TW201332853A - Package with a tear tape - Google Patents

Abstract

This invention provides a package with a tear tape, the package having a cigarette box (10) and an outer wrapping member (16). The outer wrapping member (16) is formed by a transparent heat-shrinkable film and provided with a tear tab (22) and a tear tape (18). The tear tape (18) extends from the tear tab (22) and has a main tape element (20) which surrounds an upper part of the box (10), and a sub tape element (26) branched from the main tape element (20) at the tear tab (22). The sub tape element (26) has a first side portion (30) and a rear portion (31) sequentially from the tear tab (22) side, to form a starting end side portion of the sub tape element (26). There is a distance between the starting end side portion and the main tape element (20), which distance is gradually increased as the portion of the distance departs away from the tear tab (22) in the peripheral direction of the cigarette box.

Description

Box with unsealed tear tape

The present invention relates to a package having an unsealing tear strip comprising a product and an outer wrapper encased in the article, the outer wrap having an open tear strip.

For example, in the case of such a package, a cigarette package is widely known. The cigarette package includes: a cigarette pack as a commodity; and an outer covering material encased in the cigarette pack. The outer covering is formed of a transparent heat-shrinkable film and has an open tear strip.

The above-mentioned outer covering material can protect the cigarette case, that is, the filter cigarette from being affected by moisture, and the like, on the other hand, the fragrance or flavor of the filter cigarette can be prevented from floating outside the cigarette case.

Further, the cigarette pack is housed in its inner package, which has a bundle of cigarettes of, for example, 20 filter cigarettes, and an inner wrapper into which the bundle of cigarettes is loaded.

For example, in the case of a cigarette case type, when the outer covering is torn along the opening tape, the outer covering is divided into a lower portion of the case body covering the cigarette case, and an upper portion covering the side of the hinge cover. . Next, the upper part of the outer covering is removed from the cigarette box, at which point the cigarette box, that is, the hinge cover, is Opening and closing.

However, cigarette packs such as a flap type or a side opening type are known in place of the conventional hinge cap type, and these cigarette packs have an open and closed configuration which is more novel than the hinge cap type cigarette pack. For example, the tongue-lid type and the side-open type cigarette packs are disclosed in Patent Documents 1 and 2 below, respectively.

A cigarette pack having such a novel opening and closing configuration requires that the outer covering material be completely removed from the cigarette pack before opening and closing. However, in order to prevent the occurrence of wrinkles, the outer casing is subjected to heat shrinkage (heat shrinkage). Therefore, even if the outer covering material is torn along the opening tape, regardless of the upper portion of the outer covering material, since the lower portion of the outer covering material is closely attached to the main body of the case in a large area, it is not easily removed from the main body of the case.

Therefore, it is desirable to have an unsealing tear tape that is easy to completely remove the outer covering from the cigarette pack. For example, the unsealing tear tape (Fig. 1) disclosed in Patent Document 3 below extends diagonally along the front and back sides of the cigarette case.

(previous technical literature) (Patent Literature)

Patent Document 1: International Publication No. 2006/075624 (WO2006/075624)

Patent Document 2: U.S. Patent No. 3,881,599 (US Pat. No. 3,881,599)

Patent Document 3: Japanese Patent No. 4184271 (JP4184271 B2)

In the case of Patent Document 3, when the outer covering is torn along the opening When the belt is torn, the outer covering material is divided into two portions along the diagonal of the cigarette pack, but the divided portions are of equal size. That is, the two divided portions have an intermediate size between the lower portion and the upper portion of the aforementioned outer covering material, so that it is not easy to remove the divided portions from the cigarette case, and therefore, the opening tearing tape of Patent Document 3 does not easily remove the entire outer covering material. .

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION It is an object of the present invention to provide a package having an unsealing tear strip that can be easily removed by a simple unsealing operation.

The above object is that the package with the opening and tearing tape of the present invention comprises: a commodity having a cubic shape and a long-side axis; an outer covering material covering the product; and an opening tearing tape disposed on the outer covering material and capable of The outer circumferential direction of the goods intersecting the long axis intersects the outer covering.

The opening tear strip comprises: the main tear strip element is adhered to the outer covering material and surrounds one end of the product along the circumferential direction; and the auxiliary tear strip element is adhered to the outer covering material, including the beginning end combined with the main tear strip element, and from the beginning end The starting end side portion extending in the circumferential direction of the article; the distance between the starting end side portion and the main tear strip element is gradually increased along the circumferential direction as it leaves from the beginning end.

According to the above package, when the outer covering is broken along the opening tear strip, the outer covering material is torn along the main tear strip element and the secondary tear strip element, respectively, and a tear tape is formed. The width of the tear strip is gradually increased as the tearing of the outer covering progresses, and when the tear strip is separated from the outer covering, a large opening is formed in the outer covering. Therefore, even if the outer covering is made of heat shrinkable film Formed and subjected to heat shrinkage, the large opening formed by the tear strip also allows the outer cover to be easily removed from the article.

For example, the outer covering has an opening tab, in which case the main tear strip element has one end joined to the opening tab, and on the other hand, the beginning end of the secondary tear strip element is one end of the opening tab and the main tear strip element Combine. Thus, as long as the outer covering material has the opening flap, the user can break the opening strip along the opening strip by grasping the opening tab and pulling the opening tab, and the tear strip is more easily formed. .

Preferably, the outer covering material has two slits forming the root portion of the opening tab, in which case the main tear strip element and the secondary tear strip element are in the root portion of the opening tab. This slit helps the formation of the tear tape, so that the tear tape can be stably formed.

The sub-tear tape element includes a terminal side portion extending from the start end side portion toward the circumferential direction of the product, and the terminal side portion has a terminal end coupled to the main tear strip element. In this case, the distance between the terminal side portion and the main tear strip element preferably increases gradually as it leaves the terminal in the circumferential direction.

In this case, when the formation of the tear tape is performed along the terminal side portion of the auxiliary tear tape element, the width of the tear tape gradually decreases toward the main tear tape element.

The terminal end of the secondary tear tape element is located in the vicinity of the opening tab or in a position away from the opening tab in the circumferential direction. Further, the start end side portion and the end side portion of the sub tear strip element may have a linear shape or a curved shape.

Further, the sub-tear tape element may further include an intermediate portion interposed between the start end side portion and the end side portion. In this case, the intermediate portion preferably extends in parallel with the main tear strip element. For example, the opening flap is preferably located at the corner of the article, and the item at this time is a cigarette pack.

The package with the unsealing tape of the present invention allows the outer covering to be largely opened into a strip shape and torn. Therefore, even if the outer covering material is subjected to heat shrinkage, the outer covering material can be easily removed from the product.

10‧‧‧cigarette box

11‧‧‧Outer box

12‧‧‧ Push window

13‧‧‧ inner box

16‧‧‧Outsourcing materials

16s‧‧‧ one side of the outer cladding

18‧‧‧Opening tape

20‧‧‧Main tear strip elements

22‧‧‧Open flaps

22c‧‧‧ incision

24‧‧‧One of the main tear strip elements

26‧‧‧Deputy tear elements

28‧‧‧ Beginning

30‧‧‧1st part

31‧‧‧ Back position

32‧‧‧2nd part

33‧‧‧ front part

34‧‧‧ Terminal

B‧‧‧ bottom

F‧‧‧ front

IP‧‧‧ inner packaging

S ₁ , S ₂ ‧‧‧ side

T‧‧‧ top surface

Fig. 1 is a perspective view showing a cigarette pack as a product.

Fig. 2 is a perspective view showing the package of the first embodiment.

Figure 3 is a rear view of the package of Figure 2.

Figure 4 is a side view of the package of Figure 2.

Fig. 5 is a partially enlarged view of the package of Fig. 1.

Fig. 6 is a development view of the outer packaging material of Fig. 2.

Figure 7 is a front view of the package of the second embodiment.

Figure 8 is an expanded view of the outer packaging material of Figure 7.

Figure 9 is a front view of the package of the third embodiment.

Figure 10 is an expanded view of the outer packaging material of Figure 9.

Figure 11 is a perspective view of a cigarette bale using the outer packaging material of the present invention.

Fig. 12 is an expanded view of the outer packaging material of Fig. 11.

Figure 1 shows a preferred slide-open type of cigarette case of the present invention 10. The cigarette pack 10 has a long side axis A. In detail, the cigarette pack 10 includes a cube-shaped outer case 11. The outer casing 11 has two side faces, one of which is formed as an open face and the other of which has a push window 12. The inner casing 13 is slidably accommodated in the outer casing 11, and the inner casing 13 protrudes from the opening surface of the outer casing 12 when it is pressed by the push window 12.

The inner case 13 is also formed in the same cubic shape as the outer case 11, and the upper end of the inner case 13 is formed as an open end. An inner package IP is contained in the inner box 13, and the inner package IP includes a bundle of cigarettes of the filter cigarette, and an inner package enclosing the bundle.

As shown in Fig. 1, when the inner casing 13 protrudes from the outer casing 11, the inner package IP is exposed from the open end of the inner casing 13, and the user can take out the filter cigarette in the inner package IP from the inner casing 13.

As shown in Fig. 2, the above-mentioned cigarette pack 10 is enclosed by an outer covering material 16, and together with the outer covering material 16, forms a package of an embodiment. The outer covering material 16 is formed of a transparent heat-shrinkable film and is subjected to heat shrinkage, thereby smoothly adhering to the outer surface of the cigarette case 10.

The outer wrap 16 has an open tear strip 18, which will be described in more detail below.

The opening tear strip 18 includes a primary tear strip element 20 that is adhered to the inner surface of the outer cover 16. The main tear strip element 20 surrounds one end of the cigarette pack 10, for example, the upper portion of the cigarette pack 10, along the circumferential direction of the cigarette pack 10, and extends in parallel with the top surface T of the cigarette pack 10. Further, the outer covering material 16 has an opening flap 22, and the main tear strip element 20 has an end 24 that overlaps the opening tab 22.

The opening tab 22 is integrally formed in the outer side edge of the sheet 16s 16 (see FIG. 3), the second one appears to FIG side S ₁ (the opening surface of the sleeve 11) is positioned cigarette box 10. In detail, FIG. 3 is expressed as, the opening on the side of the tongue 22 S ₁ is positioned in front of the cigarette box 10 F corner edge side, and protruding from the corner edge.

As is apparent from Fig. 3, the root portion of the opening flap 22 is formed by two slits 22c which extend from one side edge 16s of the outer covering member 16. In the third drawing, the upper slit 22c is parallel to the main tear strip element 20, but the lower slit 22c extends obliquely downward toward the bottom B of the cigarette case 10.

The unsealing tear strip 18 further includes a secondary tear strip element 26 that is also adhered to the inner surface of the outer wrapper 16. The secondary tear strip element 26 has a beginning end 28 that is joined to the one end 24 of the main tear strip element 20 by a flapping tab 22.

The sub-tear tape element 26 has a first side portion 30, a back portion (back surface portion) 31, a second side portion 32, and a front portion (front portion) 33 in this order from the start end 28 side.

In detail, the first side portion 30 extends linearly obliquely downward from the start end 28 along the side surface S ₁ toward the bottom B of the cigarette case 10 until the back surface R of the cigarette case 10.

Here, as is apparent from Fig. 3, it should be noted that the first side portion 30 is parallel to the lower side slit 22c and extends from the root of the opening tab 22. Therefore, the main tear strip element 20 and the sub tear strip element 26 are joined to each other by the root portion of the opening flap 22, and then are separated from the root portion of the opening flap 22.

The back position 31 is connected to the first side portion 30, and extends along the back surface R of the cigarette case 10, as shown in Fig. 4, to extend obliquely downward to the vicinity of the bottom B of the cigarette pack 10 and to straddle the back surface R. Further, as clearly shown in Fig. 2, the back position 31 is only over the other side surface S _{2 of the} cigarette pack 10.

Therefore, the distance between the first side portion 30 and the main tear strip element 20 and the distance between the back position 31 and the main tear strip element 20 are sequentially increased along the circumferential direction of the cigarette pack 10 as it leaves the start end 28. . In other words, the first side portion 30 and the back portion 31 form the beginning end side portion of the sub-tear strip element 26.

As shown in FIG. 2, the second side portion 32 is connected to the back portion 31, the top surface T and S ₂ in parallel along the side of the cigarette box 10 and linearly extends to the front of the cigarette box 10 is about to reach the far F.

33 is connected to the front portion of the second side portion 32, and S ₂ extending linearly obliquely upward along the side, and reaches the front of the cigarette box 10 F.

Furthermore, the front portion 33 extends linearly along the front face F and obliquely upward toward the main tear strip element 20, and spans the front face F. In the case of this embodiment, the front portion 33 has a terminal 34 on the front face F which is coupled to the main tear strip element 20 in the vicinity of the opening tab 22 as is apparent from Fig. 5.

The distance between the front portion 33 and the main tear strip element 20 is gradually increased along the circumferential direction as it leaves the terminal end 34. Therefore, the front portion 33 forms the terminal side portion of the sub-tear tape element 26, and the second side portion forms the start end portion and the terminal side for connecting the sub-tear tape element 26. The middle part of the part.

On the other hand, Fig. 6 is an expanded view of the outer covering material 16. The shape of the aforementioned opening tear tape 18 can be more clearly seen from the developed view. The outer covering member 16 is obtained by cutting a long web of paper according to a predetermined length, and is cut at the same time to form the opening flap 22 .

According to the above-described package, when the user grasps the opening flap 22 with a finger and pulls the opening flap 22 along the main tear strip element 20 toward the back R side of the cigarette case 10, the opening flap 22 is formed. The two slits 22c of the root respectively create two tears in the outer covering 16. That is, these slits 22c contribute to the formation of the tear portion of the outer covering material 16 and determine the beginning end of the tear portion.

One of the tear portions is conveyed on the upper side of the main tear tape element 20 along the main tear tape element 20, and the other tear portion is conveyed along the sub-tear tape element 26 directly under the auxiliary tear tape element 26. Therefore, the outer covering material 16 is torn from the opening flap 22 into a belt shape whose width is determined by the distance between the main tear strip element 20 and the secondary tear strip element 26.

That is, as the tearing portion proceeds, the width of the tear tape increases, and then the leading end of the tear tape reaches the second side portion 32 of the secondary tear tape element 26. At this time, the width of the tear tape is the largest. Then, the width of the tear strip is reduced, and the leading end of the tear strip reaches the terminal end 34 of the secondary tear strip element 26, at which point the width of the tear strip is minimized.

As the tearing of the tear strip continues, the tear strip is further torn along the width of the main tear strip element 20. Therefore, the tear tape will be externally left in a state where the outer covering 16 is partially left under the cigarette case 10, respectively. The packaging material 16 is separated or separated from the outer covering material 16 together with the portion of the outer covering material 16 covering the upper portion of the cigarette pack 10 in a state where the outer covering member 16 is partially left only in the lower portion of the cigarette pack 10.

Even if the outer covering material 16 which is heated and contracted remains in the upper and lower portions of the cigarette packet 10, a large opening is formed between the upper and lower portions of the outer covering member 16 due to the separation of the tear tape. Therefore, since the upper and lower residual portions of the outer covering member 16 are small, the remaining portions can be easily taken out from the cigarette case 10, and the outer covering member 16 can be completely removed quickly.

I.e., S ₂ when viewed from the side of the cigarette box 10, between the side edge of the cigarette remnants off the bottom of the cartridge B 10 on the distance between the side edge of the cigarette remnants off the top surface of the cartridge 10 is T, and the lower The distance is very short, so that the upper and lower parts are easily removed from the cigarette pack 10.

The present invention is not limited to the above-described first embodiment, and various modifications are possible.

For example, Figures 7 and 8 show the package of the second embodiment. In the case of the second embodiment, the terminal end 34 of the sub-tear tape element 26 is joined to the main tear tape element 20 at a predetermined distance from the opening flap 22 in the vicinity of the opening flap 22 instead of the back surface R of the cigarette packet 10.

For example, the terminal 34 is located closer to the side S ₂ side of the cigarette case 10 than the center of the width of the back surface R. Further, as clearly shown in Fig. 7, the sub-tear tape element 26 does not have the second side portion 32 of the first embodiment. Therefore, in the case of the sub-tear tape element 26 of the second embodiment, the back bit 31 and the front portion 33 are directly connected.

Figures 9 and 10 show the packaging of the third embodiment. box.

In the case of the third embodiment, the sub-tear tape element 26 has the terminal end 34 and the second side portion 32 located in the vicinity of the opening tab 22 as in the case of the first embodiment. However, the first side portion 30, the back portion 31, and the front portion 33 of the sub-tear tape element 26 of the third embodiment are not linear but have a curved shape.

For example, the first side portion 30 and the back portion 31 have an arc shape that is convex toward the bottom B of the cigarette case 10. Therefore, the distance between the first side portion 30 and the main tear strip element 20, and the distance between the back position 31 and the main tear strip element 20 are along the circumferential direction of the cigarette case 10 as it leaves the opening tab 22. gradually increase.

On the other hand, the front portion 33 also has a circular arc shape convex toward the bottom B of the cigarette case 10, and the distance between the front portion 33 and the main tear tape member 20 is along the circumferential direction of the cigarette case 10 along with the slave terminal 34. Leave and gradually increase. As shown in Fig. 10, the second side portion 32 extends over the entire width of the side surface S ₂ of the cigarette case 10, and in the pair of slits 22c forming the root portion of the opening tab 22, the lower slit 22c is not straight. Rather, it has the same curved shape as the first side portion 30.

The opening tear tape 18 of the second and third embodiments described above of course provides the same advantages as the opening and tearing tape of the first embodiment.

Further, in the case of the first to third embodiments, the sub-tear tape element 26 has the terminal end 34 coupled to the main tear tape element 20. However, the terminal end 34 of the secondary tear strip element 26 does not have to be combined with the main tear strip element 20. The main tear strip element 20 does not necessarily extend parallel to the top surface T of the cigarette pack 10.

The outer covering material 16 having the opening and tearing tape 18 of the present invention is not limited to the slide-open type cigarette case 10 shown in Fig. 1, and is also applicable to the tongue-lid type cigarette case of Patent Document 2 in which the outer covering material must be completely removed, or It is a side open type cigarette case of Patent Document 3.

Further, the outer covering material 16 having the opening and tearing tape 18 of the present invention is not limited to the above-described cigarette pack, and as shown in Figs. 11 and 12, it can also be applied to a cigarette bale or an outer covering for a cigarette carton. Cigarette bales and cigarette cartons each comprise an integrated body of cigarette packs. For example, the integrated body is formed by a stack of boxes stacked in two layers, each of which has five cigarette packs which are arranged adjacent to each other. In the case of a bundle of cigarettes, the outer covering material is formed of a soft sheet material, whereas in the case of a cigarette carton, the outer covering material is formed of cardboard harder than the sheet material.

In the case where the outer packaging material 16 of the present invention is suitable for use in a cigarette bale or a cigarette carton, the opening flap 22 is not a corner of the integrated body, but is preferably located, for example, on the back side of the integrated body.

Finally, the outer covering material 16 having the unsealing tear tape 18 of the present invention is not limited to the aforementioned integrated body of each cigarette pack or cigarette pack, and is of course applicable to packaging of various commodities having a cubic shape.

10‧‧‧cigarette box

11‧‧‧Outer box

16‧‧‧Outsourcing materials

18‧‧‧Opening tape

20‧‧‧Main tear strip elements

22‧‧‧Open flaps

24‧‧‧One of the main tear strip elements

26‧‧‧Deputy tear elements

31‧‧‧ Back position

32‧‧‧2nd part

33‧‧‧ front part

34‧‧‧ Terminal

F‧‧‧ front

S ₁ , S ₂ ‧‧‧ side

T‧‧‧ top surface

Claims (10)

A packaging box having an opening and tearing tape, comprising: a commodity having a cubic shape and a long-side axis; an outer covering material covering the commodity; and an opening tearing tape provided on the outer covering material and along the long axis The circumferential direction of the intersecting goods tears the outer covering material; the opening tearing strip comprises: a main tearing strip element, adhered to the outer covering material, and surrounds one end of the article along the circumferential direction; and a secondary tearing element, Adhering to the outer covering material, comprising a starting end combined with the main tear strip element, and a starting end side portion extending from the starting end along the circumferential direction of the product, the distance between the starting end side portion and the main tear strip element is along The aforementioned circumferential direction gradually increases as it leaves from the aforementioned starting end. The package of claim 1, wherein the outer covering material integrally has an opening tab, the main tear strip element having one end coupled to the opening tab, and the beginning end of the auxiliary tear strip element is the aforementioned The opening flap is combined with one end of the aforementioned main tear strip element. The package of claim 2, wherein the outer covering material has two slits forming a root portion of the opening tab. The main tear strip element and the auxiliary tear strip element are in the root portion of the opening tab. The package according to claim 3, wherein the auxiliary tear tape element further includes a terminal side portion extending from the start end side portion toward the circumferential direction, and the terminal side portion has a combination with the main tear tape element terminal. The package of claim 4, wherein the terminal side portion and the main tear strip element gradually increase along the circumferential direction as they move away from the terminal. The package according to claim 5, wherein the terminal end of the sub-tear tape element is located at a position in the vicinity of the opening tab and a position away from the opening tab in the circumferential direction. The package according to claim 5, wherein the start end side portion and the end side portion of the sub tear strip element have a linear shape or a curved shape. The package according to claim 5, wherein the auxiliary tear tape element further comprises an intermediate portion interposed between the start end side portion and the terminal side portion, wherein the intermediate portion is the main tear strip element Extend in parallel. The package of claim 5, wherein the opening tab is located at a corner of the article. The package of claim 9, wherein the product is a cigarette pack.