the package of cigarettes; consider, for example that the mass of the filling element is comparable, if not greater than the total mass of the wrapping material used to form the package of cigarettes.
  • Patent applications EP0443365-A2 , EP0801011-A1 and EP2666736-A1 describe a rigid package of cigarettes with a hinged lid that has been modified to house a group of small-size cigarettes.
  • the package of cigarettes comprises a collar, which is provided with containing elements that project inwards to rest against the group of cigarettes in order to prevent the group of cigarettes from "shaking" inside the package of cigarettes.
  • this technical solution has some drawbacks, as it is not always able to provide adequate holding of the group of cigarettes (i.e. it is not always able to effectively prevent the group of cigarettes from "shaking" inside the package of cigarettes).
  • the utility model DE29918461-U1 describes a rigid package of cigarettes with hinged lid provided on the inside with a waste container (i.e. an ashtray) open on the upper side and glued to a side wall of the package of cigarettes; in particular, the group of cigarettes is smaller than the package of cigarettes as part of the inner space is occupied by the waste container which is arranged on a side of the package of cigarettes itself.
  • the waste container has a stable and non-deformable shape
  • the waste container has a variable shape which by deformation changes the size of the waste container itself.
  • Patent application WO2009107521A1 disclose a hinged-lid package for cigarettes provided with an outer body having an opening end, and also with an inner case housed in the outer body so that the inner case can be drawn through the opening end.
  • the outer body is provided with an outer box having one end open, and also with a tongue provided to the inner surface of a rear wall of the outer box;
  • the inner case has a holder for containing a group of cigarettes, a hinged-lid connected to the holder and opening and closing the opening end of the outer body when the inner case is being housed in the outer body, and a receiving hole formed in a fixed rear wall of the holder and receiving the tongue of the outer box.
  • Patent US4335842A disclose a compartment defining partition member for insertion into a rectangular shipping case so as to divide that case into three separated compartments; the partition member comprises a single length blank of fiberboard folded on parallel cut-score and score lines.
  • Patent application GB2116904A disclose a packaging partitioning which is produced by feeding a strip of single-faced corrugated board to rotary scorers which form eight longitudinal score lines therein, folding the strip about the score lines securing longitudinal edge zones by glue or staples to a longitudinal control zone of the strip, and severing off transversely individual sections to a desired length.
  • Patent application WO2014170829 discloses a cigarette package with a filling element formed by folding a flat blank and is glued onto itself to form a tubular body, wherein the filling element compensates for the free space within the inner wrap of the cigarette package. Also, a corresponding method for producing a package with a filling element is disclosed.
  • the object of the present invention is to provide a package containing a group of small-sized tobacco articles and a corresponding wrapping method, in which the package is free from the drawbacks described above and is, at the same time, easy and inexpensive to manufacture.
  • a package containing a group of small-sized tobacco articles and a corresponding wrapping method are provided, as claimed in the attached claims.
  • number 1 denotes, as a whole, a rigid package of cigarettes, which comprises a rigid container 2 which has a parallelepiped shape and a single (only one) inner wrap 3 (illustrated in figures 3 and 4 ) which encloses a group of cigarettes (illustrated in figure 5 ) and is housed on the inside of the container 2.
  • the inner wrap 3 has a parallelepiped shape and consists of a wrapper of metallized paper wrapped around the group of cigarettes.
  • the group of cigarettes comprises twenty cigarettes of reduced diameter compared to the standard size and arranged in four rows each having five cigarettes.
  • the container 2 has an open upper end 4 and is provided with a lid 5, which is cup-shaped and is hinged to container 2 along a hinge 6 to rotate, relative to the container 2 itself, between an open position (illustrated in figures 3 and 4 ) and a closed position (illustrated in figures 1 and 2 ) of the open upper end 4.
  • the lid 5 when in its closed position, gives the container 2 a rectangular parallelepiped shape having an upper wall 7 and a lower wall 8 parallel and opposite to each other, a front wall 9 and a rear wall 10 parallel and opposite to each other, and two side walls 11 parallel and opposite to each other.
  • Between the side walls 11 and the front 9 and rear 10 walls four longitudinal edges are defined, whereas between the upper 7 and lower 8 walls and the front 9, rear 10 and side 11 walls eight transverse edges are defined; in particular, between the upper 7 and lower 8 walls and the front 9 and rear 10 walls four major transverse edges are defined, whereas between the upper 7 and lower 8 walls and the side walls 11 four minor transverse edges are defined.
  • the inner wrap 3 (i.e. the group of cigarettes inside the inner wrap 3) has a cross section smaller (significantly) compared to the cross section of the container 2, and therefore in the container 2 a space of significant size (approximately 10-50% of the total volume of the container 2) remains, unoccupied by the inner wrap 3.
  • the inner wrap 3 is narrower compared to the container 2 (i.e. the width of the inner wrap 3 is less than the width of the container 2), the inner wrap 3 has the same depth of the container 2 (i.e. the depth of the inner wrap 3 is equal to the depth of the container 2), and the inner wrap 3 has the same height of the container 2 (i.e.
  • the height of the inner wrap 3 is equal to the height of the container 2) .
  • the inner wrap 3 is narrower compared to the container 2 (i.e. the width of the inner wrap 3 is less than the width of the container 2) and, at the same time, the inner wrap 3 is also not as deep compared to the container 2 (i.e. the depth of the inner wrap 3 is less than the depth of the container 2) and/or the inner wrap 3 is also shorter compared to the container 2 (i.e. the height of the inner wrap 3 is less than the height of the container 2).
  • the width of the inner wrap 3 and of the container 2 is measured perpendicular to the side walls 11 of the container 2, the depth of the inner wrap 3 and of the container 2 is measured perpendicular to the front 10 and rear 9 walls of container 2, and the height of the inner wrap 3 and of the container 2 is measured perpendicular to the upper 7 and lower 8 walls of the container 2.
  • the group of cigarettes has a reduced size compared to the standard size because the group of cigarettes is formed by a smaller number of cigarettes compared to the number of standard cigarettes, and/or because the cigarettes have a diameter smaller than the standard diameter (the so-called "slim” or "superslim” cigarettes).
  • the package 1 of cigarettes comprises a collar 12, which is connected (by gluing) to the inside of the container 2 to project partly outwards of the open upper end 4 and engage a corresponding inner surface of the lid 5 when lid 5 itself is arranged in the aforementioned closed position.
  • the collar 12 has, in cross section, a "U" shape and comprises: a side wall 13 which rests against and is glued to (by means of glue A) a corresponding side wall 11 of the container 2, a front wall 14 which rests against and is glued (by means of glue B) to the front wall 9 of the container 2, and a side wall 15 that is opposite to the side wall 13 and rests against and is glued (by means of glue C) to a corresponding side wall 11 of the container 2.
  • the front wall 14 of the collar 12 has, on the upper side, a window 16 that is arranged on the outside of the container 2 (i.e. located completely in the part of the front wall 14 projecting from the container 2) in the area of the inner wrap 3 and is "U"-shaped"; the window 16 has the function to facilitate the extraction of the cigarettes from the inner wrap 3.
  • the collar 12 has the function of keeping the lid 5 in the closed position with a certain force to avoid unintentional opening of the lid 5 itself; said "locking" function of the lid 5 in the closed position is carried out due to the fact that when the lid 5 is in the closed position the inner collar 12 partially projects from the open end of the container 2 and then engages with a corresponding inner surface of lid 5: in this way to open the lid 5 it is necessary to slightly elastically deform the lid 5 and/or the collar 12 and therefore it is necessary to apply a certain force to the lid 5 to open the lid 5 itself.
  • the front wall 14 of the collar 12 is provided with a pair of extensions 50 which project laterally to interblock the lid 5 when lid 5 is in the closed position so as to keep the lid 5 in the closed position with greater force.
  • the front wall 14 of the inner collar 12 has no extensions 50.
  • the package 1 of cigarettes comprises a filling element 17, which is autonomous and separate from the collar 12, is arranged on the inside of the container 2, and is coupled to the inner wrap 3 to keep the inner wrap 3 in a correct position thus compensating for the smaller width of the inner wrap 3 compared to the width of the container 2.
  • the filling element 17 has the function to keep the inner wrap 3 in a correct position, i.e. to prevent the inner wrap 3 from performing unwanted movements on the inside of the container 2 (since the inner wrap 3 is smaller than the container 2).
  • the filling element 17 comprises a base wall 18 which has the same size of the front wall 9 and of the rear wall 10 of the container 2, it is arranged parallel to the front wall 9 and to the rear wall 10 of the container 2, and rests against (with the interposition of the collar 12) the front wall 9 of the container 2 (according to an alternative and perfectly equivalent embodiment, the base wall 18 of the filling element 17 rests against the rear wall 10 of the container 2).
  • the base wall 18 of the filling element 17 has the same size of the front wall 9 and of the rear wall 10 of the container 2; in this way, the base wall 18 of the filling element 17 is housed without appreciable clearance on the inside of the container 2 and thus keeps still the filling element 17 on the inside of the container 2 even when the inner wrap 3 begins sagging as the cigarettes contained therein are consumed (i.e. it is not necessary for the element 17 to be glued to the container 2 or to the inner wrap 3 or to the inner collar 12 to be kept still).
  • the filling element 17 comprises a tubular body 19, which rises from the base wall 18 (that is, is supported by the base wall 18), is bounded on one side by the base wall 18, and has a smaller width compared to the base wall 18 (i.e. only a part of the base wall 18 more or less extended is involved with the tubular body 19).
  • the inner wrap 3 rests against the base wall 18 of the filling element 17, next to the tubular body 19 (i.e. the inner wrap 3 rests against the part of the base wall 18 left free by the tubular body 19 and then is located side by side with the tubular body 19 itself).
  • the tubular body 19 of the filling element 17 can freely be deformed in a flat configuration (illustrated in Figure 9 ) in which the tubular body 19 has a flat shape (i.e. the tubular body 19 is collapsed on the base wall 18 and is completely extended) and in an expanded configuration (illustrated in figure 11 ) in which the tubular body 19 has a parallelepiped shape (i.e. the tubular body 19 is raised from the base wall 18 thus defining a parallelepiped cavity internally).
  • the tubular body 19 comprises a side wall 20, which is hinged to the base wall 18 (i.e. is connected to the base wall 18 along a hinge formed by a pre-weakened fold line) and rests against (with the interposition of the collar 12) a side wall 11 of the container 2, an intermediate wall 21 which is hinged to the side wall 20 (i.e. is connected to the side wall 20 along a hinge formed by a pre-weakened fold line) and rests against the rear wall 10 of the container 2, a central wall 22 which is hinged to the intermediate wall 21 (i.e.
  • connection tab 23 which is hinged to the central wall 22 (i.e. is connected to the central wall 22 along a hinge formed by a pre-weakened fold line) and is glued to the base wall 18 by means of glue D.
  • the base wall 18 of the filling element 17 rests against (with the interposition of the collar 12) the front wall 9 of the container 2 and the intermediate wall 21 of the filling element 17 rests against the rear wall 10 of the container 2; according to a different embodiment not illustrated, the filling element 17 is upside-down and thus the base wall 18 of the filling element 17 rests against the rear wall 10 of the container 2 and the intermediate wall 21 of the filling element 17 rests against (with the interposition of the collar 12) the front wall 9 of the container 2.
  • the inner wrap 3 rests frontally against the front wall 14 of the collar 9 and against the front wall 12 of the container 2 (with the interposition of the base wall 18 of the filling element 17), on the rear side rests against the rear wall 10 of the container 2, and laterally rests against, from one side, the side wall 13 of the collar 12 and against a side wall 11 of the container 2, and, on the opposite side, against the central wall 22 of the filling element 17.
  • the tubular body 19 of the filling element 17 is deformed in the flat configuration and in the expanded configuration by rotating together the side wall 20 and the central wall 22 relative to the base wall 18; in other words, the side wall 20 and the central wall 22 rotate together and synchronously with respect to the base wall 18 while always keeping the intermediate wall 21 parallel to the base wall 18.
  • the tubular body 19 forms a freely deformable articulated quadrilateral ?, in which the base wall 18 forms the fixed frame, the side wall 20 and the central wall 22 forms the cranks, and the intermediate wall 21 forms the connecting rod.
  • the base wall 18 of the filling element 17 has a window 24 which overlaps the window 16 of the front wall 14 of the collar 12 so as to facilitate the extraction of the cigarettes (i.e. so as not to cover, from the inside, the window 16 of the front wall 14 of the collar 12) .
  • the container 2 and the lid 5 are obtained starting from a flat blank 25 having a substantially rectangular elongated shape and of a known type; the blank 25 is provided with pre-weakened fold lines that guide the folding (in the absence of pre-weakened fold lines the thickness of the blank 25 would not allow to obtain an adequate precision in forming the folds). Also the collar 12 is obtained starting from a flat blank (not illustrated) of known type which is shaped to be cut without waste (scrap) from a continuous strip of wrapping material.
  • the filling element 17 is obtained starting from a flat blank 26 which is shaped to be cut without waste (scrap) from a continuous strip of wrapping material.
  • the blank 26 is folded and glued onto itself (by applying glue D between the connection tab 23 and the base wall 18) so as to form the filling element 17.
  • the blank 26 has four pre-weakened fold lines 27, which separate a panel 18' which forms the base wall 18, a panel 20' which forms the side wall 20, a panel 21' which forms the intermediate wall 21, a panel 22' which forms the central wall 22, and a panel 23' which forms the connection tab 23.
  • the tubular body 19 of the filling element 17 is open on the upper side and is used to house other objects (such as a lighter) that may be inserted during the formation of package 1 of cigarettes or they can be inserted in use, by the user, after the first opening of the package of cigarettes.
  • other objects such as a lighter
  • the tubular body 19 of the filling element 17 comprises an upper wall 28 which closes, on the upper side, the tubular body 19 itself (i.e. closes an upper end of the tubular body 19) .
  • the upper wall 28 of the tubular body 19 is hinged to the base wall 18 and has a connection tab 29, which is hinged to the upper wall 28, it is folded by 90° relative to the upper wall 28 and rests against (and is possibly glued) to the intermediate wall 21 which is opposite to the base wall 18.
  • the upper wall 28 of the tubular body 19 is hinged to the intermediate wall 21 and has a connection tab 29, which is hinged to the upper wall 28, is folded by 90° relative to the upper wall 28, and it rests against (and is possibly glued) to the base wall 18 that is opposite to the intermediate wall 21.
  • FIGS. 1-17 show a group of cigarettes (illustrated in Figure 5 ) having a cross section that is close to a square shape (i.e. having a similar width, although still slightly larger, compared to the depth).
  • FIGS 18-21 an alternative is illustrated, wherein the group of cigarettes (illustrated in Figure 18 ) has an elongated cross-section (i.e. having a significantly larger width than the depth); in this alternative, the group of cigarettes (illustrated in Figure 18 ) comprises twenty cigarettes arranged in six rows laterally, each having three cigarettes and a centrally arranged row having two cigarettes.
  • the filling element 17 has a single tubular body 19 arranged on one side of the inner wrap 3.
  • the filling element 17 has two distinct tubular bodies 19, which are arranged on opposite sides of the inner wrap 3; in this embodiment, therefore, the inner wrap 3 is arranged in the centre and is surrounded on both sides by the two tubular bodies 19 of the filling element 17.
  • the two tubular bodies 19 of the filling element 17 can have the same size, or can also have different sizes.
  • the filling element 17 can freely be deformed in the flat configuration and in the expanded configuration only when located on the outside of the container 2 (i.e. is not forced by the mechanical constraints imposed by the walls 9, 10 and 11 of the container 2). Furthermore, the filling element 17 can be inserted into the container 2 only in the expanded configuration (i.e. the container 2 can be formed by folding the blank 25 around the filling element 17 only when the filling element 17 is in the expanded configuration). Finally, the filling element 17 when arranged on the inside of the container 2 is no longer deformable from the expanded configuration (that is, it is locked in the expanded configuration) due to the geometric constraints imposed by the walls 9, 10 and 11 of the container 2.
  • the inner wrap 3 is made in a known manner by forming the group of cigarettes and then by folding a soft wrapper around the group of cigarettes itself. Subsequently, the filling element 17 with the tubular body 19 in the flat configuration (as illustrated in Figure 23 ) is fed and then the inner wrap 3 is coupled to the filling element 17 with the tubular body 19 in the flat configuration by resting the inner wrap 3 against the base wall 18 of the filling element 17 next to the tubular body 19 (as illustrated in figure 24 ).
  • the pocket 30 has a "U" shape in cross section and is laterally bounded by two side walls 31 which give the pocket 30 itself a smaller size compared to the overall size of the filling element 17 with the tubular body 19 arranged in the flat configuration (as illustrated in figure 25 ).
  • the tubular body 19 of the filling element 17 Upon entering into the pocket 30, the tubular body 19 of the filling element 17 hits against a side wall 31 of the pocket 30 and therefore is deformed by passing from the flat configuration to the intermediate configuration (as illustrated in Figure 26 ); in other words, the entrance in the pocket 30 determines the deformation of the tubular body 19 of the filling element 17 that passes from the flat configuration to the intermediate configuration by way of the impact against a side wall 31 of the pocket 30.
  • the impact of the tubular body 19 of the filling element 17 against a side wall 31 of the pocket 30 and therefore the consequent deformation of the tubular body 19 are determined by the fact that the pocket 30 has a smaller size compared to the size of the filling element 17 with the tubular body 19 arranged in the flat configuration.
  • the tubular body 19 is arranged in the expanded configuration, and therefore the content of the package 1 of cigarettes (as illustrated in Figure 27 ) is completed.
  • the blank (not illustrated) of the collar 12 is folded in a known manner and then the blank 25 is folded in a known manner so as to form the container 2 provided with the lid 5.
  • the tubular body 19 (or each tubular body 19 if two tubular bodies 19 are provided) of the filling element 17 is arranged next to the inner wrap 3, i.e. between the inner wrap 3 and a corresponding side wall 11 of the container 2 so as to compensate for a smaller width of the inner wrap 3 compared to the width of the container 2.
  • each tubular body 19 (of course it could also be alternatively provided that a single tubular body 19) is arranged behind the inner wrap 3, i.e. between the inner wrap 3 and the rear wall 10 of the container 2 so as to compensate for a smaller depth compared to the depth of inner wrap 3 of the container 2.
  • the base wall 18 of each tubular body 19 is arranged parallel to and rests against a corresponding side wall 11 of the container 2 and has the same size of the side wall 11 itself.
  • the filling element 17 comprises a further connection wall 32, which connects the two base walls 18 to one another, is arranged perpendicular to the two base walls 18, rests against the front wall 9 of the container 2 and has the same size of the front wall 9 itself.
  • each filling element 17 the base wall 18 is parallel to and rests against a corresponding side wall 11 of the container 2, the side wall 20 is arranged parallel to and rests against the rear wall 10 of the container 2, the intermediate wall 21 is perpendicular to the rear wall 10 of the container 2 and does not rest against any wall of the container 2, and the central wall 22 is parallel to the rear wall 10 of the container 2 and rests against (from behind) the inner wrap 3.
  • the filling element 17 is rotated by 180° so as to rest the connection wall 32 against the rear wall 10 of the container 2 and thus rest the side walls 20 of the tubular bodies 19 against the front wall 9 of the container 2.
  • the filling element 17 also comprises two containing bodies 33 that project inwards from the base wall 18 so as to laterally rest against the inner wrap 3 and compensate for a smaller width of the inner wrap 3 compared to the width of the inner container 2.
  • Each containing body 33 comprises an intermediate wall 34 which is arranged perpendicular to a corresponding base wall 18, a central wall 35 which is arranged perpendicular to the intermediate wall 34 and rests against the inner wrap 3, and a connection tab 36, which is perpendicular to the central wall 35 and is glued to the connection wall 32 by means of glue E.
  • connection tab 23 is formed by a portion of a corresponding intermediate wall 34 by means of a "U"-shaped through-incision which separates the connection tab 23 from the intermediate wall 34; in other words, each intermediate wall 34 has a "U"-shaped through-incision which separates a corresponding connection tab 23 from the intermediate wall 34 itself.
  • the package 1 of cigarettes is of a rigid type, i.e. comprises a rigid container 2 provided with a hinged lid 5 and a collar 12 which partially projects outwards from the upper open end 4 of the rigid container 2; the inner wrap 3 and the filling element 17 are coupled together and arranged in the rigid container 2 so as to be completely surrounded (i.e. completely non-visible from the outside) when the lid 5 is closed.
  • the package 1 of cigarettes is of a soft or semi-rigid type, i.e. comprises a semi-rigid or soft container 37, which is open on the upper side and has no lid; the inner wrap 3 and the filling element 17 are coupled together and arranged in the semi-rigid or soft container 37 so that an upper wall of the inner wrap 3 and an upper portion of the filling element 17 are arranged in the area of an upper open end 38 of the container 37.
  • the container 37 is soft and therefore has a reduced thickness; whereas, in the case of a semi-rigid type package 1 of cigarettes, the container 37 is semi-rigid and therefore has a greater thickness.
  • the container 37 has a rectangular parallelepiped shape and has an open upper end 38, a bottom wall 39 opposite to the open upper end 38, a front wall 40 and a rear wall 41 parallel and opposite to one another, and two side walls 42 parallel and opposite to one another.
  • the tubular body 19 of the filling element 17 comprises the upper wall 28 which closes, on the upper side of the tubular body 19 itself (i.e. closes an upper end of the tubular body 19).
  • the tubular body 19 of the filling element 17 has no upper wall 28, and therefore the inner cavity of the tubular body 19 of the filling element 17 is immediately visible and accessible through the open upper end 38 of the container 37.
  • a band 43 is provided, which is arranged transversely straddling the open upper end 38 of the container 37 and is glued to the front wall 40 and to the rear wall 41 of the container 37.
  • the band 43 can also be a tax stamp, i.e. attesting the payment of a fee.
  • the band 43 can also consist of a repositionable adhesive label of "open and close" type.
  • the band 43 is arranged in the area of the tubular body 19 of the filling element 17, i.e. closes, on the upper side, the tubular body 19 of the filling element 17 (regardless of the fact that the tubular body 19 is or is not provided with the upper wall 28).
  • the band 43 is centred relative to the inner wrap 3 (i.e. symmetrically covers the upper wall of the inner wrap 3) and does not touch (if not marginally) the tubular body 19 of the filling element 17.
  • the band 43 has the same size of the tubular body 19 of the filling element 17 and therefore completely covers the tubular body 19 without touching (if not marginally) the upper wall of the inner wrap 3.
  • the band 43 has a larger size compared to the size of the tubular body 19 of the filling element 17 and therefore, beside completely covering the tubular body 19, also partially covers the upper wall of the inner wrap 3.
  • the container 37 in the semi-rigid version is obtained starting from a flat blank 44 having a substantially rectangular elongated shape and of known type.
  • the blank 44 is provided with any pre-weakened fold lines that guide the folding (in the absence of pre-weakened fold lines the high thickness of the blank 44 would not allow to obtain an adequate precision in forming the folds).
  • the container 37 in the soft version is obtained starting from a wrapper 45 having an elongated rectangular shape and of known type.
  • the wrapper 45 is entirely devoid of pre-weakened fold lines that guide the folding (the reduced thickness of the wrapper 45 allows to obtain an adequate precision in forming the folds even in the absence of pre-weakened fold lines).
  • the filling element 17 can freely be deformed in the flat configuration and in the expanded configuration only when located on the outside of the container 37 (i.e. is not forced by the mechanical constraints imposed by the walls 40, 41 and 42 of the container 37).
  • the filling element 17 is inserted into the container 37 only in the expanded configuration (i.e. the container 37 can be formed by folding the blank 44 or the wrapper 45 around the filling element 17 only when the filling element 17 is arranged in the expanded configuration).
  • the filling element 17 when placed on the inside of the container 37 is no longer deformable from the expanded configuration (that is, when it is locked in the expanded configuration) due to the geometric constraints imposed by the walls 40, 41 and 42 of the container 37.
  • the inner wrap 3 is made in a known manner by forming the group of cigarettes and then by folding a soft wrapper around the group of cigarettes itself. Subsequently, the filling element 17 with the tubular body 19 in the flat configuration is fed, and then the inner wrap 3 is coupled to the filling element 17 with the tubular body 19 in the flat configuration by resting the inner wrap 3 against the base wall 18 of the filling element 17 next to the tubular body 19 (as illustrated in figure 38 ).
  • the inner wrap 3 together with the filling element 17 are inserted together in a pocket 46 of a packing conveyor 47 (a packing wheel in the embodiment illustrated) with the interposition of the blank 44 or of the wrapper 45 (as illustrated in figure 38 ).
  • the inner wrap 3 together with the filling element 17 carry with them blank 44 or the wrapper 45 which becomes "U"-folded (as illustrated in Figure 39 ); inside the pocket 46, the tubular body 19 of the filling element 17 initially remains in the flat configuration and projects partially outwards from the pocket 46 itself (as illustrated in Figure 39 ) .
  • a movable folding member 48 arranged next to the pocket 46 performs a relative movement with respect to the pocket 46 (i.e. with respect to the packing conveyor 47) to fold by 90° a first flap of the blank 44 or of the wrapper 45 projecting from the pocket 46 and, simultaneously, to deform (push) the tubular body 19 of the filling element 17 from the flat configuration (illustrated in figures 38 and 39 ) to the expanded configuration (illustrated in figures 40 and 41 ).
  • the thrust of the movable folding member 48 on the tubular body 19 of the filling element 17 deforms the tubular body 19 by transforming the tubular body 19 itself from the flat configuration (illustrated in Figures 38 and 39 ) to the expanded configuration (illustrated in Figures 40 and 41 ) .
  • the packing conveyor 47 performs an advancing step to move the pocket 46 towards a subsequent processing station; the movement of the packing conveyor 47 brings a second flap of the blank 44 or of the wrapper 45, projecting from the pocket 46, against a fixed folding member 49 that is arranged on the opposite side of the movable folding member 48; in this way, the second flap of the blank 44 or of the wrapper 45 is folded by 90° onto the first flap of the blank 44 or of the previously folded wrapper 45 thus completing the tubular folding of the blank 44 or of the wrapper 45 around the inner wrap 3 and the filling element 17.
  • the rigid, semi-rigid or soft package 1 of cigarettes is normally wrapped with a transparent plastic overwrapping provided with a tear-off strip that facilitates the opening thereof.
  • the package 1 of cigarettes described above has numerous advantages.
  • the package 1 of cigarettes described above in all its versions is simple to produce even in an existing packing machine (which is to be subjected to very few non-invasive modifications).
  • the package 1 of cigarettes described above with respect to a similar standard package of cigarettes has a single additional component, i.e. the filling element 17 which can be fed in the machine by using, without substantial changes (if not by format adaptation), a feeding line of known type designed for a possible coupon.
  • the filling element 17 is initially completely flat (i.e. quite similar to a coupon), and has a comparable size to that of a coupon, and especially does not require any type of active folding operation as it is able to expand (i.e.
  • the filling element 17 is made with a few simple folds of a blank 26, which is obtainable with no scraps from a continuous strip of wrapping material with similar processes to those performed for the manufacturing a standard blank for a collar.
  • the inner wrap 3 rests against (i.e. is locked) the inside of the main chamber 18 in a particularly stable and durable manner; consequently, in the package 1 of cigarettes described above the inner wrap 3 is prevented, in an effective way, from "shaking" inside the package 1 of cigarettes.

Landscapes

  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Mechanical Engineering (AREA)
  • Packaging Of Annular Or Rod-Shaped Articles, Wearing Apparel, Cassettes, Or The Like (AREA)

Claims (16)

  1. Paquet rigide (1) pour articles de tabac comprenant :
    un contenant (2) qui a une forme parallélépipède et a une paroi avant (9), une paroi arrière (10), une paroi inférieure (8) et deux parois latérales (11) ;
    un seul emballage interne (3) qui entoure un groupe d'articles de tabac, est logé à l'intérieur du contenant (2) et a une taille qui est inférieure à la taille du contenant (2) ;
    un couvercle (5) qui est articulé par rapport au contenant (2) afin de fermer l'extrémité supérieure ouverte (4) du contenant (2) ;
    un collier (12) qui est agencé à l'intérieur du contenant (2) afin de faire partiellement saillie vers l'extérieur à partir de l'extrémité supérieure ouverte (4) et comprend une première paroi latérale (13) qui s'appuie contre une paroi latérale (11) du contenant (2), une paroi avant (14) qui s'appuie contre la paroi avant (9) du contenant (2), et une seconde paroi latérale (15) qui est opposée à la première paroi latérale (13) et s'appuie contre l'autre paroi latérale (11) du contenant (2) ; et
    un élément de remplissage (17) qui est autonome et séparé du collier (12), est agencé à l'intérieur du contenant (2), est couplé à l'emballage interne (3), se compose d'une ébauche (27) qui est pliée et collée sur elle-même ;
    dans lequel l'élément de remplissage (17) comprend au moins un corps tubulaire (19) qui peut être déformé dans une première configuration plate, dans laquelle le corps tubulaire (19) a une forme plate, et dans une configuration expansée, dans laquelle le corps tubulaire (19) a une forme parallélépipède ;
    l'élément de remplissage (17) peut être librement déformé dans la configuration plate et dans la configuration expansée uniquement lorsqu'il est positionné à l'extérieur du contenant (2), il peut être inséré dans le contenant (2) uniquement dans la configuration expansée, et une fois qu'il est agencé à l'intérieur du contenant (2), il ne peut plus être déformé par rapport à la configuration expansée en raison des contraintes géométriques imposées par les parois (9, 10, 11) du contenant (2),
    le paquet (1) pour articles de tabac étant caractérisé en ce que l'élément de remplissage compense la plus petite taille de l'emballage interne par rapport à la taille du contenant.
  2. Paquet (1) pour articles de tabac selon la revendication 1, dans lequel le corps tubulaire (19) de l'élément de remplissage (7) est agencé à côté de l'emballage interne (3) entre l'emballage interne (3) et une paroi latérale (11) correspondante du contenant (2) afin de compenser une plus petite largeur de l'emballage interne (3) par rapport au contenant (2).
  3. Paquet (1) pour articles de tabac selon la revendication 2, dans lequel l'élément de remplissage (17) comprend une paroi de base (18), qui s'appuie contre la paroi avant (9) ou la paroi arrière (10) du contenant (2), supporte le corps tubulaire (19) et a la même taille transversale mesurée perpendiculairement aux parois latérales (11) du contenant (2), de la paroi avant (9) et de la paroi arrière (10) du contenant (2) de sorte que la paroi de base (18) est en contact, au niveau d'une extrémité, avec une paroi latérale (11) du contenant (2) et est en contact, au niveau de l'extrémité opposée, avec l'autre paroi latérale (11) du contenant (2).
  4. Paquet (1) pour articles de tabac selon la revendication 3, dans lequel la paroi de base (18) de l'élément de remplissage (17) s'appuie contre l'emballage interne (3).
  5. Paquet (1) pour articles de tabac selon la revendication 4, dans lequel le corps tubulaire (19) comprend une paroi latérale (20), qui est articulée par rapport à la paroi de base (18) et s'appuie contre une paroi latérale (11) du contenant (2), une paroi intermédiaire (21) qui est articulée par rapport à la paroi latérale (20) et s'appuie contre la paroi arrière (10) ou la paroi avant (9) du contenant (2), une paroi centrale (22) qui est articulée par rapport à la paroi intermédiaire (21) et s'appuie contre l'emballage interne (3), et une première languette de raccordement (23) qui est articulée par rapport à la paroi centrale (22) et est collée sur la paroi de base (18).
  6. Paquet (1) pour articles de tabac selon la revendication 5, dans lequel le corps tubulaire (19) est déformé dans la configuration plate et dans la configuration expansée en tournant conjointement avec la paroi latérale (20) et la paroi centrale (22) par rapport à la paroi de base (18).
  7. Paquet (1) pour articles de tabac selon l'une des revendications 2 à 6, dans lequel :
    la paroi avant (14) du collier (12) a, dans la partie supérieure, une première fenêtre (16) qui est agencée à l'extérieur du contenant (2) dans la zone de l'emballage interne (3) ; et
    la paroi de base (18) a une seconde fenêtre (24) qui recouvre la première fenêtre (16) de la paroi avant (14) du collier (12).
  8. Paquet (1) pour articles de tabac selon l'une quelconque des revendications 1 à 7, dans lequel le corps tubulaire (19) de l'élément de remplissage (17) a une paroi supérieure (28) qui ferme une extrémité supérieure du corps tubulaire (19).
  9. Paquet (1) pour articles de tabac selon la revendication 1 ou 2, dans lequel le corps tubulaire (19) de l'élément de remplissage (17) est agencé derrière l'emballage interne (3) entre l'emballage interne (3) et la paroi arrière (10) ou la paroi avant (9) du contenant (2) afin de compenser une plus petite profondeur de l'emballage interne (3) par rapport au contenant (2).
  10. Paquet (1) pour articles de tabac selon la revendication 9, dans lequel l'élément de remplissage (17) comprend un corps de confinement (33) qui fait saillie vers l'intérieur à partir de la paroi de base (18) afin de s'appuyer latéralement contre l'emballage interne (3) et compenser une plus petite largeur de l'emballage interne (3) par rapport au contenant (2).
  11. Paquet (1) pour articles de tabac selon la revendication 10, dans lequel le corps de confinement (33) comprend une paroi intermédiaire (34) qui est agencée perpendiculairement à la paroi de base (18), une paroi centrale (35) qui est agencée perpendiculairement à la paroi intermédiaire (34) et s'appuie contre l'emballage interne (3), et une troisième languette de raccordement (36) qui est perpendiculaire à la paroi centrale (35) et est collée sur une paroi de raccordement (32).
  12. Paquet (1) pour articles de tabac selon la revendication 9, 10 ou 11, dans lequel l'élément de remplissage (17) comprend deux parois de base distinctes (18), deux corps tubulaires distincts (19) et une paroi de raccordement (32), qui raccorde les deux parois de base (18) entre elles et est agencée perpendiculairement aux deux parois de base (18) et s'appuie contre la paroi avant (9) ou la paroi arrière (10) du contenant (2).
  13. Procédé d'emballage pour fabriquer un paquet rigide (1) pour articles de tabac comprenant :
    un contenant (2) qui a une forme parallélépipède et a une paroi avant (9), une paroi arrière (10), une paroi inférieure (8) et deux parois latérales (11) ;
    un seul emballage interne (3) qui entoure un groupe d'articles de tabac, est logé à l'intérieur du contenant (2) et a une largeur qui est inférieure à la largeur du contenant (2) ;
    un couvercle (5) qui est articulé par rapport au contenant (2) afin de fermer une extrémité supérieure ouverte (4) du contenant (2) ;
    un collier (12) qui est agencé à l'intérieur du contenant (2) afin de faire partiellement saillie vers l'extérieur à partir de l'extrémité supérieure ouverte (4) et comprend une première paroi latérale (13) qui s'appuie contre une paroi latérale (11) du contenant (2), une paroi avant (14) qui s'appuie contre la paroi avant (9) du contenant (2), et une seconde paroi latérale (15) qui est opposée à la première paroi latérale (13) et s'appuie contre l'autre paroi latérale (11) du contenant (2) ; et
    un élément de remplissage (17) qui est agencé à l'intérieur du contenant (2), est couplé à l'emballage interne (3), se composant d'une ébauche (27) qui est pliée et collée sur elle-même, et compense la taille plus petite de l'emballage interne (3) par rapport au contenant (2) ;
    dans lequel l'élément de remplissage (17) comprend au moins un corps tubulaire (19) qui peut être librement déformé dans une configuration plate, dans laquelle le corps tubulaire (19) a une forme plate, et dans une configuration expansée, dans laquelle le corps tubulaire (19) a une forme parallélépipède ;
    le procédé d'emballage comprenant les étapes consistant à :
    coupler l'emballage interne (3) à l'élément de remplissage (17) avec le corps tubulaire (19) agencé dans la configuration plate ;
    insérer l'emballage interne (3) conjointement avec l'élément de remplissage (17) agencé dans la configuration plate, dans une poche (30), déterminant ainsi, lorsqu'ils pénètrent dans la poche (30), la déformation du corps tubulaire (19) de l'élément de remplissage (17) de la configuration plate à la configuration expansée ;
    plier le collier (12) autour de l'emballage interne (3) et de l'élément de remplissage (17) ; et
    plier une ébauche (25) autour de l'emballage interne (3), l'élément de remplissage (17) et le collier (12), afin de former un contenant (2) prévu avec un couvercle (5).
  14. Procédé d'emballage selon la revendication 13, dans lequel la poche (30) a une dimension qui est inférieure à la dimension de l'élément de remplissage (17) avec le corps tubulaire (19) agencé dans la configuration plate, de sorte qu'une extrémité du corps tubulaire (19) cogne contre une paroi (31) de la poche (30) lorsqu'il pénètre dans la poche (30), déterminant ainsi la déformation du corps tubulaire (19).
  15. Procédé d'emballage selon la revendication 13 ou 14, dans lequel l'élément de remplissage (17) comprend au moins une paroi de base (18) et dans lequel le corps tubulaire (19) comprend une paroi latérale (20), qui est articulée par rapport à la paroi de base (18) et s'appuie contre une paroi latérale (11) du contenant (2), une paroi intermédiaire (21) qui est articulée par rapport à la paroi latérale (20) et s'appuie contre la paroi arrière (10) ou la paroi avant (9) du contenant (2), une paroi centrale (22) qui est articulée par rapport à la paroi intermédiaire (21) et s'appuie contre l'emballage interne (3), et une première languette de raccordement (23) qui est articulée par rapport à la paroi centrale (22) et est collée sur la paroi de base (18).
  16. Procédé d'emballage selon la revendication 15, dans lequel le corps tubulaire (19) est déformé dans la configuration plate et dans la configuration expansée en tournant conjointement avec la paroi latérale (20) et la paroi centrale (22) par rapport à la paroi de base (18).
EP16759858.0A 2015-07-10 2016-07-08 Emballage rigide doté d'un couvercle articulé et contenant un groupe d'articles de tabac de petite taille et procédé d'emballage correspondant Active EP3319883B1 (fr)

Priority Applications (1)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
PL16759858T PL3319883T3 (pl) 2015-07-10 2016-07-08 Sztywna paczka z zawiasowo mocowanym wieczkiem, zawierająca grupę wyrobów tytoniowych o małych rozmiarach oraz odpowiedni sposób owijania

Applications Claiming Priority (2)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
ITUB2015A002064A ITUB20152064A1 (it) 2015-07-10 2015-07-10 Pacchetto rigido con coperchio incernierato e contenente un gruppo di articoli da fumo di dimensione ridotta e corrispondente metodo di incarto.
PCT/IB2016/054120 WO2017009761A1 (fr) 2015-07-10 2016-07-08 Emballage rigide doté d'un couvercle articulé et contenant un groupe d'articles de tabac de petite taille et procédé d'emballage correspondant

Publications (2)

Publication Number Publication Date
EP3319883A1 EP3319883A1 (fr) 2018-05-16
EP3319883B1 true EP3319883B1 (fr) 2019-09-04

Family

ID=54288960

Family Applications (1)

Application Number Title Priority Date Filing Date
EP16759858.0A Active EP3319883B1 (fr) 2015-07-10 2016-07-08 Emballage rigide doté d'un couvercle articulé et contenant un groupe d'articles de tabac de petite taille et procédé d'emballage correspondant

Country Status (4)

Country Link
EP (1) EP3319883B1 (fr)
IT (1) ITUB20152064A1 (fr)
PL (1) PL3319883T3 (fr)
WO (1) WO2017009761A1 (fr)

Family Cites Families (8)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US4335842A (en) * 1980-12-12 1982-06-22 W. J. Bradford Paper Company Three compartment divider
US4299351A (en) * 1980-12-18 1981-11-10 Container Corporation Of America Six-cell partition
NL8105057A (nl) * 1981-11-09 1983-06-01 Cartonnagefabriek Hollandia B Doos, alsmede koker bestemd voor toepassing bij deze doos.
GB2116904A (en) * 1982-01-18 1983-10-05 Corrugate Products Limited Packaging partitions
DE29918461U1 (de) * 1999-10-20 2000-03-23 Grunwald Hans U Zigarettenhartbox
JP2011098735A (ja) * 2008-02-25 2011-05-19 Japan Tobacco Inc ヒンジリッド型パッケージ
DE102011119344A1 (de) * 2011-10-11 2013-04-11 Focke & Co. (Gmbh & Co. Kg) Packung für Zigaretten sowie Verfahren zum Herstellen derselben
DE102013105260A1 (de) * 2013-05-23 2014-11-27 Sig Technology Ag Vorrichtung und Verfahren zum Auffalten von Packungsmänteln

Non-Patent Citations (1)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Title
None *

Also Published As

Publication number Publication date
PL3319883T3 (pl) 2020-02-28
EP3319883A1 (fr) 2018-05-16
WO2017009761A1 (fr) 2017-01-19
ITUB20152064A1 (it) 2017-01-10

Similar Documents

Publication Publication Date Title
EP3227195B1 (fr) Paquet rigide avec charniere et contenant un groupe de cigarettes de taille réduite
US8136662B2 (en) Hinge-lid container with additional spacer panel
US20150068931A1 (en) Cigarette package and method for production thereof
RU2349522C2 (ru) Заготовка(и) упаковки курительных изделий
EP2300334B1 (fr) Emballage pour articles à fumer
JP6689820B2 (ja) たばこ用パッケージ
TWI624411B (zh) 吸煙物品之包裝盒
EP3319883B1 (fr) Emballage rigide doté d'un couvercle articulé et contenant un groupe d'articles de tabac de petite taille et procédé d'emballage correspondant
WO2017009762A1 (fr) Emballage souple ou semi-rigide contenant un groupe d'articles de tabac de petite dimension et procédé d'emballage correspondant
EP2822875B1 (fr) Paquet pour produits de tabac
EP3166857A1 (fr) Récipient pour articles de consommateurs comportant un élément de plateau interne
EP3180269B1 (fr) Conteneur pour articles de consommation avec cadre interne et procédé pour la formation d'un conteneur pour articles de consommation
EP3122657B1 (fr) Réceptacle équipé d'un élément d'espacement interne
EP4010271B1 (fr) Paquet d'articles à fumer
EP3774561B1 (fr) Paquet d'articles à fumer doté d'une ouverture coulissante, procédé d'emballage et empaqueteuse pour produire un paquet d'articles à fumer doté d'une ouverture coulissante
WO2014091025A1 (fr) Récipient comportant un renfoncement
EP3259194B1 (fr) Paquet rigide à couvercle rabattable contenant un groupe d'articles de tabac de petite taille
WO2023170573A1 (fr) Paquet rigide d'articles à fumer

Legal Events

Date Code Title Description
STAA Information on the status of an ep patent application or granted ep patent

Free format text: STATUS: THE INTERNATIONAL PUBLICATION HAS BEEN MADE

PUAI Public reference made under article 153(3) epc to a published international application that has entered the european phase

Free format text: ORIGINAL CODE: 0009012

STAA Information on the status of an ep patent application or granted ep patent

Free format text: STATUS: REQUEST FOR EXAMINATION WAS MADE

17P Request for examination filed

Effective date: 20180109

AK Designated contracting states

Kind code of ref document: A1

Designated state(s): AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR

AX Request for extension of the european patent

Extension state: BA ME

DAV Request for validation of the european patent (deleted)
DAX Request for extension of the european patent (deleted)
GRAP Despatch of communication of intention to grant a patent

Free format text: ORIGINAL CODE: EPIDOSNIGR1

STAA Information on the status of an ep patent application or granted ep patent

Free format text: STATUS: GRANT OF PATENT IS INTENDED

INTG Intention to grant announced

Effective date: 20190327

GRAS Grant fee paid

Free format text: ORIGINAL CODE: EPIDOSNIGR3

GRAA (expected) grant

Free format text: ORIGINAL CODE: 0009210

STAA Information on the status of an ep patent application or granted ep patent

Free format text: STATUS: THE PATENT HAS BEEN GRANTED

AK Designated contracting states

Kind code of ref document: B1

Designated state(s): AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR

REG Reference to a national code

Ref country code: GB

Ref legal event code: FG4D

REG Reference to a national code

Ref country code: CH

Ref legal event code: EP

REG Reference to a national code

Ref country code: AT

Ref legal event code: REF

Ref document number: 1175015

Country of ref document: AT

Kind code of ref document: T

Effective date: 20190915

REG Reference to a national code

Ref country code: DE

Ref legal event code: R096

Ref document number: 602016020027

Country of ref document: DE

REG Reference to a national code

Ref country code: IE

Ref legal event code: FG4D

REG Reference to a national code

Ref country code: NL

Ref legal event code: MP

Effective date: 20190904

REG Reference to a national code

Ref country code: LT

Ref legal event code: MG4D

PG25 Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]

Ref country code: SE

Free format text: LAPSE BECAUSE OF FAILURE TO SUBMIT A TRANSLATION OF THE DESCRIPTION OR TO PAY THE FEE WITHIN THE PRESCRIBED TIME-LIMIT

Effective date: 20190904

Ref country code: LT

Free format text: LAPSE BECAUSE OF FAILURE TO SUBMIT A TRANSLATION OF THE DESCRIPTION OR TO PAY THE FEE WITHIN THE PRESCRIBED TIME-LIMIT

Effective date: 20190904

Ref country code: HR

Free format text: LAPSE BECAUSE OF FAILURE TO SUBMIT A TRANSLATION OF THE DESCRIPTION OR TO PAY THE FEE WITHIN THE PRESCRIBED TIME-LIMIT

Effective date: 20190904

Ref country code: FI

Free format text: LAPSE BECAUSE OF FAILURE TO SUBMIT A TRANSLATION OF THE DESCRIPTION OR TO PAY THE FEE WITHIN THE PRESCRIBED TIME-LIMIT

Effective date: 20190904

Ref country code: NO

Free format text: LAPSE BECAUSE OF FAILURE TO SUBMIT A TRANSLATION OF THE DESCRIPTION OR TO PAY THE FEE WITHIN THE PRESCRIBED TIME-LIMIT

Effective date: 20191204

PG25 Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]

Ref country code: LV

Free format text: LAPSE BECAUSE OF FAILURE TO SUBMIT A TRANSLATION OF THE DESCRIPTION OR TO PAY THE FEE WITHIN THE PRESCRIBED TIME-LIMIT

Effective date: 20190904

Ref country code: ES

Free format text: LAPSE BECAUSE OF FAILURE TO SUBMIT A TRANSLATION OF THE DESCRIPTION OR TO PAY THE FEE WITHIN THE PRESCRIBED TIME-LIMIT

Effective date: 20190904

Ref country code: RS

Free format text: LAPSE BECAUSE OF FAILURE TO SUBMIT A TRANSLATION OF THE DESCRIPTION OR TO PAY THE FEE WITHIN THE PRESCRIBED TIME-LIMIT

Effective date: 20190904

Ref country code: AL

Free format text: LAPSE BECAUSE OF FAILURE TO SUBMIT A TRANSLATION OF THE DESCRIPTION OR TO PAY THE FEE WITHIN THE PRESCRIBED TIME-LIMIT

Effective date: 20190904

REG Reference to a national code

Ref country code: AT

Ref legal event code: MK05

Ref document number: 1175015

Country of ref document: AT

Kind code of ref document: T

Effective date: 20190904

REG Reference to a national code

Ref country code: GR

Ref legal event code: EP

Ref document number: 20190403575

Country of ref document: GR

Effective date: 20200318

PG25 Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]

Ref country code: PT

Free format text: LAPSE BECAUSE OF FAILURE TO SUBMIT A TRANSLATION OF THE DESCRIPTION OR TO PAY THE FEE WITHIN THE PRESCRIBED TIME-LIMIT

Effective date: 20200106

Ref country code: AT

Free format text: LAPSE BECAUSE OF FAILURE TO SUBMIT A TRANSLATION OF THE DESCRIPTION OR TO PAY THE FEE WITHIN THE PRESCRIBED TIME-LIMIT

Effective date: 20190904

Ref country code: RO

Free format text: LAPSE BECAUSE OF FAILURE TO SUBMIT A TRANSLATION OF THE DESCRIPTION OR TO PAY THE FEE WITHIN THE PRESCRIBED TIME-LIMIT

Effective date: 20190904

Ref country code: NL

Free format text: LAPSE BECAUSE OF FAILURE TO SUBMIT A TRANSLATION OF THE DESCRIPTION OR TO PAY THE FEE WITHIN THE PRESCRIBED TIME-LIMIT

Effective date: 20190904

Ref country code: IT

Free format text: LAPSE BECAUSE OF FAILURE TO SUBMIT A TRANSLATION OF THE DESCRIPTION OR TO PAY THE FEE WITHIN THE PRESCRIBED TIME-LIMIT

Effective date: 20190904

Ref country code: EE

Free format text: LAPSE BECAUSE OF FAILURE TO SUBMIT A TRANSLATION OF THE DESCRIPTION OR TO PAY THE FEE WITHIN THE PRESCRIBED TIME-LIMIT

Effective date: 20190904

PG25 Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]

Ref country code: IS

Free format text: LAPSE BECAUSE OF FAILURE TO SUBMIT A TRANSLATION OF THE DESCRIPTION OR TO PAY THE FEE WITHIN THE PRESCRIBED TIME-LIMIT

Effective date: 20200224

Ref country code: SK

Free format text: LAPSE BECAUSE OF FAILURE TO SUBMIT A TRANSLATION OF THE DESCRIPTION OR TO PAY THE FEE WITHIN THE PRESCRIBED TIME-LIMIT

Effective date: 20190904

Ref country code: SM

Free format text: LAPSE BECAUSE OF FAILURE TO SUBMIT A TRANSLATION OF THE DESCRIPTION OR TO PAY THE FEE WITHIN THE PRESCRIBED TIME-LIMIT

Effective date: 20190904

Ref country code: CZ

Free format text: LAPSE BECAUSE OF FAILURE TO SUBMIT A TRANSLATION OF THE DESCRIPTION OR TO PAY THE FEE WITHIN THE PRESCRIBED TIME-LIMIT

Effective date: 20190904

REG Reference to a national code

Ref country code: DE

Ref legal event code: R097

Ref document number: 602016020027

Country of ref document: DE

PLBE No opposition filed within time limit

Free format text: ORIGINAL CODE: 0009261

STAA Information on the status of an ep patent application or granted ep patent

Free format text: STATUS: NO OPPOSITION FILED WITHIN TIME LIMIT

PG2D Information on lapse in contracting state deleted

Ref country code: IS

PG25 Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]

Ref country code: DK

Free format text: LAPSE BECAUSE OF FAILURE TO SUBMIT A TRANSLATION OF THE DESCRIPTION OR TO PAY THE FEE WITHIN THE PRESCRIBED TIME-LIMIT

Effective date: 20190904

Ref country code: IS

Free format text: LAPSE BECAUSE OF FAILURE TO SUBMIT A TRANSLATION OF THE DESCRIPTION OR TO PAY THE FEE WITHIN THE PRESCRIBED TIME-LIMIT

Effective date: 20200105

26N No opposition filed

Effective date: 20200605

PG25 Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]

Ref country code: SI

Free format text: LAPSE BECAUSE OF FAILURE TO SUBMIT A TRANSLATION OF THE DESCRIPTION OR TO PAY THE FEE WITHIN THE PRESCRIBED TIME-LIMIT

Effective date: 20190904

PG25 Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]

Ref country code: MC

Free format text: LAPSE BECAUSE OF FAILURE TO SUBMIT A TRANSLATION OF THE DESCRIPTION OR TO PAY THE FEE WITHIN THE PRESCRIBED TIME-LIMIT

Effective date: 20190904

REG Reference to a national code

Ref country code: CH

Ref legal event code: PL

GBPC Gb: european patent ceased through non-payment of renewal fee

Effective date: 20200708

REG Reference to a national code

Ref country code: BE

Ref legal event code: MM

Effective date: 20200731

PG25 Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]

Ref country code: GB

Free format text: LAPSE BECAUSE OF NON-PAYMENT OF DUE FEES

Effective date: 20200708

Ref country code: FR

Free format text: LAPSE BECAUSE OF NON-PAYMENT OF DUE FEES

Effective date: 20200731

Ref country code: CH

Free format text: LAPSE BECAUSE OF NON-PAYMENT OF DUE FEES

Effective date: 20200731

Ref country code: LI

Free format text: LAPSE BECAUSE OF NON-PAYMENT OF DUE FEES

Effective date: 20200731

Ref country code: LU

Free format text: LAPSE BECAUSE OF NON-PAYMENT OF DUE FEES

Effective date: 20200708

PG25 Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]

Ref country code: BE

Free format text: LAPSE BECAUSE OF NON-PAYMENT OF DUE FEES

Effective date: 20200731

PG25 Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]

Ref country code: IE

Free format text: LAPSE BECAUSE OF NON-PAYMENT OF DUE FEES

Effective date: 20200708

PGFP Annual fee paid to national office [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]

Ref country code: TR

Payment date: 20210624

Year of fee payment: 6

PGFP Annual fee paid to national office [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]

Ref country code: BG

Payment date: 20210720

Year of fee payment: 6

PG25 Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]

Ref country code: MT

Free format text: LAPSE BECAUSE OF FAILURE TO SUBMIT A TRANSLATION OF THE DESCRIPTION OR TO PAY THE FEE WITHIN THE PRESCRIBED TIME-LIMIT

Effective date: 20190904

Ref country code: CY

Free format text: LAPSE BECAUSE OF FAILURE TO SUBMIT A TRANSLATION OF THE DESCRIPTION OR TO PAY THE FEE WITHIN THE PRESCRIBED TIME-LIMIT

Effective date: 20190904

PG25 Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]

Ref country code: MK

Free format text: LAPSE BECAUSE OF FAILURE TO SUBMIT A TRANSLATION OF THE DESCRIPTION OR TO PAY THE FEE WITHIN THE PRESCRIBED TIME-LIMIT

Effective date: 20190904

P01 Opt-out of the competence of the unified patent court (upc) registered

Effective date: 20230529

PGFP Annual fee paid to national office [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]

Ref country code: PL

Payment date: 20230621

Year of fee payment: 8

PGFP Annual fee paid to national office [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]

Ref country code: GR

Payment date: 20230727

Year of fee payment: 8

Ref country code: DE

Payment date: 20230727

Year of fee payment: 8