JP6893882B2 - Packaging for smoking goods - Google Patents

Description

The present invention is for accommodating a package of smoking articles, that is, a group of smoking articles having a reduced size, that is, a group of smoking articles having a vertical dimension equal to or less than the larger horizontal dimension of the package. Concerning the packaging of smoking articles constructed in.

In the following description, for the purposes of brevity, reference is made to a cigarette package that is rigid and has a hinged connecting lid, without the present invention being narrowed down thereby.

Traditional types of rigid and hinged cigarette packages are currently the most popular cigarette packages on the market. These packages are easy to make, easy to use and practical, and provide good mechanical protection for the cigarettes contained therein.

A rigid, hinged cigarette package comprises an inner package of metal foil that completely encloses the group of cigarettes and an outer container with a hinged lid that houses the inner package inside. There is. The outer container is cup-shaped and houses a group of cigarettes and has an open top. On the other hand, the lid, which is also cup-shaped, is hinged to the outer container so that it rotates with respect to the outer container between the open and closed positions of the open end. An inner frame that is bent like "U" is further provided. The inner frame partially projects outward of the open end and is connected to the inside of the outer container so that it engages with the corresponding inner surface of the lid when placed in the closed position.

Nevertheless, traditional types of packaging are unsuitable for accommodating a group of cigarettes with reduced longitudinal dimensions. When there are only a few cigarettes, those cigarettes may fall into a difficult position to pull out.

To overcome this shortcoming, cigarette packages known as "twin packaging" and "double pocket packaging" have been developed. The twin wrapping body consists of two inner semi-wrapping bodies. The semi-packages are provided side by side in the same outer container with a hinged connecting lid, each provided with a metal leaf inner package and combined with a single inner frame. The central part of the inner frame is bent like a book and sandwiched between the semi-packages.

Chopped tobacco is known to be very sensitive to the effects of the external environment. Upon exposure to the atmosphere, the effects of changes in humidity (chopped tobacco is extremely dry, that is, it may absorb too much water) and the vaporization of volatile substances infiltrated into the chopped tobacco (especially). This is because its sensory stimulating properties change due to both (in the case of cigarettes with a specific aroma such as menthol).

To maintain the integrity of chopped cigarettes in cigarettes, the above-mentioned twin wraps are cellophane-wrapped (ie, they are wrapped in a heat-sealing overwrap of airtight plastic material). Nevertheless, the heat-sealing overwrap completely enhances the sensory stimulating properties of the chopped tobacco contained within the cigarette package, especially when the cigarette package is consumed some time after manufacture. It may not be enough to keep. In addition, the first time the package is opened, the overwrap is removed, thus exposing the cigarette chopped tobacco contained within the package to the outside environment. If the cigarette contained in the package is not consumed immediately after the package is first opened, the sensory stimulating properties of the chopped tobacco contained in the remaining cigarette may be significantly degraded. There is.

In order to alleviate the above-mentioned drawbacks, a package known as a "sealed twin package" of the type disclosed in each international patent application of Patent Document 1 (WO2010 / 026020A1) and Patent Document 2 (WO02 / 30790A2). Has been developed.

Patent Document 1 and Patent Document 2 disclose a package of a rigid cigarette with an outer container provided with a hinged connecting lid, the outer container containing two separate groups of cigarettes. .. Packages such as these are provided with an airtight inner package that is heat-sealed, the inner package comprising a sheet of heat-sealing material that forms an airtight barrier. In the packaging disclosed in the international patent applications of Patent Document 1 and Patent Document 2, the inner package has two cigarette extraction openings, one for each group of individual cigarettes. Their extraction openings are closed by their respective recloseable adhesive panels. Each recloseable adhesive panel is provided with a reusable adhesive strip. The adhesive strip is non-drying, allowing each panel to be secured multiple times in the closed position of the corresponding cigarette extraction opening. Further, in such packages, a rigid inner frame is arranged inside the inner package. The rigid inner frame surrounds a swarm of cigarettes and has a front wall, a pair of side walls, and a central portion that is bent like a book. The rigid inner frame also protects the cigarette during bending and heat fusion of the inner package sheet of the heat-sealing material, and also has the function of separating the two groups of cigarettes by the folded central part. doing.

The packaging disclosed in Patent Documents 1 and 2 allows one group of cigarettes to be consumed first and then the remaining group of cigarettes to be consumed, thus being consumed next. It keeps the sensory stimulating properties of the chopped tobacco contained in the group of cigarettes better over time.

The drawback of the packaging disclosed in Patent Documents 1 and 2 is that in order to remove the cigarette from the packaging, the user first opens the lid and then opens one of the two recloseable adhesive panels. It means that you have to open it (grabbing the grabbed tab on the panel). The task of opening a recloseable adhesive panel can be very tedious, especially for users with poor manual dexterity. This is because the gripping tabs on each panel are reduced, i.e., have dimensions of a few millimeters.

Thus, it has been proposed to increase the size of the tabs that can be grasped.

Nevertheless, such increased dimensional grip tabs inevitably come out of the lower edge of the lid, making it more difficult to keep the lid in a closed position and prone to catching on other objects. As a result, the lid is accidentally opened, and the aesthetic value of the cigarette package with the lid closed is impaired.

International Publication No. 2010/026020 Pamphlet International Publication No. 02/30790 Pamphlet

An object of the present invention is to provide a package of smoking articles that does not have the above-mentioned drawbacks, that is, is easy to manufacture at the same time and is inexpensive.

According to the present invention, a package of smoking articles as described in the appended claims is provided.

Here, the present invention will be disclosed with reference to the accompanying drawings showing embodiments of the present invention as non-limiting examples.

A front axonometric projection of a cigarette package made according to the present invention in a closed form. A rear axonometric projection of the cigarette package of FIG. 1 in a closed form. A front axonometric projection of the cigarette package of FIG. 1 in an open form. A front axonometric projection of the cigarette package of FIG. 1 in another open form. A side view of the cigarette package of FIG. 1 in an open form. The anterior axis projection view of the first inner package included in the package of the cigarette of FIG. 1. A rear axonometric projection of the first inner package of FIG. The anterior axis projection view of the second inner package included in the package of the cigarette of FIG. 1. A rear axonometric projection of the second inner package of FIG. A front axonometric projection of a rigid body housed in the first inner package of FIG. 6 and the second inner package of FIG. The figure which shows the punching material used for making a rigid body of FIG. The front view of the first sealed flap included in the package of the cigarette of FIG. The front view of the 2nd sealed flap included in the package of the cigarette of FIG. The front view of the parts constituting the 2nd sealing flap of FIG. The front view of the parts constituting the 2nd sealing flap of FIG. The front view of the parts constituting the 2nd sealing flap of FIG. The figure which shows the punching material used for making the outer container in the package of the cigarette of FIG. The figure which shows the packaging sheet used for making the 1st inner package of FIG. The figure which shows the packaging sheet used for making the 2nd inner package of FIG.

In FIGS. 1 to 4, reference numeral 1 represents a rigid cigarette package as a whole that extends along the vertical line A parallel to the generally accepted extension vertical line of the cigarette. The cigarette package 1 includes an outer container 2, a lid 3, a first inner package 5, and a second inner package 7. The lid 3 is hinged behind the outer container 2 along the hinge 4 so that it rotates between the closed position (shown in FIGS. 1 and 2) and the open position (shown in FIGS. 3 and 4). Has been done. The first inner package 5 surrounds the first group 6 of cigarettes and is housed inside the outer container 2. The second inner package 7 surrounds the second group 8 of the cigarette and is housed inside the outer container 2 along with the first inner package 5.

The container 2 is of a rigid (rigid) type, that is, it is formed of a rigid packaging material, has a cup shape, and has a parallelepiped shape. The container 2 also has an open upper end portion 9, a bottom wall 10 on the opposite side of the open upper end portion 9, front walls 11 and rear walls 12 facing each other in parallel, and walls 11 and 12 parallel to each other. It has a first side wall 13 and a second side wall 14 placed between the two.

In container 2, four longitudinal edges arranged parallel to each cigarette in groups 6 and 8 of the cigarettes between the front and rear walls 11 and 12 and the side walls 13 and 14, respectively. Is defined. In container 2, between the walls 11, 12, 13, and 14, and the bottom wall 10, four sides arranged perpendicular to each cigarette in groups 6 and 8 of the cigarette. The directional ridge is defined.

The diagonal length of the bottom wall 10 in the container 2 is equal to or greater than the vertical dimension (that is, measured parallel to the vertical line A) of each cigarette constituting the first group 6 and the second group 8 of the cigarette. ing.

The lid 3 has a cup shape and a parallelepiped shape. The lid 3 also has an upper wall 12 that faces parallel to the bottom wall 10 of the container 2 when the lid 3 is placed in the closed position, and a front wall 11 of the container 2 when the lid 3 is placed in the closed position. The front wall 16 which is flush with the rear wall 16 and the rear wall 16 which is hinged to the rear wall 12 of the container 2 by the hinge 4 and which is flush with the rear wall 12 of the container 2 when the lid 3 is placed in the closed position The wall 17, the first side wall 18 which is flush with the first side wall 13 of the container 2 when the lid 3 is placed in the closed position, and the second side wall 18 of the container 2 when the lid 3 is placed in the closed position. It has a second side wall 19 that is coplanar with the side wall 14.

In the lid 3, four longitudinal ridges arranged parallel to each cigarette in the first group 6 and the second group 8 of the cigarette between the front and rear walls 16 and 17 and the side walls 18 and 19, respectively. Is defined. On the lid 3, between the walls 16, 17, 18, and 19, and the upper wall 15, four sides arranged perpendicular to each cigarette in groups 1 and 6 and 8 of the cigarette. The directional ridge is defined.

In the embodiment shown in the accompanying drawings, all the ridges are sharpened, but in another fully equivalent embodiment (not shown), a part of each vertical and / or horizontal ridge is chamfered. It can be rolled up.

According to FIGS. 3 to 7, the first inner package 5 (particularly the sealed one) has a parallelepiped shape and is parallel to the upper and bottom walls 21 facing each other in parallel. It has a front wall 22 and a rear wall 23 that face each other, and a first side wall 24 and a second side wall 25 that are parallel to each other and are placed between the wall 22 and the wall 23. The upper wall 20 and the bottom wall 21 face the inner surface of the upper wall 15 of the lid 3 and the inner surface of the bottom wall 10 of the container 2 when the lid 3 is arranged in the closed position. Further, the front wall 22 and the rear wall 23 face the inner surfaces of the front walls 11 and 16 of the container 2 and the lid 3, respectively, and the inner surface of the rear wall 12 of the container 2 when the lid 3 is arranged in the closed position. .. Further, the first side wall 24 and the second side wall 25 are the inner surface of the first side wall 13 of the container 2, the inner surface of the first side wall 18 of the lid 3, and the second inner package 7 when the lid 3 is arranged in the closed position. It faces the outer surface of the first side wall 26 of the above.

The first inner package 5 is a first cigarette, which is made by bending a packaging sheet 27 shown in FIG. 15 made of a metal foil or a transparent foil (that is, a flexible inner package material having a non-rigid heat-sealing property). It is produced by wrapping the perimeter of group 6 (so that it is in direct contact with each cigarette in group 1 of the cigarette) and fixing it by heat fusion.

The first inner package 5 further comprises a first cigarette extraction opening 28. The extraction opening 28 is arranged at the upper wall 20 and the front wall 22 of the first inner package 5, and is bounded by a separation line 29 shown by a broken line in FIGS. 6 and 7. The decoupling line 29 can be detached from the rest of the first inner package 5 from the starting portion, i.e., can be shredded, typically completely shredded at the first opening of the cigarette package 1. It can be a perforation to be taken. In general, it is preferable that the separation line 29 can be cut into pieces so as to simplify the handling of the packaging sheet 27 used to form the first inner package 5.

According to FIGS. 3, 4, 6, and 7, the diagonal length of the bottom wall 21 in the first inner package 5 is the length of each cigarette that constitutes the first group 6 of the cigarette. It is smaller than the dimension in the direction. This prevents each cigarette in the first group 6 of the cigarette from falling into the bottom of the first inner package 5 and getting stuck, and even the last cigarette can be easily removed.

According to FIGS. 3 to 7 and 12, the cigarette packaging 1 is a first sealed flap that can be reused to close the first cigarette extraction opening 28 of the first inner package 5. It has 30.

The first sealing flap 30 is of the "open / close" type and covers the first extraction opening 28 of the first inner package 5 when the lid 3 is placed in the closed position, after the first inner package 5. It is superimposed on the wall 23, the upper wall 20, and the front wall 22. The first sealing flap 30 is fixed to the first inner package 5 by a reattachable adhesive. The re-adhesive adhesive is non-drying (ie, always sticky), that is, it allows the parts to be separated and then recombined even after a long period of time. It is an adhesive substance. In this way, the first sealing flap 30 adheres to the first inner package 5 when the lid 3 is placed in the closed position to close (seal) the first extraction opening 28 and temporarily. The first extraction opening 28 can be pulled up from the first inner package 5 to open the first extraction opening 28, thus allowing the cigarette to be extracted through the first extraction opening 28.

In other words, the presence of a non-drying reattachable adhesive applied to the underside of the first sealing flap 30 surrounds the separation line 29 of the first inner package 5 (ie, surrounds the first extraction opening 28). Temporary (ie, pulled apart during use) adhesion occurs between the portion and the first sealed flap 30, and the first sealed flap 30 is repeatedly removed from the first inner package 5 (ie, of the cigarette). It can be partially pulled apart (every time the package 1 is opened) and reattached to the first inner package 5.

The first sealing flap 30 is further permanently (ie, at the first extraction opening 28) portion of the first sealing flap 30 that is enclosed (ie, at the first extraction opening 28) inside the separation line 29 of the first inner package 5. It has a permanent adhesive that produces an adhesion (which is never pulled apart even during use). Thus, when the first sealing flap 30 is pulled up from the first inner package 5, the portion enclosed (ie, at the first extraction opening 28) inside the separation line 29 of the first inner package 5 is It is lifted together with the first sealing flap 30 to open the first extraction opening 28.

As shown in FIGS. 3 to 6 and 12, the first sealing flap 30 is provided with a first connecting tab 31 (which is free of reattachable adhesive).

The first connecting tab 31 of the first sealing flap 30 can be permanently separated (preferably by adhesion) from the inner surface of the lid 3 so that the opening and closing of the lid 3 also opens and closes the first sealing flap 30 at the same time. Not connected. In particular, the outer surface 32 (shown in FIG. 6) of the first connecting tab 31 of the first sealed flap 30 is permanently (ie, dry and reattachable) to the inner surface of the front wall 16 of the lid 2. Not) glued by glue spots. Specifically, the outer surface 32 of the first connecting tab 31 of the first sealing flap 30 is adhered to the reinforcing flap 33 of the lid 2 by a permanent adhesive spot.

In this way, the first connecting tab 31 of the first sealed flap 30 extends from the rest of the first sealed flap 30 and remains separate from it, with the first sealed flap 30 being opened while the lid 3 is open. Has an "S" shape (schematically shown in FIG. 5).

According to another embodiment (not shown), a portion of the first sealing flap 30, separate from the first connecting tab 31, of the lid 3 in addition to or in place of the first connecting tab 31 It could be adhered to the inner surface in a permanent and inseparable manner. In the latter case, the first sealing flap 30 may not have the first connecting tab 31.

According to another embodiment (not shown), the inner surface of the first connecting tab 31 of the first sealed flap 30 is permanent to the inner surface of the front wall 16 of the lid 3, especially to the reinforcing flap 33 of the lid 2. It is glued by a spot of glue. In this case, the first connecting tab 31 of the first sealed flap 30 is bent 180 ° onto the rest of the first sealed flap 30, and the first sealed flap 30 forms a "U" shape while the lid 3 is open. ing

The fact that the first connecting tab 31 of the first sealing flap 30 is permanently integrated with the lid 3 makes it possible to pull up the first sealing flap 30 together with the lid 3 at the same time. The pulling of the first sealing flap 30 from the first inner package 5 while the lid 3 is open occurs gently and gradually without pressure on the cigarette contained in the first inner package 5. Further, the descent of the first sealing flap 30 onto the first inner package 5 during closure of the lid 3 occurs gently and gradually, with the first sealing flap 30 sequentially contouring the first inner package 5. It is possible to cover accurately.

According to the present invention, the first connecting tab 31 is separated from the rest of the first sealing flap 30 by a weakening line 34 (shown in FIGS. 6 and 12). The function of the weakening line 34 is to facilitate bending of the first sealing flap 30 at the first connecting tab 31 and to apply a smaller bending force to the first connecting tab 31. 1 Allows the sealed flap 30 to be bent (and thus also provides an elastic restoring force that causes the first sealed flap 30 to return to its original unbent position after being bent at the first connecting tab 31. To lower).

Due to the presence of the weakening line 34, the first sealing flap 30 is more easily (ie, at the first connecting tab 31) during the movement of the lid 3 and the first sealing flap 30 integrated with the lid 3. Can be bent (with less "force"). Thus, the first sealing flap 30 is first by applying a smaller traction force between the first connecting tab 31 and the inner surface of the lid 3 (ie, by applying a smaller traction force to each spot of the adhesive). It is folded at one connecting tab 31. Therefore, the presence of the weakening wire 34 makes it possible to reduce the stress on each spot of the adhesive that connects the first connecting tab 31 of the first sealing flap 30 to the inner surface of the lid 3. Thus, the risk of the adhesive spots breaking during use and causing unwanted peeling from the lid 3 of the first sealing flap 30 can be significantly reduced (or completely removed). Become.

The weakening wire 34 is made by cutting or removing the material that makes up the first sealed flap 30, i.e. creating a "groove" that affects the material that makes up the first sealed flap 30. According to the embodiments shown in FIGS. 3 to 6, the weakening line 34 is continuous (that is, extends along the entire length of the first connecting tab 34) and constitutes the first sealing flap 30. It consists of a partial (ie, non-penetrating) notch in the material to be made. According to another embodiment (not shown), the weakening line 34 is intermittent (ie, extending in individual portions) and is complete (ie, penetrating) of the material constituting the first sealing flap 30. It consists of a notch. According to a further embodiment (not shown), the weakening lines 34 are intermittent (ie, stretched in individual portions) and are partial (ie, stretched) of the material constituting the first sealing flap 30. It consists of a notch (not penetrating). When the material constituting the first sealing flap 30 is multi-layered (ie, consists of at least two layers that are overlapped and joined together), the weakening line 34 consists of a partial notch. This partial notch will affect one layer of the material (or even several layers), leaving each remaining layer (or the remaining layer) of the material intact.

For example, the weakening wire 34 can be made by a blade that mechanically cuts the material that makes up the first sealed flap 30, or by a laser beam that removes part of the material that makes up the first sealed flap 30. it can.

According to FIGS. 3, 4, 8 and 9, the second inner package 7 (particularly the sealed one) has a parallelepiped shape with the top wall 35 and bottom facing each other in parallel. It has a wall 36, a front wall 37 and a rear wall 38 that are parallel to each other and face each other, and a first side wall 26 and a second side wall 39 that are parallel to each other and are placed between the wall 37 and the wall 38. The upper wall 35 and the bottom wall 36 face the inner surface of the upper wall 15 of the lid 3 and the inner surface of the bottom wall 10 of the container 2 when the lid 3 is arranged in the closed position. Further, the front wall 37 and the rear wall 38 face the inner surfaces of the front walls 11 and 16 of the container 2 and the lid 3, respectively, and the inner surface of the rear wall 12 of the container 2 when the lid 3 is arranged in the closed position. .. Further, the first side wall 26 and the second side wall 39 are the outer surface of the second side wall 25 of the first inner package 5, the inner surface of the second side wall 14 of the container 2, and the lid 3 when the lid 3 is arranged in the closed position. Faces the inner surface of the second side wall 19 of the.

The second inner package 7 is a second group of cigarettes by bending the packaging sheet shown in FIG. 16 made of metal foil or transparent foil (that is, a non-rigid, heat-sealing, flexible inner package material). It is manufactured by wrapping around 8 (so that it is in direct contact with each cigarette in Group 2 of the cigarette) and fixing it by heat fusion.

The second inner package 7 further comprises a second cigarette extraction opening 41. The extraction opening 41 is arranged at the upper wall 35 and the front wall 37 of the second inner package 7, and is bounded by a separation line 42 shown by a broken line in FIGS. 8 and 9. The decoupling line 42 can be detached from the rest of the second inner package 7 from the starting portion, i.e., can be shredded, typically completely shredded at the first opening of the second inner package 7. It can be a perforation to be made. In general, it is preferable that the separation line 29 can be cut into pieces so as to simplify the handling of the packaging sheet used to form the second inner package 7.

According to FIGS. 3, 4, 8 and 9, the diagonal length of the bottom wall 36 in the second inner package 7 is the length of each cigarette that constitutes the second group 8 of the cigarette. It is smaller than the dimension in the direction. This prevents each cigarette in the second group 8 of the cigarette from falling into the bottom of the second inner package 7 and getting stuck, and even the last cigarette can be easily removed.

As shown in FIGS. 3, 4, 8, 9, 13, 13A to 13C, the cigarette package 1 closes the second cigarette extraction opening 41 of the second inner package 7. A second sealed flap 43 that can be reused is provided.

The second sealing flap 43 is of the "opening and closing" type, that is, it allows the second extraction opening 41 of the second inner package 7 to be opened and closed, and is above and above the rear wall 38 of the second inner package 7. It is superposed on the wall 35 and on the front wall 37. The second sealing flap 43 is fixed to the second inner package 7 by a reattachable adhesive. The re-adhesive adhesive is non-drying (ie, always sticky), that is, it allows the parts to be separated and then recombined even after a long period of time. It is an adhesive substance. In this way, the second sealed flap 43 is adhered to the second inner package 7 to close (seal) the second extraction opening 41, and is temporarily pulled up from the second inner package 7 to be second. The extraction opening 41 can be opened, thus allowing the cigarette to be extracted through the second extraction opening 41.

In other words, the presence of a non-drying re-adhesive adhesive applied to the underside of the second sealing flap 43 surrounds the separation line 42 of the second inner package 7 (ie, surrounds the second extraction opening 41). Temporary (ie, pulled apart during use) adhesion occurs between the portion and the second sealed flap 43, causing the second sealed flap 43 to repeatedly (ie, second inner) from the second inner package 7. It can be partially pulled apart (every time the package 7 is opened) and reattached to the second inner package 7.

The second sealing flap 43 is further permanent (ie, at the second extraction opening 41) to the second sealing flap 43 of the portion enclosed (ie, at the second extraction opening 41) inside the separation line 42 of the second inner package 7. It has a permanent adhesive that produces an adhesion (which is never pulled apart even during use). Thus, when the second sealing flap 43 is pulled up from the second inner package 7, the portion enclosed (ie, at the second extraction opening 41) inside the separation line 42 of the second inner package 7 is It is lifted together with the second sealing flap 43 to open the second extraction opening 41.

The second sealed flap 43 further comprises a removable tab 44.

The removable tab 44 is located at least partially below the front wall 16 of the lid 3 when the lid 3 is placed in the closed position.

The tab 44 preferably has a gripping flap 45 that facilitates removal from its second sealed flap 43.

As shown in FIGS. 8, 13, and 13B, the second sealing flap 43 is provided with a second connecting tab 46, which is free of reattachable adhesive.

In particular, the second connecting tab 46 has an inner surface 47 (shown in FIG. 4) facing the front wall 37 of the second inner package 7 without a reattachable adhesive and a lid 3 on the opposite side of the inner surface 47. It is provided with an outer surface 48 facing the inner surface of the front wall 16 of the lid 3 when placed in the closed position. Specifically, the outer surface 48 of the second connecting tab 46 of the second sealed flap 43 faces the reinforcing flap 33 of the lid 3 when the lid 3 is placed in the closed position.

The outer surface 48 of the second connecting tab 46 comprises an end portion 49 that is permanently and inseparably attached (preferably by adhesion) to the corresponding end portion 50 of the second sealing flap 43.

A layer of adhesive material is provided on the rest of the outer surface 48 of the second connecting tab 46. Then, the layer of the adhesive material is arranged between the second sealing flap 43 and the lid 3 when the lid 3 is arranged in the closed position.

The removable tab 44 disclosed above is placed on top of the layer of adhesive material. A layer of adhesive material is then placed between the rest of the outer surface 48 of the second connecting tab 46 and the inner surface of the removable tab 44. The tab 44 is defined as removable to the extent that it can be pulled away from the layer of adhesive material.

According to the present invention, the terminal portion 49 of the outer surface 48 of the second connecting tab 46 is provided with the rest of the outer surface 48 (on which a layer of adhesive material is formed) by the weakening line 64 (shown in FIGS. 13 and 13B). It is classified from). The function of the weakening line 64 is to facilitate the bending of the second connecting tab 46 at the end portion 50 of the second sealing flap 43 and by applying a smaller bending force to the second sealing flap 43. Allows the second connecting tab 46 to be bent at the end portion 50 of the (and thus also the original bending after the second connecting tab 46 is bent at the end portion 50 of the second sealing flap 43. It reduces the elastic restoring force that tries to return to the position where it is not.)

Due to the presence of the weakening wire 64, the second connecting tab 46 is second sealed on the lid 3 and during the movement of the second sealing flap 43 (when the second sealing flap 43 is adhered to the lid 3 as described below). At the end portion 50 of the flap 43, it is more easily (ie, with less "force") bent. Thus, the second connecting tab 46 is provided by applying a smaller traction force between the second connecting tab 46 and the inner surface of the lid 3 (ie, by applying a smaller traction force to each spot of the adhesive). 2 It is bent at the end portion 50 of the sealed flap 43. Therefore, the presence of the weakening wire 64 makes it possible to reduce the stress on the layer of adhesive material that connects the second connecting tab 46 of the second sealing flap 43 to the inner surface of the lid 3 (as described below). .. Thus, the risk of unwanted peeling of the second sealing flap 43 from the lid 3 during use can be significantly reduced (or completely removed).

The weakening line 64 is made by cutting or removing the material that makes up the second connecting tab 46, i.e. creating a "groove" that affects the material that makes up the second connecting tab 46. The weakening line 64 is continuous (ie, extends along the overall length of the second connecting tab 46) and is partial (ie, not penetrating) of the material constituting the second connecting tab 46. ) It consists of a notch. According to another embodiment (not shown), the weakening line 64 is intermittent (ie, extending in individual portions) and is complete (ie, penetrating) of the material constituting the second connecting tab 46. It consists of a notch. According to a further embodiment (not shown), the weakening line 64 is intermittent (ie, extending in individual parts) and is partial (ie, extending) of the material constituting the second connecting tab 46. It consists of a notch (not penetrating).

For example, the weakening wire 64 can be made by a blade that mechanically cuts the material that makes up the second connecting tab 46, or by a laser beam that removes part of the material that makes up the second connecting tab 46. it can.

At the time of use, once the removable tab 44 has been removed, the underlying layer of adhesive material is exposed.

It should be acknowledged that in the closed state of the cigarette package 1, the tab 44 and its gripping flap 45 are obscured by the lid 3, and especially by its front wall 16.

Therefore, in order to remove the removable tab 44 from the second connecting tab 46 and thus from the second sealed flap 43, the consumer is forced to lift the lid 3.

The removable tab 44 is preferably removed along the direction across the generally accepted longitudinal extension axis A of the cigarette.

At the time of use, it is up to the consumer to remove the removable tab 44 from the second connecting tab 46 by the gripping flap 45.

The advantage is that the second sealing flap 43 is automatically connected to the lid 3 by the second connecting tab 46 if the removable tab 44 is removed and the underlying layer of adhesive material remains exposed. There is. It is such that the second inner package 7 is opened and closed by opening and closing the lid 3 at the same time.

Permanent adhesion of the lid 3 to the second sealing flap 43, i.e. to the second connecting tab 46, by a layer of adhesive material can be facilitated by the consumer pressing the front wall 16 of the lid 3. ..

In this way, the front wall 16 of the lid 3, i.e. the inner surface of the reinforcing flap 33, is fixed to the layer of adhesive material.

Thus, the coupling action of the lid 3 to the second sealing flap 43, i.e. to the second connecting tab 46, occurs with the second sealing flap 43 in the closed position of the second inner package 7.

That once the lid 3 is connected to the second sealing flap 43, i.e. the second connecting tab 46, the consumer opens and closes the second inner package 7 simply by acting on the lid 3. I want to be acknowledged.

To ensure good fixation between the lid 3 and the second sealing flap 43, i.e. the second connecting tab 46, a layer of adhesive material and the anterior wall 16, i.e. the reinforcing flap of the lid 3 The layer of adhesive material must have a specified width (considering the generally accepted longitudinal extension of the packaging 1) that allows gripping with and from the inner surface of 33. Please note that.

If the consumer decides not to remove the removable tab 44 from the second sealing flap 43, i.e. from the second connecting tab 46, the second inner package 7 will be the second (by grabbing the second connecting tab 46). 2 The sealing flap 43 will be manually opened and closed by pulling it apart and reattaching it.

The cigarette package 1 disclosed above has an advantage that it can be customized in that it is the consumer who decides how to open and close the second inner package 7 according to his / her preference.

Further, the removable tab 44 can be removed by the gripping flap 45, and the second inner package 7 can be opened and closed in a single operation by fixing the second sealing flap 43 to the lid 3 using a layer of adhesive material. It will be possible.

According to another embodiment (not shown), the second sealing flap 43 comprises at least two layers of inner packaging material, the first layer of which is on the outside (ie, when the lid 3 is placed in the closed position). The second layer faces the inner surface of the front wall 16 of the lid 3 (ie, faces the second inner package 7).

In this way, the first layer defines the outer surface of the second sealed flap 43, and the second layer defines the inner surface of the second sealed flap 43. In this embodiment, the layer of adhesive material is sandwiched between the first layer and the second layer. Also in this embodiment, the removable tab 44 is pulled away from the flap 43 along at least one notch that defines one of the edges of the second sealed flap 43. Specifically, the cut line affects the first layer of the second sealing flap 43. Thus, in this embodiment, the removable tab 44 is defined by a portion of the first layer that is at least partially located on top of the layer of adhesive material. In effect, once the removable tab 44 has been removed, the underlying layer of adhesive material is exposed. That is, the removable tab 44 is obtained by the second sealing flap 43 by the notch line. Further, in this embodiment, the second connecting tab 46 is a portion of the second layer of the second sealing flap 43 underneath the removable tab 44. In this embodiment, the weakening line 64 comprises a notch line.

According to another embodiment (not shown), the removable tab 44 extends at least partially to the outside of the outer container 2, and in particular the removable tab 44 extends to the outside of the lid 3. In such an embodiment, at least the gripping flap 45 of the removable tab 44 extends outward of the lid 3 so that the removable tab 44 can be removed while preventing the lid 3 from opening. Is advantageous.

According to another embodiment (not shown), the lid 3 is provided with a shaped cut so that the gripping flap 45 of the removable tab 44 protrudes through the cut. Specifically, the shaped cut is made visible to the consumer on the front wall 16 of the lid 3.

According to a further embodiment (not shown), a layer of adhesive material on which the removable tab 44 is superposed is arranged on the inner surface of the front wall 16 of the lid 3.

According to what is shown in FIG. 10, the cigarette packaging 1 further comprises two rigid bodies 51, commonly known as "internal rigid bodies". These rigid bodies 51 are of a rigid (rigid) type, are made of paperboard or hard cardboard, have a "U" shape, and are in direct contact with the first group 6 of the cigarette, the first inner package. It is placed inside the 5 and inside the second inner package 7 in direct contact with the second group 8 of the cigarette.

Each rigid body 51
The front wall 22 facing the front wall 22 of the first inner package 5 and the front wall 37 of the second inner package 7, respectively,
A first side wall 53 facing the first side wall 24 of the first inner package 5 and a first side wall 26 of the second inner package 7, respectively.
A second side wall 54 facing the second side wall 25 of the first inner package 5 and a second side wall 54 of the second inner package 7, respectively,
The first rear wall 55, which is connected to the first side wall 53 and faces the front wall 52,
A second rear wall 56 that is connected to the second side wall 54 and faces the front wall 52 and is on the same plane as the first rear 55 wall.
A "U" -shaped recess 63 on the front wall 52 to facilitate the removal of cigarettes,
have.

The function of the stiffener 51 in use is to protect the cigarette while the sheets 27 and 40 of the heat-sealing packaging material are bent and heat-sealed, and to serve as a hit against the closing flaps 30 and 43. Is to do.

The container 2 and the lid 3 are a first inner package 5 and a second inner package 7 (inside them, each rigid body 51 is pre-wrapped around groups 6 and 8 of cigarettes) in FIG. It is obtained by wrapping with the punching material 57 shown in 1. The punching material 57 includes a plurality of panels that will be represented by the same reference code with a dash as the reference code representing the corresponding parts of the container 2 and the lid 3.

According to FIG. 14, the punching material 57 includes two longitudinal bending lines 58 (which define the longitudinal ridges of the container 2 and the lid 3) and a plurality of lateral bending lines 59. have. Each of the lateral bending lines 59 is formed between the two vertical bending lines 58, the panel 11'constituting the front wall 11 of the container 2 and the lateral bending line 10 forming the bottom wall 10 of the container 2. A panel 10'directly connected to the panel 11'along the line 59 and a panel directly connected to the panel 10' along the lateral bending line 59 constituting the rear wall 12 of the container 2. 12', the panel 17'directly connected to the panel 12' along the lateral bending line 59, which constitutes the rear wall 17 of the lid 3, and the lateral direction, which constitutes the upper wall 15 of the lid 3. The panel 15'directly connected to the panel 17'along the folding line 59 and the panel 15'directly connected to the panel 15' along the lateral bending line 59 constituting the front wall 16 of the lid 3. The panel 16'is defined.

The punching material 57 further includes a panel 33'constituting the reinforcing flap 33. The panel 33'is connected to the panel 16' along the lateral bending line 59, is bent 180 ° onto the panel 16'and adhered to the inside of the panel 16'.

The punching material 57 further includes a pair of flaps 13', 14'arranged on both sides of the panel 11'. The flaps 13'and 14'are connected to the panel 11'along the two longitudinal bending lines 58 and form part of the side walls 13 and 14 of the container 2.

Further, the punching material 56 includes a pair of flaps 13 ", 14" arranged on both sides of the panel 12'. The flaps 13 ", 14" are connected to the panel 12'along the two longitudinal bending lines 58, forming a part of the side walls 13 and 14 of the container 2 and corresponding flaps 13'. , 14'and superposed on them. Each flap 13 ", 14" has a tab 60. The tabs 60 are bent 90 ° with respect to the flaps 13 ", 14" respectively, superposed on the panel 10'and glued there.

The punching material 57 further includes a pair of flaps 18', 19'arranged on both sides of the panel 16'. The flaps 18'and 19'are connected to the panel 16' along two longitudinal bending lines 58 and form part of the side walls 18 and 19 of the lid 3.

The punching material 57 further includes a pair of flaps 18 ", 19" arranged on both sides of the panel 17'. The flaps 18 ", 19" are connected to the panel 17'along the two longitudinal bending lines 58, forming a part of the side walls 18 and 19 of the lid 3 and the corresponding flaps 18'. , 19'and superposed on them. Each flap 18 ", 19" has a tab 61. The tabs 61 are bent 90 ° with respect to the flaps 18 ", 19" respectively, superposed on the panel 15'and glued there.

Each of the stiffeners 51 is obtained by wrapping groups 6 and 8 of their respective cigarettes with the punching material 62 shown in FIG. The punching material 62 includes a plurality of panels that will be represented by the same dashed reference code as the reference code representing each corresponding wall of the rigid body 51.

According to FIG. 11, the punching material 62 is a panel formed by a panel 52'consisting of the front wall 52 of the rigid body 51 and vertical bending lines forming the side walls 53 and 54 of the rigid body 51, respectively. A pair of panels 53'and 54'connected to both sides of the 52'and a pair of panels 53' and 54' connected to the panels 53'and 54'by their respective longitudinal bending lines constituting the side walls 55 and 56 of the rigid body 51, respectively. It is equipped with flaps 55'and 56'.

According to an embodiment (not shown), the cigarette package 1 is modified to accommodate a cigarette of any size.

The cigarette package 1 disclosed above has many advantages. The packaging 1 is easy and inexpensive to manufacture, and opens and closes the lid 5 and the flaps 30, 43 in a single operation that is quick and easy even for a user who is inferior in manual dexterity. Because it makes it possible.

Further, the cigarette package 1 disclosed above is customizable in that it is the consumer who decides how to open and close the second inner package 7 according to his / her preference.

Finally, in the cigarette packaging 1 disclosed above, the presence of the weakening lines 34, 64 substantially eliminates the risk of unwanted peeling from the lids 3 of the closing flaps 30, 43. is there.

Claims (10)

An outer container (2) with an open top (9) and
A single lid (3) hinged to the outer container (2) so as to rotate with respect to the outer container (2) between the open and closed positions of the open upper end (9). When,
Flexible, housed inside the outer container (2), surrounding a first group (6) of smoking articles and having a first smoking article extraction opening (28) closed by a first sealed flap (30). 1st inner package (5) and
A second smoking article that is housed side by side with the first inner package (5) inside the outer container (2), surrounds a second group (8) of smoking articles, and is closed by a second sealed flap (43). A flexible second inner package (7) with a withdrawal opening (41) and
In the packaging body (1) of smoking goods provided with
At least a portion (31) of the first sealed flap (30) is permanently relative to the lid (3) so that the first sealed flap (30) opens and closes at the same time as the lid (3) opens and closes. It is non-detachable and connected, and the packaging (1) is at least a portion of a layer of adhesive material placed between the second sealing flap (43) and the lid (3). Provided with a removable tab (44) that is specifically placed on the layer of the adhesive material, and if the removable tab (44) has been removed from the layer of the adhesive material, the adhesiveness. The layer of material allows the lid (3) to be connected to the second sealing flap (43), and when the lid (3) is connected to the second sealing flap (43), the first sealing A package (1) for smoking articles, wherein the flap (30) and the second sealed flap (43) open and close at the same time as the lid (3). The at least a portion (31) of the first sealing flap (30) is formed as a first connecting tab (31) so that the first connecting tab (31) is permanently relative to the inner surface of the lid (3). The packaging body (1) for smoking articles according to claim 1, which is not removable and is connected. The outer surface (32) of the first connecting tab (31) in the first sealed flap (30) is either adhered to the inner surface of the lid (3) by a permanent adhesive spot. The first connecting tab (31) of the first sealing flap (30) is bent 180 ° onto a portion of the first sealing flap (30) other than the first connecting tab (31). The smoking according to claim 2, wherein the inner surface of the first connecting tab (31) in the first sealed flap (30) is adhered to the inner surface of the lid (3) by a permanent adhesive spot. Package of goods (1). The weakening wire (34) formed by cutting or removing the material of the first sealing flap (30) causes the first connecting tab (31) to be the first of the first sealing flaps (30) . 1 The package (1) of the smoking article according to claim 2 or 3, which is separated from the portion other than the connecting tab (31). The weakening line (34) is continuous and is formed by knurling the material of the first sealing flap (30), or the weakening line (34) is discontinuous and said first. 1 Formed by cutting through the material of the sealed flap (30), or the weakening line (34) is discontinuous and nicks the material of the first sealed flap (30). The packaging body (1) for smoking articles according to claim 4, which is formed by the above. The removable tabs (44) are located at least partially below the front wall (16) of the lid (3) when the lid (3) is in the closed position, according to claims 1-5. The packaging body for smoking articles according to any one item (1). A second connecting tab (46) is provided on the second sealing flap (43), and a layer of the adhesive material is arranged on the second connecting tab (46), and the second connecting tab (46) is arranged. ) Can be permanently adhered to the inner surface of the front wall (16) of the lid (3) if the removable tab (44) has been removed from the layer of the adhesive material. The packaging body (1) for smoking articles according to any one of claims 1 to 6. The second connecting tab (46) is permanently and non-detachably adhered to a portion of the second sealing flap (43) other than the second connecting tab (46).
7. The seventh aspect of the invention, wherein the layer of the adhesive material is arranged on the outer surface (48) of the second connecting tab (46) facing the inner surface of the front wall (16) of the lid (3). Packaging for smoking articles (1). The second sealing flap (43) comprises at least two layers of packaging material, an outer first layer and an inner second layer, and the adhesion between the first layer and the second layer. A layer of sex material is sandwiched,
The removable tab (44) is a part of the first layer in the second sealing flap (43).
The second connecting tab (46) is a portion of the second layer of the second sealing flap (43) facing the removable tab (44).
The second sealing flap (43) comprises at least a notch for the first layer, the notch defining at least one of the edges of the removable tab (44). 7 or 8 Package of smoking article (1). The first sealed flap (30) is repeatedly partially detachable and re-fixable from the first inner package (5), and the second sealed flap (43) is repeated from the second inner package (7). The first sealed flap (30) and the second sealed flap (43) are provided with the first smoking article extraction opening (28) and the second smoking article so as to be partially retractable and refastable. The first inner package (5) and the second inner package (7) are fixed to the first inner package (5) and the second inner package (7) by a non-drying, reattachable adhesive arranged around the extraction opening (41), respectively. The second connection tab (46) has no reattachable adhesive, according to any one of claims 7 to 9, which is subordinate to any one of claims 2 to 5. Packaging for smoking articles (1).

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