JP7082672B2 - How and Machines and Packages for Packaging Tobacco Products - Google Patents

Description

The present invention is a method of wrapping a bundle of tobacco industry products wrapped in a barrier material on a plate sheet, a package including a bundle of tobacco industry products, and a packaging for packaging a bundle of wrapped tobacco industry products on a plate sheet. It relates to a machine and a device for improving the acceptability of the surface of a sheet of a plate having a surface layer or coating to an adhesive.

Tobacco industry products such as smoking products, including cigarettes, are housed in packages. Typically, the package has an outer paper package made from a board such as cardboard that is folded to form a base and a hinged lid. The inner frame may be attached to the base so as to protrude from the base so that the inner frame is accommodated in the lid when the lid is closed.

A bundle of tobacco industry products may include a group of tobacco industry products wrapped in a flexible barrier material, which is a separable section from the rest of the barrier material to form a take-out opening. Has. A flexible label is affixed to the section and lid, and when the lid is rotated to its open position, the section is lifted with this flexible label to open a take-out opening, from which tobacco Industrial products are taken out.

In embodiments described herein, a packaging machine provides a sheet of plate with a base for accommodating a bundle of tobacco industry products and a lid rotatable relative to the base between open and closed positions. Formed by folding, this lid has a lid front wall flap with a front wall and a back surface located on the inner surface of this lid front wall, and a label extending over the section of barrier material defining the take-out opening is adhesive. A cigarette wrapped in a barrier material that is glued to the front of the front wall flap of the lid and is lifted when the section is rotated towards its open position to open the take-out opening. A method of wrapping a bundle of industrial products in a sheet of plate is provided,
This method
Includes non-mechanical treatment of the front surface of the lid front wall flap to improve the acceptability of the lid front wall flap to the adhesive used to bond the label to the front surface of the lid front wall flap.

The method of the present invention may include installing the lid anterior wall flap so that its posterior surface is located on the inner surface of the lid anterior wall and then treating its anterior surface non-mechanically.

The method of the present invention may include adhering the posterior surface of the lid anterior wall flap to the inner surface of the lid anterior wall and then treating the front surface of the lid anterior wall flap non-mechanically.

The plate may include a surface layer or coating that is the front surface of the lid front wall flap, and the method of the invention non-mechanically removes at least a portion of the surface layer or coating from the front surface of the lid front wall flap. It may include processing.

Preferably the method of the invention comprises using a laser to non-mechanically treat the front surface of the lid anterior wall flap.

The rated power of the laser may be 100 watts and the method of the invention may include operating the laser at 50% to 100% of its rated power.

The method of the invention may include moving the laser relative to the anterior surface of the lid anterior wall flap during processing.

The method of the present invention may include treating the front surface of the lid anterior wall flap with multiple lasers.

The method of the invention may include non-mechanically treating the front surface of the lid anterior wall flap with chemicals or plasma in addition to or separately from the treatment with a laser.

Another embodiment of the invention provides a method of improving the acceptability of a surface layer or coating of a sheet of board used to form a container for containing a bundle of tobacco industry products to an adhesive. And this method involves the non-mechanical treatment of a sheet of board to remove at least a portion of its surface layer or coating.

The method of the present invention may include non-mechanically processing a sheet of plate using a laser.

The method of the present invention may include, in addition to or separately from the use of a laser, the non-mechanical treatment of a sheet of plate with chemicals or plasma.

In another aspect of the invention, it comprises a bundle of tobacco industry products wrapped in a barrier material housed in a container made of a sheet of bent plate, said container comprising a base and a lid, the lid comprising a lid. A package is provided that has a front wall and a lid front wall flap with a back surface located on the inner surface of this lid front wall, the lid is rotatable with respect to the base between open and closed positions.
The front surface of the lid front wall flap is treated non-mechanically to improve its surface's acceptability to adhesives.
When a flexible label is glued to a section of barrier material defining the non-mechanically treated front and removal openings of the lid front wall flap, when this section is rotated to the open position of the lid. It is lifted to open the take-out opening.

The front surface of the plate may include a surface layer or coating, and a non-mechanical treatment of the front surface of the lid anterior wall flap removes at least a portion of the surface layer or coating.

The surface layer or coating may be a metalworked surface layer. The sheet of the plate material may be a Transmet plate.

In another aspect of the invention, there is provided a wrapping machine for wrapping a bundle of packaged tobacco industry products in a sheet of plate, which wrapping machine.
Around the bundle to form a lid with a lid anterior wall and a lid anterior wall flap with anterior and posterior surfaces that is rotatable between the base and open and closed positions attached to the base. A folding unit for bending a sheet of plate material, which is configured to bend the front wall flap of the lid so that the rear surface is located on the inner surface of the front wall of the lid.
A processing unit that non-mechanically processes the front surface of the front wall flap of the lid,
Includes an adhesive unit for adhering a flexible label to the treated front of the lid front wall flap.

The processing unit is configured to non-mechanically process the front surface of the lid front wall flap after the folding unit bends the lid front wall flap so that the rear surface of the lid front wall flap is located on the inner surface of the lid front wall. You may.

The processing unit may include a laser. The rated output of the laser may be 100 watts. The laser may be adjusted between 50% and 100% of its rated output.

The packaging machine of the present invention may include a drive unit that moves the laser relative to the lid front wall flap during processing. The processing unit may include multiple lasers.

The treatment unit may be configured to treat the front wall flap of the lid chemically or using plasma.

In another aspect of the invention there is provided a device for improving the acceptability of a sheet of board with a surface layer or coating for use in forming a container for accommodating a bundle of tobacco industry products to an adhesive. The apparatus includes a processing unit for non-mechanically processing a sheet of sheet material to remove at least a portion of the surface layer or coating.

Embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings only for the purpose of illustration.
FIG. 3 is a perspective view of a package with an open lid according to an embodiment of the present invention, wherein the lower edge of the tabbed area of the label is attached to the front surface of the lid front wall flap. It is a side sectional view of the upper part of the package of FIG. FIG. 3 is a partial plan view of a sheet of slab that can be folded to form a container in which a bundle of tobacco industry products is housed. and It shows how the front wall flap of the lid is processed using a laser or other non-mechanical processing equipment.

FIG. 1 shows a rigid package 1 made of paperboard or cardboard with a base 3 containing a group of cigarettes 4 wrapped in a barrier material 5 to form a hinged lid 2 and a bundle 6. An example is shown. The take-out opening 7 is formed in the barrier material 5. The take-out opening 7 is formed when the separable section 8 of the barrier material 5 is lifted so that it can be touched by the cigarette 4. The barrier material 5 may be made of metallized plastic or a plastic / metal leaf laminate material.

A pressure-sensitive adhesive that extends over the section 8 and is affixed to it, with sufficient strength to repeatedly bond the label 9 to its lower surface facing the barrier material 5 to ensure that the label 9 remains adhered to the section 8. Has. As an alternative to the repetitive adhesive, a permanent adhesive may be applied to the portion of the underside of the label 9 that overlaps the removable section 8. However, if the label 9 extends beyond the removable section 8, its underside is coated with a repetitive adhesive.

An inner frame (not shown) may be provided in the bundle 6 so that it partially extends around the cigarette 4 under the barrier layer 5 to ensure good adhesion. The inner frame provides a reaction surface under the barrier material 5 against the pressure during resealing applied by the label 9 around the take-out opening 7.

The area 10 (see FIG. 2) of the lower edge of the front wall of the label 9, which may include tabs, is in front of the lid 2 so that the label 9 is peeled off at the same time as the lid 2 is opened to expose the take-out opening 7. It is attached to the wall 11. Section 8 of the barrier material 5 is pulled back to expose the take-out opening edge 7 and the consumer can easily take out the cigarette from the bundle 6 when the lid 2 is in the open position, especially as shown in FIGS. 1 and 2. 4 can be taken out. Section 8 may be removable, but of course may remain at least partially attached to the rest of the barrier material 5 when the take-out opening 7 is exposed.

A portion of the outer surface 12 of the label 9 is folded over the rest of the label 9 when the lid 2 is rotated to the open position (as most clearly shown in FIG. 2). It is attached to the lid 2 using a permanent adhesive as described above.

When the lid 2 is pivoted around the hinge 13 in its open position, the label 9 is flipped or rolled away from the barrier material 5 along with the removable section 8. When the package 1 is opened for the first time, the removable area 8 also separates the removable area 8 from the rest of the barrier material 5 when the lid 2 is opened from the rest of the barrier material 5 along a weakened line. You may leave.

As a matter of course, when the lid 2 is rotated around the hinge 13 and returned to its closed position, the label 9 is rewound on the barrier layer 5, and the removable region 8 of the barrier layer 5 is taken out and inside the opening 7. Return to the original position of. The peripheral region 14 of the label 9 is repeatedly adhered to the barrier layer 5 surrounding the take-out opening 7 to repeatedly seal the package 1 with a removable coating.

The lid 2 includes a front wall 14 and a lid front wall flap 15, which leaves the front surface 18 of the lid front wall flap 15 exposed and the rear surface 16 of the lid front wall flap 15 to the lid front wall. It is bent substantially 180 degrees with respect to the front wall 14 about the bending line "F" between the lid front wall 14 and the lid front wall flap 15 so as to be located on the inner surface 17 of 14.

The rear surface 16 of the lid front wall flap 15 may be permanently adhered to the inner surface 17 of the lid front wall 14. By folding the lid front wall flap 15 around the folding line F, printing can be performed around the folding line F on the outer surface 19 of the lid front wall 14 and the front surface 18 of the lid front wall flap 15. The outer surface of the label 9 is adhered to the front surface 18 of the lid front wall flap 15.

The sheet of plate on which the lid and base are formed may have a metalworked or coated outer surface layer. This surface is the outer surface visible to the consumer. For example, the board may be a Transmet board, which is a filmless metal laminate for paperboard, providing a print-accepting coating on a bright metal-finished substrate. Transmet laminates are manufactured by the API Group. Separately, the plate material may be Metpol, which has a metallized layer coated with a polymer layer.

Naturally, as a result of folding the lid front wall flap 15 around the fold line "F", the front surface 18 of the lid front wall flap 15 to which the label 9 adheres is metalworked or otherwise coated. Has. This surface or coating has low affinity or acceptability for the adhesive as it does not penetrate the material or penetrate enough to form a good bond. Both the Transmet and Metpol plates have this problem because the outer surface layer is non-porous and therefore difficult to absorb the adhesive.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the front surface 18 of the lid front wall flap 15 is treated non-mechanically to improve the acceptability or affinity for the adhesive and to improve the adhesion between the lid front wall flap 15 and the label.

The lid anterior wall flap 15 is treated non-mechanically to remove all or part of the surface layer or coating, thereby exposing a plate with a much higher affinity for the underlying adhesive. Therefore, the label 9 is adhered to the treated surface. Of course, this non-mechanical treatment may be applied to the entire front surface of the lid anterior wall flap. Apart from this, non-mechanical processing may be performed on some parts thereof.

The treatment may be performed using a laser such as a CO2 laser. The laser 20 may have a rated output of 100 watts, ranging from 50% to 90% of its output to remove the surface layer or coating while causing little or no damage to the underlying plate. It may be operated by. FIG. 4 showing a state in which the laser processing unit 20 emits a laser beam “L” toward the front surface of the lid front wall flap 15 shows an example of using a laser. The laser may be moved if desired. For example, the laser 20 may move as indicated by the arrows "X" and "Y" in FIG. Otherwise, the laser processing unit 20 may remain fixed and the lid front wall flap 15 may pass beneath it. The laser processing unit 20 may be operated for a short time sufficient to process the lid front wall flap 15. For example, the laser processing unit 20 may be operated for a time of about 0.5 seconds.

In another embodiment, the lid anterior wall flap 15 may be treated with chemicals or plasma to remove a portion of the surface.

As a matter of course from FIG. 4, the treatment is after the lid front wall flap 15 is bent onto the inner surface 17 of the lid front wall 14 by the folding unit 21, and the adhesive is applied to the treated surface 18 of the lid front wall flap 15. This is done before applying the adhesive of the adhesive unit 22 to be applied to the front surface 18 and attaching the label 9 to the front surface 18. However, of course, the treatment may be carried out at any time or stage in the manufacturing or packaging process. For example, the non-mechanical treatment may be performed before the lid front wall flap 15 is bent.

Further, as a matter of course, only a part of the lid front wall flap 15 may be treated, or the entire flap may be treated. The portion of the lid anterior wall flap 15 to be treated may be treated so that all or part of the surface layer or coating is removed.

In a preferred embodiment, the treatment is during assembly of the package, after the folding unit 21 has folded the lid front wall flap 15 against the inner surface of the lid front wall 14, but before any further folding of the sheet. It is done by machine. FIG. 3 illustrates that the lid front wall flap 15 is folded on the inner surface 17 of the lid front wall 14, and the arrow is centered on the bending line F in which the lid front wall flap 15 extends along the lower edge portion of the lid front wall 14. It shows that it is rotating in the direction of "A".

Although the present invention is primarily intended to remove a surface coating or layer from a plate material, of course the invention is also applicable to plates without a surface layer or coating and is free of any material. The substance or oxide may be removed to expose a new surface that is more receptive to adhesion.

The label 9 having a portion affixed to the front surface 18 of the lid front wall flap 15 may be another member applied to the packaged bundle 6. However, in another configuration, the barrier material 5 may be a laminate material. In this case, the label 9 may be integrally formed from the barrier material 5 or may include one or more layers of the laminate.

As used herein, the term "cigarette industry product" refers to cigarettes, cigarettes, cigars, pipe or hand-rolled cigarettes (cigarettes, tobacco derivatives, inflatable tobacco, recycled tobacco, tobacco substitutes or others). Combustible smoking products (regardless of whether they are based on smoking materials), electronic smoking products such as electronic cigarettes, heating devices that release compounds from the substrate without burning, such as cigarette heating products, and eg liquids or solids. It should be understood to include smoking products, including hybrid systems that generate aerosols from combinations of substrates, such as hybrid systems that include substrates.

In one embodiment, the tobacco industry product is a combustible smoker selected from the group consisting of cigarettes, cigarillos and cigars.

In one embodiment, the tobacco industry product is a non-combustible smoking product.

In one embodiment, the tobacco industry product is a heating device that releases a compound by heating the substrate without burning it. The substrate may be tobacco or non-tobacco products with or without nicotine. In one embodiment, the heating device is a cigarette heating device.

In another embodiment, the tobacco industry product is a hybrid system in which a combination of substrates is heated without burning to generate an aerosol. The substrate may be, for example, a solid, liquid or gel, which may or may not contain nicotine. In one embodiment, the hybrid system may include a liquid or gel substrate and a solid substrate. The solid substrate may be, for example, tobacco or non-tobacco products containing or not containing tobacco or nicotine. In one embodiment, the hybrid system may include a liquid or gel substrate and a cigarette.

Embodiments of the present invention are described with reference to tobacco industry products such as cigarettes. However, of course, the methods and packaging of the present invention may be used separately for non-tobacco industry related products.

In order to address various problems and develop techniques, the entire disclosure illustrates various embodiments, in which the patented inventions are practiced to provide a bundle of excellent tobacco industry products. How to wrap, how to improve the acceptability of the surface of a sheet of plate with a surface layer or coating to adhesives, packages containing bundles of tobacco industry products wrapped in barrier material, bundles of wrapped tobacco industry products. A packaging machine for packaging can be provided. The advantages and features of the present disclosure are merely exemplary embodiments of the embodiments and are neither inclusive nor exclusive. These are provided merely as an aid to the understanding and teaching of the claimed features. Of course, the advantages, embodiments, examples, functions, features, structures, and / or other aspects of the present disclosure limit the disclosure as set forth in the claims or are equivalent of the claims. It should not be considered to be limited to, but it should be considered that other embodiments may be used or modified without departing from the scope and / or ideas of the present disclosure. The various embodiments may appropriately include, be composed of, or are essentially composed of the disclosed components, components, features, parts, processes, means and other combinations. The disclosure also includes other inventions that are not currently claimed but may be claimed in the future.

Claims (16)

A packaging machine forms a base for accommodating a bundle of tobacco industry products and a lid that is rotatable relative to the base between open and closed positions, which is formed by bending a sheet of plate material, which is the front wall. And this has a lid front wall flap with a back surface located on the inner surface of this lid front wall, and a label extending over the section of barrier material defining the take-out opening is glued to the front of the lid front wall flap. A bundle of tobacco industry products wrapped in barrier material is wrapped in a sheet of plate, which is lifted when the section is rotated towards its open position and opens the take-out opening. How to do
Bending the lid front wall flap so that the rear surface is located on the inner surface of the lid front wall,
Adhesive the front wall flap to the inner surface of the front wall of the lid,
The lid front wall flap is bent and glued to the inner surface of the lid front wall to improve the acceptability of the lid front wall flap to the adhesive used to bond the label to the front of the lid front wall flap. Methods including non-mechanical treatment of the front surface of the. The plate material comprises a surface layer or coating that is the anterior surface of the lid anterior wall flap, the method of which is to non-mechanically treat the anterior surface of the lid anterior wall flap to remove at least a portion of the surface layer or coating. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the method includes. The method according to claim 1 or 2 , wherein the front surface of the front wall flap of the lid is treated non-mechanically using a laser. The method according to claim 3 , wherein the rated output of the laser is 100 watts, and the method comprises operating the laser at 50% to 100% of the rated output. The method of claim 3 or 4 , wherein the process comprises moving the laser relative to the front surface of the lid anterior wall flap. The method according to any one of claims 3 to 5 , wherein a plurality of lasers are used to treat the front surface of the front wall flap of the lid. The method according to claim 1 or 2 , wherein the front surface of the lid front wall flap is treated non-mechanically with a chemical. The method according to claim 1 or 2 , wherein the front surface of the lid front wall flap is treated non-mechanically using plasma. A wrapping machine for wrapping bundles of packaged tobacco industry products on plate sheets.
Around the bundle to form a lid with a lid anterior wall and a lid anterior wall flap with anterior and posterior surfaces that are rotatable between the base and open and closed positions attached to the base. A folding unit for bending a sheet of plate material, which bends the front wall flap of the lid so that the rear surface is located on the inner surface of the front wall of the lid, and adheres the bent front wall flap of the lid to the inner surface of the front wall of the lid. With a folding unit that is configured to
A processing unit that non-mechanically treats the front surface of the lid front wall flap after the folded lid front wall flap is glued to the inner surface of the lid front wall,
A packaging machine that includes an adhesive unit for adhering a flexible label to the treated front of the lid front wall flap. The packaging machine according to claim 9 , wherein the processing unit includes a laser. The packaging machine according to claim 10 , wherein the rated output of the laser is 100 watts. 11. The packaging machine of claim 11 , comprising a controller capable of operating the laser to drive at 50% to 100% of its rated output. The packaging machine according to any one of claims 10 to 12 , further comprising a drive unit that moves a laser with respect to a lid front wall flap during processing. The packaging machine according to any one of claims 10 to 13 , wherein the processing unit includes a plurality of lasers. The packaging machine according to claim 9 , wherein the processing unit is configured to chemically process the front wall flap of the lid. The packaging machine according to claim 9 , wherein the processing unit is configured to process the front wall flap of the lid using plasma.

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