JP6909158B2 - Package with access opening with closed flap - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to a novel package for consumer goods, including an opening for access to the contents of the pack and a flap for closing the opening. The present invention also includes a container containing such a package inside an outer housing. The packages and containers of the present invention are useful for packaging elongated items such as cigarettes and other smoking items.

Cigarettes often have a lower rectangular box portion with front and rear walls connected by side and bottom walls, and a lid with front and rear walls connected by side and top walls. The lid is hinged to the box to close it.

It has been proposed to provide packs with front and rear walls, bottom and top walls joined by side walls. A cutout from the top wall that extends from the back edge of the pack across the top wall to the front edge of the top wall and partially to the front wall provides access to the inside of the pack and is provided on both sides of the top wall. It leaves a rim and most of the front wall remains unchanged. The flap extends upward from the back wall of the pack, which can be bent over the top and front walls to close the opening and secure to the front wall. This type of pack can suffer from lack of rigidity , especially when it is made of relatively thin card or paper.

It is useful to provide the aforementioned type of package with greater rigidity in order to minimize distortion of the package during use, thereby providing greater protection for the consumer goods within the package. It is also useful to provide packages that can be manufactured and assembled with minimal modifications to conventional packaging machines and techniques.

According to a first aspect of the invention, a package for a consumer good comprising a box is provided, the box comprising a front wall, a rear wall facing the front wall, a bottom wall and facing side walls. It has an opening inside to access the consumer goods in the package, with an upper wall in which the opening extends from its front end across the upper wall, and around the access opening. It separates from the rear and side edges of the top wall, so that the top wall extends around the back and sides of the opening.

In some embodiments, the package further comprises a flap that is movable between a closed position where the flap covers the opening and an open position where the opening is not covered. In some embodiments, the flaps are hinged to the rear wall along the top edge of the rear wall.

In some embodiments, the opening extends downward from the front edge of the top wall to the middle of the front wall, and the flap is the portion of the top flap that is above the top wall when the flap is in the closed position. And with a front flap portion that is at least partially above the front wall when the flap is in the closed position.

In some embodiments, the opening extends from the anterior end to the posterior end of the upper wall over less than 80 percent of the depth of the upper wall, preferably over 70 percent, and extends over less than 60 percent. Is more preferable. In some embodiments, the surface area of the opening in the top wall of the housing is less than 70 percent, preferably less than 60 percent, more preferably less than 50 percent of the surface area of the top of the package. In some embodiments, the surface area of the opening is at least 5 percent, preferably at least 20 percent, of the surface area of the top of the package.

In some embodiments, in the closed position, the flap can be received behind the front wall of the housing or in a slit or cutout in the front wall of the package.

In some embodiments, the flap comprises an adhesive that can be resealed over at least a portion of its inner surface so that the closing flap can be resealed to the front wall of the package in a closed position. Can be pasted like this.

In some embodiments, the upper wall extends from the front wall of the housing and includes an upper upper wall panel that includes an integrated rear and side portion and an upper upper wall panel that extends from the top edge of the side wall of the housing. A pair of lower upper wall panels underneath the side portion of the housing.

According to a second aspect of the invention, a package according to the first aspect of the invention is provided that is housed in an outer housing.

The packaging according to the invention is useful for accommodating a bundle of smoking articles such as cigarettes in a box. In a third aspect, the invention includes a pack according to the invention having one or more bundles of smoking articles inside. The package may contain, for example, cigarettes, cigars, or cigarillos. Of course, with proper selection of package dimensions, packages according to the invention may be made for a different number of conventional size, king size, super king size, slim, or super slim cigarettes. The package according to the present invention can also be used for consumer goods other than smoking goods.

In a package according to the invention, the perimeter of the opening is set away from the rear and side edges of the top wall of the package. The upper wall therefore extends around the three sides (rear and both sides) of the opening so that the side parts of the upper wall are bridged by the rear part. This provides improved rigidity, and especially improved resistance to shear forces. As a result, this reduces the likelihood of package distortion, for example when the user holds the package, which provides improved protection for consumer goods within the package.

The upper wall can be formed as a single panel rather than the two separate side panels as in the prior art because it includes the rear bridging portion. This reduces the number of bends required during the assembly process and simplifies manufacturing.

The closure flap works in a manner similar to the prior art pack, and the presence of the bridge portion of the top wall does not significantly affect the construction or closure of the package. According to the present invention, a layered blank for the package according to any one of claims 1 to 11 is also provided, and the blanks are a front wall panel, a rear wall panel, a first side wall panel, and the like. It comprises a box demarcation portion comprising two side wall panels and an upper wall panel including an opening, in which the opening extends from the front end of the upper wall panel, and in which the upper wall panel is behind the opening. And extending around the sides, the flaps are hinged to the rear wall panel of the box demarcation along the top edge of the rear wall panel. The front wall panel preferably has an opening that is continuous with the opening in the top wall panel.

In a preferred embodiment, the blank is opposite to the front wall panel, the outer wall panel extending from each of the two opposing ends of the front wall panel, the top wall panel extending from the edge of the front wall panel, and the top wall panel. A bottom wall panel extending from the edge of the front wall panel on the side, a side wall tab extending from each of the two opposing ends of the bottom wall panel, and a rear wall panel extending from the panel edge of the front wall opposite the bottom wall panel. And an inner wall panel extending from each of the two opposing ends of the rear wall panel and a closed flap panel extending from the rear wall panel end opposite to the bottom wall panel, the panels and tabs being mutually defined by creases. Will be done. The closure flap panel comprises an upper wall closure panel extending from the panel edge of the rear wall panel opposite the bottom wall panel and a front wall closure panel extending from the edge of the upper wall closure panel opposite the rear wall panel. Is preferable.

Of course, the features described with reference to one aspect of the invention are also applicable to any other aspect of the invention. The advantages described in relation to one aspect of the invention may also apply to other aspects of the invention.

"Front", "rear", "top", "bottom", "upper", "lower", "side", "left" used to describe the relative positions of the components of the container according to the present invention. The terms "direction", "right", "side", "top", "bottom" and other terms are in an upright position with the open end of the box at the top and consumer goods accessible from the top. It refers to the container in. The terms "side" and "side" are used to refer to the side wall of the container when the container is viewed from the front in its upright position.

When the packages of the invention are used as packs for cigarettes or other smoking articles, they can be made to hold different numbers of smoking articles, or different sequences of smoking articles. For example, the pack according to the invention may be designed to hold a total of 10 to 20 smoking items.

The smoking items in the pack may be arranged in different arrangements depending on the total number of smoking items. Smoking articles are preferably arranged in two or more rows. Two or more rows may contain the same number of smoking items. Alternatively, the two or more rows may include at least two rows containing different numbers of smoking articles from each other. The ratio of container height to container depth is preferably about 0.3: 1 to about 10: 1, more preferably about 2: 1 to about 8: 1, and about 3: 1 to 1. Most preferably, it is 5 to 1.

The ratio of the width of the container to the depth of the container is preferably about 0.3: 1 to about 10: 1, more preferably about 2: 1 to about 8: 1, and about 2: 1 to 3. Most preferably, it is one-to-one.

The outer surface of the container according to the invention may be decorated by printing, embossing, debossing or other methods using the manufacturer's or brand's logo, trademarks, slogans and other consumer information and markings.

The term "hinge" is used throughout the specification to refer to a general line for the flaps and boxes of a package, the flap rotating between closed and open positions around the hinge line. The hinge extends across all or part of the width of the top wall of the container, anywhere on the rear edge of the top wall of the box, between the rear end of the top wall of the box and the rear end of the opening. May be good. In some embodiments, the hinge wire may substantially coincide with the rear edge of the box top wall. In other embodiments, the hinge may extend over all or part of the width of the box top wall of the container at an intermediate position between the rear end of the box top wall and the front end of the box top wall.

When using the package according to the invention, the user can rotate the flap around the hinge wire to gain access to the article held in the box so that the opening is not covered. The user rotates the flap back to cover the opening. When the flaps are in the closed position, the openings are at least partially obstructed by the lid, making the interior of the package inaccessible and the consumer goods not being removed from the package.

The package according to the invention may be formed of a single layered blank. In a fourth aspect, the invention provides a layered blank for packaging according to the invention. In some embodiments, the blank is a box defining portion comprising a front wall panel, a rear wall panel, a first side wall panel, a second side wall panel, and an upper wall panel including an opening. Provided with a box demarcation portion and a hinged flap to the box, wherein the opening extends from the front end of the top wall panel, and the top wall panel extends in the rear and around the sides of the opening. .. In some embodiments, the flaps are hinged to the rear wall panel of the box demarcation portion along the top edge of the rear wall panel.

The term "panel" is used herein to refer to a portion of a package blank that forms part or all of the walls of an assembled container. The panel may be subordinate to one or more other panels along the one or more creases. The term "crease" refers to a fold between two adjacent panels. When forming a container, adjacent panels that may demarcate the end or portion of the container are folded along its common crease. In the assembled container, the "wall" may be formed of one panel or several overlapping panels attached to each other (eg, by glue). In addition, the wall may be formed of two or more adjacent or overlapping panels.

The package according to the present invention, thick paper (cardboard), cardboard (paperboard), plastic, metal, or by combinations thereof folded laminar blanks are made in any suitable material, but not limited to, conveniently Can be manufactured. The package is preferably formed from a folded layered card blank. The card preferably weighs between about 100 grams / square meter and about 250 grams / square meter, more preferably between about 120 grams / square meter and about 180 grams / square meter. Packages according to the invention generally use standard manufacturing equipment in a conventional manner to fold one or more layered blanks around a consumer article to hold the container in its assembled shape. Assembled by sealing the upper panels together. This can be achieved using conventional adhesives or adhesives.

Layered blanks include score lines or creases that draw one panel of the blank from another, allowing the blank to form a package and, for some panels, hinged with other panels. To do so. In the finished package, the scoreline or crease may be inside the package or outside the package.

The present invention will be further described with reference to the drawings as an example.

FIG. 1 is an isometric view of a package according to one embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 shows a blank for the package of FIG. FIG. 3 is an isometric view of the package according to another embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 4 shows a blank for the package of FIG.

The package 110 of the embodiment of FIG. 1 is a pack for cigarettes. This is the front wall 114, the rear wall 116 facing the front wall (not visible in FIG. 1), and the side walls 118, 118'(not visible in FIG. 1) connecting the front wall to the rear wall (only one of which is visible in FIG. 1). ), A top wall 120, and a bottom wall 122 (not visible in FIG. 1). The opening 124 extends halfway across the front portion of the top wall 120 and halfway down the front wall 114. The rear edge 126 of the upper wall and the side edges 128, 128'are left behind, defining this portion of the opening 124 within the upper wall. The opening extends 25% below the height of the front wall 114. This ratio can vary depending on the size of the package for the goods transported within the package. In the embodiment of FIG. 1, the opening extends across about two-thirds of the width of the package. Again, this ratio can vary depending on the size of the package for the goods transported within the package.

The closing flap 130 extends from the rear wall 16 of the package and is hinged to the rear end 132 of the top wall 120. The closing flap consists of an upper wall closing panel 134 extending from the rear wall 116 of the pack, from which the front wall closing panel 136 extends along the bend 138. The tab 140 extends from the front wall closure panel 136 along the bend 142. A resealable adhesive line 144 extends across the lower portion of the front wall closure panel 136.

When using the package 110, the user holds the tab 138 of the flap 130 of the closed package and hinges it upwards so that the opening 124 is not covered so that the cigarette 146 can be removed from the package. , Unseal the adhesive wire 144 that can be resealed. Hinge the flap top wall closure panel 134 onto the top wall 120 and then hinge the flap front wall closure panel 136 onto the package front wall 114 to close the opening 124. Close the pack by. When pressure is applied to the front wall panel, the adhesive wire 144, which can be resealed to hold the flap 130 in the closed position, will be resealed.

FIG. 2 shows a blank 200 for making the type of pack shown in FIG. In FIG. 2, the solid line in the blank indicates a cut, and the broken line indicates a bending line. A blank is a piece of paper or card with a rectangular panel corresponding to each panel of the pack for building the pack and additional panels, as follows: An outer wall panel 218 extends from each long end of the front wall panel 214 and is defined from the front wall panel by a scoreline 250. An upper wall panel 220 extends from one short end of the front wall panel 214 and is defined from the front wall panel by a scoreline 252. A generally rectangular cutout 224 from the front wall panel and the top wall panel provides an opening 124 in the top and front walls of the finished pack. The bottom wall panel 222 extends from the other short end of the front wall panel 214 and is defined from the front wall panel by a scoreline 254. A rear wall panel 216 extends from the opposite end of the bottom wall panel 222 and is defined from the bottom wall panel by a scoreline 256. An inner wall panel 218'extends from each long end of the rear wall panel 216 and is defined from the rear wall panel by a scoreline 250'. A side wall tab 258 extends from the short end of the inner side wall panel 218'adjacent to the outer side wall panel 218 and is defined from the box inner side wall panel by a scoreline 260. An upper wall tab 262 extends from the other short end of the inner wall panel 218'and is defined from the inner wall panel by a scoreline 264. A top wall closure panel 234 extends from the short end of the rear wall panel 216 opposite the end on which the bottom panel 222 extends and is defined from the rear wall panel by a scoreline 266, from the opposite end of this panel to the front wall. The closing panel 236 extends and is defined by a scoreline 268. A tab panel 240 extends from the opposite end of the front wall closure panel 236 and is defined by a scoreline 270.

To form the pack from the blank, the pack is folded around a bundle of cigarettes, resulting in front wall panels 214 and rear wall panels connected by an inner wall 218'and an outer wall 218 that are glued together. The 216s face each other. The side wall tab 258 is folded and glued onto the inside of the bottom wall panel 222. The top wall tab 262 is folded over the top of the bundle and the top wall panel 220 is folded and glued onto the top wall tab. A line of resealable adhesive is applied to the inner surface of the front wall closure panel 236. The scoreline between the rear wall panel 214, the top wall closure panel 234, the front wall closure panel 236, and the tab panel 240 is bent, resulting in the front of the adhesive strip 144 (FIG. 1) on the front wall closure panel. The pack can be closed by gluing to the wall panel 214. The pack may then be overlaid with a clear plastic film such as biaxially stretched polypropylene (BOPP) film.

The pack 310 of the embodiment shown in FIG. 3 is similar to that shown in FIG. 1 except for the method of holding the closing flap 330 in the closed position (and similar reference numerals are used to indicate similar elements. Will be).

Package 310 includes a front wall 114, a rear wall 116 facing the front wall (not visible in FIG. 3), and side walls 118, 118'(only one of them in FIG. 3) connecting the front wall to the rear wall. A box 112 with a top wall 120 and a bottom wall 122 (not visible in FIG. 3). The opening 124 extends halfway across the front portion of the top wall 120 and halfway down the front wall 114. The rear edge 126 of the upper wall and the side edges 128, 128'are left behind, defining this portion of the opening 124 within the upper wall. The opening extends 25% below the height of the front wall 114. This ratio can vary depending on the size of the package for the goods transported within the package. In the embodiment of FIG. 3, the opening extends across about two-thirds of the width of the package. The width of the opening. Again, this ratio can vary depending on the size of the package for the goods transported within the package.
The closing flap 330 extends from the rear wall 116 of the package and is hinged to the rear end 132 of the top wall. The flap consists of an upper wall closure panel 334 extending from the rear wall 116 of the pack, from which the front wall closure panel 336 extends along the bend 338. The front wall closure panel comprises an upper portion 340 substantially the same width as the front wall 114, from which the tapered panel 344 extends along the bend 342. The tapered panel 344 is wide enough to close the opening 124 in the front wall of the pack. The width of the tapered panel 340 decreases in the direction away from the upper portion 340 of the front wall closure panel 336. The tab 346 extends from the tapered panel 344 from a bend 348 along the edge of the tapered panel opposite the upper portion 344. Slot 350 extends below the lower edge of the opening 124 and across the middle width of the front wall 114 of the pack. When the flap is in the closed position to hold the flap in that position, the slot 350 can receive the free end portion of the tab 346 of the tapered panel 344 and the lower portion of the tapered panel itself.

To open the pack, the user pulls the tapered tab 340 to remove it from slot 348 and hinges the flap 330 upwards so that the opening 124 is not covered. To close the pack, the user hinges the flap top wall panel 334 onto the top wall 20 and then hinges the flap front wall panel 336 to the package front wall 114 to close the opening 24. Hinge up and down. The free end portion of the tapered panel 340 is inserted into slot 348 to hold the flap in the closed position. The creases 342 and 248 between the upper portion 340 of the front wall closure panel 336, the tapered panel 344, and the tab 346 facilitate insertion and removal of the panel into slot 350.

FIG. 4 shows a blank 400 for making the type of pack shown in FIG. In FIG. 4, the solid line in the blank indicates the cut, and the broken line indicates the score line. A blank is a piece of paper or card with a rectangular panel corresponding to each wall and additional panels of the pack for building the pack, as follows: The blank 400 is similar to the blank 200 of FIG. 2 (similar reference numerals are used to indicate similar elements). A blank is a piece of paper or card with a rectangular panel corresponding to each wall and additional panels of the pack for building the pack, as follows: An outer wall panel extends from each long end of the front wall panel 214 and is defined from the front wall panel by a scoreline 250. An upper wall panel 220 extends from one short end of the front wall panel 214 and is defined from the front wall panel by a scoreline 252. A generally rectangular cutout 224 from the front wall panel and the top wall panel provides an opening 124 in the top and front walls of the finished pack. Slot 350 extends partially across the central portion of the front wall panel 214. The bottom wall panel 222 extends from the other short end of the front wall panel 214 and is defined from the front wall panel by a scoreline 254. A rear wall panel 216 extends from the opposite end of the bottom wall panel 222 and is defined from the bottom wall panel by a scoreline 256. An inner wall panel 218'extends from each long end of the rear wall panel 216 and is defined from the rear wall panel by a scoreline 250'. A side wall tab 258 extends from the short end of the inner side wall panel 218'adjacent to the outer side wall panel 218 and is defined from the box inner side wall panel by a scoreline 260. An upper wall tab 262 extends from the other short end of the inner wall panel 218'and is defined from the inner wall panel by a scoreline 264. The top wall closure panel 434 extends from the short end of the rear wall panel 216 opposite the end on which the bottom panel 222 extends, is defined from the rear wall panel by a scoreline 466, and the front wall closure from the opposite end of this panel. The upper portion 440 of the panel 436 extends and is defined by the scoreline 468 from the top wall closure panel 434. A tapered panel 444 extends from the opposite end of the upper portion 440 and is defined from the upper portion 440 by a scoreline 470. A tab panel 446 extends from the opposite end of the tapered panel 444 and is defined from the tapered panel by a scoreline 448.

To form the pack from the blank, the pack is folded around a bundle of cigarettes, resulting in front wall panels 214 and rear wall panels connected by an inner wall 218'and an outer wall 218 that are glued together. The 216s face each other. The side wall tab 258 is folded and glued onto the inside of the bottom wall panel 222. The top wall tab 262 is folded over the top of the bundle and the top wall panel 220 is folded and glued onto the top wall tab. The scoreline between the rear wall panel 214, the top wall closure panel 434, the upper portion 440 of the front wall closure panel 436, the tapered portion 444 of the front wall closure panel, and the tab panel 446 is bent, resulting in the tab panel and tapering. The pack can be closed by inserting a portion of the panel into slot 350 within the front wall panel 214. The pack may then be overlaid with a clear plastic film such as biaxially stretched polypropylene (BOPP) film.

Claims (10)

A package for consumer goods with a box, made of cardboard, paperboard, or a single layered blank of cards, said box.
With the front wall
With the rear wall on the opposite side of the front wall,
With the bottom wall
Opposing side walls and
An upper wall having an opening in the package for accessing the consumer good, wherein the opening extends from its front end across the upper wall and the periphery of the access opening is said. With the upper wall, which is separated from the rear and side edges of the upper wall so that the upper wall extends behind and around the side of the opening.
A flap hinged to the rear wall along the top edge of the rear wall and is movable between a closed position where the flap covers the opening and an open position where the opening is not covered. and, with a,
An upper upper wall panel extending from the front wall of the housing and including an integrated rear and side portion and an upper upper wall panel extending from the upper end of the side wall of the housing and the upper upper wall panel. a pair of Ru and a lower top wall panel, a package is adhered to there and the side portions under the side portions. The opening extends halfway from the front end of the upper wall to below the front wall, and the flaps are the upper flap portion above the upper wall when the flap is in the closed position, and the flap. The package of claim 1, comprising a front flap portion that is at least partially above the front wall when the flap is in the closed position. The package of claim 1 or 2, wherein the opening extends from the front end of the top wall towards the rear end thereof over less than 80 percent of the depth of the top wall. The package according to claim 1, 2 or 3, wherein the surface area of the opening in the upper wall of the housing is less than 70 percent of the upper part of the package. The package according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the surface area of the opening is at least 5% of the surface area of the upper part of the package. The package according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein the flap can be received behind the front wall of the housing in the closed position. The flap contains an adhesive that can be resealed over at least a portion of its inner surface, so that the closed flap can be resealed to the front wall of the package at the closed position. The package according to any one of claims 1 to 5, which can be attached or the flap can be received in a slit or cutout in the front wall of the package in the closed position. The package according to any one of claims 1 to 7 , wherein a bundle of smoking articles is contained in the box. Comprising a package according to any one of claims 1-8 in the outer housing, the container according to any one of claims 1-8. A layered blank of cardboard, paperboard, or card for the packaging according to any one of claims 1 to 8, wherein the blank is:
A box demarcation portion comprising a front wall panel, a rear wall panel, a first side wall panel, a second side wall panel, and an upper wall panel including an opening, in which the front portion of the top wall panel. A box demarcation portion in which the opening extends from an end and the upper wall panel extends in the rear and around the side of the opening.
A blank comprising flaps hinged to the rear wall panel of the box demarcation portion along the upper end of the rear wall panel.

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