JP2012533479A - Cigarette packs, cigarette pack closure mechanisms, and related materials - Google Patents

Abstract

An inner box (1) having an upper surface, a lower surface, and a plurality of longitudinal surfaces connecting the upper surface to the lower surface, one of the longitudinal surfaces being a front surface; Cigarette pack with hinged cover (10). The pack further comprises a cover (2) configured to cover the entire front surface when the pack is in a closed state and attached to the first longitudinal side of the inner box by a hinge. ing. The pack further includes a link member for attaching the cover to the second longitudinal side surface of the inner box, and the link member is fully opened when the relative position of the inner box with respect to the cover is fully opened. The first state which is substantially in the middle between the closed state and the closed state is configured to be biased.
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Description

The present invention relates to a cigarette pack and a material for the cigarette pack.
In particular, the present invention relates to a hinged cover cigarette pack having an improved closure mechanism.

Cigarette boxes with hinged lids made of cardboard of various thicknesses are known.
Typically, these packs are provided with a lid that opens from the top and allows the user access to the cigarette located inside the box.

Recently, an increasing number of cigarette boxes have been designed to allow access to cigarettes in new ways, for example using an inner box slidably engaged with an outer frame.
In addition, it has become increasingly desirable to produce a cigarette pack made of cardboard that reproduces the cigar case of circa1900, which is often made of extremely high quality materials such as precious metals.
One of the reasons why such packs are attempted is because consumers often consider the quality of the product and the quality of the package for selling or providing the product.

These known packs with a side-opening mechanism (ie similar to a book) have several disadvantages.
One drawback is that the cardboard used to make cigarette packs is generally quite thin, thus producing a pack that is sufficiently rigid to allow for an opening mechanism such as a book or oyster shell. It is related to the fact that it is very difficult to do without increasing the cardboard thickness (which is a design decision that greatly increases cost and manufacturing complexity).

Therefore, when a well-known book-like box is manufactured, it is a poor pack that is perceived by consumers as having a low-quality product.
For example, when closing pressure is applied to a known book-like cardboard pack, it is common for the pack to bend laterally or even buckle, preventing the user from closing the pack properly.

Another drawback of the known book-like opening mechanism is that it uses a metal hinge and therefore cannot reproduce the closing action similar to a cigarette case which has a certain resistance property to the closing action. It is in.
As a result of this significant difference in closure behavior, the user's impression of a low quality pack is strengthened, and in this connection the user's impression of a low quality product is strengthened.

  Thus, there is a need for a cigarette pack that has a book-like opening mechanism but reproduces the feel as well as the appearance of a traditional cigarette case.

In order to overcome the problems associated with the prior art, the present invention provides:
An inner box having an upper surface, a lower surface, and a plurality of longitudinal surfaces connecting the upper surface to the lower surface, wherein one of the longitudinal surfaces is a front surface;
A cover configured to cover the entire surface of the front surface when the pack is in a closed state, and attached to the first longitudinal side of the inner box by a hinge;
A cigarette pack with a hinged cover comprising a link member for attaching the cover to the second longitudinal side surface of the inner box;
The link member is configured to bias the relative position of the inner box with respect to the cover to a first state that is approximately halfway between a fully opened state and a completely closed state. A cigarette pack with a hinged cover is provided.

Preferably, the inner box is an octagonal parallelepiped having an upper surface, a lower surface, a front surface, a rear surface, two side surfaces, and four oblique surfaces;
The cover is fixed to the rear surface of the inner box, and is also fixed to one of the oblique surfaces of the inner box via the link member.

Preferably, when the cover is closed, it is basically an octagonal parallelepiped having an upper wall, a lower wall, a front wall, a rear wall, two side walls, and three diagonal walls. The shape of
The rear wall of the cover is configured to be fixed to the rear surface of the inner box.

Preferably, in a state where the cover and the inner box are closed,
The front wall of the cover is overlaid on the front surface of the inner box;
The upper wall of the cover covers the upper surface of the inner box;
The lower wall of the cover covers the lower surface of the inner box;
The side wall of the cover is configured to cover the side surface of the inner box.

Preferably, the cigarette pack with the hinge type cover described above is
There is further provided urging means for urging the cigarette pack with the hinged cover in a closed state.

  Preferably, the four cigarette packs with hinged covers according to any of the preceding claims are operable to act as handles to facilitate the opening of the cigarette packs with hinged covers by the user. It further includes a tab secured to one of the diagonal surfaces.

Furthermore, the present invention is a material for manufacturing the above inner box,
A rear panel disposed between the first front panel and the second front panel;
Provided is a material configured such that the first front panel is fixed below the second front panel when the material is folded into the inner box.

  Preferably, the first front panel is provided with a first opening for accessing the inside of the inner box, and the second front panel is provided with a first opening for accessing the inside of the inner box. Two openings are provided, and the first opening has a smaller size than the second opening.

  Preferably, the second opening is covered by a removable panel made of the same material as the inner box.

Furthermore, the present invention is a material for manufacturing the above-described cover,
A first upper wall panel and a second upper wall panel configured to be folded and secured together;
A first lower wall panel and a second lower wall panel configured to be folded and secured together;
A first front wall panel and a second front wall panel configured to be folded over to form the front wall of the cover;
A rear panel suitable for attachment of the inner box to the rear surface; andattached to the second front wall and suitable for attaching the front wall to the inner box, the inner panel relative to the cover A material is provided that includes a link member that is further configured to bias a relative position of the box to a first half-open state that is approximately halfway between a fully open state and a fully closed state.

As will be appreciated, the present invention provides several advantages over the prior art.
For example, since the link member of the present invention urges the relative position of the cover and the inner pack to a semi-closed state, the pack is closed in a two-step operation, which gives the user an impression that it is a high-quality pack. Brought about.

  The present invention will now be described with reference to the attached figures.

1 is a front view of a first embodiment of a hinge pack according to the present invention. FIG. FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the hinged pack of FIG. 1 illustrated in a closed state. FIG. 2 is a rear view of the hinged pack of FIG. 1 shown in a closed state. FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the hinged pack of FIG. 1 shown in an open state. FIG. 3 is a top view showing hidden and invisible details of the hinged pack of FIG. 1 in a first half-open state. The front view of the raw material for manufacturing the inner side pack of the hinge type pack of FIG. The front view of the raw material for manufacturing the lid | cover and connection means of the hinge type pack of FIG. The front view of 2nd Example of the hinge type pack by this invention. FIG. 9 is a perspective view of the hinged pack of FIG. 8 illustrated in a closed state. FIG. 9 is a rear view of the hinged pack of FIG. 8 illustrated in a closed state. FIG. 9 is a perspective view of the hinged pack of FIG. 8 illustrated in an open state. FIG. 9 is a top view showing hidden and invisible details of the hinged pack of FIG. 8 in a first half-open state. The front view of the raw material for producing the inner side pack of the hinge type pack of FIG. The front view of the raw material for manufacturing the lid | cover of a hinge-type pack of FIG. 8, and a connection means.

FIG. 1 is a front view of a hinge pack 10 according to a first embodiment of the present invention.
As can be seen from FIG. 1, the cover 2 of the hinged pack includes a front surface 11, an upper surface 12, and a lower surface 13 having the same dimensions as the upper surface 12.
Further, the cover 2 includes side surfaces 14 and 15, a slanted edge 18 positioned between the side surface 15 and the front surface 11, and a slanted edge 17 positioned between the front surface 11 and the side surface 14.
The hinge axis H is hidden on the opposite side of the hinge pack 10 and cannot be seen.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view of a first embodiment of the hinge pack 10 according to the present invention.
The hinged pack 10 of FIG. 2 is shown in a closed state.
The hinge pack 10 includes a cover 2 having a front surface 11, an upper surface 12, a side surface 14, and an oblique edge 17 positioned between the side surface 14 and the front surface 11.
Furthermore, the side surface 14 is provided with an opening through which the side surface 22 of the inner pack 1 can be seen.
The hinge axis H is hidden on the opposite side of the hinge pack 10 and cannot be seen.

FIG. 3 is a rear view of the first embodiment of the hinged pack 10 according to the present invention.
The hinged pack 10 of FIG. 3 is shown in a closed state.
The cover 2 further includes a rear surface 20, a rear oblique edge 19, and a hinge axis H defined by an edge formed between the side surface 15 and the oblique edge 19.
Further, FIG. 3 shows an oblique edge 16 of the inner pack 1.

In the embodiment shown in FIG. 3, the rear surface 20 of the cover 2 is substantially identical in size to the rear surface (not shown) of the inner pack 1, but in other embodiments these components are the same. May have different dimensions.
The rear surface 20 of the cover 2 defines one of the two surfaces of the rear wall of the cover 2, and the other surface (not shown) of the rear wall of the cover 2 is the rear surface (not shown) of the inner pack 1. Not fixed).
The lip 21 which is a part of the cover 2 is also fixed to the oblique edge 16 of the inner pack 1.

  Fixing these components, as well as any other components of the present invention, can be done using known fixing methods such as gluing, chemical bonding, mechanical bonding, and the like.

FIG. 4 is a perspective view of the hinge pack 10 according to the present invention.
FIG. 4 shows the hinged pack 10 when the cover 2 is pulled away from the inner pack 1 by the relative rotation of a part of the cover 2 around the hinge axis H and the inner pack 1.
The cover 2 includes a front inner surface 27, a lower inner surface 26, and an upper inner surface (not shown).
Further, the inner pack 1 is in a state where the front face 25, the upper face 24, the right front slope 23, the left front slope 72 (not shown in FIG. 4), and the hinged pack 10 are closed. And a side surface 22 that is partially covered by the side surface 14 of the cover 2.

An opening A2 is formed in the surface defined by the front surface 25 and the top surface 24 to provide access to the cigarette inside the hinged pack 10.
Other materials, such as a removable metal packet, can also be used to further cover the cigarette.

The surface defined by the front surface 25 and the top surface 24 is part of the second front panel 32 and the second top panel 35 (see FIG. 6), below which is seen on the front surface 25 and the top surface 24. Located is the surface defined by the first front panel 30 and the first top panel 34 having an opening A1 that is slightly smaller in size than the opening.
Due to the difference in size between the opening A1 and the opening A2, when the cover 2 of the hinged pack 10 is opened, the front surface 71 of the second front panel 30 and the upper surface 70 of the second top panel 34 can be visually recognized. The impression that the hinged pack 10 is a double wall can be created.

Further, FIG. 4 shows the cover 2 and the inner pack 1 in order to bias the relative arrangement of the cover 2 and the inner pack 1 to the first half-open state or the completely closed state as will be described in detail later. A link member 28 and a link member 29 connected to both are shown.
The link member is made of the same material as the rest of the hinged pack 10 and forms part of the cover stock 3 as described below.

FIG. 5 shows a top view of the hinged pack of FIG. 1 in a first unfolded state, with hidden and invisible details.
One side of the link member 28 is connected to the front inner surface 27 of the hinge pack 10.
The opposite side of the link member 28 is connected to the link member 29.
A tab 29 a is connected to the link member 29 and fixed to the left slope 72.
The tab 29a may be any suitable shape, but preferably has the same dimensions as the left bevel 72.

Next, the operation of the hinge pack 10 according to the first embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS.
As shown in FIG. 4, when the pack 10 is fully opened, the link member 28 and the link member 29 extend from the front inner surface 27 of the cover 2 to the slope 72 on the left front side of the inner pack 1. .

Thereafter, when pressure is applied in such a way that the cover 2 and the inner pack 1 are united together, the front cover rotates about the hinge axis H, and the cover 2 is in the first position as shown in FIG. The pressure is applied in such a manner as to bend the link member 28 and the link member 29 until a half-open state is reached.
In this first half-open state, the inner pack 1 and the cover 2 are in a balanced state, and when the cover 2 is rotated clockwise with respect to the inner pack 1, both the link members 28 and 29 When pressure is applied and as a result, the link members 28 and 29 bend and bias the hinged pack 10 toward the first state while attempting to rotate the cover 2 counterclockwise relative to the inner pack 1. Then, pressure is applied to the link member 28, and as a result, the link member 28 bends and biases the hinge pack 10 toward the first half-open state.
However, if pressure is continuously applied to bend the link member 28 beyond a specific point, the pressure on the link member 28 is reduced by the tab 29a retracting to the inner corner of the oblique edge 18 on the front surface.
This reduction in the force applied to the link member 28 leads to biasing the hinged pack 10 to the closed state.

Therefore, according to the pack link mechanism of the present invention, the pack is not only biased toward the closed state but also biased toward the half-open state.
Thus, when closing the pack, the pack is closed through two different stages.
This closing movement with resistance also serves to give the user an impression that the pack is of excellent quality.

FIG. 6 shows the inner pack material 3 according to the invention.
As can be seen, the inner pack material 3 includes a plurality of panels separated by folds (ie, broken lines).
The inner pack material 3 includes a rear panel 31, a first front panel 30 and a first upper panel 34 having an opening A1, and a second front panel 32 and a second upper panel 35 having an opening A2. It is out.

The first front panel 30 is connected to the first top panel 34, and the first top panel 34 is connected to the first side of the rear panel 31.
The other side of the rear panel 31 is connected to the lower panel 33, the lower panel 33 is connected to the first side of the second front panel 32, and the other side of the second front panel 32 is the second. To the upper surface panel 35 of the main body.
The bottom panel 33 and the first and second top panels 34, 35 are shaped as elongated octagons.

A rectangular slope panel 37 is disposed adjacent to each side of the rear panel 31.
Once folded, the beveled panel 37 forms both diagonal edges on the back side of the inner pack 1.
As shown in FIG. 2 and FIG. 3, only the diagonal edge 16 among these rear diagonal edges is visible in the assembled hinged pack 10, and the other rear diagonal edges are the panel. 55 (shown in FIG. 7).
A rectangular inner side panel 40 is disposed adjacent to the outer side of the slope panel 37.
Upper and lower folding tabs 42 and 41 are disposed adjacent to the upper and lower ends of each lateral panel 40.

A rectangular slope panel 36 is disposed adjacent to each side of the second front panel 32.
Once folded, the bevel panel 36 has a front first oblique edge 23 (see FIG. 4) of the inner pack 1 and a front second oblique edge 72 (shown) secured to the tab 29a. Not).

Rectangular outer lateral panels 39 and 38 are disposed adjacent to the outer sides of the slope panel 36.
The outer lateral panel 38 includes a notch 38a.
When the inner pack material 3 is folded, the outer lateral panels 38 and 39 are arranged so as to cover the inner lateral panel 40 and are fixed to the inner lateral panel 40.

Next, a method of bending the inner pack material 3 will be described with reference to FIG.
The first front panel 30 is bent inwardly at right angles to the first top panel 34 along the crease.
Next, the first top panel 34 is bent inward at a right angle along the crease with respect to the rear panel 31.
Once this is done, the upper and lower folding tabs 41 and 42 are folded inwardly at right angles along their respective creases.

The panels 37 and 40 are then aligned with the edge 34a, the edge 40a with the edge 34b, the edge 37a with the edge 34c, the edge 37b with the edge 33a, the edge 40b with the edge 33b, and the edge 41a. Until it is aligned with the edge 33c.
The tabs 41 and 24 are fixed to the lower surface panel 33 and the first upper surface panel 34, respectively.

  Finally, the second front panel 32 is folded inward so as to cover the first front panel 30, and the outer lateral panels 38 and 39 are fixed to the inner lateral panel 40.

  In the hinged pack 10 according to the present invention, the cardboard or other material grain used to fabricate the inner pack material 3 extends in the longitudinal direction of the inner pack material 3.

FIG. 7 shows the cover material 4 of the hinge pack 10 according to the present invention.
As can be seen, the cover material 4 includes a plurality of panels separated by folds.
A tab 64 is formed on one side of the back panel 43.
When the hinged pack 10 is assembled, the back panel 43 is fixed behind the inner pack 1.
Therefore, the other side of the back panel 43 is the rear surface 20 shown in FIG.

A slope panel 55 is disposed adjacent to the other side of the back panel 43.
A lateral panel 54 is disposed adjacent to and between the slope panel 55 and the slope panel 54.
A lateral tab 56 is disposed adjacent to the right and left of the lateral panel 54.
A horizontal tab 63 is disposed adjacent to the right and left of the horizontal slope panel 53.
A front panel 44 is disposed adjacently between the slope panel 53 and the outer slope panel 52.
On the right and left sides of the front panel 44, inner and outer lower surfaces and upper surface panels 59 and 57 are arranged adjacent to each other.

Horizontal tabs 62 are disposed on the right and left sides of the outer slope panel 52.
The horizontal tabs 59 are disposed on the right and left sides of the outer horizontal panel 51 disposed between the outer slope panel 52 and the inner horizontal panel 50.
The inner lateral panel 50 is located between the outer lateral panel 51 and the inner slope panel 49, and the inner slope panel 49 is disposed between the inner lateral panel 50 and the inner front panel 45.

The inner side panel 50 and the inner side panel 51 include an octagonal opening from which the tab 60 and 61a and 61b protrude.
A link panel 46, a link panel 47, and a tab 48 are formed at the other end of the inner front panel 45.
In use, the link panel 46 becomes the link member 28, the link panel 47 becomes the link member 29, and the tab 48 becomes the tab 29a.

  Next, a method of bending the cover material 4 will be described with reference to FIG.

First, the tabs 61a and 61b and the tab 60 are positioned such that the tab 60 is flat on the outer lateral panel 51, the tab 61a is flat on the outer sloped panel 52, and the tab 61b is flat on the outer lateral panel 51. Wrapped in a way that
These tabs are fixed to the respective panels.

The lower half of the blank 4 is then folded inward so that the tabs 56 are placed on the outer top and bottom panels 57.
Next, the inner upper surface panel 58 is folded back to the outer upper surface panel 57.
In this way, edge 55a matches edges 56a, 57a, and 58d, edge 53a matches edges 57d and 58a, edge 52a matches edges 49a, 57c, and 58b, and edge 50a matches edge 51a. And edge 59a coincides with edges 57b and 58c.

  In the pack according to the present invention, the cardboard or other material eye used to produce the cover material 4 extends in the longitudinal direction of the cover material 4.

The cover material 4 and the inner pack material 3 are assembled into a hinged pack 10 once folded into their respective three-dimensional shape.
In order to do this, the panel 48 of the cover blank 4 is fixed to a sloped panel 37 located on the right side of the rear panel 31 as shown in FIG.
Further, the back panel 43 is fixed to the rear panel 31, and the tab 64 is fixed to the slope panel 37 (having the oblique edge 16) located on the left side of the rear panel 31.

FIG. 8 is a front view of a second embodiment of the hinged pack 10 ′ according to the present invention.
As can be seen from FIG. 8, the cover 2 ′ of the hinged pack 10 ′ includes a front surface 11 ′, an upper surface 12 ′, and a lower surface 13 ′ having the same dimensions as the upper surface 12 ′.
Further, the cover 2 ′ has a side surface 14 ′ and a side surface 15 ′, an oblique edge “18” positioned between the side surface 15 ′ and the front surface 11 ′, and an oblique surface positioned between the front surface 11 ′ and the side surface 14 ′. It has an edge 17 '.
The hinge axis H ′ is hidden behind the hinged pack 10 ′ and cannot be seen.

FIG. 9 is a perspective view of a second embodiment of the hinged pack 10 ′ according to the present invention.
The hinged pack 10 'of FIG. 9 is shown in a closed state.
The hinged pack 10 'includes a cover 2' having a front surface 11 ', an upper surface 12', a side surface 14 ', and an oblique edge 17' located between the side surface 14 'and the front surface 11'. .
Furthermore, the side surface 14 'is provided with an opening through which the side surface 22' of the inner pack 1 'can be seen.
The hinge axis H ′ is hidden behind the hinged pack 10 ′ and cannot be seen.

FIG. 10 is a rear view of a second embodiment of the hinged pack 10 ′ according to the present invention.
The hinged pack 10 'of FIG. 10 is shown in a closed state.
The cover 2 'further comprises a rear surface 20', a rear oblique edge 19 ', and a hinge axis H' defined by an edge formed between the side surface 15 'and the oblique edge 19'. Yes.
In addition, FIG. 10 also shows an oblique edge 16 ′ of the inner pack 1 ′.

In the embodiment shown in FIG. 10, the rear surface 20 ′ of the cover 2 ′ is substantially identical in size to the rear surface (not shown) of the inner pack 1 ′, but in other embodiments these are the same. The components may be of different dimensions.
The rear surface 20 ′ of the cover 2 ′ defines one of the two surfaces of the rear wall of the cover 2 ′, and the other surface (not shown) of the rear wall of the cover 2 ′ is the inner pack 1 'Fixed to the back (not shown).
A lip 21 'which is part of the cover 2' is also attached to the beveled edge 16 'of the inner pack 1'.

FIG. 11 is a perspective view of a hinged pack 10 ′ according to the present invention.
FIG. 11 shows the pack 10 ′ when the cover 2 ′ is pulled away from the inner pack 1 ′ by a relative rotation between a part of the cover 2 ′ around the hinge axis H ′ and the inner pack 1 ′. .
The cover 2 'includes a front inner surface 27' and a lower inner surface 26 'and an upper inner surface (not shown).
The inner pack 1 ′ is closed by the front face 25 ′, the upper face 24 ′, the front right slope 23 ′, the left front slope 72 ′ (not shown in FIG. 11), and the hinged pack 10 ′. And a side surface 22 ′ partially covered by the side surface 14 ′ of the cover 2 ′.

In the hinge type pack 10 ′ of the second embodiment, the opening A2 ′ having a size slightly larger than the opening A1 ′ is covered with a removable tamper-proof tab.
Other materials, such as a removable metal packet, can also be used to further cover the cigarette.

The surface defined by the front surface 25 ′ and the top surface 24 ′ is part of the second front panel 32 ′ and the second top panel 35 ′ (see FIG. 13), below which the front surface 25 ′ and A first front panel 30 'having an opening A1 that is slightly smaller in size than the opening found in the upper surface 24' (in the second embodiment of the invention covered by a removable anti-tamper tab). And a surface defined by the first top panel 34 'is located.
Due to the difference in size between the opening A1 ′ and the opening A2 ′, when the cover 2 ′ of the hinged pack 10 ′ is opened and the tamper-proof tab is removed, the front surface 71 ′ and the second surface of the second front panel 30 ′ are removed. The top surface 70 ′ of the top panel 34 ′ can be viewed, creating the impression that the hinged pack 10 ′ is a double wall.

Further, FIG. 11 shows that the cover 2 ′ and the inner side are urged to bias the relative arrangement of the cover 2 ′ and the inner pack 1 ′ into the first half-open state or the completely closed state as will be described in detail later. Link member 28 'and link member 29' connected to both packs 1 'are shown.
The link member is made of the same material as the rest of the hinged pack 10 'and forms part of the cover stock 3' as will be described later.

FIG. 12 shows a top view of the hinged pack 10 ′ of FIG. 8 in a first half-open state with hidden and invisible details.
One side of the link member 28 'is connected to the front inner surface 27' of the hinged pack 10 '.
The opposite side of the link member 28 'is connected to the link member 29'.
A tab 29a 'is connected to the link member 29' and fixed to the left slope 72 '.
Tab 29a 'may be of any suitable shape, but preferably has the same dimensions as left bevel 72'.

Next, with reference to FIGS. 11 and 12, the operation of the hinged pack 10 ′ according to the second embodiment of the present invention will be described.
As shown in FIG. 11, when the hinged pack 10 ′ is in a fully opened state, the link member 28 ′ and the link member 29 ′ are moved from the front inner surface 27 ′ of the cover 2 ′ to the left front side of the inner pack 1 ′. Extending to the slope 72 '.

Thereafter, when pressure is applied in such a way that the cover 2 'and the inner pack 1' are brought together, the front cover rotates about the hinge axis H ', and the cover 2' is shown in FIG. Pressure is applied to link members 28 'and 29' in such a manner as to bend link members 28 'and 29' until such a first half-open condition is reached.
In this first half-opened state, the inner pack 1 'and the cover 2' are in a balanced state, and when the cover 2 'is rotated clockwise relative to the inner pack 1', both link members Pressure is applied to 28 'and 29', resulting in bending of link members 28 'and 29', biasing hinged pack 10 'toward the first half-open state, while cover 2' is hinged pack When attempting to rotate counterclockwise with respect to 1 ', pressure is applied to the link member 28', resulting in bending of the link member 28 'and biasing the hinged pack 10' toward the first half-open state. To do.
However, if pressure is continuously applied to bend the link member 28 'beyond a certain point, the tab 29a' will recede to the inner corner of the front beveled edge 18 ', causing pressure on the link member 28'. Decrease.
This reduction in the force applied to the link member 28 'leads to biasing the hinged pack 10' to the closed state.

Therefore, according to the link mechanism of the hinge-type pack according to the present invention, the hinge-type pack is not only biased toward the closed state but also biased toward the half-open state.
Thus, when closing the hinged pack, the hinged pack is closed through two different stages.
This closing movement with resistance also serves to give the user an impression that the hinged pack is of excellent quality.

FIG. 13 shows an inner pack material 3 ′ according to the present invention.
As can be seen, the inner pack material 3 ′ includes a plurality of panels separated by folds (ie, broken lines).
The inner pack material 3 ′ includes a rear panel 31 ′, a first front panel 30 ′ and a first upper panel 34 ′ having an opening A1 ′, and a second opening A2 ′ having a tamper-proof tab T. Front panel 32 'and a second top panel 35'.

The first front panel 30 ′ is connected to the first top panel 34 ′, and the first top panel 34 ′ is connected to the first side of the rear panel 31 ′.
The other side of the rear panel 31 ′ is connected to the lower panel 33 ′, the lower panel 33 ′ is connected to the first side of the second front panel 32 ′, and the other side of the second front panel 32 ′. Is connected to the second top panel 35 '.
The bottom panel 33 ′ and the first and second top panels 34 ′, 35 ′ are shaped as elongated octagons.

A rectangular slope panel 37 'is disposed adjacent to each side of the rear panel 31'.
Once folded, the beveled panel 37 'forms both diagonal edges on the back side of the inner pack 1'.
As shown in FIGS. 2 ′ and 3 ′, of these rear side diagonal edges, only the diagonal edge 16 ′ is visible in the assembled hinged pack 10 ′ and the other rear side diagonal edges. The edges are covered by a panel 55 ′ (shown in FIG. 14).
A rectangular inner lateral panel 40 ′ is disposed adjacent to the outer side of the sloped panel 37 ′.
Upper and lower folding tabs 42 'and 41' are disposed adjacent to the upper and lower ends of each lateral panel 40 '.

A rectangular bevel panel 36 'is disposed adjacent to each side of the second front panel 32'.
Once folded, the beveled panel 36 ′ has a front first oblique edge 23 ′ (see FIG. 13) of the inner pack 1 ′ and a front second oblique edge 72 that is secured to the tab 29 a ′. 'Form (not shown).

Rectangular outer lateral panels 39 'and 38' are disposed adjacent to the outer sides of the sloped panel 36 '.
The outer lateral panel 38 'is provided with a notch 38a'.
When the inner pack material 3 'is folded, the outer lateral panels 38' and 39 'are arranged so as to cover the inner lateral panel 40' and are fixed to the inner lateral panel 40 '.

Next, a method for bending the inner pack material 3 ′ will be described with reference to FIG.
The first front panel 30 'is bent inwardly at right angles to the first top panel 34' along the crease.
The first top panel 34 'is then bent inward at a right angle along the crease with respect to the back panel 31'.
Once this is done, the upper and lower folding tabs 41 'and 42' are bent inward at right angles along their respective folds.

The panels 37 'and 40' are then aligned with the edge 42a ', the edge 40a' is aligned with the edge 34b ', the edge 37a' is aligned with the edge 34c ', the edge 37b' is aligned with the edge 33a ', It is folded inward until the edge 40b 'is aligned with the edge 33b' and the edge 41a 'is aligned with the edge 33c'.
Tabs 41 'and 24' are preferably secured to lower panel 33 'and first upper panel 34', respectively.

  Finally, the second front panel 32 ′ is folded inward so as to cover the first front panel 30 ′, and the outer lateral panels 38 ′ and 39 ′ are fixed to the inner lateral panel 40.

  In the hinged pack 10 'according to the present invention, the cardboard or other material eye used to make the inner pack material 3' extends in the longitudinal direction of the inner pack material 3 '.

FIG. 14 shows the cover material 4 ′ of the hinged pack 10 ′ according to the present invention.
As can be seen, this cover material 4 ′ includes a plurality of panels separated by folds.
A tab 64 ′ is formed on one side of the back panel 43 ′.
When the hinged pack 10 ′ is assembled, the back panel 43 ′ is fixed behind the inner pack 1 ′.
Therefore, the other side of the back panel 43 ′ becomes the rear surface 20 ′ shown in FIG. 3 ′.

A slope panel 55 ′ is disposed adjacent to the other side of the back panel 43 ′.
A lateral panel 54 'is disposed adjacent to and between the slope panel 55' and the slope panel 54 '.
A transverse tab 56 'is disposed adjacent to the right and left of the transverse panel 54'.
A lateral tab 63 ′ is disposed adjacent to the right and left of the lateral slope panel 53 ′.
A front panel 44 'is disposed adjacently between the bevel panel 53' and the outer bevel panel 52 '.
On the right and left sides of the front panel 44 ′, inner and outer lower and upper panels 59 ′ and 57 ′ are arranged adjacent to each other.

Transverse tabs 62 'are disposed on the right and left sides of the outer bevel panel 52'.
Lateral tabs 59 'are disposed on the right and left sides of the outer lateral panel 51' disposed between the outer sloped panel 52 'and the inner lateral panel 50'.
The inner side panel 50 'is located between the outer side panel 51' and the inner slope panel 49 ', and the inner slope panel 49' is disposed between the inner side panel 50 'and the inner front panel 45'. Has been.

Inner side panel 50 'and inner side panel 51' are provided with octagonal openings from which tabs 60 'and 61a' protrude.
A link panel 46 ′, a link panel 47 ′, and a tab 48 ′ are formed at the other end of the inner front panel 45 ′.
In use, the link panel 46 becomes the link member 28 ', the link panel 47' becomes the link member 29 ', and the tab 48' becomes the tab 29a '.

  Next, a method of bending the cover material 4 'will be described with reference to FIG.

Initially, tabs 61a 'and 60' are folded in such a way that both lie flat on outer lateral panel 51 '.
These tabs are preferably secured to the panel 51 '.

The lower half of the cover blank 4 'is then folded inward so that the tabs 56' rest on the outer top and bottom panels 57 '.
The inner top panel 58 ′ is then folded back to the outer top panel 57 ′.
In this way, edge 55a ′ coincides with edges 56a ′, 57a ′, and 58d ′, edge 53a ′ coincides with edges 57d ′ and 58a ′, and edge 52a ′ coincides with edges 49a ′, 57c ′, and 58b. Coincides, edge 50a 'coincides with edge 51a', and edge 59a 'coincides with edges 57b' and 58c '.

  In the hinged pack 10 'according to the present invention, the cardboard or other material eyes used to produce the cover blank 4' extend in the longitudinal direction of the cover blank 4 '.

The cover material 4 'and the inner pack material 3' are assembled into a hinged pack 10 'once folded into their respective three-dimensional shape.
In order to do this, the panel 48 'of the cover blank 4' is fixed to a sloped panel 37 'located on the right side of the rear panel 31' as shown in FIG.
Further, the back panel 43 ′ is fixed to the rear panel 31 ′, and the tab 64 ′ is fixed to the slope panel 37 ′ (having the oblique edge 16 ′) located on the left side of the rear panel 31 ′.

  Another feature of the second embodiment of the present invention is the presence of a locking mechanism that uses the flap F and the corresponding flap inside the cover 2 'to bias the pack to the closed state.

  Finally, a further feature of the first and second embodiments of the present invention is the presence of a tamper-proof tab T as can be seen from FIG. 11 covering the opening A2 ′ of the first and second embodiments. It is.

Claims (10)

An inner box having an upper surface, a lower surface, and a plurality of longitudinal surfaces connecting the upper surface to the lower surface, wherein one of the longitudinal surfaces is a front surface;
A cover configured to cover the entire front surface when the pack is in a closed state and attached to the first longitudinal side of the inner box by a hinge;
A cigarette pack with a hinged cover, comprising a link member for attaching the cover to a second longitudinal side surface of the inner box,
The link member is configured to bias the relative position of the inner box with respect to the cover to a first state that is approximately halfway between a fully opened state and a completely closed state. A cigarette pack with a hinged cover. The inner box is an octagonal parallelepiped having an upper surface, a lower surface, a front surface, a rear surface, two side surfaces, and four oblique surfaces;
2. The cover is fixed to the rear surface of the inner box, and is also fixed to one of the oblique surfaces of the inner box via the link member. Cigarette pack with hinged cover. When the cover is closed, it is basically in the shape of an octagonal parallelepiped having an upper wall, a lower wall, a front wall, a rear wall, two side walls, and three diagonal walls. Yes,
The cigarette pack with hinge type cover according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the rear wall of the cover is configured to be fixed to the rear surface of the inner box. In the state where the cover and the inner box are closed,
The front wall of the cover is overlaid on the front surface of the inner box;
The upper wall of the cover covers the upper surface of the inner box;
The lower wall of the cover covers the lower surface of the inner box;
The cigarette pack with a hinged cover according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the side wall of the cover is configured to cover the side surface of the inner box. The cigarette pack with a hinged cover according to any one of claims 1 to 4, further comprising biasing means for biasing the pack to a closed state. 2. A tab secured to one of the four diagonal surfaces so as to be operable as a handle to facilitate opening of the pack by a user. The cigarette pack with a hinge type cover according to claim 5. A material for manufacturing the inner box according to any one of claims 1 to 6,
A rear panel is disposed between the first front panel and the second front panel, and when the material is folded into the inner box, the first front panel is connected to the second front panel. A material characterized by being configured to be fixed downward.   The first front panel has a first opening for accessing the inside of the inner box, and the second front panel has a second opening for accessing the inside of the inner box. The material according to claim 6, wherein the first opening has a size smaller than that of the second opening.   8. The material according to claim 7, wherein the second opening is covered by a removable panel made of the same material as the inner box. A material for producing the cover according to any one of claims 1 to 6,
A first upper wall panel and a second upper wall panel configured to be folded and secured together;
A first bottom wall panel and a second bottom wall panel configured to be folded and secured together;
A first front wall panel and a second front wall panel configured to be folded over to form the front wall of the cover;
A rear panel suitable for attaching the inner box to the rear face; and attached to the second front wall, suitable for attaching the front wall to the inner box; A material characterized by a link member further configured to bias the relative position to a first state that is approximately halfway between a fully open state and a fully closed state.

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