RU2469937C2 - Package and box for smoking articles - Google Patents

Abstract

FIELD: packaging industry.

SUBSTANCE: package for smoking articles comprises a compartment in the form of parallelepiped to accommodate a row or rows of smoking articles. The compartment has an opening at the upper end through which the smoking articles can be extracted along the direction parallel to their longitudinal axes. The abovementioned package also comprises a rotary valve located inside the lower end of the compartment, which when rotated comes in contact with the ends of smoking articles and pushes the smoking articles through the opening. The package may also include a second compartment pivotally connected to the first compartment at the lower ends. And each compartment has a rotary valve which comes into another compartment and is fixed there so that the relative rotation of the compartments causes rotation of two valves to lift smoking articles. In the alternative version, the rotary valves can be integrated with other compartments.

EFFECT: creating a package for smoking articles comprising a unit for pushing the smoking articles from the package to facilitate the pushing of the first article.

15 cl, 28 dwg

Description

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

In General, the invention relates to a pack for packaging smoking products, such as cigarettes.

Smoking articles are usually sold in disposable packs having a substantially parallelepiped shape formed by a bottom wall, four side walls extending from the bottom wall, and an opening from a side opposite the bottom wall through which smoking articles can be removed from the pack. The hole is closed with a special cover, usually pivotally connected to one of the side walls.

Cigarettes usually fit snugly into the pack when packed and sandwiched between its side walls. This can create difficulties when removing the first cigarette when opening the pack. Removing the following cigarettes can also be inconvenient, since the side walls often extend along the entire length of the cigarettes, which are usually arranged in a pack with their longitudinal axis parallel to the side walls.

Cigarette packs have been proposed, equipped with a mechanism to facilitate removal of cigarettes from the pack. US 1842891 describes a cigarette pack having two parallelepiped-shaped compartments, each of which is designed to hold one layer of cigarettes, and which are pivotally connected by a “book” with their edges along the length of the cigarettes in the pack so that the compartments have their faces facing each other in a closed pack. to a friend. On the inner surface of each compartment adjacent to the hinge, there is an opening for removing cigarettes. Inside the two compartments, the hinge has a pair of valves that guide cigarettes laterally outward through one of the openings when the compartments unfold on the hinge relative to each other, with the cigarettes held by the valves completely out of the pack.

No. 1,588,104 discloses a cigarette pack comprising a parallelepiped-shaped cigarette compartment having two halves articulated along a line running along the rear surface of the compartment parallel to the cigarettes in the pack. The adjoining and facing each other sides of the two halves are windows through which cigarettes can be removed from the pack and that face each other when the pack is closed. To open the pack, the back surface partially bends along the hinge, both windows being exposed. A flexible sheet is placed inside the compartment along the rear surface, which, when the pack is opened, pushes cigarettes in both halves of the compartment in the transverse direction toward the window.

In the examples given, cigarettes reach the holes in the direction transverse to their length, and the size of the holes is sufficient to remove cigarettes in this direction. At the same time, there is a danger that when the pack is opened, cigarettes pushed out through the openings may fall out of the pack and crumble, since there is almost no difference between the position of the cigarettes still inside the pack and cigarettes completely pushed out through the opening. Thus, in these packs, the problem of facilitating the extraction of cigarettes from the pack is not entirely satisfactorily solved.

Summary of the invention

Accordingly, a first feature of the present invention relates to a package for packaging smoking articles, including a compartment for accommodating several smoking articles arranged parallel to each other, having an opening at the first end through which smoking articles can be removed in a direction parallel to their longitudinal axis, and a rotary valve located inside the second end of the compartment opposite the first end, which, when rotated, is in contact with the end of at least one smoking article and pushes at least one smoking article through said opening.

This package includes a unit for ejecting smoking articles from the package to facilitate removal, for example, of the first product from the tightly packed products in the package, while eliminating the risk that the pushed product may pop out of the package or fall. Due to the fact that the smoking products extend along their axis, and not in the transverse direction, it is possible to make sure that only part of the smoking article protrudes from the pack, ensuring its capture and removal, while most of the smoking product remains securely held in the pack. If the valve is sized appropriately, the valve can partially push the smoking article into the hole at the opposite end of the compartment, but not so much that there is a risk of the smoking article being completely or almost completely pushed through the hole and falling. In addition, the rotary valve is a fairly simple ejector mechanism, which can contain only one component, and have a design in which the increase in weight or volume of the packet will be negligible.

In some embodiments, said compartment is a first compartment, and the pack also includes a second compartment for accommodating several smoking articles arranged parallel to each other, the second compartment having an opening at a first end through which smoking articles can be removed in a direction parallel to their longitudinal axis ; wherein the second compartment is pivotally connected to the first compartment by second ends with the possibility of rotation; the rotary valve of the first compartment protrudes to the second compartment and includes an inner part located inside the first compartment with the possibility of coming into contact with the end of at least one smoking article located therein, and the outer part, which is integral with the second compartment or attached to it; mutual rotation of the first and second compartments from each other around the hinge causes the rotation of the rotary valve, leading to the expulsion of at least one smoking article in the first compartment through the hole in the first compartment. Securing a part of the rotary valve inside the second compartment is a very simple constructive solution for actuating the rotary valve inside the first compartment, so that minimal efforts are required to remove smoking articles from the smoker. Due to this, the valve is completely hidden inside the pack, which protects it from damage, and also provides a good appearance of the pack and creates intrigue for the smoker, since it is not obvious why the smoking article is pulled out of the pack. The second compartment can also be used for smoking articles, or, alternatively, for matches, lighters, ashtrays or other smoking accessories.

In the case where the second compartment is used for smoking articles, the second compartment may also include a rotary valve placed inside the second end of the second compartment on the opposite side of the first end, which, when rotated, comes into contact with the end of at least one smoking article in the second separating and pushing at least one smoking article through an opening; the rotary valve of the second compartment extends to the first compartment and includes an inner part located inside the second compartment with the possibility of coming into contact with the end of at least one inside of the smoking article, and the outer part, which is integral with the first compartment or attached to it; mutual rotation of the first and second compartments from each other around the hinge causes the rotation of the rotary valve of the second compartment, leading to the expulsion of at least one smoking article in the second compartment through the hole in the second compartment. The resulting bundle has two compartments, the contents of which can be easily removed with a simple movement of the turn of the compartments from one another.

The inner and outer parts of the rotary valve or valves may be coplanar. This provides a simple configuration of the valve, which can be simply and quickly made by cutting parts of the desired shape from a flat sheet of suitable material. Rotary valve or valves may be located parallel to the lower walls of the first compartment and the second compartment when the compartments are not deployed relative to each other. For example, the valves can be flush with the lower walls, and the necessary fastening of the outer parts can be easily done by gluing them to the inner surface of the lower walls.

The pack may include a lid designed to cover the openings of both compartments. The cover may be pivotally attached to one of the compartments. A cover of this type can be used to keep both compartments folded together when they are in an unfolded, closed position, for which the cover partially covers the compartments from the outside.

In other embodiments, the rotary valve may extend through the side wall of the compartment and include an inner part located inside the compartment to come into contact with the end of the at least one smoking article, and an outer part located outside the compartment that can be actuated to rotate the inner parts. This forms a push mechanism for a pack with one compartment, with direct control of the smoker, in contrast to a device with two compartments, which uses the mutual rotation of the compartments.

The outer part can be installed at an angle to the inner part so that when the valve is not rotated, the inner part is flush with the bottom wall of the compartment, and the outer part is flush with the side wall of the compartment. A valve of this design does not protrude from the pack, which ensures a neat appearance and reduces the risk that the valve may catch on something and become damaged. In addition, such a rotary valve can be introduced into the design of a conventional cigarette pack, as a result of which a pack with an ejection mechanism that does not differ in size from a conventional pack can be obtained, which allows it to be used with existing packaging, transporting, trading and demonstration equipment.

Packs having only one compartment may also include a lid to cover the opening.

The configuration of the rotary valve or each of the rotary valves ensures that all smoking articles placed in the compartment come into contact with the ends. As a result, each smoking article in the pack will be pushed out of the pack every time the rotary valve is actuated, without any effort or special action on the part of the smoker. Alternatively, the configuration of the rotary valve or of each of the rotary valves allows not all smoking articles that may be in the compartment to come into contact with the ends. This makes it possible to push only one or several smoking articles out of the pack, thereby solving the problem of removing the first smoking article from the densely packed compartment using the minimum amount of material for the rotary valve. Such an ejection mechanism can, however, be used by the smoker for the entire pack, for which you just need to shake the pack to move the remaining smoking articles to the position where they will be caught by the rotary valve.

A pack may be made using one or more stackable blanks. Therefore, to manufacture the packs proposed in the present invention, existing manufacturing techniques can be used.

In shape, the compartment or each compartment may be a box formed by a bottom wall and four side walls extending from the bottom wall substantially at right angles. The packs proposed in the invention in appearance and size can be similar to existing packs for smoking articles, therefore, existing equipment is suitable for working with them.

The principle of a rotary valve device for ejecting the contents of a pack can be extended from packs containing smoking articles to cardboard boxes in which packs of smoking articles are packaged. According to an embodiment of the present invention, there is provided a cardboard box for packaging packs of smoking articles having a compartment for accommodating several packs of smoking articles stacked in one or more rows, the compartment having an opening at a first end through which the packs can be removed in the direction perpendicular to the direction of the row (s), and a rotary valve located inside the second end of the compartment opposite the first end, which, when rotated, comes into contact with the end at least one packet and pushes at least one packet through the hole.

The box compartment may also be a first compartment, and the box may also include a second compartment for accommodating several packs of smoking articles stacked in one or more rows, which has an opening at the first end through which the packs can be removed in a direction perpendicular to the row direction ( s), wherein the second compartment is pivotally connected to the first compartment by second ends with the possibility of rotation; the rotary valve of the first compartment protrudes to the second compartment and includes an inner part located inside the first compartment with the possibility of coming into contact with the end of at least one packet therein, and the outer part, which is integral with the second compartment or attached to it; the second compartment includes a rotary valve located inside the second end of the second compartment, opposite the first end, which, when rotated, comes into contact with the end of at least one pack in the second compartment and pushes at least one pack through the hole, while the rotary valve of the second compartment passes to the first compartment and includes an inner part located inside the second compartment with the possibility of coming into contact with the end of at least one bundle located there, and the outer the part that is integral with the first compartment or attached to it; the hinged rotation of the first and second compartments from each other causes the rotary valves to rotate so that at least one product located in the first compartment is pushed through the hole in the first compartment and at least one product located in the second compartment through the hole in the second compartment.

Alternatively, the rotary valve may extend through the side wall of the compartment and include an inner part located inside the compartment to come into contact with the end of at least one pack, and an outer part that is located outside the compartment and which can be actuated to rotate the inner parts.

Another aspect of the invention relates to blanks for assembling bundles in accordance with embodiments of the invention. In the first embodiment, the block (assembly) of blanks of a pack for smoking articles includes a blank for the first compartment and a blank for the second compartment, the blank for the first compartment comprising a bottom wall panel and four side wall panels, which can be mounted vertically around the bottom wall panel, forming the first a compartment for several smoking articles arranged so that their longitudinal axes are perpendicular to the bottom wall panel, and a slot in the bottom wall panel, at least one edge of which coincides with edge of the bottom wall panel; the second compartment blank also includes a bottom wall panel and four side wall panels that can be mounted vertically around the bottom wall panel, forming a second compartment for several smoking articles arranged so that their longitudinal axes are perpendicular to the bottom wall panel, and a valve cut from the bottom panel walls and side walls extending from the bottom wall panel along a perimeter extending between two points located on the edge of the bottom wall panel opposite the edge from which said sidewall panel departs; the valve and the slot are arranged so that they are aligned when the folded blanks are positioned so that the panel of the side wall of the workpiece of the second compartment, opposite the side wall panel with the valve, is located opposite the panel of the side wall of the workpiece of the first compartment, to the edge of which the slot is adjacent.

The valve may extend from the edge of the associated bottom wall panel to a distance not exceeding the distance by which the slot extends from the edge of the associated bottom wall panel.

Alternatively, the valve may have a fold line parallel to the edge of the associated bottom wall panel and may extend so far from the edge of the associated bottom wall panel that, when the valve is folded along the fold line, the size of the valve from the edge of the associated panel the lower wall does not exceed the distance by which the slot extends from the edge of the associated lower wall panel. Thanks to this, the valve can be made of a pack material of double thickness, which provides it with additional strength and rigidity for lifting smoking articles.

The valve may include an end portion remote from the edge of the bottom wall panel associated with it, the width of which exceeds the width of the rest of the valve so that when folding the valve along its fold line, the end portion is opposite the bottom wall panel of the second compartment blank. For example, the valve may be substantially T-shaped. The extended part helps to fix the position of the folded valve and maintain its integrity during use.

The blank block may also include a blank of the outer part, which can be installed around the assembled blank of the first compartment and the assembled blank of the second compartment, when they are opposite each other (face surfaces to each other) so as to connect the assembled blanks of the first and second compartments along the hinge axis coinciding with the edge of the panel of the lower wall of the workpiece of the first compartment, having an edge with a slot, and also with the edge of the panel of the lower wall of the workpiece of the second compartment, on which there are two points etra valve. The blank of the outer part may include a lid section, which during assembly forms a hinged lid that can close both the assembled blank of the first compartment and the assembled blank of the second compartment when they are placed opposite each other, to fix such an arrangement.

According to another embodiment, the smoking pack preform unit includes a first compartment preform and a second compartment preform, the first compartment preform and the second compartment preform each comprising a bottom wall panel and four side wall panels that can be mounted vertically around the bottom panel walls, forming a compartment for several smoking articles arranged so that their longitudinal axes are perpendicular to the bottom wall panel, while the bottom wall panel includes there is a bottom part and a valve part parallel to the bottom part, which is divided in half by a fold line parallel to the bottom part, the bottom part passing partially along the panel of the lower wall, and the valve part passing along the panel of the lower wall further than the bottom part, and its size in the direction across the fold line is not more than twice the size of the bottom part of the workpiece of another compartment in the direction across the fold line, and the gap between the foldable part and the adjacent side wall panel extending from the bottom wall panel, the length the slit is equal to the distance by which the valve part protrudes further beyond the bottom part; the configuration of the valve part and the bottom part of the blank of each compartment is such that when folded, each valve part forms a valve that can be inserted into the other compartment, lying on the base of this compartment when the first and second compartments are placed so that their side panels adjacent to slots are opposite each other.

Each valve portion may extend along the entire associated bottom wall panel, and each bottom portion may extend up to half of the associated lower wall panel. This allows you to have large enough valves to ensure that all smoking articles in each compartment are lifted when using a blank of simple configuration, so that the panels of the lower wall can be the same for blanks of both compartments.

The blank block may also include a blank of the outer part, which can be assembled around the assembled blank of the first compartment and the assembled blank of the second compartment, placed opposite each other, for connecting the assembled blanks of the first and second compartments so that they can rotate around the hinge axis coinciding with the edges panels of the lower wall of the blanks of the first and second compartments having gaps. The blank of the outer part may include a section of the lid, which during assembly forms a hinge lid, which can cover the assembled blanks of both the first and second compartments when they are placed opposite each other to maintain such a mutual arrangement.

Brief Description of the Drawings

For a better understanding of the invention and illustration of how it can be implemented, as an example, links to the attached drawings are given.

where in Fig.1 shows a perspective view of a pack of smoking articles, in accordance with an embodiment of the invention, where the pack is shown open;

on figa and 2B presents views of lateral sections of the lower part of the pack shown in figure 1, respectively, in the closed position and the open position;

on figv and 2G presents views of lateral sections of the lower part of the pack, in accordance with another embodiment, in the closed position and the open position;

on fig.2D and 2E presents views of the lateral sections of the lower part of the pack in accordance with another embodiment, in the closed position and the open position;

on fig.2G presents a view in plan of the base of the pack shown in fig.2D and 2E;

figure 3 presents a view in plan of the first and second rotary valves in accordance with an embodiment of the invention;

figure 4 presents a perspective view of the pack shown in figure 1, in the closed position;

figure 5 presents a perspective view of the pack in accordance with another embodiment, in the open position;

figure 6 presents a perspective view of the pack in accordance with another embodiment, in the open position;

on figa and 7B presents views of the lateral sections of the lower part of the pack in accordance with another embodiment, where the rotary valve is shown rotated and not rotated, respectively;

on Fig presents a perspective view of the pack shown in figa and 7B, where the rotary valve is shown not turned;

figure 9 presents a perspective view of the pack in accordance with another embodiment, in the open position;

on figa presents a perspective view of a cardboard box for packing packs of smoking products in accordance with an embodiment of the invention, in the open position;

on figb presents a perspective view of a cardboard box in accordance with another embodiment;

11 is a plan view of a workpiece for manufacturing a first compartment of a pack for smoking articles in accordance with an embodiment of the invention;

on Fig presents a perspective view from below of the lower part of the compartment made of the workpiece shown in Fig.11;

on Fig presents a plan view of the workpiece for the manufacture of the second compartment of the pack, including the first compartment made of the workpiece shown in Fig.11;

on Fig presents a perspective view of the lower part of the compartment made of the workpiece shown in Fig;

on Fig presents a plan view of the workpiece of the outer part for assembly around the first and second compartments made from the workpieces shown in Fig.11 and 13, to obtain a complete bundle;

on Fig presents a plan view of the workpiece for the manufacture of the first compartment of the pack for smoking articles in accordance with another embodiment;

on Fig presents a plan view of the workpiece for the manufacture of the second compartment of the pack, including the first compartment made of the workpiece shown in Fig;

on Fig presents a perspective view of the compartment made of the workpiece shown in Fig; and

on Fig presents a plan view of the workpiece of the outer part for assembly around the first and second compartments made from the workpieces shown in Fig.16 and 17, to obtain a complete bundle.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

Figure 1 presents a perspective view of the pack for smoking products in accordance with the first embodiment of the invention, and the pack is shown open. The pack 10 includes a first compartment 12 and a second compartment 14. Each compartment 12, 14 has a parallelepiped shape. The first compartment 12 includes a bottom wall 16 and four side walls extending from the bottom wall 16. Side walls include two large side walls 18 located opposite each other and two small side walls 20 located opposite each other and passing between two large side walls . The dimensions of the side walls 18, 20 are selected so that a number of smoking articles 22 can be placed in the compartment 12, for example cigarettes or cigars arranged parallel to each other so that their lower ends abut against the lower wall 16 and the longitudinal axes are parallel to the side walls 18, 20. The end surface of the compartment 12, located on the opposite side from the bottom wall 16, is open, forming an opening 24 through which smoking objects 22 located in the compartment 12 can be removed as described above, being sufficiently shifted into EPX along its longitudinal axis.

The second compartment 14 has the same construction as the first compartment 12, and includes a bottom wall and four side walls 18 extending from it to accommodate a number of smoking articles 22, and an opening 24 from the side opposite the bottom wall.

The first and second compartments 12, 14 are pivotally connected to each other along the hinge axis 26 passing along the edge of the lower wall 16 and the large wall 18 of each compartment 12, 14. The compartments 12, 14 can be rotated relative to each other around this hinge axis 26 from a closed positions when two large side walls 18, along the edge of which the hinge axis 26 passes, are connected by front surfaces to each other, in the open position, when these large side walls 18 are spaced apart.

The pack 10 also has a lid 28 including an upper wall 30, two small side walls 32 and two large side walls 34. The lower edge of one large side wall 34a and the upper edge of the large side wall 18 of the first compartment, which is not includes the axis 26 of the first hinge along which the compartments 12, 14 are connected. The opposing large side wall 34b of the cover 28 has a greater height (size in the direction of the longitudinal axes of the smoking articles located in the compartments) than the large side wall 34a to which ezhit second hinge axis 36. The cover 28 can be rotated around the hinge axis 36 between the closed position and the open position (shown in FIG. 1). In the closed position, the two compartments 12, 14 are rotated to the closed position, the upper wall 30 is located opposite and parallel to the lower walls 16 of the compartments 12, 14, and the small and large side walls 32, 34 of the lid are an extension of the large and small side walls 18, 20 of the compartments 12, 14. The large height of the larger large side wall 34b of the lid 28 means that this wall overlaps and extends over the corresponding large wall 18 of the second compartment 14, so that the compartments 12, 14 are held in a closed position and cannot rotate from each other in circle axis 26 of the first hinge.

Figure 4 shows the pack 10 in such a closed position when the lid 28 holds the compartments 12, 14 adjacent to each other with their front surfaces. In appearance and size, the pack 10 corresponds to a conventional cigarette pack, which makes it suitable for existing packaging and commercial equipment.

In the open position of the cover 28, the openings 24 of the first and second compartments 12, 14 are open, and smoking articles 22 can pass through them. In addition, the lid 28 no longer holds the first and second compartments 12, 14 connected to each other in the closed position, so they can be rotated to the open position (as shown in FIG. 1).

Each compartment 12, 14 also has a rotary valve 38 located at the lower end substantially parallel to the lower wall 16. The rotary valve 38 can lift the smoking articles 22 upward from the lower wall 16 so that they partially protrude from the opening 24 of the compartment. The rotary valve 38 is a flat part, the dimensions of which are such that it is placed inside the compartment essentially over the bottom wall 16, while the lower ends of the smoking articles 22 are supported by the rotary valve 38. In addition, the design of the rotary valve allows it to rotate relative to the edge lying essentially along the edge of the compartment between the bottom wall 16 and the large side wall 18. As a result, the pivot axis is parallel to the plane formed by the series of smoking articles 22 and orthogonal to the longitudinal axes of the smoker GOVERNMENTAL products. In this example, this edge is the edge along which lies the axis 26 of the first hinge connecting the first and second compartments 12, 14.

The rotation of the valve 38 around this edge / axis leads to the flap of the valve 38 from the bottom wall 16, as a result of which the valve acts on the lower ends of all smoking articles 22 placed in the compartment and moves them upward, towards the opening 24. The ratio of the sizes of the compartments 12, 14 and a rotary valve 38 indicates that the smoking articles are moved a relatively small distance compared to their full length, and therefore they only partially protrude through the opening 24. In this position, each article is easy to grip and completely remove and branch, while tobacco products do not rise rotary valve 38 so far that there was the risk of their falling out of the compartments 12, 14. This provides the convenience of retrieving smoking article from the pack.

In this embodiment, the rotation of the rotary valve 38 is carried out by turning the compartments 12, 14 around the axis 26 of the first hinge. For this, each rotary valve 38 includes an inner part 40, which is a part placed inside the compartment, and which rotates to raise the smoking articles 22, as described above, and the outer part 42, which extends from the inner part 40 outside the compartment and lies essentially in the same plane with the inner part 40. In each compartment in its large side wall 18, in close proximity to the axis 26 of the first hinge, there is a gap 44; due to this, the outer part 42 of the rotary valve 38 can protrude outside the compartment. In addition, the outer portion 42 of each rotary valve 38 also extends through a slot in the other compartment such that the outer portion 42 is inside the other compartment. Each outer part 42 is fixed inside another compartment, in this example, glued or attached to the bottom wall 16 of this compartment. Thus, for each rotary valve 38, the inner part 40 is located inside its corresponding compartment and can move inside this compartment, raising smoking articles therein, and the fixed outer part 42 located inside the other compartment is stationary relative to this other compartment. In each case, the outer part 42 of one rotary valve 38 is attached to the bottom wall 16 of the corresponding compartment, and the inner part 40 of the other rotary valve overlaps the outer part 42 of said rotary valve 38 so that the smoking articles 22 can rest on the inner part 40 to lift them up. This can be done in a reciprocating configuration of two rotary valves 38, described later.

The fastening of the outer parts 42 of the rotary valves 38 inside the lower walls 16 means that when the compartments 12, 14 unfold from each other to the open position, the inner parts 40 move away from the lower wall 16 so that using the coplanarity of the two parts of each valve 38 and their fixed location relative to each other, act on the smoking articles 22 and push them through the holes 24.

On figa shows a side sectional view of the lower part of the pack 10, in which the first and second compartments 12, 14 are in the closed position. In this position, both the inner parts 40 and the outer parts 42 of the rotary valves lie on the lower walls of the compartments, parallel to the lower walls 16. In each compartment 12, 14, the ends of the smoking articles 22 abut against the inner parts 42 for this compartment, and the outer part 44 of the valve another compartment is sandwiched between the inner part 42 and the lower wall 16. The rotary valves 38 pass through the slots 44 and are coupled, forming a folded X-shaped configuration.

On figb presents a side view of the lower part of the pack 10, in which the first and second compartments 12, 14 are in the open position. Mutual movement of the compartments leads to the fact that the X-shaped configuration of the rotary valves 38 opens and the inner parts 40 are turned away from the lower walls 16 and push up the smoking articles 22.

Figure 3 shows, by way of example, the design of rotary valves 38. Each valve 38 has a flat structure and is divided into an inner part 40, the dimensions of which ensure its placement within the lower wall of the first compartment, and an outer part 42, the dimensions of which ensure its placement within lower wall of the second compartment. Thus, the inner and outer parts are a continuation of one another. However, each valve 38 also has a slit 46 extending along its center line between the inner part 42 and the outer part 44 for substantially half the length of the valve 38. These slots 46 are inserted into each other to their full length, so that the rotary valves 38 can lie on top of each other, with the two inner parts 40 overlapping with the two outer parts 42, as required. Other configurations of mutual engagement or gripping of the two rotary valves can be used, if desired, to achieve the same result. ultatov. In addition, the outer part of the rotary valve does not have to have the same dimensions as the inner part. The size of the inner part is determined by the number of smoking products that must be lifted (see below), however, the size of the outer part must be sufficient for firm fixation inside the compartment, and rigidity sufficient to maintain the coplanarity of the two parts when turning the compartments to the sides.

In the embodiment shown in FIG. 1, the dimensions of the internal parts of the rotary valves in both compartments are selected so as to ensure that all smoking articles in the compartments rise when the compartments are deployed to the open position. In addition, each smoking article can be prepared for removal by means of rotary valves, even if several pieces or one article remain in the compartment. In addition, all smoking products in the department rise together, which is convenient for use by a group of smokers.

The configuration shown in FIG. 1 may be adapted to prepare for the delivery of not all smoking articles present in the pack. When a new pack of smoking articles is opened, it is difficult to remove the first smoking article if it is tightly packed. After removing the first smoking article, the package becomes loose, and removing the second and subsequent smoking articles becomes easier. In this situation, the size of the rotary valves can be selected so that they lift only one smoking article or only a few smoking articles.

5 is a perspective view of a stack 50 (shown in the open position) in accordance with this embodiment. The pack 50 has the same design as the pack 10 shown in FIG. 1 and includes two compartments 12, 14 that can rotate about a hinge axis 26 on the bottom wall 16 of the pack 50, and a lid 28 on the hinge, each compartment 12 , 14 has a rotary valve 38. This pack differs from the pack 10 shown in FIG. 1 in that the rotary valves 38 extend across only part of the width of the compartments 12, 14 (the width is the size in the direction parallel to the axis 26 of the first hinge connecting the two branches). In this configuration, only the ends of one or two smoking articles 22 abut against the inner parts 40, therefore, only these smoking articles 22 are pushed through the opening 24 when the packet is opened. As smoking products are used, the smoker can shake the pack or tap on it to move the remaining smoking products to the side to interact with the interior 40 so as to continue to use the rotary valves to prepare the smoking article for removal.

Rotary valves 38 are located on one side of the stack 50 to lift the smoking article or articles 22 at the end of the row. However, they can be located anywhere along the width of the pack 50. In addition, the two valves can be arranged differently, for example, one on each side of the pack 50. This eliminates the need for engagement between the two valves to form an X-shaped the configuration shown in figa and 2B. Further, the dimensions of only the inside of the valves should be selected in accordance with the number of smoking articles to be raised; the width of the outside should not be the same.

In another alternative embodiment, one rotary valve is used in a bundle comprising two hinged compartments.

6 is a perspective view of a stack 60 in accordance with an embodiment. As in FIGS. 1 and 5, the pack 60 includes two compartments pivotally connected along the hinge axis 26 on the bottom wall 16 of the pack 60. Here, however, only the first compartment 12 has a rotary valve 38 for lifting the smoking articles contained therein 22, including an inner portion 40 attached inside the bottom wall 16 of the second compartment 14. Conversely, a rotary valve 38 may be positioned to raise smoking articles in the second compartment.

In this configuration, a packet is obtained where smoking articles can be prepared for removal by a rotary valve in only one of the packets, although smoking articles can be placed in both compartments of the packet. If smoking products are placed only in the first compartment, a lighter or matches can be placed in the second compartment, or a place is left where the smoker could put his cigarette lighter or matches, or this compartment can be decorated, for example, as a container for ash and (or) cigarette butts .

The rotary valve 38, shown in FIG. 6, extends over the full width of the pack 60 in order to lift all the smoking articles 22 in the first compartment 12. The inner part 40, however, may also have a reduced size in order to lift fewer cigarettes, as it was described by the example of figure 5.

Each of the rotary valves described above includes a separate planar (flat) part, which is fixed with its outer part inside one compartment and passes its inner part into another compartment. In an alternative design, the rotary valve includes only the inner part, which is integral with the part of one compartment adjacent to the axis of the hinge. Therefore, the outer part is integral with one compartment, and inside the other compartment there is a rotary valve. This eliminates the need to secure a separate valve in the compartment. Thus, the inner part includes a valve protruding from the first compartment and extending into the second compartment, located there under the ends of the smoking articles in the second compartment. The valve is positioned so that its fixed position is maintained relative to the first compartment so that it rotates relative to the second compartment when the pack opens relative to the axis of the hinge and pushes upward on the smoking articles. For example, the valve may protrude from the inner large side wall of the first packet, or from the lower wall of the first packet.

On figv and 2G shows the types of side sections of the lower part of the pack, in which the valve is shown protruding from the inner large side wall of the compartment. 2B, the pack is shown in the closed position when the inner large side walls 18 of the first compartment 12 and the second compartment 14 are facing each other. At the base of the inner large side wall 18 of the first compartment 12, there is a slit 44 along its lower edge. From the lower edge of the inner large wall 18 of the second compartment 14, a valve 40 extends substantially at right angles. The valve 40 passes through the slot 44 into the first compartment 12 so so that it lies essentially flush on the surface of the lower wall of the first compartment 12. The ends of the smoking articles 22 in the first compartment are, as a result, supported by the valve 40.

When the pack is opened by turning the first and second compartments apart, the valve 40 rotates with the second compartment 14 and therefore moves relative to the first compartment 12 and the smoking articles 22 there, pushing the smoking articles 22 upward. If the valve 40 is only on one side of the packet, on the other side of the packet, a second valve can be used that protrudes from the inner large side of the first compartment 12 into the second compartment 14 so that when the pack is opened, smoking products are also pushed out Eli from the second compartment.

On fig.2D and 2G presents side views of the lower part of the pack with the valve protruding from the surface of the lower wall of the compartment. On fig 2D the pack is shown in the closed position, when the inner large walls of the two compartments 12, 14 are facing each other with their faces. The surface 16 of the lower wall of the second compartment 14 extends beyond the inner large wall 18 of the second compartment, forming a valve 40 protruding from the surface 16 of the lower wall and lying in the same plane. The valve 40 protrudes far enough to enter the first compartment 12 through a slit or gap in the lower edge of the inner large face of the first compartment so that the ends of the smoking articles 22 in the first compartment lie on the valve 40. In this particular example, the valve 40 actually forms the surface of the lower wall the first compartment 12. This design can also be used in the embodiment shown in figv and 2G. In an alternative embodiment, the structure may include a bottom wall surface in a first compartment that is closed by valve 40.

On fige shows the pack in the open position when the first and second compartments are deployed from each other. As in the previous examples, the rotation of the second compartment 14 relative to the first compartment 12 causes the valve 40 to turn up and squeeze out smoking articles 22 in the first compartment.

In this example, the valve may be formed by a cut-out part of the surface of the lower wall of the first compartment, if the surfaces of the lower wall of the first and second compartments form a single whole. FIG. 2G shows a view of the base of the pack in the closed position when the first valve 40a is cut from the bottom wall 16 of the first compartment 12, but is a continuation of the bottom wall 16 of the second compartment 14, and the second valve 40b is cut from the bottom wall 16 of the second compartment 14, but a continuation of the bottom wall 16 of the first compartment. When the pack is opened by turning the compartments around the hinge axis 26 on the bottom wall 16, the first valve 40a presses on the smoking articles in the first compartment 12 and the second valve 40b presses on the smoking articles in the second compartment 14. If necessary, only one valve can be used.

If necessary, an additional piece of packaging material can be laid on the surface of the bottom wall of the packet in order to close the holes formed when the valves were created in this way. Alternatively, two compartments may be formed so that their surfaces of the lower wall are separated. One or both surfaces of the lower wall may have a protruding valve that is inserted into the slot or aligned with a slot in the lower edge of the surface of the lower wall of the other compartment. Then an additional piece of packaging material is laid over the surfaces of the bottom wall, or in some other way superimposed on or covers the compartments for their connection and the formation of the hinge axis.

The rotary valves described above in relation to packs comprising two pivotally connected compartments can also be used with packs having one compartment. As before, it is assumed that the rotary valve is located at the base of the compartment for accommodating smoking articles, passing along the entire width or part of the width of the compartment, and can rotate around an axis parallel to the plane of laying of the smoking articles in the compartment, perpendicular to their longitudinal axes so that by turning the valve smoking articles are lifted and pushed up through a hole located on the side opposite to the base of the packet. In the case of a pack with one compartment, it is impossible to use the rotation of two pivotally connected packs to actuate the rotary valve.

Therefore, in the present embodiment, the rotary valve includes an inner part and an outer part, and, as before, the valve protrudes through a slot in the base of the side of the compartment. In this case, however, the outer part forms an angle with the inner part. If the compartments are in the shape of a parallelepiped, it is desirable that this angle be substantially right. In this case, the outer part lies outside on the side wall of the compartment when the inner part lies on the inner surface of the lower wall of the compartment and the smoking articles are completely located in the compartment, abutting the lower ends against the inner part. To rotate the inner part and remove smoking articles, the smoker grabs the outer part and turns it away from the side wall, rotating around the line separating the inner and outer parts, and located at the place where the rotary valve passes through the side wall of the compartment. This leads to a corresponding rotation of the inner part so that it pushes the smoking articles, moving them through the hole.

On figa presents a side view of the lower part of the pack 70, in accordance with this embodiment. The pack 70 includes one compartment 72 having a bottom wall 74 and four side walls standing vertically around it, the depth of which is sufficient to accommodate two parallel rows of smoking articles 22 (row planes are orthogonal to the sheet plane). One large side wall 76 has a slot 78 extending along the edge of the lower wall through which the rotary valve 80 protrudes. The inner part 82 of the rotary valve 80 is located inside the compartment 72 and the ends of the smoking articles abut against it 22. The outer part 84 of the rotary valve 80 is a right angle with the inner part 82 and lies outside the compartment 72. In Fig. 7A, the rotary valve is shown in a first position when the inner part 82 is flush with the outer surface of the large side wall 74 and the outer part 84 is located and flush with the outer large surface of the side wall 76 immediately above the slot 78. The smoking articles 22 are placed inside the compartment 72.

On figb presents the pack 70, shown in figa, where the rotary valve 80 is in the second position, designed for the issuance of smoking products. The outer part 84 was turned away from the large side wall 76, as a result of which the inner part was rotated to lift the smoking articles 22.

On Fig presents the appearance of the pack 70 in perspective. The outer part 84 of the rotary valve has a cutout 86 at the upper edge to facilitate gripping by the user. Exterior parts and other shapes may, however, be used.

In this embodiment, the inner portion 82 is shown extending to the full depth of the compartment 72 so that the rotary valve 80 lifts the smoking articles in both rows. However, shorter inner portions 82 can also be used, trapping cigarettes in row 88 closest to outer portion 84. Smoking articles in another row 90 can be pushed forward to inner portion 82 by shaking or tilting the pack 70.

In addition, the inner part does not have to extend along the full width of the compartment in order to lift each smoking article in a row. Instead, the size of the inner part can be chosen so that it is in contact with only one or more smoking articles, by analogy with the rotary valves described in relation to figure 5. The outer part may also not extend over the entire width of the compartment and may have a width equal to the width of the inner part.

Alternatively, the inner part and the outer part may have different compartment widths. For example, the inner part can be made to pick up a whole series of smoking articles, and the outer part can have a smaller width so that the pack has a different appearance than that shown in Fig. 8, while the outer part would be relatively a small petal. In another example, the interior may be small in size to eject just one or two smoking articles, and the outside may be wider to provide a more comfortable grip for actuating the rotary valve.

In yet another alternative embodiment, the rotary valve may be located on the side of the compartment so that it passes through a slot in one of the small side walls instead of the large side wall. In terms of configuration and principle of operation, such a valve is similar to a valve placed in a large side wall, and the inner part can pass a small or large distance under a row or rows of smoking articles so that when turning a small or large number of smoking articles is lifted. An outer portion 84a of a rotary valve of this type is shown by a dashed line in FIG.

FIG. 9 is a perspective view of a pack in accordance with yet another alternative implementation of this embodiment. The pack 100 includes a first compartment 12 and a second compartment 14, pivotally connected to the first compartment 12 so that in the closed position the large side walls 18 of the compartments are facing each other. The hinge cover 28, connected to another large wall of the first compartment 12, can close on top of the two compartments 12, 14 when they are in the closed position. In this example, however, the compartments have a vertical hinge joint along the boundary between the large side wall 18 and the small side wall 20. Therefore, when the compartments 12, 14 are turned apart from each other about the hinge axis 102, the pack opens like a book or purse. Unlike the above examples, such a turn does not actuate any rotary valve for pushing out cigarettes. A rotary valve of this type, described with reference to the examples of FIGS. 7A, 7B and 8, is used for the second compartment 14. The rotary valve passes through a slit (not shown) along the lower edge of the inner large side wall 18 of the second compartment 14, and the outer portion 84 of the rotary the valve rests on the inner large side wall 18 flush with it when the valve is in the non-deployed position. Therefore, when the pack 100 is closed, the outer portion 84 of the valve is hidden between the inner large side walls 18. If necessary, another rotary valve (not shown) can be similarly used for the first compartment 12. In addition, the valve or valves may be located in the other of the side walls (large or small).

Any of the examples described here can be modified so as to correspond to a different number of rows of smoking articles by changing the depth of the compartments. For example, one or both compartments of the packs shown in FIGS. 1 and 9 can be made deeper to accommodate two rows of smoking articles, so that the pack generally accommodates three or four rows. The bundle shown in FIGS. 7A, 7B, and 8, having one compartment, may be sized to accommodate one, two, three, or more rows. For example, the pack configuration may be such that it will accommodate twenty smoking articles in the usual way in three rows of seven, six and seven smoking articles nested in each other. In a pack with one compartment, a compartment contains all three rows, in a pack with two compartments, one compartment contains one row of seven and one row of six, and the other compartment contains one row of seven. For any number of rows in the compartment, the internal valve may extend under all rows or only part of the rows.

A pack having one or more rotary valves in accordance with the invention may include more than two pivotally connected compartments. The compartments can be pivotally connected in any combination of the hinge axes on the lower walls of the compartments (as in FIG. 1) and the hinge axes on the sides of the compartments (FIG. 9). The hinge axes on the bottom wall may or may not be used to actuate the rotary valve, as shown in FIGS. 1 and 6.

Cover design may vary. In addition, the outer dimensions of the bundle may correspond to the outer dimensions of any standard bundle for smoking articles, or other sizes as selected by the manufacturer. Other features of conventional packages of smoking articles may also be introduced, for example, rectangular ribs, rounded ribs, oval ribs or beveled ribs.

As for the materials, the packs proposed in the invention can be made by bending and folding cardboard or thick paper blanks by analogy with regular cigarette packs. The rotary valve or valves may be made of any material that, being sufficiently strong, or resilient and rigid, or semi-rigid, provides the required lifting of smoking articles without noticeable bending, folding or tearing. Suitable materials include cardboard, heavy paper, and plastics. For valves that are not an integral part of the side wall or the lower wall of the compartment, it is convenient to make the internal and external parts of the rotary valve as a single part from one workpiece. Alternatively, the two parts can be cut separately and then joined at the desired angle.

In this document, the terms upper, lower, upper, lower wall, height, width, depth, etc. are used for clarity and convenience of presentation and should be construed as referring to certain parts of a packet having a vertical orientation, as in FIGS. 4 and 8. These the terms are not restrictive in nature, since the pack may have a different orientation during use.

The invention can also be used for cardboard containers for packs of cigarettes, cigars or other smoking articles. Typically, individual packs of smoking articles (containing, for example, twenty smoking articles) are packaged in larger boxes, each of which holds, for example, ten packs. The present invention can be used to remove packs from a box using one or more rotary valves.

For example, the box 101 shown in FIG. 10A may be used, similar in configuration to the pack shown in FIG. 1. Box 101, shown open in perspective, includes two compartments 112, 114, the shape and dimensions of each of which can accommodate five packs 122 (only one is shown for clarity), arranged in a row with large side walls facing each other, and lower walls packs facing the lower walls of the compartments. The compartments 112, 114 are connected along the hinge axis 126 along the lower edge of their inner side walls 118, the lower edge being parallel to the row of packs 122 in each compartment 112, 114. At the base of each compartment 112, 114 there is a rotary valve 140 coupled in an X-shape 2A, 2B and 3. Therefore, if the compartments 112, 114 are pivoted from one another around the hinge axis 126, the rotary valve is turned away from the surfaces of the lower wall of the corresponding compartments 112, 114 and lifts the packs 122 so that they protrude on short distance e from the branches and could be more easily removed. The box 101 has a hinge cover 128 attached to the outer side wall of the first compartment from the side opposite to the side wall 118 having a hinge axis 126.

Alternatively, the shape and dimensions of the box can be selected so that five packs are placed in each compartment, stacked in a row with small side walls to each other, and lower walls facing the lower walls of the compartments. The compartments are pivotally fastened to each other along the hinge axis parallel to the row of packs passing along the lower edge of the inner side walls of the compartments. At the same time, the box is similar in size and shape to ordinary boxes (blocks) with ten packs of smoking items.

The configuration of the box with one or more rotary valves proposed in the present invention can be selected in accordance with any of the embodiments and examples described in relation to the packs. The only necessary changes are associated with an increase in size and, possibly, an increase in the strength of the material used for the manufacture of boxes, as well as the fact that it is desirable to produce a valve or valves with a material with greater strength, greater stiffness, or elasticity compared to a material that can be used for valves in packs so that the valves in the boxes can push out more weight of the pack or packs compared to one or more smoking articles.

For example, a box may have one compartment and a rotary valve, the outer part of which can be hand-operated, by analogy with the embodiments shown in FIGS. 7A, 7B and 8.

10B is a perspective view of a box with a similar valve. The dimensions of the box 170 are selected so as to accommodate ten packs of smoking articles in two rows of five packs, and packs in each row are arranged to each other by small side walls, and both rows are located so that the large side walls of the packs in one row face the large side walls packs in another row. This configuration corresponds to the conventional ten-pack box design mentioned above. In one of the large side surfaces of the box there is a slot for introducing a rotary valve into it, the outer part 184 of which is flat pressed against the box 170 when the box is not deployed. On the outer portion 184 there is a cutout at the upper edge to facilitate actuation by the user.

The present invention also relates to blanks for forming packs for smoking articles having rotary valves for removing smoking articles from packs.

The first embodiment of the workpiece relates to a pack in which a rotary valve is formed from a protruding part of the side surface of one compartment extending into an opening in the surface of the lower wall of the other compartment, while forming the compartments separately. Such a bundle may be formed from a block including three blanks.

11 shows a plan view of a blank 144 of a first compartment that can be assembled to form a first compartment. The blank 144 of the first compartment includes a bottom wall panel 147 for forming a surface of the bottom wall of the compartment having two long edges and two short edges. The panels 145, 146 of the large sides extend from the long edges along the fold lines 148 and 149. One large side panel 145 has longitudinal borders 154, 155, from each of which small side panels 150, 151 extend, and along the borders 154, 155 pass subsequently fold lines. The other large side panel 146 likewise has longitudinal borders 156, 157, from each of which small side panels 152, 153 extend, and the borders 156, 157 then become fold lines. The width of each small side panel is substantially equal to the size of the short edge of the bottom wall panel 147.

A slot 190 is made in the bottom wall panel 147. In this example, the slot 190 is located in the middle relative to the sides of the bottom wall panel 147 and extends over the entire width of the bottom wall panel 147 from one long side 148 to the other long side 149. In general, the slot 190 at least one edge should coincide with the long edge 148, 149 of the bottom wall panel 147.

To assemble the workpiece, bending is performed on each of the bending lines 148, 149, 154, 155, 156 and 157 to form a right angle between the respective panels. The small side panels 150, 151 of one large side panel 145 overlap with the small side panels 152, 153 of the other large side panel 146 and the small side panels are glued together.

12 is a perspective view from below of the lower part of the assembled workpiece 144 of the first compartment. The blank forms a compartment in the form of an open box having four side walls and a lower wall, and a slot 190 in the lower wall. In this example, the depth (corresponding to the short sides of the bottom wall panel) of the compartment is sufficient to accommodate two rows of smoking articles sealed by a nested placement.

On Fig presents a plan view of the blank 162 of the second compartment, which can be assembled to form a second compartment. The blank 162 of the second compartment includes a bottom wall panel 165 for forming a surface of the bottom wall of the compartment having two long edges and two short edges. The panels 163, 164 of the large sides extend from the long edges along the fold lines 174 and 175. One large side panel 163 has longitudinal borders 191, 171, from each of which small side panels 166, 167 extend, and at the borders 191, 171 pass subsequently fold lines. Another large side panel 164 likewise has longitudinal borders 172, 173, from each of which small side panels 168, 169 extend, and the borders 172, 173 then turn into fold lines. The width of each small side panel is substantially equal to the size of the short edge of the bottom wall panel 165.

A valve 192 is cut out in the bottom wall panel 165 and one large side panel 164. The valve 192 extends across the bottom wall panel 165 and upward along a portion of the adjacent large side panel 164, and its perimeter formed in the bottom wall panel 165 and the adjacent large side panel 164, passes between two end points 193, 194 located on the fold line 175, which is the long edge of the bottom wall panel 165, located opposite the long edge, from which the large side panel (side wall panel) 164, in which the valve is cut en 192. Thus, the valve 192 is separated from the large side panel 164 and the bottom wall panel 165, but is connected to the workpiece 162 along the opposite long edge 175 of the bottom wall panel 165. A fold line running along a long edge 174 adjacent to the large side panel in which the valve is cut does not extend along the valve 192. The valve 192 is located in the middle of the long edge 174. In this example, the valve 192 has a T-shape with a crossbar at T, remote from the edge of the long edge 174. Thus, the remote or free end of the valve 192 is wider than the rest of the valve. The height (extension from the long edge 175) of the T-shaped valve in the vertical position does not exceed the double size of the short edge of the panel 147 of the lower wall of the workpiece of the first compartment (in this example, this is also the size of the hole in the panel of the lower wall), and the bend line 195 on the valve 192 located essentially at half the height of the vertical part and runs parallel to the long edge 175. The height of the bar at T does not exceed the size of the short edges of the panel 165 of the lower wall of the workpiece 162 of the second compartment.

The blank of the second compartment is folded in the same way as the blank of the first compartment, by forming perpendicular bends along the fold lines between the panels, overlapping the small side panels of the two large panels and gluing the small side panels together. Additionally, the valve 192 is unbent. Between the valve 192 and the adjacent large side panel 164, a perpendicular fold is formed so that the valve is coplanar with the bottom wall panel 165, but protrudes outward from the second compartment. In addition, the valve 192 is tucked along the bend line 195, and the crossbar at T extends back through the slot in the bottom wall 165 and the large side wall 164 remaining after the valve 192 is folded outward, as a result of which the crossbar rests on the inner surface of the bottom wall panel 165. Valve 192, if necessary, can be fixed in this position by glue.

On Fig presents a perspective view of the lower part of the assembled workpiece 162 of the second compartment. From the workpiece, a compartment is formed in the form of an open box having four side walls and a lower wall. The valve 192 protrudes from the second compartment coplanarly with the surface of the lower wall, from the side of the second compartment opposite the large side panel from which the valve 192 was cut. In this example, the second compartment has a depth (corresponding to the short sides of the lower wall panel) that is sufficient to accommodate one a number of smoking articles. Thus, along with the first compartment, three rows of smoking articles can be placed, possibly according to the usual pattern 7-6-7. In a preferred embodiment, however, the size of one or both compartments can be selected to accommodate a different number of smoking articles or the number of rows.

To form a pack with a hinge joint, the first and second compartments are arranged with face surfaces to each other. The large side panel of the second compartment, to which the valve 192 is adjacent, is placed face-to-face with each other with a large side panel of the first compartment, to the lower edge of which there is a slot 190 in the bottom wall panel (any of the two large side panels in this example, in which the slot passes over the entire width of the bottom wall panel). The valve 192 is therefore aligned with the slot 190 so that the valve 192 overlaps the slot 190. (It should be noted that the valve and the slot can be offset from the center of the bottom wall panels, and / or the valve / slot combination can be made in opposite compartments or a second valve / slot combination located on the opposite side can be used). Then, around the first and second compartments, a blank of the outer part is assembled to connect them along the hinge axis, passing along the inner long edges of the bottom wall panels.

On Fig presents a view in plan of the workpiece 201 of the outer part. The outer part blank 201 includes a bottom wall panel 226 having two short edges 242, 243 and two long edges 228, 229. The length of the short edges is essentially equal to the sum of the length of the two short edges of the panels 147, 165 of the blanks 144, 162 of the first and second compartments. The length of the long edges 228, 229 is essentially equal to the length of the long edges of the panels 147, 165 of the lower wall of the blanks 144, 162 of the first and second compartments. A fold line runs along each long edge 228, 229. The front panel 225 extends from one long edge 229, and the rear panel 224 extends from the other long edge 228. In addition, a fold line 240 runs along the bottom wall panel 226 parallel to the long edges 228, 229, which is separated from the long edge 228, from which back panel 224 moves away by a gap equal to the width of the small side panels of the blank 162 of the second compartment, and is separated from the other long edge 229 by a gap substantially equal to the width of the small side panels of the blank 144 of the first compartment.

The front panel 225 has longitudinal borders 230, 231 that form fold lines, from each of which a side panel 232, 233 extends. The width of each side panel 232, 233 is essentially equal to the sum of the width of the small side panels of the blanks of the first and second compartments. In addition, each side panel 232, 233 has a dividing line parallel to the longitudinal boundary 230, 231 and separated from it by the width of the side walls of the workpiece 144 of the first compartment.

The rear panel 224 has longitudinal borders 236, 237 that form fold lines, from each of which a side panel 238, 239 extends. The width of each side panel 238, 239 is substantially equal to the width of the small side panels of the second compartment blank 262. The rear panel also has an upper limit 227 from which the cover blank section 202 departs. The lid section includes several panels, which during assembly form a conventional hinged lid according to the type of packs of smoking articles used as hinged lids. The upper boundary 227 forms the axis of the hinge along which the hinge lid is connected to the bundle.

To form a bundle around the first and second compartments, a blank 201 of the outer part is assembled. According to one method, two compartments are placed with their faces facing each other, and then placed on the rear panel 224 so that the second compartment is in contact with the rear panel 224. In this case, the hole formed after bending the valve is closed by the rear panel 224. Side panels 238, 239 of the rear panel 224 are folded to the small side panels of the second compartment and secured with glue. Then, the panel 226 of the lower wall of the outer workpiece 201 bends to the panels 147, 165 of the lower wall of the first and second compartments and is fixed with adhesive applied so that it does not get onto the valve 192 and into the slot 190. The front panel 225 bends down onto the open large side panel the first compartment, and the side panels 232, 233 are folded onto the side panels of the first compartment and the side panels 238, 239 of the rear panel 224 and are glued to each of them. Bending and assembly of the lid blank section 202 is performed in a conventional manner, and then adjacent open ends of the first and second compartments can then be closed with a lid.

Finally, the side walls 232, 233 are cut along the dividing lines 234, 241. After this, the first and second compartments remain connected only by the panel 226 of the lower wall of the workpiece of the outer part and can be rotated from each other around the hinge axis 240. This causes the valve 192 to pivot upward through the slot 190 to dispense smoking articles from the packet, as described above.

The second embodiment of the workpiece relates to a pack in which the rotary valves are located at the bases of two pivotally connected compartments, the rotary valves having an interlocked X-shaped configuration described above with respect to FIGS. 2A and 2B. In contrast to FIGS. 2A and 2B, here the valves are integrally formed with compartments so that each compartment and a valve attached to it that rotates inside the other compartment are formed from one blank.

On Fig presents a view in plan of the workpiece of the first compartment, which is collected in the first compartment for smoking articles. The blank 300 of the first compartment includes a bottom panel 301 having two opposing long edges and two opposing short edges. Each long edge 312, 313 has a fold line. The first large side panel 302 has longitudinal side borders 304, 305, small side panels 306, 307 extend from each of them. Fold lines are also formed along the longitudinal side borders 304, 305. Similarly, on the second large side panel 303, there are longitudinal borders 318, 309 along which fold lines are formed and from which the small side panels 311, 310 extend. The small side panels 306, 307 of the first large side panel 302 have substantially the same width as and small side panels of the second large side panel 303.

The bottom wall panel includes two parts, the bottom part 314 and the valve part 315. The bottom part 314 forms the surface of the lower wall of the first compartment when the workpiece 300 is assembled, and the valve part 315 forms a rotary valve to eject the smoking article from the adjacent second compartment. The separation between the bottom portion 314 and the valve portion 315 occurs parallel to the long sides of the bottom wall panel 301. The bottom portion 314 extends only to half of the lower wall panel 301, from one short edge to the middle of the adjacent long edge 312, and its size in the direction orthogonal to the long edge 312 is substantially equal to the width of the small side of the panels. This size determines the depth of the collected first compartment. The valve portion 315 extends across the entire adjacent long edge 313 and is halved by a fold line 317 parallel to the long edge 313. In addition, the size of the valve portion 315 in the direction orthogonal to the long edge 313 does not exceed twice the corresponding size of the bottom portion 334 of the workpiece 320 of the second offices described below. Finally, the valve portion 315 is separated from the adjacent large side panel 303 by a slot 316 extending along the long edge 313. The slot 316 extends from the short edge of the bottom wall panel 301, opposite the short edge, from which the bottom portion 314 extends to the middle of the long edge 313 ( which coincides with the middle of the opposite long edge 312).

On Fig presents a view in plan of the workpiece 320 of the second compartment. This preform is substantially similar to the first compartment preform 300 in that it includes a bottom wall panel 321, two large side panels 322, 323 and four small side panels 326, 327, 339, 330 located in the same manner as the corresponding blank panels 300 first compartment. The bottom wall panel 321, by analogy, includes a bottom portion 334 and a valve portion 335, separated from the adjacent large side panel 322 by a slot 336 and divided in half by a fold line 337. The size of the bottom 334 in the direction orthogonal to the adjacent long edge 332 determines the depth of the assembled second compartment and is essentially equal to the width of the small side panels. The size of the valve portion 335 in the direction orthogonal to the adjacent long edge 332 does not exceed twice the corresponding size of the bottom portion 314 of the blank 300 of the first compartment.

The bottom parts 314, 334 and the slots 316, 336 are located on one side of the respective blanks. In other words, both blanks have essentially the same configuration, and are not mirror images of each other. In each case, however, the large side panel 303, 322 adjacent to the slit 316, 336 is a side panel that will abut the face to another compartment in the assembled pack. Therefore, this should be taken into account in any pack in which the compartments are not identical to each other, for example, if one compartment contains two rows of smoking articles and the other contains one row. In the example of FIGS. 16 and 17, the size of both compartments is selected so as to accommodate only one row, and therefore they have the same depth, but the shape of the large and small side panels is such that the open pack goes down from the back forwards, therefore, the workpieces 300, 320 are not the same.

Each preform 300, 320 is assembled in the same way. The workpiece is folded along the bend line 317, 337 along the valve portion 315, 335, forming a valve with a double material thickness. Two valve halves can be glued together. Then, along two bending lines 312, 313, 333, 332 along the long sides of the bottom panel 301, 321, bending is performed in opposite directions so that the bending line adjacent to the valve portion 315, 335 gives a convex bending, and the bending line adjacent to bottom part 314, 334, forms a fold with a hollow. In this case, a surface of the lower wall is formed at the compartment, from which two large side panels vertically extend, and a valve protruding from the compartment to the outside, coplanar with the surface of the lower wall. Then, at a right angle, the small side panels overlapping each other are bent inward, which are fastened with glue. After assembly, the lower parts of the first and second compartments look the same.

FIG. 18 is a perspective view of a first compartment made from a blank 300 of a first compartment. The assembled second compartment looks similar. The compartment has four sides extending upward from the base formed by the bottom portion 314 of the bottom wall panel 301. However, since the bottom portion 314 extends only to half of the bottom wall panel 301, a slot 318 occupies half of the base. The valve formed from the folded valve portion 315 protrudes from the compartment in the same plane as the bottom wall surface. However, thanks to the slit 316 and the slot 318, the valve is fastened to the adjacent large side wall 302 and the base only at half its length, and forms a free end along the other half of the length.

To form a hinge pack with rotary valves, the first and second compartments are folded with each other by the front surfaces of the large sides of which the valves protrude, and the free end of each valve is inserted through a slot into the base of the other compartment. The free end of the valve is superimposed on the inner surface of the base part of the other compartment formed by the bottom part of the panel of the lower wall of the original workpiece, and the other end of the valve closes the slots in the base. Thus, at the base of each compartment there is a valve of the other compartment extending over its full width. By rotating the compartments relative to each other, the valves are turned in such a way that all smoking products in the compartments are pushed upward from the compartments.

To form a pack, two compartments must be pivotally connected along their surfaces of the lower wall.

On Fig presents a suitable blank for this purpose, the outer part. To achieve the same result, other blanks can be used. The blank 400 of the outer part includes a bottom wall panel 401 with two long edges lying opposite each other and two short edges lying opposite each other. The size of the bottom wall panel in the direction of the short edges is equal to the sum of the depths of the first and second compartments. The axis 416 passes through the panel 401 of the lower wall, dividing it into two parts, in accordance with the relative depth of the two compartments. Fold lines are formed along the long edges 404, 405. The front panel 403 extends from one long edge 405 having longitudinal side borders 406, 407 from which the side panels 408, 409 extend. The width of the side panels 408, 409 is substantially equal to the depth of the second compartment. From the opposite long edge 404, a back panel 402 departing having longitudinal borders 410, 411, from which side panels 412, 413 extend, the width of which is substantially equal to the depth of the first compartment. The rear panel 402 also has an upper limit 415 defining the hinge axis, from which the cover section 414 departs. Lid section 414 includes a group of panels that are connected by fold lines and which can be assembled to form a conventional hinged lid of a pack for smoking articles.

To form a complete bundle, two compartments located with their faces facing each other and linked by their respective valves are placed on the rear panel 402 of the blank 400 of the outer part. The side panels 412, 413 of the rear panel 402 are folded upward around the small side panels of the first compartment and secured with glue. The lower panel 401 of the workpiece of the outer part bends upward around the surfaces of the lower walls of the two compartments and is fixed with glue so as not to interfere with the rotation of the valves. Then, the front panel 403 is folded down around the second compartment, and its side panels 408, 409 are folded around the side panels of the second compartment and secured with glue. The lid section 414 is assembled into a hinge lid that closes the open upper ends of the two compartments and secures them with their face surfaces to each other.

When the lid opens, the compartments can be deployed from each other around the hinge axis 416 in the bottom wall panel 401 to actuate the rotary valves. Alternatively, the hinge axis 416 may not exist, and the bottom wall panel 401 may not adhere to the surfaces of the lower wall of the compartments. Moreover, the panel 401 of the lower wall does not bend during use, and the hinged effect exists only in the interaction of the compartments.

The valves in this embodiment may be modified to extend less than the full width of the compartments. In addition, the point of engagement of the two valves can be shifted from the middle of the surface of the bottom wall, and if there are more than one row of smoking articles in the compartment, the size of the valve can be selected to lift one or more rows.

The two described blocks of blanks are given only to illustrate the present invention and can be changed taking into account different sizes and quantities of smoking articles, sizes and locations of rotary valves, and different appearance, for example, packs with beveled or rounded edges, or packs whose lids differ from hinged lid of a regular pack for smoking articles. In addition, the packs and boxes in accordance with the present invention can be made from any suitable blank or block blanks, which include the use of a rotary valve, and are not limited to the manufacture of blanks identical or similar to those presented.

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1. A pack (10) for smoking articles, comprising a first compartment (12) for accommodating several smoking articles arranged parallel to each other, having an opening (24) at the first end through which smoking articles can be removed along a direction parallel to their longitudinal axes and a rotary valve (38) located inside the second end of the first compartment on the opposite side of the first end, which, when turning, contacts the end of at least one smoking article and pushes at least one an integral article through this opening, characterized in that it further includes a second compartment (14) for accommodating several smoking articles arranged parallel to each other, having an opening (24) at the first end through which the smoking articles can be removed along a direction parallel to them longitudinal axes, moreover
the second compartment is rotatably connected to the first compartment by a hinge (26) at said second ends,
the rotary valve (38) of the first compartment extends to the second compartment and includes an inner part (40) located inside the first compartment with the possibility of contact with the end of at least one smoking article, and the outer part (42), integral with the second compartment or attached to him and
the rotation of the first and second compartments from each other around the hinge causes the rotation of the rotary valve with the expulsion of at least one smoking article in the first compartment through the opening of the first compartment. 2. A pack for smoking articles according to claim 1, in which the second compartment includes a rotary valve (38) located inside the second end of the second compartment, located on the side opposite the first end, which, when turning, is in contact with the end of at least one smoking article in the second compartment and pushes at least one smoking article through said opening, wherein
the rotary valve of the second compartment extends to the first compartment and includes an inner part (40) located inside the second compartment with the possibility of contact with the end of at least one smoking article, and an outer part (42) that is integral with the first compartment or attached to it, and
the rotation of the first and second compartments from each other around the hinge causes the rotation of the rotary valve of the second compartment to expel at least one smoking article in the second compartment through the opening of the second compartment. 3. A pack for smoking articles according to claim 1, in which the inner and outer parts (40, 42) of the rotary valve or valves are coplanar. 4. A pack for smoking articles according to claim 3, in which the rotary valve or valves are parallel to the lower walls of the first and second compartments, when these compartments are not deployed relative to each other. 5. A pack for smoking articles according to claim 1, comprising a lid (30), the shape of which allows it to close the openings of both compartments. 6. A pack for smoking products according to claim 5, in which the lid is pivotally attached to one of the compartments. 7. A pack for smoking articles according to claim 1, wherein the rotary valve or each rotary valve (38) is configured to touch the ends of all smoking articles in the compartment. 8. A pack for smoking articles according to claim 1, wherein the rotary valve or each rotary valve (38) is configured to touch the ends of a smaller number of smoking articles than their maximum number that can be placed in the compartment. 9. A pack for smoking articles according to claim 1, made from one or more stackable blanks. 10. The pack for smoking articles according to claim 1, in which the compartments have a parallelepiped shape defined by the bottom wall and four side walls extending from the bottom wall, essentially at a right angle. 11. A pack for smoking articles according to claim 1, in which the first and second compartments are filled with cigarettes. 12. Box for packs of smoking products, comprising a first compartment for accommodating several packs of smoking products arranged in one or more rows, having an opening at the first end through which the packs can be removed in a direction substantially perpendicular to the row (s), and a rotary valve located inside the second end of the compartment opposite the first end, which, when rotated, comes into contact with the end of at least one packet and pushes at least one packet through an opening, characterized in that o it further includes a second compartment for accommodating several packs of smoking articles arranged in one or more rows, having an opening at the first end through which the packs can be removed along a direction substantially perpendicular to the row (s), wherein
the second compartment is rotatably connected to the first compartment by a hinge at said second ends,
the rotary valve of the first compartment extends to the second compartment and includes an inner part located inside the first compartment, with the possibility of contact with the end of at least one pack, and the outer part, integral with the second compartment or attached to it,
the second compartment includes a rotary valve located inside the second end of the second compartment, located on the side opposite the first end, and which, when turning, contacts the end of at least one pack in the second compartment and pushes at least one pack through the hole,
the rotary valve of the second compartment extends to the first compartment and includes an inner part located inside the second compartment with the possibility of contact with the end of at least one pack, and the outer part, integral with the first compartment or attached to it, and
the rotation of the first and second compartments from each other around the hinge causes the rotation of the rotary valves to push at least one pack in the first compartment through the opening of the first compartment and at least one pack in the second compartment through the opening of the second compartment. 13. A block of blanks packs for smoking products, comprising a blank of the first compartment and a blank of the second compartment, in which
the first compartment blank includes a bottom wall panel and four side wall panels that can be mounted vertically around the bottom wall panel to form a first compartment for several smoking articles arranged so that their longitudinal axes are perpendicular to the bottom wall panel and a slot in the bottom wall panel, one the edge of which coincides with the edge of the bottom wall panel, and
the second compartment blank also includes a bottom wall panel and four side wall panels that can be assembled around the bottom wall panel to form a second compartment for several smoking articles arranged so that their longitudinal axes are perpendicular to the bottom wall panel, and a valve cut from the bottom panel walls and panels of a side wall extending from the panel of the bottom wall, and having an external border extending between two points located on the edge of the panel of the bottom wall, opposite the edge from which th departs aforementioned side wall panel, wherein
the valve and the slot are arranged to be aligned when the assembled workpieces are placed so that the panel of the side wall of the workpiece of the second compartment, opposite the side wall panel with the valve, is located opposite the panel of the side wall of the workpiece of the first compartment, to the edge of which the slot is adjacent. 14. The block of blanks packs for smoking products according to item 13, in which the valve protrudes from the edge of the associated panel of the lower wall by a distance no greater than the distance by which the slot extends from the edge of the associated panel of the lower wall. 15. The block of blanks packs for smoking articles according to item 13, in which the valve has a fold line parallel to the edge of the associated panel of the lower wall, and protrudes from the edge of the associated panel of the lower wall to such a distance that when the valve is folded along the fold line , the size of the valve from the edge of the associated bottom wall panel does not exceed the distance by which the slot extends from the edge of the associated bottom wall panel.

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