EP3494066A1

EP3494066A1 - Pack for cigarettes and method and apparatus for producing said pack

Info

Publication number: EP3494066A1
Application number: EP17768362.0A
Authority: EP
Inventors: Thomas Häfker
Original assignee: Focke and Co GmbH and Co KG
Current assignee: Focke and Co GmbH and Co KG
Priority date: 2016-08-03
Filing date: 2017-08-02
Publication date: 2019-06-12
Anticipated expiration: 2037-08-02
Also published as: EP3494066B1; KR20190034543A; CN109562888B; US20190225410A1; US10899535B2; CN109562888A; RU2019105153A3; RU2019105153A; RU2740345C2; KR102460514B1; WO2018024375A1; DE102016114350A1

Abstract

The invention relates to a pack for cigarettes (10) having an outer pack (26), preferably embodied as a hinge-lid pack with a packet part (27) and a lid (28) which is pivotably mounted on the packet part (27), and having an inner pack (12) with a blank (13) of a packaging material which preferably substantially surrounds at least one cigarette group as pack contents on all sides, wherein the inner pack (12) has a removal opening (19) to allow the consumer access to the pack contents, and wherein the inner pack (12) has a closure means, in particular a closure flap (20), which is fastened to the inner pack (12) by means of an at least partially releasable adhesive bond and can be pulled off from the inner pack (12) for access to the removal opening (19) or the pack contents. The invention is characterized in that the blank (13), for forming the removal opening (19), is provided with an opening which can be closed by the closure means, wherein the closure means has a covering region which, in the closed position of the closure means, surrounds the opening on all sides or peripherally and can be connected by adhesive bonding to a region of the blank (13) that peripherally surrounds the opening, and in that a (separate) blank (39) of packaging material is fastened by adhesive bonding to the closure means on the side facing the inner pack (12) and, in the closed position of the closure means, completely covers the opening and projects on all sides with an overlapping region (X) beyond an edge of the opening.

Description

Pack of cigarettes and method and apparatus for making same

description

The invention relates to a pack for cigarettes with an outer pack, preferably in the form of a Hinge-Lid pack with a box part and a lid pivotally mounted on the box part, and with an inner pack with a at least one group of cigarettes as package contents preferably blank on all sides surrounding blank a packaging material, wherein the inner package has a removal opening to allow the consumer access to the package contents, and wherein the inner package comprises a closure means, in particular a closure tab which is attached to the inner package by means of at least partially releasable adhesive bonding and for accessing the inner package Furthermore, the invention relates to a corresponding method and an apparatus according to the preamble of claims 7 and 11. Such packings sin d known from practice. It is considered in part as a problem that the adhesives used for bonding the closure means to the inner package could adversely affect the contents of the package. On this basis, the invention is based on the object to further develop packages of the type mentioned, in particular with regard to improved protection of the contents of the package of harmful influences.

To solve this problem, a package according to the invention has the features of claim 1. It is therefore provided that the blank for forming the removal opening is provided with an opening which through the Closing means is closable, wherein the closure means has a covering area which surrounds the opening on all sides or circumferentially in the closed position of the closure means and can be connected to a surrounding the opening surrounding area of the blank by gluing, and that on the closure means on the side facing the inner pack a blank made of packaging material is fixed by gluing, which completely covers the opening in the closed position of the closure means and projects with an overlap region on all sides over an edge of the opening. In particular, this solution has the advantage that the blank attached to the underside of the closure means avoids or at least impedes direct contact of the adhesive with the contents of the package. In addition, the blank also forms a barrier to any substances emerging from the bond that are likely to affect the quality of the package contents.

According to a preferred development of the invention, it is provided that the blank attached to the closure means has smaller dimensions than the closure means, wherein the closure means overlaps the blank on all sides, such that the closure means can be completely bonded to the inner package around the blank.

In a preferred embodiment of the invention it can be provided that the closure means is provided on the side facing the inner pack side with an adhesive layer, wherein the adhesive layer preferably extends over the entire side surface (with the exception of a portion of an actuating tab).

According to a further special feature, it can be preferably provided that the adhesive layer has regions of different intensity or strength of adhesion, in particular such that in a region of the beginning of opening upon actuation of the closure means an adhesive zone with comparatively weaker adhesive effect, then an adhesive zone with comparatively stronger adhesive effect and a further adhesive zone is formed with a higher adhesive effect. Another special feature may preferably be that the closure means or an actuating tab thereof is (permanently) connected to the inside of a lid front wall of the outer pack, preferably via a glue strip and / or glue points on the free outer side of the actuating tab.

Another special feature may consist in that the blank has a layer of a pulp, in particular a paper layer, on the side facing the cigarette group.

A method according to the invention has the features of claim 7. It is thus provided that first a removal opening is attached to the blank and that in the next step, the closure means for the removal opening is positioned on the blank in the region of the removal opening, wherein the closure means prior to attachment to the blank for the inner package a (separate) blank from Packaging material is mounted such that it covers the removal opening on all sides or circumferentially after attachment of the closure means on the blank and is even covered on all sides or circumferentially by the closure means.

Preferably, the positionally correct attachment of the blanks to the closure means on the one hand and the positionally correct attachment of the closure means to the blanks on the other hand monitored by sensors and are controlled to positionally correct mounting drives of organs of the packaging machine for transporting the closure means and / or blanks.

According to a preferred development, it may be provided that the closure means are detached from a continuous carrier strip by deflection and transferred to a lay-up roller, wherein the closure means are transported to the lay-up roller such that a side of the closure means provided with adhesive faces away from the surface of the laying-on roll is and blanks against the at the lay-up roll handed over closure means and secured by gluing to this.

The interconnected closure means and blanks may be applied from the lay-up roll to a continuous web of blanks for the inner wrapper or to individual blanks for the inner wrapper, namely, conforming to the openings in the web or blanks for the removal opening. A device according to the invention has the features of claim 11. It is therefore provided that a hole cutting device for attaching a removal opening is provided on the blank, further arranged a downstream of the hole cutting device lay-up roller for attaching the closure means to the blank in the region of the removal opening, wherein on the closure means on the lay-up roll a (separate) blank of packaging material attachable is that this covers the removal opening on all sides or circumferentially after attachment of the closure means on the blank and is even covered on all sides or circumferentially by the closure means.

It is preferably provided that the blank can be fed to the closure means held on the laying roller by means of a transfer roller.

Furthermore, it can be provided that the supply of the closure means to the lay-up roll is controllable by means of a sensor and / or that the supply of the blank to the lay-up roll is controllable by means of a sensor and / or that the supply of the closure means with the lay-up roll is controllable by means of a sensor and / or that the feeding of the blanks or of a corresponding material web into the region of the laying roll is controllable by means of a sensor.

Furthermore, it can preferably be provided that the devices of the device are controlled by driving motors in accordance with the data detected by the sensors, such that the closure means with blanks attached thereto are arranged in a positionally appropriate manner in the region of the removal opening. Preferred embodiments of the invention are explained below with reference to the drawing. 1 shows a closed inner pack in a spatial representation,

1 in an outer package with the lid open, FIG. 3 shows a vertical section through the inner package along section line III-III in FIG. 1, FIG.

4 shows a blank for a closure means of the inner package, FIG. 5 shows a section through the closure means along section line V-V in FIG. 4, FIG.

6 shows a blank for the inner package with closure means, FIG. 7 shows a section through the blank along section line VII-VII in FIG. 6, FIG.

8 shows a part of a device for producing packs for cigarettes in a schematic side view, FIG. 9 shows a second example of a closed inner pack in a representation corresponding to FIG. 1,

10 an opened inner pack according to FIG. 9 in an outer pack with the lid open, FIG.

11 is a vertical section through the inner package according to FIG. 9 along section line XI - XI in FIG. 9, FIG.

12 shows a blank for the inner package according to FIG. 9 with closure means, FIG. 13 shows a section through the blank along section line XIII - XIII in Fig. 12, and

14 shows a part of a second device for producing packs for cigarettes in a schematic side view.

The embodiments of the drawings are concerned with the design of packs 10 for cigarettes 11. A formed, namely series of cigarette groups is content of an inner pack 12. This consists in the first embodiment preferably a blank 13 of foil, in particular of a moisture and aroma dense Foil.

The group of cigarettes 11 is preferably complete, i. H. on all sides, wrapped by the blank 13, thus forming a so-called sealing block with inner front wall 14, inner rear wall 15, inner side walls 16, inner bottom wall 17 and inner end wall 18th

The blank 13 is formed or folded around the group of cigarettes 11 such that the inner end wall 18 is free of folds but forms a continuous closed wall. In this area, an opening aid is attached, which allows easy, especially automatic access to the contents of the package. The inner package 12 has for this purpose a removal opening 19 in the frontal region. Preferably, the removal opening 19 extends in the region of the inner end wall 18 and a subsequent frontal section of the inner front wall 14. The removal opening 19 is preferably arranged centrally and (clearly) smaller in width than the inner package 12th

The removal opening 19 is - with the package 10 closed - covered by a closure means, in particular a closure flap 20. This preferably completely covers the removal opening 19 and preferably forms a strip-like projection around it. In the region of an anchoring strip 21, the closure means is permanently connected to the inner package 12, in particular in the region of the inner rear wall 15. Edge strips 22, 23, 24 are connected by adhesive bonding to the inner package 2, each in a the removal opening 19 surrounding edge strips. The edge strips 22, 23, 24 are fixed with releasable and multi-acting adhesive, in particular so-called PSA adhesive. The closure means is provided in an end region, namely in the region of a leg protruding into the inner front wall 14, with a gripping or actuating tongue 25. This is preferably free of glue on the inner front wall 14 facing side and can be detected thereby. The actuating tab 25 preferably extends over the full width of the closure means as edge strips thereof.

A special feature is that the actuating tab 25 is connected in the embodiments shown with a movable part of an outer package 26. The outer package is here a folding box with box part 27 and cover 28. This is connected in the region of a box rear wall 29 with a lid rear wall 30 via a line joint 31 pivotally connected to the box part 27.

The closure means is connected to the cover 28, such that when it is opened, the closure tab 20 likewise comes into the open position (FIG. 2). For this purpose, the actuating tab 25 is connected to the lid 28 preferably in the region of a lid front wall 32. This is preferably done by glue or by a glue strip extending in the longitudinal direction of the actuating tab 25 or a corresponding group of glue spots.

The glue is preferably attached to the outside of the actuating tab 25. In the manufacture of the package or during insertion of the inner package 12 in the outer package 26, the connection is made with the actuating tab 25 on the glue in the closed position of the lid 28. Preferably, a lid inner tab 33 is provided on the inside of the lid front wall 32. Preferably with this, the actuating tab 25 (permanently) connected. When the lid 28 is closed, the closure means also returns to the closed position (FIG. 1). The inner package 12 is formed in the first embodiment as a sealing block, as shown in FIG. 1 with a Kuvertfaltung in the region of the inner side walls 16. Also in the region of the inner rear wall 15 overlapping folding flaps are provided. The folding flaps are sealed together by thermal sealing. In the area of the inner rear wall 15 in the manner of a fin seam, which is placed after sealing against the inner pack 12. Furthermore, within the inner pack 12, a support member may be arranged, in particular a tray. Such an inner package with tray is known for example from the earlier application WO 2013/053408 A1, which is referred to for the purpose of complete disclosure.

A special feature is that the removal opening 19 is at least partially free, that is without the opening flap 19 lying in the region of the removal opening 19 during the preparation of the blank 13. This is part of the film in the region of the removal opening 19. In the embodiments, the opening flap is completely eliminated. The blank 13 is therefore provided with a recess which forms the removal opening 19 in the finished inner pack 12. Alternatively, a U-shaped cut can be made in the blank 13 to form an opening. The resulting opening tab then remains folded along an edge in connection with the blank 13 and out of the region of the removal opening 19 and applied to a wall of the inner package, usually to an inner side of the inner rear wall 15. Also in this case is therefore a free Opening formed as a removal opening 19.

Another special feature is the formation of the glue areas or of the glue pattern for detachably connecting the closure means to the inner package 12. As can be seen in particular from FIG. 6, the closure means is provided with a frame-like glue pattern surrounding the removal opening 19. This can be attached during manufacture to the closure flap 20 (which is made of a separate blank) and / or to the blank 13.

The glue pattern (preferably PSA adhesive), in particular with edge strips 22, 23, 24, is formed with a different adhesive effect, corresponding to Stress when opening and closing the inner package 12. Preferably, at least the edge strip 22 is formed with a lower adhesive action than the remaining portions of the glue pattern. In the present case, areas of the edge strips 23, 24 are formed with a lower adhesive effect, so that in particular the initiation of the opening process for the closure means is facilitated. The further parts of the glue pattern, namely the anchoring strip 21, is formed with a higher holding force in order to ensure the permanent fixing of the closure means to the inner pack 12. The different holding or connecting effects of the areas of the glue pattern can be effected by appropriate selection of different types of glue and / or achieved by different layer thicknesses and / or by different structures on the other hand. This design of the glue connection of the closure flap 20 with the film block 11 can also be used in conventional (sealing) packages and in packages according to FIGS. 11 to 14. In the mentioned conventional packages may be those in which the opening tab 35 remains in the starting position and is connected to the locking tab 20.

Another special feature concerns the structure of the blank 13 of several layers, which are firmly connected. In the present case, the blank 13 consists of at least three layers, namely an inner paper layer 33, a middle metallized layer 34 (e.g., aluminum), and an outer layer 35 of a plastic (e.g., PET). This construction ensures that the blank 13 is moisture and aroma-tight and can be closed by sealing. The sealing method may preferably be a cold-sealing method. FIG. 6 shows the arrangement of a corresponding adhesive zone 36, which extends circumferentially on the blank 13 at the edge.

Another peculiarity exists with regard to the construction of the closure flap 20 as a closure means. On an upper plastic layer 37 is a bottom side Adhesive layer 38 attached. This also serves for fastening a further blank 39 in the region of the removal opening 19.

The blank 39 in the present case consists of two layers, namely an inner paper layer 40 and a metallized layer 41 arranged between the paper layer 40 and the closing tab 20. Correspondingly, the structure of the blank 39 corresponds to the structure of the blank 13 with the exception of the missing plastic layer. At the location of a paper layer 40 may also be provided a layer of another pulp.

Of importance is also the arrangement or extension of the blank 39. The shape of the blank 39 is adapted to the shape of the removal opening 19, but the blank 39 protrudes on all sides slightly beyond the edge of the removal opening

19 beyond this, so that the blank 39, the removal opening 19 and its edge circumferentially by the dimension "X" (see Fig. 3, 6 and 7) overlaps. The

Overlapping can be for example a few millimeters. It is important that the overlap is so large that in this way impairment of the contents of the package is at least counteracted by substances possibly exiting from the adhesive layer 39 of the closure flap 20.

In addition, of course, the closure flap 20 also overlaps the blank 39, namely in turn on all sides or circumferentially, so that a moisture and aroma-tight closure of the removal opening 19 through the closure flap

20 is guaranteed.

With reference to FIG. 8, a device is described below which is suitable for attaching a closure flap 20 as closure means as well as a blank 39 to a continuous material web 42 for blanks 13. In this case, a continuous material web 42 for blanks 13 is transported along a transport path 43 and provided with closure tabs 20 and blanks 39 in the region of the removal openings 19 during transportation.

In a first step, the removal opening 19 is attached to the material web 42. This takes place in the area of a hole cutting device 44. Im In the present case, the hole cutting device 44 consists of a pair of rollers, which are arranged on different sides of the material web 42. Preferably, the rollers on the circumference on cutting means with which the removal openings 19 can be attached. Eventual waste 45 is removed by means of a suction device 46. The drive of the hole cutting device 44 can take place by means of a servomotor 47.

Upstream of the hole cutting device 44 is a sensor, in particular a print mark sensor, with which printed marks 49 mounted on the material web 42 can be scanned in order to position the position of the removal opening 19 accordingly.

After attachment of the removal opening 19, the material web 42 passes into the region of a lay-on roller 50 which cooperates with an adjustable pressure roller 51 arranged on the other side of the material web. The lay-on roller 50 is again preceded by a sensor 52 in order to enable the attachment of the closure flap 20 with exact position on the material web 42.

The sensor 52 can either scan the already mentioned print mark 48 or directly the removal opening 19.

The lay-up roller 50 serves to attach closure tabs 20 with blank 39 attached thereto to the material web 42. The feeding of the closure tabs 20 and the blanks 39 will be described later. The material web 42 provided with closing tabs 20 and blanks 39 is then guided past a pressing member 53 and finally checked with another sensor 54, in particular with regard to proper positioning and / or attachment of the closing tab 20 etc. The closing tabs 20 are placed on a continuous carrier strip 55 , on which they are attached at intervals to each other, fed by a reel 56 and deflected in the region of a drive roller 57. This is followed by a compensating pendulum 58, which passes through the carrier strip 55 by far. In the region of a deflection 59, the carrier strip 58 is strongly deflected and wound on another reel 62 via a further drive roller 59 and a further compensating pendulum 61. As a result of the deflection, the closure tabs 20 are released individually from the carrier strip 55 and reach the periphery of the laying roller 50, where they are preferably held by means of negative pressure. A transfer roll 63 arranged adjacent to the lay-up roll 50 is fed blank 39 in a positionally correct manner and pressed against the closure flaps 20 located on the pressure roll 51. The blanks 39 can either be cut out of a continuous web of material 64, as shown in FIG. In this case, the material web 64 is first guided over transport rollers 65 and transported by means of a pair of feed rollers 66 in the region of a cutting unit 67, where individual blanks 39 are separated out of the material web 64 and transferred to the transfer roller 63. There, the blanks 39 are held by means of negative pressure on the circumference. The remaining material web 64 is wound up again after the cutting unit 67. If the blanks 39 can be separated without waste from the material web 64, this step can of course be omitted.

Within the device, further sensors are arranged in order to be able to monitor or control the positionally correct or positionally correct combination of the individual parts. For this purpose, the deflection 59 is preceded by a sensor 68, which serves to detect the closure tabs 20 on the carrier strip 55. The transfer roller 63 is associated with a sensor 69, which detects the position of the blanks 39 on the transfer roller 63. Subsequent to the combination of blank 39 and closure flap 20, a sensor 70 is arranged on the circumference of the lay-on roller 50 in order to detect the position of the closure flap 20 on the lay-on roller 50. The device is driven by various servomotors 71. With the aid of a suitable controller, the information determined by the sensors can be evaluated and the device controlled by controlling the servomotors so that the closure tabs 20 and blanks 39 are positioned in the region of the removal openings 19. FIGS. 9 to 13 show a second embodiment of a pack 10. This second embodiment differs from the first embodiment shown essentially only by the structure of the inner package 12. The inner package 12 is formed from a thin cardboard, which may be coated with a dense material. With regard to the details, reference is made to EP 2 310 300 A1 of the Applicant. Also in this inner package 12, a closure tab 20 is attached with an additional blank 39 as in the first embodiment. Fig. 14 shows a corresponding device analogous to the first embodiment. The supply of the closure tabs 20 and blanks 39 takes place in the same manner as in the first embodiment. However, the blanks 13 for the inner pack 12 are not separated out of a continuous material web 43, but removed individually from a blank magazine 72 and transferred to an upper run 73 of an endless conveyor 74 arranged in the transport path 43.

On the upper run 73, the blanks 13 lie flat and are held between carriers 75 of the endless conveyor 74.

Subsequent to the attachment of the closure tabs 20 with blank 39, the pressing member 53 and the sensor 54, the blanks 13 are transported by means of a Abschubförderers 76 in the region of a stacking device 77, where between lateral guides 78, a stack 79 of blanks 13 is formed resting on the underside on a vertically movable lifting member 80.

From the stacking device 77, the stacks 79 are transferred to a further Abschubförderer 81, with which the stack 79 are removed.

The stacks 79 can initially be stored for later processing in a packaging machine and processed directly in this.

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10 pack 50 lay-up roll

11 cigarette 51 pressure roller

12 inner pack 52 sensor

13 blank 53 pressing organ

14 inside front wall 54 sensor

15 inner rear wall 55 carrier strips

16 Inside side wall 56 Bobine

17 Interior bottom wall 57 Drive roller

18 Inside end wall 58 Compensation pendulum

19 Removal opening 59 Redirection

20 locking tab 60 drive roller

21 Anchoring strips 61 Compensation pendulum

22 edge trim 62 Bobine

23 edge strip 63 transfer roller

24 edge strips 64 material web

25 operating tab 65 transport rollers

26 outer pack 66 preferred rolls

27 Box part 67 Cutting unit

28 cover 68 sensor

29 Box back panel 69 Sensor

30 Lid rear wall 70 Sensor

31 line joint 71 servomotor

32 Lid front wall 72 Blank magazine

33 paper layer 73 upper run

34 metallized layer 74 endless conveyor

35 outer layer 75 driver

36 adhesive zone 76 Abschubförderer

37 plastic layer 77 stacking device

38 adhesive layer 78 guide

39 Cutting 79 Stack

40 paper layer 80 lifting member

41 metallized layer 81 Abschubförderer

42 material web

43 transport route

44 hole cutting device

45 waste

46 suction device

47 servomotor

48 sensor

49 print mark

Claims

claims

A pack of cigarettes (10) having an outer pack (26), preferably in the form of a hinge-lid pack with a box part (27) and a lid (28) pivotally mounted on the box part (27), and with an inner pack (26). 12) comprising a blank (13) of packaging material surrounding at least one group of cigarettes as package contents, preferably substantially on all sides, wherein the inner package (12) has a removal opening (19) to allow the consumer access to the package contents, and wherein the inner package ( 12) has a closure means, in particular a closure flap (20), which is fastened to the inner pack (12) by means of at least partially detachable adhesive bonding and can be pulled off the inner pack (12) for access to the removal opening (19) or the package contents , characterized in that the blank (13) for forming the removal opening (19) is provided with an opening through the closure means can be closed, wherein the closure means has a covering area which surrounds the opening on all sides or circumferentially in the closed position of the closure means and with an opening surrounding the surrounding area of the blank (13) is connected by gluing, and that on the closure means on the inner package (12 ) facing side a (separate) blank (39) made of packaging material is fixed by gluing, which completely covers the opening in the closed position of the closure means and on all sides with an overlap region (X) protrudes beyond an edge of the opening.

2. A package according to claim 1, characterized in that the blank attached to the closure means (39) has smaller dimensions than the closure means, wherein the closure means overlaps the blank (39) on all sides or circumferentially, such that the closure means completely around the blank with the inner package (12) is glued.

3. A package according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that the closure means on the inner package (12) facing side surface with an adhesive layer (38) is provided, wherein the adhesive layer (38) preferably extends over the entire side surface and only one actuating tab (25) of the closure means is free of glue.

4. A package according to claim 3 or one of the further claims, characterized in that the adhesive layer (38) has regions of different intensity or strength of adhesion, in particular such that in a region of the opening start when pressing the closure means an adhesive zone with comparatively weaker adhesive effect , then an adhesive zone with a comparatively stronger adhesive effect and a further adhesive zone with a higher adhesive effect is formed.

5. Pack according to claim 1 or one of the further claims, characterized in that the closure means or an actuating tab (25) thereof (permanently) with the inside of a lid front wall (32) of the outer pack (26) is connected, preferably via a Glue strips and / or glue spots on the free outside of the actuating tab (25).

6. A package according to claim 1 or one of the other preceding claims, characterized in that the blank (39) on the cigarette group facing side has a layer of a pulp, in particular a paper layer (40).

7. A method for producing pack (10) for cigarettes (11) with an outer pack (26), preferably in the form of a hinge-lid pack with a box part (27) and a lid (27) pivotally mounted on the box part (28) ), and an inner package (12) having a blank (13) of packaging material preferably surrounding substantially at least one cigarette group as package contents, the inner package (12) having a removal opening (19) for accessing the package contents to the consumer and wherein the inner package (12) comprises a closure means, in particular a closure flap (20), which is secured to the inner package (12) by means of at least partially releasable adhesion. is fastened and for access to the removal opening (19) or the package contents of the inner pack (12) is removable, characterized in that first a removal opening (19) on the blank (13) is mounted and that in the next step, the closure means for Removal opening (19) is mounted in position on the blank (13) in the region of the removal opening (19), wherein on the closure means prior to attachment to the blank (13) for the inner package (12) a (separate) blank (39) made of packaging material is attached in that, after the closure means has been attached to the blank (13), it covers the removal opening (19) on all sides or peripherally and is itself covered on all sides or peripherally by the closure means.

8. The method according to claim 7, characterized in that the correct position attachment of the blanks (39) on the closure means on the one hand and the correct position attachment of the closure means on the blanks (13) on the other hand monitored by sensors and for positionally correct attachment drives of organs of the packaging machine Transport of the closure means and / or the blanks (13, 39) are controlled accordingly.

9. The method according to claim 8, characterized in that the closure means of a continuous carrier strip (55) separated by deflection thereof and transferred to a lay-up roller (50), wherein the closure means are transported to the lay-on roller (50) that one with Adhesive provided side of the closure means facing away from the surface of the lay-up roller (50), and that blanks (39) against the on the lay-up roller (50) located closure means and attached by gluing to this.

10. The method according to claim 9, characterized in that the interconnected closure means and blanks (39) of the lay-on roller (50) on a continuous material web (42) for blanks (13) for the inner pack (12) or on individual blanks (13 ) for the inner pack (12) are mounted, namely positionally to the in the web (42) or the blanks (13) mounted openings for the removal opening (19).

11. A device for producing pack (10) for cigarettes (11) with an outer pack (26), preferably in the form of a hinge-lid pack with a box part (27) and a lid (27) pivotally mounted on the box part (28) ), and an inner package (12) having a blank (13) of packaging material preferably surrounding substantially at least one cigarette group as package contents, the inner package (12) having a removal opening (19) for accessing the package contents to the consumer and wherein the inner pack (12) has a closure means, in particular a closure flap (20), which is fastened to the inner pack (12) by means of an at least partially releasable adhesive bond and for accessing the removal opening (19) or the package contents of the inner pack (12) is removable, characterized by a hole cutting device (44) for attaching a removal opening (19) on the blank (13) , a laying roller (50) arranged downstream of the hole cutting device (44) for attaching the closing means to the blank (13) in the region of the removal opening (19), wherein on the closing means on the laying roll (50) a (separate) blank (39) of packaging material is provided can be attached that this after attachment of the closure means on the blank (13), the removal opening (19) on all sides or circumferentially covered and is covered on all sides or circumferentially by the closure means.

12. The device according to claim 11, characterized in that the blank (39) to the on the laying roller (50) held closure means by means of a transfer roller (63) can be fed.

13. The apparatus of claim 11 or 12, characterized in that the supply of the closure means to the lay-up roller (50) is controllable by means of a sensor and / or that the supply of the blank (39) to the lay-up roller (50) is controllable by means of a sensor and / or that the supply of the closure means with the lay-up roller (50) is controllable by means of a sensor and / or that the supply of the blanks (13) or a corresponding material web (42) in the region of the laying roller (50) is controllable by means of a sensor.

14. The device according to claim 13, characterized in that the organs of the device by controlling drive motors after Mafigabe the data detected by the sensors takes place, such that the closure means with blanks attached thereto (39) positioned in the region of the removal opening (19) are.