WO2009148034A1

WO2009148034A1 - Sliding-action hinged-lid package

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Publication number: WO2009148034A1
Application number: PCT/JP2009/060019
Authority: WO
Inventors: 中村哲也; 太和田俊輔; 時田秀久; 福井政弘; 齊藤章弘
Original assignee: 日本たばこ産業株式会社
Priority date: 2008-06-06
Filing date: 2009-06-02
Publication date: 2009-12-10
Also published as: EP2305567B1; RU2478540C2; UA101373C2; CN102046478A; JP5323399B2; MY152552A; JP2009292516A; US20110062175A1; KR20110002087A; CA2724107A1; TW201000369A; CA2724107C; EP2305567A4; ES2431356T3; RU2010154115A; EP2305567A1

Abstract

A sliding-action hinged-lid package (2) comprises an inner case (6) having a lid (4), and an outer body (8) for housing the inner case (6) slidably, wherein the outer body (8) includes an opening (46) formed in a front wall (40) and exposing the inner case (6) partially, and a contact piece (48) provided at the rear edge of an upper open end (38) to extend toward the inside of the outer body (8); the inner case (6) includes a reinforcing member provided on the inside of a front wall (14) which is exposed through the opening (46), and a strip body (34) linked to the rear side of the lid (4) and engageable with the contact piece (48) of the outer body (8); and, when the inner case (6) is pushed up from the outer body (8), an opening action is imparted to the lid (4) by the engagement of the strip body (34) with the contact piece (48) and the amount of sliding of the inner case (6) is limited.

Description

Slide action type hinge lid package

The present invention relates to a slide action type hinge lid package, and more particularly to a hinge lid package that requires a slide action prior to the opening operation of the hinge lid.

Various packaging containers that take into account the properties of the goods have been developed. For example, when the product is a tobacco product such as a filter cigarette or cigarette, a hinge lid package is often used as the packaging container.
Here, as one form of the hinge lid package, for example, a hinge lid package shown in Patent Document 1 has been proposed.
A conventionally known hinge lid package includes a box-shaped outer body, and the outer body has an open end at an upper portion thereof. The outer body accommodates an inner pack therein, and the inner pack includes a bundle of cigarettes and an inner packaging material that wraps the bundle of cigarettes.

The opening end of the outer body has a box-shaped lid via a hinge at its rear edge, and the lid can rotate about the hinge to open and close the opening end.
By the way, since a conventionally known hinge lid package has been used for many years, its opening and closing form is familiar to consumers, but it is not attractive to promote consumers' willingness to purchase.
In order to attract consumers' interest, for example, a slide action type hinge lid package shown in Patent Document 2 has been proposed as a hinge lid package having an open / closed form incorporating a slide action.

JP-A-8-58777 International Publication No. 2007/066554 Pamphlet

By the way, in the conventionally known slide action type hinge lid package, the consumer moves the inner pack part upward while pushing the front part of the inner pack part exposed from the extrusion port with the finger, so it is difficult for the finger to slide and slide. There is a case. Further, when the number of tobacco products housed in the interior decreases, the inner pack part may be deformed and difficult to slide, and it may take time to take out the tobacco products.
The present invention has been proposed in order to solve the above-mentioned problems, and the object of the present invention is to have a novel configuration of opening and closing that encourages consumers to purchase with a simple configuration. An object of the present invention is to provide a slide action type hinge lid package in which an item can be easily taken out.

In order to achieve the above object, a slide action type hinge lid package of the present invention comprises an outer body having a rectangular parallelepiped shape and having an open end at an upper portion, and an inner case slidably accommodated in the outer body. An inner case having a hinged lid that can be opened and closed at a portion, wherein the outer body includes a front wall and an opening formed in the front wall to partially expose the inner case, and the inner case is exposed through the opening. A reinforcing member is provided inside the front wall.
The consumer moves the inner case upward by rubbing upward while pushing the front wall portion exposed from the opening of the outer body with a finger. Thereby, the inner case is projected from the opening end of the upper part of the outer body. Since this inner case is provided with a reinforcing member inside the front wall thereof, the rigidity of the inner case is increased and deformation can be suppressed to a minimum. For this reason, even if the goods accommodated in the inside decrease, the inner case can be slid well.

In addition, the slide action type hinge lid package of the present invention further includes an engaging means for engaging the outer body with the inner case, and the engaging means is provided when the inner case is pushed up from the outer body by the slide. The hinge lid is provided with an opening operation and the sliding amount of the inner case is limited. For this reason, in the package of the present invention, the hinge lid opens as the inner case is pushed up, and the inner case is stopped when it protrudes a predetermined length.
Specifically, the engagement means is a belt-like body disposed on the hinge lid, and is connected to the rear portion of the hinge lid via an upper hinge positioned above the lid hinge that allows the hinge lid to be opened and closed. A belt-like body having a top end and a lower end portion forming a folded piece folded back toward the inner surface side of the outer body, and provided in the outer body, extending from the opening end toward the folded piece, A contact piece engageable with the folded piece.

When the inner case moves upward in the outer body, the folded piece at the tip of the band-like body engages with the contact piece of the outer body. Along with this, the rear end of the hinge lid is attracted relatively downward by the belt-like body, so that the hinge lid opens. When the inner case further moves upward, the hinge lid is fully opened, and the inner case does not advance any further. As a result, the product can be easily taken out and the inner case can be effectively prevented from falling out of the outer body. Further, the contact piece is sandwiched between the outer body and the inner case and is always in contact with the inner case, so that it resists the reciprocation of the inner case, and the inner case undesirably protrudes from the outer body. To suppress.
Further, it is preferable that the inner case has a rough region on at least the surface of the front wall exposed from the opening.
Since the inner case described above has a rough region in a portion exposed from the opening of the outer body, it is possible to prevent the consumer's finger from slipping.

According to the slide action type hinge lid package of the present invention, when the inner case holding the product is slid upward and protrudes from the outer body, the hinge lid is opened in accordance with the sliding operation. As a result, the hinge lid package of the present invention can provide a unique opening and closing form as compared with a normal package and can appeal strongly to consumers, and thus can promote the consumer's willingness to purchase.

It is the perspective view shown in the state where the package of one Embodiment was closed. FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing the package of FIG. 1 in a state where an inner case is slid and a hinge lid is opened. FIG. 2 is a partially cutaway perspective view showing the package of FIG. 1 in an exploded state. It is the perspective view which looked at the inner case from the rear side. It is the figure which showed the blank which forms an inner case. It is the figure which showed the blank which forms an outer body. It is the schematic which showed the state in which the inner case is accommodated in the outer body. It is the schematic which showed the state which an inner case slides upwards in the outer body. It is the schematic which showed the state which the hinge lid of the inner case started to open. It is the schematic which showed the state which the hinge lid of the inner case opened completely. It is a perspective view which shows another aspect of a reinforcement member. It is a perspective view which shows another aspect of a reinforcement member.

FIG. 1 shows a package 2 of one embodiment.
The package 2 is a packaging container that accommodates tobacco products such as filter cigarettes and cigarettes, and has a rectangular parallelepiped shape as a whole.
As shown in FIG. 2, the package 2 includes an inner case 6 having a lid 4, and the inner case 6 is slidably accommodated in an outer body 8.
As shown in FIG. 3, the inner case 6 includes a box body 12 that houses the inner pack 10.

The box body 12 is a box whose upper end is cut obliquely, and has a size capable of accommodating two inner packs 10 in parallel. Here, the inner pack 10 is obtained by wrapping 10 tobacco products having a length of 95 mm with an inner packaging material. This inner packaging material includes paper and an aluminum film deposited on the surface of the paper. The encapsulating aluminum film not only protects the tobacco product bundle from moisture, but also prevents the release of fragrance from the tobacco product bundle, i.e., individual tobacco products. Instead of the above-described aluminum vapor-deposited paper, laminated paper can be used as the inner packaging material, and this laminated paper has a shielding layer for preventing passage of moisture and fragrance therein.

More specifically, as shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, the box body 12 includes a rectangular front wall 14, a rear wall 16 lower than the front wall 14, a pair of side walls 18, a front wall 14, And a rectangular bottom wall connected to the lower end of the rear wall 16 and the side wall 18. Here, the upper end edge 18 a of the side wall 18 is inclined so as to connect the upper end of the front wall 14 and the upper end of the rear wall 16. Therefore, the box body 12 has an oblique opening at the upper end.
The front wall 14 has a substantially rectangular notch 20 at the upper center thereof. The notch 20 opens the front part of the box body 12 widely, and makes it easy to take out the tobacco product. A rectangular reinforcing plate as a reinforcing member that reinforces the front wall 14 is bonded to the inner surface of the front wall 14, and the reinforcing plate is positioned below the notch 20.

A lid hinge 24 is provided at the upper end of the rear wall 16. The lid hinge 24 extends between the rear portions of the upper end edges 18 a of the

side walls

18, 18 and connects the rear wall 16 and the lid 4.
As shown in FIGS. 2 to 4, the lid 4 includes a rear wall 26 connected to the lid hinge 24, an upper wall 28, and a pair of trapezoidal side walls 30. The lid 4 is rotatable around the lid hinge 24. When the lid 4 is closed, the oblique side of the side wall 30 of the lid 4, that is, the inclined lower end edge 30a of the side wall 30 coincides with the upper end edge 18a of the side wall 18 in the box body 12 described above.
Further, the inner case 6 includes a strip 34 on the rear side of the lid 4.

The belt-like body 34 is a substantially rectangular tongue piece. More specifically, as apparent from FIG. 4, the upper end edge of the belt-like body 34 is connected to the lid 4 via an upper hinge 32 provided at the center of the boundary between the rear wall 26 and the upper wall 28 of the lid 4. ing. And the strip | belt-shaped belt | band | zone 34 has the folding piece 36 in the lower end part. The folded piece 36 is bent with a ridge so that the lower end of the belt-like body 34 faces outward and upward in the thickness direction of the box body 12. That is, when the inner case is accommodated in the outer body 6, the folded piece 36 of the belt-like body 34 is urged in a direction of pressing the inner surface of the outer body 6.
The belt-like body 34 can be obtained by utilizing a part of the rear wall 26 of the lid 4 and a part of the rear wall 16 of the box body 12, and as shown in FIG. Are formed from the rear wall 26 of the lid 4 to the lid hinge 24 and across the rear wall 16 of the box body 12.

Here, the entire outer surface of the inner case 6 is formed as a corrugated surface 6a having a number of protrusions by molding. Specifically, the corrugated surface 6 a is formed from a number of protrusions extending in the width direction of the inner case 6, and these protrusions are provided with a uniform interval in the vertical direction of the inner case 6. .
As shown in FIG. 1, the outer body 8 is a rectangular parallelepiped box having an open end 38 at the top. More specifically, as shown in FIG. 3, the outer body 8 includes a rectangular front wall 40, a rear wall 42 having the same size as the front wall 40, a pair of side walls 44, a front wall 40, and a rear wall. The wall 42 and the rectangular bottom wall connected with the lower end of the side wall 44 are provided. A substantially rectangular opening 46 is provided at the center of the front wall 40, and the inner case 6 accommodated therein is exposed from the opening 46 (see FIGS. 1 and 2).

The opening end 38 is provided with a contact piece 48 at the opening edge on the rear side. More specifically, as is apparent from FIG. 3, the contact piece 48 extends from the rear opening edge of the opening end 38 along the rear wall 42 toward the inside of the outer body 8 and toward the inner side in the thickness direction of the outer body 8. It is bent along the rear opening edge with such a ridge. That is, the contact piece 48 is urged in a direction of pressing the inner case 6 disposed in the outer body 8. For this reason, when the inner case 6 in the outer body 8 is slid in the direction of the opening end 38, the contact piece 48 engages with the folded piece 36 of the belt-like body 34 of the inner case 6 described above. As is clear from FIG. 3, a substantially rectangular notch 50 is formed in the center of the lower end of the contact piece 48. The width dimension of the notch 50 is slightly larger than the width dimension of the folded piece 36 of the band-shaped body 34 described above. As a result, the contact piece 48 can be reliably engaged with the folded piece 36 of the inner case 6. As described above, the engagement member is formed by the belt-like body 34 and the contact piece 48.

The package 2 can be formed from an inner case blank 52 for molding the inner case 6 and an outer body blank 54 for molding the outer body 8.
As shown in FIG. 5, the inner case blank 52 has a front panel 56 that serves as the front wall 14 of the box body 12, and a reinforcing panel 58 that serves as the above-described reinforcing plate is provided below the front panel 56. Are connected. In addition,

side panels

60, 60 that serve as the side walls 18 of the box body 12 are connected to both side edges of the front panel 56. Further, the front panel 56 is connected to a bottom panel 62 that is located on the opposite side of the reinforcing panel 58 and serves as the bottom wall of the box body 12. The bottom panel 62 is connected to a rear panel 64 that is located on the opposite side of the front panel 56 and serves as a part of the rear wall 16 of the box body 12.

Inner side flaps 66, 66 for the side panel 60 are connected to both side edges of the rear panel 64. Further, a rear panel 68, which is located on the side opposite to the bottom panel 62 and is a part of the rear wall 26 of the lid 4, is connected to the rear panel 64 via a lid hinge line 70 that serves as the lid hinge 24. The rear panel 68 is connected to an upper panel 72 that is located on the opposite side of the rear panel 64 and that forms part of the upper wall 28 of the lid 4.

Side panels

74 and 74 that become the side walls 30 of the lid 4 are connected to both side edges of the rear panel 68. These side panels 74 are connected to inner

top flaps

76, 76 that are located on the opposite side of the inner side flap 66 and overlap the upper panel 72.
Here, in the blank 52, a U-shaped cut 78 (cut groove 22) is formed from the rear panel 64 of the box body 12 to the rear panel 68 of the lid 4. A region surrounded by the notch 78 forms a band-shaped region 63 that becomes the above-described band-shaped body 34. More specifically, the belt-like body region 63 has a lid rear panel 68b located at a location corresponding to the rear wall 26 of the lid 4. The rear panel 68b is connected to the upper panel 72 via a hinge line 80 whose upper end is the upper hinge 32. On the rear panel 68b of the lid, a case rear panel 64b located at a position corresponding to the rear wall 16 of the box body 12 on the side opposite to the upper panel 72 and a folded panel 64c serving as a folded piece 36 of the strip 34 are sequentially provided. It is lined up.

An inner top flap 82 which is located on the opposite side of the rear panel 68 and is the remaining part of the upper wall 28 of the lid 4 and an inner back flap 84 which is the remaining part of the rear wall 26 of the lid 4 are successively connected to the upper panel 72. Yes.
In addition, a rear panel 86 that is located on the opposite side of the inner top flap 82 and is the remaining portion of the rear wall 16 of the box body 12 is connected to the inner back flap 84 via a hinge line 88 corresponding to the lid hinge 24. Yes.

Next, as shown in FIG. 6, the outer body blank 54 has a front panel 90 that becomes the front wall 40 of the outer body 8, and side panels that become the side walls 44 of the outer body 8 on both side edges of the front panel 90. 92 and 92 are connected.
A bottom panel 94 serving as a bottom wall of the outer body 8 is connected to the upper portion of the front panel 90. The bottom panel 94 is connected to a rear panel 96 that is located on the opposite side of the front panel 90 and serves as the rear wall 42 of the outer body 8. Thereafter, inner side flaps 98 and 98 for the side panel 92 are connected to both side edges of the rear panel 96. Further, the rear panel 96 is connected to a contact panel 100 that is located on the opposite side of the bottom panel 94 and serves as the contact piece 48 of the outer body 8.

In the case of this embodiment, the

blanks

52 and 54 are made of a paper material, their weight is 180 to 270 g / m ² , and their thickness is 0.2 to 0.5 mm. Specifically, the

blanks

52 and 54 may be card paper, Manila cardboard, or the like. Further, the inner case blank 52 is provided on the outer surface thereof with a plurality of protrusions extending in the width direction of the inner case 6, that is, in a direction orthogonal to the sliding direction, with a uniform interval in the sliding direction. Molding is performed accordingly.
The above-described

blanks

52 and 54 are respectively folded from the folding lines indicated by the one-dot chain lines in FIGS. 5 and 6 to form the inner case 6 and the outer body 8, respectively. By this folding, the lid 4 as shown in FIG. Thus, the package 2 in a closed state is obtained.

More specifically, when the package 2 is folded, the blank 52 is first folded. That is, the reinforcing panel 58 is folded and glued to the front panel 56, and the folded panel 64c is folded in the belt-like body region 63, and the rear panel 68b of the lid extends from the hinge line 80 to the outside of the box body 12. The blank 52 is bent and bent on the outer surface side. Next, the

side panels

74 and 74, the inner

top flaps

76 and 76, and the upper panel 72 are folded, and the inner top flap 76 is glued to the inner surface of the upper panel 72. Further, the inner top flap 82, the inner back flap 84, and the rear panel 86 are folded and glued toward the inner surfaces of the corresponding upper panel 72, rear panel 68, and rear panel 64, respectively. Thereafter, the two inner packs 10 are placed on the rear panel 64 and the rear panel 68 via the rear panel 86. In this state, the inner side flap 66 and the bottom panel 62 are placed on the two inner packs 10. The front panel 56 and the side panel 60 are folded and glued together. In this way, an intermediate body of the inner case 6 provided with the inner pack 10 is obtained.

Thereafter, in the outer body blank 54, first, the contact piece panel 100 is bent toward the inner surface side of the blank 54 which is the inner side direction of the outer body 8. Then, the above-described intermediate body is placed on the rear panel 96, and the contact piece panel 100 and the intermediate rear panel 68 are overlapped. In this state, as known in the art, the blank 54 is folded around the intermediate body and glued to form the package 2 shown in FIG. 1 in which the inner case 6 having the lid 4 is accommodated in the outer body 8. The
In this way, when the tobacco product is packaged in the slide action type hinge lid package, each package is then wrapped with a transparent film, for example.

A consumer who has purchased the package 2 first opens the outer packaging film and rubs the front wall 14 of the inner case 6 exposed from the opening 46 provided on the front surface of the outer body 8 while pushing it with a finger. Then push up the inner case 6. Thereby, the inner pack 10 accommodated in the inner case 6 protrudes from the outer body 8 while the lid 4 is opened.
Here, the operation of the package 2 will be described in detail with reference to FIGS. First, as shown in FIG. 7, the inner case 6 is initially accommodated in the outer body 8, and the lid 4 is in a closed state. Next, when the inner case 6 moves upward in the outer body 8, the folded piece 36 in the inner case 6 engages with the contact piece 48 on the inner wall of the outer body 8 (FIG. 8). Further, when the inner case 6 moves upward in the outer body 8, the contact piece 48 and the folded piece 36 are engaged, so that the rear end portion of the lid 4 is attracted relatively downward by the belt-like body 34. Then, the lid 4 is opened, and the inner pack 10 is exposed accordingly (FIG. 9). Further, when the inner case 6 moves upward in the outer body 8, the lid 4 is fully opened, and the inner case 6 does not advance any more (FIG. 10). That is, the lid 4 is opened and the sliding amount of the inner case 6 is limited by the engagement between the contact piece 48 and the folded piece 36.

In the present embodiment, the position of the contact piece 48 and the folded piece 36 is such that the sliding of the inner case 6 is stopped at a position where the tobacco product can be easily taken out from the upper end of the outer body 8 and the lid 4 is fully opened at that position. The relationship and the length of the strip 34 are set.
When the inner pack 10 is exposed from the upper end of the outer body 8 in this manner, the consumer opens the inner pack 10 and takes out the tobacco product from the inside. On the contrary, when the inner pack 10 is stored, the inner case 6 is drawn into the outer body 8 by pulling down the front wall 14 of the inner case 6 exposed from the opening 46 of the outer body 8 with a finger. Thereby, the engagement between the contact piece 48 and the folded piece 36 is released, and the lid 4 is guided by the opening end 38 of the outer body 8 and closed. When the inner case 6 finally comes into contact with the bottom wall of the outer body 8, the lid 4 is completely closed, and the package 2 can be closed.

When taking out the tobacco product again, it is only necessary to rub upward while pushing the front wall of the inner case 6 through the opening 46 in the same manner as described above.
As described above, the slide action type hinge lid package 2 of the present embodiment can open the lid 4 in conjunction with the operation of causing the inner case 6 to protrude from the outer body 8, thereby providing a novel opening / closing mode and consumption. It can appeal to those who are strong. Further, since the entire outer surface of the inner case 6 is formed as a corrugated surface, the effect of suppressing finger slipping when a consumer rubs the inner case 6 with a finger is exerted. Can be moved to. Furthermore, since the reinforcing plate is disposed on the back side of the front wall 14 of the box body 12, the rigidity of the box body 12 is increased and deformation is effectively suppressed. Therefore, even when the number of tobacco products decreases, the inner case 6 can be slid well.

In addition, the package 2 according to the present embodiment can suppress a decrease in freshness of tobacco products by closing the lid 4, and after the consumer purchases the package, the inner pack 10 is refilled in the package 2. Excellent convenience when used as a cigarette case for stuffing.
The present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment, and various modifications can be made.
For example, in the present embodiment, the entire surface of the inner case 6 is formed as a corrugated surface, but the corrugated surface may be formed at least in a portion corresponding to the opening 46 of the outer body 8. Moreover, in this embodiment, although many protrusions were provided, it is not limited to this aspect, For example, it has the circular bump or dimple distributed over the whole surface of the inner case 6, or a part. It does not matter as an aspect.

In the present embodiment, a rectangular plate corresponding to the front wall 14 is attached to the back surface of the front wall 14 of the box body 12 as a reinforcing member. A mode in which the reinforcing member 102 in which the cross-sectional shapes are combined so that the cross-sectional shape is U-shaped, as shown by a dotted line, is arranged inside the box body 12, or a plate material, as shown by a two-dot chain line in FIG. You may employ | adopt the aspect which arrange | positions the reinforcement member 104 combined so that a cross-sectional shape may become T shape in the box body 12. FIG. That is, as long as the rigidity of the box body 12 can be increased, the reinforcing member may have any shape. 11 and 12, the corrugated surface 6a of the inner case 6 is omitted for the sake of drawing.
Furthermore, in the present embodiment, a type that accommodates two packs of 95 mm-sized tobacco products has been described. However, one inner pack that accommodates 20 tobacco products having a length of about 85 mm is accommodated. You may apply to the type. In addition, the items that can be accommodated are not limited to tobacco products, and may be other products such as foods such as confectionery. The slide action type hinge lid package of the present invention is also applicable as a package of these products. can do.

2 Package 4 Lid 6 Inner case 6a Corrugated surface 8 Outer body 10 Inner pack 12 Box body 14 Front wall 16 Rear wall 18 Side wall 20 Notch 22 Cut groove 24 Lid hinge 26 Rear wall 28 Upper wall 30 Side wall 32 Upper hinge 34 Strip body 36 Folding piece 38 Open end 40 Front wall 42 Rear wall 44 Side wall 46 Opening 48 Contact piece 50 Notch 52 Inner case blank 54 Outer body blank 102 Reinforcement member 104 Reinforcement member

Claims

An outer body having a rectangular parallelepiped shape and having an open end at the top;
An inner case slidably accommodated in the outer body, the inner case having an openable hinge lid at an upper end portion;
The outer body includes a front wall and an opening formed in the front wall and partially exposing the inner case,
The inner case has a sliding action type hinge lid package having a reinforcing member inside the front wall exposed through the opening.
Further comprising engagement means for engaging the outer body and the inner case,
2. The slide action type hinge lid according to claim 1, wherein when the inner case is pushed up from the outer body by the slide, the engaging means imparts an opening operation to the hinge lid and limits a sliding amount of the inner case. 3. package.
The engaging means includes
An upper end connected to a rear portion of the hinge lid via an upper hinge positioned above the lid hinge that allows the hinge lid to be opened and closed; and an inner surface side of the outer body. A belt-like body having a lower end portion that forms a folded piece folded back;
The slide action type hinge lid package according to claim 2, further comprising: a contact piece provided in the outer body, extending from the opening end toward the folded piece, and engageable with the folded piece.
The slide action type hinge lid package according to claim 3, wherein the inner case has a rough region on at least a surface of a front wall exposed from the opening.