WO2011110272A1

WO2011110272A1 - Pack for cigarettes, and method and apparatus for producing the same

Info

Publication number: WO2011110272A1
Application number: PCT/EP2011/000690
Authority: WO
Inventors: Irmin Steinkamp; Henry Buse; Thomas Wiege
Original assignee: Focke & Co. (Gmbh & Co. Kg)
Priority date: 2010-03-10
Filing date: 2011-02-15
Publication date: 2011-09-15
Also published as: JP2013521198A; MX2012010258A; EP2544958A1; CO6612274A2; EP2544958B1; DE102010019867A1; RU2012142984A; ZA201206665B; BR112012022814A2; AR080337A1

Abstract

The invention relates to a pack for cigarettes, having pack contents, in particular a cigarette group (11), enclosed in the manner of a tubular-bag pack by an outer wrapper (12), in particular made of preferably aroma-tight and moisture-tight, thermally sealable sheet material. The invention provides that the outer wrapper (12) has a repeated-use opening means (13), and that the pack contents are covered, at least in certain regions, by a collar (26) made of material which can be subjected to heat and pressure, the collar being in the form of an inner blank which extends over the entire length of the pack contents. The invention also relates to a suitable method and corresponding apparatuses for producing such packs.

Description

Pack for cigarettes and method and device for producing same

description

The invention relates to a pack for cigarettes, with a package contents, in particular a cigarette group, which is surrounded by an outer wrapper, in particular of preferably aroma-and moisture-tight thermally sealable film, in the manner of a tubular bag packaging, according to the preamble of claim 1. Furthermore, the invention relates a method for producing such packages and a corresponding device.

From practice, tubular bag packaging for cigarettes are basically known. The cigarette group is wrapped in a film, which is closed in the longitudinal direction of the package by means of a longitudinal sealing seam. To this end transverse sealing seams extend in the region of the end faces of the package.

Proceeding from this, the object of the invention is to further develop packings for cigarettes of the type mentioned in the introduction, in particular with regard to improved stability of the packs and / or the removal of the pack contents.

To achieve this object, a task according to the invention has the features of claim 1. It is therefore provided that the outer cover has a reusable opening means and that the contents of the package is at least partially covered by a collar of heat and pressure-resistant material as inner blank, which extends over the entire length of the package contents. An advantage of this solution is that the collar protects the cigarettes in the tubular bag package from damage. Another advantage is that the tubular bag packaging after the removal of individual cigarettes is resealable, so that no cigarettes can be lost after the first use of the pack or no trickling out of the pack tobacco leads to contamination.

According to a preferred embodiment of the invention it is provided that the collar surrounds the package contents C-shaped or U-shaped or on all side surfaces, and that the collar is not arranged in the region of end faces of the package. Preferably, the collar may extend over almost the entire front of the cigarette group and additionally in the region of the narrow sides of the cigarette group (C-shaped). In addition, the collar may additionally extend into the region of the back of the cigarette group (U-shaped). If the collar is formed so that it extends completely over almost the entire back of the pack, the cigarette group is substantially completely covered on all side surfaces by the collar. However, the front sides are not covered by the collar. With regard to the closing of the tubular bag packaging, folding flaps of the outer envelope are connected in the manner of a fin seam by thermal sealing, preferably such that the outer envelope is closed in the region of end faces of the package contents, in particular an upper side and a lower side of the package contents, by means of a respective fin seam as transverse sealing seam and a third fin seam extending in the longitudinal direction of the outer cover over a rear side of the package contents as a longitudinal sealing seam, wherein preferably the fin seams protrude in the region of the end faces relative to the package contents and the fin seam is applied in the region of the back of the package contents against the outer cover.

The opening means may be designed such that the outer sheath is formed in two-day at least in this area, with an outer film as the outer layer of the package and with an inner film as the inner, the

2011004630.doc Packing contents facing position, wherein the outer film in the region of the opening means has an incision as a line of weakness to form an actuating tab and wherein the inner film has an incision as a line of weakness to form a removal opening for the package contents in the region of an opening tab and wherein the actuating tab by means of a permanently acting Adhesive is detachably connectable to the inner film for closing the package.

Particularly preferred is a further development of the opening means in which the line of weakness extends in the outer film to form the actuating tab with end portions into the region of the fin seam. In this way it can be prevented that the opening aid is opened too wide, whereby the package could be destroyed. If a transverse sealing seam in the area of the top side of the package contents is folded over against the outer envelope in the region of the rear side of the package contents and fixed there by means of an adhesive, the package thus produced can also be positioned in a cigarette box as a sealing block. The invention further relates to a method for producing such a package according to claim 7. Accordingly, first a package contents, in particular a cigarette group, formed and the contents of the package then covered with a collar of heat and pressure resistant material as inner blank, with the collar over the entire Length of the package contents extends. Thereafter, the contents of the package with the collar in an outer sheath, in particular of preferably aroma-and moisture-tight thermally sealable film, wrapped in the manner of a tubular bag packaging, the outer sheath having a reusable opening means. Thereafter, folding flaps of the outer sheath are joined together by thermal sealing and the packs are produced as a contiguous, continuous packing chain. The residual compounds in the outer covering between adjacent packages within the packing chain are separable to singulate the packages.

2011004630.doc According to a preferred further development of the method it is provided that initially a collar is inserted into a pocket of a conveyor and that thereafter a group of cigarettes is inserted into the collar located in the pocket and that collar and group of cigarettes are then pushed out of the pocket and into the outer envelope be wrapped.

In a preferred embodiment of the invention it is provided that the pockets are arranged on an endless conveyor, which extends transversely to the transport direction of the collar and cigarette groups, wherein the collar and cigarette groups are inserted in the longitudinal direction in the pockets, in particular in the region of an upper strand of the endless conveyor, and wherein the collar and cigarette groups are each ejected together in the same direction from the pockets, in particular in the region of a lower run of the endless conveyor, and wherein the groups of cigarettes are wrapped with collar in the longitudinal direction in the tubular bag packaging or in a continuous film web for the same. Preferably, the continuous film web is supplied in the longitudinal direction of a conveyor track for the cigarette groups with a collar. An apparatus for producing the package according to the invention has the features of claim 12. It is therefore provided that at least one magazine for forming groups of cigarettes is provided as a package contents and a bag having conveyor for receiving collar of heat and pressure-resistant material and the cigarette groups. Furthermore, a device for wrapping the contents of the package with the collar in an outer casing, in particular of preferably aroma and moisture-tight thermally sealable film, in the form of a tubular bag packaging, the outer casing having a reusable opening means. Furthermore, there is at least one device for thermally sealing folding flaps of the outer casing, wherein the conveyor is directed transversely to the feed of the collar and cigarette groups and the collars and groups of cigarettes can be fed in the same direction as in the feed from the conveyor of the device for wrapping.

201100 630.doc Further details of the invention will become apparent from the dependent claims and the description otherwise.

Preferred embodiments of the invention are explained below with reference to the drawing. In this show:

Fig. 1 is a film web for producing a tubular bag packaging for

Cigarettes, Fig. 2 shows a section through the film web of FIG. 1 along section line

II-II in Fig. 1,

3 shows a first embodiment of a cigarette block with collar in a spatial representation,

4 shows a second embodiment of a cigarette block with collar in a spatial representation,

5 shows a third embodiment of a cigarette block with collar in a spatial representation,

Fig. 6 shows a fourth embodiment of a cigarette block with collar in a spatial representation, Fig. 7 a tubular bag packaging for cigarettes in spatial

Illustration facing a front of the pack,

Fig. 8, the tubular bag packaging of FIG. 7 with a view of a

Backside of the same,

Fig. 9, the tubular bag packaging of FIG. 7 with opened

Locking tab

2011004630.doc a vertical section through the tubular bag packaging of FIG. 7 along section line X - X, a vertical section through an alternative solution of a tubular bag packaging in a representation of FIG. 10, a vertical section through another alternative solution of a tubular bag packaging in a representation of FIG. 10, a package strand 7 in a spatial representation, and a first embodiment of an apparatus for producing packages in a three-dimensional representation, the device according to FIG. 15 in a side view, from a tubular bag packaging according to Fig. 7 in a three-dimensional view, a cigarette box with a tubular bag packaging second embodiment of an apparatus for producing packages in a spatial representation, a third embodiment of an apparatus for producing packages in a spatial representation, a detail XIX of the apparatus of FIG. 17 in magnified ßerter representation, a side view of a pocket of a pocket chain as indicated by arrow XX in Fig. 17,

Fig. 21 is a detail XXI of the apparatus of FIG. 18 in an enlarged

Presentation,

201100 630.doc Fig. 22 is a side view of a pocket of a bag chain according to arrow XXII in Fig. 18, Fig. 23 is a side view of a portion of the device of FIG. 17 and 18 according to arrow XXIII in Fig. 18, and

Fig. 24 is a schematic representation of the attachment of a label to a

Material web for the outer sheath.

The invention relates to packs 10 for cigarettes as package contents, the packs 10 being designed as tubular bag packagings. The contents of the package, usually in the form of a group of cigarettes 1, is therefore surrounded by an outer envelope 12 made of film. Due to its composition, the film is preferably moisture and aroma resistant. In addition, the material is thermally sealable, so that folding flaps can be joined together by heat and pressure.

A special feature of the outer casing 12 is a multipurpose opening means 13. This consists of an opening tab 14 which exposes a removal opening 15 in an inner film or inner layer 16. The opening tab 14 is presently limited by a U-shaped weakening line 17, namely a perforation, a continuous punching line or other suitable material weakening. When the package 10 is opened, the opening tab 14 is brought into the open position (FIG. 9) by means of an actuating member, namely an actuating tab 18.

The actuating tab 18 is part of an outer layer 19 of the outer sheath 12. The actuating tab 18 is bounded by a substantially U-shaped line of weakness 20. Furthermore, the actuating tab 18 is preferably connected to the (outer side of the) opening tab 14 over its entire surface by means of adhesive. The actuating tab 18 is larger than the opening tab 14 and covers it with a preferably formed on three sides (U-shaped) closure portion 21. This is located at a removal opening 15th

2011004630.doc surrounding edge strip 22 of the inner layer 16 as a carrier of the opening tab 14 at. The actuating tab 18 is provided at least in the closure region 21 with a permanently acting adhesive. In the embodiment of FIGS. 1 and 2, the outer sheath 12 consists of a continuous multi-layer film with inner layer 16 and outer layer 19, which is processed as a continuous film web 23. Furthermore, in this embodiment, a piece of film 24 is positioned as an integrated blocking element which is embedded between the layers 16, 19. This film piece 24 may also be provided only in the region of the opening structure.

The film piece 24 (and the inner layer 16) has the opening tab 14. The film piece 24 has larger dimensions than the opening tab 14 and as the actuating tab 18, that extends into the region of lateral edges of the film web 23 for the outer sheath 12. Free ends of the weakening line 17, 20 are within the range of the film piece 24th Accordingly, the opening tab 14, which can be detected by the actuating tab 18, is formed in two layers, consists on the one hand of a corresponding part of the inner layer 16 and on the other side of a corresponding, equal part of the film piece 24.

A glue layer 25 of permanent adhesive is disposed between the outer layer 19 and the film piece 24. The edge strip 22 for the connection of the actuating tab 18 with the inner layer 16 and the film piece 24 is (exclusively) formed in the region of the film piece 24. Manufacturing technology can proceed so that the film piece 24 is provided over its entire surface with the permanent adhesive and so between the layers 16, 19 of the film web 23 is positioned. A region of the actuating tab 18 is designed as a grip tab 48 for gripping the actuating tab 18. It is a lower end portion of the actuating tab 18, which is not provided with a permanent adhesive to form a glue-free zone 49th

201100 630.doc Fig. 3 to 6 show the possible structure of the cigarette group 11 in the form of a cigarette block. The cigarette block consists in the embodiments shown of a single row of cigarettes, namely five pieces. It is understood that the cigarette group 1 1 can also consist of a small number of cigarettes. It is also conceivable that the cigarette block can consist of more than one row of cigarettes. However, the package 10 according to the invention is preferably used in connection with groups of cigarettes 11 with a small number of cigarettes.

As a special feature, a collar 26 is provided, which surrounds the cigarette group 11 at least partially. The collar should be made of a heat and pressure resistant material, such as cardboard. The collar 26 surrounds the cigarette group 11 immediately and is wrapped with this together in the outer sheath 12. The collar 26 thus represents an inner blank, so to speak.

Common to all embodiments according to FIGS. 3 to 6 is that the collar 26 extends over the entire length or height of the cigarette group 11. The collar thus extends at least partially between the two opposite end faces 27, 28 of the cigarette group 11.

In the exemplary embodiment according to FIG. 3, the collar 26 extends over a front side 29 of the cigarette group 11 and over narrow sides 30 of the cigarette group 11 on both sides to the front side 29. A rear side 31 of the cigarette group 11 is not covered by the collar 26 as the end faces 27, 28. The collar 26 has in the region of the front side 29 an upper-side recess 32 for the removal of cigarettes from the cigarette group 11. At the lower end of the collar 26, a recess 32 corresponding projection 33 connects. In this way, the collar 26 can be separated out substantially waste-free from a continuous material web. The side walls of the collar 26 are by fold lines

2011004630.doc 34 connected together so that the side walls of the collar 26 along the fold lines 34 can be folded.

The collar 26 according to FIG. 4 differs from the collar 26 according to FIG. 3 in that the collar 26 there also extends slightly into the area of the rear side 31. The collar 26 is approximately U-shaped in cross-section with two legs 35 in the region of the rear side 31, which extend substantially only in the region of the respective peripheral or outer cigarettes of the cigarette group 11. The cigarettes located between the marginal cigarettes are not covered by the collar 26 in the area of the rear side 31.

The embodiment according to FIG. 5 differs from the exemplary embodiment according to FIG. 4 in that the collar 26 extends substantially over the entire rear side 31 of the cigarette group 11. The two-sided legs 35 are formed so wide that free side edges of the legs 35 terminate with a short distance to each other.

Another special feature is a top-side semicircular recess 36 in the area with the back 31, which facilitates the removal of cigarettes. As with recess 32 and projection 33 in the region of the front side 29, a recess 36 corresponding projection 37 in the lower edge of the collar 26 is formed for waste-free production of the collar 26. In the embodiment of FIG. 6, the collar is designed as a closed sleeve , Apart from recesses 32, 36 as in the embodiment of FIG. 5, the collar 26 extends circumferentially closed over all upright sides of the cigarette group 11. Only the underside of the sleeve in the region of the end face 28 is open.

For wrapping the cigarette group 11 with the collar 26 placed around it, the outer wrapper 12 is wrapped like a tube around cigarette group 11 with collar 26 and closed in the area of the back 31 by a longitudinal sealing seam 38 running in the longitudinal direction of the pack 10 in this area. Farther

2011004630.doc transverse sealing seams 39, 40 are produced in the area of the end faces 27, 28 in order to close the outer covering 12. The transverse sealing seams 39, 40 are arranged at a distance from the end faces 27, 28 of the cigarette group 11. While the transverse sealing seams 39, 40 protrude with respect to the cigarette group 11, the longitudinal sealing seam 38 is folded over against the outer casing 12.

The outer sheath 12 is positioned so that the opening means 13 and the opening tab 14 and the actuating tab 18 is in the region of the recess 32 of the collar 26, so by opening the opening tab 14 via the actuating tab 18, the removal opening 15 in the outer sheath access the cigarette group 11 allows.

The longitudinal sealing seam and the transverse sealing seams 39, 40 are formed as fin seams by thermal sealing of folding flaps of the outer covering 12.

A special feature is that the transverse seam 39 is formed so that the lines of weakness 17, 20 for the opening tab 14 and the operating tab 28 are in the sealing area or free ends of these lines of weakness 17, 20. In this way prevents the Pack 10 accidentally opened too wide during opening and thus destroyed.

11 and 12 show by means of a vertical section through the package 10 alternative constructions of the outer sheath 12. In the embodiment of FIG. 11, the outer sheath 12 is substantially formed of a single-layer film. In the region of the opening means 13, a label 41 on the film for the outer sheath 12 is on the inside of the film attached, which points with its adhesive side to the inside of the film and is glued according to this. The label 41 corresponds in this embodiment, the inner layer 16 of the first embodiment and has corresponding opening flap 14, removal opening 15 and line of weakness 17. In the film for the outer sheath 12, an actuating tab 18 is correspondingly limited by means of a weakening line 20.

201100 630.doc In the embodiment of FIG. 12, a label 42 is attached to the outside of the single-layer film for the outer sheath 12 and glued to this. Accordingly, in this case, the opening tab 14 and the corresponding removal opening 15 is formed in the film for the outer sheath 12, whereas the operating tab 18 is limited in the label by a line of weakness 20.

During the production of the packs 10, the procedure is preferably such that the outer wrapper 12 is provided as a continuous material web, wherein perforations 43 directed transversely in the material web are applied at intervals. The material web is thus initially processed without separation along the perforation lines 43, so that a continuous packing chain 44 is formed, wherein the perforation lines 43 are each mounted between two transverse sealing seams 39, 40 between adjacent packages 10. For separating the packs 10, the packing chain 44 can be easily separated along the perforation lines 43. On the preparation of the packs 10 will be discussed below.

It is also conceivable to package the above-described pack 10 in a cigarette pack made of cardboard, for example in a hinge-lid pack 45. This is shown in FIG. 14. The pack 10 with closed outer wrapper 12 is packed in the hinge-lid pack 45 of cardboard, which has dimensions corresponding to the size of the cigarette group 11. The transverse seam 39 in the region of the upper end face 27 is folded into the region of the back 31 so that the Cover 46 of Hinge Lid Pack 45 can be closed. The package 10 protrudes out of the box part 47 of the hinge lid pack as a sealing block, the dimensions being selected so that the opening means 13 of the outer casing 12 or the picking lugs 48 are exposed.

FIGS. 15 and 16 show an overview of a first exemplary embodiment of the production of the packing chains 44. Cigarettes for the cigarette group 11 are held in two groups of upright shafts 50 of a cigarette magazine 51, and by means of a respective slider 52 as a cigarette group 11

2011004630.doc (Cigarette block) pushed out of the cigarette magazine 51. The two groups of cigarettes 1 1 are inserted by the sliders 52 via a bridge 53 in pockets 54 of a subsequent revolver 55. The revolver 55 is cyclically driven in rotation about a horizontal axis and arranged transversely to the direction of the slide 52. The turret 55 has regularly distributed over the circumference of the revolver 55 arranged pockets 54 for receiving in each case a group of cigarettes 11. The cigarette groups 11 are inserted in the region of a 12 o'clock position of the revolver 55 in this and in the region of a 6 o'clock position, ie after rotation of the revolver 55 by about 180 °, pushed out of the revolver 55 and transferred to a transfer turret 56 ,

The transfer turret 56 connects directly to the turret 55 and is also cyclically driven in rotation about a horizontal axis. The transfer turret 56 also has pockets 57 distributed uniformly over the circumference. The transfer turret 56 is driven in opposite directions to the turret 55 and arranged in a plane parallel thereto.

The transfer turret 56 is used to merge the cigarette groups 1 1, each with a collar 26. For this purpose, first the collar 26 are inserted into the pockets 57 of the transfer turret 55 and subsequently each a cigarette group 1 first

The collars 26 are first separated from a continuous web 58. For this purpose, the material web 58 is fed by transport rollers 59 to a cutting device 60, which has a knife roller 61 and a counter roller 62 on different sides of the material web 58. By means of the cutting device 60 collar 26 are separated from the web 58 and separated by a subsequent pair of transport rollers 59. Thereafter, the collar 26 are brought in the region of a belt conveyor 63 at a distance from each other and thus isolated.

The collar 26 are transported transversely after the singling in the region of a transverse collar web 64. In the

2011004630.doc Collar track 64, the collar 26 are arranged lying flat and are conveyed away in the region of a punch 65, with which the inner collar collar 26 successively removed from the collar track 64 and pressed by pivoting the punch 65 by 90 ° in a mold pocket 66. In this case, the collar 26 is folded into the U-shape.

The folded collar 26 is then conveyed by a slider 67, which acts on the mold pocket 66 in a pocket 57 of the cyclically operated turret 56 and passed to this.

After the folded collars 26 are inserted into the pocket 57 of the revolver 58, the revolver 58 is moved by one position, so that the groups of cigarettes 1 1 are inserted in this station along a horizontal plane in the pockets 57 and united with the collar 26 held therein can.

After further rotation of the turret 58 by 180 °, the cigarette group 11 can be pushed out with herumgelegtem collar 26 in a horizontal plane. For this purpose, another slider 68 is used.

After pushing out the cigarette groups 11 with collar 26 they are wrapped in the outer sheath 12. The corresponding film web 23 is unwound from a reel 69 and passed through a shuttle memory 70. Thereafter, the film web 23 is guided over a group of deflection rollers 71 in an area above the transport path of the ejected from the revolver 56 cigarette groups 11. The cigarette groups 1 1 are transported in this section of the system along an example limited by guides conveyor line. The advance of the groups of cigarettes 11 can take place, as shown in FIGS. 15 and 16, by carriers 72 of endless conveyors 73, which can be arranged below the conveying path and detect the groups of cigarettes 11 with collar 26 at the front or rear and transport in the conveying direction.

201100 630.doc During the joint further transport of the film web 23 and the cigarette groups 11 with collar 26, the film web 23 is gradually struck around the cigarette groups 1 1, so that a kind of continuous tube is formed and folding flaps for the longitudinal sealing seam 38 abut each other. The longitudinal sealing seam 38 is then formed by sealing elements 74 arranged below the conveying path. In the further transport then follow sealing members 81 for the transverse sealing seams 39, 40 and optionally for the attachment of the perforation line 43. Fig. 17 and 18 show a schematic representation of alternative adjustment method or corresponding devices. FIG. 17 shows this on the basis of packs 10 with a U-shaped collar 26 according to FIG. 3. In contrast, FIG. 18 shows the production of packs 10 with a collar 26 in the form of a sleeve according to FIG. Both solutions consistently have a pocket chain conveyor as the central organ. For reasons of clarity, the two individual solutions will be discussed separately below.

The central element of the device according to FIG. 17 is an endless conveyor 75, which is guided over deflecting rollers 76 and has pockets 77 on the outside. The pockets 77 serve to receive a respective collar 26 and a cigarette group 11.

The pockets 77 are distributed over the entire circumference of the endless conveyor 75 at regular intervals from each other. The pockets 77 are transverse to the transport direction of the endless conveyor 75 frontally open to the input and output of the collar 26 and cigarette groups 1 1. The pockets 77 are otherwise formed substantially closed with the exception of a parallel to the input and Ausschubrichtung the cigarette groups 1 1 and Collar 26 extending slot 78th

As in the previously described embodiment, the collars 26 are first separated from a continuous material web 58 by means of a cutting device 60 and singulated. Thereafter, a folding of the narrow sides 30 takes place

20110O 630.doc and the insertion into a pocket 77. The structure of the device for separating and feeding the collar 26 may be formed as in the embodiment described above, that is, for example, as shown in FIG. 15 and described accordingly. The folding of the collar 26 can take place via fixed folding switches along the transport path of the collar 26 or, for example, by means of a forming pocket 66 and an associated punch 65 as described above. In principle, however, other known from the prior art folding devices come into question. For insertion of the collar 26 in the pocket 77 is preferably a slide, not shown used.

After insertion of the folded collar 26, the groups of cigarettes 11 are fed into the pockets 77 with the collar 26 arranged therein. The groups of cigarettes 11 are pushed out of shafts 50 of a cigarette magazine 51 by means of a slide 52 and pushed into the pockets 77 with a collar 26 located therein offset in height by another slide 79.

As can be seen from FIG. 17, in the present case a plurality of cigarette magazines 51 are arranged next to one another, so that a corresponding number of cigarette groups 11 can be introduced into the pockets 77 simultaneously or successively. This takes place during a brief standstill of the endless conveyor 75. As can be seen from FIG. 20, the pockets 77 are dimensioned so that in each case a collar 26 and a cigarette group 11 find more or less exact accommodation.

After the collars 26 and groups of cigarettes 1 1 were brought together in the pockets 77, these are pushed out together after transport in the direction of a Ausschubstation there together from the pockets 77 and wrapped in the same manner in the film web 23 as in the present embodiment. In this respect, reference is made to the arrangement of the reel 69, the shuttle memory 70 etc. on the previous embodiment. The transport of the groups of cigarettes 1 1 with collar 26 again takes place by means of drivers 72 of the endless conveyor 73, which extends in the present case into the region of the endless conveyor 75. The drivers 72 are by the

2011004630.doc Slot 78 guided in the pockets 77 and can be used to eject the cigarette groups 11 with the collar 26 are used.

In the present case, the ejection takes place in the region of a downwardly lying conveying run of the endless conveyor 75. Accordingly, the cigarette groups 11 are pushed out with collar 26 in the reverse relative position compared to the feed from the endless conveyor 75. For this reason, the collars 26 are also fed so as to be arranged below the cigarette groups 11 as shown in FIG. 20. It is conceivable that the cigarette groups 11 with collar 26 takes place in the region of the same conveying run, in which the groups of cigarettes 11 and collar 26 are also supplied. In this case, it may be necessary to supply the collar 26 turned.

The formation of the packing chains 44 or the wrapping of the cigarette groups 11 and collar 26 takes place as in the previously described embodiment. With regard to the arrangement of reels 69, pendulum storage 70, pulleys 71 and the sealing members, reference is made to the previous embodiment accordingly. The mode of operation of the exemplary embodiment shown in FIG. 18 is essentially identical, so that reference is made to the above explanations. Notwithstanding this embodiment, only the supply and the nature of the collar 26. The collar 26 are formed as already described as closed sleeves, which are held flat folded in a stack 80. The collar 26 are removed individually in the region of the bottom of the stack 80 and erected by pivoting the side walls of the collar 26 to each other. This is done during a straight, horizontally directed transport in the direction of the pockets 77 of the endless conveyor 75th

The collars 26 are inserted as in the previous embodiment in the pockets 77 so that they are positioned with the back facing up in the pockets 77. The following will be like in the previous one

2011004630.doc Embodiment described a cigarette group 11 inserted into the pocket 77 as shown in Fig. 20.

The further production sequence corresponds exactly to the embodiment described above.

Fig. 24 relates to the embodiment shown in Fig. 1 1 and / or 12, in which a label 41, 42 is arranged in the region of the opening means 13. The attachment of such a label 41, 42 is shown schematically in FIG. The labels 41, 42 are fed on a continuous carrier strip 82 on which the labels 41, 42 are evenly spaced. The carrier strip 82 is deflected in the region of a deflection station 83 such that the labels 41, 42 are detached from the carrier strip 82 at least in the region of a leading edge 84. The labels 41, 42 are detected at least in the region of the leading edge 84, which was detached from the carrier strip 82 and held by vacuum on the circumference of the vacuum roller 85 and positionally accurate from the Vacuum roll 85 attached to the continuous film web 23. For this purpose, the film web 23 is guided tangentially to the circumference of the vacuum roller 85 such that the labels 41, 42 can be transferred from the circumference of the vacuum roller 85 to the film web 23. Further, a cutting roller 86 is provided, which cooperates with the vacuum roller 85. The cutting roller 86 is arranged opposite the vacuum roller 85 on the other side of the film web 23 and has cutting blades 87 in the region of its circumference. The cutting blades 87 are used to sever the film web 23 according to the arrangement of the opening means 13 and optionally also of the label 41, 42. In this way, the necessary separating cuts for the opening means 13 are attached to the film web 23 at the same time when attaching the labels 41, 42. Thereafter, the film web 23 is processed as described above.

2011004630.doc LIST OF REFERENCE NUMBERS

10 pack 39 transverse seal

11 cigarette group 40 transverse seal

12 outer wrap 41 label

13 opening means 42 label

14 Opening tab 43 Perforation line

15 removal opening 44 package chain

16 inner layer 45 Hinge-Lid-Packung

17 weakening line 46 cover

18 operating tab 47 box part

19 Outer layer 48 Gripping tab

20 weakening line 49 Glue-free zone

21 closure area 50 shaft

22 edge strip 51 cigarette magazine

23 film web 52 slide

24 pieces of film 53 bridge

25 glue layer 54 bag

26 collar 55 revolver

27 Front 56 Transfer turret

28 front side 57 pocket

29 Front side 58 Material web

30 narrow side 59 transport rollers

31 Back 60 Cutting device

32 recess 61 knife roller

33 shoulder 62 counter roll

34 Folding line 63 Belt conveyor

35 legs 64 collar web

36 recess 65 punch

37 neck 66 shape pocket

38 longitudinal sealing seam 67 slide

201100 630.doc pusher

reel

pendulum memory

idler pulley

takeaway

endless conveyor

seal organ

endless conveyor

idler pulley

bag

slot

pusher

stack

seal organ

carrier strip

return station

edge

vacuum roll

cutting roller

cutting blade

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Claims

claims

1. Packing for cigarettes, with a ackungsinhalt, in particular a group of cigarettes (11), surrounded by an outer casing (12), in particular of preferably aroma and moisture-tight thermally sealable film, in the manner of a tubular bag packaging, characterized in that the outer casing ( 12) has a multipurpose opening means (13) and that the contents of the package at least partially covered by a collar (26) made of heat and pressure-resistant material as inner blank, which extends over the entire length of the package contents.

2. A package according to claim 1, characterized in that the collar (26) the package contents C-shaped or U-shaped or on all side surfaces (29, 30, 31) surrounds, and that the collar (26) not in the region of end faces (27, 28) of the package contents.

3. A package according to claim 1, characterized in that folding flaps of the outer sheath (12) are connected in the manner of a fin seam by thermal sealing, preferably such that the outer sheath (12) in the region of end faces (27, 28) of the package contents by means of one Flossennaht is closed as a transverse seal seam (39, 40) and that a third fin seal in the longitudinal direction of the outer sheath (12) via a rear side (31) of the package contents as a longitudinal sealing seam (38), wherein preferably the fin seams in the region of the end faces (27, 28) protrude from the package contents and the fin seam is applied in the region of the back (31) against the outer sheath (12).

4. A package according to claim 3, characterized in that a transverse sealing seam (39) in the region of an upper side of the pack (10) against the outer sheath (12) in the region of the back (31) of the package contents is folded over and fixed there by means of an adhesive and that so

2011004630.doc The package (10) in a cigarette box (45) is positioned as a sealing block.

5. A package according to claim 1, characterized in that the outer sheath (12) is formed in two layers at least in the region of the opening means (13), with an outer film as the outer layer (16) of the pack (10) and with an inner film as the inner , the package contents facing layer (19), wherein the outer film in the region of the opening means (13) has a weakening line (20) for forming an actuating tab (18) and wherein the inner film has a weakening line (17) for forming a removal opening (15) in the region of an opening tab (14) and wherein the actuating tab (18) by means of a permanently acting adhesive with the inner film is detachably connectable.

6. A package according to claim 5, characterized in that the weakening line (17) in the outer film to form the actuating tab (18) with end portions into the region of a fin seam, in particular a transverse sealing seam (39) extends.

7. A method for producing a pack (10) for cigarettes, in particular according to claim 1, wherein first a package contents, in particular a cigarette group (11) is formed and the contents of the package then with a collar (26) made of heat and pressure resistant material as an inner blank is covered, wherein the collar (26) extends over the entire length of the package contents, and that thereafter the package contents with the collar (26) in an outer sheath (12), in particular of preferably aroma and moisture-tight thermally sealable film, in the manner of a The outer wrapper (12) has a reusable opening means (13) and then folding flaps of the outer wrapper (12) are joined together by thermal sealing, and wherein the packages (10) as a contiguous, continuous packing chain (44) be and remaining links (43) in the outer sheath (12) between neigh Barten packs (10) within the packing chain (44) are separable for separating the packs (10).

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8. The method of claim 7, wherein first a collar (26) in a pocket (57, 77) of a conveyor is inserted and wherein then a cigarette group (11) in the pocket (57, 77) located collar (26) inserted and wherein thereafter collar (26) and cigarette group (11) are pushed out of the pocket (57, 77) together and wrapped in the outer wrap (12).

9. The method of claim 7 or 8, wherein the pockets (77) on an endless conveyor (75) are arranged, which transversely to the transport direction of the collar

(26) and cigarette groups (11), wherein the collars (26) and groups of cigarettes (11) are inserted longitudinally into the pockets (77), in particular in the region of an upper run of the endless conveyor (75), and wherein the collars (26) and cigarette groups (11) in each case in the same direction from the pockets (77) are pushed out, in particular in the region of a lower strand of the endless conveyor (75), and wherein the cigarette groups (11) with collar (26) in the longitudinal direction in the tubular bag packaging or in a continuous film web (23) are wrapped for the same.

10. The method according to claim 9 or one of the further preceding claims, wherein the continuous film web (23) in the longitudinal direction of a conveyor track for the cigarette groups (11) with collar (12) is supplied.

11. The method according to claim 9 or one of the further preceding claims, wherein the cigarette groups (11) in the longitudinal direction of a

Magazine (51) are pushed out and inserted in the same direction in the pockets (77) with collar (26), preferably the cigarette groups (11) after the ejection from the magazine (51) initially transported in the vertical direction, in particular lowered and then inserted into the pockets (77).

12. A device for producing a pack (10) for cigarettes, in particular according to claim 1, with at least one magazine (51) for forming groups of cigarettes (11) as package contents and with a pocket (57, 77)

2011004630.doc having conveyor for receiving collar (26) of heat and pressure-resistant material and the cigarette groups (11) and with a device for wrapping the package contents with the collar (26) in an outer sheath (12), in particular from preferably aroma and moisture-proof thermally sealable film, in the form of a tubular bag package, the outer cover (12) having a reusable opening means (13), and at least one means for thermally sealing folding flaps of the outer cover (12), the conveyor (56, 75) being transverse to the feed the collar (26) and cigarette groups (1 1) is directed and the collars (26) and groups of cigarettes (11) in the same direction as in the feed from the conveyor (56, 75) of the device for wrapping are fed.

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