JP6110479B2 - Slide open type hard tobacco packet and manufacturing method therefor - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a slide-open type hard tobacco packet and a manufacturing method related thereto.

  Rigid hinged cigarette packets are currently the most widely marketed because they are easy to manufacture and easy to use and practical, and also effectively protect the cigarettes inside.

  In addition to a rigid hinge-lid cigarette packet, a slide-open hard cigarette packet with two partially separable containers has been proposed in which one container is inserted inside the other container. In other words, the slide-open type hard cigarette packet has an inner box, and the inner box contains a group of cigarettes and is accommodated inside the outer box, and with respect to the outer box, the inner box is located inside the outer box. Slide between the inserted closed position and the open position withdrawn from the outer box. The inner box may move by a straight slide-out operation (straight slide open packet) with respect to the outer box or by rotation around a hinge connecting two containers (swing open packet).

Some embodiments of straight slide open type hard tobacco packets are described in a certain patent document (for example, see Patent Documents 1 to 3). Moreover, two embodiments of the swing-open type hard tobacco packet are described in a certain patent document (see, for example, Patent Documents 4 and 5).
In addition, a certain patent document discloses two cigarette groups, two inner boxes for accommodating two cigarette groups, an outer box for accommodating these two inner boxes and having two open side ends, and an inner box for removing the inner box. Two hinges connected to the box and capable of rotating the inner box between a closed position inserted inside the outer box and an open position at least partially withdrawn from the outer box, and a transverse fold line Two connecting tabs connected to the bottom wall of the outer box along the line and folded 180 ° around the lateral fold line to the bottom wall of the outer box and bonded to the outer surface of the bottom wall of each inner box A swing-open type hard cigarette packet is described (for example, see Patent Document 6).

  A slide-open hard tobacco packet typically has at least one connecting member that mechanically connects the inner box portion to the outer box portion. The connecting member normally acts as a stopper that regulates the return of the inner box and prevents it from separating together from the outer box. Alternatively, the connecting member takes advantage of the relative movement between the inner box and the outer box to “automatically” open the lid (which is hinged to the inner or outer box), ie, the user actually It works to open without having to touch.

  In known slide-open hard tobacco packets, the connection member always forms one integral part of the container (ie connected seamlessly to the container and formed directly on the blank forming the container). Has tabs. However, the use of connection tabs that form the said part of one container causes various problems.

  First of all, when the tobacco packet is in the closed position, the connection tab of the connection member is folded into a relatively thick bundle. Therefore, when using a connection tab that forms an integral part of one container, the walls of the two containers that surround the connection tab must be held at a fixed distance (in other words, “not good” "Use" volume part must be provided), resulting in inefficient use of the outer box volume.

  Secondly, the use of connecting tabs that form an integral part of one container typically increases the amount of cardboard required to form the corresponding blank by increasing the width and / or length of the blank. In this context, it is important to note that the blank is still perforated from a rectangular sheet, and the amount of cardboard required to produce the blank does not depend on the actual area of the blank; It depends on the area of the smallest rectangle that is circumscribed.

French Patent No. 2499947 U.S. Pat. No. 4,534,463 U.S. Pat. No. 5,080,227 International Publication No. 03/053818 International Publication No. 2006/021581 European Patent No. 2017198

  An object of the present invention is to provide a slide-open type hard tobacco packet which is designed to eliminate the above-mentioned drawbacks and which is particularly inexpensive and easy to implement, and a manufacturing method related thereto.

  According to the present invention, there is provided a slide-open hard tobacco packet as claimed by the appended claims and a manufacturing method associated therewith.

  Some non-limiting embodiments of the present invention will be described by way of example with reference to the accompanying drawings.

It is a perspective view of the fully closed state of the swing open type hard tobacco packet which does not form a part of this invention. It is a perspective view of the fully opened state of the tobacco packet of FIG. FIG. 2 is a schematic front view of a state in which the tobacco packet of FIG. 1 is partially opened. FIG. 2 shows a front view of the upper portion of the tobacco packet of FIG. 1 with parts removed for clarity and showing the order of opening the lid of the inner box. FIG. 2 shows a front view of the upper portion of the tobacco packet of FIG. 1 with parts removed for clarity and showing the order of opening the lid of the inner box. FIG. 2 shows a front view of the upper portion of the tobacco packet of FIG. 1 with parts removed for clarity and showing the order of opening the lid of the inner box. It is a top view of the blank which forms the inner box of the tobacco packet of FIG. It is a top view of the blank which forms the outer box of the tobacco packet of FIG. FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram of one of the two stages of manufacturing the tobacco packet of FIG. 1 with a connection tab attached to the packet container. FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram of one of the two stages of manufacturing the tobacco packet of FIG. 1 with a connection tab attached to the packet container. It is a front perspective view of the closed state of the hinge lid | cover straight slide open type hard tobacco packet by this invention. It is a front perspective view of the open state of the tobacco packet of FIG. It is a back perspective view of the open state of the tobacco packet of FIG. FIG. 12 shows a schematic side longitudinal section of the upper portion of the tobacco packet of FIG. 11 with parts removed for clarity and shows the order in which the packets are opened. FIG. 12 shows a schematic side longitudinal section of the upper portion of the tobacco packet of FIG. 11 with parts removed for clarity and shows the order in which the packets are opened. FIG. 12 shows a schematic side longitudinal section of the upper portion of the tobacco packet of FIG. 11 with parts removed for clarity and shows the order in which the packets are opened. It is a back perspective view of the open state of the modification of the tobacco packet of FIG. FIG. 18 shows a schematic side longitudinal section of the upper part of the tobacco packet of FIG. 17 with parts removed for clarity, and the order in which the packets are opened. FIG. 18 shows a schematic side longitudinal section of the upper part of the tobacco packet of FIG. 17 with parts removed for clarity, and the order in which the packets are opened. FIG. 18 shows a schematic side longitudinal section of the upper part of the tobacco packet of FIG. 17 with parts removed for clarity, and the order in which the packets are opened. It is a front perspective view of the closed state of the straight slide open type hard tobacco packet which does not constitute a part of the present invention. It is a front perspective view of the open state of the tobacco packet of FIG. It is an expansion perspective view of the tobacco packet of FIG. FIG. 22 shows a schematic cross-section of the tobacco packet of FIG. 21 with parts removed for clarity, and the order in which the packets are opened. FIG. 22 shows a schematic cross-section of the tobacco packet of FIG. 21 with parts removed for clarity, and the order in which the packets are opened.

  Reference numeral 1 in FIGS. 1 to 3 indicates an entire swing-open type hard tobacco packet that does not form part of the present invention.

  The cigarette packet 1 shown in FIGS. 1 to 3 contains two inner packages 2 (FIG. 2), two parallel hexahedron-like hard inner boxes 3 each containing the corresponding inner package 2, and an inner box 3. A parallelepiped-shaped hard outer box 4. Each inner package 2 has a group of cigarettes arranged in a number of side-by-side rows, and a piece of foil wrapping material wrapped around the cigarette group to completely enclose it. . Each inner box 3 is hinged to the outer box 4. For the outer box 4, a closed position (FIG. 1) in which the inner box 3 is completely inserted inside the outer box 4 and the inner package 2 are connected. The inner box 3 rotates between an open position (FIG. 2) withdrawn partially from the outer box 4 to allow access.

  Each inner box 3 has a parallelepipedal shape and a cup shape, and has an opening upper end 5 for enabling access to the inner package 2, a lower wall 6 on the opposite side of the opening upper end 5, a front wall 7, and a front wall thereof 7 has a rear wall 8 facing parallel to 7 and two parallel side walls 9 facing each other.

  The outer box 4 is also in the shape of a parallelepiped, and the upper wall 10, the lower wall 11 facing parallel to the upper wall 10, the parallel side walls 12 facing each other, and the inner box 3 passing through this portion are the outer box 4. Two open ends 13 facing each other so that they can be pulled out from the open position or inserted into a closed position in the outer box 4.

  Each inner box 3 is hinged to the outer box 4 by a connecting hinge 14 located near the edge of the lower wall 6 of the inner box 3 and the edge of the lower wall 11 of the outer box. Located at the open end 13 of the outer box 4. More specifically, each hinge 14 is arranged at a predetermined distance from the edge of the lower wall 6 of the inner box 3 and the edge of the lower wall 11 of the outer box at the opening end 13 of the outer box 4. That is, it is disposed at a predetermined distance from the bottom lateral edge of the inner box 3 and the bottom lateral edge of the outer box 4.

  In a preferred embodiment, the rear wall 8 of each inner box 3 is lower than the front wall 7 so that the front wall 7 completely closes each open end 13 of the outer box 4 in the closed position, and the rear wall 8 The interference with the upper wall 10 of the outer box 4 does not hinder the rotation of the inner box 3 around the connection hinge 14 relative to the outer box 4. Moreover, the upper part of each side wall 9 of each inner box 3 is contoured so as to smoothly connect the front wall 7 to the rear wall 8 and eliminate the difference in height.

  The cigarette packet 1 has a stopper for restricting the withdrawal of each inner box 3 from the outer box 4 to prevent the inner box 3 from being completely removed from the outer box 4. For each inner box 3, the stopper protrudes from the side wall 9 to the outside of the inner box 3 and protrudes from the side wall 12 to the inner side of the outer box 4. And two holding pockets 16 located near the open end 13 of the outer box 4. In actual use, when the inner box 3 rotates from the closed position to the open position around the connection hinge 14 with respect to the outer box 4, each holding tab 15 is provided to stop the inner box 3 from being pulled out. Slide inside the holding pocket 16.

  In order to move the inner box 3 to the open position, the user of the cigarette packet 1 holds the outer box 4 with one hand and holds the inner box 3 with the other hand, so that the inner box 3 is moved relative to the outer box 4. Must be moved. As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, each side wall 12 of the outer box 4 is held near each open end 13 by the user of the cigarette packet 1 so that the inner box 3 can be easily grasped. A recess for imposing a pulling force on the side wall 9 is provided.

  In the embodiment of FIGS. 1 to 3, the tobacco packet 1 has two inner boxes 3, each of which is housed inside the outer box 4 so as to rotate between an open position and a closed position. It is hinged to the outer box 4 along the connecting hinge 14. In another embodiment, not shown, the tobacco packet 1 is housed inside the outer box 4 and is hinged 1 to the outer box 4 along the connecting hinge 14 so as to rotate between an open position and a closed position. One inner box 3 is provided. In this case, the outer box 4 is half the size of the outer box 4 of the embodiment of FIGS. 1 to 3 and one of the two open ends 13 of the outer box 4 is closed by an additional side wall.

  As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, each inner box 3 has an open position and a closed position which are hinged to the inner box 3 along the lid hinge 30 and open / close the opening upper end 5 with respect to the inner box 3. It has a lid 29 that rotates between them.

  Each lid 29 forms a rectangular upper wall 31 that faces parallel to the lower wall 6 of the inner box 3 when the lid 29 is in the closed position, and an extension of the rear wall 8 of the inner box 3 when the lid 29 is in the closed position. It has a rectangular rear wall 32 and two triangular side walls 33 that form an extension of the side wall 9 of the inner box 3 when the lid 29 is in the closed position. The hinge 30 of each lid 29 connects the upper edge of the rear wall 8 of the inner box 3 to the lower edge of the rear wall 32 of the lid 29.

  For each inner box 3, the cigarette packet 1 mechanically connects a part of the inner box 3 to a part of the outer box 4 and makes use of the relative movement between the inner box 3 and the outer box 4 to “automatically”. A connection member for opening the lid 29 (ie without actually touching the lid 29). As shown in FIGS. 4, 5, and 6, each connection member is connected so that the user can move the lid 29 by moving the inner box 3 relative to the outer box 4 without actually touching the lid 29 directly. A connection tab 34 for connecting a lid 29 of a certain inner box 3 to the outer box 4 is provided. In other words, by providing the connection tab 34, each lid 29 opens “automatically” by moving the corresponding inner box 3.

  Each connection tab 34 has an outer end 35 that is permanently connected to the upper wall 10 of the outer box 4 and an upper wall 31 of the lid 29 of the inner box 3 that is opposite and related to the outer end 35. Has an inner side 36 permanently connected thereto. Each connection tab 34 is in a folded state (shown in FIG. 4) when the associated inner box 3 is in the closed position inserted inside the outer box 4, and the associated inner box 3 is partially separated from the outer box 4. When it is in the open position pulled out, it is in a spread state (shown in FIG. 6). More specifically, when the inner box 3 is in the closed position (FIG. 4) inserted inside the outer box 4, the connection tab 34 is folded in a “Z” shape, and the upper wall 31 of the lid 29 and the outer box 4. It is completely stored between the upper wall 10 and the upper wall 10.

  Each connection tab 34 is initially separated from the upper wall 10 of the outer box 4 and is simply glued to the upper wall 10 of the outer box 4 (or a corresponding reinforcing flap 27 on the upper wall 10 as will be described in detail below). .

  In the preferred embodiment, each connecting tab 34 is formed from a fairly flexible deformable plastic material and can be repeatedly folded up to 180 ° without significant strain (ie, fatigue failure). In other words, each connection tab 34 is glued to the upper wall 10 of the outer box 4 on one side (at the outer end 35) and on the upper wall 31 of the lid 29 concerned on the opposite side (at the inner end 36). Formed from a piece of glued plastic material. Needless to say, each connection tab 34 may also be made of paper or a multilayer material (for example, made of plastic and paper).

  In the embodiment of FIGS. 4, 5 and 6, the two connection tabs 34 may be joined at the outer end 35 (shown in FIGS. 9 and 10). It is good also as an integral thing (namely, one piece of material) connected by the end 35. FIG.

  The connection tab 34 only acts to open the lid 29 "automatically" and the withdrawal of the inner box 3 from the outer box 4 is limited only by the stopper (ie by the holding tab 15 cooperating with the holding pocket 16) ( It is important to note that it is blocked. Therefore, each connection tab 34 is designed to spread out perfectly when the associated inner box 3 exceeds the “limit” provided by the stopper. Due to the holding action of the stopper, each connection tab 34 never spreads out completely, never restricts the withdrawal of the associated inner box 3 and there is no fear of it being torn.

  As shown in FIG. 7, each inner box 3 is formed by folding a flat, substantially rectangular inner blank 17, each part having the same reference numeral as much as possible with respect to the corresponding part of the inner box 3. Is shown with a superscript index.

  The inner blank 17 includes a panel 8 ′ that forms the rear wall 8, a panel 6 ′ that forms the lower wall 6, and the front wall 7 between the two vertical fold lines 18 and the vertical fold line 18. A number of transverse fold lines 19 forming a panel 7 'to be formed.

  The panel 7 has a reinforcing flap 20 connected to the panel 7 'along the transverse fold line 19, which is folded over the panel 7' at 180 ° to reinforce the upper part of the front wall 7.

  The panel 8 ′ has two side wings 9 ′ that form the inner part of each of the side walls 9 and are arranged on both sides of the panel 8 ′ and separated from the panel 8 ′ by longitudinal fold lines 18. The panel 7 ′ has two lateral wings 9 ″ that form the respective outer part of the side wall 9 and are arranged on both sides of the panel 7 ′ and separated from the panel 7 ′ by longitudinal fold lines 18. Each side wing 9 'of 8' has a tab 21 separated from the side wing 9 'by a transverse fold line 19, which is folded 90 ° with respect to the side wing 9' and finally paneled Each side wing 9 ′ is formed with a window 22 including a holding tab 15. Further, each side wing 9 ″ finally has a holding tab 15. The recess 23 is arranged so as to overlap with the.

  The inner blank 17 also forms the rear wall 32 of the lid 29 and is connected to the panel 8 ′ along the lid hinge 30, the panel 31 ′ forming the upper wall 31 of the lid 29, and the lid 29 Two side wings 33 ′ forming side walls 33 are provided. Each side wing 33 ′ has a tab 37 that is bent at 90 ° with respect to the side wing 33 ′ and fixed to the inner surface of the panel 31 ′.

  As shown in FIG. 8, the outer box 4 is formed by folding a flat, substantially rectangular outer blank 24, each part of which is given the same reference numeral as much as possible with respect to the corresponding part of the outer box 4. It is shown with a superscript index.

  The outer blank 24 has two longitudinal fold lines 25 and a large number of lateral fold lines 26, and these lateral fold lines 26 form an inner portion of the lower wall 11 between the longitudinal fold lines 25. Panel 11 'forming one side wall 12, panel 10' forming upper wall 10, panel 12 "forming the other side wall 12, and panel 11" forming the outer portion of lower wall 11 , Forming.

  The panel 10 'has two reinforcing tabs 27 located on both sides of the panel 10' and separated from the panel 10 'by longitudinal fold lines 25, which are folded 180 degrees and glued onto the panel 10'. Thus, the upper wall 10 is reinforced.

  Each of the panels 12 ', 12 "has two retaining pockets 16, which are located on either side of the panel 12' and are separated from the panels 12 ', 12" by longitudinal fold lines 25 and folded 180 °. And glued onto the panels 12 ', 12 ".

  The panel 11 'has two connecting tabs 28 located on both sides of the panel 11' and separated from the panel 11 'by a longitudinal fold line 25 and folded over the panel 11' by 180 °. Each connection tab 28 is bonded to the lower wall 6 of each inner box 3 and hinges the inner box 3 to the outer box 4.

  Reference numeral 1 in FIGS. 11, 12, and 13 indicates an entire straight slide open type hard cigarette packet forming a part of the present invention.

  The tobacco packet 1 in FIG. 11 includes an inner package 2 (having a group of cigarettes, schematically shown in FIG. 12), a hard inner box 3 that actually stores the inner package 2, and a hard outer box 4, Have The outer box accommodates the inner box 3 and is in a closed state (FIG. 11) in which the inner box 3 is completely inserted into the outer box 4 and the inner box 3 to allow access to the inner package 2. The inner box 3 can be translated and slid with respect to the outer box 4 between the opened state (FIGS. 12 and 13) partially pulled out from the outer box 4.

  The inner box 3 is formed in a parallelepiped shape having a rectangular cross section, and has an opening upper end 5 and is formed in a cup shape. The inner box 3 is hinged to the inner box 3 along the lid hinge 30 and is between the open position (FIGS. 12 and 13) and the closed position (FIG. 11) for opening and closing the upper opening 5 with respect to the inner box 3. Has a cup-shaped lid 29 that rotates.

  The inner box 3 includes a lower wall opposite to the upper end 5 of the opening, a front wall 7 and a rear wall 8 facing each other in parallel, and two parallel side walls 9 sandwiched between the walls 7 and 8.

  The lid 29 is cup-shaped, and has an upper wall 31 (facing parallel to the lower wall of the inner box 3 when the lid 29 is closed), and a rear wall 32 connected to the rear wall 8 of the inner box 3 by a lid hinge 30. , And two parallel side walls 33.

  The outer box 4 has a parallelepiped shape and a cup shape having a rectangular cross section, and is sandwiched between the lower wall 11 opposite to the upper end 13 of the opening, the front wall 42 and the rear wall 43 facing each other in parallel, and the walls 42 and 43. Two parallel side walls 12.

  As shown in FIGS. 11 and 12, the front wall 42 of the outer box 4 has a through window 44 that allows access to the front wall 7 of the inner box 3 to push the inner box 3 between a closed state and an open state. have.

  The cigarette packet 1 mechanically connects a part of the inner box 3 to a part of the outer box 4 and “automatically” by the relative movement between the inner box 3 and the outer box 4, ie the user actually puts it on the lid 29. It has a connecting member for opening the lid 29 without the need for contact. Therefore, the user needs to impose a sufficient thrust force to slide the inner box 3 relative to the outer box 4 without touching the “automatically” rotated lid 29. In this embodiment of the cigarette packet 1, the connecting member also acts to restrict and reject the withdrawal of the inner box 3 from the outer box 4.

  As shown in FIGS. 13 to 16, the connection member has a connection tab 34 that connects the lid 29 of the inner box 3 to the outer box 4, so that the movement of the inner box 3 with respect to the outer box is also actually performed by the user. The lid 29 is moved without touching the lid 29. In other words, the connection tab 34 provides an “automatic” opening of the lid 29 by moving the inner box 3 and at the same time prevents the inner box 3 from being pulled out of the outer box 4.

  As shown in FIGS. 13 to 16, the connection tab 34 connects the rear wall 32 of the lid 29 to the rear wall 43 of the outer box 4. More specifically, the outer end 35 of the connection tab 34 is permanently connected to the rear wall 43 of the outer box 4, and the inner end 36 on the opposite side of the outer end 35 is connected to the lid 29 of the inner box 3. Permanently connected to the rear wall 32. The connection tab 34 is in a folded state (shown in FIG. 14) when the inner box 3 is in a closed position where the inner box 3 is inserted inside the outer box 4, and the inner box 3 is partially pulled out of the outer box. When it is, it becomes a spread state (shown in FIG. 16). More specifically, when the inner box 3 is in the closed position (FIG. 14) inserted inside the outer box 4, the connection tab 34 is folded into the “Z” state.

  In the embodiment of FIGS. 13 to 16, the outer end 35 of the connection tab 34 is bonded to the outer surface of the rear wall 43 of the outer box 4. In the embodiment of FIGS. 17 to 20 (which is completely equivalent to the embodiment of FIGS. 13 to 16 from the viewpoint of operation), the outer end 35 of the connection tab 34 is bonded to the inner surface of the rear wall of the outer box 4. The

  Like the connection tab 34 of the tobacco packet 1 of FIGS. 1-6, the connection tab 34 of the tobacco packet 1 in FIGS. 11-20 is initially separated from the containers 3, 4 (ie from the corresponding blank). And is simply glued to the containers 3, 4 (ie to the corresponding blanks). Similarly, the connecting tabs 34 are preferably formed from a fairly flexible, deformable plastic material that can be repeatedly folded up to 180 ° without causing significant strain (ie, fatigue failure). In other words, the connection tab 34 is glued to the rear wall 43 of the outer box 4 on one side (at the outer end 35) and to the rear wall 32 of the lid 29 on the opposite side (at the inner end 36). Formed from a piece of plastic material. Needless to say, the connection tab 34 may also be made of paper or a multilayer material (for example, made of plastic and paper).

  In the illustrated embodiment, the lid 29 is hinged to the rear wall 8 of the inner box 3. In another embodiment not shown, the lid 29 is hinged to the rear wall 43 of the outer box 4, in which case the connection tab 34 is turned upside down.

  Reference numeral 1 in FIGS. 21 to 23 indicates the entire straight slide open type hard tobacco packet which does not constitute a part of the present invention.

  The cigarette packet 1 of FIG. 21 has an inner package 2 (having a group of cigarettes), an inner box 3 that houses the inner package 2, and an outer box 4. The outer box is partially pulled out of the outer box 4 so that the user can directly access the inner package 2 when the inner box 3 is completely inserted into the outer box 4 (FIG. 21). The inner box 3 is accommodated so that the inner box 3 can slide straight with respect to the outer box 4 between the opened state (FIG. 22).

  As shown in FIG. 23, the inner box 3 is formed in a parallelepiped shape, and is sandwiched between the lower wall 6, the upper wall 45, the front wall 7 and the rear wall 8 facing each other in parallel, and the front wall 7 and the rear wall 8. It has two parallel side walls 9 facing each other. The upper wall 45 has an open upper end 5 in the vicinity of the front wall 7, and the upper end extends to a part of the side wall 9 and is located outside the outer box 4 when the inner box 3 is in the open position. It enables the user to pull out a cigarette (not shown) from the inner box 3 after the package 2 is first opened.

  As shown in FIG. 23, the outer box 4 also has a parallelepiped shape, and is located on the opposite side of the upper wall 10, the lower wall 11, the two parallel side walls 12 facing each other, the rear wall 46, and the rear wall 46. It has an open end 13 through which the inner box 3 slides. The rear wall 46 of the outer box 4 is shaped and sized so that the user can apply pressure to the rear wall 8 of the inner box 3 through the rear wall 46 in order to slide the inner box 3 to the open position. A central hole is provided.

  The packet 1 of cigarette has a connection member for mechanically connecting a part of the inner box 3 to a part of the outer box 4 and restricting the withdrawal of the inner box 3 from the outer box 4. In other words, also in this embodiment of the tobacco packet 1, the connecting member restricts the drawer of the inner box 3 and prevents the inner box from being completely removed from the outer box 4.

  As shown in FIGS. 24 and 25, the connecting member has two connecting tabs 34 located on both sides of the inner box 3, each of which connects the side wall 9 of the inner box 3 to the side wall 12 of the outer box 4. ing. Specifically, the outer end 35 of each connection tab 34 is permanently connected to the corresponding side wall 1 of the outer box 4, and the inner end 36 on the opposite side of the outer end 35 is the corresponding side wall of the inner box 3. 9 is permanently connected. Each connection tab 34 is in a folded state (shown in FIG. 24) when the inner box 3 is in the closed position inserted inside the outer box 4, and the inner box 3 is partially pulled out of the outer box 4. When in the open position, it is in an expanded state (shown in FIG. 25). More specifically, when the inner box 3 is in the closed position (FIG. 24) inserted inside the outer box 4, each connection tab 34 is folded into a “U” shape.

  Like the connection tab 34 of the tobacco packet 1 of FIGS. 1-6, the connection tab 34 of the tobacco packet 1 in FIGS. 21-24 is initially separated from the containers 3, 4 (ie, from the corresponding blank) and simply Adhere to containers 3, 4 (ie to the corresponding blank). Similarly, each connection tab 34 is preferably formed from a deformable plastic material that is fairly flexible so that it can be repeatedly folded up to 180 ° without significant strain (ie, fatigue failure). In other words, each connection tab 34 is glued to the corresponding side wall 12 of the outer box 4 on one side (at the outer end 35) and to the corresponding side wall 9 of the inner box 3 on the opposite side (at the inner end 36). Formed from a single piece of plastic material. Needless to say, each connection tab 34 may also be made of paper or a multilayer material (for example, made of plastic and paper).

  The tobacco packet 1 described above has a number of advantages.

  First of all, the fact that each connection tab 34 is initially separated from the blanks 17, 24 reduces the width of the blanks 17, 24, thereby greatly increasing the amount of waste material produced when punching the blanks 17, 24. This means that the packaging material costs are reduced.

  Second, each connection tab 34, initially separated from the blanks 17, 24, can be made of a different material (more suitable for its function) than the containers 3, 4 (ie, the blanks 17, 24). . In this connection, it is important to note that the connection tabs 34 are typically much thinner than the material of the containers 3, 4 (ie blanks 17, 24).

  Third, the tobacco packet 1 described above is a very thin connection tab 34 made of a plastic material specially designed to connect the containers 3, 4 (ie, much thinner than the material of the containers 3, 4). By using, the volume of the outer box is effectively utilized.

  Finally, the cigarette packet 1 described above is inexpensive and easy to manufacture by including only small minor modifications to a similar standard tobacco packet.

  A method for manufacturing the tobacco packet 1 described above with reference to FIGS. 1 to 6 will be described below with reference to FIGS. 9 and 10.

  The method includes forming two inner packages 2, placing each inner package 2 on a respective inner blank 17, and folding each inner blank 17 around the inner package 2 to form a corresponding inner box 3. The two inner boxes 3 are placed on the outer blank 24, and the outer blank 24 is folded around the inner box 3 to form the outer box 4.

  As shown in FIG. 9, the two connection tabs 34 are joined at the outer end 35 before the inner box 3 is placed on the outer blank 24, and the outer end 35 of the connection tab 34 is simultaneously reinforced by an adhesive 40. In a state where the flap 27 is sandwiched, it is adhered to the panel 10 ′ (forming the upper wall 10 of the outer box 4) of the outer blank 24. Next, as shown in FIG. 10, when the inner box 3 is placed on the outer blank 24, the inner end 36 of each connection tab 34 is bonded to the upper wall 31 of the lid 29 of each inner box 3 by an adhesive 41. Glued to.

  In an alternative equivalent embodiment, the inner end 36 of each connection tab 34 is bonded to the upper wall 31 of the lid 29 by an adhesive 41 before placing the inner box 3 on the outer blank 24. Then, when the inner box 3 is placed on the outer blank 24, the outer end 35 of the connection tab 34 is formed so that the reinforcing flap 27 is sandwiched between the adhesive 40 and the panel 10 ′ of the outer blank 24 (on the outer box 4. To form a wall 10).

  As shown in FIG. 10, while the connection tab 34 is completely folded, the outer end 35 of the connection tab 34 is bonded to the panel 10 of the outer blank 24 by the adhesive 40 (with the reinforcing flap 27 sandwiched). 'Glued to. Next, as shown in FIG. 10, each inner box 3 is at least partially partially bonded to the upper wall 31 of the lid 29 to the inner end 36 of the connection tab 34 while the connection tab 34 is in the expanded state. Is placed on the outer blank 24 that is partially pre-folded at a position outside the outer blank 24 (parallel to the blank) (i.e., completely placed on the outer blank 24). Is arranged in parallel to the outer blank 24, and in some cases, it is arranged in a slightly overlapping manner). Eventually, each inner box 3 is further placed on the outer blank 24 (ie, in a position corresponding to the closed position where the inner box 3 is inserted inside the outer box 4), and further connected tabs 34 is moved (translationally moved) with respect to the outer blank 24 so as to fold (from the position of FIG. 10, the two inner boxes 3 are pushed into the outer blank 24 so as to face each other).

  Once the two inner boxes 3 are pushed into the inside of the outer blank 24 (ie, in a position corresponding to the closed position), the outer blank 24 is completely folded around the two inner boxes 3 and the cigarette Packet 1 is completed.

  As shown in FIG. 9, before the two inner boxes 3 are placed on the outer blank 24, the panel 10 ′ (along with the panels 12 ′ and 11 ′) is in relation to the panel 12 ″ with a corresponding transverse fold line 26. The outer end 35 of the two connecting tabs 34 is the panel of the outer blank 24 before the panel 10 'is folded 90 ° (with the panels 12', 11 ') against the panel 12 ". It is preferably bonded to 10 '(in the form of sandwiching the reinforcing flap 27).

  Adhesive 40 and / or adhesive 41 is “fresh” immediately before use (ie, immediately before the ends 35, 36 of the connecting tab 34 are applied to the reinforcing tab 27 of the panel 10 ′ or the upper wall 31 of the lid 29). It may be applied in such a state. Alternatively (from a long time ago), it can be pre-applied and completely dried before use, and the end 35 or 36 of the connecting tab 34 can be applied to the reinforcing flap 27 of the panel 10 'or the upper wall 31 of the lid 29 as required. It may be activated by heating (after contact).

  Although described with reference to the tobacco packet 1 shown in FIGS. 1 to 6, the above manufacturing method is used in exactly the same manner as the tobacco packet 1 of FIGS. 11 to 16 and FIGS. 21 to 25. It is important to keep in mind that you can.

  The manufacturing method described above has a number of advantages.

  First of all, according to the method, the described tobacco packet 1 can be manufactured quickly and accurately.

  Second, even if an existing packaging machine is used, the method can be easily and inexpensively implemented with only a few minor changes.

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At least one inner package (2) containing a group of packaged tobaccos;
At least one inner box (3) for accommodating the inner package (2), wherein the inner box (3) is hinged to the inner box (3) along the upper end of the opening (5) and the lid hinge (30). 3) at least one inner box (3) having a hinge lid (29) rotating between an open position and a closed position for opening and closing the opening upper end (5) with respect to 3);
An outer box (4) for accommodating the inner box (3), wherein the inner box (3) is inserted into the outer box (4), and the inner box (3) is an outer box (4). An outer box (4) capable of sliding the inner box (3) between an open position drawn at least partially from
A connection tab (34) for mechanically connecting the part (31; 32; 9) of the inner box (3) to the corresponding part (10; 43; 12) of the outer box (4), The end (35) is bonded to the corresponding part (31; 32; 9) of the outer box (4), and the inner end (36) thereof is the corresponding part (10; 43) of the inner box (3). A connecting tab (34) glued to 12),
The connection tab (34) is connected to the inner box so that the sliding movement of the inner box (3) relative to the outer box (4) causes the hinge lid (29) to rotate correspondingly around the lid hinge (30). A slide open type hard tobacco packet (1) for connecting the hinge lid (29) of (3) to an outer box (4),
The connection tab (34) connects the rear wall (43) of the outer box (4) to the rear wall (32) of the hinge lid (29), and the tobacco packet (1).   The connection tab (34) is initially separated from the inner box (3) and the outer box (4) and is simply bonded to the inner box (3) and the outer box (4). The cigarette packet (1) according to 1. The inner box (3) and the outer box (4) are formed by folding and bonding corresponding blanks (17, 24), and the connection tab (34) is initially formed by the inner box (3). And the outer box (4), that is, separated from the two blanks (17, 24), and the inner box (3) and the outer box (4), ie, the two blanks (17, 24) are simply The tobacco packet (1) according to claim 1, which is glued to the body.   The tobacco packet (1) according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the connection tab (34) is made of a material different from that of the inner box (3) and the outer box (4).   The connection tab (34) is in a folded state when the inner box (3) is in a closed position inserted inside the outer box (4), and the inner box (3) is in the outer box (3). The tobacco packet (1) according to any one of claims 1 to 4, which is in an unfolded state when in an open position partially extracted from 4).   The cigarette packet according to claim 5, wherein when the inner box (3) is in a closed position inserted inside the outer box (4), the connection tab (34) is folded in a "Z" shape. (1).   The cigarette packet according to claim 5, wherein when the inner box (3) is in a closed position inserted inside the outer box (4), the connection tab (34) is folded in a "U" shape. (1).   The tobacco packet (1) according to any one of claims 1 to 7, wherein the connection tab (34) forms a stopper for restricting the inner box (3) from being pulled out from the outer box (4). At least one inner package (2) containing a group of packaged tobaccos;
At least one inner box (3) for accommodating the inner package (2);
An outer box (4) for accommodating the inner box (3), wherein the inner box (3) is inserted into the outer box (4), and the inner box (3) is an outer box (4). An outer box (4) capable of sliding the inner box (3) between an open position drawn at least partially from
A slide open having a connection tab (34) for mechanically connecting the part (31; 32; 9) of the inner box (3) to the corresponding part (10; 43; 12) of the outer box (4) A method for producing a tobacco packet (1), comprising:
Forming an inner package (2);
Placing the inner package (2) on an inner blank (17);
Folding the inner blank (17) around the inner package (2) to form an inner box (3);
Placing the inner box (3) on the outer blank (24);
Folding the outer blank (24) around the inner box (3) to form the outer box (4); and before placing the inner box (3) on the outer blank (24), 34) adhering the outer end (35) to the outer blank (24) or adhering the inner end (36) of the connection tab (34) to the inner box (3);
When the inner box (3) is placed on the outer blank (24), the inner end (36) of the connection tab (34) is adhered to the inner box (3) or the connection tab (34). Adhering the outer end (35) of the outer blank (24) to a method of manufacturing a slide open tobacco packet (1)
The method further comprises:
With the connection tab (34) open, the outer end (35) of the connection tab (34) is glued to the outer blank (24), or the inner end of the connection tab (34) ( Adhering 36) to the inner box (3);
Placing the inner box (3) on the outer blank (24) in a position such that at least a portion thereof is outside the outer blank (24) with the connection tab (34) open;
The inner box (3) is moved relative to the outer blank (24) to a position corresponding to a closed position where the inner box (3) is inserted inside the outer box (4), and the connection tab (34) is moved. And a step of folding. Bonding the outer end (35) of the connection tab (34) to the corresponding panel (10 ') of the outer blank (24) before placing the inner box (3) on the outer blank (24); ,
When the inner box (3) is placed on the outer blank (24), the inner end (36) of the connection tab (34) is bonded to the corresponding part (31; 32; 9) of the inner box (3). 10. The method of claim 9, further comprising: Before placing the inner box (3) on the outer blank (24), the inner end (36) of the connection tab (34) is bonded to the corresponding part (31; 32; 9) of the inner box (3) And the stage of
Bonding the outer end (35) of the connection tab (34) to the corresponding panel (10 ') of the outer blank (24) when placing the inner box (3) on the outer blank (24); 10. The method of claim 9, further comprising:

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