JPH1149150A - Hinge-lid-type pack for cigarette with lid opening mechanism - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To improve utility and convenience as a cigarette case without losing function as a cigarette package. SOLUTION: The hinge-lid-type pack for cigarettes includes flap pieces 12 at opening rims of right and left sides of a lid 4 respectively, while the flap piece 12 is folded along the opening rim of the lid 4. When the closed lid 4 is to be opened, each flap piece 12 protrudes toward a side of the pack, wherein by pushing up the flap piece 12 part, the lid 4 rotates on a self hinge 14, thereby allowing the lid 4 to be easily opened.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a hinge-lid type pack suitable for cigarette packaging and cigarette cases and having improved lid opening properties.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In a known hinge lid type pack used for cigarette packaging, a pack body has a box-shaped outer frame whose upper end is open, and is glued into the open end of the outer frame. , And an inner frame that forms an opening edge of the pack body. On the other hand, the lid is rotatable about a self-hinge on the back of the pack, and has a box shape that can open and close the opening of the pack body. When the lid is closed, the inner frame portion is covered with the lid, and the lower end of the lid and the upper end of the outer frame coincide with each other, so that the outer surface including the front surface and both side surfaces of the pack is uniform without steps. A flat surface. Also, such a pack is formed from a cardboard material having a certain thickness,
Therefore, the pack has a certain level of strength.

[0003] In recent years, cigarettes packaged in the above-mentioned hinge lid type pack, so-called box-type brand cigarette products, are favored by consumers and are widely distributed in the market. According to the above-mentioned known hinge lid type pack, a good appearance impression and a feeling of touch of a cigarette product can be given to a consumer, and handling of the cigarette product can be facilitated. In other words, even in the distribution process of cigarette products, for example, during the retail stage by vending machines, the pack has a certain strength, so that it is easier to load the cigarette products when storing them in the storage frame of the vending machine. In addition, since there is no protruding part on the outer surface of the pack, it is effective to prevent products from getting stuck in the storage frame when picking up from the vending machine, and also to get stuck in the payout chute. Can be prevented.

[0004]

By the way, the above-mentioned hinge lid type pack not only becomes a cigarette wrapping in the process of distributing cigarette goods but also functions as a cigarette case after the consumer purchases the cigarette goods. Also have. That is, after opening the package, the consumer takes out the desired cigarette by opening the lid, and stores the remaining cigarette in the pack by closing the lid, and easily carries the cigarette. Can be.

[0005] The above-mentioned known hinge lid type pack is
It is excellent in improving the appearance quality of cigarette products and the ease of handling. However, in the known hinge lid type pack, in order for the consumer to open the lid, the consumer holds the pack body firmly with one hand,
Then, it is necessary to securely open the lid with the other hand. In other words, little consideration is given to the convenience of the consumer when the hinge lid type pack is used as a cigarette case after purchasing the product.

[0006] The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and its object is to improve the convenience of consumers after purchasing cigarette products without impairing the function of cigarette packaging. An object of the present invention is to provide a hinge-lid type pack having a lid opening mechanism that can be improved.

[0007]

In order to achieve the above-mentioned object, a hinge-lid type pack with a lid opening mechanism according to the first aspect of the present invention protrudes from an opening edge of a side of the lid integrally from the opening edge. A flap piece is provided, and the flap piece can be bent toward the side of the lid along the opening edge of the lid.

According to the hinge-lid type pack of the cigarette with the lid opening mechanism according to the first aspect, if a consumer purchases a cigarette product, opens the pack, and folds the flap piece, the lid is closed. As a result, the flap piece remains protruding to the side of the pack. Therefore, when opening the lid,
If the consumer pushes the flap piece in the direction in which the lid opens, the lid pivots about the self-hinge and opens.

In the case of the hinge lid type pack with a lid opening mechanism according to the second aspect, the pack body has an outer frame having one end opened, and extends from inside the open end of the outer frame. The flap piece is housed between the outer frame and the inner frame until the lid is opened for the first time. In this case, while the cigarette product is in the distribution process, the flap pieces are not inadvertently bent to the side of the pack.

[0010]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION Referring to FIG. 1, a hinged lid pack for a filter cigarette is shown. This pack consists of a pack body 2 and a box-shaped lid 4,
It has a size that can accommodate the filter cigarettes of the book. The pack body 2 is composed of a box-shaped outer frame 6 and an U-shaped inner frame 8 whose upper ends are open, and the upper end of the outer frame 6 is cut off obliquely toward its front side. The inner frame 8 is partially inserted into and attached to the upper end of the outer frame 6, and forms an extended portion extending from the front opening edge of the outer frame 6 and the left and right opening edges.

The inner frame 8 exposed from the outer frame 6 is provided with a substantially rectangular notch recess 10 at the front portion thereof, as is apparent from FIG. It is formed from the upper edge toward the front opening edge of the outer frame 6. The notch 10 widens the front portion of the inner frame 8 to facilitate removal of the filter cigarette from the pack body 2.

The lid 4 also has a box shape with an open lower end. The lid 4 is integrally connected to a rear opening edge of the outer frame 6 via a self-hinge 14, and the lid 4 is centered on the self-hinge 14. With this rotation, the pack body 2 can be closed by covering the opening end of the pack body 2, that is, the exposed portion of the inner frame 8 from the outer frame 6. Therefore, the lower end of the lid 4, that is, the open end thereof is also cut obliquely so as to match the open end of the outer frame 6.

From the left and right side opening edges of the lid 4, flap pieces 12 respectively project integrally. The flap pieces 12 are bent toward the side of the pack body 2. The outer frame 6 and the lid 4 can be formed from a single blank, the blank 16 of which is shown in FIG. Blank 16
Is a front area 1 serving as a front and rear face of the outer frame 6.
8 and a rear area 20, which are interconnected via a bottom area 22, which is the bottom of the outer frame 6. On both sides of the front area 18 and the rear area 20, the side area 2 serving as the left and right sides of the outer frame 6
4 and the inner side flaps 26 are connected to each other, and between the corresponding side areas 24 and the inner side flaps 26, inner bottom flaps 28 overlapping with the bottom area 22 are arranged, respectively. The inner bottom flap 28 is connected to the inner side flap 26.

A rear area 30 which is located on the opposite side of the rear area 20 and which is the rear of the lid 4 is continuous with the rear area 20, and a hinge line 32 which becomes a self hinge 14 between the rear areas 20 and 30. Connected to each other. The rear section 30 is connected to a top section 34 and a front section 36 which are the top and front faces of the lid 4 in sequence. On both sides of the front section 36, side sections 38 serving as left and right side faces of the lid 4 are connected, and on both sides of the rear section 30, inner side flaps 40 for the side sections 38 are connected. And between the side area 38 and the corresponding inner side flap 40,
The inner top flaps 42 for the top section 34 are respectively arranged, and these inner top flaps 42
Are connected to the corresponding inner side flaps 40. Further, an inner front flap 44, which is located on the opposite side of the top area 34 from the top area 36 and corresponds to the front area 36 and serves as the front inner surface of the lid 4, is connected to the front area 36.

A notch 46 is provided between the left and right inner side flaps 26, 40, and each inner side flap 26, 40 is defined by the notch 46. The portion serving as the flap piece 12 is provided to extend from the inner side flap 40 into the notch 46. Referring to FIG. 3, a part of the blank 16 around the one flap piece 12 and the notch 46 is shown in an enlarged manner. As is clear from the figure, a cut line C extending obliquely from the hinge line 32 is provided between the inner side flaps 26 and 40, and the cutout 46 is formed in the inner side flaps 26 and 40. And between the end of the cut line C and the end thereof.

More specifically, the notch 46 is formed by notch into the inner side flap 26,
One inner side flap 40 has a portion to be the flap piece 12 extending from the lower edge. Such a notch 46 should form a parallelogram along the lower edge of the inner side flap 40 when the flap piece 12 is removed.

The portion to be the flap piece 12 has an inverted trapezoidal shape with respect to the lower edge of the inner side flap 40, and both bottom corners are formed in an arc shape.
Here, FIG. 2 also shows a blank 50 constituting the inner frame 8, which is shown superimposed and glued on the front area 18 of the blank 16. The blank 50 has side flaps 52 on both sides thereof, which constitute extensions of the side area 24.

In the case of this embodiment, the blanks 16 and 50 are made of paper, and have a basis weight of 180 to 270 g / m ² ,
Their thickness is between 0.2 and 0.5 mm. Specifically, the blanks 16 and 50 are card paper, Manila cardboard,
Any of aluminum deposited paper and the like may be used. The blanks 16 and 50 described above are each folded from a folding line indicated by a double line in FIG. 2 to form the pack body 2 and the lid 4, respectively. By this folding molding, the lid 4 as shown in FIG. A closed pack is obtained.

That is, when the pack body 2 is folded and formed, first, the side area 24 on the pack body 2 side and the corresponding inner side flap 26 are glued to each other,
Then, the side flaps 52 of the inner frame 8 are glued to the inner surface of the inner side flaps 26. Also, in the fold forming of the lid 4, the side area 38 and the corresponding inner side flap 40 are glued to each other,
The inner front flap 44 is folded and glued toward the inner surface of the front area 36. During this molding, the flap piece 12 was not bent, and the blank 1
The folding line remains on 6.

When the folding of the pack is completed, FIG.
As shown in FIG. 5, on the side surface of the pack body 2, the side flap 52 of the inner frame 8 is
And the side area 24 overlaps the outside of the inner side flap 26. Also, on the side surface of the lid 4, the side surface area 38 is overlapped on the outside of the inner side flap 40, and the extended portion of the side flap 52 of the inner frame 8 from the pack body 2 is:
It is located inside the inner side flap 26.

At this time, the inner side flaps 26, 4
0 are both located directly outside the side flaps 52, that is, at the same overlapping position, so the flap pieces 12 extending from the inner side flaps 40 are also at the same overlapping position as the inner side flaps 26 and 40. Therefore, such a flap piece 12 is connected to the pack body 2 as shown in FIG.
On the upper end of the front area 24 on the side.

The blanks 16, 50 as described above are used.
The molding of the pack body 2 and the lid 4 is carried out simultaneously with the filling of the 20 filter cigarettes to be packaged, and when their molding is completed, the lid 4 is attached to the pack body 2 as shown in FIG. And the pack body 2 is closed. At this time, the opening edge of the outer frame 6 and the opening edge of the lid 4 in the pack body 2 are aligned with each other. When the filter cigarettes are packaged in the hinge lid type pack in this way, the individual packs are thereafter wrapped with, for example, a transparent film to be in the form of cigarette products.

When the consumer purchases a cigarette item and opens the outer wrapping film, the left and right flap pieces 12 are stored between the outer frame 6 and the inner frame 8 in the state shown in FIG. From such a state, lid 4
Is opened for the first time by the rotation about the self-hinge 14, the flap piece 12 is pulled out from between the outer frame 6 and the inner frame 8 with the rotation of the lid 4. The upper end of the outer frame 6 and the lid 4
The lower end of the flap piece 12 is cut obliquely toward the front side of the pack as described above.
, The front end of the flap piece 12 does not catch on the inner surface of the outer frame 6 when the lid 4 is rotated. When the lid 4 is fully opened, the flap pieces 12 are completely exposed. Since the folding line of the flap piece 12 is located along the opening edge on the side of the lid 4, the consumer can bend the left and right flap pieces 12 toward the side of the pack.

FIG. 1 shows a state in which the left and right flap pieces 12 have been bent through the above-described procedure. Thereafter, when the lid 4 is completely closed, each flap piece 12
Is inserted between the outer frame 8 and the inner frame 6 without being inserted between the outer frame 8 and the inner frame 6 as shown in FIG.
And remains protruding outside the. At this time, each flap piece 12 remains in a state of being bent toward the side of the pack. Even in this case, the flap piece 12 is
Is bent along the lower edge of the outer frame 6, so that the lower end of the lid 4 does not coincide with the upper end of the outer frame 6 when the lid 4 is closed.

Thereafter, when the consumer wants to open the lid 4 as desired, the lid 4 can be easily opened by pushing the flap piece 12 in the rotating direction of the lid 4. In this case, for example, with the pack upright, the consumer holds the pack body 2 with four fingers other than the palm and thumb of one hand,
When the flap piece 12 is pushed up with the thumb of the same one hand, the lid 4 rotates and opens. That is, the consumer can easily open the lid 4 with only one hand.

Further, until the lid 4 is opened by the consumer for the first time, that is, after the cigarette is wrapped and completed as a product, and while the cigarette product is distributed on the market, each of the flap pieces 12 of the hinge lid type pack is provided. Is stored between the outer frame 6 and the inner frame 8, so that the flap pieces 12 are not inadvertently bent. Therefore, the hinge lid type pack does not hinder the function as a package for cigarette products.

The present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment, but can be modified. For example, in one embodiment, the flap pieces 12 extend from the inner side flaps 40 in the blank 16, but similar flap pieces 12 may be provided in the side area 38 of the lid 4. Even in this case, by slightly bending the flap pieces 12 inward at the time of pack folding forming, the flap pieces 12 are stored between the outer frame 6 and the inner frame 8 after the pack folding forming is completed. I can put it. Further, the shape of the flap piece 12 is not limited to an inverted trapezoidal shape as in one embodiment, but may be a shape such as a parallelogram or an arc.

[0028]

As described above, according to the hinge lid pack of the cigarette with the lid opening mechanism of the first aspect, the flap piece is pushed to assist the lid pushing / opening operation when the lid is opened. The opening operation of the pack can be further facilitated. In this case, even when the consumer opens the lid with only one of the hands, the lid is easily and reliably opened. Therefore, after purchasing the product, a hinge lid type pack that improves the convenience of use by consumers can be obtained.

According to the cigarette hinge type pack with a lid opening mechanism according to the second aspect, the hinge lid is provided as a cigarette package without impairing the handleability of the product and with the convenience of use as a cigarette case. A mold pack can be obtained.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a hinge lid type pack for a cigarette.

FIG. 2 is a development view of a blank constituting the pack of FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is an enlarged view mainly showing a flap piece portion in the blank of FIG. 2;

FIG. 4 is a side view showing the lid in a closed state after the pack is formed by folding;

FIG. 5 is a side view showing the lid in a closed state after the flap pieces are bent.

[Explanation of symbols]

 2 Pack body 4 Lid 6 Outer frame 8 Inner frame 12 Flap piece 14 Self hinge

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. A pack body having one end opened and rotatably connected to a rear opening edge of the pack body via a self-hinge to cover the open end of the pack body and close the pack body. A hinge-lid type pack including a box-shaped lid, comprising: a flap piece that projects integrally from a side opening edge of the lid and that can be bent toward the side surface of the lid along the opening edge. A hinge-lid type pack having a lid opening mechanism. 2. The pack body includes an outer frame having one end opened, and an inner frame extending from the inside of the open end of the outer frame and serving as an opening edge on the front side and both sides of the pack body. The hinge-lid type pack with a lid opening mechanism according to claim 1, wherein the piece is stored between the outer frame and the inner frame until the lid is opened for the first time.