EP2001768B1 - Bundle pack for a group of cigarette packs - Google Patents
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- the invention relates to a bundle pack for a group of cigarette packs, with a blank of foldable packaging material for receiving a package contents, in particular the group of cigarette packs, and with an outer envelope surrounding the blank and the package contents of preferably transparent material, in particular of a cellophane or plastic film , according to the preamble of claim 1.
- Such packs of cigarettes are known as so-called cigarette rods. These are large packs of a plurality of individual cigarette packs. These are usually arranged in rows.
- a particularly popular pack of cigarettes consists of ten packs of cigarettes, divided into two rows of five packs of cigarettes each.
- the cigarette packs of a first row lie with their front and back on the cigarette packs of an adjacent second row.
- the pack contents for example, assembled in this or another formation, are held together by a blank, which in packs of cigarettes consists predominantly of paper or thin cardboard.
- the blank may be provided on the outside with a decorative and / or informative printing, for example, as an indication of the manufacturer of the goods and the cigarette brand. To protect the blank and the contents of the package from adverse environmental influences, an outer covering is still provided.
- the outer wrapper consists of an at least partially transparent or transparent plastic or cellophane film, for example of polypropylene, which allows the buyer to take a look at the contents of the package and the prints on the blank.
- the outer wrapper undergo a heat treatment so that it fits tightly around the blank with the package contents.
- shrink films are used as material for the outer sheath. Such materials have a significant shrinkage on exposure to heat.
- the invention is therefore an object of the invention to improve a bundle pack of the type mentioned and in particular to allow easier opening of the outer sheath.
- a pack has the features of claim 1.
- the opening aid is at least not associated with the outer covering, but rather with the blank, so that, for example, a separate tear-off thread attached to the outer covering can be dispensed with.
- a separate tear-off thread attached to the outer covering can be dispensed with.
- the invention has the advantage that the blank and the outer wrapper can be opened by actuating the opening aid of the blank.
- the opening aid of the blank fulfills a dual function and preferably at the same time permits an opening of both the blank and the outer wrapping.
- opening aid may preferably be provided a tear strip, which is formed by at least one perforation line.
- the tear strip is formed in an edge region of the blank, in particular in the region of a connecting tab of the blank.
- the connection tab can be used after the first opening of the pack as a tab for re-closing the blank.
- Another special feature consists in the fact that the blank in the perforation line has additional cuts, which extend starting from a particular printed top of the blank in the webs formed between the perforation cuts in the blank, in particular such that the additional cuts have a smaller incision depth than the perforation cuts. In this way, an unwanted tearing of the blank obliquely to the perforation line can be counteracted.
- a package illustrated in the drawings refer to bundle packs for a group of cigarette packs 10.
- This type of pack pack is also referred to in practice as a cigarette rod.
- Several, in the present case ten cigarette packs 10 are formed in an ordered group and surrounded by a blank 11, 12. This is expediently made of thin cardboard, but may also be made of other suitable packaging materials, such as paper or foil.
- the resulting due to the blank 11, 12 packing unit is here an elongated, cuboid structure.
- This geometric shape results from the arrangement of the cigarette packs 10 in two rows of packages.
- Each of these pack rows consists of the same number of cigarette packs 10, in the present case five.
- the cigarette packs 10 of the two pack rows lie with their large-scale sides, thus with front and back together. Within the pack rows are adjacent cigarette packs 10 with narrow sides together.
- the group of cigarette packs 10 is completely surrounded by the folded and closed blank 11, 12.
- This consists of a front wall 13, an opposite rear wall 14, between these arranged, narrow, elongated side walls 15, 16 and also opposite end walls 17, 18. Further, folding flaps for forming the end walls 17, 18 are provided, the laterally projecting on both sides of some walls of the blanks 11, 12 are arranged.
- Fig. 1 shows a so-called "European blank" 11.
- the end walls 17, 18 of the blank 11 each consist of a rectangular cover flap 19 and two trapezoidal side lobes 20, 21.
- the latter is rectangular and covers the end walls 17, 18 as outer lobes completely.
- the two cover tabs 19 are arranged on both sides of the rear wall 14, whereas the four side tabs 20, 21 on both sides of the elongated side walls 15, 16 are formed.
- the front wall 13 forms an upper side of the bundle pack.
- the cigarette packs lie within a shell-like packaging part formed by rear wall 14, side walls 15, 16 and end walls 17, 18. In this way, after opening the blank 11, the front sides of all cigarette packs 10 of the upper row of packs are visible.
- Fig. 2 a so-called "American blank” 12.
- a substantially rectangular cover flap 19 is provided on both sides of the rear wall 14 of the blank 12.
- the side tabs 20, 21 are each arranged on both sides of the front wall 13 and a side wall 15.
- the side tabs 20 on both sides of the front wall 13 are approximately trapezoidal, whereas the side tabs 21 are formed on both sides of the side wall 15 is approximately triangular with a rounded outer tip.
- Fig. 6 shows that the side wall 15 forms the bottom of the bundle pack and that the cigarette packs 10 are positioned standing in the bundle pack, so that at opened top of the front sides of the cigarette packs 10 in the area of the lid are visible.
- connecting tabs 22 are provided which are arranged adjacent to the front wall 13 of the blanks 11, 12.
- the connecting tabs 22 are used to close the blanks 11, 12, or for connection _ of the front wall 13 with the adjacent side wall 16. Quasi as a counterpart to the connecting tabs 22, the blanks 11, 12 a tear strip 23 as an opening aid.
- the tear strip 23 and the connecting tab 22 extend over substantially the entire length of the front wall 13 on the one hand and the side wall 16 on the other hand and are connected to each other in the closed package, preferably by gluing.
- the tear strip 23 is arranged in the region of the side wall 16 or is delimited therefrom by an easily severable weakening line, preferably a perforation line 24, which extends over preferably substantially the entire length of the side wall 16 and thus of the bundle pack.
- an easily severable weakening line preferably a perforation line 24, which extends over preferably substantially the entire length of the side wall 16 and thus of the bundle pack.
- the various regions of the blanks 11, 12 can be delimited from one another by preferably pre-embossed fold lines 25.
- the tear strip 23 is arranged on the edge of the blank 11, 12, namely on a free edge of the blank 11, 12 in the region of the side wall 16.
- the tear strip 23 and the connecting tabs 22 have no side tabs on both sides.
- the tear strip 23 has a pull tab 26 in the region of a lateral free end.
- this grip tab 26 is formed by a U-shaped punching.
- the pull tab 26 is preferably slightly laterally beyond the side wall 16. With the help of the gripping tab 26, the tear strip 23 can be grasped and separated from the blank 11, 12 by separating the perforation line 24 to open the bundle pack.
- the blank 11, 12 is first folded along the preferably embossed fold lines 25 and then filled with the contents of the package and finally closed.
- the connecting tab 22 is glued to the side wall 16 in the region of the tear strip 23.
- the side flaps 20, 21 and the cover flap 19 are folded in the manner described and also connected by sizing. This creates a closed cigarette rod.
- the outer sheath 27 is preferably made of an at least partially transparent or transparent material.
- a polypropylene film is used as outer sheath 27, which is also shrinkable by heat treatment.
- Individual blanks for the outer covering 27 are cut out of a continuous material web 28, which can be pulled off a reel not shown in the drawing ( Fig. 9 ).
- the individual blanks for the outer sheath 27 are separated out of the material web 28 by a separating cut 29 and separated in this way.
- the blank for the outer wrapper 27 can be kept ready for wrapping the cigarette rod.
- this is done so that the blank for the outer wrapper 27 is stored in a vertical plane and the cigarette rod is moved through the blank, with U-shaped wrapping of the bar into the blank for the outer wrapper 27.
- the blank is cut for the outer wrap 27, wrapped around the rod like a tube, with side flaps of the blank for the outer wrapper 27 projecting laterally beyond the bar.
- the side flaps are finally folded in the area of the end walls 17, 18 réelle-like and closed.
- transverse longitudinal edges of the blank for the outer sheath 27 are connected to each other.
- the joining of the side flaps and longitudinal edges can be done by sealing a respective overlap region.
- a special feature relates to the arrangement of an incision on the blank for the outer sheath 27.
- the incision is through Attachment of a punching cut formed on the blank for the outer sheath 27, which in this way has a punched cut 32 serving as an incision.
- the punching 32 is attached to the outer cover 27 such that they in the finished bundle pack ( Fig. 4 ) is arranged corresponding to the grip tab 26.
- Fig. 9 corresponding folding lines 33 indicated that delimit the individual areas of the blank for the outer covering 27 from each other.
- the blank for the outer wrap 27 has areas associated with the side wall 16, the front wall 13, the side wall 15, and the rear wall 14.
- the punching 32 is correspondingly mounted so that it is arranged in the region associated with the side wall 16 and slightly protrudes into the region of the side lobes, which is associated with the end wall 17.
- the pull tab 26 and the punch 32 is disposed in a corner region of the bundle pack.
- the fact that the grip tab 26 and the punching 32 protrude laterally beyond the bundle pack, both can be taken in a simple manner, for example, with thumb and forefinger as in Fig. 5 shown.
- the opening aid namely the tear strip 23 of the blank 11, 12 in the longitudinal direction of the bundle pack, not only the blank 11, 12 but also the outer sheath 27 is opened in one operation.
- the opening of the bundle pack over the entire length of the same takes place.
- Fig. 4 Another special feature is in Fig. 4 shown. Accordingly, the pull tab 26 of the tear strip 23 and the outer sheath are connected to each other at least in the region of the U-shaped punch 32.
- the connection can be made for example by sealing or gluing.
- a hot-melt adhesive is used, which is attached to the blank 11, 12 or the outer sheath 27 and activated after the film impact of the rod.
- the adhesive may be formed as a glue point 34.
- Fig. 4 shows Fig. 4 in that the punching 32 is substantially U-shaped.
- the punching 32 also has larger dimensions than the grip tab 26, so that the punched portion of the outer sheath 27 laterally over the grip tab 26th protrudes.
- the punching 32 also extends from the pack edge with a leg 35 a little way in the longitudinal direction of the pack in the outer sheath 27 inside.
- the waiver of the tear thread on the outer sheath 27 is also particularly advantageous if the outer sheath 27 consists of a (polypropylene) film which has shrunk by heat treatment.
- the tear thread is attached to the outer wrap 27 before the bar is wrapped in the outer wrap 27, so that the outer wrap 27 has a greater material thickness in the region of the tear thread.
- this greater material thickness is disadvantageous when shrinking the outer sheath 27, since wrinkles, namely so-called "shrinkles" form in the region of the tear thread. With the bundle pack according to the invention, this problem is also solved.
- Another advantage of the bundle pack results from the orientation of the opening aid on the blank 11, 12.
- the opening aid is located in the region of a longitudinal packing edge, namely here between side wall 16 and front wall 13.
- the blank 11 is opened in that access to the contents of the package is possible.
- the blank 11 can also be closed again because the connecting tab 22 can be inserted as a plug-in tab between the cigarette packs 10 and the side wall 16 (FIG. Fig. 3 ).
- side edges of the connecting tab 22 are formed chamfered.
- the connecting tabs 22 is formed longer than in conventional packages, as lacking by the removed tear strip 23, a portion of the side wall 16.
- FIG. 8 Shown is a vertical section through the blank 11, 12 in the region or along the perforation line 24. This is formed by perforations 36 which extend in the longitudinal direction of the perforation 24 and with which the blank 11, 12 is completely cut through, so continuously from a Top 37 to a bottom 38 of the blank 11, 12. Between the perforations 36 remain spaced apart webs 39 as a residual connection between the tear strip 23 and the side wall 16 stand.
- the peculiarity relates to the attachment of additional separating cuts or incisions in the perforation line 24.
- the webs 39 are each cut from the printed top 37 of the blank 11, 12 or scored.
- the additional incisions 40 produced in this way extend over the entire width of the webs 39 but only a part of the height thereof.
- the incision depth is about one third of the height of the webs 39.
- the incised regions of the webs 39 are in Fig. 8 characterized by a simple hatching, whereas the remaining cross-section of the webs 39 is characterized by a cross-hatching.
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Die Erfindung betrifft eine Gebindepackung für eine Gruppe von Zigarettenpackungen, mit einem Zuschnitt aus faltbarem Verpackungsmaterial zur Aufnahme eines Packungsinhalts, insbesondere der Gruppe von Zigarettenpackungen, und mit einer den Zuschnitt und den Packungsinhalt umgebenden Außenumhüllung aus vorzugsweise durchsichtigem Material, insbesondere aus einer Zellglas- oder Kunststofffolie, gemäß dem Oberbegriff des Anspruchs 1.The invention relates to a bundle pack for a group of cigarette packs, with a blank of foldable packaging material for receiving a package contents, in particular the group of cigarette packs, and with an outer envelope surrounding the blank and the package contents of preferably transparent material, in particular of a cellophane or plastic film , according to the preamble of claim 1.
Derartige Gebindepackungen für Zigaretten sind als sogenannte Zigaretten-Stangen bekannt. Es handelt sich dabei um Großpackungen aus einer Mehrzahl von einzelnen Zigarettenpackungen. Diese sind üblicherweise in Reihen angeordnet. Eine besonders verbreitete Gebindepackung für Zigaretten besteht aus zehn Zigarettenpackungen, die in zwei Reihen zu je fünf Zigarettenpackungen aufgeteilt sind. Die Zigarettenpackungen einer ersten Reihe liegen mit ihrer Vorder- bzw. Rückseite an den Zigarettenpackungen einer benachbarten zweiten Reihe an. Der beispielsweise in dieser oder einer anderen Formation zusammengestellte Packungsinhalt wird von einem Zuschnitt zusammengehalten, der bei Gebindepackungen für Zigaretten vorwiegend aus Papier oder dünnem Karton besteht. Der Zuschnitt kann außenseitig mit einer dekorativen und/oder informativen Bedruckung versehen sein, beispielsweise als Hinweis auf den Hersteller der Waren und die Zigarettenmarke. Zum Schutz des Zuschnitts und des Packungsinhalts vor widrigen Umwelteinflüssen ist weiterhin eine Außenumhüllung vorgesehen. Üblicherweise besteht die Außenumhüllung aus einer wenigstens teilweise transparenten bzw. durchsichtigen Kunststoff- oder Zellglasfolie, beispielsweise aus Polypropylen, die es dem Käufer ermöglicht einen Blick auf den Packungsinhalt und die Bedruckungen auf dem Zuschnitt zu werfen. Um das Erscheinungsbild der Gebindepackung zu verbessern ist es zudem zunehmend üblich, die Außenumhüllung einer Wärmebehandlung zu unterziehen, sodass sich diese eng um den Zuschnitt mit dem Packungsinhalt herum anlegt. Zu diesem Zweck werden sogenannte Schrumpffolien als Material für die Außenumhüllung eingesetzt. Derartige Materialien haben die Eigenschaft bei Beaufschlagung mit Wärme signifikant zu schrumpfen.Such packs of cigarettes are known as so-called cigarette rods. These are large packs of a plurality of individual cigarette packs. These are usually arranged in rows. A particularly popular pack of cigarettes consists of ten packs of cigarettes, divided into two rows of five packs of cigarettes each. The cigarette packs of a first row lie with their front and back on the cigarette packs of an adjacent second row. The pack contents, for example, assembled in this or another formation, are held together by a blank, which in packs of cigarettes consists predominantly of paper or thin cardboard. The blank may be provided on the outside with a decorative and / or informative printing, for example, as an indication of the manufacturer of the goods and the cigarette brand. To protect the blank and the contents of the package from adverse environmental influences, an outer covering is still provided. Typically, the outer wrapper consists of an at least partially transparent or transparent plastic or cellophane film, for example of polypropylene, which allows the buyer to take a look at the contents of the package and the prints on the blank. In addition, to improve the appearance of the bundle pack, it is increasingly common for the outer wrapper undergo a heat treatment so that it fits tightly around the blank with the package contents. For this purpose, so-called shrink films are used as material for the outer sheath. Such materials have a significant shrinkage on exposure to heat.
Das Öffnen derartiger Gebindepackungen und zwar insbesondere mit einer wärmebehandelten also geschrumpften Außenumhüllung ist verbesserungswürdig. Mitunter liegt die Außenumhüllung insbesondere durch den Schrumpfprozess derart eng um den Packungsinhalt herum an, dass die Öffnung und/oder Entfernung der Außenumhüllung nur mit großem Aufwand möglich ist.The opening of such bundle packs, and in particular with a heat-treated, ie shrunk outer wrapper, could be improved. Occasionally, the outer wrapper rests so closely around the package contents, in particular due to the shrinking process, that the opening and / or removal of the outer wrapper is possible only with great effort.
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Der Erfindung liegt demnach die Aufgabe zugrunde, eine Gebindepackung der eingangs genannten Art zu verbessern und insbesondere eine einfachere Öffnung der Außenumhüllung zu ermöglichen.The invention is therefore an object of the invention to improve a bundle pack of the type mentioned and in particular to allow easier opening of the outer sheath.
Zur Lösung dieser Aufgabe weist eine Packung die Merkmale des Anspruchs 1 auf.To solve this problem, a pack has the features of claim 1.
Die Öffnungshilfe ist demnach zumindest nicht primär der Außenumhüllung zugeordnet, sondern dem Zuschnitt, so dass beispielsweise auf einen an der Außenumhüllung angebrachten separaten Aufreißfaden verzichtet werden kann. Eine derartige Lösung weist insbesondere den Vorteil auf, dass die Außenumhüllung durch den fehlenden Aufreißfaden nach dem Schrumpfungsprozess ein verbessertes Erscheinungsbild durch eine geringere Anzahl an Restfalten in der Außenumhüllung aufweist. Weiterhin weist die Erfindung den Vorteil auf, dass der Zuschnitt und die Außenumhüllung durch Betätigung der Öffnungshilfe des Zuschnitts zu öffnen ist. Auf diese Weise erfüllt die Öffnungshilfe des Zuschnitts eine Doppelfunktion und erlaubt vorzugsweise gleichzeitig eine Öffnung sowohl des Zuschnitts als auch der Außenumhüllung.Accordingly, the opening aid is at least not associated with the outer covering, but rather with the blank, so that, for example, a separate tear-off thread attached to the outer covering can be dispensed with. Such a solution has the particular advantage that the outer sheath by the missing Tear thread after the shrinkage process has an improved appearance due to a smaller number of residual wrinkles in the outer sheath. Furthermore, the invention has the advantage that the blank and the outer wrapper can be opened by actuating the opening aid of the blank. In this way, the opening aid of the blank fulfills a dual function and preferably at the same time permits an opening of both the blank and the outer wrapping.
Als Öffnungshilfe kann vorzugsweise ein Aufreißstreifen vorgesehen sein, der durch wenigstens eine Perforationslinie gebildet ist.As opening aid may preferably be provided a tear strip, which is formed by at least one perforation line.
Bevorzugt wird der Aufreißstreifen in einem Randbereich des Zuschnitts gebildet, insbesondere im Bereich einer Verbindungslasche des Zuschnitts. Die Verbindungslasche kann nach erstmaliger Öffnung der Packung als Stecklasche zum erneuten Verschließen des Zuschnitts verwendet werden.Preferably, the tear strip is formed in an edge region of the blank, in particular in the region of a connecting tab of the blank. The connection tab can be used after the first opening of the pack as a tab for re-closing the blank.
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Eine weitere Besonderheit besteht auch darin, dass der Zuschnitt in der Perforationslinie zusätzliche Einschnitte aufweist, die sich ausgehend von einer insbesondere bedruckten Oberseite des Zuschnitts in die zwischen den Perforationsschnitten im Zuschnitt gebildeten Stege erstrecken, insbesondere derart, dass die zusätzlichen Einschnitte eine geringere Einschnitttiefe aufweisen als die Perforationsschnitte. Auf diese Weise kann einem ungewollten Einreißen des Zuschnitts schräg zur Perforationslinie entgegengewirkt werden.Another special feature consists in the fact that the blank in the perforation line has additional cuts, which extend starting from a particular printed top of the blank in the webs formed between the perforation cuts in the blank, in particular such that the additional cuts have a smaller incision depth than the perforation cuts. In this way, an unwanted tearing of the blank obliquely to the perforation line can be counteracted.
Weitere Einzelheiten der Erfindung ergeben sich aus den Unteransprüchen, der nachfolgenden Beschreibung im Übrigen und den Zeichnungen.Further details of the invention will become apparent from the dependent claims, the following description, by the way and the drawings.
Bevorzugte Ausführungsbeispiele der erfindungsgemäßen Packung werden nachfolgend anhand der Zeichnung erläutert. In dieser zeigt:
- Fig. 1
- einen ausgebreiteten Zuschnitt für eine Gebindepackung,
- Fig. 2
- einen weiteren ausgebreiteten Zuschnitt für eine Gebindepackung,
- Fig.3
- eine geschlossene Gebindepackung aus einem Zuschnitt gemäß
Fig. 1 bzw. 2 mit einer Außenumhüllung in räumlicher Darstellung, - Fig.4
- eine Einzelheit der Gebindepackung gemäß der
Fig. 3 , nämlich eine Grifflasche zur Öffnung der Gebindepackung in vergrößerter Darstellung, - Fig. 5
- eine schematische Darstellung der Öffnung der Gebindepackung,
- Fig. 6
- einen gefalteten Zuschnitt gemäß
Fig. 2 mit geöffneter Oberseite und Packungsinhalt, - Fig. 7
- einen gefalteten Zuschnitt gemäß
Fig. 1 mit geöffneter Oberseite und Packungsinhalt, - Fig. 8
- eine fortlaufende Materialbahn für die Herstellung von Zuschnitten für die Außenumhüllung, und
- Fig.9
- einen Vertikalschnitt durch eine Perforationslinie gemäß Schnittlinie VIII - VIII in
Fig. 1 bzw. 2.
- Fig. 1
- a spread blank for a bundle pack,
- Fig. 2
- another spread blank for a bundle pack,
- Figure 3
- a closed bundle pack from a blank according to
Fig. 1 or 2 with an outer envelope in spatial representation, - Figure 4
- a detail of the bundle pack according to
Fig. 3 , namely a gripping tab for opening the bundle pack in an enlarged view, - Fig. 5
- a schematic representation of the opening of the bundle pack,
- Fig. 6
- a folded blank according to
Fig. 2 with opened top and package contents, - Fig. 7
- a folded blank according to
Fig. 1 with opened top and package contents, - Fig. 8
- a continuous web for the production of blanks for the outer sheath, and
- Figure 9
- a vertical section through a perforation according to section line VIII - VIII in
Fig. 1 or 2.
Die in den Zeichnungen dargestellten bevorzugten Ausführungsbeispiele einer Packung beziehen sich auf Gebindepackungen für eine Gruppe von Zigarettenpackungen 10. Dieser Typ einer Gebindepackung wird in der Praxis auch als Zigaretten-Stange bezeichnet. Mehrere, im vorliegenden Falle zehn Zigarettenpackungen 10 sind in einer geordneten Gruppe formiert und von einem Zuschnitt 11, 12 umgeben. Dieser besteht zweckmäßigerweise aus dünnem Karton, kann aber auch aus anderen geeigneten Packungsmaterialien hergestellt sein, wie beispielsweise Papier oder Folie.The preferred embodiments of a package illustrated in the drawings refer to bundle packs for a group of cigarette packs 10. This type of pack pack is also referred to in practice as a cigarette rod. Several, in the present case ten cigarette packs 10 are formed in an ordered group and surrounded by a blank 11, 12. This is expediently made of thin cardboard, but may also be made of other suitable packaging materials, such as paper or foil.
Die aufgrund des Zuschnitts 11, 12 entstehende Packungseinheit ist hier ein langgestrecktes, quaderförmiges Gebilde. Diese geometrische Form ergibt sich durch die Anordnung der Zigarettenpackungen 10 in zwei Packungsreihen. Jede dieser Packungsreihen besteht aus der gleichen Anzahl von Zigarettenpackungen 10, im vorliegenden Falle aus fünf. Die Zigarettenpackungen 10 der beiden Packungsreihen liegen mit ihren großflächigen Seiten, also mit Vorderseite und Rückseite aneinander. Innerhalb der Packungsreihen liegen benachbarte Zigarettenpackungen 10 mit Schmalseiten aneinander.The resulting due to the blank 11, 12 packing unit is here an elongated, cuboid structure. This geometric shape results from the arrangement of the cigarette packs 10 in two rows of packages. Each of these pack rows consists of the same number of cigarette packs 10, in the present case five. The cigarette packs 10 of the two pack rows lie with their large-scale sides, thus with front and back together. Within the pack rows are adjacent cigarette packs 10 with narrow sides together.
Die Gruppe der Zigarettenpackungen 10 ist vom gefalteten und verschlossenen Zuschnitt 11, 12 vollständig umgeben. Dieser besteht demnach aus einer Vorderwand 13, einer gegenüberliegenden Rückwand 14, zwischen diesen angeordneten, schmalen, langgestreckten Seitenwänden 15, 16 sowie aus einander ebenfalls gegenüberliegenden Stirnwänden 17, 18. Ferner sind Faltlappen zur Bildung der Stirnwände 17, 18 vorgesehen, die seitlich abstehend beiderseits von einigen Wandungen der Zuschnitte 11, 12 angeordnet sind.The group of cigarette packs 10 is completely surrounded by the folded and closed blank 11, 12. This consists of a
Das Ausführungsbeispiel gemäß
Im Unterschied hierzu zeigt
In beiden Fällen werden die Stirnwände 17, 18 dadurch gebildet, dass zunächst die Seitenlappen 20, 21 auf beiden Seiten des Zuschnitts um 90° gefaltet und somit aufgerichtet werden. Danach wird jeweils der Decklappen 19 von außen auf die beiden Seitenlappen 20, 21 gelegt und durch Verleimung mit diesen verbunden.In both cases, the
Ferner sind bei beiden Zuschnitten 11, 12 jeweils Verbindungslappen 22 vorgesehen, die im Anschluss an die Vorderwand 13 der Zuschnitte 11, 12 angeordnet sind. Die Verbindungslappen 22 dienen zum Schließen der Zuschnitte 11, 12, bzw. zur Verbindung _ der Vorderwand 13 mit der benachbarten Seitenwand 16. Quasi als Gegenstück zum Verbindungslappen 22 weisen die Zuschnitte 11, 12 einen Aufreißstreifen 23 als Öffnungshilfe auf. Der Aufreißstreifen 23 und der Verbindungslappen 22 erstrecken sich über im Wesentlichen die gesamte Länge der Vorderwand 13 einerseits und der Seitenwand 16 andererseits und sind bei geschlossener Packung miteinander verbunden, vorzugsweise durch Verleimung.Furthermore, in each of the
Der Aufreißstreifen 23 ist im Bereich der Seitenwand 16 angeordnet bzw. ist gegenüber dieser durch eine leicht durchtrennbare Schwächungslinie, vorzugsweise eine Perforationslinie 24, abgegrenzt, die sich über vorzugsweise im Wesentlichen die gesamte Länge der Seitenwand 16 und somit der Gebindepackung erstreckt. Im Übrigen können die verschiedenen Bereiche der Zuschnitte 11, 12 durch vorzugsweise vorgeprägte Faltlinien 25 voneinander abgegrenzt sein. Der Aufreißstreifen 23 ist am Rand des Zuschnitts 11, 12 angeordnet, nämlich an einem freien Rand des Zuschnitts 11, 12 im Bereich der Seitenwand 16. Der Aufreißstreifen 23 und der, Verbindungslappen 22 weisen beiderseits keine Seitenlappen auf.The
Der Aufreißstreifen 23 weist im Bereich eines seitlichen freien Endes eine Grifflasche 26 auf. In den gezeigten Ausführungsbeispielen ist diese Grifflasche 26 durch eine U-förmige Stanzung gebildet. Die Grifflasche 26 steht vorzugsweise geringfügig seitlich über die Seitenwand 16 hinaus. Mit Hilfe der Grifflasche 26 kann der Aufreißstreifen 23 ergriffen und unter Auftrennung der Perforationslinie 24 vom Zuschnitt 11, 12 abgetrennt werden zur Öffnung der Gebindepackung.The
Die Zuschnitte 11, 12 dienen zur Aufnahme des Packungsinhalts der Gebindepackung, nämlich der Gruppe aus Zigarettenpackungen 10. Hierzu wird der Zuschnitt 11, 12 zunächst entlang der vorzugsweise eingeprägten Faltlinien 25 gefaltet und dann mit dem Packungsinhalt befüllt und abschließend verschlossen. Hierzu wird der Verbindungslappen 22 mit der Seitenwand 16 im Bereich des Aufreißstreifens 23 verleimt. Die Seitenlappen 20, 21 und der Decklappen 19 werden in der beschriebenen Weise gefaltet und ebenfalls durch Leimung verbunden. Auf diese Weise entsteht eine geschlossene Zigaretten-Stange.For this, the blank 11, 12 is first folded along the preferably embossed
Nachfolgend wird die Zigaretten-Stange in eine Außenumhüllung 27 eingeschlagen. Die Außenumhüllung 27 besteht vorzugsweise aus einem wenigstens teilweise durchsichtigen bzw. transparenten Material. Im vorliegenden Fall kommt eine Polypropylen-Folie als Außenumhüllung 27 zum Einsatz, die zudem durch Wärmebehandlung schrumpfbar ist.Subsequently, the cigarette rod is hammered into an
Einzelne Zuschnitte für die Außenumhüllung 27 werden aus einer fortlaufenden Materialbahn 28 herausgetrennt, die von einer nicht in der Zeichnung dargestellten Bobine abgezogen werden kann (
Eine Besonderheit betrifft die Anordnung eines Einschnitts am Zuschnitt für die Außen umhüllung 27. In den gezeigten Ausführungsbeispielen ist der Einschnitt durch Anbringung eines Stanzschnitts am Zuschnitt für die Außenumhüllung 27 gebildet, der auf diese Weise eine als Einschnitt dienende Stanzung 32 aufweist. Die Stanzung 32 wird derart an der Außen umhüllung 27 angebracht, dass diese bei der fertigen Gebindepackung (
Wie aus
Eine weitere Besonderheit ist in
Weiterhin zeigt
Durch die Öffnung der Außenumhüllung 27durch den Aufreißstreifen 23 des Zuschnitts 11, 12 kann auf den sonst üblichen Aufreißfaden an der Außenumhüllung 27 verzichtet werden. Die damit einhergehende Materialersparnis führt zu einer kostengünstigeren Herstellung der Gebindepackung.By the opening of the
Der Verzicht auf den Aufreißfaden an der Außenumhüllung 27 ist aber auch von besonderem Vorteil, wenn die Außenumhüllung 27 aus einer (Polypropylen-)Folie besteht, die durch Wärmebehandlung geschrumpft ist. Normalerweise wird der Aufreißfaden an der Außenumhüllung 27 befestigt, bevor die Stange in die Außenumhüllung 27 eingeschlagen wird, sodass die Außenumhüllung 27 im Bereich des Aufreißfadens eine größere Materialstärke aufweist. Diese größere Materialstärke ist jedoch nachteilig beim Schrumpfen der Außenumhüllung 27, da sich im Bereich des Aufreißfadens Falten, nämlich so genannte "Shrinkel" bilden. Mit der erfindungsgemäßen Gebindepackung wird auch dieses Problem gelöst.The waiver of the tear thread on the
Ein weiterer Vorteil der Gebindepackung ergibt sich aus der Orientierung der Öffnungshilfe am Zuschnitt 11, 12. Dadurch, dass der Aufreißstreifen 23 in Längsrichtung der Gebindepackung angeordnet ist, wird die Außenumhüllung 27 auf der gesamten Länge der Gebindepackung geöffnet, was den Zugang zum Packungsinhalt deutlich erleichtert.Another advantage of the bundle pack results from the orientation of the opening aid on the blank 11, 12. The fact that the
Von besonderer Bedeutung ist auch die Positionierung der Öffnungshilfe im Bereich einer längsgerichteten Packungskante, nämlich hier zwischen Seitenwand 16 und Vorderwand 13. Nach der Betätigung des Aufreißstreifens 23 ist nicht nur die Außenumhüllung 27 komplett geöffnet und leicht zu entfernen, sondern auch der Zuschnitt 11 so geöffnet, dass der Zugriff auf den Packungsinhalt möglich ist. Bei dem so genannten "Europäischen Zuschnitt" 11 lässt sich der Zuschnitt 11 zudem wieder verschließen, weil der Verbindungslappen 22 als Stecklasche zwischen den Zigarettenpackungen 10 und der Seitenwand 16 einsteckbar ist (
Eine weitere Besonderheit ist in
Im gezeigten Ausführungsbeispiel beträgt die Einschnitttiefe etwa ein Drittel der Höhe der Stege 39. Die eingeschnitten Bereiche der Stege 39 sind in
- 1010
- Zigarettenpackungcigarette pack
- 1111
- Zuschnittcut
- 1212
- Zuschnittcut
- 1313
- Vorderwandfront wall
- 1414
- Rückwandrear wall
- 1515
- SeitenwandSide wall
- 1616
- SeitenwandSide wall
- 1717
- Stirnwandbulkhead
- 1818
- Stirnwandbulkhead
- 1919
- Decklappencover tab
- 2020
- Seitenlappenside tabs
- 2121
- Seitenlappenside tabs
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- Verbindungslappenconnecting tabs
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- Aufreißstreifentear
- 2424
- Perforationslinieperforation
- 2525
- Faltliniefold line
- 2626
- Grifflaschegrip tab
- 2727
- Außenumhüllungouter wrapper
- 2828
- Materialbahnweb
- 2929
- Trennschnittseparating cut
- 3030
- Seitenlappenside tabs
- 3131
- Längsrandlongitudinal edge
- 3232
- Stanzungpunching
- 3333
- Faltliniefold line
- 3434
- Leimpunktspot of glue
- 3535
- Schenkelleg
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- PerforationsschnittPerforation
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- Oberseitetop
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- Unterseitebottom
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- Stegweb
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- Einschnittincision
Claims (10)
- Multipack for a group of cigarette packs (10), having a blank (11, 12) made of foldable packaging material for accommodating the group of cigarette packs (10) and pack contents, and having a separate outer wrapper (27) which encloses the blank (11, 12) and the pack contents and is made of preferably transparent material, in particular of a cellulose or plastics film, characterized by the following features:a) the blank (11, 12), for the purpose of opening the outer wrapper (27), has an opening aid in the form of a tear-open strip (23),b) the outer wrapper (27), has an incision (32), which is positioned in the outer wrapper (27) in the manner corresponding to the opening aid of the blank (11, 12), such that the outer wrapper (27) can be opened by virtue of the opening aid of the blank (11, 12) being actuated,c) the opening aid of the blank (11, 12) is directed in the longitudinal direction of the multipack and extends over essentially the entire length of the multipack such that the outer wrapper (27) can be opened over essentially the entire length of the multipack by virtue of the opening aid of the blank (11, 12) being actuated,d) the opening aid of the blank (11, 12) is formed in the region of a periphery of an elongate side wall (16) of the blank (11, 12),e) the incision (32) is formed by a punch cut and is positioned in a manner corresponding to a free, in particular lateral, end of the tear-open strip (23), the end serving as a grip tab (26) for actuating the opening aid,f) the grip tab (26) and the incision (32) are arranged in the region of a corner of the multipack.
- Multipack according to the preceding claim, characterized in that the tear-open strip (23) is formed by a perforation line (24).
- Multipack according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the tear-open strip (23) is formed between the side wall (16) and a large-surface-area front wall (13) or rear wall (14) of the blank (11, 12).
- Multipack according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the outer wrapper (27) is formed without tear-open strips or the like.
- Multipack according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the outer wrapper (27) encloses the blank (11, 12) essentially completely.
- Multipack according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the outer wrapper (27) is a shrink-wrapping film which is shrunk by heat treatment.
- Multipack according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that, in the region of the incision (32), access to the opening aid of the blank (11, 12) is possible through the otherwise closed outer wrapper (27).
- Multipack according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the incision (32) is of essentially U-shaped design and corresponds with the grip tab (26) of the tear-open strip (23) preferably in respect of shaping and/or dimensions.
- Multipack according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the tear-open strip (23) and the outer wrapper (27) are fixed to one another at at least one point, in particular by a spot of glue (34) positioned in the region of the grip tab (26).
- Multipack according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the blank, along the perforation line (24), has additional incisions (40) which, starting from an in particular printed upper side (37) of the blank (11, 12), extend into the crosspieces (39) formed between perforation cuts (36) in the blank (11, 12), in particular such that the additional incisions (40) have a lesser depth than the perforation cuts (36).
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