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WO2018150329A1 - A cigarette pack comprising an rfid/nfc tag - Google Patents

A cigarette pack comprising an rfid/nfc tag Download PDF

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WO2018150329A1
WO2018150329A1 PCT/IB2018/050890 IB2018050890W WO2018150329A1 WO 2018150329 A1 WO2018150329 A1 WO 2018150329A1 IB 2018050890 W IB2018050890 W IB 2018050890W WO 2018150329 A1 WO2018150329 A1 WO 2018150329A1
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cigarette pack
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Lauri Huhtasalo
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Stora Enso Oyj
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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
    • B65D85/00—Containers, packaging elements or packages, specially adapted for particular articles or materials
    • B65D85/07—Containers, packaging elements or packages, specially adapted for particular articles or materials for compressible or flexible articles
    • B65D85/08—Containers, packaging elements or packages, specially adapted for particular articles or materials for compressible or flexible articles rod-shaped or tubular
    • 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
    • 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
    • B65D5/00—Rigid or semi-rigid containers of polygonal cross-section, e.g. boxes, cartons or trays, formed by folding or erecting one or more blanks made of paper
    • B65D5/42—Details of containers or of foldable or erectable container blanks
    • B65D5/64—Lids
    • B65D5/66—Hinged lids
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G06—COMPUTING OR CALCULATING; COUNTING
    • G06K—GRAPHICAL DATA READING; PRESENTATION OF DATA; RECORD CARRIERS; HANDLING RECORD CARRIERS
    • G06K19/00—Record carriers for use with machines and with at least a part designed to carry digital markings
    • G06K19/06—Record carriers for use with machines and with at least a part designed to carry digital markings characterised by the kind of the digital marking, e.g. shape, nature, code
    • G06K19/067—Record carriers with conductive marks, printed circuits or semiconductor circuit elements, e.g. credit or identity cards also with resonating or responding marks without active components
    • G06K19/07—Record carriers with conductive marks, printed circuits or semiconductor circuit elements, e.g. credit or identity cards also with resonating or responding marks without active components with integrated circuit chips
    • G06K19/077—Constructional details, e.g. mounting of circuits in the carrier
    • 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
    • B65D2203/00—Decoration means, markings, information elements, contents indicators
    • B65D2203/10—Transponders

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  • the present invention relates to a cigarette pack comprising:
  • box body having an open upper end, a front wall, a rear wall, a pair of side walls and a bottom wall;
  • a lid connected to the box body by a hinge and capable of opening and closing the upper end of the box body, the lid having an open lower end, a front wall, a rear wall, a pair of side walls and a top wall, the top wall having an outside and an inside, which inside faces against the open upper end, when the lid is in a closed position;
  • an inner wrapper comprising an aluminium layer is arranged on the inside of the box body, suitable for wrapping around a bundle of cigarettes;
  • RFID/NFC tag will be frequently used. In this context, this concerns either an NFC (Near Field Communication) tag or an RFID (Radio Frequency Identification) tag.
  • NFC Near Field Communication
  • RFID Radio Frequency Identification
  • a way to solve this issue is to equip the cigarette package with a RFID/NFC tag.
  • An NFC/RFID tag can engage with the costumer via an NFC equipped device, such as e.g. a smartphone .
  • an NFC equipped device such as e.g. a smartphone .
  • a technical problem with this is that many cigarette packs use a paper with an aluminum layer as a protecting inner material. This inner material is used to wrap the cigarettes and protect the cigarettes from moisture, heat, cold and other external impacts. The aluminum layer will prevent RFID/NFC tags from
  • ferrite is an expensive material and a low cost item, such as a cigarette pack, cannot justify use of such an expensive material.
  • the ferrite layer must be relative thick, which also makes the tag relative thick. And a thick RFID/NFC tag on the side wall of the cigarette pack might cause jamming in the cigarette packing process.
  • An object with the present invention is to present a cigarette pack which solve the above mentioned problems with RFID/NFC tags in cigarette packs having a wrapping material with an aluminium layer.
  • the RFID/NFC tag is arranged on the inside of the top wall of the lid and that the RFID/NFC tag is located at a predetermined distance away from the wrapping material. The distance secures that the wrapping material won ' t interfere with the RFID/NFC tag antenna, which in turn makes the need of a ferrite material not necessary.
  • Figure 1 discloses a cigarette pack 1 in accordance with the invention.
  • the cigarette pack 1 comprising a box body 2 having an open upper end 3, a front wall 4, a rear wall 5, a pair of side walls 6 and a bottom wall 7.
  • the cigarette pack further comprising a lid 8.
  • the lid 8 is connected to the box body 2 by a hinge 9 and capable of opening and closing the upper end 3 of the box body 2.
  • the lid 8 having an open lower end 10, a front wall 11, a rear wall 12, a pair of side walls 18 and a top wall 13, 14.
  • the top wall 13, 14 having an outside 13 and an inside 14, which inside 14 faces against the open upper end 3, when the cigarette box is in a closed position.
  • the rear wall 12 of the lid 8 is connected to the rear wall 5 of the cigarette box 2 via the hinge 9.
  • the cigarette pack 1 comprising an inner wrapper 15, with an aluminium layer, which inner wrapper 15 is arranged on the inside of the box body, suitable for wrapping around a bundle of cigarettes.
  • Figure 1 discloses the lid in open position. When the lid is in a closed position the inside 14 of the facing against the top of the inner wrapping 15.
  • the cigarette pack 1 further comprising an RFID/NFC tag 16.
  • the RFID/NFC tag 16 is arranged on the inside 14 of the top wall 13, 14 of the lid 8.
  • the RFID/NFC tag 16 is arranged to enable interacting with an NFC equipped device, e.g. a smartphone .
  • an NFC equipped device e.g. a smartphone .
  • the lid is closed the RFID/NFC tag 16 is facing against the top of the inner wrapping 15.
  • the dimensions of the cigarette pack ensures that there is a predetermined distance between the
  • the spacer material 17 may be any radio frequency (RF) friendly material such as a piece of paperboard, corrugated board or plastic foam etc.
  • the predetermined distance between the RFID/NFC tag and the wrapping material is at least 1 mm and preferably in the range 1-3 mm.
  • a great benefit with the present invention is that the position of the RFID/NFC tag in the lid won ' t cause any jamming in the cigarette packing process.
  • the spacer material 17 is arranged on one or both sides of the tag, such that the spacer material 17 build up a distance that is greater than the height of the RFID/NFC tag 16.

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Abstract

The invention relates to a cigarette pack (1) comprising a box body (2) having an open upper end (3), a front wall (4), a rear wall (5) and a bottom wall (7); a lid (8) connected to the box body by a hinge (9) and capable of opening and closing the upper end of the box body, the lid having an open lower end (10), a front wall (11), a rear wall (12) and a top wall (13, 14), the top wall (13, 14) having an inside (14), which inside faces against the open upper end in a closed position; an inner wrapper (15) comprising a aluminium layer is arranged on the inside of the box body (2). The RFID/NFC tag is arranged on the inside of the top wall of the lid and that the RFID/NFC tag is located at a predetermined distance away from the wrapping material.

Description

A CIGARETTE PACK COMPRISING AN RFID/NFC TAG
Technical field
In accordance with the preamble of claim 1, the present invention relates to a cigarette pack comprising:
- a box body having an open upper end, a front wall, a rear wall, a pair of side walls and a bottom wall;
- a lid connected to the box body by a hinge and capable of opening and closing the upper end of the box body, the lid having an open lower end, a front wall, a rear wall, a pair of side walls and a top wall, the top wall having an outside and an inside, which inside faces against the open upper end, when the lid is in a closed position;
- an inner wrapper comprising an aluminium layer is arranged on the inside of the box body, suitable for wrapping around a bundle of cigarettes; and
- an RFID/NFC tag.
In the following of the application the term RFID/NFC tag will be frequently used. In this context, this concerns either an NFC (Near Field Communication) tag or an RFID (Radio Frequency Identification) tag.
Background - Problem
There is a global trend that it is, or will be, forbidden for tobacco producers to have printed marketing and branded content on their cigarette packages. This is, of course, a problem for producers and marketers, since brand images is a highly important aspect in the tobacco business. A way to solve this issue, is to equip the cigarette package with a RFID/NFC tag. An NFC/RFID tag can engage with the costumer via an NFC equipped device, such as e.g. a smartphone . However, a technical problem with this is that many cigarette packs use a paper with an aluminum layer as a protecting inner material. This inner material is used to wrap the cigarettes and protect the cigarettes from moisture, heat, cold and other external impacts. The aluminum layer will prevent RFID/NFC tags from
functioning properly, as such tags normally don't
function well if they are attached close or onto a metal substrate.
A typical solution to such problem is to add an
additional ferrite layer to the RFID/NFC construction, as a layer between the transponder antenna conductor and the aluminum layer. Such solutions are widely available and known. However, such a solution has some problems if it is applied onto a cigarette pack. To start with, ferrite is an expensive material and a low cost item, such as a cigarette pack, cannot justify use of such an expensive material. Moreover, in order to function properly, the ferrite layer must be relative thick, which also makes the tag relative thick. And a thick RFID/NFC tag on the side wall of the cigarette pack might cause jamming in the cigarette packing process.
Object of invention
An object with the present invention is to present a cigarette pack which solve the above mentioned problems with RFID/NFC tags in cigarette packs having a wrapping material with an aluminium layer.
Summary of the invention In accordance of the invention the RFID/NFC tag is arranged on the inside of the top wall of the lid and that the RFID/NFC tag is located at a predetermined distance away from the wrapping material. The distance secures that the wrapping material won't interfere with the RFID/NFC tag antenna, which in turn makes the need of a ferrite material not necessary.
Detailed description of the invention
In the following the invention will be described more in detail with reference to figure 1.
Figure 1 discloses a cigarette pack 1 in accordance with the invention. The cigarette pack 1 comprising a box body 2 having an open upper end 3, a front wall 4, a rear wall 5, a pair of side walls 6 and a bottom wall 7.
The cigarette pack further comprising a lid 8. The lid 8 is connected to the box body 2 by a hinge 9 and capable of opening and closing the upper end 3 of the box body 2. The lid 8 having an open lower end 10, a front wall 11, a rear wall 12, a pair of side walls 18 and a top wall 13, 14. The top wall 13, 14 having an outside 13 and an inside 14, which inside 14 faces against the open upper end 3, when the cigarette box is in a closed position. The rear wall 12 of the lid 8 is connected to the rear wall 5 of the cigarette box 2 via the hinge 9. Moreover, the cigarette pack 1 comprising an inner wrapper 15, with an aluminium layer, which inner wrapper 15 is arranged on the inside of the box body, suitable for wrapping around a bundle of cigarettes. Figure 1 discloses the lid in open position. When the lid is in a closed position the inside 14 of the facing against the top of the inner wrapping 15.
The cigarette pack 1 further comprising an RFID/NFC tag 16. The RFID/NFC tag 16 is arranged on the inside 14 of the top wall 13, 14 of the lid 8. The RFID/NFC tag 16 is arranged to enable interacting with an NFC equipped device, e.g. a smartphone . When the lid is closed the RFID/NFC tag 16 is facing against the top of the inner wrapping 15. The dimensions of the cigarette pack ensures that there is a predetermined distance between the
RFID/NFC tag 16 and the inner wrapping, such that the aluminium layer of the metal in the inner wrapping won't interfere the antenna of the RFID/NFC tag. In order to secure the predetermined distance between the tag and the inner wrapping, is a thick spacer material 17 applied on the inside 14 over the RFID/NFC tag 16, such that the spacer material 17 is arranged between the RFID/NFC tag 16 and the inner wrapping 15. The spacer material 17 may be any radio frequency (RF) friendly material such as a piece of paperboard, corrugated board or plastic foam etc. The predetermined distance between the RFID/NFC tag and the wrapping material is at least 1 mm and preferably in the range 1-3 mm.
A great benefit with the present invention is that the position of the RFID/NFC tag in the lid won't cause any jamming in the cigarette packing process.
In the foregoing, the invention has been described on the basis of some specific embodiments. It is appreciated, however, that other embodiments and variants are possible within the scope of the following claims. For example the spacer material 17 may be arranged in different ways to ensure that the predetermined distance between the
RFID/NFC tag 16 and the wrapping material 15 is reached. In an alternative embodiment the spacer material 17 is arranged on one or both sides of the tag, such that the spacer material 17 build up a distance that is greater than the height of the RFID/NFC tag 16.

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C L A I M S
1. A cigarette pack (1) comprising:
- a box body (2) having an open upper end (3), a front wall (4), a rear wall (5), a pair of side walls (6) and a bottom wall ( 7 ) ;
- a lid (8) connected to the box body by a hinge (9) and capable of opening and closing the upper end of the box body, the lid having an open lower end (10), a front wall (11), a rear wall (12), a pair if side walls (18) and a top wall (13, 14), the top wall (13, 14) having an outside (13) and an inside (14), which inside faces against the open upper end (3), when the lid is in a closed position;
- an inner wrapper (15) comprising an aluminium layer is arranged on the inside of the box body (2), suitable for wrapping around a bundle of cigarettes; and
- an RFID/NFC tag (16) characterized in that the RFID/NFC tag is arranged on the inside (14) of the top wall (13,
14) of the lid (8) and that the RFID/NFC tag is located at a predetermined distance away from the wrapping material when the lid is in a closed position.
2. A cigarette pack according to claim 1, characterized in that the predetermined distance is at least 1 mm.
3. A cigarette pack according to any of claim 1 or 2, characterized in that a spacer material (17) on the inside (14) secures the predetermined distance.
4. A cigarette pack according to claim 3, characterized in that the spacer material (17) covers the RFID/NFC tag (16) .
5. A cigarette pack according to claim 3, characterized in that the spacer material (17) is located on at least one side of the RFID/NFC tag (16) .
6. A cigarette pack according to any of claim 1-5, characterized in that the spacer material is a material that don't interfere with the RFID/NFC tag antenna.
7. A cigarette pack according to claim 6, characterized in that the spacer material is made paper board or corrugated board.
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