WO2005014435A1 - Flip-top packet for cigarettes - Google Patents

Abstract

The invention relates to a flip-top packet for cigarettes, namely for a block of cigarettes (13). According to the invention, inner cavities, namely chambers (50), are respectively formed in the region of a lid (11) and in the region of a bottom wall (17). To this end, a front wall (21) and a bottom wall (17) are partially or predominantly rounded in order to create a distance between the front wall (21) or the bottom wall (17) and the cuboid block of cigarettes (13).

Description

Hinged box for cigarettes

description

The invention relates to a hinged box for a group of cigarettes encased in an inner blank - block of cigarettes - or other (block-shaped) objects, consisting of box parts and a lid, which in the area of a box rear wall on the one hand and a lid rear wall on the other hand by means of a transverse line joint are connected, the box part of the box front wall, box back wall, box side walls and bottom wall and the lid consists of a lid front wall, lid rear wall, lid side walls and end wall.

Hinged boxes are the leading type of packaging for cigarettes, but also for other items. The standard hinged box is cuboid in shape with rectangular, upright and transverse packing edges in cross-section. The dimensions of the pack are matched to the dimensions of the pack contents, in particular the cigarette block.

The invention has for its object to further develop and improve the design of such folding boxes in such a way that, while maintaining the basic structure of a folding box, on the one hand an appealing design, and on the other hand the possibility is created to sensibly accommodate additives in the pack.

To achieve this object, the hinged box according to the invention is characterized in that a cavity or a chamber is formed above and / or below the pack contents, in particular the cigarette block, which is bounded at least by the front wall and the front cover and back cover or at least by the bottom wall and front box and back wall.

In the hinged box according to the invention, the box front wall and box rear wall in the bottom area and / or lid front wall and lid rear wall in the front area are therefore extended beyond the contents of the pack, that is to say beyond the cigarette block, to form the chamber or the free space.

A special feature is that the end wall and / or bottom wall are formed entirely or partially from folding flaps of side walls, namely end flaps, which form partial regions of the front wall or bottom wall or a boundary of the chamber, in particular as a continuation of inner side flaps.

A special embodiment of the hinged box consists in that the bottom wall and / or end wall are designed with an essentially arcuate or polygonal contour, the arcuate or polygonal shape extending from one side wall or collar side wall to the other, in particular symmetrically with respect to one another on an imaginary middle vertical plane of the pack. An embodiment in which the end wall and / or bottom wall consists of three wall regions is particularly advantageous, namely two lateral, arch-shaped or oblique wall regions and a central, flat or transverse wall region. Arc-shaped wall areas are preferably elliptical, that is, with a stronger rounding in an area facing the side walls and a flatter transition into the central wall area.

The cuboid-shaped package contents, in particular the cigarette block, lie outside the area of the shaped bottom wall and / or end wall, so that in the

Area of the bottom wall and / or end wall within the pack of the cavity or the free chamber is formed. This is used to include additional items, e.g. B. print media, coupons, but also of useful items.

Further special features of the invention are explained in more detail below on the basis of exemplary embodiments. It shows:

1 is a perspective view of a folding box for cigarettes with the lid open,

2 in the closed position, FIG. 3 the folding box according to FIG. 2 in a vertical section of the cutting plane HI-HI,

4 is a front view of the hinged box according to FIG. 2,

5 shows a spread blank for the manufacture of a hinged box according to FIGS. 1 to 4, FIG. 6 shows a diagram to illustrate the geometric shape of an end wall of the pack,

7 shows a hinged box of another embodiment in a vertical section corresponding to FIG. 3,

8 shows a further embodiment of the pack in a vertical section analogous to FIG. 7,

9 shows the hinged box according to FIG. 8 in a perspective front view,

10 shows a spread blank for a hinged box according to FIG. 8, FIG. 9,

11 shows a further embodiment of the hinged box in vertical section analogous to FIG. 8,

12 is a perspective front view of the hinged box according to FIG. 11,

13 shows a spread blank for a hinged box according to FIG. 11, FIG. 12,

14 shows a further embodiment of the hinged box in vertical section analogous to FIG. 11,

15 is a perspective front view of the hinged box according to FIG. 14, 16 shows a spread blank for a hinged box according to FIG. 14, FIG. 15.

The packs shown are hinged boxes for cigarettes. This type of pack consists of a (lower) shaft part 10, a (upper) cover 11 and a collar 12 formed from a separate blank. The pack content is a cuboid object, namely a cigarette block 13, that is to say a formed group of cigarettes with a wrapper made of paper or tin foil.

The box part 10 is formed by a box front wall 14, an opposite box rear wall 15, narrow, upright box side walls 16 and a bottom wall 17. Correspondingly, the lid 11 consists of the lid front wall 18, lid rear wall 19, lid side walls 20 and an end wall 21. Box part 10 and lid 11 are pivotally connected to one another in the rear region of the hinged box by a transverse line hinge 22.

The collar 12 consists of the collar front wall 23 and collar side walls 24. The collar 12 is fixed in the box part 10, namely connected to the box front wall 14 and / or box side walls 16 by gluing. An upper part of the collar 12 protrudes from the box part 10, namely (approximately) according to the height of the cigarette block 13.

Bottom wall 17 and / or end wall 21 are designed in a special way. In the exemplary embodiment in FIGS. 1 to 5, the bottom wall 17 and the end wall 21 are designed to match, so that the hinged box — based on an imaginary transverse center plane — has a symmetrical contour.

The bottom wall 17 and correspondingly the end wall 21 are essentially arc-shaped in this embodiment. The peculiarity lies in that lateral areas, namely the side walls 16, 20 of the hinged box, of the bottom wall 17 and / or end wall 21 are of arcuate design, that is to say form an arcuate wall area, namely the side section 25. These pass laterally into the upright side walls of the pack, in the middle region of the bottom wall 17 or end wall 21, the side sections 25 merge into a flat, transverse or horizontally directed middle region 26.

Bottom wall 17 and end wall 21 mainly consist of correspondingly shaped folding tabs which are connected to the side walls, namely to the box side walls 16 and to the lid side walls 20, respectively. These are end tabs 27, 28 which are designed as a continuation of box side tabs 29 or lid side tabs 30 located on the inside. The side tabs 29, 30 are part of the double-layer box side walls 16 and lid side walls 20. Outside box side tabs 31 and lid side tabs 32 only extend in the area of the box side walls 16 or lid side walls 20, so that the relevant side walls 16, 20 have an outer transverse edge 33, 34 as the upper or lower end.

The end tabs 27, 28 extend into the flat central section 26 of the end wall 21 or bottom wall 17. A special feature is the embodiment shown, in which the two side sections 25 belonging to the end wall 21 or bottom wall 17 abut one another, in particular, with transverse edge edges in the vertical, middle packing level. An end region of the side sections 25 is accordingly aligned horizontally and evenly.

Furthermore, in the area of the middle section 26, preferably over the full width of this flat area, a cover is provided on the outside, which connects the mutually facing (end) areas of the side sections 25 to one another. It is a crosspiece 35 which extends across the forehead wall 21 or bottom wall 17 extends. The transverse web 35 is designed as a connection between the lid front wall 18 and lid rear wall 19 (end wall 21) or as a connection between the box front wall 14 and the box rear wall 15 (bottom wall 17) (FIG. 5). The side sections 25 butting against each other are connected to the inside of the crosspiece 35, in particular by gluing.

The blank (Fig. 5) is designed in a special way. A middle piece 36 consists of box rear wall 15, lid rear wall 19 and the inner side flaps 29, 30 connected to them. The end flaps 27, 28 extend in extension thereof. End pieces 37 connect to middle piece 36 via transverse webs 35, 38 on with box front wall 14 and box side tabs 31 on the one hand and lid front wall 18 with lid side tabs 32 on the other hand. Furthermore, a lid inner tab 39 to be folded over against the inside of the lid front wall 18 is arranged on the end piece 38.

The end flaps 27, 28 can be shaped to form the arcuate side sections 25 without special tools by appropriate preparation of the end flaps 27, 28. These are provided with transverse grooves 40, which are embossed on the spread blank. The grooves 40 have different distances from one another, corresponding to the course of the arcuate contour, namely smaller distances in the region of a greater curvature. The transverse webs 35 are also provided with grooves 41 to create an end wall 21 or bottom wall 17 which is structured in terms of external appearance.

To create a dimensionally stable hinged box, the end flaps 27, 28 are supported, at least in the region of the arcuate side sections 25, on free edges of the box front wall 14 and box rear wall 15 formed with a corresponding arcuate contour 41 on the one hand or on the lid front wall lie flush support and support on the arcuate contours 41 guaranteed. The dimensions are chosen such that the box side tabs 29 and lid side tabs 30 have a width which is (slightly) less than the width of the side walls of the pack, while the transverse dimensions of the widenings 42 (approximately) the width of the pack or the Package side walls corresponds.

A special feature is the shape of the contours 41. These are each elliptical sections 43 (FIG. 6) and a rectilinear intermediate section 44. The upper boundary (edge edge) of the end wall 21 (or bottom wall 17) accordingly consists of two elliptical sections 43 the intermediate horizontal section 44 corresponding to the central section 26.

The dimensions of the sections 43, 44 are coordinated with one another, specifically in accordance with the axes of the ellipse sections 43, namely a major axis a and a minor axis b on the one hand and the overall width B of the hinged box. The following applies:

0.2 x B <a <0.4 x B

The following also applies:

0.2 x (B / 2 - a) <b <3 x (B / 2 -a)

The width of the intermediate section 44, corresponding to the central section 26, results from the relationships B - 2a.

Another special feature of the pack is an (upper) lid closing edge 45 at a distance from a lower box closing edge 46. This creates a transverse, strip-shaped opening 47, in the area of which Another special feature of the pack is an (upper) lid closing edge 45 at a distance from a lower box closing edge 46. This creates a transverse, strip-shaped opening 47, in the area of which the collar front wall 23 is visible. The closing edges 45, 46 run parallel to one another and are directed transversely to the longitudinal extent of the hinged box.

A special hinged box is shown in Fig. 7. This is formed in the upper region, namely with respect to the lid 11, in the manner described above, that is to say with an arcuate end wall 21. In the lower region, the hinged box is conventionally formed, that is to say with a horizontally or transversely oriented, flat bottom wall 48 Common bottom corner flaps 49 also lie on the inside thereof. These are connected to the inner box side tabs 29.

The contents of the pack, namely the cigarette block 13, are arranged within the hinged box described in such a way that the cigarette block 13 remains outside of this shaped area when the bottom wall 17 and / or end wall 21 are of an arcuate design. Accordingly, a cavity or a chamber 50, 51 is created above and below the cigarette block. This is delimited upwards and downwards on the one hand by the specially designed end wall 21 and bottom wall 17 and on the other hand by the cigarette block 13 and laterally by the correspondingly elongated one and shaped box front wall 14 and box rear wall 15 or lid front wall 18 and lid rear wall 19. This cavity or the chamber 50, 51 is suitable for receiving additions to the hinged box, for example advertising, descriptive print media or coupons. However, useful objects can also be accommodated in one and / or another chamber 50, 51. In the embodiment of FIG. 7, the cigarette block 13 lies directly on the bottom wall 48 or the bottom corner flaps 49. A special embodiment of the hinged box is shown in FIGS. 8 to 10. The end wall 21 consists exclusively of flat, polygon-like adjoining wall areas. The two side sections 25 are roof-like, obliquely directed. These side sections 25, which are designed as legs, each form an obtuse angle with respect to the upright side walls 16, 20 on the one hand and with respect to the horizontal central section 26 on the other hand. As can be seen from FIG. 10, the side section 25 is delimited from the side walls or the inner cover side tab 30 on the one hand and from a horizontally directed end leg 52 by transverse fold lines 53. The side sections 25 and the end legs 52 are also formed in this pack as a continuation of the lid side tab 30. Furthermore, a transverse web 35 is provided as the outer cover in the area of the central section 26. In the exemplary embodiment according to FIGS. 8 to 10, this is designed with a greater width than in the preceding exemplary embodiments.

The lid front wall 18 and lid rear wall 19, which are extended over the contents of the pack (cigarette block 13), are formed with a trapezoidal or polygonal contour 41 in the projecting area. The end tabs 27, 28 or their side section 25 are supported on the free edges formed by the contour 41 with the widening 42. This creates a chamber 50 that is roof-shaped or trapezoidal, symmetrical with respect to a central vertical plane of the hinged box. This exemplary embodiment can also be designed on the bottom side in the same way as on the front side (analogously to FIG. 1, FIG. 2). Furthermore, the blank according to FIG. 10 shows the design in the area of the bottom wall 48 in accordance with the exemplary embodiment in FIG. 7.

11 to 13, a chamber 50 is created (above) the cigarette block 13, which consists of an extension of the side walls in the (upright) plane thereof, namely the box side walls 16 and the lid side walls 20, beyond the contents of the pack, arises. The projections of the side walls 16, 20 are of unequal length, so that the chamber 50 has a trapezoidal or triangular shape (in vertical section). In the example shown, both layers of the side walls 16, 20 are in the region of. Chamber 50 extends, ie the outer (cover) side tab 30 as well as the outer (cover) side tab 32. The side walls 16, 20 extend up to upper edge edges 54, 55. End tabs 27, 28 are connected to the inner side tabs 30 deflected at an acute angle or at an obtuse angle into the plane of the end wall 21. This is formed by a folding tab (FIG. 13) extending over the full dimension of the hinged box. The end flaps 27, 28 are designed differently, namely the end flap 27 is rectangular and the end flap 28 is trapezoidal due to the inclined position of part of the cover 11 or the folding flap thereof.

The lid front wall 18 and lid rear wall 19 are trapezoidal in shape due to the design of the chamber 50 (FIG. 13). The lid rear wall 19 is delimited from the (rectangular) end wall 21 by an oblique folding line 56. As a result, the adjoining wall areas and folding tabs of the blank are oriented obliquely to the longitudinal extent thereof (FIG. 13). The hinged box can be designed by appropriate dimensioning of the front cover 18 and the rear cover 19 so that - with a triangular shape of the chamber 50 - the end wall 21 ends directly at the upper limit of the cigarette block 13, i.e. the edge 55 with the cigarette, for example - Block 13 lies flush. Furthermore, this design of the hinged box can also have a chamber in the bottom area.

Due to the oblique position of the fold line 56 on the one hand and the fold line for the

Lid closing edge 45 within the spread blank ensures that the lid closing edge 45 is exactly transverse to the finished hinged box upright packaging edges is directed and thus parallel to the box closing edge 46

14, 15 and 16, the area of the end face of the lid 11 (or of the base) is designed in a special way. The end flaps 27, 28 of the inner lid side flaps 30, which are elongated beyond the contents of the pack, are folded to form an acute angle, so that downward side sections 25 are formed as part of the end wall 21. End legs 52 of the end flaps 27, 28 are folded into a position transversely to the longitudinal extent of the pack or transversely to the cigarette block 13 and connected on the inside to a crossbar 35. This forms the central section 26. The end legs 52 are connected on the inside to the facing edge regions of the transverse web 35 by gluing or the like. The middle section 26 formed in this way can rest against the top of the cigarette block 13 or be directed at a distance from it. This results in the special shape of the chamber 50 formed above the cigarette block 13, which may consist of two. in the cross-section triangular part came.

The crossbar 35 is formed in this embodiment with a larger width, extends almost over the full width of the end wall 21 (Fig. 16). The end tabs 27, 28 following the inner lid side tab 30 abut the outer lid side tab 31 and are only separated by a die cut 57. In this exemplary embodiment, too, the contours 41 of the cover front wall 18 and cover rear wall 19 are adapted to the respective shape of the end wall 21.

In all versions of the hinged box, the front area and the bottom area can be designed to match. However, designs are advantageous in which a chamber is only created in the area of the cover. Furthermore, the hinged box, as shown, can be designed with the opening 47 on the front or alternatively such that the lid is closed. edge 45 and box edge 46 lie together when the lid is closed.

LIST OF REFERENCE NUMBERS

10 box part 37 end piece

11 cover 38 end piece

12 collars 39 inner lobes

13 cigarette block 40 groove

14 box front wall 41 contour

15 box rear wall 42 widening

16 box side wall 43 ellipse section

17 bottom wall 44 intermediate section

18 Lid front wall 45 Lid closing edge

19 Lid rear wall 46 Box closing edge

20 lid side wall 47 opening

21 end wall 48 bottom wall

22 line hinge 49 floor corner flaps

23 collar front wall 50 chamber

24 collar side wall 51 chamber 5 side section 52 end leg 6 middle section 53 fold line 7 end flap 54 edge edge 8 end flap 55 edge edge 9 box side flap 56 fold line 0 lid side flap 57 die cut 1 box side flap 2 lid side flap 3 cross edge 4 cross edge a main axis 5 cross bar b minor axis 6 center piece B total width

Claims

claims 1. Hinged box for a cigarette group encased in an inner blank - cigarette block (13) - or other (block-shaped) objects as package contents, consisting of a box part (10) and a lid (11), on the one hand and in the area of a box rear wall (15) a lid rear wall (19) on the other hand are pivotally connected to one another by a transverse line hinge (22), the box part (10) consisting of box front wall (14), box rear wall (15), box side walls (16) and Bottom wall (17) and the lid (11) consist of lid front wall (18), lid rear wall (19), lid side walls (20) and end wall (21), characterized in that above and / or below the package contents, in particular of the cigarette block (13) a cavity or a free chamber (50, 51) is formed, which at least from the front wall (21), the front cover wall (18) and the rear cover wall (19) or from the bottom wall (17) and box vo edge wall (14) and box rear wall (15) is limited. 2. Hinged box according to claim 1, characterized in that the end wall (21) and / or the bottom wall (17) extends at least in a partial area at a distance above or below the package contents - cigarette block (13) -, preferably at least in a partial area in a plane with a non-uniform distance from the contents of the pack. 3. A folding box according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that the end wall (21) and / or bottom wall (17) consists of several differently designed or shaped areas, in particular of two the lid side walls (20) or the box Side walls (16) facing side sections (25) and a central section (26), with side sections (25) of a on the one hand and the central section (26) on the other hand have different shapes and / or lie in different planes. 4. Hinged box according to claim 1 or one of the further claims, 5 characterized in that the end wall (21) and / or bottom wall (17) are formed as a whole or predominantly arc-shaped, from one cover side wall (20) to the other or running from one side of the box (16) to the other. 10 5. Hinged box according to claim 1 or one of the further claims, characterized in that lateral partial areas of the end wall (21) and / or bottom wall (17), in particular the side sections (25), as a continuation of the lid side walls (20) or of the box side walls (16) are formed, preferably as extensions, namely end tabs (27, 28) from (inside) 15 lying) lid side tabs (30) or box side tabs (29). 6. Hinged box according to claim 1 or one of the further claims, characterized in that the end wall (21) and / or the bottom wall (17) is formed in at least 0 double layers in a central region, in particular in the central section (26), in particular by arrangement a crosspiece (35) on the outside of the end wall (21) or bottom wall (17), in particular end regions of the end tabs (27, 28) being fastened to an inside of the crosspiece (35). 5 7. Hinged box according to claim 4 or one of the further claims, characterized in that the end wall (21) and / or bottom wall (17) has rounded side sections (25) and a flat, transverse central section (26), preferably the side sections ( 25) at least partially elliptical or parts of ellipses, the side (0 sections (25) with a greater curvature (smaller radius) to the side Connect walls (16, 20) and merge into the horizontal central area, namely the central section (26). 8. Hinged box according to claim 1 or one of the further claims, 5 characterized in that the lid front wall (18) and lid rear wall (19) on the one hand and box front wall (14) and box rear wall (15) on the other hand to the The contour of the end wall (21) or bottom wall (17) is adapted and connected to one another in the central region by the crosspiece (35). 10 9. Hinged box according to claim 1 or one of the further claims, characterized in that the end wall (21) and / or bottom wall (17) in partial areas outside the crossbar (35) on a free edge of the lid front wall (18) and Support the lid rear wall (19) or box front wall (14) and box rear wall (15), preferably with one to the 15 end flaps (27, 28) attached widening (42). 10. Hinged box according to claim 1 or one of the further claims, characterized in that a chamber (50) is formed only in the region of the end wall (21) above the cigarette block (13) by appropriate design of the end wall (21) and that a bottom wall (48) is designed to abut the cigarette block (13) on the inside of the bottom wall (48). 11. Hinged box according to claim 1 or one of the further claims, characterized in that the end wall (21) and / or bottom wall (17) consists of 5 several sections which are each flat and at an angle to one another, in particular from the two obliquely directed side sections (25 ) and the horizontal or transverse central section (26), the oblique side sections (25) at an obtuse angle to the side walls (20, 16) on the one hand and to the central section (26) on the other. (Connect on the 0 side. 12. Hinged box according to claim 11 or one of the further claims, characterized in that the chamber (50) formed at least above the cigarette block (13) is trapezoidal in cross section. 13. Hinged box according to claim 1 or one of the further claims, characterized in that the end wall (21) as a whole, namely over the full width, is directed obliquely and preferably flat, such that a roof-shaped chamber (50) above the cigarette block (13) is formed. 14. Hinged box according to claim 13, characterized in that the end flaps (27, 28) extend at least on one side in the plane of the lid side wall (20) beyond the cigarette block (13) and at a distance above the same to form an edge ( 54, 55) can be folded into the (inclined) plane of the end wall (21) and rests on the inside thereof. 15. Hinged box according to claim 1 or one of the further claims, characterized in that the end wall (21) and / or the bottom wall (17) have a smaller distance from the pack content - cigarette block (13) - in a preferably central partial area than in lateral areas , in particular in such a way that the chamber (50) has lateral extensions or consists of two lateral subchambers. 16. Hinged box according to claim 15 or one of the further claims, characterized in that the end tabs (27, 28) block over the cigarettes (13) extended in the plane of the lid side wall (20), folded in the area of the edge (54, 55) at an acute angle and directed obliquely downwards and with a horizontally folded end leg (52) on the inside of the crosspiece (35 ) are. 17. Hinged box according to claim 1 or one of the further claims, characterized in that partial areas of the end wall (21) and / or the bottom wall (17), in particular end tabs 27, 28 of the lid side walls 20 or the box side walls (16) , rest against free edge edges of the lid front wall (18) and lid rear wall (19) or of the box front wall (14) and box rear wall (15), preferably with a widening of the end wall (21) formed in the area of the system. or bottom wall (17) or the end tab (27, 28).