WO2017212583A1

WO2017212583A1 - Cigarette case

Info

Publication number: WO2017212583A1
Application number: PCT/JP2016/067101
Authority: WO
Inventors: 靖国分
Original assignee: 日本たばこ産業株式会社
Priority date: 2016-06-08
Filing date: 2016-06-08
Publication date: 2017-12-14

Abstract

Provided is a cigarette case from which a cigarette can be taken out easily even if cigarettes are densely accommodated therein. A cigarette case is provided. The cigarette case comprises a case body having a front surface part, a rear surface part, a first side-surface part, a second side-surface part, and a bottom surface part. The front surface part has a front surface first end connected to the bottom surface part, and an inclined front surface part extending to the front surface first end and inclined toward the inside of the case body.

Description

Cigarette case

The present invention relates to a cigarette case.

Currently, cigarettes such as cigar cigarettes and cigar cigarettes are packaged by a predetermined number such as 10 or 20 cigarettes. Such a package is comprised by inner paper, such as aluminum foil processed paper, and the outer paper which covers this inner paper, for example. Outer paper is known to be formed of thin paper called a soft package, or a hard package, which is formed by assembling a paperboard into a box shape (see, for example, Patent Document 1 and Patent Document 2).

∙ Soft packages are light and easy to carry, but on the other hand they are low in strength, so the cigarettes housed may be crushed or folded when carried. For this reason, the cigarette case which has the predetermined rigidity for accommodating and protecting the cigarette accommodated in the soft package is also known.

JP 2009-292519 A JP 2006-248543 A

The cigarette case is generally known as a hinge lid type. When pulling out a cigarette from such a cigarette case, it was necessary to perform the operation of opening the lid and the operation of pulling out the cigarette separately.

In addition, there is a problem that it is difficult to take out the cigarette from the cigarette case when the number of cigarettes accommodated in the cigarette case is large and the cigarettes are densely accommodated.

The present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and one of its purposes is to provide a cigarette case from which a cigarette can be easily taken out even if the cigarette is densely accommodated.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a cigarette case capable of simultaneously performing a lid opening operation and a cigarette pulling-out operation.

The present invention solves at least one of the above objects.

According to an aspect of the present invention, a cigarette case is provided. The cigarette case is configured to be housed in a case having a case front surface portion, a case rear surface portion, a case first side surface portion, a case second side surface portion, and a case bottom surface portion. And a package capable of holding a cigarette. The case has a recess at a boundary portion between the case front surface portion and the case bottom surface portion. The package includes a package front surface portion, a package upper surface portion, an opening provided between the package front surface portion and the package upper surface portion, and the package front surface portion and the package upper surface portion connected to each other. And a connecting portion for closing.

According to this embodiment, the case has a recess at the boundary between the case front portion and the case bottom portion. For this reason, when the user presses the concave portion of the case or grips the side surface of the case, the concave portion of the case is curved toward the inner side of the case. Further, since the package has an opening provided between the front surface portion of the package and the upper surface portion of the package, the cigarette can be taken out from the opening portion of the package by removing the connection portion of the package. When the user curves the concave portion of the case toward the inside of the case, the cigarette in the package accommodated in the case is pushed up with the curvature of the concave portion, and the cigarette is exposed from the opening. Therefore, the user can easily remove the cigarette from the cigarette case even when the cigarette is densely accommodated by pushing up the concave portion of the case. Further, when the package is not opened, the connection portion suppresses contact with the outside air of the cigarette, and the package can be opened by removing the connection portion.

In one form of the cigarette case, the package is housed in the case such that the front surface of the package is located on the front side of the case.

According to this embodiment, the opening of the package is located on the case front side of the case. For this reason, when the concave portion of the case is curved, the cigarette stored in the front side of the package, that is, the position close to the opening is pushed up, so that the cigarette can be easily taken out from the opening of the package.

In one embodiment of the present invention, the connecting portion is configured to be removable, and the opening is opened when the connecting portion is removed.

According to this embodiment, the opening is opened by removing the connecting portion, and the cigarette can be taken out from the opening.

In one embodiment of the present invention, the concave portion includes a first curved surface portion and a second curved surface portion located on the front side of the case from the first curved surface portion.

According to this embodiment, the concave portion has the first curved surface portion and the second curved surface portion. Therefore, when the user presses the concave portion of the case or grips the side surface of the case, when the concave portion of the case curves toward the inside of the case, first, the first curved surface portion near the bottom surface portion of the case is curved. And push up the cigarette. Then, the 2nd curved surface part located in the case front part side from a 1st curved surface part curves. Thereby, the cigarette pushed up when the 1st curved surface part curves is further pushed up by the curve of the 2nd curved surface part. Therefore, since the cigarette is pushed up smoothly by the two-stage bending of the first curved surface portion and the second curved surface portion, the cigarette can be taken out from the cigarette case more easily.

In one aspect of the present invention, the first curved surface portion is formed such that an angle formed with the bottom surface portion of the case at a central portion in the width direction is not less than 35 ° and not more than 55 °, and the second curved surface portion is formed in the width direction. An angle formed with the bottom surface of the case at the center is formed to be 60 ° or more and 80 ° or less.

According to this embodiment, the cigarette can be easily pushed out from the cigarette case by forming the first curved surface portion and the central portion in the width direction of the second curved surface portion within the above angle range. When the first curved surface portion is less than 35 ° or greater than 55 °, or when the second curved surface portion is less than 60 ° or greater than 80 °, the first curved surface portion or the second curved surface portion is directed toward the inner side of the case. It takes a great force to bend, resulting in poor operability.

In one aspect of the present invention, the concave portion further includes a third curved surface portion located on the front side of the case with respect to the second curved surface portion, and the third curved surface portion is the case at the central portion in the width direction. The angle formed with the bottom surface portion is formed such that the second curved surface portion is larger than the angle formed with the case bottom surface portion in the center portion in the width direction.

According to this embodiment, since the concave portion has the third curved surface portion in addition to the first curved surface portion and the second curved surface portion, the user can press the concave portion of the case or grasp the side surface of the case, etc. The curved surface portion, the second curved surface portion, and the third curved surface portion are curved in order. Thereby, a cigarette can be pushed up more smoothly and a cigarette can be taken out from a cigarette case easily.

In one embodiment of the present invention, the width direction length of the second curved surface portion is not less than 20% and not more than 80% of the width direction length of the first curved surface portion.

According to this embodiment, since the length in the width direction of the second curved surface portion is 20% or more and 80% or less of the length in the width direction of the first curved surface portion, the user presses the concave portion of the case or the side surface of the case When the concave portion of the case is curved toward the inner side of the case, for example, by gripping the first curved portion, the first curved surface portion is curved first, and then the second curved surface portion is easily curved. That is, the first curved surface portion and the second curved surface portion are likely to be bent in two stages, so that the cigarette is pushed up smoothly and the cigarette can be taken out of the cigarette case more easily.

In one embodiment of the present invention, the case includes a case upper surface portion whose rear end portion is connected to the case rear surface portion, and a flap that extends from the front end portion of the case upper surface portion and overlaps at least a part of the case front surface portion. Part.

According to this form, the case is configured to wrap the package. Further, when the cigarette in the package accommodated in the case is pushed up along with the curvature of the concave portion, the flap portion and the case upper surface portion are pushed up by the pushed-up cigarette. Thereby, the opening operation of a flap part and the operation | movement which pulls out a cigarette can be performed simultaneously.

In one embodiment of the present invention, the cigarette case has a holding member that holds the flap portion in a state where it overlaps at least a part of the front surface portion of the case.

According to this embodiment, since the flap portion is held in a state where it overlaps at least part of the front surface portion of the case, it is possible to prevent the package containing the cigarette from unexpectedly jumping out of the case.

In one form of this invention, the said case is a cover part for closing the opening defined by the said case front part, the said case rear surface part, the said case 1st side part, and the said case 2nd side part. Have The lid portion is configured to overlap a lid upper surface portion configured to cover the opening, a lid front surface portion configured to overlap at least a part of the case front surface portion, and the case first side surface portion. A first lid side surface portion, and a second lid side surface portion configured to overlap the case second side surface portion.

According to this form, the case is configured to wrap the package. Moreover, when the cigarette in the package accommodated in the case is pushed up along with the curvature of the recess, the lid is pushed up by the pushed up cigarette. Thereby, the operation of opening the lid and the operation of pulling out the cigarette can be performed simultaneously.

In one embodiment of the present invention, at least one of the case front surface portion, the case rear surface portion, the case first side surface portion, and the case second side surface portion is 1 ° with respect to the normal direction of the case bottom surface portion. It inclines toward the outside of the case at an angle of 2 ° or less.

According to this embodiment, since the case is configured so that the width becomes wider upward, it is easy to put the package into and out of the case and take out the cigarette. For example, when the case is an injection-molded product, the inclined portion having the above angle has an appropriate draft angle, so that the case can be easily produced. In addition, when the said angle is less than 1 degree, it becomes difficult to take in and out a package and a cigarette from a case. Moreover, when the said angle is larger than 2 degrees, there exists a problem that the width | variety of a case upper end becomes extra large.

In one embodiment of the present invention, the case has a case upper surface portion, and a length between the case bottom surface portion and the case upper surface portion is 84 mm or less.

As described above, the package accommodated in the case is a characteristic one having an opening between the front surface portion of the package and the upper surface portion of the package. Therefore, when a general cigarette package that does not have an opening between the front surface portion of the package and the upper surface portion of the package is stored in the case, the cigarette is not pushed out of the cigarette case even if the user pushes up the concave portion of the case. At the time of this patent application, the length of cigarette cases generally distributed in the market is about 89 mm. According to this embodiment, since the length of the case is about 5% shorter than the cigarette case that is generally distributed, a general cigarette package that can be refilled with a cigarette case that is generally distributed is appropriately used for this case. It is configured so that it cannot be accommodated. Accordingly, it is possible to prevent the user from erroneously storing a package different from the package usable in the cigarette case, that is, a package having a normal length, in the case.

In one embodiment of the present invention, a minimum inner circumference of the case front surface portion, the case rear surface portion, the case first side surface portion, and the case second side surface portion of the case is 150 mm or less.

As described above, the package accommodated in the case is a characteristic one having an opening between the front surface portion of the package and the upper surface portion of the package. Therefore, when a general cigarette package that does not have an opening between the front surface portion of the package and the upper surface portion of the package is stored in the case, the cigarette is not pushed out of the cigarette case even if the user pushes up the concave portion of the case. At the time of this patent application, the inner circumference of a cigarette case that is generally distributed in the market is about 171 mm. According to this embodiment, since the length of the inner circumference of the case is about 5% or more shorter than the cigarette case in general circulation, this case is a general cigarette to be refilled with a cigarette case in general circulation. It is configured so that the package cannot be properly accommodated. Accordingly, it is possible to prevent the user from mistakenly storing a package different from the package usable in the cigarette case, that is, a package having a normal inner peripheral length, in the case.

In one aspect of the present invention, the case bottom surface portion includes a case bottom surface first end portion connected to the case front surface portion via the recess, a case bottom surface second end portion connected to the rear surface portion, A case bottom first side connected to the case first side surface; and a case bottom second side connected to the second side surface; and the center of the case bottom first end The distance between the case bottom first end and the case bottom second end is shorter than the length of the case bottom first side or the case bottom second side.

According to this embodiment, the distance between the case bottom first end and the case bottom second end at the substantially center portion in the width direction of the case bottom becomes relatively short. For this reason, when the user presses the concave portion of the case or grasps the side surface of the case, the substantially central portion in the width direction of the case bottom portion is easily curved toward the inside of the case. As a result, among the cigarettes in the package that is accommodated, the cigarette that is positioned at the substantially central portion in the width direction is easily pushed up, so that the user can easily take out the cigarette.

In one embodiment of the present invention, the case is formed of a flexible member.

According to this embodiment, when the user presses the concave portion of the case or grasps the side surface of the case, the concave portion of the case is easily bent toward the inside of the case.

In one embodiment of the present invention, the package is formed of a gas barrier sheet material.

According to this embodiment, the cigarette held in the package can be prevented from absorbing moisture.

According to one of the present invention, it is possible to provide a cigarette case that can be easily taken out even if the cigarettes are densely accommodated.

According to another aspect of the present invention, it is possible to provide a cigarette case capable of simultaneously performing the opening operation of the lid and the operation of pulling out the cigarette.

It is an upper perspective view from the front side of a case. It is a bottom perspective view from the front side of a case. It is a bottom perspective view from the rear surface side of a case. It is a front view of a case. It is a top perspective view from the front side of a package. It is a top perspective view from the rear surface side of a package. It is a bottom perspective view from the front side of a package. It is a top perspective view from the front side of a package. It is a figure which shows the package 20 of the state which cut off the 1st return part and the 2nd return part. FIG. It is a front view which shows the case which accommodated the package. It is a front view which shows the case which accommodated the package. It is a front view which shows the case which concerns on other embodiment.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. In the drawings described below, the same or corresponding components are denoted by the same reference numerals, and redundant description is omitted. Note that X, Y, and Z axes are appended to some of the drawings described below. In these figures, the positive X-axis direction is the forward direction, the negative X-axis direction is the backward direction, the positive Y-axis direction is the left direction, the negative Y-axis direction is the right direction, the positive Z-axis direction is the upward direction, and the negative Z-axis direction. Will be described as corresponding to the downward direction. In the present embodiment, “width direction” means the Y-axis direction, and “thickness direction” means the X-axis direction.

The cigarette case according to the present embodiment includes a case and a package configured to be accommodated in the case and holding the cigarette inside. First, the case will be described in detail. 1 to 3 are perspective views of a case according to the present embodiment. 1 is a top perspective view from the front side of the case, FIG. 2 is a bottom perspective view from the front side of the case, and FIG. 3 is a bottom perspective view from the back side of the case. FIG. 4 is a front view of the case. This case is configured to accommodate a package to be described later.

As shown in FIGS. 1 to 4, the case 100 has a substantially rectangular parallelepiped shape as a whole. The case 100 can easily refill the cigarette in the case 100 by accommodating a cigarette packaged in a package 20 (see FIGS. 5 to 10) described later, and can be used repeatedly. The case 100 includes a case main body 130 having a space for housing a cigarette and a lid 120 for closing the space. The case main body 130 and the lid portion 120 are connected by a hinge portion 127 on the rear surface side of the case 100. That is, the case 100 is a hinge lid type case. The case 100 can be formed of a flexible member such as resin, silicon, leather, paper, or the like so that its shape can be deformed.

The case body 130 includes a front surface portion 140 (corresponding to an example of a case front surface portion), a rear surface portion 150 (corresponding to an example of a case rear surface portion) facing the front surface portion 140, and a left side surface portion 160 (case first side surface portion). ), A right side surface 170 (corresponding to an example of a case second side surface portion) facing the left side surface portion 160, and a bottom surface portion 180 (corresponding to an example of a case bottom surface portion). The case main body 130 has an opening 128 (see FIG. 12) defined by the front surface portion 140, the left side surface portion 160, the rear surface portion 150, and the right side surface portion 170. The opening 128 can be closed by the lid 120.

Further, the case main body 130 has a concave portion 190 provided at a boundary portion between the front surface portion 140 and the bottom surface portion 180. The recess 190 is formed so that the recess 190 is recessed toward the inside of the case main body 130. Here, “inside the case main body 130” refers to a space for accommodating a package defined by the case main body 130. The concave portion 190 includes a first curved surface portion 191 located on the bottom surface portion 180 side, and a second curved surface portion 192 located on the front surface portion 140 side relative to the first curved surface portion 191. As particularly shown in FIGS. 2 and 4, the first curved surface portion 191 and the second curved surface portion 192 are formed to be curved in the width direction. Since the case main body 130 has the concave portion 190, the concave portion 190 of the case 100 is easily bent toward the inside of the case main body 130 when the user presses the concave portion 190 of the case 100 or grips the side surface of the case 100. By deforming the recess 190 in this way, the cigarette in the package housed in the case 100 is pushed up, as will be described later with reference to FIG.

In one embodiment, the first curved surface portion 191 can be formed such that an angle θ1 (see FIG. 2) with the bottom surface portion 180 in the central portion in the width direction is not less than 35 ° and not more than 55 °. Moreover, in one Example, the 2nd curved surface part 192 may be formed so that angle (theta) 2 (refer FIG. 2) with the bottom face part 180 in the width direction center part may be 60 degrees or more and 80 degrees or less. As shown in FIG. 2, the angle θ1 is an angle formed between the outer surface of the bottom surface portion 180 and the outer surface of the first curved surface portion 191, and the angle θ2 is the outer surface of the bottom surface portion 180 and the second curved surface portion 192. It is an angle formed with the outer surface. In one embodiment, the width direction length of the second curved surface portion 192 may be 20% or more and 80% or less of the width direction length of the first curved surface portion 191. In addition, the recessed part 190 may be formed only from a single curved surface part, and may have three or more curved surface parts. For example, when the concave portion 190 has a third curved surface portion, the third curved surface portion is located closer to the front surface portion 140 than the second curved surface portion 192, and the angle formed with the outer surface of the bottom surface portion 180 at the center in the width direction is It is preferable that the second curved surface portion 192 is formed so as to be larger than an angle formed with the outer surface of the bottom surface portion 180 in the center portion in the width direction, and is smaller than the length in the width direction of the second curved surface portion 192.

The front surface portion 140 includes a front surface first end portion 141 connected to the recess 190, a first side end portion 142 connected to the left side surface portion 160, and a second side end portion 143 connected to the right side surface portion 170. . The front first end portion 141 is located at the lower end of the front surface portion 140.

As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, the bottom surface portion 180 is connected to the bottom surface first end portion 181 connected to the recess portion 190, the bottom surface second end portion 182 connected to the rear surface portion 150, and the left side surface portion 160. A bottom first side 183 and a bottom second side 184 connected to the right side 170. The bottom surface portion 180 is formed such that the length of the substantially central portion in the width direction is shorter than the length of the bottom surface first side portion 183 or the bottom surface second side portion 184. That is, the distance L1 between the bottom surface first end 181 and the bottom surface second end 182 at the substantially central portion of the bottom surface first end 181 or the bottom surface second end 182 is the bottom surface first side portion 183 or bottom surface first. It is formed shorter than the length of the two side portions 184. In other words, at least the bottom surface first end 181 is formed in a concave shape so that the distance between the bottom surface first end 181 and the bottom surface second end 182 at a substantially central portion is relatively short. Thereby, when the user presses the concave portion of the case 100 or grasps the side surface of the case 100, the substantially central portion in the width direction of the bottom surface portion 180 is easily bent toward the inside of the case 100. As a result, among the cigarettes in the package that is accommodated, the cigarette that is positioned at the substantially central portion in the width direction is easily pushed up, so that the user can easily take out the cigarette.

As shown in FIG. 3, the rear surface portion 150 is connected to the rear surface first end portion 151 connected to the bottom surface portion 180, the rear surface second end portion 155 facing the rear surface first end portion 151, and the left side surface portion 160. A first side end 152 and a second side end 153 connected to the right side surface 170. The rear surface first end portion 151 is located at the lower end of the rear surface portion 150, and the rear surface second end portion 155 is located at the upper end of the rear surface portion 150. The rear second end portion 155 forms a hinge portion 127 that connects the case main body 130 and the lid portion 120.

As shown in FIGS. 1 to 3, the lid 120 includes a top surface 121 whose rear end is connected to the rear second end 155 of the rear surface 150 and a flap extending from the front end 122 of the upper surface 121. Part 123. The upper surface portion 121 is configured to cover the opening 128 (see FIG. 12) when the lid portion 120 is closed. Further, the flap part 123 is configured to cover a part of the opening 128 and overlap at least a part of the front part 140 when the lid part 120 is closed.

A magnet 145 is provided in a portion overlapping the flap portion 123 of the front surface portion 140. The flap portion 123 is provided with a magnet 124 that attracts the magnet 145. Therefore, when the lid part 120 is closed, the magnet 124 of the flap part 123 and the magnet 145 of the front part 140 can hold the flap part 123 in a state where it overlaps at least a part of the front part 140. In this embodiment, the magnet 145 and the magnet 124 are used, but only one of them may be a magnet and the other may be a ferromagnetic material such as a metal. Further, as a material having a function of holding the flap portion 123 in a state of being overlapped with the front surface portion 140, a magic tape (registered trademark), a re-adhesive adhesive, a hook or the like is used instead of the

magnets

124 and 145. You can also.

In the case 100 shown in FIGS. 1 to 4, at least one of the front surface portion 140, the rear surface portion 150, the left side surface portion 160, and the right side surface portion 170 is 1 ° or more and 2 ° or less with respect to the normal direction of the bottom surface portion 180. Inclined toward the outside of the case body 130 at an angle. As a result, the case 100 is configured to increase in width toward the upper side, so that the package can be easily taken into and out of the case 100 and the cigarette can be taken out. For example, when the case 100 is an injection-molded product, the inclined portion having the above angle becomes an appropriate draft, and thus the case 100 can be easily produced. In addition, when the said angle is less than 1 degree, it becomes difficult to take in and out the package and the cigarette from the case 100. Moreover, when the said angle is larger than 2 degrees, there exists a problem that the width | variety of case 100 upper end becomes large excessively.

The case 100 shown in FIGS. 1 to 4 has been described on the assumption that the lid portion 120 is composed of the upper surface portion 121 and the flap portion 123. However, the form of the lid 120 is not limited to this, and a form that can close the opening 128 defined by the front surface part 140, the rear surface part 150, the left side surface part 160, and the right side surface part 170 can be adopted. For example, as another form, the lid portion 120 overlaps the lid upper surface portion configured to cover the opening 128, the lid front surface portion configured to overlap at least part of the front surface portion 140, and the left side surface portion 160. A cup-shaped lid having a first lid side surface portion configured as described above and a second lid side surface portion configured to overlap the right side surface portion 170 may be used.

Next, a package configured to be accommodated in the case 100 and holding a cigarette inside will be described. FIG. 5 is a top perspective view from the front side of the package. FIG. 6 is a top perspective view from the rear side of the package. FIG. 7 is a bottom perspective view from the front side of the package. FIG. 8 is a top perspective view from the front side of the package.

As shown in FIGS. 5 to 7, the package 20 has a substantially rectangular parallelepiped shape, and is configured to hold a packaged object such as a cigarette therein. The package 20 has a flexible gas barrier property such as a plastic film such as polypropylene (PP) or polyethylene terephthalate (PET), a paper bonded with a gas barrier sheet material, and a cloth bonded with a gas barrier sheet material. The sheet material can be formed. In one embodiment, the package 20 may be formed from a laminated sheet of a gas barrier sheet material and paper.

In one embodiment, the package 20 may be formed from a paper material having a weight per unit area of 50 g / m ² or more and 150 g / m ² or less. In one embodiment, the package 20 may be formed of a plastic film material having a weight per unit area of 0.01 g / m ² or more and 0.5 g / m ² or less.

In one embodiment, the package 20 may be formed of a sheet material having a thickness of 12 μm or more and 500 μm or less. Specifically, when the package 20 is formed of a paper material, it has a thickness of 50 μm or more and 500 μm or less, and when the package 20 is formed of a plastic film material, it has a thickness of 12 μm or more and 500 μm or less. .

The package 20 is opposed to the front surface portion 22 (corresponding to an example of the front surface portion of the package), the rear surface portion 23 facing the front surface portion 22, the upper surface portion 21 (corresponding to an example of the upper surface portion of the package), and the upper surface portion 21. A bottom surface portion 24, a first side surface portion 29a, and a second side surface portion 29b facing the first side surface portion 29a.

The upper surface portion 21 is connected to the rear surface portion 23, the first side surface portion 29a, and the second side surface portion 29b. The bottom surface portion 24 is connected to the front surface portion 22, the rear surface portion 23, the first side surface portion 29a, and the second side surface portion 29b. The first side surface portion 29 a is further connected to the front surface portion 22 and the rear surface portion 23. The second side surface portion 29 b is further connected to the front surface portion 22 and the rear surface portion 23. That is, the surfaces are connected to each other except between the front surface portion 22 and the upper surface portion 21. An opening 36 (see FIG. 9) described later is formed between the front surface portion 22 and the upper surface portion 21. An article to be packaged can be taken in and out from the opening 36.

The first side surface portion 29 a includes a front side first side surface portion 22 a extending from the front surface portion 22, a rear surface side first side surface portion 23 a extending from the rear surface portion 23, and an upper surface side first extending from the upper surface portion 21. A side surface portion 21 a and a bottom surface side first side surface portion 24 a extending from the bottom surface portion 24 are included. The front side first side surface portion 22a is in close contact with the rear side first side surface portion 23a, the upper surface side first side surface portion 21a, and the bottom surface side first side surface portion 24a by, for example, heat sealing, and the first side surface sealing portion 31 is formed. Is done.

The second side surface portion 29 b includes a front side second side surface portion 22 b extending from the front surface portion 22, a rear surface side second side surface portion 23 b extending from the rear surface portion 23, and an upper surface side second extending from the upper surface portion 21. It has a side surface part 21 b and a bottom surface side second side surface part 24 b extending from the bottom surface part 24. The front side second side surface portion 22b is in close contact with the rear side second side surface portion 23b, the upper surface side second side surface portion 21b, and the bottom surface side second side surface portion 24b by, for example, heat sealing to form the second side surface sealing portion 32. Is done.

The package 20 further includes a first folded center portion 27c extending from the front end portion 21c of the upper surface portion 21, a first folded first side surface portion 27a extending from the upper end portion of the upper surface side first side surface portion 21a, and an upper surface. And a second folded second side surface portion 27b extending from the upper end portion of the side second side surface portion 21b. The first folded portion 27 is formed by the first folded center portion 27c, the first folded first side surface portion 27a, and the first folded second side surface portion 27b.

The first folded first side surface portion 27a is connected to the first folded center portion 27c. That is, the first folded first side surface portion 27a is formed extending from the first folded center portion 27c. Similarly, the first folded second side surface portion 27b is connected to the first folded center portion 27c. That is, the first folded second side surface portion 27b is formed extending from the first folded center portion 27c.

As an example, the first folded first side surface portion 27a can be configured to extend from the upper end of the front side first side surface portion 22a or the upper end of the rear side first side surface portion 23a. Moreover, as one Example, the 1st folding | turning 2nd side part 27b can also be comprised so that it may extend from the upper end of the front side 2nd side part 22b, or the upper end of the rear side 2nd side part 23b.

As shown in FIG. 8, the package 20 further includes a second folded center portion 28c extending from the upper end portion 22c of the front surface portion 22 and a second folded portion extending from the upper end portion 22d of the front side first side surface portion 22a. It has the 1st side part 28a and the 2nd folding | turning 2nd side part 28b extended from the upper end part 22e of the front side 2nd side part 22b. A second folded portion 28 is formed by the second folded center portion 28c, the second folded first side surface portion 28a, and the second folded second side surface portion 28b.

The second folded first side surface portion 28a is connected to the second folded center portion 28c. That is, the second folded first side surface portion 28a is formed to extend from the second folded center portion 28c. Similarly, the second folded second side surface portion 28b is connected to the second folded center portion 28c. That is, the second folded second side surface portion 28b is formed extending from the second folded center portion 28c.

As an example, the second folded first side surface portion 28a may be configured to extend from the upper end of the upper surface side first side surface portion 21a or the upper end of the rear surface side first side surface portion 23a. As an example, the second folded second side surface portion 28b can be configured to extend from the upper end of the upper surface side second side surface portion 21b or the upper end of the rear surface side second side surface portion 23b.

As shown in FIGS. 5 to 8, the side end of the first folded first side surface portion 27a is brought into close contact with the side end portion of the second folded first side surface portion 28a, for example, by heat sealing. A side end seal portion 33 is formed. Similarly, the side end portion of the first folded second side surface portion 27b is in close contact with the side end portion of the second folded second side surface portion 28b by, for example, heat sealing, and the second side end portion sealing portion 34 is It is formed.

The end portion of the first folded center portion 27c shown in FIG. 5 and the end portion of the second folded center portion 28c shown in FIG. 8 are brought into close contact with each other, for example, by heat sealing. Further, the end portion of the first folded first side surface portion 27a shown in FIG. 5 and the end portion of the second folded first side surface portion 28a shown in FIG. 8 are brought into close contact with each other by, for example, heat sealing. Further, the end portion of the first folded second side surface portion 27b shown in FIG. 6 and the end portion of the second folded second side surface portion 28b shown in FIG. 8 are brought into close contact with each other by, for example, heat sealing. As a result, an end seal portion 35 is formed, and an opening 36 (see FIG. 9), which will be described later, formed between the front surface portion 22 and the upper surface portion 21 includes an end seal portion 35 and a first side end portion. Sealed by the seal portion 33 and the second side end seal portion 34. Therefore, the inside of the package 20 is hermetically sealed, and it is possible to prevent odor from adhering to an object to be packaged such as cigarette and moisture absorption of the cigarette.

The first side end seal portion 33 or the second side end seal portion 34 is provided with a not-shown cut or magic cut (registered trademark). The first folded portion 27 and the second folded portion 27 are formed along the end seal portion 35 from the cut or magic cut (registered trademark) provided in the first side end seal portion 33 or the second side end seal portion 34. A part of the folded portion 28 is cut off from the package 20, whereby the package 20 is opened. Preferably, the first folded portion 27 and the second folded portion 28 are cut along the upper end portion 22e, the upper end portion 22c, and the upper end portion 22d shown in FIG. Therefore, the 1st folding | turning part 27 and the 2nd folding | turning part 28 comprise the connection part which connects the front-surface part 22 and the upper surface part 21, and closes the opening part 36 (FIG. 9). In addition, this connection part is not provided, but the opening part 36 (FIG. 9) may be opened beforehand. In this case, it is preferable to close the opening 39 with a seal or the like so that outside air does not easily flow into the package 20 from the opening 36.

FIG. 9 is a diagram showing the package 20 in a state where the first folded portion 27 and the second folded portion 28 are cut off. In the illustrated example, the first folded portion 27 and the second folded portion 28 are removed along the upper end portion 22e, the upper end portion 22c, and the upper end portion 22d shown in FIG. As shown in the figure, when the first folded portion 27 and the second folded portion 28 are removed from the package 20, the opening 36 is opened. Thereby, the user can take out the article to be packaged from the opening 36.

Next, a manufacturing method of the package 20 will be described with reference to a development view of the package 20. FIG. 10 is a development view of the package 20. As shown in FIG. 10, the package 20 can be formed from a sheet material that is substantially rectangular.

When manufacturing the package 20 for packaging an article to be packaged such as a cigarette, first, the front surface, the bottom surface, the rear surface, and the top surface of the article to be packaged are respectively a front surface portion 22 and a bottom surface of a substantially rectangular sheet material. Covered with the portion 24, the rear surface portion 23, and the upper surface portion 21. Subsequently, the bottom-side first side surface portion 24a is folded back with respect to the first side surface of the packaged object to cover at least part of the first side surface of the packaged object. Similarly, the bottom side second side surface portion 24b is folded back with respect to the second side surface of the packaged object to cover at least a part of the second side surface of the packaged object.

Subsequently, the upper surface side first side surface portion 21a is folded back with respect to the first side surface of the packaged object to cover at least a part of the first side surface of the packaged object. Similarly, the upper surface side second side surface portion 21b is folded back with respect to the second side surface of the packaged object to cover at least a part of the second side surface of the packaged object. Furthermore, the front side first side surface portion 22a is brought into close contact with the bottom side first side surface portion 24a, the rear side first side surface portion 23a, and the upper surface side first side surface portion 21a, for example, by heat sealing. This closely contacted portion corresponds to the first side seal portion 31. Similarly, the front surface side second side surface portion 22b is brought into close contact with the bottom surface side second side surface portion 24b, the rear surface side second side surface portion 23b, and the upper surface side second side surface portion 21b by, for example, heat sealing. This closely contacted portion corresponds to the second side seal portion 32.

Subsequently, the side end portion of the first folded first side surface portion 27a extending from the first folded center portion 27c and extending from the upper surface side first side surface portion 21a extends from the second folded center portion 28c. And it is made to contact | adhere to the side edge part of the 2nd folding | turning 1st side part 28a extended from the front side 1st side part 22a, for example by heat sealing. This closely contacted portion corresponds to the first side end seal portion 33.

Similarly, the side end portion of the first folded second side surface portion 27b extending from the first folded center portion 27c and extending from the upper surface side second side surface portion 21b extends from the second folded center portion 28c. And it is made to contact | adhere to the side edge part of the 2nd folding | turnback 2nd side part 28b extended from the front side 2nd side part 22b, for example by heat sealing. This closely contacted portion corresponds to the second side end seal portion 34.

Finally, the end portions of the first folded center portion 27c, the first folded first side surface portion 27a, and the first folded second side surface portion 27b are respectively connected to the second folded center portion 28c and the second folded first portion. The end portions of the side surface portion 28a and the second folded second side surface portion 28b are adhered to each other by, for example, heat sealing. This closely contacted portion corresponds to the end seal portion 35 (see FIGS. 5 to 8).

As described above, it is possible to manufacture a package 20 that can be packaged by sealing an object to be packaged, without having to cut and paste the sheet material from a single substantially rectangular sheet material. That is, the package 20 can be manufactured at low cost and at low resources.

Subsequently, the usage method and function of the cigarette case of the present embodiment having the case 100 and the package 20 described above will be described. 11 and 12 are front views showing the case 100 in which the package 20 is stored. Specifically, FIG. 11 shows a state where the lid 120 is closed, and FIG. 12 shows a state where the lid 120 is opened.

As shown in FIG. 11, the package 20 is housed inside the case 100. In the illustrated example, the first folded portion 27 and the second folded portion 28 of the package are cut off, and the opening 36 is opened. In the present embodiment, the package 20 is housed in the case 100 so that the front surface portion 22 faces the front surface portion 140 of the case 100. As a result, the opening 36 of the package 20 is located on the front surface 140 side of the case 100. For this reason, when the concave portion 190 of the case 100 is bent, the cigarette 40 stored in the front surface portion 22 side of the package 20, that is, at a position close to the opening portion 36, is pushed up. Can be taken out easily.

The case 100 normally has the lid 120 closed. At this time, the magnet 124 of the flap portion 123 is attracted to the magnet 145 of the front surface portion 140, and the state where the flap portion 123 overlaps at least a part of the front surface portion 140 is maintained. Thus, the package 20 accommodated in the case 100 and the contents of the package 20 are prevented from unexpectedly jumping out and the contents are prevented from touching the air.

When taking out the cigarette 40 from the case 100, the user pushes up the concave portion 190 of the case main body 130 in the direction of the arrow A1 shown in FIG. 12, or grasps the lower part of the left side 160 and the right side 170, and the arrow A2 shown in FIG. And force in the direction of A3. Since the case 100 has a recess 190 at the boundary between the front surface portion 140 and the bottom surface portion 180, the user presses the recess 190 or grips the side surface of the case 100, so that the recess 190 is located inside the case 100. Curve towards. Accordingly, as shown in FIG. 12, the concave portion 190 and the bottom surface portion 180 are pushed up in the direction indicated by the arrow A3 and easily bent, and the cigarette 40 accommodated in the case 100 is pushed up by the concave portion 190 and the bottom surface portion 180. . The cigarette 40 pushed up by the concave portion 190 and the bottom surface portion 180 pushes up the lid portion 120 against the magnetic force that the magnet 124 of the flap portion 123 and the magnet 145 of the front surface portion 140 attract each other. Therefore, the case 100 according to this embodiment can simultaneously perform the opening operation of the lid and the operation of pulling out the cigarette 40. Moreover, even if the cigarette 40 is tightly accommodated in the case 100, the cigarette 40 can be easily taken out because the cigarette 40 is pushed up by the concave portion 190 and the bottom surface portion 180.

In addition, since the concave portion 190 includes the first curved surface portion 191 and the second curved surface portion 192, the concave portion 190 of the case 100 is moved into the case 100 when the user presses the concave portion 190 of the case 100 or grips the side surface of the case 100. First, the first curved surface portion 191 is bent and pushes up the cigarette 40. Then, the 2nd curved surface part 192 located in the front surface part 140 side from the 1st curved surface part 191 curves. As a result, the cigarette 40 pushed up by bending the first curved surface portion 191 is further pushed up by the bending of the second curved surface portion 192. Therefore, since the cigarette 40 is pushed up smoothly by the two-stage bending of the first curved surface portion 191 and the second curved surface portion 192, the cigarette 40 can be taken out of the cigarette case more easily.

Further, the angle formed between the first curved surface portion 191 and the bottom surface portion 180 of the case 100 in the central portion in the width direction is 35 ° to 55 °, and the second curved surface portion 192 is the bottom surface portion of the case 100 in the central portion in the width direction. When the angle formed with 180 is not less than 60 ° and not more than 80 °, the cigarette 40 can be more easily pushed out of the cigarette case. When the first curved surface portion 191 is less than 35 ° or greater than 55 °, and when the second curved surface portion 192 is less than 60 ° or greater than 80 °, the first curved surface portion 191 or the second curved surface portion 192 is disposed inside the case 100. A large force is required to bend toward the side, and the operability is deteriorated.

Here, when the width direction length of the second curved surface portion 192 is 20% or more and 80% or less of the width direction length of the first curved surface portion 191, the user presses the concave portion 190 of the case 100 or the case 100. When the concave portion 190 of the case 100 is bent toward the inner side of the case 100, for example, by gripping the side surface, the first curved surface portion 191 is bent first, and then the second curved surface portion 192 is easily bent. That is, the first curved surface portion 191 and the second curved surface portion 192 are easily bent in two stages, so that the cigarette 40 is pushed up smoothly and the cigarette 40 can be taken out of the cigarette case more easily.

In addition, as described in FIG. 2, the distance L1 between the bottom surface first end 181 and the bottom surface second end 182 is shorter than the length of the bottom surface first side portion 183 or the bottom surface second side portion 184. Is formed. For this reason, when the user presses the concave portion 190 of the case 100 or grasps the side surface of the case 100, the substantially central portion in the width direction of the bottom surface portion 180 is easily bent toward the inside of the case 100. As a result, among the cigarettes 40 in the package 20, the cigarettes 40 located at the substantially central part in the width direction are easily pushed up, so that the user can easily take out the cigarettes 40.

Further, since the case 100 is formed of a flexible member such as resin, silicon, leather, paper, etc., when the user presses the concave portion 190 of the case 100 or grasps the side surface of the case 100, the concave portion 190 of the case 100 is used. However, it becomes easy to curve toward the inner side of the case 100.

Next, cases according to other embodiments will be described. FIG. 13 is a front view showing a case according to another embodiment. FIG. 13 shows three

cases

100, 101, and 102. Case 100 is case 100 described in FIGS. 1 to 4 and is shown in FIG. 13 for comparison. Compared to the case 100, the case 101 is formed so that the inner circumferences of the front surface portion, the rear surface portion, the right side surface portion, and the left side surface portion are small. Specifically, the minimum inner circumference of the front surface portion, rear surface portion, right side surface portion, and left side surface portion of the case 101 is preferably about 150 mm or less. In addition, the case 101 may shorten only the circumferential lengths of the front surface portion and the rear surface portion as compared with the case 100, or may shorten only the circumferential lengths of the right side surface portion and the left side surface portion, The circumferential lengths of all of the front surface portion, the rear surface portion, the right side surface portion, and the left side surface portion may be shortened. The package 20 can be configured to have a size that can be accommodated in the case 101.

As described above, the package 20 is characteristic in that the opening portion 36 is provided between the front surface portion 22 and the upper surface portion 21. Therefore, when a general cigarette package that does not include the opening 36 between the front surface portion 22 and the upper surface portion 21 is stored in the case 100, the cigarette is not pushed out of the case 101 even if the user pushes up the concave portion of the case 101. . At the time of this patent application, the inner circumference of a cigarette case that is generally distributed in the market is about 171 mm. In this case 101, the length of the inner circumference is about 5% or more shorter than a cigarette case that is generally distributed. Therefore, for this case 101, a general cigarette package that can be refilled with a cigarette case that is generally distributed is appropriate. It is configured so that it cannot be accommodated. Accordingly, it is possible to prevent the user from erroneously storing in the case 101 a package different from the package that can be used in the case 101, that is, a package having a normal inner peripheral length.

Further, the case 102 is formed with a smaller length between the upper surface portion and the bottom surface portion than the case 100. Specifically, the length between the upper surface portion and the bottom surface portion of the case 102 is preferably about 84 mm or less. The package 20 can be configured to have a size that can be accommodated in the case 102.

As described above, the package 20 is characteristic in that the opening portion 36 is provided between the front surface portion 22 and the upper surface portion 21. Therefore, when a general cigarette package that does not include the opening 36 between the front surface portion 22 and the upper surface portion 21 is stored in the case 100, the cigarette is not pushed out of the case 101 even if the user pushes up the concave portion of the case 101. . At the time of this patent application, the length of cigarette cases generally distributed in the market is about 89 mm. Since the length of the case 102 is about 5% or more shorter than the cigarette case that is generally distributed, the case 102 is appropriately accommodated by a general cigarette package that is refilled with a cigarette case that is generally distributed. It is configured so that it cannot. Accordingly, it is possible to prevent the user from erroneously storing in the case 102 a package different from the package that can be used in the case 102, that is, a package having a normal length.

Although the embodiments of the present invention have been described above, the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments, and various modifications can be made within the scope of the technical idea described in the claims and the specification and drawings. Is possible. Note that any shape or material not directly described in the specification and drawings is within the scope of the technical idea of the present invention as long as the effects and advantages of the present invention are achieved.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 20 ... Package 21 ... Upper surface part 22 ... Front surface part 23 ... Back surface part 23a ... Back surface side 1st side surface part 23b ... Back surface side 2nd side surface part 24 ... Bottom surface part 24a ... Bottom surface side 1st side surface part 24b ... Bottom surface side 2nd side surface Part 27 ... First folded part 28 ... Second folded part 36 ... Opening part 100 ... Case 120 ... Cover part 123 ... Flap part 124 ... Magnet 140 ... Front part 150 ... Rear surface part 160 ... Left side part 170 ... Right side part 180 ... Bottom Part 190 ... concave part 191 ... first curved surface part 192 ... second curved surface part

Claims

A case having a case front surface portion, a case rear surface portion, a case first side surface portion, a case second side surface portion, and a case bottom surface portion;
A package configured to be housed in the case and capable of holding a cigarette inside,
The case has a recess at the boundary between the case front portion and the case bottom portion,
The package includes a package front surface portion, a package upper surface portion, an opening provided between the package front surface portion and the package upper surface portion, and the package front surface portion and the package upper surface portion connected to each other. A cigarette case having a connection portion for closing.
In the cigarette case described in claim 1,
The package is a cigarette case housed in the case such that the front surface of the package is located on the front side of the case.
In the cigarette case according to claim 1 or 2,
The connecting portion is configured to be removable,
A cigarette case in which the opening is opened when the connection is removed.
In the cigarette case as described in any one of Claim 1 to 3,
The said recessed part is a cigarette case which has a 1st curved surface part and a 2nd curved surface part located in the said case front surface part side rather than the said 1st curved surface part.
In the cigarette case described in claim 4,
The first curved surface portion is formed so that an angle formed with the case bottom surface portion in the central portion in the width direction is 35 ° or more and 55 ° or less,
The second curved surface portion is a cigarette case formed so that an angle formed with the bottom surface portion of the case at a central portion in the width direction is 60 ° or more and 80 ° or less.
In the cigarette case according to claim 4 or 5,
The concave portion further includes a third curved surface portion located on the front side of the case with respect to the second curved surface portion,
The third curved surface portion is formed such that an angle formed with the case bottom surface portion in the width direction central portion is larger than an angle formed between the second curved surface portion and the case bottom surface portion in the width direction central portion. Case.
In the cigarette case as described in any one of Claim 4 to 6,
The width direction length of the said 2nd curved surface part is a cigarette case which is 20% or more and 80% or less of the width direction length of the said 1st curved surface part.
In the cigarette case as described in any one of Claim 1 to 7,
The case has a cigarette having a case upper surface portion whose rear end portion is connected to the case rear surface portion, and a flap portion extending from the front end portion of the case upper surface portion and overlapping at least a part of the case front surface portion. Case.
In the cigarette case described in claim 8,
The cigarette case which has a holding member which hold | maintains the said flap part in the state overlapped with at least one part of the said case front part.
In the cigarette case as described in any one of Claim 1 to 7,
The case has a lid portion for closing an opening defined by the case front surface portion, the case rear surface portion, the case first side surface portion, and the case second side surface portion,
The lid is
A lid upper surface portion configured to cover the opening;
A lid front portion configured to overlap at least a part of the case front portion;
A first lid side surface portion configured to overlap the case first side surface portion;
A cigarette case having a second lid side surface portion configured to overlap the case second side surface portion.
In the cigarette case as described in any one of Claim 1 to 10,
At least one of the case front surface portion, the case rear surface portion, the case first side surface portion, and the case second side surface portion is at an angle of 1 ° or more and 2 ° or less with respect to the normal direction of the case bottom surface portion. A cigarette case that inclines toward the outside of the case.
In the cigarette case as described in any one of Claim 1 to 11,
The case has a case upper surface portion, and a length between the case bottom surface portion and the case upper surface portion is 84 mm or less.
The cigarette case according to any one of claims 1 to 12,
The cigarette case whose minimum inner periphery of the said case front part of the said case, the said case rear surface part, the said case 1st side part, and the said case 2nd side part is 150 mm or less.
In the cigarette case according to any one of claims 1 to 13,
The case bottom surface portion is connected to the case bottom surface first end portion connected to the case front surface portion via the recess, the case bottom surface second end portion connected to the rear surface portion, and the case first side surface portion. A case bottom surface first side portion and a case bottom surface second side portion connected to the second side surface portion,
The distance between the case bottom first end and the case bottom second end at the center of the case bottom first end is the length of the case bottom first side or case bottom second side. Cigarette case that is shorter than that.
In the cigarette case described in any one of Claims 1-14,
The case is a cigarette case formed from a flexible member.
In the cigarette case as described in any one of Claim 1 to 15,
The package is a cigarette case formed from a gas barrier sheet material.