JPH08207958A - Bound body of cigarette packs - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: To save resources, and at the same time, facilitate the filling of cigarette packs in an automatic vending machine, regarding an intermediate packaging of cigarette packs. CONSTITUTION: A longitudinal band 20 in the longitudinal direction and lateral band 26 in the lateral direction are wound around an accumulated pack 2 for which a plurality of cigarette packs are flatly stacked upward and collected. Then, respective both end parts 22, 28 of the longitudinal band 20 and lateral band 26 are separatably bonded, and when end parts 24, 30 which are located on the top respectively are pulled, the respective bands can be separated.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a bundle of cigarette packs, and more particularly to an intermediate package in which a plurality of cigarette packs are grouped together.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Cigarette packs produced at a factory and packed with about 20 cigarettes are
A predetermined number of pieces are collectively put into a unit such as a carton or a parcel and completely covered with wrapping paper or the like for intermediate packaging. Further, a predetermined number of the packages of these units are collected, packed in a container such as a cardboard box, and delivered to a store or the like.

At a store or the like, a cardboard box or the like is opened, an intermediate packaged product packaged in units such as cartons or parcels is taken out, the wrapping paper of the intermediate packaged product is peeled off, and then individual cigarette packs are put on the store front. Side by side, again
I try to load it in a vending machine.

[0004]

By the way, in recent years, the amount of cigarettes sold has increased, and cigarette packs are often sold by vending machines. Along with this, vending machines are becoming larger and the number of stored cigarette packs tends to increase. The vending machine is provided with a plurality of loading columns (hereinafter simply referred to as columns) which vertically extend so as to load a plurality of cigarette packs for each cigarette type or brand so as to be stacked in a certain direction. It is possible to put several cigarette packs taken out from the intermediate packaging in advance in this column in a stacked state.However, when loading in this column, the cigarette packs just stacked are It may not be properly loaded and may spill. Therefore, normally,
The number of stacks is at most two or three so that cigarette packs can be reliably loaded into the column.

As described above, when two or three cigarette packs are put into the column, it is required to sell them in large quantities, and it is troublesome to load the cigarette packs in the vending machine which has an increased storage amount due to the increase in size. Takes time, and it takes a long time. If the time required for loading is increased, the sales of cigarette packs may be affected.

[0006] Further, as the sales volume of cigarettes increases,
This will increase the amount of wrapping paper used for intermediate packaging.
When the amount of wrapping paper used increases in this way, the amount of wrapping paper that is discarded at retailers and the like also increases, which is contrary to the current situation of demanding resource saving. The present invention has been made based on the above-mentioned circumstances, and an object of the present invention is to provide a bundle of cigarette packs which saves resources and facilitates loading of cigarette packs into a vending machine. is there.

[0007]

In order to achieve the above-mentioned object, the invention of claim 1 is a collective pack in which a plurality of cigarette packs are flatly stacked upward, and a vertical stack of the collective pack. One end portion is overlapped with the other end portion, and a vertical strip having both end portions adhered in a peelable manner except for the uppermost end portion of the upper end portion is wound in the vertical direction of the collective pack. One end overlaps the other,
It is characterized in that it comprises a horizontal strip intersecting with the vertical strips having both ends adhered to each other so as to be peelable except for the uppermost end.

The invention according to claim 2 is characterized in that knob portions are formed at the ends of the vertical and horizontal bands, respectively. In the invention of claim 3, either one of the end of the vertical band or the end of the horizontal band is located on the upper surface of the collective pack,
The other is located on the side surface.

[0009]

According to the bundle of cigarette packs of the first aspect, the collective pack in which the cigarette packs are flatly stacked upward and collected is manufactured by vertically wrapping the vertical bands in the vertical direction at the time of manufacture. Horizontal strips are wound in the vertical direction in a horizontal direction so as to intersect the strips, and both ends of each are bonded to form a bundle of cigarette packs. Then, at the time of sale, the horizontal band and the vertical band of this binding body are peeled off from each other by pulling the upper end portions of the both end portions, and are independently and sequentially removed.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, in the cigarette pack bundling body, the vertical strips and the horizontal strips can be reliably removed by pinching the knob portions formed at the ends of the vertical strips and the horizontal strips. . In addition, according to the bundle of cigarette packs of claim 3, when the bundle of cigarette packs is arranged with the upper surfaces of the collective packs facing upward, such as when packed in a box, the bundle of cigarette packs is arranged in a vertical strip or a horizontal strip. If you pull one end from the top and either the vertical strip or the horizontal strip is removed, and you load the pack sideways, such as when loading into a vending machine, the vertical strip or By pulling one end of the horizontal strip from the horizontal direction, either the vertical strip or the horizontal strip is removed.

[0011]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT Referring to FIG. 1, a binding pack 1 is shown. As shown in the figure, the collective pack 2 which is an element of the binding pack 1 is configured by stacking five cigarette packs T in a horizontal position. These cigarette packs T are aligned so that the front face portions 3 of each pair have contact with each other and their outer peripheral shapes are the same. The cigarette pack T has, for example, 2
It is a group of 0 cigarettes packed in a box with a dedicated wrapping paper, and is classified into a soft pack and a hard pack depending on the thickness of the wrapping paper and the packaging method.

Further, in this collective pack 2, the cigarette packs T are stacked such that the upper lid portion 4 and the bottom portion 5 are alternately placed in opposite directions. In this way, by stacking the cigarettes alternately, even if the rigidity of the upper lid portion 4 and the bottom portion 5 is different and the crushing amount due to the stacking is different, such as a soft pack wrapped with thin paper, the cigarette located at the lowermost stage Pack T
Front part 3 and the cigarette pack T at the top
The postures of the front part 3 and the front part 3 can be maintained parallel to each other. In the case of a hard pack, since the top cover 4 and the bottom 5 have almost the same rigidity, they do not need to be stacked alternately as in a soft pack.

The set pack 2 includes each cigarette pack T.
Straddling a pair of vertical surfaces 10, 10 formed by combining the upper lid portion 4 or the bottom portion 5 and a pair of upper and lower surfaces 11, 11 formed by the front portions 3, 3 of the lowermost and uppermost cigarette packs T. Therefore, a predetermined width (10 to 30 m / m, preferably 20 m / m
The film tape 20 (vertical band) of m) is wound with a strength that does not crush the cigarette pack T. When the width of the film tape 20 (vertical band) is 10 m / m or less, the strength is lowered, which is not preferable, and when the width is 30 m / m or more, the handling becomes inconvenient, which is not preferable. This film tape 20
Is preferably made of, for example, a heat-deteriorating or thermoplastic film tape and has a tensile strength sufficient to bind the cigarette packs T. The film tape 20 may be made of paper, and is preferably Japanese paper or single-sided art paper, but single-sided art paper is particularly preferable because it is commercially available and easily available.

Both ends of the film tape 20, that is, the end 2
0a and the end portion 20b are on the surface of the one vertical surface 10,
The end portions 20 a are overlapped with each other so that the end portions 20 a are located outside the end portions 20 b, and are bonded at the bonding portions 22. As a result, the cigarette packs T are bundled in the vertical direction, and the vertical surfaces 10 and 10 are stable as respective surfaces. The bonding of the bonding portion 22 is preferably heat sealing or precoat hot melt, but heat sealing is preferred from the viewpoint of mass productivity and productivity. When the film tape 20 is made of a heat-deteriorating or thermoplastic material, for example, the adhesive portion 22 is heated and pressed by an adhesive device such as a heat sealer (not shown). This adhesion is not so high in strength, and if the film tape 20 is pulled strongly with both hands with the adhesive portion 22 in between, the adhesive portion 2
No. 2 is designed to be peeled off.

When the film tape 20 is made of paper, for example, an adhesive such as a general glue, an adhesive adhesive or a re-adhesive acrylic resin, rubber resin, urethane resin or polyacetic acid is used. The adhesive portion 22 is formed of an adhesive such as vinyl. Adhesive part 2 with re-adhesive adhesive
2 is formed, the adhesive portion 22 can be peeled off by pulling the adhesive tape 22 with both hands in a direction in which the adhesive tape 22 is separated from each other, while the adhesive tape 22 is re-adhered to each other as necessary. You can also do it. Also, the adhesive portion 22 can be formed by a strong / weak cellophane double-sided tape (for example, model number CW-D15S manufactured by Nichiban) in which the adhesive force of the other adhesive surface is weaker than that of one adhesive surface.

A grip portion (one end located on the upper side) 24 extends from the end portion 20a to the tip side of the adhesive portion 22.
The grip portion 24 is for gripping with a finger and pulling it toward the front to peel off the adhesion of the adhesive portion 22 as described above, and has a length sufficient for sure gripping. The collective pack 2 further includes a pair of lateral surfaces 12 and 12 formed by combining the side surfaces 6 and 6 of the cigarette packs T and the pair of upper and lower surfaces 11 and 11 and the film tape 20. A similar film tape (horizontal band) 26 is positioned so as to intersect the outside of the film tape 20 and is wound with a strength that does not crush the cigarette pack T.

Both ends of the film tape 26, that is, the end 2
6a and the end portion 26b are overlapped with each other on the surface of the upper and lower surfaces 11 on one side so that the end portion 26a is located outside the end portion 26b, and are bonded at the bonding portion 28. As a result, the cigarette packs T are bundled in the lateral direction, the lateral surfaces 12, 12 are stabilized as surfaces, and the binding pack 1 is formed.

The adhesive portion 28 is adhered by the film tape 20.
It is formed by a similar bonding device or adhesive. Therefore, also in this adhesion, the strength is not so high, and the adhesion portion 28 is peeled off when the film tape 26 is pulled with both hands in the direction in which the film tape 26 is separated from each other. End 2
The film tape 2 is provided on the tip side of the adhesive portion 28 of 6a.
Similar to the knob portion 24 of 0, the knob portion (one end located on the upper side) 30 extends. The grip portion 30 is also for gripping with a finger and pulling the grip portion 30 toward the front to peel off the adhesion of the adhesive portion 28, and has a length sufficient to surely grip.

The bundling pack 1 constructed as described above is
At the time of shipment, the package is stored in a cardboard box 34 (see FIG. 2) in a predetermined number (for example, 100 packs). At this time, the bundling pack 1 is stored neatly with no gaps such that all the grip portions 30 of the film tape 26 described above face one side, for example, the upper side of the cardboard box 34. Figure 2
3 and FIG. 3, a pair of lids 34a and a pair of lids 34b on the upper portion of the cardboard box 34 are opened after shipping, and a shipping load of the binding pack 1 when the removal of the binding pack 1 is started is shown. There is.

As shown in FIG. 2, when removing the binding pack 1 from the cardboard box 34, first, the film tape 2
The grip portion 30 of No. 6 is pulled with a finger to release the adhesion of the adhesive portion 28, and the end portion 26a and the end portion 26b are separated. Then, as shown in FIG. 3, the end portion 26a and the end portion 26b are picked up by the fingers (not shown) of both hands and pulled up as indicated by the arrow. As a result, the bundling pack 1 becomes the cardboard box 34.
Can be easily retrieved from. After taking out the binding pack 1, the film tape 26 is no longer needed and is discarded.
The binding pack 1 is held by the film tape 20 as the binding pack 1.

Referring to FIG. 4, there is shown a front view showing the inside of the vending machine 40 of the cigarette pack T with the opening / closing door 46 being fully opened. As shown in the figure, partition frames 42 are vertically and horizontally arranged on the main body 41 of the vending machine 40, and a plurality of columns 50 extend vertically between the partition frames 42. Further, immediately below each column 50, a transport device 60 for dispensing the cigarette pack T from the column 50 is provided.
A control unit 44 that controls the entire operation of the vending machine 40 is provided below the main body 41.

On the other hand, the opening / closing door 46 is provided with an outlet 49 for the cigarette pack T located below. Further, a plurality of shooters 48 are provided above the take-out port 49, and the cigarette pack T, which is discharged from the column 50 by each of the transport devices 60 and falls by gravity, is guided to the take-out port 49. Although not shown here, on the front surface of the opening / closing door 46, there are provided a display shelf on which samples of cigarette packs T of various brands are displayed, a coin slot, and the like, and the lower part of the sample of each cigarette pack T. A selection button corresponding to each cigarette pack T is attached to the. Then, each selection button is electrically connected via the control device 44 so as to correspond to the transport device 60 under the column 50. As a result, when a predetermined amount of money or more is inserted into the coin insertion slot and the selection button corresponding to the cigarette pack T of the desired brand is pressed, the corresponding transport device 60 operates and the cigarette pack T is dispensed. Become.

FIG. 5 is a perspective view showing an example of the column 50. The figure also shows a state in which the binding pack 1 taken out from the cardboard box 34 as described above is loaded in the column 50. Referring to the figure, the column 50 has a back plate 51 provided on the back of the main body 41 of the vending machine 40.
Side walls 52a and 52b having a constant depth are erected parallel to each other. The front ends of the side walls 52a and 52b form an opening 53 facing the front surface of the vending machine 40, and the cigarette pack T is loaded from the opening 53 side. Therefore, the side wall 52a and the side wall 5
The 2b is opposed to the 2b with a space slightly wider than the width of the cigarette pack T which is laid down.

At a position spaced apart from the opening 53, a pack stopper 54, which is made of highly rigid steel wire and is formed in a U shape except for both ends, is located above and below the column 50. It is rotatably supported by the frames 42, 42 and extends in the vertical direction. This pack stopper 54
This is a holding device for preventing the cigarette pack T from spilling from the opening 53.

At the lower end of the pack stopper 54, a handle 56 is attached substantially integrally with the pack stopper 54, and the pack stopper 54 can be rotated by operating the handle 56. On the other hand, on the lower frame 42, protrusions 58 and 59 for restricting the rotation of the handle 56 are provided. When the handle 56 is in contact with the projection 58, as shown by the solid line in the figure, the pack stopper 54
The parallel portion 54b is perpendicular to the surface formed by the opening 53, and the straight portion 54a is located on the surface formed by the opening 53. The position shown by the solid line is when the cigarette pack T is loaded in the column 50, and in this state, the pack stopper 54 serves to prevent the cigarette pack T from spilling. On the other hand, when the handle 56 is rotated so that the handle 56 and the protrusion 59 come into contact with each other, the parallel portion 54b becomes parallel to the surface formed by the opening 53 and the straight portion 54a, as shown by the alternate long and short dash line in the figure. Is the side wall 52a
It is located almost on the extension line of.

A transport device 60 is provided below the column 50, and the column 5 below the lower frame 42 is provided.
0 and the transport device 60, the transport port 6 serving as a payout port when the cigarette packs T are individually fed to the shooter 48.
4 are formed. The carrier device 60 includes a column 5
Of the plurality of cigarette packs T stacked on 0, the lowermost cigarette pack T is lowered to the position of the transfer port 64, and the lowering claw 62 is located on the back plate 51 side and is lowered to the position of the transfer port 64. A feed claw (not shown) for feeding the cigarette pack T to the transport port 64 side is provided. These claws are connected to a drive motor (not shown) provided in the transport device 60, and are operated by a command from the control device 44. When the feeding claw is operated, the cigarette pack T jumps out through the transport port 64 as shown by the chain double-dashed line and drops toward the shooter 48 as indicated by arrow A.

Hereinafter, a method for loading the cigarette pack T on the column 50 will be described. In order to load the cigarette pack T into the column 50, first, the handle 5
5 is rotated in the direction of arrow B in FIG. 5 until it abuts the protrusion 59, and the pack stopper 54 at the position indicated by the solid line is rotated as indicated by the arrow C to be positioned as shown by the alternate long and short dash line. As a result, the pack stopper 54 does not become an obstacle when the cigarette pack T is loaded.

Then, as described above, the binding packs 1 taken out from the cardboard box 34 and bundled only with the film tape 20 are sequentially loaded from the opening 53 side into the column 50 from below without removing the film tape 20. They are loaded as they are stacked (up to 2 packs are shown in FIG. 5). At this time, the picking portion 24 of the film tape 20
All face toward the opening 53 side.

When the binding pack 1 is completely loaded into the column 50, the handle 56 is turned in the direction opposite to the arrow B, and the pack stopper 54 is returned to the position indicated by the solid line. As a result, the bundled pack 1 is prevented from moving toward the opening 53 side by the pack stopper 54, and is prevented from falling off the opening 53. At this time, there is a small gap between the packed stopper 1, that is, the upper lid portion 4 or the bottom portion 5 of the cigarette pack T and the pack stopper 54, and the cigarette pack T is not pressed against the back plate 51 and is urged by gravity. You can move down freely.

In this way, when the pack stopper 54 is returned to the position shown by the solid line, the pinch portion 24 of the film tape 20 wound around the binding pack 1 is pinched with a finger and arrow D
And the adhesive portion 22 is peeled off. Then, while holding the knob 24, the film tape 20 is completely pulled out in the direction of the arrow E as indicated by the dashed line, and the cigarette packs T of the binding pack 1 are individually separated, that is, the collective pack 2 To the state of. In this way, all the film tapes 20 of the binding pack 1 loaded in the column 50 are sequentially pulled out. At this time, since the individual cigarette packs T are separated by the pack stopper 54, even if the film tape 20 is strongly pulled, the cigarette pack T does not spill from the column 50 together with the film tape 20.

As described above in detail, by forming the binding pack 1 by winding the two film tapes of the film tape 20 and the film tape 26 in the longitudinal direction and the transverse direction and winding them around the collective pack 2. After the film tape 26 is removed, the cigarette pack T can be easily loaded into the vending machine 40 while leaving the film tape 20 alone and maintaining the form of the binding pack 1.
This not only saves you the trouble of stripping the wrapping paper,
The five cigarette packs T can be loaded at one time, and the time required for loading can be greatly reduced.

Further, since only two film tapes are used for bundling for each bundling pack, a large amount of wrapping paper is not required, and the cost can be reduced to about 1/10 of that of the conventional one, thus saving the cost. Resources can be recycled. In the above embodiment,
The collective pack 2 is first bound with the film tape 20 in the vertical direction, the tab portion 24 is positioned on the vertical surface 10, and then the tab portion 30 is laterally bound with the film tape 26, and the tab portion 30 is placed on the upper and lower surfaces 11.
Although it is positioned above, the invention is not limited to this, and in consideration of using the vending machine 40 of a type in which the binding pack 1 is laid sideways and stacked on the column 50, the collective pack 2 is put on the film tape first. Tie it horizontally at 26,
The picking portion 30 is located on the lateral surface 12, and then the film tape 20 is bundled in the vertical direction, and the picking portion 24 is placed on the upper and lower surfaces 11.
It may be located above.

In the above embodiment, the five cigarette packs T are grouped together to form the aggregate pack 2. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the cigarettes per aggregate pack 2 as long as the bundle pack 1 forms a body. The number of packs T may be further increased. Further, in the above embodiment, the main purpose is to load the bundling pack 1 including the film tape 20 and the film tape 26 into the vending machine 40, but in the case of the carton or the like in the state of the bundling pack 1. Similarly, they may be arranged at a store and sold in units of the binding pack 1.

[0034]

As is apparent from the above description, claim 1
According to the cigarette pack bundling body, a plurality of cigarette packs are stacked flatly upward, and the cigarette pack is wound in the vertical direction, and one end is overlapped with the other end, Except for the frontmost part of the end part of the pack, it is wrapped in the vertical direction of the vertical pack of which both ends are adhered in a peelable manner, and one end part is overlapped with the other end part, and the upper end part Except for the front part, it is equipped with horizontal strips that intersect the vertical strips with both ends adhered so that they can be peeled off, so that it is easy to bind the collective pack and to remove it easily. Since it is independent of the band, it is possible to properly load the bundling unit into the vending machine while removing only one of the horizontal band or the vertical band and leaving the other band. Can be easily removed. In addition, resource saving can be achieved without using a large amount of wrapping paper.

Further, according to the bundle of cigarette packs of the second aspect, since the grip portions are formed at the ends of the vertical band and the horizontal band, respectively, the ends of the vertical band and the horizontal band can be easily pinched. The vertical strip and the horizontal strip can be reliably and easily removed. Further, according to the bundle of cigarette packs of claim 3, either one of the end of the vertical band or the end of the horizontal band is located on the upper surface of the pack, and the other is located on the side surface. So, for a bundle of cigarette packs that are packed so that the upper surface of the collective pack faces upward, just pull one end of the vertical strip or the horizontal strip from above,
One of the vertical strips or the horizontal strip can be removed, while the vertical strips for cigarette pack bundles that are stacked side-by-side with the pack, such as when loading into a vending machine. Or just pull one end of the horizontal strip from the side,
One of the vertical strip and the horizontal strip can be removed, which can reduce the burden of a series of cigarette pack extraction work performed by the seller.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a binding pack obtained by bundling cigarette packs.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing a bundling pack packed in a box.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing the binding pack taken out from the box.

FIG. 4 is a front view showing the inside of a cigarette pack vending machine.

5 is a detailed view showing a state in which a binding pack is loaded on the loading column shown in FIG. 4. FIG.

[Explanation of symbols]

 T Cigarette pack 1 Bundling pack (bundling body) 2 Assembly pack 10 Vertical surface 11 Upper and lower surfaces 12 Horizontal surface 20 Film tape (vertical band) 22 Adhesive part 24 Picking part 26 Film tape (horizontal band) 28 Adhesive part 30 Picking part

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. A collective pack in which a plurality of cigarette packs are flatly stacked upward, and the collective pack is wound in the vertical direction, one end of which is overlapped with the other end of the upper pack. A vertical strip having both ends releasably adhered except for the frontmost part, and wound in the up-down direction of the above-mentioned pack, and one end part is overlapped with the other end part, and the top end part of the upper end part is overlapped. A bundle of cigarette packs, comprising: a horizontal strip that intersects the vertical strip, the opposite ends of which are adhered to each other in a peelable manner. 2. The bundle of cigarette packs according to claim 1, wherein the vertical strips and the horizontal strips have tabs formed at respective ends thereof. 3. The end portion of the vertical band or the end portion of the horizontal band is located on the upper surface of the collective pack, and the other is located on the side surface. A bundle of cigarette packs as described.