EP3877274A1

EP3877274A1 - Packaging for products in the cigarette industry, and method and device for producing same

Info

Publication number: EP3877274A1
Application number: EP19798636.7A
Authority: EP
Inventors: Christoph Schneider
Original assignee: Focke and Co GmbH and Co KG
Current assignee: Focke and Co GmbH and Co KG
Priority date: 2018-11-07
Filing date: 2019-11-06
Publication date: 2021-09-15
Also published as: WO2020094719A1; DE102018127740A1

Abstract

The invention relates to a packaging for products (11) of the cigarette industry, comprising a carton part (22) for receiving a packaging content (29) and comprising a lid (23) for closing the carton part (22), the lid (23) and the carton part (22) bearing against one another by means of respective closing edges when the packaging (10) is closed. The invention is characterised in that the lid (23) and carton part (22) are connected temporarily to one another in the region of at least one closing edge, specifically until the packaging (10) is opened for the first time.

Description

Pack for products of the cigarette industry and method and device for producing the same

description

The invention relates to a pack for products in the cigarette industry, with a box part for receiving a pack content and with a lid for closing the box part, the lid and box part with respective closing edges abutting one another when the pack is closed, according to the preamble of claim 1.

Furthermore, the invention relates to a method for handling a pack content for a pack for products of the cigarette industry, the pack being designed in particular according to one of the preceding claims, and wherein the pack content is fed to a blank for the pack, according to the preamble of claim 17.

Finally, the invention also relates to a device for handling a pack content for a pack for products of the cigarette industry, the pack being designed in particular according to one of the preceding claims, and the device being designed in particular for carrying out the method according to one of the preceding claims, according to the The present invention is concerned in particular with packs for alternative tobacco products, for example packs for aroma capsules arranged in blister packs. In this market segment, due to a general trend towards alternative products, increasing sales are to be expected. On the other hand, such products have only been sold for a comparatively short time and the market is changing comparatively quickly, so that the tobacco companies are often forced to react quickly to changes in the market and new requirements.

On the other hand, packs for alternative tobacco products must also be able to adhere to whether they can be produced quickly and inexpensively on packaging machines.

In addition, the consumer of tobacco products (regardless of whether they are conventional or alternative tobacco products) has an interest in being able to reliably determine whether the contents of the pack are intact and / or original.

Proceeding from this, the object of the invention is to propose measures with which the above requirements can be implemented.

A pack according to the invention has the features of claim 1. It is accordingly provided that the lid and the box part are temporarily connected to one another in the region of at least one closing edge, namely until the package is opened for the first time.

Provision can preferably be made for the lid and box part to be connected to one another in the region of the at least one closing edge by a residual connection, in particular along a separable perforation line.

In a first variant of the pack it can be provided that the cover is designed as a cover flap and has a front wall and an end wall, and that side flaps of the cover are formed on the side of the end wall, which are connected on the one hand to the end wall via a residual connection and on the other hand with side walls of the box part, in particular by gluing.

Furthermore, it can be provided that in a front wall of the box part an at least partially delimited by a residual connection tab is formed, and that the connecting tab with an inside of the lid is connected, preferably to the inside of the front wall of the cover flap, in particular by gluing.

Furthermore, it can be provided that the cover has a pull tab for opening the package, the pull tab preferably being arranged in an extension of the front wall of the cover tab.

In a second variant of the pack it can be provided that the cover is designed as a cover flap and has a front wall and an end wall, and that no side tabs are provided on the side of the end wall, so that the cover is not connected to the side walls of the box part.

It can further be provided that a connecting flap which is at least partially delimited by a residual connection is formed in a front wall of the box part, and that the connecting flap is connected to an inside of the lid, preferably to the inside of the front wall of the lid flap, in particular by gluing.

Furthermore, it can be provided that the pack has a greater width than height, in order to accommodate a pack content in landscape format.

In both variants of the pack, it can be provided that the lid has a plug-in tab and that a corresponding plug-in slot is formed in the front wall of the box part, the plug-in tab and plug-in slot being set up in such a way that the lid after the first opening of the pack and the associated opening The remaining connections can be opened by engaging the plug-in tab and plug-in slot.

In both variants it can further be provided that the plug-in tab is arranged in the area of the front wall of the cover or in the area of the front wall of the cover and in the adjacent area of the pull tab.

In a third variant of the pack it can be provided that the cover is designed as a cover flap and a front wall and an end wall has, and that side flaps of the lid are formed on the side of the end wall, which are connected on the one hand via a residual connection to the end wall and on the other hand with side walls of the box part, in particular by gluing.

It can further be provided that the front wall of the box part is not connected to the lid.

Furthermore, it can be provided that the front wall of the lid is set up to serve as a plug-in tab after the first opening of the pack, the plug-in tab being insertable between the front wall of the box part and the contents of the pack to close the pack.

In all variants of the pack, it can be provided that the pack is formed as a hard pack from a blank made of the corresponding packaging material

In all variants of the pack it can further be provided that the pack is formed from a one-piece blank.

In both variants of the pack it can further be provided that the pack has no collar.

A method according to the invention has the features of claim 17. It is therefore provided that products for the package contents are transported on two parallel conveyors which are offset to one another, and that the conveyors are arranged in height-offset levels, and that the products are arranged from the conveyor arranged in the higher level to the ones arranged in the lower level Conveyors are pushed off, preferably above the products on the conveyor arranged in the lower level.

Furthermore, it can be provided that products of the cigarette industry are handled in a blister pack as package contents, the blister pack having two areas, namely a first area in which the products are located and a second area which is used as a tab The flap or the second area is pivotally connected to the first area of the blister pack via a fold line, and that the blister packs are first transported lying flat or spread out with the two areas next to one another, the blister packs being in one plane on one Conveyors are arranged, and that in a first folding step on both conveyors the flap is folded around the fold line relative to the first area of the blister packaging and that in a second folding step the flap is folded further around the folding line so that it lies against the first area of the blister packaging .

It can further be provided that the second folding step in the

Blister packs located on the higher level conveyor are carried out while the blister packs are being pushed from the higher level conveyor to the lower level conveyor.

It can further be provided that a preferably fixed folding member is arranged between the two conveyors, in particular a folding plate, over which the blister packs are pushed during the transfer from one conveyor to the other conveyor, so that the tab is parallel to and / or below the first area the blister packaging is folded.

It can further be provided that the second folding step in the

Blister packs located on the conveyor in the lower level are carried out when the blister packs are pushed off the conveyor located in the lower level onto a subsequent conveyor.

Furthermore, it can be provided that the blister packs rest on a web in the area of the conveyor, and that the blister packs are transferred to the web when they are transferred to the conveyor in such a way that the tab of the blister packs located in the lower level due to contact with the web folded parallel to and / or under the first area of the blister packs. Furthermore, it can be provided that the blister packs, following the conveyor, are transported in pairs one above the other along a transversely adjoining conveyor and are fed to a stage.

It can further be provided that a pressure carrier, in particular a coupon, is first fed to the blister packs in the area of the stage, and that the blister packs are then pushed together with the coupon into a partially folded blank for a pack.

It can further be provided that the partially folded blank is kept ready and transported in a pocket of a folding turret and that glue is first applied to the connecting flap in the region of the front wall of the box part during the further transport of the blank on the folding turret, and in a subsequent folding step the front wall of the lid is folded to connect the connecting flap to the inside of the lid.

It can further be provided that after the partially folded blank has been transported away, glue is applied to the side flaps of the lid and / or the side flaps to form the side walls of the box part and the corresponding parts of the blank are connected to one another in the region of a subsequent conveying path.

A device according to the invention has the features of claim 27. The device is accordingly characterized by at least one feature contained in the preceding claims.

Further preferred details of the invention can be found in the description and the drawings.

Preferred embodiments of the invention are described below with reference to the drawing. In this show: 1 shows a first embodiment of a pack for products of the cigarette industry in a spatial representation with the lid closed before first use,

2 shows the pack according to FIG. 1 with the lid open, FIG. 3 shows the pack according to FIGS. 1 and 2 with the lid closed after first use,

4 shows a blank for the pack according to FIGS. 1 to 3, FIG. 5 shows a second embodiment of a pack for products of the

Cigarette industry in a spatial representation with the lid closed before first use,

6 shows the package according to FIG. 5 with the lid open, FIG. 7 shows a blank for the package according to FIGS. 5 and 6, FIG. 8 shows a third embodiment of a package for products of the

9 the package according to FIG. 8 with the lid open,

10 shows a blank for the pack according to FIGS. 8 and 9,

Fig. 11 is a schematic spatial representation of part of a

Device for producing the packs according to FIGS. 1 to 10, and

Fig. 12 is a schematic spatial representation of a second part of a

11. The invention is concerned with the production of packs 10 for products 11 of the cigarette industry. In the present case, the products 11 are aroma capsules which are arranged in a special blister pack 12. The packs 10 shown can also accommodate other products 11 of the cigarette industry within the scope of the invention.

The exemplified flavor capsules contain tobacco, e.g. in granular form, and preferably different flavors, and can be consumed in suitable devices. In addition to the actual products 11, the packs 10 also contain an information leaflet, e.g. in the form of a coupon 13, and are designed as a hard pack. Such packs 10 can be sold as a so-called refill pack.

In order to guarantee the authenticity and integrity of the packs 10, the packs 10 are equipped with a kind of tamper-evident closure which is destroyed when the pack 10 is opened for the first time, that is to say when the pack 10 is used for the first time. The destroyed tamper-evident closure shows a broken edge at a point visible to the consumer and thus indicates to the consumer that the package 10 has already been opened and is therefore not new.

Products 11 of the cigarette industry also include tobacco products such as cigarettes, cigarillos and the like, but also new tobacco products such as heat-not-burn products or liquid carriers for e-cigarettes, etc.

Common features of the in the Fiq. 1 to 10 packs 10 shown:

The packs 10 are made from a one-piece blank 14 of packaging material, e.g. from cardboard.

The packs 10 are cuboid with a large front 15 and a rear 16 opposite the front 15. Narrow sides 17 extend between the front 15 and rear 16. A bottom side 18 and an opposite top 19 extend transversely to the front 15, rear 16 and narrow sides 17. The side surfaces meet in the area of packing edges, packing edges 20 between the front 15 and the back 16 and the respective narrow sides 17 being of rectangular cross section in the present case. These pack edges 20 are generally also referred to as the upright pack edges 20 starting from a pack 10 standing on the bottom side 18. The upright pack edges 20 run parallel to an imaginary longitudinal axis of the packs 10. The upright pack edges 20 can of course also be bevelled in cross-section or be rounded.

The other packing edges 21, that is to say between the bottom side 18 or the top side 19 and front side 15, back side 16 and narrow side 17, run transversely to the packing edges 20. In the present case, the packing edges 21 are of rectangular cross section.

The packs 10 have a box part 22 and a lid 23. The lid 23 is pivotally mounted on the box part 22 for opening and closing the pack 10, for example along a linear hinge 24. The packs 10 are thus designed in the manner of a folding box.

Box part 22 and cover 23 abut one another when the package 10 is closed or when the cover 23 is closed in the region of the closing edges. Since the course of the closing edges differs from one another depending on the exemplary embodiment, it is described below if the special features of the individual exemplary embodiments are discussed.

All packs 10 have no collar. Coupon 13 is also arranged in packs 10. The coupon 13 is located between the front wall 30 of the box part 22 and the actual package content 29.

The package contents 29 are two blister packs 12 which contain the actual products 11. The blister packs 12 have one special structure, which will be explained later in connection with the manufacturing process. Within the scope of the invention, the number of blister packs 12 can of course also deviate.

The two blister packs 12 forming the pack contents 29 abut one another, with the same orientation of the two blister packs 12. Both a standing arrangement and a lying arrangement of the blister packs 12 are conceivable.

Box part 22 and lid 23 are formed by individual or multiple walls or tabs of the blank 14. The designation of the walls of the box part 22 and the lid 23 is derived from the respective side of the package 10 on which the wall is located. For example, the box part 22 has a front wall 30 which is located in the region of the front 15 of the pack 10 and corresponding side walls 31, a rear wall 32 and a bottom wall 33 in the region of the narrow side 17, the rear side 16 and the bottom side 18. The same applies accordingly for the cover 23, which in all exemplary embodiments has an end wall 34 in the region of the top 19 of the pack 10 and a front wall 35 in the region of the front 15 of the pack 10. Furthermore, in all of the exemplary embodiments, the narrow sides 17 of the packs 10, depending on the exemplary embodiment, are at least partially formed by interconnected side tabs 36.

The tamper-evident closure mentioned at the outset is formed in all three exemplary embodiments by a residual connection, in particular by a perforation line 37. The residual connection always extends in the region of the closing edges between box part 22 and lid 23. It is not absolutely necessary for the residual connection to be completely in the region extends from all closing edges. Arrangements of the residual connection on part of the closing edges are also conceivable in sections or regions.

Of course, other types of residual connections can also be considered, whereby it should preferably be provided that the tamper-evident seal should not be able to be restored after the pack 10 has been used for the first time in order to counteract manipulations. One advantage of the perforation line 37 is that a type of “broken edge” arises after the separation, with a rough or jagged edge profile, on which the consumer can recognize or feel that the package 10 has already been opened.

Special features of the first implementation example (Figures 1 to 4):

The blank 14 shown in FIG. 4 for the pack 10 is similar to a classic folding box blank. On both sides of the rear wall 32 and the front wall 30 are the already mentioned side tabs 36 for forming the side walls of the pack 10. Corner tabs 39 are arranged on both sides of the bottom wall 33 and are connected to the side tabs 36 on both sides of the rear wall 32. The corner flaps 39 are separated from the bottom wall 33 by a punch cut 40.

On both sides of the end wall 34 of the cover 23, side tabs 41 are formed, each of which is temporarily connected to the end wall 34 via a perforation line 37 until the pack 10 is first used or opened.

Furthermore, a pull tab 42 is arranged in the extension of the front wall 35 of the cover 23. A further special feature of the blank 14 is that a connecting tab 43 is formed in the front wall 30 of the box part 22, which is delimited from the rest of the blank 14 or the rest of the front wall 30 by a perforation line 37. In the exemplary embodiment shown, the perforation line 37 is approximately U-shaped and the connecting tab 43 is arranged on the edge side at an upper end of the front wall 35.

The perforation line 37 can also be formed in a partial area as a punch cut through the material of the blank 14, for example in a lower area, parallel to the upper cutting edge of the front wall 30. The punch cut can also extend further into the area of the two transverse legs of the U-shaped boundary line.

In the present case, the cover 23 is designed as a cover flap, with the front wall 34 and the front wall 35, and the pull flap 42.

The side tabs 41 of the cover 23 are connected to the side walls 31 of the box part 22, namely by means of glue 28. A hot glue is preferably used here. Other types of glue are also conceivable within the scope of the invention.

The connecting tab 43 is fastened on the inside to the front wall 30 of the cover 23 by gluing with glue 28. Hotmelt glue can also be used here.

The lid 23 has no rear wall, because the linear joint 24 is arranged between the front wall 34 of the lid 23 and the rear wall 32 of the box part 22. However, this can be deviated from within the scope of the invention.

The pull tab 42 has a somewhat smaller width than the front wall 30 and side edges converging in the longitudinal direction of the blank 14. The pull tab 42 is delimited from the front wall 30 by a fold line 44.

On the front of the cover 23, a tab 45 is also arranged. In the exemplary embodiment shown, the insertion tab 45 is located in the area of the folding line 44 and extends on both sides thereof both in the area of the pull tab 42 and in the area of the front wall 35 of the cover 23. The insertion tab 45 can be formed by a punch cut in the material of the blank 14 be. In the exemplary embodiment shown, the tongue 45 has a trapezoidal shape. Corresponding to the plug-in tab 45, a plug-in slot 46 is arranged in the front wall 30 of the box part 22. The slot 46 is also formed by a punch cut in the material of the blank 14 and is approximately U-shaped in the exemplary embodiment shown.

The adhesive areas of the pack 10 are indicated in the drawings by glue points. It goes without saying that other application patterns can also be used within the scope of the invention, in particular glue strips or other flat application patterns.

When the package 10 is unopened (FIG. 1), the pull tab 42 lies flat against the front wall 30 of the box part 22. The consumer can lift the pull tab 42 and open the lid 23 via the pull tab 42. When the cover 23 is opened or the pack 10 is put into use for the first time, the perforation lines 37 between the side tabs 41 and the end wall 34 are separated. The same applies to the perforation lines 37 in the area of the connecting tab 43 (FIG. 2).

To reclose the pack 10 or the cover 23, the cover flap is put back on the box part 22 and the plug-in flap 45 is engaged with the plug-in slot 46 (FIG. 3).

The two blister packs 12 provided as pack contents 29 are arranged upright or standing in the box part 22 in the present case. The coupon 13 is located between the front wall 30 of the box part 22 and the package contents 29.

Special features of the second exemplary embodiment (FIGS. 5 to 71:

The pack 10 of the second exemplary embodiment essentially corresponds to the pack 10 of the first exemplary embodiment, which is why only the differences from this version of the pack 10 will be explained below. In contrast to the first exemplary embodiment, the blister packs 12 are arranged horizontally in the second exemplary embodiment, which is why the package 10 is designed as a landscape format package that is wider than it is high.

Furthermore, in this variant, the side tabs 41 are missing on the cover 23. The cover 23 is thus only connected to the box part 22 via the connecting tab 43 and in particular not in the region of the narrow sides 17.

In addition, the pull tab 42 is integrated in the front wall 35 of the cover 23 and does not adjoin the front wall 35.

Incidentally, reference is made to the above description of the first

Reference embodiment.

Special features of the third exemplary embodiment (Figs. 8 to 11 Y

The third exemplary embodiment is very similar to the first in terms of the basic construction of the blank 14 and the package 10

Embodiment.

However, the connecting strap, the pull tab and plug-in tab and plug-in slot are missing.

In this case, the front wall 35 of the cover 23 is designed as a plug-in tab 45 which is inserted between the front wall 30 and coupon 13 when the cover 23 is closed. In order to facilitate this, side edges of the front wall 35 are designed to converge.

As in the first exemplary embodiment, the side tabs 41 are connected to the end wall 34 by perforation lines 37 and to the side tabs 36 or the side walls 31 by glue 28. When first used, the perforation lines 37 are separated and a cover flap is formed from the end wall 34 and front wall 35 . As an opening aid for the pack 10, a preferably edge-side recess 47 is formed in the region of an upper edge of the front wall 30 of the box part 22, through which the consumer can open the lid 23. The recess 47 is preferably arranged approximately centrally in the front 15 of the pack 10.

The package contents 29 and the coupon 13 are arranged upright in the package 10, as in the first exemplary embodiment.

Device and method Fiq 11 and 12

11 shows a section of a device for producing the pack 10, namely in the area of handling the blister packs 12 on the way into the partially folded blank 14.

A special feature lies in the type of blister packs 12 themselves. Each blister pack 12 has two areas, namely a first area in which the actual products 11, e.g. the aroma capsules are enclosed or packaged in the blister pack 12, and a second area in which the blister pack 12 has a tab 50. The two areas or sections of the blister pack 12 are delimited from one another by a folding line 51, so that the flap 50 can be folded or pivoted.

The blister packs 12 are first spread out flat (unfolded) so that both areas are in one plane. The blister packs 12 are then folded, the flap 50 being pivoted through 180 ° about the fold line 51, so that it lies against the first area. In this configuration, the folded blister pack 12 is then fed to the blank 14.

The unfolded blister packs 12 are transported on two (first) conveyors 52, 53, the area containing the products 11 resting on the conveyors 52, 53 and the tab 50 projecting laterally. In the exemplary embodiment shown, the blister packs 12 are arranged lying on the conveyors 52, 53 running in the horizontal plane. The blister packs 12 are arranged at a distance from one another and with their longitudinal extension parallel to the conveying direction according to arrow 54.

During the preferably continuous transport of the blister packs 12 on the conveyors 52, 53, the tabs 50 are folded transversely to the first region of the blister packs 12 in a first folding step, preferably by approximately 90 ° to the latter. This can be done by means of a suitable folding element, for example a folding switch or a movable folding element. In the horizontal arrangement of the conveyors 52, 53 shown, the tabs 50 are folded down.

In a second folding step, the tabs 50 are folded into the end position, so that they rest (below) on the first area with the aroma capsules. This second folding step is basically similar on both conveyors 52, 53, but at different times.

11 that the two conveyors 52, 53 run parallel to one another, at a short distance from one another. The distance is not only on the side, but also in terms of height. The conveyors 52, 53 are arranged in two different, but parallel planes. In the present case, the conveyor 52 is arranged in a plane which is arranged above the plane in which the conveyor 53 runs. Correspondingly, conveyor 52 is laterally and vertically offset from conveyor 53.

The second folding step in the blister packs 12 transported on the conveyor 52 takes place during the transfer of the partially folded blister packs 12 from the conveyor 52 to the conveyor 53. Between the two conveyors 52, 53 there is a preferably stationary folding plate 55 as a folding member. The partially folded blister packs 12 are pushed off from one conveyor 52 to another conveyor 53 by means of a (first) transfer conveyor 56, the projecting tabs 50 being folded by contact with the folding plate 55 in accordance with the second folding step described above. The folded ones Blister packs 12 deposited by conveyor 52 onto partially folded blister packs 12 on conveyor 53.

After the stacks of two blister packs 12 have been transported further on the conveyor 53, they are fed to a second conveyor 57. For this purpose, a (second) transfer conveyor 58 is used, which pushes the blister packs 12 across the conveyor 53 and feeds it to a cross conveyor which extends between the conveyor 53 and the conveyor 57. During this push-off, the tabs 50 of the blister packs 12 lying in the bottom of the stacks are also folded by a further 90 °. For this purpose, as with the folding of the tabs 50 of the blister packs 12, a folding plate 55 can be provided on the conveyor 52, which folds the tabs 50. Alternatively, for example, a transport plate 59 can be provided in the area of the transfer conveyor 58, on which the blister packs 12 rest and which, like the folding plate 55, serves as a folding member.

With the alignment of the conveyors 52, 53 described here, the transfer conveyors 56, 58 are each arranged above the transport path of the conveyors 52, 53. The transfer conveyors 56, 58 each have drivers 60 with which the blister packs 12 are gripped and pushed off. The transfer conveyors 56, 58 run transversely to the conveyors 52, 53. Before the blister packs 12 are pushed off by the drivers 60, they are each stopped by stops 61.

The folded blister packs 12 are transported in pairs one above the other on the conveyor 57. The transport takes place here again with a longitudinal extension parallel to the transport direction in the direction of a partially folded blank 14 held in a pocket 62 of a folding turret 63.

The small stacks can be formed from two blister packs 12 lying flat one above the other in that two blister packs 12 are simultaneously pushed out of the area of the transfer conveyor 58 or its transport plate 59 by a driver 64 of the conveyor 57. Other, conventional types of stack formation are also conceivable. Following the conveyor 57, the stacks with two blister packs 12 reach the working area of a stage 65. In the area of the stage 65, a coupon 13 is placed on the two blister packs 12. Coupons 13 are supplied in a known manner from a coupon magazine 66.

The stage 65, which can be moved back and forth in the conveying direction, corresponding to double arrow 67, then serves to feed the package contents 29 with coupon 13 into the partially folded blank 14 on the adjacent folding turret 63, an insert 68 being used.

The folding of the blank 14 around the pack content 29 is essentially completed on the folding turret 63. As a rule, only the walls of the narrow sides 17 are folded after the folding turret 63.

12 shows the processing of the blanks 14 on the folding turret 63. Starting from a feed station, in which the blanks 14, which have hitherto been unfolded, are stamped into a pocket 62 of the folding turret 63 by means of a stamp 69 and partially folded or erected in the process, follows further transport of the blanks 14, the already described supply of the blister packs 12 with coupon 13. Then the front wall 30 of the box part 22 is folded down and glue 28 is applied to the connecting tab 43 via a glue valve 70. Then the front wall 35 of the cover 23 is folded down and glued to the connecting tab 43. In the last station on the folding turret, the side tabs 41 are folded into the plane of the side walls 31 and the blank 14 is pushed out of the folding turret 63 and transferred to a subsequent conveyor 71. There, glue valves 72 arranged on both sides of the conveyor 71 apply glue 28 to part of the side tabs 36 and these are then folded to form the side walls 31. Final remarks

As can be seen, the device shown in FIGS. 11 and 12 essentially deals with the handling of the blister packs 12 on the way to the blank 14. However, this is independent of the design of the packs 10, so that the devices can also be used in connection with packs 10 of a different design Can be used.

The details of the exemplary embodiments described here, such as, for example, certain types of glue or certain method steps, can be optional, even if not explicitly mentioned. In this respect, these features can be replaced or omitted by other means or steps, provided that it makes sense or is necessary in individual cases.

Reference symbol list

10 pack 44 folding line (pull tab)

11 Product 45 tab

12 blister pack 46 slot

13 Coupon 47 recess

14 cutting

15 front (pack) 50 tab

16 Back (pack) 51 fold line

17 narrow side (pack) 52 conveyors (first, top)

18 bottom side (pack) 53 conveyors (first, bottom)

19 Top (pack) 54 arrow

20 packing edges (lengthways) 55 folding plate

21 packing edge (transverse) 56 transfer conveyor (first)

22 box part 57 conveyor (second)

23 cover 58 transfer conveyor (second)

24 linear joint 59 transport plate

60 carriers

28 glue 61 stop

29 Package contents 62 Bag

30 front wall (box part) 63 folding turret

31 side wall (box part) 64 carriers

32 rear wall (box part) 65 platform

33 bottom wall (box part) 66 coupon magazine

34 end wall (cover) 67 double arrow

35 Front wall (cover) 68 slide-in unit

36 side tabs 69 stamps

37 Perforation line 70 Glue valve

71 sponsors

39 corner flaps (box part) 72 glue valve

40 die cut

41 side tabs (cover)

42 pull tab

43 connecting strap

Claims

1. Pack for products (11) of the cigarette industry, with a box part (22) for receiving a pack content (29) and with a lid (23) for closing the box part (22), the lid (23) and box part (22) with The respective closing edges lie against each other when the package (10) is closed, characterized in that the lid (23) and the box part (22) are temporarily connected to one another in the region of at least one closing edge, namely until the package (10) is opened for the first time.

2. Pack according to claim 1, characterized in that the lid (23) and box part (22) are connected to one another in the region of the at least one closing edge by a residual connection, in particular along a separable perforation line (37).

3. Pack according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that the cover (23) is designed as a cover flap, and has a front wall (35) and an end wall (34), and that laterally the end wall (34) side tabs (41) of the Lids (23) are formed, which are connected on the one hand via a residual connection to the end wall (34) and on the other hand with side walls (31) of the box part (22), in particular by gluing.

4. Pack according to claim 3 or one of the other preceding claims, characterized in that in a front wall (30) of the box part (22) an at least partially delimited by a residual connection tab (43) is formed, and that the connecting tab (43) with an inside of the cover (23) is connected, preferably to the inside of the front wall (35) of the cover flap, in particular by gluing.

5. Pack according to claim 3 or one of the other preceding claims, characterized in that the cover (23) has a pull tab (42) for opening the pack (10), the pull tab (42) preferably extending the front wall (35) the lid flap is arranged.

6. Pack according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that the cover (23) is designed as a cover flap, and has a front wall (35) and an end wall (34), and that no side tabs (41) laterally on the end wall (34) are provided so that the lid (23) is not connected to the side walls (31) of the box part (22).

7. Pack according to claim 6 or one of the other preceding claims, characterized in that in a front wall (30) of the box part (22) an at least partially delimited by a residual connection tab (43) is formed, and that the connecting tab (43) with an inside of the cover (23) is connected, preferably to the inside of the front wall (35) of the cover flap, in particular by gluing.

8. Package according to claim 6 or one of the other preceding claims, characterized in that the package (10) has a greater width than height for receiving a package content (29) in landscape format.

9. Package according to claim 3 or 6 and / or one of the other preceding claims, characterized in that the cover (23) has a plug-in tab (45) and in that in the front wall (30) of the box part (22) a corresponding plug-in slot ( 46) is designed, the plug-in tab (45) and plug-in slot (46) being set up in such a way that the lid (23) after the first opening of the package (10) and the associated disconnection of the remaining connections by engagement of the plug-in tab (45) and plug-in slot (46) can be closed.

10. Pack according to claim 9 or one of the other preceding claims, characterized in that the plug-in tab (45) in the region of the front wall (35) of the cover (23) or in the region of the front wall (35) of the cover (23) and in the adjacent Area of the pull tab (42) is arranged.

11. Pack according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that the cover (23) is designed as a cover flap, and has a front wall (35) and an end wall (34), and that laterally the end wall (34) side tabs (41) of the Lids (23) are formed, which are connected on the one hand via a residual connection to the end wall (34) and on the other hand with side walls (31) of the box part (22), in particular by gluing.

12. Package according to claim 11 or one of the other preceding claims, characterized in that the front wall (30) of the box part (22) is not connected to the lid (23).

13. Pack according to claim 12 or one of the other preceding claims, characterized in that the front wall (35) of the lid (23) is set up to serve as a plug-in tab after the first opening of the pack (10), the plug-in tab for closing the pack (10) can be inserted between the front wall (30) of the box part (22) and the pack content (29).

14. Package according to claim 1 or one of the other preceding claims, characterized in that the package (10) is formed as a hard package from a blank (14) made of appropriate packaging material.

15. Package according to claim 1 or one of the other preceding claims, characterized in that the package (10) is formed from a one-piece blank (14).

16. Package according to claim 1 or one of the other preceding claims, characterized in that the package (10) has no collar.

17. A method for handling a pack content (29) for a pack (10) for products (11) of the cigarette industry, the pack (10) being designed in particular according to one of the preceding claims, and wherein the pack content (29) is a blank (14 ) for the pack (10), characterized in that products (11) for the Package contents (29) on two laterally offset, parallel conveyors (52, 53) are transported, and that the conveyors (52, 53) are arranged in height-offset levels, and that the products (1 1) of those arranged in the higher level Conveyors (52) are pushed onto the conveyor (53) arranged in the lower level, preferably above the products (11) on the conveyor (53) arranged in the lower level.

18. The method according to claim 17 or one of the other preceding claims, characterized in that as the package content (29) products

(1 1) of the cigarette industry are handled in a blister pack (12), the blister pack (12) having two areas, namely a first area in which the products (1 1) are located and a second area which acts as a tab (50 ) is formed, the flap (50) or the second region being pivotable with the first region of the blister pack via a folding line (51)

(12), and that the blister packs (12) lying flat or spread out are first transported with the two areas next to one another, the blister packs (12) being arranged in one plane on a conveyor (52, 53), and that in in a first folding step on both conveyors (52, 53) the flap (50) is folded around the folding line (51) relative to the first area of the blister pack (12), and in a second folding step the flap (50) is further folded around the folding line ( 51) is folded so that it lies against the first area of the blister pack (12).

19. The method according to claim 18 or one of the other preceding claims, characterized in that the second folding step is carried out on the blister packs (12), which are located on the conveyor (52) in the higher level, while the blister packs (12) from the conveyor (52) arranged in the higher level to the conveyor (53) arranged in the lower level.

20. The method according to claim 17 or one of the other preceding claims, characterized in that a preferably fixed folding member is arranged between the two conveyors (52, 53), in particular a folding plate (55), via which the blister packs (12) during the transfer is pushed from one conveyor (52) to the other conveyor (53) so that the Flap (50) is folded parallel to and / or under the first area of the blister packs (12).

21. The method according to claim 17 or one of the other preceding claims, characterized in that the second folding step in the blister packs (12), which are located on the conveyor (53) in the lower level, is carried out when the blister packs (12) from the conveyor (53) located on the lower level to a subsequent conveyor

(58) can be deported.

22. The method according to claim 21 or one of the other preceding claims, characterized in that the blister packs (12) rest on a track (59) in the region of the conveyor (58), and that the blister packs (12) are transferred to the conveyor (58) so to the web

(59) that the flap (50) of the blister packs (12) located in the lower level are folded parallel to and / or under the first region of the blister packs (12) by contact with the web (59).

23. The method according to claim 22 or one of the other preceding claims, characterized in that the blister packs (12) following the conveyor (58) are transported in pairs one above the other along a transversely adjoining conveyor (57) and fed to a stage (65) .

24. The method according to claim 23 or one of the other preceding claims, characterized in that the blister packs (12) in the area of the stage (65) are first supplied with a print carrier, in particular a coupon (13), and in that the blister packs (12) then inserted together with the coupon (13) into a partially folded blank (14) for a pack (10).

25. The method according to claim 17 or one of the other preceding claims, characterized in that the partially folded blank (14) is kept ready and transported in a pocket (62) of a folding turret (63) and that during the further transport of the blank (14) on the folding turret (63) glue (28) is first applied to the connecting flap (43) in the region of the front wall (30) of the box part (22), and that in a subsequent one Folding step the front wall (35) of the cover (23) is folded to connect the connecting flap (43) to the inside of the cover (23).

26. The method according to claim 25 or one of the other preceding claims, characterized in that after the removal of the partially folded blank (14) in the region of a subsequent conveyor line glue (28) on the side tabs (41) of the lid (23) and / or the side tabs (36) for forming the side walls (31) of the box part (22) are applied and the corresponding parts of the blank (14) are connected to one another.

27. Device for handling a pack content (29) for a pack (10) for products (11) of the cigarette industry, the pack (10) being designed in particular according to one of the preceding claims, and the device in particular for carrying out the method according to a of the preceding claims, characterized by at least one feature contained in the preceding claims.