KR102105327B1 - Courage, method - Google Patents

Abstract

The container contains a batch of consumer goods tied to the inner liner, the inner liner comprising an open flap assembly consisting of a front stripping portion and a rear tearing portion of the inner liner overlapping at the lid fold and attaching to the top of the inner liner bundle to each other. .

Description

Courage, method

The present invention relates to a container for consumer goods with a bundle. Containers have specific uses as containers for elongated smoking articles, such as cigarettes.

Smoking articles, such as cigarettes and cigarettes, are generally packaged in a rigid hinged lid container having a lid connected to the box around a hinge line extending across the box and the back wall of the container. Such hinged lid containers typically consist of an integral thin cardboard blank. In use, the lid is pivoted relative to the hinge line to open the container, thereby accessing the bundle of smoking articles disposed within the box.

The bundle of smoking articles placed in the box is typically packaged in an inner liner of metallized paper, metal foil or other flexible sheet material. In order to access a bundle of smoking articles within the inner liner of an unopened container, the consumer typically first needs to open the lid of the container and remove the pre-punched top portion or pull tab of the inner liner.

European patent EP2155568 discloses a hinged lid container with a sealed bundle that opens automatically when the lid of the container is opened. However, sealed bundles are relatively costly and require non-standard machines to produce at high speed. It would be nice if you could simply make an auto open pack. An object of the present invention is to provide a container for consumer goods that simplifies the opening of the container.

According to a first aspect of the present invention, a container for consumer goods is provided, the container includes a housing having a box and a lid, the lid is hingedly attached to the box along the hinge line, and the lid comprises a front wall. In addition, the container includes a bundle of consumer goods disposed within the housing. The bundle includes a top wall protruding from the box, and the bundle further includes an inner liner that folds around the consumer article to form a bundle. The inner liner forms a cover fold on the top wall of the bundle. According to the present invention, the lid fold comprises an inner liner top front flap that runs to the front panel of the inner liner and an inner liner top front flap that runs to the rear panel of the inner liner. The inner liner top front flap and the inner liner top rear flap are positioned such that the inner liner top front flap and the inner liner top rear flap at least partially form an overlap.

In addition, the inner liner includes a tear-away section leading to the inner liner front panel along the front weakening line, and the front remover forms part of the inner front flap on the top of the inner liner. In addition, the inner liner includes a rear tear-in section that runs along the rear tear line to the inner liner rear panel, and the rear tear portion forms part of the inner liner top rear flap in the region of the overlap. In addition, the inner liner further includes a rear flap adhesion area in the area of the overlap, and the rear flap adhesion area permanently attaches the front removal portion to the rear tearing portion in the overlap area. Thus, an open flap assembly is created so that the open flap allows access to the consumer goods contained within the bundle.

According to the present invention, by simply providing two tear lines, one at the front and the rear, and applying the adhesive, an open flap is created with a standard inner liner bundle that consumers can use to open and close the bundle. At the same time, an additional protective inner liner on the outside of the open flap is maintained around the front top of the bundle, providing additional protection to the consumer material, for example at the filter end of the smoking article outside the access opening created by the opening flap assembly. do. In addition, a more prominent inner liner is retained on the front wall of the inner liner bundle, as compared to a hinged lid pack for a conventional smoking article of the flip-top type, for example. For example, it can be used for consumer communication. In some embodiments, the adhesive region extends from the overlap to the posterior tear and anterior removal regions. As a result, even after opening the opening flap assembly, the rest of the cover folds may remain attached to each other. In this embodiment, the remaining glued portion of the cover fold will create a clear access opening. In addition, the connection between the rest of the cover folds will increase the overall structural strength of the bundle, thus increasing the protection of the consumer goods contained within the bundle.

Any suitable technique or combination of techniques can be used to attach the front removal portion to the back tear portion, such as bonding the front removal portion to the back tear portion with a permanent adhesive, peelable adhesive or microadsorption structure. The adhesive may be applied to the front removal portion prior to contact with the rear tearing portion. Alternatively or additionally, the adhesive may be applied to the rear tearing portion prior to contact with the front tearing portion.

Depending on the shape of the tear line, the open flap assembly can take any suitable shape or combination of shapes and have any suitable dimensions. The tear line can be continuous or discontinuous (eg, perforated). In addition, the tear line can be formed using any suitable technique or combination of techniques, for example laser cutting or mechanical cutting (eg, die cutting or kiss cutting). The tear line can include any suitable depth in the direction across the inner and outer surfaces of the wrapper. Preferably, the tear line has a depth that is at least about 90% of the overall thickness of the wrapper. More preferably, the tear line has a depth that is about 100% of the overall thickness of the wrapper. After the tear line is formed, any suitable proportion of material may remain along the tear line. Preferably, about 5% to about 25% of the inner liner material remains along the tear line after the tear line is formed.

The bundle can be sealed more securely along the tear line prior to the first opening of the container. This can increase the shelf life of the consumer goods contained in the container.

The inner liner can include any suitable material or combination of materials and can include any suitable number of layers. Preferably, the inner liner is formed of a metal foil or metallization paper. The inner liner can be formed as a laminate of metalized polyethylene film and liner material. The inner liner can have a thickness of about 10 μm to about 50 μm, preferably about 20 μm to about 80 μm. In addition, the inner liner may be provided with a printable top coating.

Preferably, the open flap assembly is attached to the inner surface of the lid by a front adhesive region such that upon opening of the lid the open flap assembly is separated from the inner liner along the tear line and hinged to the rest of the inner liner along the open flap assembly hinge line. Is attached. This advantageously allows the consumer to open the container and inner liner in a single operation. In addition, attaching the open flap assembly to the lid can prevent the open flap assembly from returning to the original position where it could potentially partially block the access opening when the pack is opened. Preferably, the open flap assembly is viewed from the side When attached to the lid in a manner that creates an s-shaped shape in the open flap assembly. For example, in an embodiment of the pack according to the present invention, the s-shaped shape is attractive and additionally facilitates the opening of a smooth and continuous lid when the pack is first opened and the tear line still needs to be torn. Under these circumstances, the s-shaped is superior to, for example, a c-shaped open flap assembly requiring simultaneous tearing of the tear line along its entire length when initiating the initial opening operation.

Any suitable technique or combination of techniques can be used to attach the front removal portion to the inner surface of the lid, such as adhering the front removal portion with the inner surface of the lid with a permanent adhesive, peelable adhesive or microadsorption structure. The adhesive may be applied to the front removal portion prior to contact with the inner surface of the lid. Alternatively or additionally, the adhesive can be applied to the inner surface of the lid prior to contact with the front tear.

The container can take any suitable form for receiving consumer goods. For example, as already mentioned, the container can be a hinged lid container having one or more hinged lids connected to a box containing consumer goods. In one or more embodiments, the container can be a slide-shell container with an inner slide for receiving consumer goods mounted in an outer shell. If the container is a slide-shell container, the outer shell or inner slide can include one or more hinged lids. The container, inner frame, bundle, and outer inner liner may be formed of any suitable material including, but not limited to, cardboard, cardboard, plastic, metal, or combinations thereof. The cardboard may have a weight of about 100 g / m 2 to about 350 g / m 2.

Preferably, the rear tearing portion lies under the front removing portion in the area of the overlap. Also, preferably, the rear tearing portion extends from the bundle rear wall to the inner liner top rear flap. With this design, the access opening of the bundle is enlarged. This allows easy access to the consumer goods contained in the bundle.

Preferably, the rear tear line includes a c-shaped end on the bundle rear wall terminating at either side. The c-shaped end of the tear line will prevent further tearing toward the bottom of the bundle's rear wall when tearing the tear line. Thus, a clear position of the hinge of the open flap assembly is achieved.

Preferably, the front remover extends from the bundle front wall to the inner liner top front flap. With this design, the access opening of the bundle can be enlarged and the consumer goods contained inside the bundle can be more easily accessed. In particular, with the combination of features of the rear tearing portion extending to the rear wall, openings can be created in three faces to access the consumer goods. This can be particularly advantageous when attempting to remove rod-shaped articles, such as smoking articles, from bundles.

Preferably, the width of the front removing portion is larger than the width of the rear tearing portion. This is particularly advantageous when the inner liner front top flap is placed on top of the inner liner rear top flap, as it can prevent the rear tear-off portion from catching the edge of the opening of the inner liner in the area of the overlap.

Additionally, this is particularly advantageous because it creates a larger opening in the front of the bundle. Therefore, accessibility to the articles in the bundle is improved.

Another advantage is that the alignment between the pieces in the cover fold at the top of the bundle is simplified. This is especially important for the application of adhesives. For example, when applying the adhesive to the outside of the inner section of the cover fold in a smaller rear tear, the adhesive is less likely to stick out from the side because the outer section of the cover fold has a larger anterior removal.

Preferably, the inner liner further comprises a cover fold on the bottom wall of the bundle. Alternatively or additionally, the inner liner further comprises a cover fold on one or more side walls of the bundle. Preferably, at least a portion of the outer surface of the bundle is permanently attached to the corresponding portion of the inner surface of the rear wall of the box. Preferably, at least a portion of the outer surface of the bundle is permanently attached to the corresponding portion of the inner surface of the front wall of the box. This overall can improve the structural strength of the bundle.

The container can also include an inner frame disposed within the box. The inner frame can be placed between the bundle and the front wall of the box or within the bundle. When placed within the bundle, the inner frame is positioned such that the front wall of the bundle is between the inner frame and the front wall of the box. The inner frame includes a front wall and a pair of opposing side walls. Preferably, the inner frame is U-shaped. As used herein, the term “U-shaped” is used to refer to a shape comprising three parts, where the first part and the third part extend in the same direction parallel to each other and perpendicular to the second part.

Preferably, the front wall of the inner frame is arranged such that the front wall of the inner package is between the front wall of the inner frame and the front wall of the box. Advantageously, the structural strength of the container is increased by providing an inner frame with a large surface area adjacent to the front wall of the bundle.

Preferably, the inner frame includes a cut-out at the top of the front wall. The cut-out preferably corresponds substantially to the access opening, and is provided so that the consumer goods in the bundle can be more easily accessed. When the inner frame includes a cut-out, the height of the inner frame is defined as the distance from the bottom of the inner frame to the cut-out.

The inner frame can include an inner reinforcement inside the bundle. Preferably, the inner stiffener preferably includes at least one layer of material, such as cardboard, similar to that used to make the inner frame, when the inner stiffener is present.

The container according to the invention may be in the shape of a rectangular parallelepiped having a right-angled longitudinal edge and a right-angled transverse edge. Alternatively, the container can include one or more rounded longitudinal edges, rounded transverse edges, bevelled longitudinal edges or inclined transverse edges, or combinations thereof. For example, a container according to the present invention can include, without limitation, one or more of the following features:

At least one of the front and rear walls, one or two longitudinal rounded edges or beveled edges;

At least one of the front and rear walls, one or two transverse rounded edges or beveled edges;

One longitudinally rounded edge and one longitudinally sloped edge of the front wall, or one transversely rounded edge and one transversely sloped edge of the rear wall;

One longitudinal rounded edge and one longitudinally inclined edge of the front wall, and one transversely rounded edge and one transversely inclined edge of the rear wall;

One or two transverse rounded edges or beveled edges of the front wall and one or two longitudinal rounded edges or beveled edges of the front wall; And

Two longitudinal rounded edges or beveled edges of the first side wall or two transverse rounded edges or beveled edges of the second side wall.

If the container comprises one or more rounded edges, preferably the blanks forming the container are three, four, five, six or seven scoring lines each forming a rounded edge within the assembled container. Or a crease line. The indentation or crease line can be inside the container or outside the container. Preferably, the indentations or crease lines are spaced from each other by about 0.3 mm to about 4 mm.

Preferably, the gap of the crease line or the notch is a function of the thickness of the thin sheet blank. Preferably, the gap between the pleats or indentations is about 0.5 to about 4 times greater than the thickness of the thin blank.

If the container comprises at least one beveled edge, preferably the beveled edge has a width of from about 1 mm to about 10 mm, preferably from about 2 mm to about 6 mm. In one or more embodiments, the container may include double slopes formed by three parallel corrugated lines or notches spaced apart such that two separate slopes are formed at the edge of the container. When the container includes an inclined edge, the slope can be formed by two parallel corrugated lines or indentations in the thin plate blank on which the container is formed. The pleats or indentations can be arranged symmetrically at the edge between the first and second walls. Alternatively, the pleats or indentations can be arranged asymmetrically at the edge between the first wall and the second wall such that the slope reaches the first wall of the container rather than the second wall of the container.

Alternatively, the container may have a non-rectangular cross-section of a polygon, for example triangular or hexagonal, or oval, semi-elliptical, circular or semi-circular.

The container according to the present invention finds a specific application as a pack for elongated smoking articles, for example cigarettes, cigars or fine cigars. It will be appreciated that the container according to the invention can be designed for different numbers of conventional sizes, king sizes, super-king sizes, slim or super-slim cigarettes, through suitable selection of dimensions.

The container according to the invention can be designed to maintain a different total number of smoking articles, or different batches of smoking articles, through appropriate selection of dimensions. For example, a container according to the present invention can be designed to hold a total of 10 to 30 smoking articles through appropriate selection of its dimensions.

In addition to receiving a bundle of smoking articles, the container may further include other consumer goods, such as matches, lighters, fire extinguishing means, breath-fresheners or electronic devices. Other consumer goods can be attached to the outside of the container, can be contained within the container with the smoking article, in a separate compartment of the container, or a combination thereof.

The lid of the housing is hingedly attached to the box and adapted to be operated between open and closed positions. In the open position, the consumer can access the consumer goods placed in the housing. The lid is hingedly attached to the box along a hinge line extending over the rear wall of the container. The term “hinged line” refers to a line through which the lid can be rotated to open the container. The hinge line can be, for example, a fold line or a notch in the panel forming the rear wall of the housing.

The terms "front, front", "rear,", "top", "bottom", "side", "top", "bottom" and other terms used to describe the relative position of the components of the container are upright positions A container at the top with a lid at the top and a container with consumer goods accessible from the top at the front. The terms "left" and "right" can be used to refer to the side wall of the container when looking at the container from the upright position of the container.

The term “inner surface” is used throughout this specification to refer to the surface of a component of an assembled container that is facing toward the interior of the container, such as a consumer product when the container is in a closed position.

The term “outer surface” is used throughout this specification to refer to the surface of a component of a container that faces the outside of the container. For example, in one or more embodiments, the container includes an inner frame that includes an outer surface facing the outer housing of the container and an inner surface facing the bundle of containers.

All scientific and technical terms used herein have the meaning commonly used in the art unless otherwise specified. The definitions provided herein are intended to facilitate understanding of certain terms used frequently herein.

According to another aspect of the present invention, the present invention relates to a bundle of consumer goods, the bundle comprising a top wall, the bundle being folded around the consumer material such that the inner liner forms a cover fold on the top wall of the bundle to form a bundle. It further includes an inner liner. Thus, the lid fold has an inner liner top front flap leading to the front panel of the inner liner, and an inner liner top rear flap leading to the rear panel of the inner liner, the inner liner top front flap and the inner liner top rear flap at least partially overlapping. Include to form. The inner liner includes a front remover that follows the tear line to the inner liner front panel, wherein the front remover forms part of the front flap on the top of the inner liner. In addition, the inner liner includes a rear tearing portion extending along the rear tearing line and leading to the inner liner rear panel, the rear tearing portion forming a portion of the inner rear top flap in the region of the overlap. The inner liner further includes a rear flap adhesion area in the area of the overlap, the rear flap adhesion area permanently attaches the front removal to the back tear in the overlap area, creating an open flap assembly, and the open flap is contained within the bundle It enables access to old consumer goods. The advantages and possible features of other implementations of this bundle have already been described above.

Preferably, the bundle comprises an anterior adhesion region proximate the anterior tear line on the front wall of the bundle. It can be used to attach the open flap assembly to the lid wall of the surrounding container, as described above.

According to another aspect of the invention, there is provided a method of forming a bundle for consumer goods, the method comprising the steps of providing a single consumer goods; Providing an inner liner (the inner liner includes a front removing portion and a rear tearing portion); Providing an adhesive to the back adhesive region; And forming a bundle by wrapping the inner liner around the batch of consumables, but forming a cover fold at the top of the bundle and overlapping the front removal portion and the rear tearing portion in the rear adhesive region. The method further includes bonding the front removal portion and the rear tearing portion to the rear adhesive region to form an open flap assembly.

Preferably, the method comprises providing a container blank of a container comprising a box section and a lid section; Providing an adhesive on the front adhesive area on the front removal portion of the inner liner; Assembling the container around the bundle; And attaching the front adhesive area to the lid section of the container to the inside of the lid such that upon opening the lid of the container the access opening of the bundle covered by the open flap assembly is automatically opened.

Referring now to the drawings, some aspects of the invention are illustrated.
1 is a schematic perspective view of an embodiment of a container in an open position, wherein the container includes a housing and a bundle disposed within the housing.
FIG. 2 is a schematic perspective view of the bundle of FIG. 1;

1 to 2, a schematic perspective view of an embodiment of a container 10 for consumer goods and a bundle 40 disposed within the housing of the container is shown. The housing includes a lid 14 that is hingedly attached to the box 14 via a box 14 and a hinge line (not shown). The hinge line extends over the rear wall of the box 14 of the container 10 and serves to move the lid 20 from the closed position to the open position as shown in FIG. 1. The hinge line is disposed between the lid rear wall 24 and the box rear wall (not shown). The box 14 further includes a box side wall 16, a box front wall 12 and a box bottom wall (not shown). The lid 20 further includes a lid side wall 26, a lid top wall (not shown) and a lid front wall 22. Hanging on the lid front 22 along the fold line is the lid front lower panel 28 folded 180 degrees into the lid and lying parallel to the lid front wall 22. The lid front lower panel 28 further includes a lid front wall contact area 29. The lid front wall contact area 29 may cover the entire area of the lid front lower panel 28, or a portion of the lid front lower panel 28.

Inside the box 14 the inner frame 30 is arranged such that a portion of the inner frame front wall protrudes from the box front wall 12, but in some embodiments the inner frame front wall is provided by the box front wall 12. Completely covered. The inner frame includes an inner frame side wall 36 that may protrude from the box side wall 16, but in some embodiments, one or both of the inner frame side walls 36 are attached to each box side wall 36. Completely covered by.

 The bundle 40 at least partially defines an interior volume for receiving consumer goods, and includes a bundle top wall, a bundle side wall 46, a bundle front wall 41, and a bundle back wall (not shown). In one or more embodiments, the container 10 can include consumer goods, such as smoking articles, disposed within the bundle 40. Bundle 40 includes an inner liner that wraps around the consumer product. The inner liner is made of barrier material or barrier materials to protect the consumer material before the container is first opened. The barrier material can be paper, metallized paper, metal foil or plastic and metal laminates. Not only can the inner liner material be sealed, it can also be folded only around consumer goods.

2, a schematic perspective view of a bundle 40 of the container 10 of FIG. 1 is shown. The inner liner forms a cover fold on the top wall of the bundle. The lid fold includes an inner liner top front flap 42 and an inner liner top rear flap 44, the liner top rear flap forming an overlap 70 on the top wall of the bundle.

The inner liner further includes a front tear line 52 extending u-shaped from the upper edge of the inner front liner top front flap 42 to the inner liner front wall to form the inner liner front remover 50. The inner liner extends from the upper edge of the inner liner top rear flap 44 to the inner liner rear wall to form an inner liner rear tear 60 located between a pair of substantially parallel back tear lines 62. It further comprises a pair of substantially parallel back tear line (62). The rear tear line 62 terminates on the inner liner rear wall in a c-shape (not shown) so that the lower end of the rear tear line 62 faces the top of the bundle. This prevents further breakage to the rear wall of the bundle when the rear tear line 62 is torn. The position of the c-shaped lower end of the rear tear line 62 also defines the hinge area of the inner liner rear tear 60.

Any of the tearing lines 52, 62 may be perforated lines such as mechanical cutting or laser ablated provided to break along the tearing lines 52, 62 when a sufficiently large force is applied. Preferably, the force required to break the tear line 52, 62 is at least twice less than the force to break the inner liner material to accurately locate the access opening created when the tear line 52 or 62 breaks. .

Permanently adhering the inner liner rear tearing portion 60 and the inner liner front removing portion 50 so that at least the inner liner rear tearing portion 60 and the inner liner front removing portion 50 together form an open flap assembly 80. A back flap adhesion area comprising adhesive is provided in the area of the overlap 70. The rear adhesive region 64 can also extend further across the overlap 70, thus adhering the inner liner top front flap 42 to the inner liner top rear flap 44 and opening flap assembly 80 When is opened to reveal the contents of the bundle, it creates an access opening along the tear lines 52,62.

In the lower region of the outer side, the opening flap assembly 80 is the front adhesive region 54. The front adhesive area 54 attaches the open flap assembly 80 to the lid front wall contact area 29.

In use, when the container 10 is first opened, by pivoting the lid 20 backward, the open flap assembly 80 tears along the tear line 52 or 62 and opens the access opening. When the container is subsequently closed, the open flap assembly 80 restores the access opening of the inner bundle 40.

Claims (11)

As a container for consumer goods:
A housing including a box and a lid hingedly attached to the box along a hinge line and having a front wall; and
It includes a bundle of consumer goods disposed within the housing,
The bundle includes a top wall protruding from the box, the bundle further comprising an inner liner that folds around the consumer material to form the bundle so that an inner liner forms a cover fold on the top wall of the bundle,
The cover folded portion:
The top front flap of the inner liner leading to the front panel of the inner liner, and
A rear flap on the top of the inner liner leading to the rear panel of the inner liner,
The inner liner top front flap and the inner liner top rear flap comprising at least partially forming an overlap,
The inner liner includes a tear-away section leading to the front panel of the inner liner along a front weakening line, wherein the front remover forms part of the front flap on the top of the inner liner. ,
The inner liner includes a rear tear-in section that extends along the rear tear line to the rear panel of the inner liner, wherein the rear tear line forms a portion of the upper rear flap of the inner liner in the area of the overlap. and,
The inner liner further includes a rear flap adhesion area in the area of the overlapping portion, wherein the rear flap adhesion region permanently attaches the front removal portion to the rear tearing portion in the overlapping region, thereby creating an open flap assembly, An open flap allows access to the consumer goods contained within the bundle,
The open flap assembly is opened by the front adhesive area such that when the lid is opened, the open flap assembly is separated from the inner liner along the tear line and hinged to the rest of the inner liner along the open flap assembly hinge line. Is attached to the inner surface of,
A container in which the width of the front removing portion is larger than the width of the rear tearing portion. The container according to claim 1, wherein the rear tearing portion lies under the front removing portion in the overlapping region. The container according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the rear tearing portion extends from the bundle rear wall to the inner liner top rear flap. 4. The container of claim 3, wherein the rear tearing line includes a c-shaped end on the bundle rear wall terminating the tearing line on either side. The container according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the front removal portion extends from the bundle front wall to the inner liner top front flap. The container of claim 1 or 2, further comprising an inner frame disposed within the box, the inner frame comprising a front wall and a pair of opposing side walls. 7. The container of claim 6, wherein the inner frame is disposed between the front wall of the box and the bundle. The container according to claim 1 or 2, wherein an inner reinforcement is disposed in the bundle. The container according to claim 1 or 2, further comprising the consumer goods, wherein the consumer goods are received in the bundle, and the consumer goods are smoking articles. As a method of forming a container for consumer goods:
Providing a single consumer product;
Providing an inner liner, including a front removing portion and a rear tearing portion, wherein the width of the front removing portion is greater than the width of the rear tearing portion;
Providing an adhesive to the back adhesive region;
Forming a bundle by wrapping the inner liner around the batch of consumables, forming a cover fold at the top of the bundle, and overlapping the front removing portion and the rear tearing portion in the rear adhesive region;
Bonding the front removing portion and the rear tearing portion to the rear adhesive region to form an open flap assembly;
Providing a container blank of a container comprising a box section and a lid section;
Providing an adhesive on a front adhesive area on the front removal portion of the inner liner;
Assembling the container around the bundle; And
Attaching the front adhesive region to the lid section of the vessel inside of the lid such that upon opening the lid of the vessel the access opening of the bundle covered by the opening flap assembly is automatically opened. delete

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