JP2022507975A - Containers for consumer goods - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention is a container (1) for a consumer goods (5), an external housing (10) including a box portion (17) having an upper opening that can be closed by a lid (13). The box portion (17) includes a bottom wall (15) facing the upper opening and a front wall (12) and a rear wall (16) connected to each other by two side walls (14, 18), and a lid portion (13). ) Includes a front panel (13'') connected to the back panel (13'''') by the top wall (11), and a facing side panel (13''''), the lid portion (13). Inside the outer housing (10) and the outer housing (10), which are hinged to the box portion (17) at the hinge wire between each back panel (13'''') and the rear wall (16). An internal frame (30) comprising a front panel (32) and two side panels (34, 36), the front panel (32) is in front of the box portion (17) of the outer housing (10). An inner frame (14, 18) bonded to the inner surface of the wall (12) and the two side panels (34, 36) bonded to the respective side walls (14, 18) of the box portion (17) of the outer housing (10). 30) and the inner frame (30) defines at least one foldable portion (40) that can be folded inside the container (1) to selectively limit the space within the container (1). At least one horizontal cut (38) over a portion of the front panel (32) and a portion of one (34) of the side panels and from at least one horizontal cut (38) to the internal frame (30). A horizontal cut (38) comprising at least a first folding line (31), a second folding line (33), and a third folding line (35) extending vertically to the top edge and parallel to each other. With respect to the container (1) located on or below the upper edge of the front wall (12) of the box portion (17) with the inner frame (30) unfolded. The present invention further relates to a corresponding internal frame (30).

Description

The present invention relates to containers for consumer goods and internal liners for such containers. Containers are particularly suitable for storing tobacco products such as cigarettes.

For example, fragile items such as cigarettes are usually packaged in small containers to protect the items during transfer and brought to market. Such containers are made of renewable raw materials such as cardboard and can often contain multiple components. Normally, a soft, tasteless and odorless internal liner directly stores consumer goods, while a harder outer housing forms a container to protect the article against environmental conditions and external impact. Optionally, the outer housing includes a hinged lid for opening and closing the container. The container is additionally wrapped in clear plastic foil for further protection and as a complete seal.

Further, especially if the container includes a hinged lid, the container for consumer goods additionally includes an internal frame that is placed inside the outer housing to reinforce the container in the area of the access opening. In such cases, the inner frame forms an internal counterpart to the hinged lid and serves to hold the lid in the closed position. To this end, the inner frame extends partially over the upper edge of the front panel of the outer housing. The inner frame is also usually made of cardboard and glued to the inside of the outer housing.

In some containers, the inner frame serves additional purposes. Document U.S. Patent Application Publication No. 2016/0000144A1 shows a hinged lid pack for cigarettes, the inner frame containing a cut line in the front panel, which is the left or right side of the inner frame. It is configured to allow at least one of the panels and a portion of the front panel of the inner frame to be bent inward, thereby creating an internal cavity between the inner frame and the outer housing of the hinge lid pack. This foldable part of the inner frame allows to limit the space in the pack if some cigarettes have already been removed from the pack and to accommodate small objects such as cigarette lighters. However, the foldable inner frame of U.S. Patent Application Publication No. 2016/0000144A1 must break the adhesive between the inner frame and the outer housing in order to fold the foldable portion, or a different bond. A point configuration must be used, however, it has the disadvantage of reducing the stability of the pack, especially in the folded state.

A container with an additional internal frame, with inwardly folded tabs to limit space within the container, is known from WO 2015/068003A1 Pamphlet and US Pat. No. 5,158,644. There is. However, in these containers, the inwardly folded tabs are folded and fixed in the folded state during the manufacture of the container.

Accordingly, an object of the present invention is a container for consumer goods and correspondingly, including a foldable portion of an inner frame, but having an improved structure in terms of stability, manufacture, and ease of use by the consumer. It is to provide an inner frame.

The above-mentioned problems are solved by the container for consumer goods according to claim 1 and the corresponding internal frame according to claim 14.

Preferably, the problem described above is a container for consumer goods, an outer housing including a box portion having an upper opening that can be closed by a lid, wherein the box portion has a bottom facing the top opening. It includes a front wall and a rear wall connected to each other by a wall and two side walls, a lid comprising a front panel connected to a back panel by an upper wall, and an opposing side panel, the lid comprising a respective back panel. An external housing hinged to the box at the hinge line between the and the rear wall and an internal frame located within the external housing and comprising a front panel and two side panels, the front panel. The inner frame comprises an inner frame, which is bonded to the inner surface of the front wall of the box portion of the outer housing and the two side panels are bonded to the respective side walls of the box portion of the outer housing, where the inner frame is the space inside the container. At least one horizontal cut over a portion of the front panel and one portion of the side panel to define at least one foldable portion that can be folded inside the container to selectively limit. A horizontal cut comprises at least a first fold line, a second fold line, and a third fold line extending vertically and parallel to each other from one horizontal cut to the upper edge of the inner frame, the horizontal cut being the inner frame. Unfolded, settled by a container located on or below the upper edge of the anterior wall of the box portion.

The provision of a horizontal cut over a portion of the front panel and one portion of the side panel creates a foldable portion of the inner frame that can be folded inside the container without breaking any adhesive. Thereby, the mechanical stability of the container in this region is simultaneously maintained. The horizontal cut allows only the foldable part above the horizontal cut to be folded inside the container, but part of the inner frame below the horizontal cut remains in its original position and the outer housing. Strengthen. This allows the rest under the horizontal cut to be glued to the outer housing and maintains this glued connection after folding. Therefore, the space inside the container can be selectively restricted when some consumer goods such as cigarettes have already been removed from the container, or between the inner frame and the outer housing to accommodate small objects. The overall stability of the container is maintained even when a foldable portion is provided that can provide an internal cavity to the container. This cavity is particularly useful for containing small objects that can be used with consumer goods, such as cigarette lighters. In another non-limiting example, the consumer good is a tobacco product or a tobacco substitute, and the cavity is to contain a device for heating the tobacco product or the tobacco substitute to produce an aerosol from them through heating. used. Therefore, containers are particularly useful as packaging for so-called "heat-not-burn" tobacco and tobacco substitute products.

A horizontal cut is placed in the open position on or below the top edge of the front panel of the outer housing. Therefore, the horizontal cut is not visible when the foldable part is not yet folded. Therefore, the appearance of the inner frame can be the same as if no foldable portion was provided.

Preferably, the first fold line is a first vertical crease or cut line at the first end of at least one horizontal cut in the front panel. The first vertical crease or cut line defines the first fold line between the foldable portion and the rest of the front panel of the inner frame. Thus, the foldable portion can be folded inward in an easily and geometrically defined manner. This provides a comfortable appearance of the container in the folded state. Preferably, the first vertical crease or cut line is placed above the horizontal cut. Preferably, the first vertical crease or cut line extends from the first end of the horizontal cut towards the upper edge of the front panel of the inner frame.

Preferably, the second fold line is a second vertical crease or cut line at the second end of at least one horizontal cut. The second vertical crease or cut line defines the second fold line between the foldable portion and the rest of the side panel of the inner frame. This further improves the possibility of folding the foldable part inside the container. Preferably, the second vertical crease or cut line is placed above the horizontal cut. Preferably, the second vertical crease or cut line extends from the second end of the horizontal cut towards the upper edge of the side panel of the inner frame.

Preferably, the third fold line is a third crease or cut line above at least one horizontal cut and between the front and side panels of the inner frame. This further improves the possibility of folding the foldable part inside the container. The third vertical crease or cut line is preferably arranged parallel to and in between the first and second vertical creases or cut lines.

The foldable part is clearly defined by the first, second and third vertical creases or cut lines and horizontal cuts and in a predetermined manner along the first, second and third vertical creases or cut lines. Can be folded inside the container. This ensures that the foldable part is always folded in the same way and stays in the folded position throughout the use of the container to protect the consumer goods from damage. In addition, this ensures a comfortable look for the consumer.

Preferably, the inner frame comprises one or more breakable connections between the foldable and non-foldable parts of the inner frame in a horizontal cut. Such breakable connections facilitate the manufacture of containers by separating the horizontal cut into two locations and limiting the movement of the foldable part to the unfoldable rest of the inner frame during manufacture. To. In addition, the breakable connection improves the stability of the container before the foldable part is folded inward.

Preferably, the inner frame comprises a first bond below the horizontal cut in the front panel and / or the inner frame comprises a second bond below the horizontal cut in the side panel. Such an adhesive portion improves the stability of the container, especially in the area of the foldable portion.

Preferably, the container further comprises an internal liner for storing the consumer goods, the internal liner is arranged in the outer housing and in the inner frame, and the inner liner defines an access opening from which the consumer goods can be taken out. Includes a removable portion, the internal liner includes at least one L-shaped cut line for separating the removable portion from the rest of the internal liner. The internal liner is preferably a thin foil or sheet of metal-deposited paper and protects the quality of consumer goods such as cigarettes. When the container is opened, the consumer can remove the removable portion of the internal liner and use the goods. The L-shaped cut line of the internal liner defines the removable portion large enough so that the internal liner does not come into contact with the folded portion in the folded state. Therefore, the internal liner is not noticeably dirty when the foldable portion is folded inward. This ensures that the container lid can be closed without any problems and ensures a comfortable appearance for the entire container.

Preferably, the cut line includes a horizontal portion extending along the front wall, side wall, and back wall of the container. Therefore, the removable portion includes a part of the front panel of the folded inner liner and a part of the side panel of the inner liner. By providing the inner liner with removable parts that do not cover the front, side, and back corners of the cigarette bundle, the cigarette can be picked from the back corners where the inner frame does not get in the way of the consumer's fingers. , Cigarettes have more room than the central part of the front where the cutout of the inner frame is usually provided, which makes it easier to pull out the first cigarette.

Preferably, the cut line comprises a vertical portion extending along the back wall of the container. Therefore, the removable portion additionally includes a part of the back panel of the folded inner liner.

Preferably, the inner liner is packaged in a loop around a vertically placed consumer good, the packaging shaft is placed vertically, and the inner liner is closed at the top and bottom of the inner liner. Therefore, it is easy to wrap the internal liner around a set of consumer goods. This packaging configuration removes the removable portion of the internal liner, as the L-shaped cut line can remove the front wall, one side wall, part of the rear wall, and the corresponding upper wall portion in one step and integrally. To make it even easier.

Preferably, the inner frame is part of the front panel and another of the side panels to define a second foldable portion that can be folded inside the container to selectively limit the space inside the container. Further includes a second horizontal cut extending over a portion. The second horizontal cut preferably defines an additional second foldable portion that may be placed at the other end of the container. This second foldable portion allows the consumer to further limit the space in the container when additional articles are removed. This protects the rest of the article from damage to the container as it is moved. Further, the second foldable part can be used by the consumer as an alternative to the first foldable part. Therefore, the second foldable portion is provided for flexible use of the container. Stacked container stability is maintained due to the second horizontal cut extending over one part of the front panel and another part of the side panel.

Preferably, the inner frame in the front panel comprises a fourth vertical crease or cut line at the first end of the second horizontal cut. The fourth vertical crease or cut line defines the fold line between the second foldable part and the rest of the front panel of the inner frame. This improves the possibility of folding the foldable part inside the container and helps for the comfortable appearance of the folded part in the folded state.

Preferably, the inner frame in the side panel comprises a fifth vertical crease or cut line at the second end of the second horizontal cut. A fifth vertical crease or cut line defines a fold line between the foldable portion and the rest of the side panel of the inner frame. This further improves the possibility of folding the foldable part inside the container and further helps for the comfortable appearance of the folded part in the folded state.

Preferably, the inner frame between the front panel and the side panel comprises a sixth vertical crease or cut line above at least one horizontal cut. This further improves the possibility of folding the foldable part inside the container and further helps for the comfortable appearance of the folded part in the folded state.

Preferably, the inner frame comprises a third bond below the second horizontal cut in the front panel and / or the inner frame has a fourth bond below the second horizontal cut in the side panel. include. The inner frame is glued to the inside of the outer housing by the third and fourth glues. This improves the stability of the container in the area of the second foldable portion.

Preferably, the outer housing comprises a box portion and a hinged lid portion for closing the container, the lid portion being rotatable between the open and closed positions. The hinged lid allows the container to be opened and securely closed multiple times by the consumer. This can protect consumer goods, especially cigarettes, in the container.

The problem described above is an inner frame for a container for consumer goods, the inner frame having at least one foldable part that can be folded inside the container to selectively limit the space inside the container. At least one horizontal cut over a portion of the front panel and one portion of the side panel for demarcation and at least a first extending vertically and parallel to each other from at least one horizontal cut to the upper edge of the inner frame. It is also solved by an internal frame, including a fold line, a second fold line, and a third fold line. Such an internal frame is provided with the same advantageous effects as the container according to the present invention as described above. In particular, the inner frame ensures the stability of the container, even when the foldable portion of the inner frame is given the possibility of folding inside the container.

Preferably, the first fold line is the first vertical crease or cut line at the first end of at least one horizontal cut in the front panel and the second fold line is at least one of the side panels of the inner frame. A second vertical crease or cut line at the second end of one horizontal cut, the third vertical fold line above at least one horizontal cut and between the front and side panels of the inner frame. A third crease or cut line.

Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be disclosed with reference to the accompanying drawings.

FIG. 3 is a three-dimensional view of an embodiment of an open container when the foldable portion of the inner frame is still unfolded. FIG. 3 is a three-dimensional diagram of the embodiment of FIG. 1 when the foldable portion of the inner frame is in a folded state. It is a two-dimensional view of the vacancy of the outer housing of the container of FIG. It is a two-dimensional view of the vacancy of the inner frame of the container of FIG. It is a two-dimensional view of the empty space of the inner liner of the container of FIG. 1 and the sign of the position of the consumer goods with respect to the inner liner. FIG. 5 is a three-dimensional diagram of the packaging process of consumer goods in the inner liner of FIG. FIG. 5 is a three-dimensional diagram of the packaging process of consumer goods in the inner liner of FIG. FIG. 5 is a three-dimensional diagram of the packaging process of consumer goods in the inner liner of FIG. It is a three-dimensional view of the consumer goods packaged in the inner liner of FIG. 5, which shows the removable part of the inner liner. FIG. 3 is a two-dimensional view of a further embodiment of an internal frame having two foldable portions.

Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 shows an embodiment of a container 1 for a consumer good 5, for example a cigarette 5. The other consumer goods 5 may be, for example, a tobacco product or a tobacco substitute product that is heated to provide steam rather than smoke, such as a so-called "heated" consumer good. The size of the container 1 has a height of about 70 to 120 mm, a width of about 40 to 72 mm, and a thickness of about 16 to 25.5 mm. The container 1 generally has a rectangular parallelepiped shape. The container 1 includes an outer housing 10 having a box portion 17 and a hinged lid portion 13 for opening and closing the container portion 1, an internal frame 30 having a foldable portion 40, and an internal liner 20 wrapped around the consumer goods 5. including. Normally, the container 1 is additionally wrapped in a plastic foil (not shown) for complete sealing and additional protection.

The foldable portion 40 of the inner frame 30 can be folded inside the container 1 by the consumer to selectively reduce the space in the container 1 when some consumer goods 5 have already been removed. This reduction in space helps protect the consumer goods 5 because the consumer goods 5 are constrained to move within the container. Further, the foldable portion 40 provides an internal cavity 6 between the internal frame 30 and the external housing 10 when folded inward, which in the container 1 is a tobacco lighter, a tobacco product heating device or a tobacco. Can be used to contain small objects such as substitute heating devices. Since the exemplary tobacco lighter is separated from the cigarette 5 by the foldable portion 40 of the inner frame, the risk of damage to the cigarette 5 due to the movement of the tobacco lighter is reduced.

The foldable portion 40 is defined at its lower end by at least one horizontal cut 38. Therefore, the foldable portion 40 has a consumer-friendly appearance when folded. In addition, the remaining unfolded portion of the inner frame below the foldable portion 40 provides increased stability of the container 1 in the area of the foldable portion 40, even when it is folded inward.

The horizontal cut 38 is preferably located below the upper edge of the front wall 12 of the outer housing 1 so that the horizontal cut 38 is not visible to the consumer in the unfolded state. However, in order to improve the stability of this corner of the container 1, the horizontal cut 38 has as many faces of the inner frame 30 as possible below the horizontal cut 38 that remains adhered to the outer housing 1. , Closely adjacent to the upper edge of the front wall 12 of the outer housing 1.

The outer housing 10 is preferably made of a stronger paper sheet, cardboard or cardboard to provide a stable structure for the container 1 and mechanically protect the consumable material 5 inside. The lid 13 is hinged to the box 17 on the back of the container 1 and can be manually moved from the closed position to the open position as shown in FIG. Thereby, the hinge of the lid portion 13 is made of the crease of the paper or the cardboard of the outer housing 10, and can be easily manufactured. In the closed position, the consumable material 5 is completely protected inside the container 1, and in the open position, access to the consumable material 5 is given, for example, a cigarette can be taken out of the container 1.

FIG. 3 shows a two-dimensional void in the outer housing 10 after cutting and creases before folding and gluing. The line 19 in the contour line represents a crease line that facilitates folding the void into a three-dimensional outer housing 10. The voids in the outer housing include areas for the front wall 12, bottom wall 15, rear wall 16 and side walls 14, 18 defining the box portion 17 of the outer housing 10. The upper wall 11 and the front panel 13 ″ together with the areas 13 ″, 13 ″ ″ and 13 ″ ″ form the lid portion 13 of the outer housing.

FIG. 4 shows a first embodiment of a two-dimensional void in the inner frame 30 after cutting, creases, and cut lines before folding and gluing. The line 19 in the contour line represents a crease line that facilitates folding the void into a three-dimensional internal frame 30. The cutout tab 45 extends from the inner frame 30 to hold the lid region 13 in the closed position. 1 and 2 show only one centrally located tab 45. At least one horizontal cut 38 defines a foldable portion 40 of the inner frame 30. In the embodiment of FIG. 4, the inner frame 30 includes only one foldable portion 40. On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 7, in another embodiment, the inner frame 30 may include two foldable portions 40, 50.

The inner frame 30 is generally arranged in the outer housing 10 to reinforce the container 1 in the area of the lid 13 and to hold the lid 13 in the closed position. The inner frame includes a front panel 32 and two side panels 34, 36, preferably made of a stronger paper sheet or cardboard and glued to the inside of the outer housing 10. The inner frame 30 and the outer housing 10 may be made of the same material.

The inner frame 30 further includes a first vertical crease or cut line 31 at the first end of the horizontal cut 38 in the front panel 32. In a preferred embodiment, the first vertical crease or cut line 31 is provided as a cut line 31 that begins at the left end of the horizontal cut 38 and extends vertically to the upper edge of the inner frame 30 at the left end 44 of the foldable portion 40. Ru.

The inner frame 30 further includes a second vertical crease or cut line 33 at the second end of the horizontal cut 38 in the side panel 34. In a preferred embodiment, the second vertical crease or cut line 33 begins at the lower end of the inner frame 30 and extends vertically to the right end of the horizontal cut 38, and the upper edge of the inner frame 30 at the right end 47 of the foldable portion 40. It is provided as a cut line 33 that extends further vertically to.

The inner frame 30 further includes a third vertical crease or cut line 35 at the second end of the horizontal cut 38 between the front panel 32 and the side panel 34. In a preferred embodiment, the third vertical crease or cut line 35 is provided as a cut line 35 extending vertically from the horizontal cut 38 to the upper edge of the foldable portion 40. The third vertical crease or cut line 35 is arranged between the first vertical crease or cut line 31 and the second vertical crease or cut line 33. Preferably, it is additionally arranged parallel to the first and second vertical creases or cut lines 31, 33. The creases or cut lines 31, 33 and 35 facilitate the folding of the foldable portion 40 and ensure the defined shape of the foldable portion 40 after folding.

When folded inside the container 1, preferably the side surface 46 of the foldable portion 40 is adjacent to and parallel to the rear wall 16 of the container 1, and the front surface 48 of the foldable portion 40 is the container 1. Arranged parallel to and apart from the side wall 14.

The inner frame 30 is bonded to the inside of the outer housing 10 in the bonding areas 41, 42, 43. The adhesive region 43 is located below the side surface portion 46 of the foldable portion 40, and thus below the horizontal cut 38. The adhesive region 42 extends below the front surface portion 48 of the foldable portion 40 and thus below the horizontal cut 38. Thereby, the adhesive regions 43 and 42 of the inner frame 30 provide the rigidity of the upper edge of the outer housing 10 even when the foldable portion 40 is folded inward. Preferably, the inner frame 30 in the region of the adhesive region 42 includes a lower extension 37 that maximizes the adhesive region 42, ensuring that the inner frame 30 can be punched out of the endless sheet material strip without loss.

The foldable portion 40 may include one or more breakable connections 39 between the foldable portion 40 and the non-foldable portion of the inner frame 30 in the horizontal cut 38. The breakable connection 39 is easily broken when the consumer folds the foldable portion 40 inward. Preferably, separating the horizontal cut 38 into two portions results in simply leaving the breakable connection 39 in an uncut state. The breakable connection 39 is preferably easily broken. It has a length of less than 2 mm, preferably less than 1 mm, to provide sufficient stability to the inner frame 30 during manufacturing. As shown in FIG. 4, the breakable connection 39 is arranged where the third vertical crease or cut line 35 intersects the horizontal cut 38.

FIG. 7 shows a further embodiment of the inner frame 30 including two foldable portions 40, 50. The second foldable portion 50 basically corresponds to the first foldable portion 40 and corresponds to the horizontal cut 58 and the first vertical crease or cut line 51, the second vertical crease or cut line 53 and the third. Includes vertical creases or cut lines 55. The horizontal cut 58 is separated into two places by the breakable portion 59. In order to improve the stability of the container 1 in the region of the second foldable portion 50, the adhesive region 41'is arranged below the second horizontal cut 58. Further, the adhesive region 42'extend below the second horizontal cut 58 and below the first horizontal cut 38.

FIG. 5 shows a two-dimensional view of the vacancy of the internal liner 20 having the L-shaped cut line 24 defining the removable portion 22. The L-shaped cut line 24 includes a horizontal portion 26 that begins at the left edge of the inner liner 20 and extends horizontally into a region extending along the front wall 12, side wall 14 and rear wall 16 of the finally manufactured container 1. .. The horizontal portion 26 joins the vertical portion 28 extending along the rear wall 16 of the finally manufactured container 1 by a curved shape. The vertical portion 28 ends at the upper edge of the inner liner 20. FIG. 5 shows the position and size of the L-shaped cut line with respect to the position of the consumer goods 5 packaged in the inner liner 20.

6A-C show a suitable packaging process for the inner liner 20 around the consumer goods 5. In the first step shown in FIG. 6A, the inner liner 20 is wound in a loop around a packaging shaft W parallel to the vertical axis V of the inner liner 20. The consumer goods 5 are also arranged parallel to the packaging shaft W.

After the internal liner 20 completely wraps around the consumer good 5, it forms a closed loop and has an overlap 23 on one side wall 27, as shown in FIG. 6B.

In a further packaging step, as shown in FIG. 6C, the internal liner loop 20 is finally closed by a crease 25 at its upper 28 and lower 29. This package of the inner liner 20 and the consumer goods is then packaged within the assembly of the inner frame 30 and the outer housing 10.

FIG. 6D shows the opening of the internal liner 20 when the consumer pulls the removable portion 22 out of the rest of the internal liner 20. The outer housing 10 and the inner frame 20 are not shown in FIG. 6D to make the inner liner 20 look better.

1 Container 5 Consumer goods, cigarette 6 Cavity 10 External housing 11 Upper wall 12 Front wall 13 Lid 13'-13'''' Lid area 14 Side wall 16 Rear wall 17 Box part 18 Side wall 19 Fold line 20 Internal liner 21 Upper part of internal liner loop 22 Detachable part of internal liner 23 Overlapping part 24 L-shaped cut line 25 Fold 26 Horizontal part of L-shaped cut line 27 Side wall of internal liner 28 Vertical part of L-shaped cut line 29 Lower part of internal liner loop 30 Inner frame 31 First vertical crease or cut line 32 Front panel of inner frame 33 Second vertical crease or cut line 34 Right panel of inner frame 35 Third vertical crease or cut line 36 Left panel of inner frame 37 Down Extension 38 Horizontal cut 39 Breakable connection 40 First foldable part 41, 41'Third adhesive area 42, 42'First adhesive area 43 Second adhesive area 44 Left end of foldable part 45 Tab 46 Sides 47 Right end of foldable part 48 Front part of foldable part 50 Second foldable part 51 First vertical crease or cut line 53 Second vertical crease or cut line 55 Third vertical crease or cut line 58 Horizontal cut 59 Breakable connection V Vertical axis W Internal liner packaging axis

Claims (15)

a. An outer housing (10) including a box portion (17) having an upper opening that can be closed by a lid portion (13), wherein the box portion (17) is a bottom wall (15) facing the upper opening. And a front wall (12) and a rear wall (16) connected to each other by two side walls (14, 18), the lid (13) being a back panel (13'''' by an upper wall (11). ), The lid (13) includes a front panel (13'') and a rear wall (16''''), respectively. The outer housing (10), which is hinged to the box portion (17) at the hinge wire between the two and the outer housing (10).
b. An internal frame (30) disposed within the outer housing (10) that includes a front panel (32) and two side panels (34, 36), wherein the front panel (32) is the outer housing (10). ) Is adhered to the inner side surface of the front wall (12) of the box portion (17), and the two side panel (34, 36) are each of the box portion (17) of the outer housing (10). The inner frame (30), which is adhered to the side wall (14, 18),
Including
c. The inner frame (30) is
One of the front panels (32) for defining at least one foldable portion (40) that can be folded inside the container (1) to selectively limit space in the container (1). With at least one horizontal cut (38) over a portion and part of one (34) of said side panel,
At least the first folding line (31), the second folding line (33), and the second folding line (31) extending vertically and parallel to each other from the at least one horizontal cut (38) to the upper edge of the inner frame (30). 3 folding lines (35) and
Including
d. The horizontal cut (38) is located on or below the upper edge of the front wall (12) of the box portion (17) with the inner frame (30) unfolded.
Container (1) for consumer goods (5). The first fold line is at the first vertical crease or cut line (31) at the first end of the at least one horizontal cut (38) of the front panel (32) of the inner frame (30). be,
The container according to claim 1. The second fold line is at the second vertical crease or cut line (33) at the second end of the at least one horizontal cut (38) of the side panel (32) of the inner frame (30). be,
The container according to claim 1 or 2. The third vertical fold line is above the at least one horizontal cut (38) and is a third crease between the front panel (32) and the side panel (34) of the inner frame (30). Or it is a cut line (35),
The container according to any one of claims 1 to 3. The internal frame (30) is such that in the horizontal cut (38), one or more breakable connections (39) between the foldable portion (40) and the non-foldable portion of the internal frame (30). )including,
The container according to any one of claims 1 to 4. The inner frame (30) includes a first adhesive portion (42) below the horizontal cut (38) in the front panel (32).
And / or
The inner frame (30) includes a second adhesive portion (44) below the horizontal cut (38) in the side panel (34).
The container according to any one of claims 1 to 5. Further includes an internal liner (20) for storing consumer goods (5), including
The internal liner (20) is
Arranged in the outer housing (10) and in the inner frame (30),
Includes a removable portion (22) that defines an access opening (24) from which the consumer good (5) can be retrieved.
Includes at least one L-shaped cut line (24) for separating the removable portion (22) from the rest of the internal liner (20).
The container according to any one of claims 1 to 6. The cut line (24) includes a horizontal portion (26) extending along the front wall (12), the side wall (14), and the rear wall (16) of the container (1).
The container according to claim 7. The cut line (24) includes a vertical portion (28) extending along the rear wall (16) of the container (1).
The container according to claim 7 or 8. The internal liner (20) is packaged in a loop around a vertically arranged consumer good (5).
The packaging shaft (W) is arranged vertically,
The internal liner (20) is closed at the top (21) and bottom (29) of the internal liner (20).
The container according to any one of claims 1 to 9. The inner frame (30) defines a second foldable portion (50) that can be folded inside the container (1) to selectively limit space within the container (1). Further comprising a second horizontal cut (58) extending over a portion of the front panel (32) and another portion (36) of the side panel.
The container according to any one of claims 1 to 10. The internal frame (30) in the front panel (32) comprises a fourth vertical crease or cut line (51) at the first end of the second horizontal cut (58).
The container according to claim 11. The inner frame (30) in the side panel (36) comprises a fifth vertical crease or cut line (53) at the second end of the second horizontal cut (58).
The container according to claim 9 or 12. A portion of the front panel (32) and a portion for defining at least one foldable portion (40) that may be folded inside the container (1) to selectively limit space within the container (1). With at least one horizontal cut (38) over one portion of the side panel (34, 36),
At least the first folding line (31), the second folding line (33), and the third, extending vertically from the at least one horizontal cut (38) to the upper edge of the inner frame (30) and parallel to each other. Folding line (35) and
including,
Internal frame (30) for container (1) for consumer goods (5). a. The first fold line is the first vertical crease or cut line (31) at the first end of the at least one horizontal cut (38) of the front panel (32).
b. The second fold line is a second vertical crease or cut line (33) at the second end of the at least one horizontal cut (38) of the side panel (32) of the inner frame (30). ,
c. The third vertical fold line is a third above the at least one horizontal cut (38) and between the front panel (32) and the side panel (34) of the inner frame (30). A crease or cut line (35),
The internal frame (30) according to claim 14.

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