EP3371075B1 - Cigarette package with an outer packgage and an inner package with removal means - Google Patents

Description

The invention relates to packages for elongate, rod-shaped objects, in particular for cigarettes, with the features of the preamble of claim 1. The subject of the present innovation is an improvement in the handling of particular cigarette packs by the consumer. Priority is given to the removal of a first cigarette or (several) first cigarettes when putting the package into use. Due to the precise manufacture of the cigarette packs, the cigarettes are often positioned under tension in a cigarette block, so that the removal of especially a first cigarette from the formation of the cigarette block is difficult.

Aids for the removal of cigarettes from packages are known, in particular in the embodiment with a "cigarette lift" in the form of a lift or lifting strip, which usually extends beyond a bottom end of the cigarette to be lifted out. By pressing the strip at least one cigarette is raised ( DE 40 40 607 A1 ).

Also known is the connection of the lifting or lifting strip with a cigarette flap often used in pull flap. This is in a frontal region of an inner envelope of the cigarette group - Stanniol, paper, foil - arranged. By peeling, front cigarettes are exposed in an upper area. This flap can be used to connect the lifting strip so that the strip is activated when the pull flap is actuated ( DE 34 10 217 A1 . DE 39 04 233 A1 and EP 2 746 190 A1 ).

Solutions are also known in which the pull flap is temporarily connected to the lifting strip via a perforation line ( EP 0 330 938 A1 and EP 0 567 241 A2 ).

The invention has for its object to provide a removal aid for in particular cigarettes, which is easy to produce and requires no special cost of materials, but nevertheless reliably brings at least one cigarette when putting the pack in a raised grip position.

To solve this problem the inventive (cigarette) pack is formed with the features of claim 1.

The invention is based on the idea of designing and arranging the removal aids, in particular the lifting or lifting strips, so that when the pull flap is actuated, the lifting strip is not destroyed or separated from the pull flap. Furthermore, it is ensured that the cigarette to be lifted (or the cigarettes to be lifted) are not jerkily, but gently pulled out of the formation before the lifting strip is completely separated from the inner blank and pulled out with the pull flap.

An important feature is the connection between the lifting strip and pull flap, namely with a transition region which prevents the separation, namely due to rounded or circular transition contours. Furthermore, the lifting strip - depending on the load capacity of the material of the inner blank - dimensioned so that the durability is ensured during the lifting process. According severable connections between Hubstreifen and blank of Innenumhüllung - residual compounds - dimensioned.

A particular invention is that the lifting strip extends into the region of a closed, thus without folding flaps formed inner bottom wall of the inner sheath, preferably to about the middle of the bottom wall. The final contour of the lifting strip - in the region of the bottom wall - is particularly designed such that upon actuation of the lifting strip, in particular by pulling off the pull flap, the lifting operation for the cigarette (or cigarettes) is effected at first - in particular due to orderly severing of the remaining connections - and finally the end of the lifting strip is completely detached from the inner blank. Preferably, the lifting strip is formed at least in the region of the bottom wall with a converging, in particular tapered contour, wherein at the end of the so-designed Hubstreifens a preferably last releasable connection - residual connection - is arranged with the inner blank.

To improve the effect of Hubtrreifens the cigarette block or the inner pack may be preferably fixed in the region of the inner front wall and / or the inner bottom wall in the outer pack, by gluing, preferably by deliberately positioned glue points outside the range of the Hubstreifens.

Fig. 1

eine Zigarettenpackung des Typs Klappschachtel bei geöffnetem Deckel in Perspektive,

Fig. 2

die Packung gemäß Fig. 1 während einer Betätigungsphase eines Pull Flaps,

Fig. 3

die Packung gemäß Fig. 1, Fig. 2 nach Entnahme des Pull Flaps mit Liftstreifen,

Fig. 4

die Packung gemäß Fig. 2 in einem etwa mittigen Vertikalschnitt, in der Schnittebene III-III,

Fig. 5

eine Darstellung entsprechend Fig. 4 in einer fortgesetzten Phase der Entnahme des Pull Flaps,

Fig. 6

einen Zuschnitt für eine Innenumhüllung - Stanniol - mit einer Entnahmehilfe,

Fig. 7

einen Ausschnitt XII der Fig. 6 in vergrößertem Maßstab,

Fig. 8

einen Ausschnitt XIII der Fig. 6, ebenfalls in vergrößertem Maßstab,

Fig. 9

einen Zuschnitt in der Ausführung eines Querwickels für eine entsprechende Innenumhüllung,

Fig. 10

eine Packung mit einer Innenumhüllung entsprechend Fig. 9 in einem Vertikalschnitt analog Fig. 4.

Further details and special features of the invention are explained in more detail below with reference to the drawings. It shows:

Fig. 1

a cigarette box of the folding box type with the lid open in perspective,

Fig. 2

the pack according to Fig. 1 during an actuation phase of a pull flap,

Fig. 3

the pack according to Fig. 1, Fig. 2 after removing the pull flap with lift strips,

Fig. 4

the pack according to Fig. 2 in an approximately central vertical section, in the section plane III-III,

Fig. 5

a representation accordingly Fig. 4 in a continuing phase of the pull of the pull flap,

Fig. 6

a blank for a Innenumhüllung - Stanniol - with a removal aid,

Fig. 7

a section XII the Fig. 6 on an enlarged scale,

Fig. 8

a section XIII the Fig. 6 , also on an enlarged scale,

Fig. 9

a blank in the embodiment of a transverse wrap for a corresponding inner wrapper,

Fig. 10

a pack with an inner wrapper accordingly Fig. 9 in a vertical section analog Fig. 4 ,

In the drawings, by way of example, a cigarette pack of the folding box type is shown as the outer pack 10. The innovation is also in other forms of packaging, eg. B. the type "shell and slide" applicable.

The outer package 10 consists of a (lower) box part 11, a lid 12 and a collar 13. The box part 11 forms a box front wall 14, a box rear wall 15 and box side walls 16. In an analogous manner, the lid 12 is formed with Lid-front wall 17, lid-rear wall 18 and lid side walls 19. Box part 11 and cover 12 are pivotally connected to each other, in this case in the range of box back wall 15 and lid rear wall 18 by means of lily joint 20th

Package contents are a group of cigarettes 37, that is to say a group of cigarettes 21. In the present case, the cigarettes 37 are arranged in rows with a front row and preferably at least one further row.

The cigarette group 21 is surrounded by a blank - inside blank 22 - made of tinfoil, paper, foil. The inner blank 22 in the embodiment according to Fig. 6 surrounds the cigarette group 21 completely and forms a closed, block-shaped inner pack 23 (Stanniolblock).

The inner blank 22 is in the embodiment in Fig. 1 to Fig. 6 formed according to the longitudinal folding principle. An elongated, in particular rectangular inner blank ( Fig. 6 ) form successive areas for an inner front wall 24, an inner bottom wall 25 and an inner rear wall 26. The walls are delimited from one another by (imaginary) longitudinal and transverse folding lines 27.

The blank 22 is - starting from the closed, single-layer inner bottom wall 25 - folded around the cigarette group 21 in a U-shape. An inner end wall 28 consists of folding tabs, in the present case in the form of an envelope fold with trapezoidal longitudinal tabs 29, 30. The outer longitudinal tab 30 is connected to the inner front wall 24 of the inner blank 22. Inner side walls 31 consist of partially overlapping inner side tabs 32, 33, wherein the inner side tabs 32 connected to the inner front wall 24 lie on the outer side in the folded inner blank 22, that is, connected to the inner rear wall 26 Cover inner side tabs 33 partially.

The inner pack 23 or the cigarette block is partially enclosed by the collar 13 in an upper area facing the lid 12, namely by a collar front wall 34 and collar side tabs 35. The collar front wall 34 is provided with a conventional recess 36 , which facilitates access to the package contents - with the lid 12 open.

The subject of the invention is the provision of the cigarettes to the consumer, in particular when the first cigarettes are removed, that is to say at least one preferably middle cigarettes 37 of the front row ( Fig. 3, Fig. 4 ). The provision relates primarily to the fact that the one or more cigarettes 37 are moved with the lid 12 open by a lifting means in a raised and thus with respect to the end portions exposed position. For this purpose, a lifting strip 38 or lift strip is effective, which is pulled out of the outer package 10, in this case in the region of the recess 36 of the collar 13, taking along the cigarette 37th

The lifting strip 38 is part of the inner blank 22, in particular part of the inner front wall 24 and the inner bottom wall 25. The Hubstreifen 38 is bounded by cutting or punching lines 39 ( Fig. 6 ), but remains over residual connections 40, 41 part of the inner blank 22. In the present embodiment ( Fig. 6 ), the (parallel) punching lines 39 are provided on both sides of the Hubstreifens 38 with two remaining connection 40, 41 - in the region of the inner front wall 24 - which are attached to selected positions. The lower residual joints 41 are positioned adjacent to the inner bottom wall 25 and to a transverse folded edge 27 thereof.

The lifting strip 38 extends into the region of FIG Fig. 1 to Fig. 8 single-layered inner bottom wall 25, in particular (approximately) to the middle of the same. Again, the lifting strip 38 is bounded by (two-sided) punching lines 42 which extend from the inner front wall 24 on the (transverse) fold line 27 away into the inner bottom wall 25. The lifting strip 38 here forms an important end for the function in the region of the inner bottom wall 25, namely an end leg 57th

This is limited in a first section as a continuation of the Hubstreifens 38 with correspondingly extended punching lines 39 and then with converging, in particular by tapering punching lines 43, which are preferably directed at an angle of (about) 90 °, so that a pointed trained anchoring end 47 of Lifting strip 38 is created.

Furthermore, residual compounds are particularly distributed in this area. In the present case, mutually opposite residual connections 44 are located at the transition of the (parallel) punching lines 42 into the (converging) punching lines 43. Further residual connections, in particular a connected end connection 45, form the (imaginary) tip of the lifting strip 38 or of the anchoring end 47 Lifting strip 38, ie in particular the end connection 45, is located approximately in the middle of the inner bottom wall 25. This ensures that an exact, central separation of the lifting strip 38 from the inner blank 22 in the region of the (transverse) inner bottom wall 25th takes place.

The arrangement of the lifting strip 38, the dimensioning (width 46), by the arrangement and design of the residual compounds 40, 41, 44, 45 an orderly movement of the lifting strip 38 is ensured without severing, in particular in such a way that the bottom end the Hubstreifens 38, ie in particular the end legs 57, until last in the connection with the inner blank is held. The end connection 45 is last disconnected. As a result, when the lifting strip 38 is actuated, the end limb 57 first of all comes into an inclined position (FIG. Fig. 4 ), in which the cigarette 37 (or the cigarettes) detected by the lifting strip 38 is moved into the removal position. With continued tensile load of the Hubstreifens 38 this is completely released and pulled out of the pack.

In an advantageous embodiment, the residual compounds - depending on the strength of the material of the inner blank 22 - a dimension or length of 0.5 mm to 2 mm. A preferred dimensional range is 0.8 mm to 1.5 mm. The end connection 45 is correspondingly dimensioned as an extension of the punching lines 43, so that as a whole a slightly greater strength of the end connection 45 results. In the arrangement of the residual compounds is also to be considered that the unit of the (inner) blank 22 is ensured for the packaging process.

For the effectiveness of the lifting process, the continuous strength of the Hubstreifens 38 is important. This is ensured by a transverse dimension, ie width 46, but possibly by a special contour. The width 46 is determined in particular by the size of the basis weight (weight per unit area) - g / m ² . This size is also referred to as "grammage". With a (mean) grammage of about 30-35 g / m ² , a width 46 of the lifting strip 38 of about 12 mm is adequate. At lower grammage is a width 46 of about 15 mm and with increased grammage a width 46 of about 8 mm is sufficient.

The leg 57, that is the part of the lifting strip 38 in the region of the inner bottom wall 25, is dimensioned so that (at least) one cigarette 37 is detected sufficiently, preferably over the full area, during the lifting process. Preferably, a length 48 of the leg 57 in the region of the punching lines 42 is greater than the diameter of a cigarette 37. The subsequent punching lines 43 preferably form an angle 49 of 30 ° to 60 ° relative to the parallel punching lines 42, depending on the packing depth. Preferably, an angle 49 of 45 ° and a relative position of the punching lines 43 to each other by 90 °.

The actuation of the lifting strip 38 is preferably carried out with the aid of a special subregion of the inner blank 22. This is a tab which can be pulled off when the package is put into use, in particular a pull flap 50. This tab is in the upper, frontal region of the inner blank 22 defined and separated from the remaining part of the inner blank 22 by (transverse) portions of a weakening or perforation line 51. The aforementioned weakening line extends (laterally) over the full width of the inner blank 22, so that an end-side part of the inner front wall 24, frontal areas of the (outer) inner side flaps 32 and the folding tabs connected to the inner front wall 24 of the inside End wall 28 are part of the pull flap 50. This is withdrawn at the first use of the pack as part of the inner pack 23 of this, so that front-side cigarettes in the upper area are exposed ( Fig. 2 . Fig. 3 ..).

The pull tab 50 is due to the contour of the lifting strip 38 or due to a specially trained transition 52 from the lifting strip 38 to pull flap 50 safe to break. Hubstreifen 38 and Pull Flap 50 are pulled out as a unit from the pack. The transition 52 is a contoured region of the lift tab 38 of increasing width to the pull flap 50. Particularly effective is a transition 52 with rounded edges. In the present case, a transition 52 is provided with (two-sided) quarter circles 53 as a contour. The size or width of the transition 52 is selected according to the load capacity of the material. The quarter circle 53 preferably has a radius 54 of about 10 mm for material of average strength, a radius of about 15 mm for less strong material (lower grammage), and a radius of about 5 mm for material of higher grammage.

Residual compounds 40, 55 are arranged so that the complete area of the transition 52, ie the quadrant 53 and preferably subsequent upright or horizontal Legs are designed as a continuous separation section. The transverse perforation line 51 is preferably formed so that in each case a residual connection 55 is provided in the region of the inner front wall 24 for transverse punching limbs adjoining the lifting strip 38. Another residual connection 56 is located in the region of the (outer) inner side tabs 32.

Due to the (geometric) design of the unit of lifting strip 38 and pull flap 50, this part of the inner blank 22 is cut out of the connection while maintaining the unit and pulled out of the packing ( Fig. 3). Fig. 4 shows an initial phase in the operation of the pull flap 50, namely the stroke position for the cigarette. A continued position is in Fig. 5 to see and finally the element completely pulled out of the pack Fig. 3 , Due to the shape of lifting strip 38 and pull flap 50 as a unit as well as the arrangement and design of residual connections, it is preferred that this is first released from the inner blank 22 when the pull flap 50 is actuated. Thereafter, the residual compounds 40, then the remaining compounds 41 are severed. This results in the stroke position according to the movement of the lifting strip 38 Fig. 4 , Finally, the end connection 45 is severed and the lifting strip 38 with the pull flap 50 is pulled out of the package (completely).

FIGS. 9 and 10 show the execution of a pack with inner blank 22 and inner pack 23 according to the Querfaltprinzip. In this blank or package structure, inner front wall 24 and inner rear wall 26 are juxtaposed, separated by an inner side wall 31. On the free sides of inner front wall 24 and inner rear wall 26 are inner side flaps 32, 33rd to form an inner side wall of overlapping folding tabs 32, 33rd

In a special way, the inner bottom wall 25 is formed. It consists of several folding flaps, in particular of (trapezoidal) bottom flaps 58, 59. These form - together with other folding flaps - the inner bottom wall 25 analogous to the inner end wall 28th

The removal aid for at least one cigarette 37 is designed analogously. A pull flap 50 consists of the frontal region of the inner front wall 24 and folded flaps arranged thereon. In the region of the inner side wall 31, the pull flap 50 is delimited by a flap punching line 60, which preferably extends approximately centrally along the inner side wall 31 to the upper free edge of the blank 22.

The pull flap 50 is connected to the lifting strip 38 in the manner described, namely with a special transition 52. Notwithstanding the above embodiment, the lifting strip 38 is not formed as a material strip of constant width, but with changing toward the inner bottom wall 25, namely decreasing width. The lateral punching lines 39 for limiting the lifting strip 38 converge downwards, preferably in a straight line.

The lifting strip 38 extends with the continuation of the punching lines 39 into the region of the bottom flap 58, which is connected to the inner front wall 24 and in the finished package ( Fig. 10 ) is located on the outside of the inner bottom wall 25. The end leg 57 is located exclusively in the region of the bottom flap 58, preferably forming the convergent punching lines 43 limited tip as anchoring end 47 of the Hubstreifens 38. The contour of the Hubstreifens 38, in particular the convergent punching lines 39 cause when pressing the Hubstreifens 38 and the pull flap 50, an advantageous deflection of the tensile forces in the region of the lifting strip 38 is formed and the remaining compounds 40, 41 are sequentially cut. Preferably, the converging punching lines 39 are directed at an angle 64 of 15 ° to 20 °, in particular of 17 ° to each other.

A supplement of the lifting strip 38 is formed in the second, inner bottom flap 59, preferably by two straight cuts 61, which are executed by the free edge of the bottom flap 59 and extend parallel. The incisions 61 are in the region of the lifting strip 38 and the end leg 58. The effect is a limited by the incisions 61, movable tab 62 as part of the bottom flap 59th

Irrespective of the design of the blank 22, the inner pack 23 can be fixed in the outer pack 10 at least in the region of the inner front wall 24 and / or with part of the inner bottom wall 25, in this case by glue or glue dots 63. The arrangement is such that two (upright) rows of glue dots 63 are arranged on both sides of the lifting strip 38, preferably in the lower region of the inner front wall 24 and / or in the region of the (outer) bottom flap 58. In this way, when the lifting strip 38 is actuated, this becomes particularly loaded areas or parts of the inner pack 23 against unwanted movements, in particular against lifting of the entire inner pack 23 secured. This or an analogous fixation of the inner package 23 can also in the embodiment according to Fig. 1 to Fig. 6 be beneficial. The glue spots 63 effect a connection of the inner pack 23 with the box front wall 14 and / or box bottom wall of the outer pack 10. LIST OF REFERENCE NUMBERS 10 overpack 42 cut line 11 box part 43 cut line 12 cover 44 residual connection 13 collar 45 end connection 14 Box front wall 46 width 15 Box rear wall 47 anchoring end 16 Box side wall 48 length 17 Lid front wall 49 corner 18 Lid rear wall 50 Pull flap 19 Lid sidewall 51 perforation 20 line joint 52 crossing 21 cigarette group 53 quadrant 22 Inner blank 54 radius 23 interior package 55 residual connection 24 Interior front wall 56 residual connection 25 Inside bottom wall 57 end leg 26 Inner rear wall 58 base tabs 27 fold lines 59 base tabs 28 Inside front wall 60 Flap-cut line 29 longitudinal tabs 61 incision 30 longitudinal tabs 62 flap 31 Interior sidewall 63 spot of glue 32 Interior side tabs 64 corner 33 Interior side tabs 34 Collar front wall 35 Collar side tabs 36 recess 37 Cigarette 38 Hubstreifen 39 cut line 40 residual connection 41 residual connection

Claims (13)

1. A pack for elongate, rod-shaped objects, in particular a cigarette pack, composed of an outer pack (10), in particular in the embodiment as a hinge-lid box or a shell-and-slide pack, and of an inner pack (23) for a cigarette group (21) which preferably on all sides is surrounded by a blank (22) from tinfoil, paper, foil, or the like, and which has a removal aid for removing at least one first cigarette with the aid of a lifting strip (38) in the case of an opened outer pack (10), wherein the lifting strip is formed by weakening lines in the region of the front wall of the inner pack (23), namely of an inner front wall (24) and of an adjacent inner base wall (25), and, is connected to an end-side tear-off flap, namely a pull flap (50), of the inner blank (22), characterized in that the lifting strip (38) by shaping in the region of a transition (52) from the lifting strip (38) to the pull flap (50), or to the front wall thereof, respectively, is connected in a tear-off-safe manner to the pull flap (50), namely by way of a gradually widening transverse dimension of the transition (52) having an arcuate or (segment) circular, respectfully, peripheral configuration.
2. The pack as claimed in claim 1, characterized in that the transition (52) from the lifting strip (38) to the pull flap (50) preferably on both sides is delimited by quadrant-shaped peripheries that are formed by punching, preferably having a radius of 5 mm to 15 mm, in particular of approximately 10 mm.
3. The pack as claimed in claim 1 or 2, characterized in that the lifting strip (38) extends into the region of an inner base wall (25) and preferably terminates by way of an end piece, or an end leg (57), respectively, in the inner base wall (25).
4. The pack as claimed in claim 3 or one of the further claims, characterized in that the end leg (57) of the lifting strip (38), while forming an anchoring end (47), at the end is delimited by converging, preferably straight punch lines (43) that in particular meet at an acute angle.
5. The pack as claimed in claim 3 or one of the further claims, characterized in that the lifting strip (38), or the end leg (57), respectively, in the case of a single-ply, continuously closed inner base wall (25) terminates approximately in the centre of the inner base wall (25), wherein preferably a part region of the end leg (57), in a manner adjoining the inner front wall, is delimited by punch lines (42) in continuation of the punch lines (42) in the region of the inner front wall (24).
6. The pack as claimed in claim 1 or one of the further claims, characterized in that regions of the inner front wall (24) and/or of the inner base wall (25) are fixed, preferably by glue spots (63), in or on, respectively, the outer pack (10), wherein in particular a row of glue spots (63) is disposed in each case on both sides of the lifting strip (38).
7. The pack as claimed in claim 3 or one of the further claims, characterized in that in the case of an inner pack (23) having an inner base wall (25) that is formed from folding tabs, preferably in the case of an inner blank (22) according to the principle of the transverse wrapper while forming in particular trapezoidal base tabs (58, 59) of the inner base wall (25), the lifting strip (38) by way of the end leg (57) terminates, preferably so as to have a spacing from the free periphery thereof, in the region of a preferably external base tab (58) that is connected to the inner front wall (24), and wherein supplements of the lifting strip (38), preferably two parallel incisions (61) for forming a movable flap (62) in the region of the lifting strip (38), are preferably disposed in the region of the internal base tab (59) that is connected to the inner rear wall (26).
8. The pack as claimed in claim 1 or one of the further claims, characterized in that the lifting strip (38) is configured having a width that is variable across the length, in particular having a width that decreases in the direction toward the inner base wall (25), preferably by (straight) converging punch lines (39) that delimit the lifting strip (38).
9. The pack as claimed in claim 1 or one of the further claims, characterized by the following features:

   a) the lifting strip (38) in the region of an inner front wall (24) of the inner blank (22), and/or in the region of the inner base wall (25), is delimited by punch lines (39, 42) having residual connections;

   b) the residual connections in terms of the number and/or positioning and/or dimensions, length or width, respectively, are dimensioned so as to depend on the (tear) strength of the material of the inner blank (22), in particular having a dimension of 0.5 mm to 2 mm, preferably in the range from 0.8 mm to 1.5 mm.
10. The pack as claimed in claim 1 or one of the further claims, characterized in that residual connections (41) are positioned in the range directly adjacent to a transversely directed fold line (27) between the inner front wall (24) and the inner base wall (25), and further residual connections (40) are preferably positioned in an approximately centric region between the pull flap (50) and the inner base wall (25).
11. The pack as claimed in claim 9 or one of the further claims, characterized in that (contiguous) residual connections, in particular a preferably centric end connection (45) are disposed on the end of the lifting strip (38) in the region of the inner base wall (25), in particular on the tip formed as an anchoring end (47) by the obliquely directed punch lines (43).
12. The pack as claimed in claim 9 or one of the further claims, characterized in that the end leg (57) of the lifting strip (38) in the region of the inner base wall (25) has further residual connections, in particular between (parallel) punch lines (42) and obliquely directed punch lines (43).
13. The pack as claimed in claim 1 or one of the further claims, characterized in that the width of the lifting strip (38), depending on the tear strength of the inner blank (28), is 8 mm to 15 mm, in particular approximately 12 mm.

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