EP3371075A1 - Cigarette package consisting of an outer package and an inner package having a removal aid - Google Patents

Abstract

The aim of the invention is the facilitated handling of cigarette packages having an outer package (11) and an inner package (23). This aim is achieved in that the inner package is provided with a lifting strip (38) formed in the region of an inner front wall (24) such that cigarettes on the front side (37) are lifted when the package is opened for the first time and a pull flap (50) is pulled off. The lifting strip (38) is connected to the pull flap, specifically in a manner that ensures that the pull flap (50) and the lifting strip (38) remain undestroyed as the pull flap and the lifting strip are pulled out and as the cigarettes are lifted.

Description

 CIGARETTE PACK CONSISTING OF OUTER PACK AND OF AN INTERNAL PACK WITH REMOVAL GUIDE

description

The invention relates to packages for elongate, rod-shaped objects, in particular for cigarettes, with the features of the preamble of claim 1. The subject of the present innovation is an improvement in the handling of particular cigarette packs by the consumer. Priority is given to the removal of a first cigarette or (several) first cigarettes when putting the package into use. Due to the precise manufacture of the cigarette packs, the cigarettes are often positioned under tension in a cigarette block, so that it is difficult to remove, above all, a first cigarette from the formation of the cigarette block.

Aids for the removal of cigarettes from packages are known, especially in the embodiment with a "cigarette lift" in the form of a lift or lift strip, which usually extends beyond a bottom end of the cigarette to be excavated. By pressing the strip at least one cigarette is raised (DE 40 404 607 A1).

Also known is already the compound of the lifting or strip with a cigarette pack often used pull flap. This is in a frontal region of an inner envelope of the cigarette group - Stanniol, paper, foil - arranged. By peeling, front cigarettes are exposed in an upper area. With this flap the lifting strip can be connected, so that the strip is activated when pressing the pull flap with (DE 34 10 217 A1).

The invention has for its object to propose a removal aid for cigarettes in particular, which can be produced in a simple manner and no particular requires the cost of materials, however, reliably brings at least one cigarette when putting the pack in a raised grip position. To solve this problem the inventive (cigarette) pack is formed with the features of claim 1.

The invention is based on the idea of designing and arranging the removal aids, in particular the lifting or lifting strips, such that when the pull flap is actuated, the lifting strip is not destroyed or separated from the pull flap. Furthermore, it is ensured that the cigarette to be lifted (or the cigarettes to be lifted) are not jerkily, but gently pulled out of the formation before the lifting strip is completely separated from the inner blank and pulled out with the pull flap.

An important feature is the connection between the lifting strip and pull flap, namely with a transition region which prevents the separation, preferably due to rounded or circular transition contours. Furthermore, the lifting strip - depending on the load capacity of the material of the inner blank - dimensioned so that the durability is ensured during the lifting process. According severable connections between Hubstreifen and blank of Innenumhüllung - residual compounds - dimensioned.

A particular invention is that the lifting strip extends into the region of a closed, thus formed without folding flaps inner bottom wall of the inner sheath, preferably to about the middle of the bottom wall. The final contour of the lifting strip - in the region of the bottom wall - is particularly designed such that upon actuation of the lifting strip, in particular by pulling off the pull flap, the lifting operation for the cigarette (or cigarettes) is effected at first - in particular due to orderly severing of the remaining connections - and finally the end of the lifting strip is completely detached from the inner blank. Preferably, the lifting strip is formed at least in the region of the bottom wall with a converging, in particular tapered contour, wherein at the end of the thus designed lifting Strip a preferably last detachable connection - residual connection - is arranged with the inner blank.

To improve the effect of Hubtrreifens the cigarette block or the inner pack may be preferably fixed in the region of the inner front wall and / or the inner bottom wall in the outer pack, by gluing, preferably by deliberately positioned glue points outside the range of the Hubstreifens.

Further details and special features of the invention are explained in more detail below with reference to the drawings. It shows:

1 a cigarette pack of the type folding box with the lid open in perspective,

Fig. 2 shows the package of FIG. 1 during an operating phase of a pull

 flaps,

 Fig. 3 shows the package of FIG. 1, Fig. 2 after removal of the pull flap with

 Lift strip,

 Fig. 4, the package of FIG. 2 in an approximately central vertical section, in the

 Section plane III-III,

 Fig. 5 is a representation corresponding to FIG. 4 in a continued phase of

 Removal of the pull flap,

 6 shows a blank for an inner wrapping - Stanniol - with a removal aid,

7 shows a detail XII of FIG. 6 on an enlarged scale,

 8 shows a section XIII of FIG. 6, also on an enlarged scale, FIG. 9 shows a blank in the embodiment of a transverse coil for a corresponding inner covering, FIG.

Fig. 10 is a pack with an inner sheath according to Fig. 9 in one

 Vertical section analogous to FIG. 4.

In the drawings, by way of example, a cigarette pack of the folding box type is shown as the outer pack 10. The innovation is also in other forms of packaging, eg. B. the type "shell and slide" applicable. The outer package 10 consists of a (lower) box part 11, a lid 12 and a collar 13. The box part 11 forms a box front wall 14, a box rear wall 15 and box side walls 16. In an analogous manner, the lid 12 is formed with The lid front wall 17, lid rear wall 18 and lid side walls 19. Box part 11 and lid 12 are pivotally connected to each other, in this case in the range of box rear wall 15 and lid rear wall 18 by means of lily joint 20th

Package contents are a group of cigarettes 37, that is to say a group of cigarettes 21. The cigarettes 37 are presently arranged in rows with a front row and preferably at least one further row.

The cigarette group 21 is surrounded by a blank - inside blank 22 - made of tinfoil, paper, foil. The inner blank 22 in the embodiment according to FIG. 6 completely surrounds the cigarette group 21 and forms a closed, block-shaped inner packing 23 (Stanniol block).

The inner blank 22 is formed in the embodiment in Fig. 1 to Fig. 6 according to the Längsfaltprinzip. An elongate, in particular rectangular, inner blank (FIG. 6) forms successive regions for an inner front wall 24, an inner bottom wall 25 and an inner rear wall 26. The walls are delimited from one another by (imaginary) longitudinal and transverse fold lines 27 , The blank 22 is - starting from the closed, single-layer inner bottom wall 25 - folded around the cigarette group 21 in a U-shape. An inner end wall 28 consists of folding flaps, in this case in the form of an envelope fold with trapezoidal longitudinal flaps 29, 30. The outer longitudinal flap 30 is connected to the inner front wall 24 of the inner blank 22. Inner sidewalls 31 consist of inner side flaps 32, 33 partially overlapping one another, wherein the inner side flaps 32 connected to the inner front wall 24 lie on the outer side in the folded inner blank 22, that is to say with the inner side -Back wall 26 partially overlap connected inner side tabs 33. The inner pack 23 or the cigarette block is partially enclosed by the collar 13 in an upper area facing the lid 12, namely by a collar front wall 34 and collar side tabs 35. The collar front wall 34 is provided with a conventional recess 36 , which facilitates access to the package contents - with the lid 12 open.

The subject of the invention is the provision of the cigarettes to the consumer, in particular when the first cigarettes are removed, that is to say at least one preferably middle cigarettes 37 of the front row (FIGS. 3, 4). The provision relates above all to the fact that the one or more cigarettes 37 are moved with the lid 12 open by means of a lifting means into a raised position which is thus exposed with respect to the end regions. For this purpose, a lifting strip 38 or lift strip is effective, which is pulled out of the outer package 10, in this case in the region of the recess 36 of the collar 13, taking along the cigarette 37th

The lifting strip 38 is part of the inner blank 22, in particular part of the inner front wall 24 and the inner bottom wall 25. The lifting strip 38 is delimited by separating or punching lines 39 (FIG. 6), but remains over remaining connections 40, 41 Part of the inner blank 22. In the present embodiment (Figure 6), the (parallel) punching lines 39 are provided on both sides of the lifting strip 38 with two remaining joints 40, 41 - in the region of the inner front wall 24 - which are attached at selected positions are. The lower residual joints 41 are positioned adjacent to the inner bottom wall 25 and to a transverse folded edge 27 thereof.

The lifting strip 38 extends into the region of the inner bottom wall 25, which is single-layered as shown in FIG. 1 to FIG. 8, in particular (approximately) to the middle of the same. Again, the lifting strip 38 is bounded by (two-sided) punching lines 42 which extend from the inner front wall 24 on the (transverse) fold line 27 away into the inner bottom wall 25. The lifting strip 38 here forms an important end for the function in the region of the inner bottom wall 25, namely an end leg 57th This is limited in a first section as a continuation of the lifting strip 38 with correspondingly extended punching lines 39 and thereafter with converging, in particular by tapering punching lines 43, which are preferably directed at an angle of (about) 90 °, so that a pointed trained anchoring end 47 of the lifting strip 38 is formed.

Furthermore, residual compounds are particularly distributed in this area. In the present case, mutually opposite residual connections 44 are located at the transition of the (parallel) punching lines 42 into the (converging) punching lines 43. Further residual connections, in particular a connected end connection 45, form the (imaginary) tip of the lifting strip 38 or the anchoring end 47 The end of the lifting strip 38, thus in particular the end connection 45, is located approximately in the middle of the inner bottom wall 25. This ensures that an exact, central separation of the lifting strip 38 from the inner blank 22 also in the region of the (transverse) inner Bottom wall 25 takes place.

The arrangement of the lifting strip 38, the dimensioning (width 46), by the arrangement and design of the residual compounds 40, 41, 44, 45 an orderly movement of the lifting strip 38 is ensured without cutting, in particular in such a way that the bottom end the Hubstreifens 38, ie in particular the end legs 57, until last in the connection with the inner blank is held. The end connection 45 is last disconnected. As a result, when the lifting strip 38 is actuated, first of all the end stock! 57 enters an inclined position (FIG. 4) in which the cigarette 37 (or the cigarettes) detected by the lifting strip 38 is moved into the removal position. With continued tensile load of the Hubstreifens 38 this is completely released and pulled out of the pack. In an advantageous embodiment, the residual compounds - depending on the strength of the material of the inner blank 22 - a dimension or length of 0.5 mm to 2 mm. A preferred dimensional range is 0.8 mm to 1.5 mm. The end connection 45 is correspondingly dimensioned as an extension of the punching lines 43, so that as a whole a slightly greater strength of the end connection 45 results. In the arrangement of the residual compounds is also too take into account that the unit of the (inner) blank 22 is ensured for the packaging process.

For the effectiveness of the lifting process, the continuous strength of the Hubstreifens 38 is important. This is ensured by a transverse dimension, ie width 46, but possibly by a special contour. The width 46 is determined in particular by the size of the basis weight (weight per unit area) - g / m ² . This size is also referred to as "grammage". With a (mean) grammage of about 30-35 g / m ² , a width 46 of the lifting strip 38 of about 12 mm is adequate. At a lower grammage, a width 46 of about 15 mm and with an increased grammage a width 46 of about 8 mm is sufficient.

 The leg 57, that is to say the part of the lifting strip 38 in the region of the inner bottom wall 25, is dimensioned so that (at least) one cigarette 37 is grasped sufficiently, preferably over the full area, during the lifting process. Preferably, a length 48 of the leg 57 in the region of the punching lines 42 is greater than the diameter of a cigarette 37. The subsequent punching lines 43 preferably form an angle 49 of 30 ° to 60 ° relative to the parallel punching lines 42, depending on the packing depth. Preferably, an angle 49 of 45 ° and a relative position of the punching lines 43 to each other by 90 °.

The actuation of the lifting strip 38 preferably takes place with the aid of a special subregion of the inner blank 22. This is a tab which can be pulled off when the package is put into use, in particular a pull flap 50. This tab is in the upper, frontal region of the inner blank 22 defined and separated from the remaining part of the inner blank 22 by (transverse) portions of a weakening or perforation line 51. The aforementioned weakening line extends (laterally) over the full width of the inner blank 22, so that a frontal part of the inner front wall 24, frontal areas of the (outer) inner side flaps 32 and connected to the inner front wall 24 folding tabs of the inside End wall 28 are part of the pull flap 50. This is withdrawn at the first use of the pack as part of the inner pack 23 of this, so that front-side cigarettes in the upper area are exposed (Fig. 2, Fig .. 3 ..). The pull tab 50 is due to the contour of the lifting strip 38 or due to a specially trained transition 52 from the lifting strip 38 to pull flap 50 safe to break. Hubstreifen 38 and Pull Flap 50 are pulled out as a unit from the pack. The transition 52 is a contoured region of the lift tab 38 of increasing width to the pull flap 50. Particularly effective is a transition 52 with rounded edges. In the present case, a transition 52 is provided with (two-sided) quarter circles 53 as a contour. The size or width of the transition 52 is selected according to the load capacity of the material. The quadrant 53 preferably has a radius 54 of about 10 mm for material of average strength, a radius of about 15 mm for less strong material (lower grammage), and a radius of about 5 mm for higher grammage material.

Residual connections 40, 55 are arranged so that the complete region of the transition 52, ie the quadrant 53 and preferably subsequent upright or horizontal legs are formed as a continuous separating cut. The transverse perforation line 51 is preferably formed so that in each case a residual connection 55 is provided in the region of the inner front wall 24 for transverse punching limbs adjoining the lifting strip 38. Another residual connection 56 is located in the region of the (outer) inner side tabs 32.

As a result of the (geometric) design of the unit consisting of lifting strips 38 and pull flap 50, this part of the inner blank 22 is cut out of the connection while maintaining the unit and pulled out of the package (FIG. 3). Fig. 4 shows an initial phase in the operation of the pull flap 50, namely the stroke position for the cigarette. A continued position can be seen in Fig. 5, and finally the fully withdrawn from the pack element in Fig. 3. Due to the shape of lifting strips 38 and pull flap 50 as a unit and the arrangement and dimensioning of residual connections is when pressing the pull flap 50th preferably initially this detached from the inner blank 22. Thereafter, the residual compounds 40, then the remaining compounds 41 are severed. This results in the stroke position according to FIG. 4 due to the movement of the lifting strip 38. Finally, the end connection 45 is severed and the lift tab 38 with the pull flap 50 (fully) pulled out of the pack.

Fig. 9 and Fig. 10 show the execution of a package with inner blank 22 and inner pack 23 according to the Querfaltprinzip. In this blank or package structure, inner front wall 24 and inner rear wall 26 are juxtaposed, separated by an inner side wall 31. On the free sides of inner front wall 24 and inner rear wall 26 are inner side tabs 32, 33rd for forming an inner side wall of folding flaps 32, 33 overlapping one another.

In a special way, the inner bottom wall 25 is formed. It consists of several folding flaps, in particular of (trapezoidal) bottom flaps 58, 59. These form - together with other folding flaps - the inner bottom wall 25 analogous to the inner end wall 28th

The removal aid for at least one cigarette 37 is designed analogously. A pull flap 50 consists of the frontal region of the inner front wall 24 and folded flaps arranged thereon. In the region of the inner side wall 31, the pull flap 50 is delimited by a flap punching line 60, which preferably extends approximately centrally along the inner side wall 31 to the upper free edge of the blank 22.

The pull flap 50 is connected to the lifting strip 38 in the manner described, namely with a special transition 52. Notwithstanding the above embodiment, the lifting strip 38 is not formed as a material strip of constant width, but with towards the inner bottom wall 25th changing, namely decreasing width. The lateral punching lines 39 for limiting the lifting strip 38 converge downwardly, preferably in a straight line.

The lifting strip 38 extends with the continuation of the punching lines 39 into the region of the bottom flap 58, which is connected to the inner front wall 24 and in the finished package (FIG. 10) lies on the outside of the inner bottom wall 25. The end leg 57 is located exclusively in the area of the floor Lappens 58, preferably forming the limited by converging punching lines 43 tip as anchoring end 47 of the Hubstreifens 38. The contour of the Hubstreifens 38, in particular the converging punching lines 39 cause when operating the Hubstreifens 38 and the Pull Flap 50 an advantageous deflection of the tensile forces arises in the region of the Hubstreifens 38 and the remaining compounds 40, 41 are sequentially cut. Preferably, the converging punching lines 39 are directed at an angle 64 of 15 ° to 20 °, in particular of 17 ° to each other. A supplement of the lifting strip 38 is formed in the second, inner bottom flap 59, preferably by two straight cuts 61, which are guided from the free edge of the bottom flap 59 and extend parallel. The incisions 61 lie in the region of the lifting strip 38 and of the end leg 58. The effect is achieved by a movable flap 62 limited by the incisions 61 as part of the bottom flap 59.

Irrespective of the design of the blank 22, the inner pack 23 can be fixed in the outer pack 10 at least in the region of the inner front wall 24 and / or with part of the inner bottom wall 25, in this case by glue or glue dots 63. The arrangement is such that two (upright) rows of glue dots 63 are arranged on both sides of the lifting strip 38, preferably in the lower region of the inner front wall 24 and / or in the region of the (outer) bottom flap 58. In this way, when the lifting strip 38 is actuated, this becomes particularly loaded areas or parts of the inner pack 23 against unwanted movements, in particular against lifting of the entire inner pack 23 secured. This or an analogous fixation of the inner pack 23 may also be advantageous in the exemplary embodiment according to FIGS. 1 to 6. The glue spots 63 effect a connection of the inner pack 23 with the box front wall 14 and / or box bottom wall of the outer pack 10.

***** LIST OF REFERENCE NUMBERS

10 outer packing 42 punching line

 11 box part 43 punching line

 12 cover 44 remaining connection

13 collar 45 end connection

14 box front wall 46 width

 15 box rear wall 47 anchoring end

16 box side wall 48 length

 17 Lid front wall 49 angle

 18 lid rear panel 50 pull flap

 19 Lid sidewall 51 Perforation line

20 line joint 52 transition

 21 cigarette group 53 quadrant

22 Inside cut 54 Radius

 23 inner packing 55 remaining connection

24 inner front wall 56 remaining connection

25 inside bottom wall 57 end legs

26 inside rear wall 58 bottom flaps

27 fold lines 59 bottom flaps

28 Inside end wall 60 Flap punching line

29 longitudinal lobes 61 incision

30 longitudinal tabs 62 tab

 31 inside sidewall 63 glue point

32 inside side lobes 64 angles

 33 inside side lobes

 34 collar front wall

 35 collar side flap

 36 recess

 37 cigarette

 38 lifting strips

 39 punching line

 40 remaining compound

 41 remaining connection

Claims

claims 1. Pack for elongated, rod-shaped objects, in particular cigarette pack, consisting of an outer pack (10), in particular in the form of a folding box or shell and slide pack and an inner pack (23) for a cigarette group (21) of a blank ( 22) of Stanniol, paper, foil or the like is preferably surrounded on all sides and having a removal aid for the removal of at least a first cigarette with open outer pack (10) by means of a Hubstreifens (38), wherein the Hubstreifen by weakening lines in the front wall of Inner pack (23), namely an inner front wall (24), and a subsequent inner bottom wall (25) formed and with a front-side pull tab - pull flap (50) - of the inner blank (22) is connected, characterized in that the Hubstreifen (38) by shaping in the region of a transition (52) from the Hubstreifen (38) to the pull flap (50) and the front wall desselb a tear-off is connected to the pull flap (50), in particular by a gradually widening transverse dimension of the transition (52), preferably with a curved or (partially) circular edge formation. 2. A package according to claim 1, characterized in that the transition (52) from the lifting strip (38) to the pull flap (50) preferably on both sides, formed by punching formed quarter-circular edges, preferably with a radius of 5 mm to 15 mm, in particular of about 10 mm. 3. A package according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that the Hubstreifen (38) extends into the region of an inner bottom wall (25) and preferably in the inner bottom wall (25) with an end piece or an end leg (57 ) ends. 4. A package according to claim 1 or one of the further claims, characterized in that the end limb (57) of the Hubstreifens (38) at the end is limited by converging, in particular pointed, preferably straight punched lines (43) to form an anchoring end (47). 5. Pack according to claim 1 or one of the further claims, characterized in that the lifting strip (38) or the end leg (57) in single-layer, continuously closed inner bottom wall (25) approximately in the middle of the inner bottom wall (25). ends, wherein preferably a portion of the end leg (57) adjacent to the inner front wall by punching lines (42) in continuation of the punching lines (42) in the region of the inner front wall (24) is limited. 6. Pack according to claim 1 or one of the further claims, characterized in that areas of the inner front wall (24) and / or the inner bottom wall (25) are fixed in or on the outer pack (10), preferably by glue points ( 63), wherein in particular a series of glue dots (63) is arranged in each case on both sides of the Hubstreifens (38). 7. A package according to claim 1 or one of the further claims, characterized in that in an inner package (23) formed with folding flaps inner bottom wall (25), preferably at an inner blank (22) on the principle of the transverse winding to form in particular trapezoidal bottom tabs (58, 59) of the inner bottom wall (25) of the Hubstreifen (38) with the end leg (57) in the region of a preferably outer, with the inner front wall (24) connected bottom flap (58) ends, preferably at a distance from the free edge thereof and wherein preferably extensions of the Hubstreifens (38) in the region of the inner, with the inner rear wall (26) connected bottom flap (59) are arranged, preferably two parallel cuts (61) to form a movable tab (62) in Area of the lifting strip (38). 8. A package according to claim 1 or one of the further claims, characterized in that the lifting strip (38) is formed with varying width over the length, in particular with in the direction of the inner bottom wall 25 decreasing width, preferably by (straight) converging, the Hubstreifen (38) limiting punching lines (39). 9. Pack according to claim 1 or one of the further claims, characterized by the following features: a) the lifting strip (38) is delimited in the region of an inner front wall (24) of the inner blank (22) and / or in the region of the inner bottom wall (25) by punched lines (39, 42) with residual connections, b) the residual compounds are measured in terms of number and / or positioning and / or dimensioning - length or width - depending on the (tear) strength of the material of the inner blank (22), in particular with a dimension of 0.5 mm to 2 mm, preferably in the range of 0.8 mm to 1, 5 mm. 10. A package according to claim 1 or one of the further claims, characterized in that residual compounds (41) in an area immediately adjacent to a transverse fold line (27) between the inner front wall (24) and inner bottom wall (25) are positioned, and preferably further residual connections (40) in an approximately central region between pull flap (50) and inner bottom wall (25). 1 1. A package according to claim 1 or one of the further claims, characterized in that at the end of the Hubstreifens (38) in the region of the inner bottom wall (25), in particular at the by the obliquely punched lines (43) formed tip as anchoring end ( 47), (contiguous) residual compounds are arranged, in particular a preferably central end connection (45). 12. A package according to claim 1 or one of the further claims, characterized in that the end limb (57) of the Hubstreifens (38) in the region of the inner bottom wall (25) further residual compounds, in particular between (parallel) punched lines (42) and obliquely directed Punched lines (43). 13. A package according to claim 1 or one of the further claims, characterized in that the width of the Hubstreifens (38) in dependence on the tear strength of the inner blank (22) 8 mm to 15 mm, in particular about 12 mm.