JP3217805U - Package - Google Patents

Abstract

A package that can be easily assembled in a box for containing consumables. A package includes a single piece of material. This piece of material consists of a plurality of panels 3, 3a, 3b, 3c, 5, 5a, 5b, 5c, 7, 7a, 7b, 9, 9a, 9b, 11 connected via a plurality of weakening lines in the material. , 11a and 13 are provided. The plurality of panels and the plurality of weakening lines are configured so that the package can be operated between an assembled state in which the plurality of panels form a box and an unassembled state in which the plurality of panels form a substantially continuous sheet. ing. [Selection] Figure 4

Description

  The present invention relates to a package.

  Many consumables (eg, replacement cartridges for electronic cigarettes) are sold to consumers in the form of packages that contain one or more consumables.

  It would be desirable to provide a package that can be easily assembled into a box for containing such consumables.

  In some embodiments described herein, a package comprising a single piece of material is provided. This piece of material comprises a plurality of panels connected via a plurality of weakening lines in the material. The plurality of panels and the plurality of weakening lines are configured so that the package can be operated between an assembled state in which the plurality of panels form a box and an unassembled state in which the plurality of panels form a substantially continuous sheet. Yes.

  The plurality of panels may include a plurality of first panel pairs. Here, the panel which comprises each pair of 1st panels comprises a pair of adjacent wall of a box, when a package is in an assembly state. The plurality of panels may further include a plurality of pairs of second panels. Here, the panels constituting each pair of the first panels are connected by the panels constituting the corresponding pair among the pairs of the second panels, and the panels constituting each pair of the second panels are a plurality of the materials in the material. When the packaging body is in an assembled state when connected along one corresponding first weakening line among the plurality of first weakening lines in the weakening line, the panels constituting each pair of the second panels are It is folded up inside the box along the corresponding first weakening line to be connected.

  The first panel of each pair of first panels is a first panel of the corresponding pair that connects the pair of first panels of the second panel pair, and a plurality of weakening lines in the material. May be connected along one corresponding second weakening line of the plurality of second weakening lines, and the second panel of each pair of the first panels is the second of the pair of second panels. A second panel of the corresponding pair connecting the pair of one panel and a third weakened line corresponding to one of the plurality of third weakened lines in the plurality of weakened lines in the material. May be.

In the following, embodiments of the present invention will be described by way of example only with reference to the accompanying drawings.
It is a perspective front view of the package in the assembled state. It is a perspective rear view of the package in the assembled state. It is a top view of the package in a non-assembled state. It is a perspective view of the package in the middle of an unassembled state and an assembled state. It is a top view of the package in the middle of an unassembled state and an assembled state. It is a top view of a package body when a lid panel opens in an assembly state.

  1-3 has shown the package 1 which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention. The package 1 includes a single piece made of any appropriate material (for example, a foldable material such as cardboard or paper). This single material piece consists of a plurality of panels 3, 3a, 3b, 3c, 5, 5a, 5b, 5c, 7, 7a, 7b, 9, 9a, 9b, 11, 11a and 13 (all of which are shown in FIG. And 2 are not visible). These panels 3, 3a, 3b, 3c, 5, 5a, 5b, 5c, 7, 7a, 7b, 9, 9a, 9b, 11, 11a and 13 are connected via a plurality of weakening lines a ｀ to t１１. It is connected.

  The plurality of panels 3, 3a, 3b, 3c, 5, 5a, 5b, 5c, 7, 7a, 7b, 9, 9a, 9b, 11, 11a and 13 and the plurality of weakening lines a ｀ to t ｀ are plural. Panels 3, 3a, 3b, 3c, 5, 5a, 5b, 5c, 7, 7a, 7b, 9, 9a, 9b, 11, 11a, and 13 in an assembled state, and a plurality of panels 3, Between the unassembled state in which 3a, 3b, 3c, 5, 5a, 5b, 5c, 7, 7a, 7b, 9, 9a, 9b, 11, 11a and 13 form a substantially continuous flat sheet; The package 1 is configured to be operable (for example, folded or unfolded).

  When the package 1 is in the assembled state, the first panel 3 and the second panel 5 facing each other function as side walls of the closed box, and the third panel 7 and the fourth panel 9 facing each other are The fifth panel 11 and the sixth panel 13 that respectively function as the front wall and the rear wall of the closed box and that face each other function as the top wall and the bottom wall (or base) of the closed box, respectively.

  When the package 1 is in the assembled state, the dimension L of the front wall 7, the rear wall 9, the top wall 11, and the bottom wall 13 defines the length of the closed box, and the side walls 3 and 5, the top wall 11, and The dimension W of the base wall 13 defines the width of the closed box, and the dimension H of the side walls 3 and 5, the front wall 7 and the rear wall 9 defines the height of the closed box.

  These panels 3, 5, 7, 9, 11 and 13 are all rectangular and the panels facing each other in the assembled state have the same cross-section, so when the closed box is in the assembled state In the form of a rectangular parallelepiped box. Of course, other shapes and cross sections are possible. In one example, panels having the same cross-section facing each other in the assembled state may have a square cross-section. If panels 3, 5, 7, 9, 11, and 13 are all square and have the same cross section, the closed box is a cube.

  The remaining panels 3a, 3b, 3c, 5a, 5b, 5c, 7a, 7b, 9a, 9b and 11a mean that they are arranged substantially inside the closed box when the package 1 is in the assembled state. And all are inner panels.

  The weakening lines a ｀ to t ｀ may be provided by folds, perforations, nicks, or other types of weakening lines, or combinations thereof.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the panel 13 is adjacent to the panels 3, 5, 7, and 9 along the corresponding weakening lines r ｀, t ｀, q ｀, and s ｀. The panel 9 is adjacent to the panel 11 along the weakening line h ｀. The panel 11 is rectangular.

  The panel 7a is substantially rectangular and is adjacent to the panel 7 along the weakening line a 線 and is adjacent to the panel 3a along the weakening line b ｀. The panel 3a is substantially rectangular, is adjacent to the panel 7a, and is adjacent to the panel 3 along the weakening line c ｀. Panel 3 is adjacent to panels 3a and 13 and is adjacent to panels 3c and 3b along weakening lines e 線 and d ｀, respectively. The panel 3c is substantially trapezoidal and has two rounded corners. The panel 3b is substantially rectangular, is adjacent to the panel 3, and is adjacent to the panel 9b along the weakening line f ｀. The panel 9b has a triangular shape, is adjacent to the panel 3b, and is adjacent to the panel 9 along the weakening line g ｀.

  The panel 11 is adjacent to the panel 9 and is also adjacent to the panel 11 along the weakening line i ｀. The panel 11a is substantially an unequal side pentagon, and three of the corners are rounded.

  The panels 9a, 5a, 5, 5b and 7b are provided in a substantially symmetrical arrangement with the panels 9b, 3b, 3, 3a and 7a, respectively. Thus, panels 9a and 9b are the same shape and size, panels 5a and 3b are the same shape and size, panels 5 and 3 are the same shape and size, and panels 5b and 3a are the same shape and size. The panels 7b and 7a have the same shape and the same size.

  The panel 9a is adjacent to the panel 9 along the weakening line j ｀, and is adjacent to the panel 5a along the weakening line k ｀. The panel 5a is adjacent to the panel 9a and is also adjacent to the panel 5 along the weakening line l ｀. Panel 5 is adjacent to panels 13 and 5a, and is also adjacent to panels 5c and 5b along weakening lines m 線 and n ｀, respectively. The panel 5b is adjacent to the panel 5 and is also adjacent to the panel 7b along the weakening line o. The panel 7b is adjacent to the panel 5b and is also adjacent to the panel 7 along the weakening line p ｀.

  Panels 3, 5, 9 and 13 do not have free edges (ie cuts). The remaining panels have a free edge that forms the periphery of the package 1 when the package 1 is in an unassembled state. These free edges are most clearly shown in FIG. However, in order to maintain the clarity of the figure, the free edge is not labeled. Each of the panels 7, 9a and 9b has a single straight free edge. However, as will be described later, a small curved notch 7d is formed on the free edge of the panel 7a. Each of the panels 3b, 3a, 5a and 5b has two straight free edges, one of these free edges being substantially longer than the other, the two free edges being one Intersect at curved corners. Each of the panels 7a and 7b has two straight free edges, which are substantially perpendicular to each other and meet at one curved corner. The panel 11 has two linear free edges that are parallel and opposite to each other. The panel 11a has four free edges and three curved corners. Each of panels 3c and 5c (which are smaller than the other panels) have three free edges and two curved corners.

  In this example, the curved corner is basically connected to the free edge, which improves the appearance of the package.

  4-6 show various panels 3, 3a, 3b, 3c, 5, 5a, 5b, 5c, 7, 7a, 7b when the packaging body 1 is operated between an assembled state and an unassembled state. It shows how 9, 9a, 9b, 11, 11a and 13 pivot around various weakening lines a｀-t ｀.

  When transitioning from the assembled state to the unassembled state, the package 1 is such that the panels 3, 5, 7 and 9 are each weakened lines r ｀ until the panels 3, 5, 7 and 9 are substantially perpendicular to the panel 13. , T ｀, q ｀ and s ｀ are manipulated to pivot.

  Panels 3, 5, 7 and 9 are pivoted to a position where they are substantially perpendicular to panel 13, panels 3b and 9b, 7a and 3a, 5a and 9a, and 7b and 5b are shown in FIG. As best shown in FIG. 6, panels 9b and 3b are folded along weakening line f ｀, panels 3a and 7a are folded along weakening line b ｀, and panels 9a and 5a are weakened line k ｀. The panels 5b and 7b are moved to a position where they are folded along the weakening line o.

  Therefore, on one side of the package 1, a pair of panels 9b and 3b and a pair of panels 3a and 7a are placed inside the box and from the opposite edges of the box to the longitudinal central axis of the box (see FIG. 6). Oriented or angled inward (indicated by broken lines). Similarly, on the other side of the package, a pair of panels 9a and 5a and a pair of panels 5b and 7b are arranged inside the box, again from the opposite edges of the box toward the longitudinal axis of the box Oriented or angled inward. On one side, the panels 3a and 3b are angled so as to face each other and are sandwiched between the panels 9b and 7a. On the other side, the panels 5a and 5b are angled toward each other and sandwiched between the panels 9a and 7b.

  In order to complete the packaging 1 in the assembled state, the panels 3c and 5c are respectively weakened lines e towards the inside of the box until the panels 3c and 5c are substantially perpendicular to the panels 3 and 5, respectively. Swirled around ｀ and m ｀. The panel 11 is swiveled around the weakening line h ｀ and the panel 11a is pushed into the box from between the panel 7 and the panels 7a and 7b until the panel 11 is substantially perpendicular to the panels 9 and 11a. It is. In this arrangement, the panel 11a functions to prevent other panels from popping out and opening the box.

  Therefore, when the package 1 is in the assembled state, the pair of the panel 9 and the panel 3 forms an adjacent wall of the box. The same applies to the pair of panel 3 and panel 7, the pair of panel 7 and panel 5, and the pair of panel 5 and panel 9. The panels constituting each of these wall panel pairs are a pair of corresponding connection panels (that is, the panels 9b and 3b are a pair of connection panels, the panels 3a and 7a, the panels 7b and 5b, and the panels 9a and 9b). 5a is also the same). These connecting panels are folded along the first weakening line (f ｀, b ｀, o ｀ or k ｀ depending on the case) and extend at an angle toward the inside of the box.

  For a given pair of adjacent wall panels, one of the panels constituting the connection panel pair is connected to one of the wall panels along the second weakening line, and the other of the panels constituting the connection panel pair is the first. 3 is connected to the other of the wall panels along the weakening line. For a given pair of adjacent wall panels and their connecting panel pairs, the first, second and third weakening lines converge to the corresponding one of the corners of panel 13 which functions as the base panel. Each of the four wall panels 9, 3, 7 and 5 is itself connected to the base panel 3 along a corresponding weakening line, so that, as best understood from FIG. It converges or merges at each corner of the base panel 13.

  In one example, in order to obtain a relatively large amount of turning necessary for the panels 7a, 3a, 3b, 9b, 9a, 5a, 5b and 7b constituting the connection panel pair to be folded on each other, the weakening lines b ｀, f ｀, k ｀ and o ｀ are weaker than other weakening lines. In one example, the weakening lines b ｀, f ｀, k ｀, and o ｀ are perforations, while the other weakening lines are fold lines or creases.

  In order to return the package 1 to the non-assembled state, the panel 11a is pulled out from the inside of the box, and the panel 11 is turned in the opposite direction to that when the box is closed. Thereafter, the panels 3, 3a, 3b, 3c, 5, 5a, 5b, 5c, 7, 7a, 7b, 9, 9a, 9b, 11, 11a, and 13 are moved along the assembly path. It can be deployed by moving along a generally reverse path.

  In order to make it easy to pull out the panel 11 from the box, a curved notch 7d is provided on the free edge of the panel 7 as described above.

  When the packaging body 1 is developed into a non-assembled state, it is in the form of a continuous sheet. Therefore, the slit used when operating the packaging body 1 to the assembly state and the slit used for holding the packaging body 1 in the assembly state are not cut into the packaging body 1. Furthermore, this single piece design is self-supporting in the sense that it remains solid in the assembled state without the aid of additional adhesives or adhesives (eg glue or adhesive tape).

  Since no glue or adhesive tape is required to keep the package 1 in an assembled state, there is no need to align the panel for gluing or bonding during assembly, and no special tools are required, so any article The process of assembling the package 1 and packing the articles becomes simple.

  In this way, the process of assembling the package into an assembled state and packing the articles to be accommodated into the package becomes simple. When in the assembled state, the package 1 is structurally robust and provides good protection for the articles in the package 1.

  Furthermore, since the consumer can easily unfold the package 1 and put it into an unassembled state, the entire inner surface of the package is used to convey visual messages (eg, instructions and advertisements) to the consumer. Can be used.

  In the assembled state, the majority of the visible edges are folded edges, and the number of visible cuts is relatively small, so that the package 1 has a clean appearance.

  In one example, when in the assembled state, the package 1 is used to accommodate a replacement cartridge for an electronic cigarette. However, this package can be used to accommodate a wide variety of articles.

  The various embodiments described herein are presented solely to assist in understanding and teaching the features recited in the utility model registration claims. These embodiments are merely presented as representative examples of embodiments, and do not cover all embodiments or exclude other embodiments. The advantages, embodiments, examples, functions, features, structures, and / or other aspects described in this document limit the scope of the invention defined by the utility model registration request, or the utility model registration request. It is to be understood that other embodiments may be utilized and modified without departing from the scope of the invention described in the claims of the utility model registration. . Various embodiments of the present invention suitably comprise, or consist essentially of, suitable combinations of elements, configurations, features, parts, steps, means, etc., other than those specifically described herein. You may be comprised from them. Further, the present disclosure may include other devices that are not currently described in the claims for utility model registration but may be described in the future.

Claims (21)

A package comprising a single piece of material,
The material piece includes a plurality of panels connected via a plurality of weakening lines in the material, and the plurality of panels and the plurality of weakening lines include an assembled state in which the plurality of panels form a box; A packaging body configured such that the packaging body can be operated between an unassembled state in which the plurality of panels form a substantially continuous sheet.   The plurality of panels include a plurality of pairs of first panels, and the panels constituting each pair of the first panels include a pair of adjacent walls of the box when the package is in an assembled state. The plurality of panels further include a plurality of pairs of second panels, and the panels constituting each pair of the first panels are constituted by the panels constituting the corresponding pair of the second panel pairs. Panels connected and constituting each pair of the second panels are connected along one corresponding first weakening line among the plurality of first weakening lines in the plurality of weakening lines in the material, and the packaging When the body is in the assembled state, the panels constituting each pair of the second panels are folded inside the box along the corresponding first weakening line connecting the panels. The package according to claim 1.   A first panel of each pair of the first panels, a first panel of the corresponding pair connecting the pair of the first panels of the pair of second panels, and in the material A plurality of second weakening lines of the plurality of weakening lines are connected along a corresponding second weakening line, and a second panel of each pair of the first panels is a pair of the second panel. Among the plurality of third weakening lines in the plurality of weakening lines in the material, and the corresponding third third weakening line corresponding to the second panel of the corresponding pair connecting the pair of the first panels. The package according to claim 2, which is connected along the line.   Of the plurality of first weakening lines, the corresponding one first weakening line, the plurality of second weakening lines of the given pair of the first panel and the second panel pair connecting the pair. The package according to claim 3, wherein the corresponding one second weakening line and the corresponding one third weakening line among the plurality of third weakening lines converge at one place.   The package according to claim 4, wherein the one place is a corner of a further panel included in the plurality of panels.   The package according to claim 5, wherein the further panel functions as a base of the box when the package is in the assembled state.   The first panel of each pair of the first panels becomes the further panel along a corresponding fourth weakening line of the plurality of fourth weakening lines in the plurality of weakening lines in the material. The second panel of each pair of the first panels is connected along the corresponding fifth weakening line of the plurality of fifth weakening lines in the plurality of weakening lines in the material. The package of Claim 5 or 6 connected to the panel which becomes.   Of the plurality of first weakening lines, the corresponding one first weakening line, the plurality of second weakening lines of the given pair of the first panel and the second panel pair connecting the pair. Out of the plurality of third weakening lines, the corresponding one third weakening line, the plurality of fourth weakening lines, the corresponding fourth weakening line, and The package according to claim 7, wherein among the plurality of fifth weakening lines, the corresponding one fifth weakening line converges to one place which is a corner of a further panel included in the plurality of panels.   The package according to any one of claims 2 to 8, wherein the plurality of panels include a panel that functions as a lid of the box when the package is in the assembled state.   The package according to claim 9, wherein the panel that functions as a lid of the box when the package is in the assembled state is connected to one of the first panels along a weakening line.   The plurality of panels include a tab panel connected via a weakening line to the panel that functions as a lid of the box when the package is in the assembled state. The package according to claim 10, wherein the package is configured to be folded into the inside of the box from between two or more of the other panels included in the plurality of panels when in an assembled state.   The tab panel is configured to be folded inside the box from between one of the first panels and two of the second panels, and each of the two of the second panels. The package according to claim 11, wherein the package is connected to the one of the first panels along a corresponding one of the plurality of weakening lines.   The package of claim 11, wherein the tab panel functions to maintain the package in the assembled state.   The package according to any one of claims 2 to 13, wherein the plurality of first weakening lines are weaker than other weakening lines included in the plurality of weakening lines.   The package according to any one of claims 1 to 14, wherein the plurality of weakening lines include at least one of a fold line, a crease, a perforation, and a notch.   The package according to any one of claims 1 to 15, wherein the box is a closed box in the assembled state.   The package according to any one of claims 1 to 16, wherein the box is self-supporting in the assembled state.   The package according to any one of claims 1 to 17, wherein the box is a rectangular parallelepiped or cubic box.   The package according to any one of claims 1 to 18, wherein the substantially continuous sheet is a substantially flat sheet.   The package according to any one of claims 1 to 19, wherein some of the plurality of weakening lines are weaker than other weakening lines of the plurality of weakening lines.   A package substantially as herein described with reference to the drawings accompanying the present application.

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