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EP0443365A2 - Parallelepipedic package, especially cigarette pack with hinged lid - Google Patents

Parallelepipedic package, especially cigarette pack with hinged lid Download PDF

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EP0443365A2
EP0443365A2 EP91101576A EP91101576A EP0443365A2 EP 0443365 A2 EP0443365 A2 EP 0443365A2 EP 91101576 A EP91101576 A EP 91101576A EP 91101576 A EP91101576 A EP 91101576A EP 0443365 A2 EP0443365 A2 EP 0443365A2
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Heinz Focke
Hans-Jürgen Bretthauer
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65D—CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
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    • B65D85/10—Containers, packaging elements or packages, specially adapted for particular articles or materials for compressible or flexible articles rod-shaped or tubular for cigarettes
    • B65D85/1036—Containers formed by erecting a rigid or semi-rigid blank
    • B65D85/1045—Containers formed by erecting a rigid or semi-rigid blank having a cap-like lid hinged to an edge

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  • the invention relates to a cuboid pack of (thin) cardboard, in particular a folding box for holding a group of cigarettes (cigarette block) encased in an inner blank, the dimensions, in particular depth, of which are smaller than the corresponding dimension of the pack, with one inside the pack Given a cavity a filler is arranged.
  • Hinged boxes are used worldwide as packaging for cigarettes. The structure of this type of pack is largely uniform. This also applies to the dimensions. Changes in size are associated with far-reaching effects. Vending machines for the delivery of cigarette packs have to be redesigned. In some countries, tax stamps are stamped on the packages. The stamping units are set up for predetermined package dimensions.
  • cigarettes are increasingly being introduced whose diameter is significantly smaller than that of conventional cigarettes. With the same number, this results in a smaller dimension of the cigarette block, in particular the depth. This creates a cavity within the pack, which is (partially) filled with foam or corrugated cardboard fillers.
  • the invention is concerned with packages of the aforementioned type and also with the problem due to the block-shaped package contents with smaller dimensions than the interior of the package.
  • the invention has for its object to improve the package in terms of type, design and arrangement of the filler such that it requires less material and occupies a convenient position within the package.
  • the pack according to the invention is characterized in that the filler consists of a blank of (thin) cardboard forming part of the pack, which is folded into a three-dimensional shape and extends over the full width of the interior or the cavity of the pack extends.
  • the filling piece is formed as part of a blank which is part of the standard package, the filling piece being designed such that it extends over the full width of the pack or the cavity.
  • An embodiment of the invention is particularly advantageous in which a spacer is formed from a collar front wall of a collar arranged as standard in a pack of the hinged box type.
  • the collar front wall is provided with a recess, which is formed by folding and extends across the width of the pack, or an inside projection which extends over the full width of the interior of the pack and against which the cigarette block lies as the pack content .
  • This support body which is formed by folds in the region of the collar front wall, is arranged according to the invention in the upper region of the collar front wall, so that a region of the collar surrounding a customary recess in the collar front wall is recessed inward, while the remaining, lower part of the collar Front wall rests against the inside of the pack front wall or the box front wall and is connected to it.
  • the support body of the collar front wall has a support wall which extends across the width thereof and, according to the invention, is (approximately) flush with an upper free edge of the box front wall.
  • the aforementioned support wall can also be arranged at a distance below the free edge of the front wall. In this case, an upwardly open chamber is created within the package.
  • the folding of the collar front wall to form the support body is designed according to a further invention proposal so that collar side tabs extend over the full depth of the pack (the interior).
  • the collar side tabs are connected to the recessed support wall of the support body via a folding web.
  • Such a pack consists of a box part 10 and a hinged lid 12 pivotally attached to a box rear wall 11.
  • the box part 10 further consists of a bottom wall 13 and a box front wall 14.
  • Box side walls 15, 16 are covered by mutually overlapping, inner and outer side tabs 17, 18 are formed, which are connected to the box rear wall 11 (inner side tabs 17) and to the box front wall 14 (outer side tabs 18).
  • the hinged lid 12 also consists of the lid front wall 19, lid rear wall 20, an end wall 21 and lid side walls 22, 23.
  • the pack also includes a collar 24 which, in the present exemplary embodiment, is designed as a separate blank (FIGS. 4 and 5).
  • the collar 24 consists of a collar front wall 25 and collar side tabs 26, 27.
  • the collar 24 is arranged with the lower region in the box part 10 as standard. A lower area of the collar front wall lies against the box front wall 14 and is connected to it by gluing. Likewise, the collar side tabs 26, 27 rest with their lower part on the inside of the box side walls 15, 16, optionally with connection by gluing. An upper area of the collar protruding from the box part 10 is enclosed by the hinged lid 12 in the closed position of the pack.
  • the cuboid pack made from thin cardboard is particularly suitable for holding cigarettes or other cuboid objects.
  • the cigarettes are formed as a cigarette group and are surrounded by an inner blank 28 (made of tin foil). This creates a cuboid block 29.
  • the cigarette block 29 as the contents of the pack has a smaller depth (dimension between box rear wall 11 and box front wall 14) than the corresponding dimension of the interior of the pack. This creates a cavity 30 which is not filled by the package contents. In this cavity 30 there is a filler which partially fills the cavity 30 and supports the cigarette block 29 so that it is kept practically free of play within the package.
  • the cavity 30 is in the front region of the package.
  • the cigarette block 29 therefore lies against the back wall 11 of the box.
  • the filler consists here of a part of the standard pack, namely a part of the collar 24.
  • the front wall 25 of the collar forms a support body 31 which extends practically over the full width of the pack or the interior. This forms together with other parts of the pack, namely with the lid front wall 19 and optionally the box front wall 14 a cuboid hollow body.
  • the collar front wall 25 is folded angularly at approximately half the height, such that an upper support wall 32 is recessed inward relative to a lower connecting tab 33 of the collar front wall 25.
  • Support wall 32 and connecting tab 33 are by a transverse folding strip 34 of the collar front wall 25 connected to each other. This results in a preferably right-angled shoulder in the area of the collar front wall 25.
  • Support wall 32 and transverse folding strip 32 extend over the full width of the interior of the pack, namely from the one collar flap 26 (folded into a transverse position) to the other collar -Lateral flaps 27.
  • the support wall 32 is provided with a conventional, upwardly open recess 35, so that the support wall 32 is given a U-shaped shape.
  • the collar side tabs 26, 27 are connected to the collar front wall 25 only in the region of the inwardly set support wall 32. In the area of folding strips 34 and folding tabs 33, the collar side tabs 26, 27 are separated from the collar front wall 25 by upright separating cuts 36.
  • the blank for the collar 24 (Fig. 4) has a greater width than in the conventional design of the pack.
  • a web 37, 38 is formed between the collar side tabs 26, 27 on the one hand and the collar front wall 25 on the other hand. These webs 37, 38 are folded with the support wall 32, such that they abut the inside of the collar side tabs 26, 27.
  • the collar 24 or the support body 31 is thereby given a stable three-dimensional shape.
  • the collar side tabs 26, 27 extend over the full depth of the interior of the box part 10 and form resilient support elements due to the double-walled design in the partial area.
  • the connecting tab 33 which is designed like a tongue in the lower part, is connected in the usual manner by gluing to the inside of the box front wall 14.
  • the folding strip 34 is arranged in the present exemplary embodiment at the level of an upper free edge 39 of the box part 10, that is to say flush with it.
  • the folding can also be chosen so that the folding strip 34 and thus the shoulder formed within the collar front wall 25 is lower, ie within the box part 10. This creates an upwardly open chamber in the front, upper region of the box part 10, which is suitable for holding auxiliary objects such as matches etc.
  • the support body 31 designed and arranged in the manner described is located at a height within the package which is advantageous for fixing the cigarette block 29.
  • the support body 31 can be produced with little material and in a mechanically advantageous manner.

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Abstract

In cigarette packs with a hinged lid there is the problem of the contents of the package (cigarette block 29) often having a smaller depth than the interior of the package. The cigarette block (29) therefore has to be supported by a filling piece. <??>A support body (31) is provided as filling piece which is formed by appropriate folding of a front wall (25) of a collar (24) arranged in the package. An upper region of the front wall (25) of the collar is set back inwards in such a way that a support wall (32) rests on the (smaller) cigarette block (29). <??>Side flaps (26, 27) of the collar connected to the front wall (25) of the collar extend over the full depth of the interior of the package and are connected to the support wall (32) via webs (37, 38) folded in parallel. <IMAGE>

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Die Erfindung betrifft eine quaderförmige Packung aus (dünnem) Karton, inbesondere Klappschachtel zur Aufnahme einer Gruppe von in einen Innenzuschnitt eingehüllten Zigaretten (Zigaretten-Block), deren Abmessungen, insbesondere Tiefe kleiner ist als die korrespondierende Abmessung der Packung, wobei innerhalb eines in der Packung gegebenen Hohlraums ein Füllstück angeordnet ist.The invention relates to a cuboid pack of (thin) cardboard, in particular a folding box for holding a group of cigarettes (cigarette block) encased in an inner blank, the dimensions, in particular depth, of which are smaller than the corresponding dimension of the pack, with one inside the pack Given a cavity a filler is arranged.

Klappschachteln sind als Verpackung für Zigaretten weltweit verbreitet. Der Aufbau dieses Packungstyps ist weitgehend einheitlich. Dies gilt auch für die Abmessungen. Größenveränderungen sind mit weitreichenden Auswirkungen verbunden. So müssen Automaten für die Abgabe von Zigaretten-Packungen umgestaltet werden. In einigen Ländern werden Steuermarken durch Stempelaufdruck an den Packungen angebracht. Die Stempelaggregate sind auf vorgegebene Packungsabmessungen eingerichtet.Hinged boxes are used worldwide as packaging for cigarettes. The structure of this type of pack is largely uniform. This also applies to the dimensions. Changes in size are associated with far-reaching effects. Vending machines for the delivery of cigarette packs have to be redesigned. In some countries, tax stamps are stamped on the packages. The stamping units are set up for predetermined package dimensions.

Andererseits werden zunehmend Zigaretten eingeführt, deren Durchmesser deutlich geringer ist als bei herkömmlichen Zigaretten. Daraus ergibt sich bei gleicher Anzahl eine geringere Abmessung des Zigaretten-Blocks, insbesondere der Tiefe. Innerhalb der Packung entsteht so ein Hohlraum, der durch Füllstücke aus Schaumstoff oder Wellkarton (teilweise) ausgefüllt wird.On the other hand, cigarettes are increasingly being introduced whose diameter is significantly smaller than that of conventional cigarettes. With the same number, this results in a smaller dimension of the cigarette block, in particular the depth. This creates a cavity within the pack, which is (partially) filled with foam or corrugated cardboard fillers.

Die Erfindung befaßt sich mit Verpackungen des vorgenannten Typs und auch mit dem Problem aufgrund des blockförmigen Packungsinhalts mit kleineren Abmessungen als der Innenraum der Packung.The invention is concerned with packages of the aforementioned type and also with the problem due to the block-shaped package contents with smaller dimensions than the interior of the package.

Der Erfindung liegt die Aufgabe zugrunde, die Packung hinsichtlich Art, Gestaltung und Anordnung des Füllstücks zu verbessern, derart, daß dieses einen geringeren Materialaufwand erfordert und eine günstige Position innerhalb der Packung einnimmt.The invention has for its object to improve the package in terms of type, design and arrangement of the filler such that it requires less material and occupies a convenient position within the package.

Zur Lösung dieser Aufgabe ist die erfindungsgemäße Packung dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß das Füllstück aus einem einen Teil der Packung bildenden Zuschnitt aus (dünnem) Karton besteht, der in eine dreidimensionale Gestalt gefaltet ist und sich über die volle Breite des Innenraums bzw. des Hohlraums der Packung erstreckt.To achieve this object, the pack according to the invention is characterized in that the filler consists of a blank of (thin) cardboard forming part of the pack, which is folded into a three-dimensional shape and extends over the full width of the interior or the cavity of the pack extends.

Bei der erfindungsgemäßen Gestaltung der Packung wird das Füllstück als Teil eines Zuschnitts ausgebildet, der standardmäßig zur Packung gehört, wobei das Füllstück derart ausgebildet ist, daß es sich über die volle Breite der Packung bzw. des Hohlraums erstreckt. Dadurch wird der Zigaretten-Block als Packungsinhalt über die volle Breite abgestützt.In the design of the pack according to the invention, the filling piece is formed as part of a blank which is part of the standard package, the filling piece being designed such that it extends over the full width of the pack or the cavity. As a result, the cigarette block as a package contents over the full width supported.

Besonders vorteilhaft ist eine Ausführung der Erfindung, bei der ein Abstandhalter aus einer Kragen-Vorderwand eines standardmäßig in einer Packung des Typs Klappschachtel angeordneten Kragens gebildet ist. Die Kragen-Vorderwand ist gemäß diesem Erfindungsvorschlag mit einer sich über die Breite der Packung erstreckenden, durch Faltung gebildeten Vertiefung bzw. einem innenseitigen Vorsprung versehen, der sich über die volle Breite des Innenraums der Packung erstreckt und an dem der Zigaretten-Block als Packungsinhalt anliegt.An embodiment of the invention is particularly advantageous in which a spacer is formed from a collar front wall of a collar arranged as standard in a pack of the hinged box type. According to this invention proposal, the collar front wall is provided with a recess, which is formed by folding and extends across the width of the pack, or an inside projection which extends over the full width of the interior of the pack and against which the cigarette block lies as the pack content .

Dieser durch Faltungen im Bereich der Kragen-Vorderwand gebildete Stützkörper ist erfindungsgemäß im oberen Bereich der Kragen-Vorderwand angeordnet, so daß ein eine übliche Ausnehmung in der Kragen-Vorderwand umgebender Bereich derselben nach innen zurückgesetzt ist, während der übrige, untere Teil der Kragen-Vorderwand an der Innenseite der Packungs-Vorderwand bzw. der Schachtel-Vorderwand anliegt und mit dieser verbunden ist. Als untere Begrenzung weist der Stützkörper der Kragen-Vorderwand eine sich quer über die Breite derselben erstreckende Stützwand auf und diese ist erfindungsgemäß (etwa) mit einem oberen freien Rand der Schachtel-Vorderwand bündig. Die vorgenannte Stützwand kann auch mit Abstand unterhalb des freien Randes der Vorderwand angeordnet sein. In diesem Falle entsteht eine nach oben offene Kammer innerhalb der Packung.This support body, which is formed by folds in the region of the collar front wall, is arranged according to the invention in the upper region of the collar front wall, so that a region of the collar surrounding a customary recess in the collar front wall is recessed inward, while the remaining, lower part of the collar Front wall rests against the inside of the pack front wall or the box front wall and is connected to it. As a lower boundary, the support body of the collar front wall has a support wall which extends across the width thereof and, according to the invention, is (approximately) flush with an upper free edge of the box front wall. The aforementioned support wall can also be arranged at a distance below the free edge of the front wall. In this case, an upwardly open chamber is created within the package.

Die Faltung der Kragen-Vorderwand zur Bildung des Stützkörpers ist nach einem weiteren Erfindungsvorschlag so ausgebildet, daß sich Kragen-Seitenlappen über die volle Tiefe der Packung (des Innenraums) erstrecken. Die Kragen-Seitenlappen sind mit der zurückgesetzten Stützwand des Stützkörpers über einen Faltsteg verbunden.The folding of the collar front wall to form the support body is designed according to a further invention proposal so that collar side tabs extend over the full depth of the pack (the interior). The collar side tabs are connected to the recessed support wall of the support body via a folding web.

Weitere Merkmale der Erfindung betreffen die Ausgestaltung und Anordnung des Stützkörpers. Ein Ausführungsbeispiel der Erfindung wird nachfolgend anhand der Zeichnungen näher erläutert. Es zeigt:

Fig. 1
eine Klappschachtel in geöffneter Stellung in Vorderansicht,
Fig. 2
eine Seitenansicht zu Fig. 1,
Fig. 3
eine Draufsicht auf eine geöffnete Packung in vergrößertem Maßstab,
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einen Kragen-Zuschnitt in ausgebreiteter Stellung,
Fig. 5
den gefalteten Kragen in perspektivischer Darstellung als Detail.
Further features of the invention relate to the design and arrangement of the support body. An embodiment of the invention is explained below with reference to the drawings. It shows:
Fig. 1
a folding box in the open position in front view,
Fig. 2
2 shows a side view of FIG. 1,
Fig. 3
a plan view of an opened package on an enlarged scale,
Fig. 4
a collar cut in the spread position,
Fig. 5
the folded collar in perspective as a detail.

Die Einzelheiten der Zeichnungen beziehen sich auf Packungen des Typs Klappschachtel (Hinge-Lid-Packung). Eine derartige Packung besteht aus einem Schachtelteil 10 und einem an einer Schachtel-Rückwand 11 schwenkbar angebrachten Klappdeckel 12. Der Schachtelteil 10 besteht weiterhin aus einer Bodenwand 13 und einer Schachtel-Vorderwand 14. Schachtel-Seitenwände 15, 16 sind durch einander überdeckende, innere und äußere Seitenlappen 17, 18 gebildet, die mit der Schachtel-Rückwand 11 (innere Seitenlappen 17) bzw. mit der Schachtel-Vorderwand 14 (äußere Seitenlappen 18) verbunden sind.The details of the drawings relate to hinge-lid packs. Such a pack consists of a box part 10 and a hinged lid 12 pivotally attached to a box rear wall 11. The box part 10 further consists of a bottom wall 13 and a box front wall 14. Box side walls 15, 16 are covered by mutually overlapping, inner and outer side tabs 17, 18 are formed, which are connected to the box rear wall 11 (inner side tabs 17) and to the box front wall 14 (outer side tabs 18).

Der Klappdeckel 12 besteht ebenfalls aus Deckel-Vorderwand 19, Deckel-Rückwand 20, einer Stirnwand 21 und Deckel-Seitenwänden 22, 23.The hinged lid 12 also consists of the lid front wall 19, lid rear wall 20, an end wall 21 and lid side walls 22, 23.

Zur Packung gehört weiterhin ein Kragen 24, der bei dem vorliegenden Ausführungsbeispiel als gesonderter Zuschnitt (Fig. 4 und Fig. 5) ausgebildet ist.The pack also includes a collar 24 which, in the present exemplary embodiment, is designed as a separate blank (FIGS. 4 and 5).

Der Kragen 24 besteht aus einer Kragen-Vorderwand 25 und Kragen-Seitenlappen 26, 27.The collar 24 consists of a collar front wall 25 and collar side tabs 26, 27.

Der Kragen 24 ist standardmäßig mit dem unteren Bereich im Schachtelteil 10 angeordnet. Ein unterer Bereich der Kragen-Vorderwand liegt an der Schachtel-Vorderwand 14 an und ist mit dieser durch Klebung verbunden. Gleichermaßen liegen die Kragen-Seitenlappen 26, 27 mit ihrem unteren Teil an der Innenseite der Schachtel-Seitenwände 15, 16 an, gegebenenfalls mit Verbindung durch Klebung. Ein aus dem Schachtelteil 10 herausragender, oberer Bereich des Kragens wird durch den Klappdeckel 12 in Schließstellung der Packung umschlossen.The collar 24 is arranged with the lower region in the box part 10 as standard. A lower area of the collar front wall lies against the box front wall 14 and is connected to it by gluing. Likewise, the collar side tabs 26, 27 rest with their lower part on the inside of the box side walls 15, 16, optionally with connection by gluing. An upper area of the collar protruding from the box part 10 is enclosed by the hinged lid 12 in the closed position of the pack.

Die so ausgebildete, quaderförmige Packung aus dünnem Karton ist besonders geeignet für die Aufnahme von Zigaretten oder anderen quaderförmigen Gegenständen. Die Zigaretten werden als Zigaretten-Gruppe formiert und sind durch einen Innenzuschnitt 28 umgeben (aus Stanniol). Es entsteht so ein quaderförmiger Zigaretten-Block 29.The cuboid pack made from thin cardboard is particularly suitable for holding cigarettes or other cuboid objects. The cigarettes are formed as a cigarette group and are surrounded by an inner blank 28 (made of tin foil). This creates a cuboid block 29.

Der Zigaretten-Block 29 als Packungsinhalt hat eine geringere Tiefe (Abmessung zwischen Schachtel-Rückwand 11 und Schachtel-Vorderwand 14) als die entsprechende Abmessung des Innenraums der Packung. In dieser entsteht dadurch ein nicht vom Packungsinhalt ausgefüllter Hohlraum 30. In diesem Hohlraum 30 befindet sich ein Füllstück, welches den Hohlraum 30 teilweise ausfüllt und den Zigaretten-Block 29 abstützt, so daß dieser praktisch spielfrei innerhalb der Packung gehalten ist.The cigarette block 29 as the contents of the pack has a smaller depth (dimension between box rear wall 11 and box front wall 14) than the corresponding dimension of the interior of the pack. This creates a cavity 30 which is not filled by the package contents. In this cavity 30 there is a filler which partially fills the cavity 30 and supports the cigarette block 29 so that it is kept practically free of play within the package.

Bei der dargestellten bevorzugten Ausführungsform der Packung befindet sich der Hohlraum 30 im vorderen Bereich der Packung. Der Zigaretten-Block 29 liegt demnach an der Schachtel-Rückwand 11 an.In the preferred embodiment of the package shown, the cavity 30 is in the front region of the package. The cigarette block 29 therefore lies against the back wall 11 of the box.

Das Füllstück besteht hier aus einem Teil der standardmäßig ausgeführten Packung, nämlich aus einem Teil des Kragens 24. Die Kragen-Vorderwand 25 bildet durch entsprechende Faltung einen sich praktisch über die volle Breite der Packung bzw. des Innenraums erstreckenden Stützkörper 31. Dieser bildet zusammen mit weiteren Teilen der Packung, nämlich mit der Deckel-Vorderwand 19 und gegebenenfalls der Schachtel-Vorderwand 14 einen quaderförmigen Hohlkörper.The filler consists here of a part of the standard pack, namely a part of the collar 24. The front wall 25 of the collar forms a support body 31 which extends practically over the full width of the pack or the interior. This forms together with other parts of the pack, namely with the lid front wall 19 and optionally the box front wall 14 a cuboid hollow body.

Zur Bildung des Stützkörpers 31 ist die Kragen-Vorderwand 25 etwa in halber Höhe winkelförmig gefaltet, derart, daß eine obere Stützwand 32 nach innen zurückgesetzt ist gegenüber einem unteren Verbindungslappen 33 der Kragen-Vorderwand 25. Stützwand 32 und Verbindungslappen 33 sind durch einen quergerichteten Faltstreifen 34 der Kragen-Vorderwand 25 miteinander verbunden. Es entsteht dadurch ein vorzugsweise rechtwinkliger Absatz im Bereich der Kragen-Vorderwand 25. Stützwand 32 und quergerichteter Faltstreifen 32 erstrecken sich über die volle Breite des Innenraums der Packung, nämlich von dem einen (in eine Querstellung gefalteten) Kragen-Seitenlappen 26 bis zum anderen Kragen-Seitenlappen 27. Die Stützwand 32 ist mit einer üblichen, nach oben offenen Ausnehmung 35 versehen, so daß die Stützwand 32 eine U-förmige Gestalt erhält.To form the support body 31, the collar front wall 25 is folded angularly at approximately half the height, such that an upper support wall 32 is recessed inward relative to a lower connecting tab 33 of the collar front wall 25. Support wall 32 and connecting tab 33 are by a transverse folding strip 34 of the collar front wall 25 connected to each other. This results in a preferably right-angled shoulder in the area of the collar front wall 25. Support wall 32 and transverse folding strip 32 extend over the full width of the interior of the pack, namely from the one collar flap 26 (folded into a transverse position) to the other collar -Lateral flaps 27. The support wall 32 is provided with a conventional, upwardly open recess 35, so that the support wall 32 is given a U-shaped shape.

Die Kragen-Seitenlappen 26, 27 sind lediglich im Bereich der nach innen zurückgesetzten Stützwand 32 mit der Kragen-Vorderwand 25 verbunden. Im Bereich von Faltstreifen 34 und Faltlappen 33 sind die Kragen-Seitenlappen 26, 27 durch aufrechte Trennschnitte 36 von der Kragen-Vorderwand 25 getrennt.The collar side tabs 26, 27 are connected to the collar front wall 25 only in the region of the inwardly set support wall 32. In the area of folding strips 34 and folding tabs 33, the collar side tabs 26, 27 are separated from the collar front wall 25 by upright separating cuts 36.

Dadurch ist die in Fig. 5 erkennbare Faltung möglich. Der Zuschnitt für den Kragen 24 (Fig. 4) hat eine größere Breite als bei herkömmlicher Ausbildung der Packung. Zwischen den Kragen-Seitenlappen 26, 27 einerseits und der Kragen-Vorderwand 25 andererseits wird ein Steg 37, 38 gebildet. Diese Stege 37, 38 werden mit der Stützwand 32 gefaltet, derart, daß sie an der Innenseite der Kragen-Seitenlappen 26, 27 anliegen. Der Kragen 24 bzw. der Stützkörper 31 erhält dadurch eine stabile dreidimensionale Gestalt. Die Kragen-Seitenlappen 26, 27 erstrecken sich über die volle Tiefe des Innenraums des Schachtelteils 10 und bilden belastbare Stützelemente durch die im Teilbereich doppelwandige Gestaltung.This enables the folding shown in FIG. 5. The blank for the collar 24 (Fig. 4) has a greater width than in the conventional design of the pack. A web 37, 38 is formed between the collar side tabs 26, 27 on the one hand and the collar front wall 25 on the other hand. These webs 37, 38 are folded with the support wall 32, such that they abut the inside of the collar side tabs 26, 27. The collar 24 or the support body 31 is thereby given a stable three-dimensional shape. The collar side tabs 26, 27 extend over the full depth of the interior of the box part 10 and form resilient support elements due to the double-walled design in the partial area.

Der im unteren Teil zungenartig ausgebildete Verbindungslappen 33 ist in üblicher Weise durch Klebung mit der Innenseite der Schachtel-Vorderwand 14 verbunden.The connecting tab 33, which is designed like a tongue in the lower part, is connected in the usual manner by gluing to the inside of the box front wall 14.

Der Faltstreifen 34 ist bei dem vorliegenden Ausführungsbeispiel in Höhe einer oberen freien Kante 39 des Schachtelteils 10 angeordnet, also mit dieser bündig. Die Faltung kann auch so gewählt sein, daß der Faltstreifen 34 und damit der innerhalb der Kragen-Vorderwand 25 gebildeter Absatz tiefer liegt, also innerhalb des Schachtelteils 10. Es entsteht dadurch im vorderen, oberen Bereich des Schachtelteils 10 eine nach oben offene Kammer, die zur Aufnahme von Hilfsgegenständen, wie Streichhölzern etc. geeignet ist.The folding strip 34 is arranged in the present exemplary embodiment at the level of an upper free edge 39 of the box part 10, that is to say flush with it. The folding can also be chosen so that the folding strip 34 and thus the shoulder formed within the collar front wall 25 is lower, ie within the box part 10. This creates an upwardly open chamber in the front, upper region of the box part 10, which is suitable for holding auxiliary objects such as matches etc.

Der in der beschriebenen Weise ausgebildete und angeordnete Stützkörper 31 befindet sich in einer für die Fixierung des Zigaretten-Blocks 29 vorteilhaften Höhe innerhalb der Packung. Der Stützkörper 31 kann mit geringem Materialaufwand und in maschinentechnisch günstiger Weise hergestellt werden.The support body 31 designed and arranged in the manner described is located at a height within the package which is advantageous for fixing the cigarette block 29. The support body 31 can be produced with little material and in a mechanically advantageous manner.

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Quaderförmige Packung aus (dünnem) Karton, inbesondere Klappschachtel zur Aufnahme einer Gruppe von in einen Innenzuschnitt eingehüllten Zigaretten (Zigaretten-Block), deren Abmessungen, insbesondere Tiefe kleiner ist als die korrespondierende Abmessung der Packung, wobei innerhalb eines in der Packung gegebenen Hohlraums ein Füllstück angeordnet ist, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß das Füllstück (Stützkörper 31) aus einem einen Teil der Packung bildenden Zuschnitt aus (dünnem) Karton besteht, der in eine dreidimensionale Gestalt gefaltet ist und sich über die volle Breite des Innenraums bzw. des Hohlraums der Packung erstreckt.Rectangular package made of (thin) cardboard, in particular a folding box for holding a group of cigarettes (cigarette block) encased in an inner blank, the dimensions, in particular depth, of which are smaller than the corresponding dimension of the package, with a filler within a cavity given in the package is arranged, characterized in that the filler (support body 31) consists of a blank of a part of the package from (thin) cardboard, which is folded into a three-dimensional shape and extends over the full width of the interior or the cavity of the package . Packung nach Anspruch 1, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß ein in der Packung bzw. in einem Schachtelteil (10) derselben angeordneter Kragen (24) mit Kragen-Vorderwand (25) und Kragen-Seitenlappen (26, 27) im Bereich der Kragen-Vorderwand (25) eine sich über die Breite der Packung erstreckende, durch Faltung hergestellte Vertiefung bzw. einen nach innen gerichteten Vorsprung als Stützkörper (31) aufweist, entsprechend der Tiefenabmessung des Hohlraums.Pack according to claim 1, characterized in that a collar (24) arranged in the pack or in a box part (10) thereof with a collar front wall (25) and collar side flaps (26, 27) in the region of the collar front wall ( 25) has a recess, produced by folding, which extends over the width of the pack or has an inward projection as a supporting body (31), corresponding to the depth dimension of the cavity. Packung nach Anspruch 1 oder 2, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß ein oberer Bereich der Kragen-Vorderwand (25) durch winkelförmige Faltung gegenüber dem unteren Teil (Verbindungslappen 33) der Kragen-Vorderwand (25) zurückgesetzt ist, wobei der Verbindungslappen (33) an einer Vorderwand des Schachtelteils (10) (Schachtel-Vorderwand 14) anliegt und mit dieser verbunden ist.Pack according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that an upper region of the collar front wall (25) is set back by angular folding relative to the lower part (connecting tab 33) of the collar front wall (25), the connecting tab (33) on one Front wall of the box part (10) (box front wall 14) abuts and is connected to it. Packung nach Anspruch 2, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß die Kragen-Seitenlappen (26, 27) die Tiefe des Innenraums der Packung aufweisen und sich bis zur Schachtel-Vorderwand (14) erstrecken, wobei die Kragen-Seitenlappen (26, 27) im vorderen Bereich der Packung über je einen an der Innenseite der Kragen-Seitenlappen (26, 27) anliegenden, parallel verlaufenden Steg (37, 38) mit einer zurückgesetzten Stützwand (32) des Stützkörpers (31) verbunden sind.Pack according to claim 2, characterized in that the collar side tabs (26, 27) have the depth of the interior of the pack and extend to the box front wall (14), the collar side tabs (26, 27) in the front area the pack is connected to a recessed support wall (32) of the support body (31) via a parallel web (37, 38) lying against the inside of the collar side tabs (26, 27). Packung nach Anspruch 2 sowie einem oder mehreren der weiteren Ansprüche, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß der durch die winkelförmige Faltung der Kragen-Vorderwand (25) gebildete Absatz (Faltstreifen 34) mit einer oberen freien Kante (39) des Schachtelteils (10) bündig abschließt.Pack according to claim 2 and one or more of the further claims, characterized in that the shoulder (folding strip 34) formed by the angular folding of the collar front wall (25) is flush with an upper free edge (39) of the box part (10). Packung nach Anspruch 2 sowie einem oder mehreren der weiteren Ansprüche, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß der durch die winkelförmige Faltung der Kragen-Vorderwand (25) gebildete Absatz (Faltstreifen 34) unterhalb der freien, oberen Kante (39) der Schachtel-Vorderwand (14) gebildet ist, derart, daß eine von der Schachtel-Vorderwand (14) und der Stützwand (32) begrenzte, oben offene Kammer gebildet ist.Pack according to claim 2 and one or more of the further claims, characterized in that the shoulder (folding strip 34) formed by the angular folding of the collar front wall (25) below the free, upper edge (39) of the box front wall (14) is formed in such a way that a chamber which is open at the top and is delimited by the box front wall (14) and the support wall (32).
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