EP2611701B1 - Cigarette package with cover pivotable around two pivot axes - Google Patents

Description

The invention relates to a cigarette pack with a packaging body receiving the cigarettes and a package lid which closes a removal opening on the package body and is pivotally guided for opening and closing about two pivot axes to the package body.

Cigarette packs usually have the shape of a cuboid, wherein the removal opening is usually formed on a short side surface of the package and the removal opening can be closed by means of a lid hinged to a main surface of the package. When opening or closing the lid so this is pivoted about the hinge axis.

The terms "main surface" and "side surface" of the pack as used herein are to be understood as follows: If one imagines an ordinary cuboid cigarette packet, it has six side surfaces with three pairs of surfaces, which in turn comprise two opposing surfaces of equal size. The largest dimensions in terms of dimensions are referred to herein as major surfaces, while the side surfaces adjacent to the long edges of the major surfaces are to be referred to as long side surfaces and the side surfaces adjacent to the short edges of the major surfaces are referred to as short side surfaces.

In the case of the cigarette packages of the prior art mentioned above, the removal opening thus lies on a short side surface and is therefore relatively small. If you want to increase the removal opening for a more convenient removal of cigarettes, the removal opening must inevitably extend over other areas of the cigarette pack, which in turn leads to a larger lid for closing the removal opening. Will such a lid as usual pivoted to open and close around a joint, so enlarge the dimensions of the opened cigarette pack substantially. This is often unwanted, with the larger dimensions of the lid leading to larger lever arms relative to the joint and thus to higher forces acting on the joint, which can lead to damage to the joint.

A cigarette packet having the features of the preamble of claim 1 is disclosed in the document DE-U-200 20 828 disclosed.

It is the object of the present invention to provide a cigarette packet in which the removal opening can be made large without significantly increasing the dimensions of the opened package and without risking damage to the joint.

This object is solved by the subject of claim 1. The dependent claims define preferred embodiments of the present invention.

Although the pack according to the invention is described below in connection with cigarette packs, use as a pack for other smoking articles in addition to cigarettes is also conceivable.

The cigarette pack according to the invention comprises a packing body designed to receive the smoking articles and having a removal opening and a package lid for closing the removal opening, wherein the package lid is pivotally guided around two pivot axes for opening and closing by means of guide elements.

In other words, the package lid is not pivoted relative to the package body as usual in the prior art about a single pivot axis, so that he performs here a circular movement, but according to the According to the present invention, the package lid is pivoted about two pivot axes to the package body so that it moves along an elliptical path when opened or closed. This movement is imposed on the lid by guide members so that the lid performs a predefined movement relative to the package body at each opening and closing.

According to a preferred embodiment, these guide elements are dimensionally stable and are each articulated on a hinge on the package lid and in each case on a joint on the package body. In other words, in each case two joints, namely one on the package lid and one on the package body are connected by a dimensionally stable guide element, which can be pivoted to the package body and to the package lid via the respective joint. In particular, when the hinges arranged on the package lid are designed as swivel joints, their joint axes coincide with the swivel axes for the package lid, so that the joints on the package lid form the swivel axes for the package lid. Preferably, all joints are formed on the guide elements as a hinge or hinge and therefore have only one degree of freedom.

Although the joint axes of the various joints can be arranged in many ways to each other, it is particularly preferred if at least the hinge axes of a guide element parallel to each other. Particularly preferred is also a parallel arrangement of the pivot axes to each other, which means in combination that all hinge axes parallel to each other. More preferably, the respective joint axes are fixed in space to the packing lid or to the packing body.

According to a further preferred embodiment, the packing according to the invention has a cuboid packing body and accordingly has a shape known from the prior art. In this case, the package lid in the closed state can rest on at least four outer surfaces of the package body. Preferably, these are one major surface and three adjacent thereto Side surfaces, in particular two long side surfaces and a short side surface or two short side surfaces and a long side surface. However, any other embodiments are equally conceivable, for example, the package lid could rest against two main surfaces, one short side and one long side surface of the package body. It is also conceivable that the package lid rests against one or more surfaces of the package body over its entire extent or even in a partial area of this rests. However, it is particularly preferred if the surfaces of the package cover rest over the entire extent of the corresponding surfaces of the package body. In this way, the closed package also receives an optically closed image and no edges extend over the side surfaces of the package.

According to a further preferred embodiment of the present invention, the two guide elements have different lengths, so that the joints on the first guide element have a greater distance from one another than the joints on the second guide element. Such an embodiment has, above all, effects on the movement of the package lid during opening and closing relative to the package body and is particularly necessary when the surfaces of the package lid extend over wide areas of the package body, as will be shown later.

An arrangement of the joints of a first guide element on the edge of the main surface of the package lid or on a main surface of the package body and / or the arrangement of the joints of the second guide element on an edge of the main surface of the package lid or on an edge on a main surface of the package body. In particular, the joint of the second guide element arranged on one edge of a main surface of the packing body can be arranged on the main surface of the packing body, which lies opposite the main surface on which the joint of the first guide element is arranged on the packing body. Now, when the package lid is opened, it is pivoted about lying on opposite major surfaces of the package body pivot axes and moves so to speak tightly around the package body. In this way, the extent of the opened package changes compared to the closed package to a much lesser extent than would be the case when opening a pivotable about only one hinge axis lid.

If the packing lid rests against at least one main surface of the packing body, the removal opening to be closed by the lid can be made substantially larger on this main surface than would be possible in the prior art. Although an extension of the removal opening over an entire area, for example, a main surface of the package body is conceivable, the removal opening may extend only over a portion of a surface of the package body. In particular, in the latter case, an additional extension of the removal opening over further surfaces of the package body would be conceivable. For example, a removal opening configured on a main surface of the package body may extend over one or two side surfaces adjoining the main surface, which substantially facilitates removal of the cigarettes received by the package body.

Particularly preferred is an arrangement of the pivot axis of the first guide element on a main surface of the package body, in particular on the main surface on which substantially the removal opening is configured. In essence, it should mean here that the "cutout" for the removal opening on the main surface is greater than the "cutout / s" on the or the further surface (s) of the packing body.

A great advantage of the present invention is that, despite the more complex opening movement of the package lid, the blank of the cigarette package according to the invention can be made in one piece, so that no further additional parts have to be joined to the package blank. Like conventional cigarette packs, the cigarette pack according to the invention can also be produced from a flat material, preferably cardboard. In this case, the first guide element essentially from the Material portion of the blank, which is cut from the blank to form the removal opening. It is also conceivable for the second guide element to form a side face, ie a short or long side face of the pack, and thus connect the short or long edges of the main faces of the pack cover or the packing body opposite the pack when they are closed, and are consequently hinged to these edges.

In order to facilitate the removal of cigarettes from the package, a pivoting of the package lid is preferred relative to the package body by 90 °, with smaller or larger opening angles are also conceivable.

Preferred embodiments of the present invention will be explained in more detail with reference to the accompanying figures. The present invention may include all features shown herein individually and in any convenient combination.

Figur 1:

Zuschnitt einer ersten Ausführungsform der vorliegenden Erfindung

Figuren 2a bis 2c, 3a und 3b:

Isometrische Darstellung der Packung gemäß einer ersten Ausführungsform mit verschiedenen Deckel-Öffnungswinkeln

Figur 3c:

Darstellung der aufeinanderfolgenden Deckel-Öffnungswinkel bei der ersten Ausführungsform

Figur 4:

Zuschnitt einer zweiten Ausführungsform der vorliegenden Erfindung

Figuren 5a bis 5c, 6a und 6b:

Isometrische Darstellung der Packung gemäß einer zweiten Ausführungsform mit verschiedenen Deckel-Öffnungswinkeln

Figur 6c

Darstellung der aufeinanderfolgenden Deckel-Öffnungswinkel bei der zweiten Ausführungsform.

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FIG. 1:

Blank of a first embodiment of the present invention

FIGS. 2a to 2c, 3a and 3b:

Isometric view of the package according to a first embodiment with different lid opening angles

FIG. 3c:

Representation of the successive lid opening angle in the first embodiment

FIG. 4:

Blank of a second embodiment of the present invention

FIGS. 5a to 5c, 6a and 6b:

Isometric view of the package according to a second embodiment with different lid opening angles

FIG. 6c

Representation of the successive lid opening angle in the second embodiment.

In the FIG. 1 On the left is a blank of a first embodiment of the cigarette packet according to the invention. The upper part in the drawing later forms the packing lid 3, while the lower part of the drawing in the drawing Blank 10 forms the package body 2. First, the almost trapezoidal tab 11 is noticeable in the region of the packing body 2, which will later form the first guide element 4. In addition, this area identifies the later removal opening 1 in the package body 2. It can be seen that the trapezoidal area extends on the main area 9a, which later faces the package lid 3. In addition, a smaller area is cut out on the short side surface (not further described) of the package body 2, which is connected to the trapezoidal area of the tab via a folded edge 6a. The removal opening 1 will therefore later extend both over the main surface 9a and over the adjacent thereto short side surface. Said fold edge will later form the pivot axis 6a of the first guide element 4 arranged later on the packing lid 3, since the area cut out on the short side surface is glued to a short side surface of the pack lid 3 overlying the closed pack.

Furthermore, the first guide element 4 is connected in an articulated manner to the packing body 2 via the pivot axis 6b arranged on the main surface 9a.

The main surface of the package body opposite the finished package of the main surface 9a is formed by the surface 9b, wherein the later arranged on the package body 2 hinge 7b of the second guide member 5 is formed on one of the short edges. The surface 5 is located in the finished package of the short side surface of the package body 2, on which a part of the removal opening 1 is formed.

The lid 3 with its later coming to lie on the main surface 9a main surface 8 is connected via the joint 7a with the second guide member 5.

To the right of the blank is a schematic side view of the first embodiment of the cigarette packet according to the invention with the joints 6a, 6b, 7a and 7b, the former being associated with the first guide element 4 The radii on which the hinges 6a and 7a arranged on the cover 3 move when opening or closing the lid 3 are also clearly visible. The joint 6a thus moves on a larger radius than the joint 7a, which results from the fact that the first guide element 4 is longer than the second guide element 5. In this way, an ellipse-like opening or closing movement of the lid 3 relative to the package body. 2 reached.

Further, it can be seen that the hinge 6b is located on the main face 9a of the package body 2 facing the lid 3, while the hinge 7b is located on the face 9b opposite the face 9a, at the edge to the short side face, which faces from the second face Guide element 5 is formed.

From the FIGS. 2a to 2c . 3a and 3b Fig. 10 is an opening operation of the cigarette pack according to a first embodiment of the present invention. The lid 3 abuts with its surfaces on the main surface 9a and on three of the adjoining side surfaces of the package body 2. The main surface 8 of the lid 3 rests on the main surface 9a of the package body 2. The second guide element 5, which extends over the entire, fourth, short side surface of the package body, rests against the fourth, short side surface of the package body. Likewise, all surfaces of the lid 3 extend over the entire extent of the corresponding surfaces of the package body 2. To facilitate opening of the package, a recess is provided on the front short side surface of the lid, in which engage the user and hold the package body 2 can.

When opening the lid 3, the removal opening comes to light, which extends over portions of the main surface 9a and the adjacent thereto short side surface of the package body 2.

The second guide element is on the "back" of the package at the short edges of the opposite major surfaces 8 and 9b of the lid 3 and the Packing body 2 hinged. These thus form the joints 7a and 7b for the second guide element 5. The same applies to the first guide element 4, which is connected via the joint 6b with the packing body 2. The joint 6a is located on the short edge of the main surface 8 of the lid 3, that is, the edge on which the main surface 8 adjacent to the short side surface of the lid 3 with the recessed grip.

It is easy to imagine that when closing the package, the first guide element 4 with its trapezoidal and elliptical sub-areas exactly in the recesses for the removal opening 1 on said surfaces of the package body 2 inserts, so that a complete closing of the package body 2 is possible.

In the FIG. 3b is a maximum opening angle of the lid 3 of 90 ° is reached. A further opening of the package is not possible, since the lid 3 with its main surface 8 on the short side surface on which previously rested the second guide element rests.

From the Figure 3c different degrees of opening of the package can be seen, wherein in particular it can be seen that the long side surfaces of the package lid 3 in each position by the long side surfaces of the package body 2, on which they rest when the package is closed. Thus, in addition to the guide by the first and the second guide element 4 and 5, a further stabilization of the lid 3 when opening possible. It can also be seen that due to the design of the guide elements 4 and 5 and the pivot axes 6a, 6b, 7a and 7b, the lid 3 lifts off from the package body 2 during opening with its front short side surface, while its rear short side surface and the second Lowering guide element 5. Thus, a pivoting of the lid 3 is possible, although all its side surfaces extend over the entire side surfaces of the package body 2.

In the FIG. 4 a blank according to a second embodiment of the present invention is to be seen, wherein the first embodiment of the FIG. 1 functionally similar elements should not be further described.

It can be seen that the removal opening extends over a plurality of surfaces of the package body 2, namely over a long and a short side surface of the package body in order to facilitate removal of the cigarettes received in the package body 2. The essential difference from the first embodiment is that the package according to the second embodiment is opened "transversely", ie the pivot axes run parallel to the long edges of the main surfaces. Namely, in the first embodiment, the pivot axes are parallel to the short edges of the main surfaces.

The FIGS. 5a to 6c show no particular differences in the FIGS. 2a to 3c shown embodiment. However, it can be seen that the hinge 6b extends to the short edge of the main surface 9a of the package body 2, so that a substantially larger removal opening 1 is achieved. In order to remove the cigarettes on the short side surface of the package body, an additional exception is formed on this, which further increases the removal opening 1.

Claims (10)

1. A packet for smoking products, in particular for cigarettes, comprising a packet body (2) which is configured to accommodate the smoking products and comprises a withdrawal opening (1), and comprising a packet lid (3) for sealing the withdrawal opening (1), characterised in that the packet lid (3) is guided by means of guiding elements (4, 5) such that it can be pivoted about two pivoting axes (6b, 7b) relative to the packet body (2) during opening and closing.
2. The packet according to claim 1, wherein the guiding elements (4, 5) are dimensionally stable and are in particular hinged at one joint (6a, 7a) each on the packet lid (3) and hinged at one joint (6b, 7b) each on the packet body (2), wherein the joints (6b, 7b) on the packet lid (3) form the pivoting axes (6b, 7b).
3. The packet according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the axes of the joints (6a, 6b, 7a, 7b) of at least one guiding element (4, 5) run parallel to each other and in particular, the pivoting axes (6b, 7b) run parallel to each other.
4. The packet according to any one of claims 1 to 3, comprising a cuboid-shaped packet body (2), wherein when the packet is closed, the packet lid (3) abuts at least four exterior areas of the packet body (2), in particular over their entire extent.
5. The packet according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the guiding elements (4, 5) exhibit different lengths, such that the joints (6a, 6b) on the first guiding element (4) exhibit a greater distance from each other than the joints (7a, 7b) on the second guiding element (5).
6. The packet according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein the joints (6a, 6b) of a first guiding element (4) are arranged on an edge of the main area (8) of the packet lid (3) and/or on a main area (9a) of the packet body (2) and/or the joints (7a, 7b) of a second guiding element (5) are arranged on an edge of the main area (8) of the packet lid (3) and/or on an edge of a main area (9b) of the packet body (2).
7. The packet according to any one of claims 1 to 6, wherein the withdrawal opening (1) extends over at least two areas of the packet body (2).
8. The packet according to any one of claims 1 to 7, wherein the withdrawal opening (1) is formed substantially on a main area (9a) of the packet, in particular on the main area on which the joint (6b) of the first guiding element (4) is also arranged.
9. The packet according to any one of claims 1 to 8, produced from a single-piece blank (10) of a planar material, wherein the guiding elements (4, 5) are part of the blank (10), in particular wherein a first guiding element (4) is formed from the material region (11) which is cut out of the withdrawal opening (1) of the packet body (2) and/or wherein a second guiding element (5) is formed from a side area of the packet.
10. The packet according to any one of claims 1 to 9, wherein the packet lid (3) can be pivoted by 90° relative to the packet body (2).

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