JP4740229B2 - Rigid packaging for tobacco products - Google Patents

Abstract

A rigid package of tobacco articles, having two first containers, each housing a group of tobacco articles and housed inside a second container so as to slide with respect to the second container between a closed position, in which the first container is fully inserted inside the second container, and an open position, in which part of the first container projects from the second container.

Description

  The present invention relates to a rigid package for tobacco products.

  The invention can be used particularly advantageously for cigarette rigid packages. The following description is given by way of example.

  Cigarette rigid sliding open packets are known as types described in patent applications FR 2499947-A3, US 4534463-A1 or US 5080227-A1. The cigarette rigid sliding open packet has a first container, the first container contains a group of cigarettes wrapped in a single foil, and the first container is fully inside the second container. Between the closed position to be inserted and an open position in which a part of the first container protrudes from the second container, the container is accommodated in the second container so as to slide relative to the second container.

  Cigarette rigid slide open packets of the type described above are commercially available and familiar to smokers due to their ease of production, but are usually of the usual dimensions to accommodate multiple cigarettes, such as over 25. It is known to be mechanically fragile when it is made larger. Furthermore, when a large number of sliding open packets for cigarettes are almost empty, there is a tendency that a space is formed inside the last cigarette, for example, the packet, and falls down and becomes unintentionally taken out.

Patent application FR2499947-A3 Patent application US4534463-A1 Patent application US 5080227-A1 Patent application EP-A1-1066205 Patent application IT-BO01A000584 Patent application EP-A1-0764595

  The object of the present invention is to provide a rigid package for tobacco products which is designed to overcome the above-mentioned drawbacks and which is particularly inexpensive and easy to manufacture.

  According to the present invention there is provided a rigid package of tobacco products according to claim 1 or according to the subsequent dependent claims which are directly or indirectly dependent on claim 1.

  In the accompanying drawings, reference numeral 1 denotes an entire cigarette rigid packet including two containers 2 each containing a group of 3 cigarettes wrapped in one foil and a single container 4 containing two containers 2. Indicates. Each container 2 is positioned relative to the container 4 between a closed position (FIG. 1) in which the container 2 is completely inserted inside the container 4 and an open position (FIG. 2) in which a part of the container 2 protrudes from the container 4. Slide. The two containers 2 slide independently of the container 4 so that either one of the containers 2 or both containers 2 can move to the open position (FIG. 2).

  Illustratively, each group 3 of cigarettes typically includes 12 to 20 cigarettes arranged in two parallel rows, and packet 1 contains a total of 20 to 40 cigarettes.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the container 4 is formed in a hexahedron and includes a side wall 7 joined by a lower end wall 5, an upper end wall 6, and upper and lower end walls 6, 5. The side surface 7 has two main walls 8 facing each other in parallel, a small side wall 9 separated from the main side wall 8 by two longitudinal edges 10, on the opposite side of the small side wall 9, and a closed position (FIG. 1) and an open position (FIG. 2). ) Is formed by an open end 11 that allows the container 2 to pass between. The side walls 8 and 9 of the container 4 are separated from the upper and lower end walls 6 and 5 by an edge 12 across the length, and the edge 12 across the length is between the main side wall 8 and the upper and lower end walls 6 and 5 and a small edge 12 across the length. And includes a main edge 12 that traverses the longitudinal length.

  Each container 2 is a substantially parallelepiped and includes a side wall 15 joined by a lower end wall 13, an upper end wall 14, and upper and lower end walls 14, 13. The side 15 is formed by two parallel opposing main sidewalls 16 and two parallel opposing small sidewalls 17 separated from the main sidewall 16 by four longitudinal edges 18. The side walls 16 and 17 of the container 2 are provided between the main side wall 16, the lower end wall 13 and the upper end wall 14, and the main edge 19 across four lengths, and between the small side wall 17, the lower end wall 13 and the upper end wall 14. Is separated from the upper and lower walls 14 and 13 by eight transverse edges 19 including four small longitudinal edges 19 located at

  The top wall 14 of the container 2 has an opening 20 extending over a portion of the main side wall 16 that allows for extraction of a cigarette, i.e. tobacco product, from the container 2 when the container 2 is in the open position (FIG. 2). Have

  Obviously, when the container 2 is in the closed position (FIG. 1), the main side wall 8 of the container 4 faces and aligns with the corresponding main side wall of the container 2 and the small side wall 9 of the container 4 corresponds to the container 2 Facing and aligning with the small side wall 17

  Each container 2 and 4 is sized to accommodate a group of 3 cigarettes, and the container 2 has minimal clearance, thus forming the containers 2 and 4, as well as the movement of the cigarette group 3 within each container Minimize the packaging material required for movement of the container 2 within the container 4. As is obvious, in order to facilitate the extraction of the cigarette from each container 2, in order to facilitate the withdrawal of the container 2 from the container 4, between the cigarette group 3 and the container 2, the container 2 and the container 4 The gap between them cannot be completely eliminated.

  The small side wall 9 of the container 4 has two push holes 21, each push hole being shaped and dimensioned to allow the user to insert at least one finger. The purpose of the push hole 21 is to allow the user to push the portion of the small side wall 17 of each container 2 that faces the push hole 21 when the container 2 is in the closed position (FIG. 1). It is to promote the withdrawal of two. In the preferred form shown in the accompanying drawings, each push hole 21 extends on both side walls of the small side wall 9 and the main side wall 8 of the container 4. Each push hole 21 on the small side wall 9 of the container 4 is semicircular, and each push hole 21 on the main side wall 8 of the container 4 is rectangular and terminates in a semicircular portion.

  In order to expose only a part of the small side wall 9 of one container 2, each push hole 21 extends on a limited part of the small side wall 9 of the container 4, so that each push hole 21 corresponds to one container 2. Can only be used to extrude. Finally, the two push holes 21 are offset in the vertical direction to increase the size and thus increase the mechanical strength of the strip of the small side wall 9 of the container 4 separating the two push holes 21.

  In other forms not shown, the push hole 21 (or at least one push hole 21) is initially or at least partially covered by a tear tab. Each of the tear tabs is attached to the container 2 along the tear line and is torn when the container 2 is first withdrawn.

  Other forms not shown include only the small side wall 9 of the container 4 or one push hole 21 including the small side wall 9 and the main side wall 8 of the container 4.

  In another form not shown, each main side wall 8 of the container 4 can be moved from the container 4 to each container 2 by allowing the user to grip and pull over the corresponding main side wall 16 of the container 2 when in the closed position. A recess is provided in the vicinity of the open end 11 to facilitate drawing.

  The packet 1 includes stop means for limiting the sliding of the container 2 with respect to the container 4 and thereby prevents the container 2 from detaching from the container 4. The stopping means is formed by two tabs 22 protruding from the main side wall 16 of the container 2 and two tabs 23 protruding from the main side wall 8 of the container 4. A tab 22 of each container 2 facing the main side wall 8 of the container 4 protrudes outward from the main side wall 16 of the container 2, while each tab 23 extends from the main side wall 8 of the container 4 to the container 4. It protrudes inward and is installed close to the open end 11 of the container 4. In addition, each tab 22 facing the main side wall 8 of the container 4 is positioned to engage a corresponding tab 23 as the container 2 slides out of the container 4, and thus from the container 4. Detachment of the container 2 is prevented. It should be pointed out that each container 2 is constrained by a single tab (ie a tab 22 facing the main side wall 8 of the container 4), while another tab 22 (ie a tab 22 facing the other container 2). Is invalid. The presence of invalid tabs 22 is justified by the fact that each container 2 has two tabs 22, so that the two containers 2 can be identical and can be formed from the same blank 24. On the other hand, if each container 2 has only an active tab 22, the two containers 2 are different (especially one has one tab 22 on the right side and the other has a tab 22 on the left side) and therefore a different blank. 24.

  As shown in FIG. 4, each container 2 is formed from a flat blank 24 in the form of a substantially elongated rectangle, and components thereof are used, where possible, using the same reference numerals and corresponding to the containers 2. The element has been overwritten.

  The blank 24 includes two longitudinal crease lines 25, a panel 14 ′ forming the outside of the upper end wall 14 between the longitudinal crease lines 25, a panel 16 ′ forming one main side wall 16), and a panel 13 forming the lower end wall 13. ', A panel 16 "forming the other main side wall 16, and a plurality of longitudinal crease lines 26 forming a panel 14" forming the interior of the top wall 14. The panel 16 ′ has two wings 17 ′, which are located on both sides of the panel 16 ′, separated from the panel 16 ′ by longitudinal crease lines 25, and form the exterior of the small side wall 17. "Has two wings 17", the wings 17 "are located on either side of the panel 16" and are separated from the panel 16 "by the longitudinal crease line 25 and form the interior of the small side wall 17 to the wing 17" Is connected to two tabs 13 "forming the inside of the lower end wall 13.

  As shown in FIG. 5, the container 4 is formed from a substantially rectangular flat blank 27, and its components are overwritten for corresponding elements of the container 4 using the same reference numerals where possible. .

  The blank 27 includes a crease line 28 across two longitudinal sides, a panel 8 ′ forming one main side wall 8 between the crease lines 28 across the longitudinal side, a panel 9 ′ forming a small side wall 9, and another main side wall 8. It has a plurality of longitudinal crease lines 29 forming the panel 8 "to be formed. Panel 8 'has two wings 5' and 6 ', wings 5' and 6 'are located on either side of panel 8' and are longitudinal Is separated from the panel 8 'by a crease line 28 across and forms the interior of the upper and lower walls 6 and 5. The panel 9' has two wings 5 "and 6", the wings 5 "and 6" 9 'and is separated from the panel 9' by a crease line 28 across the length and forms the interior of the upper and lower walls 6 and 5, and the panel 8 "has two wings 5" 'and 6 "' Have a wing " 'And 6"' are "located at opposite ends of the panel 8 by fold line 28 transverse to the longitudinal" panel 8 is separated from, and forms an external vertical end walls 6 and 5. As shown in FIG. 5, the wings 5 ′ and 6 ′ and the wings 5 ″ and 6 ″ are folded with respect to the wings 5 ″ ′ and 6 ″ ′ to form the upper and lower end walls 6 and 5 of the container 4. When formed, it is formed so as not to polymerize.

  Containers 4 preferably contain two containers 2, each container 2 comprising a group of 3 cigarettes wrapped in a foil. In another form not shown, the container 4 contains three or four containers 2, each containing a group of 3 cigarettes wrapped in a single foil.

  The cigarettes in the two tobacco products 2 are usually the same, i.e. of the same type, but differ in the sense that one container 2 contains one type of cigarette and the other container 2 contains different types of cigarettes. It's okay. When accommodating different types of cigarettes, the two containers 2 may be different, i.e. one container 2 may be larger than the other container 2.

  1-5, the longitudinal edge 18 of the container 2, the edge 19 across the length of the container 2, the longitudinal edge 10 of the container 4, and the edge 12 across the length of the container 4 are square edges.

  In FIG. 6, the four longitudinal edges of each container 2, the two longitudinal edges 10 of the container 4 are non-rectangular, rounded and the edges 12 and 9 across the length of the containers 4 and 2 are corners. In other forms not shown, one or two longitudinal edges of the container 4 and / or one or more longitudinal edges 18 of the container 2 are corners, round longitudinal edges 10 and 18, without corners, And it may have corner longitudinal edges 10 and 18. In another form not shown, the edge 12 across the length of the container 4 and / or the edge 19 across the length of the container 2 is a rounded edge without corners, and the edge 12 across the round length without two corners and / or Or it may be a round longitudinal edge 10 and / or 18 with 19 and without corners.

  In the illustrated form of FIG. 7, the longitudinal edge 10 of the container 2 and the longitudinal edge 18 of the container 2 are non-square and chamfered edges, and the edges 12 and 19 across the length of the containers 4 and 2 are angular edges.

  In the illustrated form of FIG. 8, each main side wall 16 of the container 2 has an outwardly bulging profile, is connected to each small wall 17 along a respective sharp longitudinal edge 18 and each corresponding small side wall. 17 forms a substantially obtuse dihedral angle. Each main side wall 16 of the container 2 in FIG. 8 has a flat central portion and two side strips having a pre-formed longitudinal crease line, and each side strip is curved inwardly to form a flat central portion. Connected to the corresponding small side wall 17 and forms a substantially obtuse dihedral angle with the small side wall 17, and the upper and lower end walls 14 and 13 are substantially rectangular and bulge outward from the main side wall 16. Has chamfered corners that fit the shape.

  In FIG. 8, each main side wall 8 of the container 4 has a halved shape that bulges outward, is connected to the small end wall 9 along the sharp longitudinal edge 10, and is substantially relative to the small end wall 9. An obtuse dihedral angle is formed. More specifically, each main side wall 8 of the container 4 of FIG. 8 has a flat central portion and two side strips having a pre-formed longitudinal crease line. The side strips bend inwardly to connect the flat center to the corresponding small side wall 17 and together with the small side wall 17 form a substantially obtuse dihedral angle. Each of the upper and lower end walls 6, 5 is substantially rectangular and has a chamfered corner adapted to the shape of the main side wall 8 bulging outward.

  Basically, the configuration of FIG. 8 is similar to the cigarette packet described in patent application EP-A1-1106205.

  9, each main side wall 16 of the container 2 has an outwardly bulging shape, is connected to the upper and lower end walls 14 and 13 along a sharp edge 19 that crosses the length, and A substantially obtuse dihedral angle is formed with respect to the end walls 14 and 13. More specifically, each main side wall 16 of the container 2 of FIG. 9 has a flat central portion and two side strips having a pre-formed longitudinal crease line. Each side strip is curved inwardly to connect the flat center to the corresponding small end wall 13,14 and form a substantially obtuse dihedral angle with respect to the end wall 13,14. Each small side wall 17 is substantially rectangular and has a chamfered corner that conforms to the outwardly bulging shape of the main side wall 16.

  Each main side wall 8 of the container 4 in FIG. 9 has a halved shape that bulges outward, is connected to the upper and lower end walls 6 and 5 along respective sharp edges 12 that traverse the length, and the upper and lower end walls. 6 and 5 form a substantially obtuse dihedral angle. More specifically, each main side wall 8 of the container 4 has a flat central portion and two side strips having a pre-formed longitudinal crease line. Each side strip is curved inwardly to connect the flat central portion to the upper and lower end walls 6, 5 and to form a substantially obtuse dihedral angle with respect to the upper and lower end walls 6, 5. Each small side wall 9 is substantially rectangular and has a chamfered corner that conforms to a halved shape that bulges outward from the main side wall 8.

  Basically, FIG. 9 is similar to the cigarette packet described in patent application IT-BO01A000584.

  As can be seen, the packet of FIGS. 8 and 9 is formed with a partially bulged wall, or the opposite of the two facing bulged walls, with the only bulged wall etc. being modified. Can do.

  10, the longitudinal edge 10 of the container 4 and the longitudinal edge 18 of the container 2 are square edges, and the main edge 12 that traverses the length of the container 4 and the main edge 19 that traverses the length of the container 2 are round without corners. It is an edge. As is obvious, the main edge 12 across the length of the container 4 and the main edge 19 across the length of the container 2 are cornerless chamfered edges. Basically, the configuration of FIG. 10 is similar to the cigarette packet described in patent application EP-A1-0764595.

  As described above, the packet 1 is particularly strong by including two independent containers 2 and imparts a high degree of rigidity to the packet 1. In addition, each container 2 contains a group 3 containing a limited number of cigarettes, thus eliminating the difficulty of extracting the last cigarette.

  As an advantage of the cigarette packet 1 described above, the shape of the packet 1 can be used integrally in the manufacture of cigarette packet cartons, or other types of rigid containers for tobacco products such as cigar packets.

Figure 2 shows a front perspective view of a preferred form of a rigid packet of cigarettes according to the invention in a closed configuration; FIG. 2 shows a front perspective view of the rigid packet of the cigarette of FIG. 1 in a partially open configuration. FIG. 2 shows an exploded perspective view of the rigid packet of the cigarette of FIG. 1 with a portion removed for illustration purposes. FIG. 4 shows a plan view of a blank forming the inner container of the cigarette rigid packet of FIGS. Fig. 4 shows a plan view of a blank forming the outer container of the rigid packet of cigarettes of Figs. Figure 7 shows a front perspective view of another embodiment of a cigarette rigid packet according to the present invention in a partially open configuration; Figure 7 shows a front perspective view of another embodiment of a cigarette rigid packet according to the present invention in a partially open configuration; Figure 7 shows a front perspective view of another embodiment of a cigarette rigid packet according to the present invention in a partially open configuration; Figure 7 shows a front perspective view of another embodiment of a cigarette rigid packet according to the present invention in a partially open configuration; Figure 7 shows a front perspective view of another embodiment of a cigarette rigid packet according to the present invention in a partially open configuration;

Claims (21)

A first container (2) containing a group (3) of tobacco products, and a second container (4) containing a first container (2);
Between the closed position where the first container (2) is completely inserted into the second container (4) and the open position where a part of the first container (2) protrudes from the second container (4). In a rigid package of tobacco products where the container (2) slides relative to the second container (4),
a) the package comprises at least two first containers (2), each of which accommodates a tobacco products slidably in and and first group independently of the second container (4) (3),
b) each first container (2) is a flat row hexahedron, and upper and lower end walls (14, 13), are joined by upper and lower end walls (14, 13), and separated from one another by longitudinal edges (18) Including a side surface (15) defined by side walls (16, 17);
Said side surface (15) of each first container (2) has two parallel opposing main side walls (16) and two parallel opposing small sides separated from the main side wall (16) by four longitudinal edges (18). Including a side wall (17),
The top wall (14) of each first container (2) has an opening (20) that allows for the removal of tobacco products from the first container (2) when the first container (2) is in the open position. Have
c) Each first container (2) has two longitudinal crease lines (25), a first panel (14 ') forming a part of the upper end wall (14) between the longitudinal crease lines (25), one A second panel (16 ′) forming a main side wall (16), a third panel (13 ′) forming a lower end wall (13), a fourth panel (16 ″) forming another main side wall (16), And a first flat blank (24) having a plurality of longitudinal crease lines (26) forming a fifth panel (14 ") forming part of the top wall (14),
d) The first panel (14 ′) and the fifth panel (14 ″) are the same size and are smaller than the third panel (13 ′) to overlap with each other to form the opening (20),
e) Stopping means (22, 23) are provided to limit the sliding of the first container (2) relative to the second container (4) and thereby the first container from the second container (4) Prevents separation of (2),
The stop means (22, 23) includes at least a pair of first tabs, each first tab protruding from the main side wall (16) of the first container (2) to the outside of the first container (2), and at least A pair of second tabs (23) are included, each second tab projecting from the main side wall (8) of the second container (4) inward of the second container (4), and each second tab is a second container Installed close to the open end (11) of (4),
The first and second tabs (22, 23) are engaged with the second tab (23) when the first container (2) slides out of the second container (4). Positioned to match, and
f) Each first container (2) has a pair of first tabs (22) placed symmetrically on the main side wall (16) of the first container (2), and two first containers ( 2) A rigid package of tobacco products, characterized in that they are identical. The second container (4) is a substantially parallelepiped and is connected by upper and lower end walls (6, 5), upper and lower end walls (6, 5) and separated from each other by a longitudinal edge (10) (8 , 9) including a side surface (7) defined by
Said side surface (7) of the second container (4) comprises two parallel opposing main side walls (8), a small side wall (9) separated from the main side wall (8) by two longitudinal edges (10),
2. Package according to claim 1, wherein an open end (11) is provided on the opposite side of the small side wall (9) of the second container (4) to allow passage of the first container (2).   3. Package according to claim 2, wherein the small side wall (9) of the second container (4) has at least one through-pressing hole (21) dimensioned to allow insertion of a user's finger.   Package according to claim 3, wherein the small side wall (9) of the second container (4) has two through-pressing holes (21).   Package according to claim 4, wherein each through-pressing hole (21) extends on both the small side wall (9) and the main side wall (8) of the second container (4).   The part of each through-hole (21) on the small side wall (9) of the second container (4) is semicircular, and each through-hole (21) on the main side wall (8) of the second container (4). The package of claim 5, wherein the portion is rectangular and terminates in a semi-circular portion.   In order to expose only a part of the small side wall (9) of one first container (2), each through push hole (21) is on a limited part of the small side wall (9) of the second container (4). The package of any one of claims 4, 5 or 6, which extends to   The package according to any one of claims 4 to 7, wherein the two through-pressing holes (21) are not in line with each other.   9. Package according to any one of claims 4 to 8, wherein at least one through-pressing hole (21) is at least partially covered by a tear tab.   The package according to any one of claims 4 to 8, wherein the plurality of through-pressing holes (21) are at least partially covered by tear tabs.   Package according to any one of claims 2 to 10, wherein each main side wall (8) of the second container (4) has a recess close to the open end (11).   The four longitudinal edges (18) of the first container (2) and the two longitudinal edges (10) of the second container (4) are not square but round or chamfered edges. Or the package according to 1.   The two longitudinal edges (10) of the second container (4) and the two longitudinal edges of the first container (2) facing the two longitudinal edges (10) of the second container (4) are not square but round. 12. Package according to any one of claims 2 to 11, which is a beveled edge or a beveled edge.   The four transverse edges (19) of the first container (2) defined by the end walls (13, 14) and the first container defined between the end walls (5, 6) and the main side wall (8). 12. Package according to any one of claims 2 to 11, wherein the four transverse edges (12) of the two containers (4) are not square but round or chamfered. Each main side wall (16) of the first container (2) has an outwardly bulging outer shape, is connected to each corresponding small wall (17) along the respective sharp longitudinal edge (18), and corresponds Forming a substantially obtuse dihedral angle with each small side wall (17)
Each main side wall (8) of the second container (4) has a halved shape that bulges outward, and is connected to the small side wall (9) along the sharp longitudinal edge (10). The package according to any one of claims 2 to 11, which forms a substantially obtuse dihedral angle with 9). Each main side wall (16) of the first container (2) has an outwardly bulging profile and is connected to each end wall (13, 14) along respective sharp edges (19) across the length, And forming a substantially obtuse dihedral angle with respect to each end wall (13, 14),
Each main side wall (8) of the second container (4) has an outwardly bulging profile and is connected to each end wall (5, 6) along each sharp edge (12) across the length, The package according to any one of claims 2 to 11, which forms a substantially obtuse dihedral angle with respect to each end wall (5, 6). The second container (4) comprises a fold line (28) across two longitudinal sides, and a first panel (8 ') forming a main side wall (8) between the crease lines (28) across the longitudinal side, a small side wall A second flat blank having a plurality of longitudinal crease lines (29) forming a second panel (9 ′) forming (9) and a third panel (8 ″) forming another main sidewall (8). 27),
The first panel (8 ′) has two first wings (5 ′, 6 ′). The first wings (5 ′, 6 ′) are located on both sides of the first panel (8 ′) and have a longitudinal direction. Separated from the first panel (8 ') by a transverse crease line (28) and forming the interior of the end walls (5, 6);
The second panel (9 ′) has two second wings (5 ″, 6 ″), the second wings (5 ″, 6 ″) are located at both ends of the second panel (9 ′) and have a longitudinal direction. Is separated from the second panel (9 ') by a transverse crease line (28) and forms the interior of the end wall (5, 6), and the third panel (8 ") has two third wings (5"' , 6 ″ ′), and the third wing (5 ″ ′, 6 ″ ′) is located at both ends of the third panel (8 ″), and the third panel (8 ″ by a crease line (28) across the length 17. The package according to any one of claims 2 to 16, wherein the package is separated from the outer wall and forms the exterior of the end wall (5, 6).   The first wing (5 ′, 6 ′) and the second wing (5 ″, 6 ″) are folded with respect to the third wing (5 ″ ′, 6 ″ ′) to end walls of the second container (4). The package according to claim 17, wherein the package is formed so as not to be polymerized when forming (5, 6). The second panel (16 ') of each first flat blank (24) has two first wings (17'), which are located on both sides of the second panel (16 '). Separating from the second panel (16 ′) by the longitudinal crease line (25) and forming part of the small side wall (17);
The fourth panel (16 ″) of each first flat blank (24) has two second wings (17 ″), which are located on both sides of the fourth panel (16 ″). 12. Package according to claim 1, wherein the package is separated from the fourth panel (16 ″) by a longitudinal crease line (25) and forms part of the small side wall (17).   Package according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein the two first containers (2) each contain the same group (3) of cigarettes.   Package according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein the two first containers (2) each contain a different group (3) of cigarettes.

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