TECHNICAL FIELD
[0001] The present invention relates to a rigid hinged-lid package containing small-sized
tobacco articles.
[0002] The present invention finds advantageous application to a package of cigarettes,
to which the following description will make explicit reference without implying any
loss of generality.
PRIOR ART
[0003] The patent
US4771882A1 describes a rigid hinged-lid package of cigarettes that has been modified to house
a group of small-sized cigarettes, i.e. a group of cigarettes smaller with respect
to the total inner volume (because the group of cigarettes is composed of a number
of cigarettes fewer than the number of standard cigarettes, and/or because the cigarettes
have a smaller diameter than the standard diameter). In particular, the package of
cigarettes comprises a filler, which is made of corrugated cardboard and is inserted
inside the package of cigarettes to occupy the portion of the inner volume left free
by the group of cigarettes. The function of the filler is to avoid empty spaces inside
the packet of cigarettes and thus preventing the group of cigarettes from "shaking"
inside the package of cigarettes; in fact, if the group of cigarettes were free to
"shake" inside the package of cigarettes, the movement of the group of cigarettes
during the handling of the package of cigarettes (both in the production step, and
during the distribution and sales step) would subject the cigarettes to mechanical
stress that could easily determine an emptying of the tips (i.e. loss of tobacco fibers
from the free ends of the cigarettes).
[0004] However, the filler described in patent
US4771882A1 has some drawbacks. First, the insertion of the filler inside of the package of cigarettes
involves considerable constructional complications in the packing machine that must
be modified for handling relatively large-sized solid objects (the fillers). In particular,
the fillers always occupy significant volumes and therefore require a large occupation
of space for their handling; consequently, in an existing packing machine it is challenging
to find free space for adding the necessary elements for handling the fillers. Moreover,
said filler uses a relatively high amount of material with an evident increase of
expenses and environmental costs of production and disposal (after the use) of the
package of cigarettes; consider, for example that the mass of the filler is comparable,
if not higher, to the total mass of the wrapping material used to form the package
of cigarettes.
[0005] Patent applications
EP0443365A2,
EP0801011A1 and
EP2666736A1 describe a rigid hinged-lid package of cigarettes that has been modified to house
a group of small-size cigarettes. The package of cigarettes comprises a collar, which
is provided with containment elements that project inwards to rest against the group
of cigarettes in order to prevent the group of cigarettes from "shaking" inside the
package of cigarettes. However, this technical solution has some drawbacks, since
it is not always able to adequately hold the group of cigarettes in place (i.e. is
not always able to effectively prevent the group of cigarettes from "shaking" inside
the package of cigarettes).
[0006] The patent
US2983424A1 describes, in the embodiment illustrated in Figures 26-30, a rigid hinged-lid package
of cigarettes that has been modified to house a group of small-sized cigarettes. The
package of cigarettes comprises a collar, which comprises an intermediate wall dividing
the inner volume of the container into a main compartment which is open on the upper
side and in a second compartment arranged alongside the main compartment. However,
this technical solution has some drawbacks as it requires the use of a single complexly
shaped blank that for its production entails a considerable waste of wrapping material
and, above all, the folding thereof requires extremely complex folding devices.
DESCRIPTION OF INVENTION
[0007] The object of the present invention is to provide a rigid hinged-lid package containing
small-sized tobacco articles, which rigid package is free from the drawbacks described
above and is, at the same time, easy and inexpensive to manufacture.
[0008] According to the present invention, a rigid hinged-lid package containing small-sized
tobacco articles, as claimed in the attached claims is provided.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
[0009] The present invention will now be described with reference to the accompanying drawings,
which illustrate some examples of non-limiting embodiments, wherein:
- Figure 1 is a perspective front view of a rigid package of cigarettes in a closed
configuration produced according to the present invention;
- Figure 2 is a rear perspective view of the package of cigarettes of Figure 1 in a
closed configuration;
- Figures 3 and 4 are two different front perspective views of the package of cigarettes
of Figure 1 in an open configuration;
- Figure 5 is a plan view of a group of cigarettes housed in the package of cigarettes
of Figure 1;
- Figure 6 is a plan view of a different embodiment of the group of cigarettes of Figure
5;
- Figure 7 is a schematic view and in cross section of the package of cigarettes of
Figure 1;
- Figure 8 is a perspective view of a collar of the package of cigarettes of Figure
1;
- Figure 9 is a further perspective and partially unfolded view of the collar of Figure
1;
- Figure 10 is a plan view of a blank used to produce a container of the package of
cigarettes of Figure 1;
- Figure 11 is a plan view of a blank used to produce the collar of Figure 8;
- Figure 12 is a schematic view and in cross section of an alternative of the package
of cigarettes of Figure 1; and
- Figure 13 is a plan view of an alternative of the blank of Figure 11 used for producing
the package of cigarettes of Figure 12.
PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS OF THE INVENTION
[0010] In Figures 1-4, number 1 denotes as a whole a rigid package of cigarettes, which
comprises a parallelepiped-shaped container 2 and a single (one) inner wrapper 3 (illustrated
in Figures 3 and 4) which encloses a group of cigarettes (illustrated in figure 5)
and is housed inside the container 2. The inner wrapper 3 is parallelepiped-shaped
and is is made from a metal wrapping foil wrapped around the group of cigarettes.
As illustrated in Figure 5, the group of cigarettes comprises twenty cigarettes arranged
in four rows each having five cigarettes; alternatively, as illustrated in Figure
6, the group of cigarettes comprises twenty cigarettes arranged in six rows arranged
laterally and aligning three cigarettes and a row arranged centrally and aligning
two cigarettes.
[0011] As illustrated in Figures 1-4, the container 2 has an open upper end 4 and is provided
with a lid 5, which is cup-shaped and is hinged to container 2 along a hinge 6 to
rotate, with respect to the container 2, between an open position (illustrated in
figures 3 and 4) and a closed position (illustrated in figures 1 and 2) of the open
upper end 4.
[0012] The lid 5, when in its closed position, gives the container 2 a rectangular parallelepiped
shape having an upper wall 7 and a lower wall 8 parallel and opposite to each other,
a front wall 9 and a rear wall 10 parallel and opposite to each other, and two side
walls 11 parallel and opposite to each other. Between the side walls 11 and the front
9 and rear 10 walls four longitudinal edges are defined, while between the upper 7
and lower 8 walls and the front 9, rear 10 and side walls 11 eight transverse edges
are defined; in particular, between the upper 7 and lower 8 walls and the front 9
and rear 10 walls four larger transverse edges are defined, while between the upper
7 and lower 8 walls and the side walls 11 four smaller transverse edges are defined.
[0013] As illustrated in Figures 3 and 4, the inner wrapper 3 (i.e. the group of cigarettes
contained inside the inner wrapper 3) has a smaller (significantly) cross section
than the cross section of the container 2, and therefore in the container 2 a space
of significant size remains (approximately 10-50% of the total volume of the container
2) not occupied by the inner wrapper 3. In particular, the inner wrapper 3 is narrower
with respect to the container 2 (i.e. the width of the inner wrapper 3 is smaller
than the width of the container 2), the inner wrapper 3 has the same depth of the
container 2 (i.e. the depth of the inner wrapper 3 is equal to the depth of the container
2), and the inner wrapper 3 has the same height of the container 2 (i.e. the height
of the inner wrapper 3 is equal to the height of the container 2). According to a
different embodiment not illustrated, the inner wrapper 3 is narrower with respect
to the container 2 (i.e. the width of the inner wrapper 3 is smaller than the width
of the container 2) and, at the same time, the inner wrapper 3 is also less in depth
with respect to the container 2 (i.e. the depth of the inner wrapper 3 is smaller
than the depth of the container 2) and/or the inner wrapper 3 is also lower with respect
to the container 2 (i.e. the height of the inner wrapper 3 is smaller than the height
of the container 2). The width of the inner wrapper 3 and of the container 2 is measured
perpendicular to the side walls 11 of the container 2, the depth of the inner wrapper
3 and of the container 2 is measured perpendicular to the front 9 and rear 10 walls
of the container 2, and the height of the inner wrapper 3 and of the inner container
2 is measured perpendicular to the upper 7 and lower 8 walls of the container 2. Usually,
the group of cigarettes has a smaller size with respect to the standard size because
the group of cigarettes is composed of a number of cigarettes fewer than the number
of standard cigarettes, and/or because the cigarettes have a diameter smaller than
the standard diameter (the so-called
"slim" or
"superslim" cigarettes).
[0014] As illustrated in Figures 3 and 4, the package 1 also comprises a collar 12 which
embraces the inner wrapper 3, is connected (by means of glue) inside the container
2 to project partly outwards of the open upper end 4 and to engage a corresponding
inner surface of lid 5 when lid 5 is arranged in the aforementioned closed position.
[0015] As illustrated in Figure 7, the collar 12 comprises a side wall 13 which innerly
rests against and is glued (by means of glue A) to a corresponding side wall 11 of
the container 2, a front wall 14 which innerly rests against and is glued (by means
of glue B) to the front wall 9 of the container 2, a side wall 15 which is opposite
to the side wall 13 and innerly rests against and is glued (by means of glue C) to
a corresponding side wall 11 of the container 2, a rear wall 16 which is opposite
to the front wall 14 and innerly rests against and is glued (by means of glue D) to
the rear wall 10 of the container 2 (alternatively the rear wall 16 could only innerly
rest against without being glued to the rear wall 10 of the container 2, i.e. the
glue D may not be provided), and an intermediate (partition) wall 17 which is arranged
between the side walls 13 and 15 of the collar 12 (i.e. arranged in a central position),
is perpendicular to the walls 14 and 16 of the collar 12, is parallel to the side
walls 13 and 15 of the collar 2, and divides the inner volume of the container 2 into
a main compartment 18 which is open on the upper side and houses inside the inner
wrapper 3 and a second compartment 19 which is open on the upper side and is arranged
next to the main compartment 18. In other words, the intermediate wall 17 is located
inside the container 2 and divides the inner volume of the container 2 into the main
compartment 18 and into the second compartment 19; accordingly, the intermediate wall
17 separates the two compartments 18 and 19 one with respect to the other and forms
the boundary between the two compartments 18 and 19 themselves. In the embodiment
illustrated in the attached figures, the two compartments 18 and 19 roughly have the
same width (i.e. the same size as a whole). According to other and perfectly equivalent
embodiments the two compartments 18 and 19 have different widths (and therefore size);
in this case the main compartment 18 may be either larger (therefore larger as a whole)
or narrow (therefore smaller as a whole) than the second compartment 19.
[0016] It is important to note that the front wall 9 and the side walls 11 of the container
2 have respective upper edges which delimit the open upper end 4 of the container
2; the front wall 14 and the side walls 13 and 15 of the collar 12 projecting beyond
the upper edges of the corresponding front wall 9 and side walls 11 of the container
2.
[0017] It is important to note that the glue D interposed between the rear wall 16 of the
collar 12 and the rear wall 10 of the container 2 is useful for stiffening the collar
12 and thus making the partition wall 17 of the collar 12 more stable; however, the
glue D is not indispensable and could therefore also not be applied.
[0018] As illustrated in Figures 3 and 4, the front wall 14 of the collar 12 has on the
upper side a window 20 that is arranged outside of the container 2 (i.e. is located
completely in the part of the front wall 14 that projects from the container 2) at
the main compartment 18 (i.e. at the inner wrapper 3) and is "U"-shaped; the window
20 has the function of facilitating the extraction of the cigarettes from the inner
wrapper 3.
[0019] The collar 12 has the function of maintaining in a correct position the inner wrapper
3, i.e. to prevent the inner wrapper 3 from performing unwanted movement inside the
container 2 (since the inner wrapper 3 is smaller than the container 2). Furthermore,
the collar 12 also has the function of maintaining the lid 5 in the closed position
with a given force to prevent unwanted openings of the lid 5; said "locking" function
of the lid 5 in the closed position is carried out thanks to the fact that when the
lid 5 is in the closed position the collar 12 partially projects from the open end
of the container 2 and then engages a corresponding inner surface of lid 5: in this
way to open the lid 5 it is required to elastically and slightly deform the lid 5
and/or the collar 12 and therefore it is required to apply a given force to the lid
5 to open the lid 5. According to a preferred embodiment illustrated in the attached
figures, the front wall 14 of the collar 12 is provided with a pair of extensions
which project laterally to engage with interference the lid 5 when the lid 5 is in
the closed position so as to maintain with greater force the lid 5 in the closed position.
According to a different embodiment not illustrated, the front wall 14 of the inner
collar 12 is free from the extensions.
[0020] The inner wrapper 3 is maintained in a correct position by compensating the smaller
width of the inner wrapper 3 with respect to the width of the container 2 due to the
presence of the intermediate wall 17 against which the inner wrapper 3 rests. In other
words, the inner wrapper 3 on the front side rests against the front wall 14 of the
collar 12 and against the front wall 9 of the container 2, on the rear side rests
against the rear wall 10 of the container 2, and, from one side, laterally rests against
the side wall 13 of the collar 12 and against a side wall 11 of the container 2 and,
from the opposite side, against the intermediate wall 17 of the collar 12.
[0021] As illustrated in Figures 7, 8 and 9, the collar 12 comprises a support element 21,
which is raised (projects) towards the inside and rests against the intermediate wall
17 of the collar 12 (on the opposite side with respect to the inner wrapper 3) maintaining
the intermediate wall 17 in the correct position (i.e. to support the intermediate
wall 17). In other words, the support element 21 forms a projection that projects
towards the inside from the side wall 15 of the collar 12 and rests against the intermediate
wall 17 of the collar 12 to support the intermediate wall 17; in this way, the support
element 21 maintains the intermediate wall 17 of the collar 12 perpendicular to the
two front walls 14 and 15 of the collar 12. As a result, the support element 21 prevents
the intermediate wall 17 of the collar 12 from rotating (collapsing) inside the second
compartment 19; it is important to note that the intermediate wall 17 of the collar
12 cannot rotate (collapse) inside the primary compartment 18 as the primary compartment
18 is fully engaged by the inner wrapper 3 (in other words, towards the primary compartment
18 the intermediate wall 17 of the collar 12 rests against the inner wrapper 3), whereas
the intermediate wall 17 of the collar 12 may rotate (collapse) inside the second
compartment 19 which is empty. The support element 21 is "L"-shaped in cross section
and comprises a panel 22 which originates from the side wall 15 of collar 12 and is
arranged perpendicular to the side wall 15 and a panel 23 which is joined to the panel
22 along a pre-weakened folding line, it originates from the front wall 14 of the
collar 12, is arranged perpendicular to the front wall 14 and rests against the intermediate
wall 17 of the collar 12.
[0022] According to a preferred (but not binding) embodiment, the intermediate wall 17 of
the collar 12 is constrained to the panel 23 of the support element 21 so as to prevent
a relative movement between the intermediate wall 17 of the collar 12 and the panel
23 of the support element 21. Thanks to the connection (constraint) between the intermediate
wall 17 of the collar 12 and the panel 23 of the support element 21, the position
of the intermediate wall 17 of the collar 12 is more stable, particularly (but not
only) during the production of the package 1 of cigarettes, i.e. when the collar 12
has been folded and coupled to the inner wrapper 3 and has not yet been inserted inside
the container 2.
[0023] According to the embodiment illustrated in Figures 1-11, the intermediate wall 17
of the collar 12 is mechanically constrained to the panel 23 of the support element
21 by means of a mechanical interlocking joint.
[0024] According to a preferred (but not binding) embodiment, the intermediate wall 17 of
the collar 12 comprises two through cuts 24, each of which is arranged at an edge
of the panel 23 of the support element 21 and is suited to receive in the inside thereof
the edge of the panel 23. In other words, by pushing laterally (i.e. externally to
the through cuts 24) the intermediate wall 17 of the collar 12 towards the panel 23
of the support element 21, the intermediate wall 17 is slightly deformed at the through
cuts 24 inserting inside the through cuts 24 corresponding edges of the panel 23 and
thereby obtaining a mechanical interlocking joint between the wall 17 and the panel
23. According to a preferred embodiment, each through cut 24 is inclined relative
to the corresponding edge of the panel 23 of the support element 21, or form an obtuse
angle (or an acute angle depending on the side of observation) with the edge of the
panel 23; accordingly, each through cut 24 is also inclined relative to the edges
of the intermediate wall 17, i.e. forms an acute angle (or obtuse depending on the
side of observation) with the edges of the intermediate wall 17; preferably, the two
through cuts 24 are inclined so as to be diverging from each other (i.e. entering
inside the intermediate wall 17 the two through cuts 24 progressively move away one
from the other). Furthermore, according to a preferred embodiment, each through cut
24 ends with a curl 25 (i.e. with a "U"-shaped portion) to prevent the cut 24 from
continuing along the remaining part of the intermediate wall 17 thus tearing the cardboard
constituting the intermediate wall 17. There also may be only one through cut 24 arranged
on a single side of the panel 23 of the support element 21 instead of two through
cuts 24 arranged from opposite sides of the panel element 23 of the support element
21.
[0025] According to other embodiments not illustrated other methods of forming a mechanical
interlocking joint between the intermediate wall 17 of the collar 12 and the panel
23 of the support element 21, different from the cuts 24 described above, are also
possible.
[0026] As illustrated in Figure 10, the container 2 is obtained starting from a flat blank
26 having a known type substantially rectangular elongated shape.
[0027] As illustrated in Figure 11, the collar 12 is obtained starting from a flat blank
27 which is shaped to be cut without waste (scrap) from a continuous strip of wrapping
material. As illustrated in Figure 11, the panels 22 and 23 of the support element
21 are made up of part of the front wall 14 of the collar 12 and of a part of the
side wall 15 of collar 12 and are separated from the front wall 14 and from the side
wall 15 by means of two through incisions 28 parallel to each other which are arranged
above and under the panels 22 and 23. Laterally the panel 22 is delimited by a pre-weakened
folding line 29 which is arranged perpendicular to the through incisions 28 and also
coincides with the edge of the side wall 15 of the collar 12; the panel 23 is laterally
delimited by a pre-weakened folding line 30 that is arranged perpendicular to the
through incisions 28 and is arranged in a central area of the front wall 14 of the
collar 12. As previously mentioned, the two panels 22 and 23 are separated by a pre-weakened
folding line 31 that is parallel to the pre-weakened folding lines 29 and 30 and is
perpendicular to the through incisions 28. As illustrated in Figure 11, the rear wall
16 of the collar 12 is connected along a pre-weakened folding line to the side wall
15 of the collar 12 and the intermediate wall 17 of the collar 12 is connected along
a further pre-weakened folding line to the rear wall 16 of the collar 12.
[0028] According to the embodiment illustrated in Figures 1-11, the intermediate wall 17
of the collar 12 is mechanically constrained to the panel 23 of the support element
21 by means of a mechanical interlocking joint. Alternatively and according to the
embodiment illustrated in Figures 12 and 13, the intermediate wall 17 of the collar
12 is glued to the panel 23 of the support element 21 by means of at least one point
of glue E which is interposed between the intermediate wall 17 and the panel 23; in
this embodiment, the cuts 24 are normally not provided (as illustrated in Figure 13)
as redundant and therefore not necessary. Said solution allows to achieve a stronger
constraint between the intermediate wall 17 of the collar 12 and the panel 23 of the
support element 21, but on the other hand requires the insertion of a further gumming
device in the packing machine.
[0029] In the embodiment illustrated in the attached figures, the second compartment 19
is open on the upper side exactly like the main compartment 18; however, while the
main compartment 18 houses the one and only inner wrapper 3 of the package 1 of cigarettes,
the second compartment 19 is empty and is used to house other objects (e.g. a lighter)
that may be inserted during the formation of the package 1 of cigarettes or can be
inserted in use by the user after the first opening of the package 1 of cigarettes.
According to an alternative embodiment not illustrated, the collar 12 comprises an
upper wall, which is arranged at the second compartment 19 and closes, on the upper
side, the second compartment 19.
[0030] The package 1 of cigarettes described above has numerous advantages.
[0031] In the first place, the package 1 of cigarettes described above is easy to produce
even in an existing packing machine (which is to be subjected to a few but not too
invasive modifications). In fact, the package 1 of cigarettes described above does
not have any additional component with respect to a standard package of cigarettes
and, in the package 1 of cigarettes described above, the only differences with respect
to a standard package of cigarettes are all concentrated on the collar 12 which however
has a shape relatively similar to a standard shape and is obtainable without waste
from a continuous strip of wrapping material with similar processing to that performed
for producing a standard collar.
[0032] Furthermore, in the package 1 of cigarettes described above the increase in wrapping
material for producing the intermediate wall 17 of the collar 12 is decidedly modest
resulting in a low impact on the expenses and environmental costs of production and
disposal (after the use) of the package 1 of cigarettes.
[0033] Finally, in the package 1 of cigarettes the inner wrapper 3 described above it is
supported (i.e. locked) inside the main compartment 18 in a particularly stable and
robust manner; consequently, in the package 1 of cigarettes described above the inner
wrapper 3 is effectively prevented from "shaking" inside the package 1 of cigarettes.
1. A rigid package (1) for tobacco articles comprising:
a container (2), which has a parallelepiped shape, is obtained starting from a first
blank (26), and has: an open upper end (4), a front wall (9), a rear wall (10), a
lower wall (8) and two side walls (11);
a single inner wrapper (3) which encloses a group of tobacco articles, is housed inside
the container (2) and has a width that is smaller than the width of the container
(2);
a lid (5), which is hinged to the container (2)so as to close an open upper end (4)
of the container (2); and
a collar (12), which is obtained starting from a second blank (27) initially separate
and independent from the first blank (26), is arranged on the inside of the container
(2) and is connected by gluing to the container (2) so as to partially project outwards
from the open upper end (4) and comprises: a first side wall (13), which rests against
a side wall (11) of the container (2), a front wall (14), which rests against the
front wall (9) of the container (2), and a second side wall (15) which is opposite
to the first side wall (13) and rests against the other side wall (11) of the container
(2);
wherein the collar (12) comprises a rear wall (16), which rests against the rear wall
of the container (10) (2), and an intermediate wall (17), which is arranged between
the side walls (13, 15) and divides the inner volume of the container (2) into a main
compartment (18) which is open on the upper side and houses the inner wrapper (3)
and in a second compartment (19), which is arranged next to the main compartment (18);
the package (1) for tobacco articles is characterized in that the collar comprises a support element (21), which rests against the intermediate
wall (17) of the collar (12) on the opposite side relative to the inner wrapper (3),
has, in a cross-sectional view, an "L" shape and comprises: a first panel (22), which
originates from the second side wall (15) of the collar (12) and is arranged perpendicular
to the second side wall (15); and a second panel (23), which is joined to the first
panel (22) along a folding line (31), which originates from the front wall (14) of
the collar (12), is arranged perpendicular to the front wall (14) and rests against
the intermediate wall (17) of the collar (12).
2. A package (1) for tobacco articles according to claim 1, wherein the panels (22, 23)
of the support element (21) are made up of part of the front wall (14) of the collar
(12) and of part of the second side wall (15) of the collar (12) and are separated
from the front wall (14) and from the second side wall (15) by means of two through
incisions (28) that are parallel to one another.
3. A package (1) for tobacco articles according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the intermediate
wall (17) of the collar (12) is constrained to the second panel (23) of the support
element (21) .
4. A package (1) for tobacco articles according to claim 3, wherein the intermediate
wall (17) of the collar (12) is mechanically constrained to the second panel (23)
of the support element (21) by a mechanical interlocking joint.
5. A package (1) for tobacco articles according to claim 4, wherein the intermediate
wall (17) of the collar (12) comprises at least one through cut (24), which is arranged
at an edge of the second panel (23) of the support element (21) and is suited to receive
the edge of the second panel (23).
6. A package (1) for tobacco articles according to claim 5, wherein the intermediate
wall(17) of the collar (12) comprises two through cuts (24), each of which is arranged
at an edge of the second panel (23) of the support element (21) and is suited to receive
the edge of the second panel (23).
7. A package (1) for tobacco articles according to claim 5 or 6, wherein the through
cut (24) is inclined relative to the corresponding edge of the second panel (23) of
the support element (21) so as to form an acute angle with the edge of the second
panel (23).
8. A package (1) for tobacco articles according to claim 5, 6 or 7, wherein the through
cut (24) ends with a curl (25).
9. A package (1) for tobacco articles according to claim 3, wherein the intermediate
wall (17) of the collar (12) is glued to the second panel (23) of the support element
(21).
10. A package (1) for tobacco articles according to one of claims from 1 to 9, wherein
the rear wall (16) of the collar (12) is connected to the second side wall (15) of
the collar (12) along a folding line and the intermediate wall (17) of the collar
(12) is connected to the rear wall (16) of the collar (12) along a further folding
line.
11. A package (1) for tobacco articles according to one of claims from 1 to 10, wherein
the front wall (14) of the collar (12) has, in the upper part, a window (20) which
is arranged outside of the container (2) at the main compartment (18) and is "U"-shaped.
12. A package (1) for tobacco articles according to one of claims from 1 to 11, wherein:
the front wall (9) and the side walls (11) of the container (2) have respective upper
edges which delimit the open upper end (4) of the container (2); and
the front wall (14) and the side walls (13, 15) of the collar (12) project beyond
the upper edges of the corresponding front wall (9) and side walls (11) of the container
(2).
1. Starre Verpackung (1) für Tabakartikel, umfassend:
einen Behälter (2), der die Form eines Parallelepipeds hat, der erhalten wird, indem
man bei einem ersten Rohling (26) beginnt, und hat: ein offenes oberes Ende (4), eine
Vorderwand (9), eine Rückwand (10), eine untere Wand (8) und zwei Seitenwände (11);
eine einzige Innenhülle (3), die eine Gruppe von Tabakartikeln umschließt, ist im
Behälter (2) untergebracht und hat eine Breite, die kleiner als die Breite des Behälters
(2) ist;
einen Deckel (5), der gelenkig mit dem Behälter (2) verbunden ist, um so ein offenes
oberes Ende (4) des Behälters (2) zu schließen; und
einen Bund (12), der erhalten wird durch Beginnen mit einem zweiten Rohling (27),
der anfänglich vom ersten Rohling (26) getrennt und unabhängig ist, der auf der Innenseite
des Behälters (2) angeordnet und durch Kleben mit dem Behälter (2) verbunden ist,
um so teilweise vom offenen oberen Ende (4) nach außen vorzuragen, und der umfasst:
eine erste Seitenwand (13), die einer Seitenwand (11) des Behälters (2) anliegt, eine
Vorderwand (14), die an der Vorderwand (9) des Behälters (2) anliegt, und eine zweite
Seitenwand (15), die der ersten Seitenwand (13) gegenüberliegt und an der anderen
Seitenwand (11) des Behälters (2) anliegt;
wobei der Bund (12) eine Rückwand (16) aufweist, die an der Rückwand des Behälters
(10) (2) anliegt, und eine Zwischenwand (17), die zwischen den Seitenwänden (13, 15)
angeordnet ist und das Innenvolumen des Behälters (2) in ein Hauptfach (18), das an
der Oberseite offen ist und die Innenhülle (3) aufnimmt, und in ein zweites Fach (19)
teilt, das neben dem Hauptfach (18) angeordnet ist;
die Verpackung (1) für Tabakartikel ist dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass der Bund ein Stützelement (21) enthält, das an der Zwischenwand (17) des Bundes (12)
auf der gegenüberliegenden Seite relativ zur Innenhülle (3) anliegt, in einer Querschnittsansicht
eine "L"-Form hat und umfasst: eine erste Platte (22), die von der zweiten Seitenwand
(15) des Bundes (12) ausgeht und senkrecht zur zweiten Seitenwand (15) angeordnet
ist; und eine zweite Platte (23), die mit der ersten Platte (22) entlang einer Faltlinie
(31) verbunden ist, die von der Vorderwand (14) des Bundes (12) ausgeht, senkrecht
zur Vorderwand (14) angeordnet ist und an der Zwischenwand (17) des Bundes (12) anliegt.
2. Verpackung (1) für Tabakartikel nach Anspruch 1, wobei die Platten (22, 23) des Stützelementes
(21) aus einem Teil der Vorderwand (14) des Bundes (12) und aus einem Teil der zweiten
Seitenwand (15) des Bundes (12) bestehen und von der Vorderwand (14) und von der zweiten
Seitenwand (15) mittels zweier durchgängiger Einschnitte (28) getrennt sind, die parallel
zueinander sind.
3. Verpackung (1) für Tabakartikel nach Anspruch 1 oder 2, wobei die Zwischenwand (17)
des Bundes (12) auf die zweite Platte (23) des Stützelementes (21) begrenzt ist.
4. Verpackung (1) für Tabakartikel nach Anspruch 3, wobei die Zwischenwand (17) des Bundes
(12) auf die zweite Platte (23) des Stützelementes (21) mechanisch durch eine mechanisch
verriegelnde Verbindung begrenzt ist.
5. Verpackung (1) für Tabakartikel nach Anspruch 4, wobei die Zwischenwand (17) des Bundes
(12) mindestens einen durchgängigen Schnitt (24) umfasst, der an einer Kante der zweiten
Platte (23) des Stützelementes (21) angeordnet ist und dafür geeignet ist, die Kante
der zweiten Platte (23) aufzunehmen.
6. Verpackung (1) für Tabakartikel nach Anspruch 5, wobei die Zwischenwand (17) des Bundes
(12) zwei durchgängige Schnitte (24) umfasst, von denen jeder an einer Kante der zweiten
Platte (23) des Stützelementes (21) angeordnet ist und dafür geeignet ist, die Kante
der zweiten Platte (23) aufzunehmen.
7. Verpackung (1) für Tabakartikel nach Anspruch 5 oder 6, wobei der durchgängige Schnitt
(24) gegenüber der entsprechenden Kante der zweiten Platte (23) des Stützelementes
(21) geneigt ist, um so einen spitzen Winkel mit der Kante der zweiten Platte (23)
zu bilden.
8. Verpackung (1) für Tabakartikel nach Anspruch 5, 6 oder 7, wobei der durchgängige
Schnitt (24) mit einer Krümmung (25) endet.
9. Verpackung (1) für Tabakartikel nach Anspruch 3, wobei die Zwischenwand (17) des Bundes
(12) an die zweite Platte (23) des Stützelementes (21) angeklebt ist.
10. Verpackung (1) für Tabakartikel nach einem der Ansprüche 1 bis 9, wobei die Rückwand
(16) des Bundes (12) mit der zweiten Seitenwand (15) des Bundes (12) entlang einer
Faltlinie verbunden ist, und die Zwischenwand (17) des Bundes (12) ist mit der Rückwand
(16) des Bundes (12) entlang einer weiteren Faltlinie verbunden.
11. Verpackung (1) für Tabakartikel nach einem der Ansprüche 1 bis 10, wobei die Vorderwand
(14) des Bundes (12) im oberen Teil ein Fenster (20) hat, welches außerhalb des Behälters
(2) am Hauptfach (18) angeordnet und "U"-förmig ist.
12. Verpackung (1) für Tabakartikel nach einem der Ansprüche 1 bis 11, wobei:
die Vorderwand (9) und die Seitenwände (11) des Behälters (2) jeweils Oberkanten haben,
die das offene obere Ende (4) des Behälters (2) begrenzen; und
die Vorderwand (14) und die Seitenwände (13, 15) des Bundes (12) über die Oberkanten
der entsprechenden Vorderwand (9) und der Seitenwände (11) des Behälters (2) hinausragen.
1. Paquet rigide (1) pour articles de tabac, comprenant :
un contenant (2), en forme de parallélépipède, obtenu à partir d'une première découpe
à plat (26), et comportant : une extrémité supérieure ouverte (4), une paroi avant
(9), une paroi arrière (10), une paroi inférieure (8) et deux parois latérales (11)
;
une enveloppe interne unique (3) qui enferme un groupe d'articles de tabac, est logée
à l'intérieur du récipient (2) et a une largeur qui est inférieure à la largeur du
contenant (2) ;
un couvercle (5), qui est articulé sur le contenant (2) afin de fermer une extrémité
supérieure ouverte (4) du contenant (2) ; et
une collerette (12), qui est obtenue à partir d'une deuxième découpe à plat (27) initialement
distincte et indépendante de la première découpe à plat (26), est agencée sur l'intérieur
du contenant (2) et est raccordée par collage au contenant (2) afin de faire partiellement
saillie vers l'extérieur depuis l'extrémité supérieure ouverte (4) et comprend : une
première paroi latérale (13), qui repose contre une paroi latérale (11) du contenant
(2), une paroi avant (14), qui repose contre la paroi avant (9) du contenant (2),
et une deuxième paroi latérale (15) qui est opposée à la première paroi latérale (13)
et repose contre l'autre paroi latérale (11) du contenant (2) ;
la collerette (12) comprenant une paroi arrière (16), qui repose contre la paroi arrière
(10) du contenant (2), et une paroi intermédiaire (17), qui est agencée entre les
parois latérales (13, 15) et divise le volume interne du contenant (2) en un compartiment
principal (18) qui est ouvert sur le côté supérieur et loge l'enveloppe interne (3)
et en un deuxième compartiment (19), qui est agencé à proximité du compartiment principal
(18) ;
le paquet (1) pour articles de tabac est caractérisé en ce que la collerette comprend un élément de support (21), qui repose contre la paroi intermédiaire
(17) de la collerette (12) sur le côté opposé relativement à l'enveloppe interne (3),
a, vue en coupe transversale, une forme de « L » et comprend : un premier panneau
(22), qui part de la deuxième paroi latérale (15) de la collerette (12) et est agencé
perpendiculairement à la deuxième paroi latérale (15) ; et un deuxième panneau (23),
qui est raccordé au premier panneau (22) le long d'une ligne de pliage (31), qui part
de la paroi avant (14) de la collerette (12), est agencé perpendiculairement à la
paroi avant (14) et repose contre la paroi intermédiaire (17) de la collerette (12).
2. Paquet (1) pour articles de tabac selon la revendication 1, dans lequel les panneaux
(22, 23) de l'élément de support (21) sont constitués d'une partie de la paroi avant
(14) de la collerette (12) et d'une partie de la deuxième paroi latérale (15) de la
collerette (12) et sont séparés de la paroi avant (14) et de la deuxième paroi latérale
(15) au moyen de deux incisions traversantes (28) qui sont parallèles.
3. Paquet (1) pour articles de tabac selon la revendication 1 ou 2, dans lequel la paroi
intermédiaire (17) de la collerette (12) est contrainte sur le deuxième panneau (23)
de l'élément de support (21).
4. Paquet (1) pour articles de tabac selon la revendication 3, dans lequel la paroi intermédiaire
(17) de la collerette (12) est contrainte mécaniquement sur le deuxième panneau (23)
de l'élément de support (21) par une charnière de verrouillage réciproque mécanique.
5. Paquet (1) pour articles de tabac selon la revendication 4, dans lequel la paroi intermédiaire
(17) de la collerette (12) comprend au moins une découpe traversante (24), qui est
agencée au niveau d'un bord du deuxième panneau (23) de l'élément de support (21)
et est apte à recevoir le bord du deuxième panneau (23).
6. Paquet (1) pour articles de tabac selon la revendication 5, dans lequel la paroi intermédiaire
(17) de la collerette (12) comprend deux découpes traversantes (24), chacune agencée
au niveau d'un bord du deuxième panneau (23) de l'élément de support (21) et est apte
à recevoir le bord du deuxième panneau (23).
7. Paquet (1) pour articles de tabac selon la revendication 5 ou 6, dans lequel la découpe
traversante (24) est inclinée par rapport au bord correspondant du deuxième panneau
(23) de l'élément de support (21) afin de former un angle aigu avec le bord du deuxième
panneau (23).
8. Paquet (1) pour articles de tabac selon la revendication 5, 6 ou 7, dans lequel la
découpe traversante (24) se termine par une bordure (25).
9. Paquet (1) pour articles de tabac selon la revendication 3, dans lequel la paroi intermédiaire
(17) de la collerette (12) est collée sur le deuxième panneau (23) de l'élément de
support (21).
10. Paquet (1) pour articles de tabac selon l'une des revendications 1 à 9, dans lequel
la paroi arrière (16) de la collerette (12) est raccordée à la deuxième paroi latérale
(15) de la collerette (12) le long d'une ligne de pliage et la paroi intermédiaire
(17) de la collerette (12) est raccordée à la paroi arrière (16) de la collerette
(12) le long d'une ligne de pliage supplémentaire.
11. Paquet (1) pour articles de tabac selon l'une des revendications 1 à 10, dans lequel
la paroi avant (14) de la collerette (12) comporte, dans la partie supérieure, une
fenêtre (20) qui est agencée à l'extérieur du contenant (2) au niveau du compartiment
principal (18) et a la forme d'un « U ».
12. Paquet (1) pour articles de tabac selon l'une des revendications 1 à 11, dans lequel
:
la paroi avant (9) et les parois latérales (11) du contenant (2) comportent des bords
supérieurs respectifs qui délimitent l'extrémité supérieure ouverte (4) du contenant
(2) ; et
la paroi avant (14) et les parois latérales (13, 15) de la collerette (12) font saillie
au-delà des bords supérieurs de la paroi avant (9) et des parois latérales (11) correspondantes
du contenant (2).