JP3965227B2 - Cigarette hinge lid pack with lid opening mechanism - Google Patents

Description

[0001]
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a cigarette hinge lid pack that is suitable for cigarette packaging and cigarette cases and has improved lid opening.
[0002]
[Related background]
In a known hinge-lid type pack used for cigarette packaging, the pack body is glued into the box-shaped outer frame whose upper end is open and the open end of the outer frame. It consists of an inner frame that forms the part. On the other hand, the lid is rotatable around a self hinge on the back of the pack, and has a box shape that can open and close the opening of the pack body. In such a state where the lid is closed, the lid covers the inner frame portion, and the lower end of the lid and the upper end of the outer frame coincide with each other, so that the outer surface including the front surface and both side surfaces of the pack is uniform without steps. Can be flat. Further, such a pack is formed from a cardboard material having a constant thickness, and therefore, the pack has a certain level of strength.
[0003]
In recent years, cigarettes packaged in the hinge-lid type pack as described above, so-called box-type brand cigarette products, have been favored by consumers and are widely distributed in the market. According to the known hinge lid type pack described above, it is possible to give the consumer a good appearance impression and feel of the cigarette product, and also facilitate handling of the cigarette product. In other words, even during the distribution process of cigarette products, for example, at the retail stage by a vending machine, the pack has a certain strength, so it is easier to load cigarette products when storing them in the storage frame of the vending machine. In addition, since there is no protruding part on the outer surface of the pack, it is effective that products are caught in each other in the storage frame when the product is dispensed from the vending machine, and that the product is caught in the delivery chute. Can be prevented.
[0004]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
By the way, the hinge lid type pack described above not only becomes a cigarette package in the distribution process of cigarette products, but also has a function as a cigarette case after a consumer purchases a cigarette product. That is, after opening the pack, the consumer opens the lid to take out the desired cigarette, and the lid is closed to store the remaining cigarette in the pack and carry the cigarette easily. Can do.
[0005]
The known hinge lid type pack described above is excellent in terms of improving the appearance quality of cigarette products and the ease of handling thereof. However, in the known hinge-lid type pack, in order for the consumer to open the lid, the consumer needs to firmly hold the pack body with one hand and securely open the lid with the other hand. . That is, little consideration is given to the convenience of the consumer when the hinge lid type pack is used as a cigarette case after the purchase of a product.
[0006]
The present invention has been made based on the above-mentioned circumstances, and the purpose thereof is to improve the convenience of use for consumers after purchasing cigarette products without impairing the function of cigarette packaging. It is an object of the present invention to provide a hinge lid type cigarette pack with a lid opening mechanism.
[0007]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
In order to achieve the above object, the hinge lid type pack with a lid opening mechanism according to claim 1 is provided with a flap piece projecting integrally from the side opening side edge at the side opening edge of the lid. The flap piece forms a finger hook portion that protrudes to the side of the lid when the flap piece is bent toward the outside of the lid from a folding line extending along the opening edge on the side of the lid .
[0008]
According to hinged lid type pack lid opening mechanism with cigarette according to claim 1, consumer opening the pack to purchase cigarettes products, if bent outward along the flap piece folding line, the lid after this the flap piece even when closed laterally protruding pack, i.e., remains to pop out. Therefore, when the lid is opened, if the consumer pushes the flap piece as a finger-hanging portion in the opening direction of the lid, the lid is rotated and opened around the self hinge.
[0009]
For hinged lid type pack lid opening mechanism with tobacco according to claim 2, the pack body includes an outer frame, one end side is open, out the open end or we extend the outer frame, front and sides of the open end of the pack body The above-described flap piece is accommodated between the outer frame and the inner frame until the lid is opened for the first time. In this case, the flap piece is not inadvertently bent to the side of the pack while the cigarette product is in its distribution process.
The cigarette hinge-type pack with a lid-opening mechanism according to claim 3 is connected to a pack body having one end open and a rear opening edge of the pack body via a self hinge so as to be rotatable. A box-shaped lid that covers the end portion and closes the pack main body, and a flap piece as a finger-hanging portion that protrudes integrally from the opening side edge of the side surface of the lid toward the side of the lid.
[0010]
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
Referring to FIG. 1, a hinge lid type pack for a filter cigarette is shown. This pack includes a pack body 2 and a box-shaped lid 4 and has a size capable of accommodating 20 filter cigarettes. The pack body 2 includes a box-shaped outer frame 6 having an open upper end and a U-shaped inner frame 8, and the upper end of the outer frame 6 has a shape cut obliquely toward the front side. The inner frame 8 is attached by being partially inserted into the upper end portion of the outer frame 6 and constitutes an extended portion extending from the front-side opening edge of the outer frame 6 and its left and right opening edges.
[0011]
As shown in FIG. 1, the inner frame 8 exposed from the outer frame 6 is provided with a substantially rectangular cut-out recess 10 on the front surface thereof. The cut-out recess 10 is formed from the upper edge of the inner frame 8. The outer frame 6 is formed toward the front side opening edge. The notch 10 opens the front part of the inner frame 8 so that the filter cigarette can be easily taken out from the pack body 2.
[0012]
The lid 4 also has a box shape with an open lower end, and the lid 4 is integrally connected to an opening edge on the rear surface side of the outer frame 6 via a self hinge 14, and rotates around the self hinge 14. Thus, the pack main body 2 can be closed by covering the opening end of the pack main body 2, that is, the exposed portion of the inner frame 8 from the outer frame 6. Therefore, the lower end of the lid 4, that is, the opening end thereof is also cut obliquely so as to coincide with the opening end of the outer frame 6.
[0013]
From the opening edge of the right and left side of the lid 4, the flap piece 12 protrudes integrally, respectively. Further, the flap pieces 12 are respectively bent toward the side surface side of the pack body 2.
The outer frame 6 and the lid 4 can be formed from a single blank, which is shown in FIG. The blank 16 has a front surface area 18 and a rear surface area 20 which are front and rear surfaces of the outer frame 6, and these areas 18 and 20 are connected to each other via a bottom surface area 22 which is a bottom surface of the outer frame 6. On both sides of the front area 18 and the rear area 20, side areas 24 and inner side flaps 26 which are the left and right side surfaces of the outer frame 6 are respectively connected, and between the corresponding side area 24 and the inner side flap 26, respectively. The inner bottom flaps 28 are arranged on the bottom area 22, and the inner bottom flaps 28 are connected to the inner side flaps 26.
[0014]
The rear surface area 20 is located on the opposite side of the bottom surface area 22, and a rear surface area 30 serving as the rear surface of the lid 4 is connected to the rear surface area 20 via a hinge line 32 serving as the self hinge 14. Are connected to each other. A top surface area 34 and a front surface area 36 which are the top surface and the front surface of the lid 4 are sequentially connected to the rear surface area 30. Side areas 38 that are the left and right side surfaces of the lid 4 are connected to both sides of the front area 36, and inner side flaps 40 for the side areas 38 are connected to both sides of the rear area 30. And between the side area 38 and the corresponding inner side flap 40, the inner top flap 42 with respect to the top surface area 34 is arrange | positioned, and these inner top flaps 42 are connected to the corresponding inner side flap 40, respectively. Yes. Further, an inner front flap 44 that is located on the opposite side of the top surface area 34 and that serves as the front inner surface of the lid 4 is connected to the front surface area 36.
[0015]
A notch 46 is provided between the left and right inner side flaps 26, 40, and each inner side flap 26, 40 is partitioned by the notch 46. A portion to be the flap piece 12 is provided to extend from the inner side flap 40 into the notch 46.
Referring to FIG. 3, a part of the blank 16 around the one flap piece 12 and the notch 46 is shown enlarged. As is clear from the figure, a cut line C extending obliquely from the hinge line 32 is provided between the inner side flaps 26 and 40, and the notch 46 is formed between the inner side flaps 26 and 40. It is located between the end of the piercing line C and between the ends.
[0016]
More specifically, the notch 46 is formed by a notch into the inner side flap 26, and one inner side flap 40 has a portion to be the flap piece 12 extending from the lower edge thereof. Yes. Such a notch 46 should have a parallelogram shape along the lower edge of the inner side flap 40 when the flap piece 12 portion is removed.
[0017]
Moreover, the part used as the flap piece 12 has the inverted trapezoid shape with respect to the lower end edge of the inner side flap 40, The both corners of the bottom side are shape | molded in circular arc shape.
Here, FIG. 2 also shows a blank 50 constituting the inner frame 8, and this blank 50 is shown in a state of being overlapped and glued to the front area 18 of the blank 16. Note that the blank 50 has side flaps 52 that constitute an extension of the side area 24 on both sides thereof.
[0018]
In this embodiment, the blanks 16 and 50 are made of paper, their basis weight is 180 to 270 g / m ² , and their thickness is 0.2 to 0.5 mm. Specifically, the blanks 16 and 50 may be card paper, Manila cardboard, aluminum vapor-deposited paper, or the like.
The blanks 16 and 50 described above are folded from the folding lines indicated by the double lines in FIG. 2 to form the pack body 2 and the lid 4, respectively. By this folding, the lid 4 as shown in FIG. 4 is formed. A closed pack is obtained.
[0019]
That is, when the pack body 2 is folded, the side area 24 on the pack body 2 side and the inner side flap 26 corresponding thereto are glued to each other, and the side flap 52 of the inner frame 8 is attached to the inner side flap 26. It is glued on the inner surface. Further, in the folding formation of the lid 4, the side area 38 and the corresponding inner side flap 40 are glued to each other, and the inner front flap 44 is folded and glued toward the inner surface of the front area 36. Note that the flap piece 12 is not folded at the time of molding, and the folding line remains on the blank 16.
[0020]
When the pack folding is completed, the side flaps 52 of the inner frame 8 are located inside the inner side flaps 26 on the side of the pack body 2 as shown in FIG. It is superimposed on the outside. Also, on the side surface of the lid 4, the side area 38 is overlapped on the outer side of the inner side flap 40, and the extended portion of the side flap 52 of the inner frame 8 from the pack body 2 is located on the inner side of the inner side flap 26. is doing.
[0021]
At this time, since the inner side flaps 26 and 40 are both directly outside the side flap 52, that is, at the same overlapping position, the flap piece 12 extending from the inner side flap 40 is also connected to the inner side flaps 26 and 40. They are in the same overlapping position. Therefore, such a flap piece 12 is covered with the upper end part of the front area 24 on the pack body 2 side as shown in FIG.
[0022]
Note that the formation of the pack body 2 and the lid 4 from the blanks 16 and 50 as described above is performed simultaneously with the filling of the 20 filter cigarettes to be packaged. As shown, the lid 4 is placed on the open end of the pack body 2 and the pack body 2 is closed. At this time, the opening edge of the outer frame 6 in the pack body 2 and the opening edge of the lid 4 are matched with each other. When the filter cigarette is packaged in the hinge lid type pack as described above, each pack is then wrapped with, for example, a transparent film to be in the form of a cigarette product.
[0023]
When the consumer purchases a cigarette product and opens the outer packaging film, the left and right flap pieces 12 are stored between the outer frame 6 and the inner frame 8 in the state shown in FIG. From this state, when the lid 4 is opened for the first time by turning around the self hinge 14, the flap piece 12 is removed from between the outer frame 6 and the inner frame 8 as the lid 4 turns. Is issued. The upper end of the outer frame 6 and the lower end of the lid 4 are cut obliquely toward the front side of the pack as described above, and the flap piece 12 has an inverted trapezoidal shape with respect to the lower end of the lid 4. Therefore, when the lid 4 is rotated, the front end of the flap piece 12 is not caught on the inner surface of the outer frame 6. When the lid 4 is fully opened, the flap piece 12 is fully exposed. Since the folding line of the flap piece 12 is at a position along the opening edge on the side of the lid 4, the consumer can bend the left and right flap pieces 12 toward the side of the pack.
[0024]
FIG. 1 shows a state in which the left and right flap pieces 12 are bent through the above-described procedure. Thereafter, when the lid 4 is completely closed, each flap piece 12 is not inserted between the outer frame 8 and the inner frame 6 but remains protruding outside the outer frame 6 as shown in FIG. Become. At this time, each flap piece 12 remains bent toward the side of the pack. Even in this case, since the flap piece 12 is bent along the lower end edge of the lid 4, the lower end of the lid 4 does not coincide with the upper end of the outer frame 6 when the lid 4 is closed.
[0025]
Thereafter, when the consumer opens the lid 4 as desired, the lid 4 can be easily opened by pressing the flap piece 12 in the rotating direction of the lid 4. In this case, for example, in a state where the pack is erected, the consumer grasps the portion of the pack body 2 with four fingers other than the palm and thumb of one hand, and the flap piece 12 with the thumb of the same hand. Is pushed up, the lid 4 is rotated and opened. That is, the consumer can easily open the lid 4 with only one hand.
[0026]
Further, until the lid 4 is opened for the first time by the consumer, that is, after cigarettes are packaged and completed as a product, each flap piece 12 of the hinge lid type pack is an outer frame. Since it is accommodated between 6 and the inner frame 8, the flap piece 12 will not be bent carelessly. Therefore, the hinge lid type pack does not hinder the function of the cigarette product as a package.
[0027]
The present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment and can be modified. For example, in one embodiment, in the blank 16, the flap piece 12 extends from the inner side flap 40, but a similar flap piece 12 may be provided in the side area 38 of the lid 4. Even in this case, the flap piece 12 is slightly bent inward at the time of pack folding, so that the flap piece 12 is accommodated between the outer frame 6 and the inner frame 8 after the pack folding is completed. I can leave. Further, the shape of the flap piece 12 is not limited to the inverted trapezoidal shape as in the embodiment, but may be a parallelogram shape, an arc shape, or the like.
[0028]
【The invention's effect】
As described above, according to the cigarette hinge-type pack with the lid opening mechanism of claims 1 and 3 , the lid pushing operation at the time of opening the lid is assisted by pressing the flap piece as the finger hooking portion . The pack opening operation can be made easier. In this case, even when the consumer opens the lid with only one hand, the lid is easily and reliably opened. Therefore, after purchasing the product, a hinge-lid pack that improves the convenience of use for the consumer can be obtained.
[0029]
According to the cigarette hinge-lid pack with the lid opening mechanism of claim 2, the hinge-lid pack having the convenience of use as a cigarette case without impairing the handleability of the product as a cigarette packaging. Obtainable.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a hinge lid type pack for cigarettes.
2 is a development view of a blank constituting the pack of FIG. 1. FIG.
3 is an enlarged view centering on a flap piece portion in the blank of FIG. 2; FIG.
FIG. 4 is a side view showing a partially broken lid in a closed state after pack folding.
FIG. 5 is a side view showing the lid in a closed state after the flap piece is bent.
[Explanation of symbols]
2 Pack body 4 Lid 6 Outer frame 8 Inner frame 12 Flap piece 14 Self hinge

Claims (3)

A pack main body having one end opened, and a box-shaped lid that is rotatably connected to a rear opening edge of the pack main body via a self-hinge and covers the open end of the pack main body to close the pack main body; In the cigarette hinged lid pack with
A flap piece projecting in the integrally from an opening edge of the side of the lid, extending along the opening edge of the lateral and bendable toward the flap piece to the outside of the lid, or, after the bending is A cigarette hinge lid pack with a lid-opening mechanism, comprising: a folding line formed on a finger-hanging portion protruding the flap piece to the side of the lid . The pack body has an outer frame in which the one end is open, out the open end or we extend the outer frame consists of an inner frame forming a front and both side portions of the open end of the pack body, said flap pieces The cigarette hinge lid pack according to claim 1, wherein the lid is housed between the outer frame and the inner frame until the lid is opened for the first time. A pack body having one end opened, and a box-shaped lid that is pivotally connected to a rear opening edge of the pack body via a self-hinge and covers the opening end of the pack body to close the pack body; In the cigarette hinged lid pack with
  A cigarette hinged lid pack with an opening mechanism, comprising a flap piece as a finger-hanging portion that protrudes integrally from an opening edge on the side of the lid toward the side of the lid.

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