Packaging for tobacco industry products, method and equipment for manufacturing such packaging

Abstract

The present invention relates to a packaging for tobacco industry products, the packaging (10) having a box part (11) and a lid part (12) pivotally arranged on the box part (11) via a linear hinge (13), and a packaging content (15) being arranged in the box part (11), and the packaging (10) having a sleeve (20) which at least partially surrounds the packaging content (15) on a plurality of sides and projects from the top-open box part (11) together with the packaging content (15). According to the invention, the wall of the sleeve (20) extends from the front side of the box part (11) all the way into the region of the opposite rear side of the box part (11) on which the linear hinge (13) is also located. Furthermore, the invention relates to a method and a device for manufacturing such a packaging.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present invention relates to a package for a tobacco industry product, the package having a box part and a lid part pivotally arranged on the box part via a linear hinge, and the package contents being arranged in the box part, and the package having a wrapper which at least partially surrounds the package contents on a plurality of sides and projects with the package contents from the box part which is open at the top. Background Art

[0002] Many variants of this type of package are known in practice. Summary of the Invention

[0003] In this regard, the object of the present invention is to improve a package of the type described at the beginning, in particular with regard to the improved manufacturability of the package.

[0004] A package for a tobacco industry product according to the present invention serves to achieve this object, the package having a box part and a lid part pivotally arranged on the box part via a linear hinge, and the package contents being arranged in the box part, and the package having a wrapper which at least partially surrounds the package contents on a plurality of sides and projects with the package contents from the box part which is open at the top, and the wall of the wrapper extends from the front side of the box part all the way into the region of the opposite rear side of the box part, on which the linear hinge is also located. According to the present invention, in order to define the respective walls of the wrapper, weakening lines are provided in the material of the wrapper, the weakening lines being arranged to cause weakening of the material along the respective weakening lines, wherein the wrapper has weakening lines of different designs, wherein at least some of the weakening lines cause different degrees of material weakening, and the wrapper has a wrapper front wall, wrapper side walls and a wrapper rear wall extending along the respective walls of the box part, i.e. along the front wall of the box part, the respective side walls of the box part and the rear wall of the box part, and weakening lines of different designs are provided at the transition from the wrapper side walls to the wrapper rear wall and at the transition from the wrapper side walls to the wrapper front wall, these weakening lines causing different degrees of material weakening.

[0005] The advantage of the wrapper in the rear region of the box part or the package contents can be that the stability of the wrapper is thereby increased. This also allows for larger recesses in the wrapper (for example in the region of the front wall of the wrapper).

[0006] A special feature can be that, in particular in order to define the respective walls of the wrapper, weakening lines are provided in the material of the wrapper, these weakening lines being designed to cause weakening of the material along the respective weakening lines, the wrapper having weakening lines of different designs, wherein at least some of the weakening lines cause different degrees of material weakening.

[0007] Using different weakening lines with different degrees of material weakening can contribute to a positive influence on the folding properties of the wrapper, for example in order to specify at which position or along which weakening line the cut-outs first bend during folding.

[0008] Preferably, it can be specified that the wrapper has a wrapper front wall, wrapper side walls, and wrapper rear wall extending along the respective walls of the box part, in particular along the front wall of the box part, the side walls of the box part, and the rear wall of the box part, and weakening lines of different designs are provided at the transition from the wrapper side walls to the wrapper rear wall and / or at the transition from the wrapper side walls to the wrapper front wall, which result in different degrees of material weakening.

[0009] In the case of a package with beveled package edges or in the case of a package with right-angled package edges, a wrapper inclined edge wall is respectively provided between each wrapper side wall and the wrapper rear wall, which extends inclined to the respective wrapper side wall and the wrapper rear wall in a plan view, and the weakening line between each wrapper side wall and the respective wrapper inclined edge wall has a lower degree of material weakening compared to the weakening line between the wrapper inclined edge wall and the wrapper rear wall.

[0010] In particular, it can be specified that in the case of a package with beveled package edges, a wrapper inclined edge wall is respectively provided between each wrapper side wall and the wrapper front wall, which extends inclined to the respective wrapper side wall and the wrapper front wall in a plan view, and the weakening line between the wrapper front wall and the respective adjacent wrapper inclined edge wall has a lower degree of material weakening compared to the weakening line between the wrapper inclined edge wall and the respective adjacent wrapper side wall.

[0011] In the case of a package with rounded package edges, it can be specified that curved wrapper intermediate walls are respectively provided between each wrapper side wall and the wrapper rear wall, which have a plurality of preferably parallel indentations arranged at short intervals as weakening lines, and the weakening line at the transition from the wrapper side wall to the respective wrapper intermediate wall has a lower degree of material weakening compared to the weakening line at the transition from the respective wrapper intermediate wall to the wrapper rear wall.

[0012] In particular, it can be specified that in the case of a package with rounded package edges, curved wrapper intermediate walls are respectively provided between each wrapper side wall and the wrapper front wall, which have a plurality of preferably parallel indentations arranged at short intervals as weakening lines, and the weakening line at the transition from the wrapper side wall to the adjacent wrapper intermediate wall has a lower degree of material weakening compared to the weakening line at the transition from the wrapper intermediate wall to the respective adjacent wrapper side wall.

[0013] In a preferred embodiment, the weakening lines with a greater degree of material weakening can be formed, for example, by grooving the material of the sheath, and the weakening lines with a smaller degree of material weakening can be formed, for example, by indenting the material of the sheath.

[0014] As already mentioned above, one possible advantage is that by using weakening lines with different degrees of material weakening, it is possible to influence the folding properties of the cut-outs for the sheath, in particular in such a way that the sheath wall at the weakening line with a smaller degree of material weakening is more difficult to fold than the sheath wall at the weakening line with a greater degree of material weakening.

[0015] Another special feature can be that the rear wall of the sheath preferably extends over at least 10%, preferably at least 20%, more preferably at least 30% of the width of the rear wall of the box part in total.

[0016] One advantage of this solution can be that although the sheath is strengthened, on the other hand, not too much material is used unnecessarily.

[0017] Furthermore, the invention relates to a method for manufacturing a package for a tobacco industry product.

[0018] Known devices of this type cannot fold a sheath such as is required, for example, for manufacturing a package according to the invention.

[0019] Therefore, the aim in this respect of the device is to propose measures that allow for the simple manufacture of such a package.

[0020] A method for manufacturing a package for a tobacco industry product according to the present invention for achieving this purpose, a group of tobacco industry products in an inner wrapper as the package content of the package and a cut piece of the wrapper for the package are conveyed to a platform, and the platform reciprocates towards a folding turret arranged downstream of the platform to cover the distance to the folding turret, and in the recesses of the folding turret, cut pieces partially folded for the outer package of the package are respectively prepared, and the package content together with the wrapper folded around the package content is transferred from the platform to the recess facing the platform or to the partially folded cut pieces prepared in the recess by a pusher, and then the cut pieces are folded around the package content and the wrapper to form a package, and the cut piece for the wrapper is folded around the package content on the platform. According to the present invention, the cut piece for the wrapper is folded around the package content on the platform such that the front wall of the wrapper extends in the region of the front side of the package content, the side walls of the wrapper extend in the region of the narrow sides of the package content, and the rear wall of the wrapper extends in the region of the rear side of the package content opposite to the front side. In a first folding step, the side walls of the wrapper are folded relative to the front wall of the wrapper by approximately 90°, such that the side walls of the wrapper extend along the narrow sides of the package content, wherein the rear wall of the wrapper extends beyond the plane of the rear side of the package content, and in a second folding step, the rear wall of the wrapper is folded around the package content such that the rear wall of the wrapper extends along the rear side of the package content.

[0021] According to this provision, the cut piece for the wrapper is folded around the package content on the platform on all sides.

[0022] Surprisingly, it has been shown that the platform can be adapted with relatively little effort such that the wrapper located on all sides of the package content can be folded.

[0023] Preferably, it is provided that the cut piece for the wrapper is folded around the package content on the platform such that the front wall of the wrapper extends in the region of the front side of the package content, the side walls of the wrapper extend in the narrow side region of the package content, and the rear wall of the wrapper extends in the rear side region of the package content opposite to the front side.

[0024] It is also preferably provided that the cut piece for the wrapper is folded during transportation along the platform, and preferably, the cut piece and the package content are transported along the platform by a common pusher in particular.

[0025] In a preferred first folding step, the side walls of the wrapper can be folded relative to the front wall of the wrapper, and this folding is preferably achieved by means of one or more switches in combination with folding elements assigned to the switches and preferably fixedly positioned on the platform.

[0026] In this case, it can be provided that the folding of the sleeve side walls is effected at a distance from the contents of the package, and that the partially folded sleeve is then preferably brought together with the contents of the package by means of at least one guide, in particular by placing the front wall of the sleeve onto the front side of the contents of the package.

[0027] In particular, it can be provided that, preferably in the first folding step, the sleeve side walls are folded relative to the front wall of the sleeve by approximately 90°, such that the sleeve side walls extend along the narrow sides of the contents of the package, wherein the rear wall of the sleeve extends beyond the plane of the rear side of the contents of the package.

[0028] Preferably in a second folding step, the rear wall of the sleeve can be folded around the contents of the package such that the rear wall of the sleeve extends along the rear side of the contents of the package.

[0029] A special feature can be that the sleeve folded around the contents of the package is held in its relative position with respect to the contents of the package by a preferably second pusher, and that the contents of the package together with the sleeve folded around it are transferred from the platform to a recess facing the platform or to a partially folded cut-out prepared in the recess by means of the preferably second pusher.

[0030] In particular, this can be done in such a way that the preferably second pusher holds the folded sleeve in its position on the contents of the package in the region of two opposite sides, in particular in the region of the preferably upwardly facing front side of the contents of the package and in the region of the preferably downwardly facing rear side of the contents of the package.

[0031] Furthermore, the present invention relates to an apparatus for manufacturing a package for a tobacco industry product, the package being the package according to the present invention and / or the apparatus manufacturing the package according to the method according to the present invention. The apparatus includes a platform for conveying a group of tobacco industry products in an inner wrapper, which is the package content of the package, and a cut piece of a wrapper for the package towards a folding turret arranged downstream of the platform. The folding turret has recesses for receiving cut pieces of an outer wrapper for the package that are partially folded respectively, and a pusher is provided for transferring the package content together with the wrapper folded around the package content from the platform into the recess facing the platform or into the partially folded cut pieces prepared in the recess, and a folding mechanism is arranged in the region of the platform, the folding mechanism being arranged for folding the cut piece for the wrapper around the package content on the platform. The folding mechanism is arranged for folding the cut piece for the wrapper around the package content on the platform such that the front wall of the wrapper extends in the front side region of the package content, the side walls of the wrapper extend in the narrow side regions of the package content, and the rear wall of the wrapper extends in the rear side region of the package content opposite to the front side, and for a first folding step, in which the side walls of the wrapper are folded relative to the front wall of the wrapper, the platform has one or more switches and folding elements fixed in position assigned to the switches, and additional folding elements are arranged in the region of the platform for folding the rear wall of the wrapper around the package content in a second folding step such that the rear wall of the wrapper extends along the rear side of the package content, and the additional folding elements are arranged below the guide rails of the platform, along which the package content together with the wrapper is conveyed, and the folding elements can move in opposite directions for folding the two rear walls of the wrapper into abutment against the rear side of the package content.

[0032] Preferably, it is provided that the folding elements are arranged for folding the cut piece for the wrapper during conveyance along the platform, and preferably a common pusher is provided for conveying the cut piece and the package content along the platform.

[0033] Furthermore, it can be provided that for a preferred first folding step, in which the side walls of the wrapper are folded relative to the front wall of the wrapper, the platform can have one or more switches and preferably folding elements fixed in position assigned to the switches.

[0034] Another special feature can be that the folding elements are arranged for performing the folding of the side walls of the wrapper at a distance from the package content, and at least one guide is provided for bringing the partially folded wrapper into convergence with the package content, in particular for resting the front wall of the wrapper on the front side of the package content.

[0035] It is preferably provided that additional folding elements are provided in the region of the platform, so that preferably in a second folding step the rear wall of the sleeve is folded around the contents of the package, such that the rear wall of the sleeve extends along the rear side of the contents of the package.

[0036] In a preferred embodiment, it can be provided that the additional folding elements are arranged below the guide rails of the platform, along which the contents of the package together with the sleeve are transported, and the folding elements can move in opposite directions in order to fold the two rear walls of the sleeve against the rear side of the contents of the package.

[0037] A further special feature can be that a preferred second pusher is provided for holding the sleeve folded around the contents of the package in its relative position with respect to the contents of the package, and the preferred second pusher is provided for transferring the contents of the package together with the sleeve folded around it from the platform into a recess facing the platform or into a partially folded blank prepared in the recess.

[0038] This can be done in such a way that the preferred second pusher is provided for holding the folded sleeve in its position on the contents of the package in the region of two opposite sides, in particular in the region of the preferably upward-facing front side of the contents of the package and in the region of the preferably downward-facing rear side of the contents of the package.

[0039] Another special feature can be that the platform has guide rails on which the contents of the package rest during transport along the platform, and the guide rails have grooves, in particular for forming a working area for a folding mechanism for folding the rear wall of the sleeve or for forming at least one recess for a holding mechanism for the preferred second pusher.

[0040] Other special features are derived from the description and the drawings in addition. Description of the Drawings

[0041] The present invention will be described below with reference to the preferred embodiments shown in the drawings. In the figures:

[0042] Figure 1 A first embodiment of a package for tobacco industry products is shown in a three-dimensional view, with the lid open;

[0043] Figure 2 Shown in a view similar to Figure 1 a second embodiment of the package;

[0044] Figure 3 A third embodiment of the package is shown in a schematic three-dimensional view;

[0045] Figure 4 Shown along Figure 3The sectional line IV-IV in Figure 4 passes through the horizontal section of the package according to

[0046] Figure 5 shows two variants of the cut piece of the wrapper for the package according to Figure 1 or Figure 2 ;

[0047] Figure 6 shows a schematic diagram of the process of folding the wrapper around the contents of the package;

[0048] Figure 7 shows in a schematic diagram a part of the device for manufacturing the package;

[0049] Figure 8 is a top view of the device according to the arrow VIII in Figure 7 ;

[0050] Figure 9 shows the vertical section of the device passing through the sectional line IX-IX in Figure 8 ;

[0051] Figure 10 shows the vertical section of the device passing through the sectional line X-X in Figure 9 ;

[0052] Figure 11 shows the vertical section of the device passing through the sectional line XI-XI in Figure 8 ;

[0053] Figure 12 shows the vertical section of the device passing through the sectional line XII-XII in Figure 11 ;

[0054] Figure 13 shows the vertical section of the device passing through the sectional line XIII-XIII in Figure 8 ;

[0055] Figure 14 shows the vertical section of the device passing through the sectional line XIV-XIV in Figure 13 ;

[0056] Figure 15 is a top view of a part of the device in the region XV in Figure 8 ;

[0057] Figure 16 shows the vertical section of the device passing through the sectional line XVI-XVI in Figure 15 ; and

[0058] Figure 17 shows the vertical section of the device passing through the sectional line XVII-XVII in Figure 15The sectional line XVII-XVII in [it] passes through the vertical section of the device. Detailed implementation mode

[0059] The package 10 according to the present invention is described below with reference to three package variants. All three packages 10 are of the hinge-lid type. The package 10 thus has a cup-shaped (lower) box part 11 and an (upper) lid part 12. The lid part 12 is pivotally supported (i.e., through a linear hinge 13) on the box part 11. The box part 11 and the lid part 12 form an outer package 14.

[0060] The outer package 14 can be formed from a conventional cut-out piece for a hinge-lid package. Cardboard is usually used as the material for the cut-out piece. The respective walls of the cut-out piece can be delimited from each other by pressed folding lines or cut-out portions.

[0061] The package contents 15 are arranged in the (top-open) box part 11. In the present case, the package contents 15 are a cigarette pack 16 wrapped in an inner wrapper 17. It goes without saying that, in addition to cigarettes, other products of the tobacco industry can also be provided as the contents.

[0062] Within the scope of the present application, products of the tobacco industry are understood to mean tobacco products such as cigarettes, cigarillos, etc., but also include new tobacco products, such as heat-not-burn products or liquid carriers for e-cigarettes.

[0063] It can be considered that the inner wrapper 17 is configured as a film-sealed block having a removal opening extending in the regions of the upper side and the front side of the inner wrapper 17, and the removal opening can be closed by a closing label 18.

[0064] In the present case, the closing label 18 has a gripping end 19 for the consumer to manipulate. However, it can also be considered to glue the gripping end 19 or the closing label 18 to the inner side of the lid part 12, so that the closing label 18 automatically opens or closes when the lid part 12 is manipulated accordingly.

[0065] As usual, the package contents 15 protrude slightly from the box part 12. The package contents 15 are at least partially surrounded by a sleeve 20, which is fastened in the box part 11 and from which the package contents 15 protrude.

[0066] The sleeve 20 is formed from a cut-out piece of a separate package material (such as cardboard) and in this example basically has five walls, namely a central sleeve front wall 21, two adjacent sleeve side walls 22, and two respectively adjacent sleeve rear walls 23. The walls 21, 22, 23 of the sleeve 20 extend along the corresponding walls of the box part 11, i.e., along the box front wall 24, the box side walls 25, and (partially) along the box rear wall 26. Other walls or wall parts are described below.

[0067] The walls 21, 22, 23 of the sheath 20 are delimited from one another by weakening lines. The weakening lines can here (also) be common (pressed) folding lines. The weakening lines result in a weakening of the material in the cut-out part for the sheath 20 extending along the weakening lines.

[0068] A special feature is that some of the weakening lines are designed such that they cause more material weakening than other weakening lines and in particular more than common folding lines. Since this arrangement is related to the corresponding type of packaging, the individual packaging variants are discussed below:

[0069] Figure 1 The packaging 10 shown in is a so-called beveled-edge packaging 10, in which the upright packaging edge 27 of the packaging 10 is beveled. This type of packaging 10 is also referred to as an octagonal packaging 10.

[0070] The beveled packaging edge 27 is formed by means of a packaging beveled-edge wall 28, which is arranged between the front wall 29 of the packaging and two adjacent side walls 30 of the packaging and / or between the rear wall 31 of the packaging and the two side walls 30 of the packaging.

[0071] The packaging beveled-edge wall 28 can be arranged, for example, at an angle of approximately 45° to the respectively adjacent walls 29, 30, 31 of the packaging 10.

[0072] Figure 5 The left half of shows the corresponding part of the cut-out part for forming the sheath 20 according to Figure 1 Here, the weakening line 32 is configured such that the resulting material weakening is less than the material weakening produced by the weakening line 33. The weakening line 32 can be formed, for example, by indentation, while the weakening line 33 can be formed by grooving.

[0073] Different degrees of material weakening can also be formed in other ways. For example, it can be considered that the two weakening lines 32, 33 are produced in the same way, for example both by indentation or both by grooving. By modifying the indentation or grooving, for example by a deeper indentation or a deeper groove and / or a longer groove, different material weakenings can be achieved. It can also be considered that different methods for producing the weakening lines 32, 33 are combined with different modifications.

[0074] In the present case, it is stipulated that the material weakening is constant along the run of the respective weakening lines 32, 33.

[0075] Obviously, the weakening lines can also be formed in other ways than by indentation or grooving.

[0076] Figure 5It is also shown that the sleeve 20 is adapted to the shape of the package 10, namely by means of additional sleeve inclined edge walls 34 between the respective sleeve side walls 22 and the sleeve rear wall 23 (on the one hand) and the sleeve front wall 21 (on the other hand).

[0077] As a result, the weakening lines 33 are arranged between the sleeve rear wall 23 and the respective adjacent sleeve inclined edge wall 34 and furthermore between the sleeve side wall 22 and the front sleeve inclined edge wall 34. The weakening line 32 is arranged between the sleeve side wall 22 and the rear sleeve inclined edge wall 34 and between the sleeve front wall 21 and the respective adjacent front sleeve inclined edge wall 34.

[0078] According to Figure 2 the package 10 is a so-called rounded-edge package 10, in which the upright package edge 27 is designed as a rounded package edge 27. Accordingly, package intermediate walls 35 are formed between the package front wall 29 and the adjacent package side wall 30 and between the package rear wall 31 and the adjacent package side wall 30, which are rounded in plan view. For this purpose, the intermediate walls 35 are provided with weakening lines 32, 33, which preferably extend parallel to each other and are at a short distance from each other.

[0079] The cut-out piece for the sleeve ( Figure 5 right half) has a corresponding sleeve intermediate wall 36. The arrangement of the weakening lines 32, 33 is similar to the embodiment according to the package 10.

[0080] According to Figure 3 the package is a "conventional" package 10 with a right-angled package edge 27. A special feature is that a sleeve inclined edge wall 37 is arranged between the sleeve rear wall 23 and the sleeve side wall 22, which extends obliquely to the respective sleeve rear wall 23 and sleeve side wall 22.

[0081] In the present embodiment, there is no sleeve inclined edge wall 37 at the transition to the sleeve front wall 21. The package 10 also does not have this type of inclined edge wall.

[0082] The arrangement of the weakening line 32 and the weakening line 33 follows the first two embodiments.

[0083] From Figures 1 to 3 it can also be seen that the sleeve 20 has a relatively large central recess 38 in the region of the sleeve front wall 21. The lower edge of the recess 38 is located below the upper edge (closing edge) of the box front wall 24.

[0084] It can also be seen that the sleeve rear wall 23 extends over most of the width of the box rear wall 26. Coverages of at least 50%, at least 60%, at least 70%, at least 80% or at least 90% are conceivable.

[0085] Figure 4It is also shown that the tray 39 can be provided in the inner wrapper 17 together with the cigarette group 16. In the current case, the walls of the tray 39 extend in the regions of the front wall 24 of the box part, the side walls 25 of the box part, and the inclined edge wall 37. No wall is formed in the region of the rear wall 26 of the box part.

[0086] In addition, a cover part brake 40 is formed on the wrapper 20.

[0087] Figure 6 The basic steps of setting the wrapper 20 on the package contents 15 are shown. For this purpose, the wrapper 20 or the flat and unfolded cut piece is transported together with the package contents 15 in the transport direction.

[0088] In the (first) folding step, the wrapper side wall 22 is folded relative to the wrapper front wall 21. In addition, the wrapper 20 abuts against the front side of the package contents 15.

[0089] In the (second) folding step, the wrapper rear wall 23 is folded into the region of the rear side of the package contents 15. Thereafter, the package contents 15 with the wrapper 20 are introduced into the (partially folded) outer package 14. The details are derived from the following description of the corresponding equipment.

[0090] The following refers to Figures 7 to 17 to explain the structure and working mode of the equipment according to the present invention:

[0091] Figure 7 The basic elements of the equipment are shown in an overview. A folding turret 41 is shown, which is preferably driven to rotate cyclically around a vertical axis in the current case. The folding turret 41 has recesses 42, which are evenly distributed on the circumference of the folding turret 41 and are used to receive the partially folded cut pieces 43 for the outer package 14.

[0092] The cut pieces 43 are fed along the transport track and are pushed into the recesses 42 of the folding turret 41 by so-called press claws 44, so as to be partially folded. The package contents 15 with the wrapper 20 are conveyed into the recesses 42 or the cut pieces 43. A platform 45 is used here.

[0093] The package contents 15 are conveyed along the transport track 46 to the platform 45 or are handed over to the platform 45. The wrapper 20 is transported transversely to the transport track 46 along the transverse transport track 47 and is handed over to the platform 45.

[0094] Figure 7 The separation of the wrapper 20 from the continuous material web 48 is also shown.

[0095] The platform 45 can move back and forth in the conveying direction according to the arrow 49 in order to span the distance to the conveying track 46 or the transverse conveying track 47 on the one hand and the distance to the folding turret 41 on the other hand. The construction to date is similar to the application shown in the applicant's DE102014010615A1, which is hereby incorporated by reference for the purpose of complete disclosure.

[0096] To receive the package contents 15, the platform 45 is moved back to such an extent that the package contents 15 can be pushed onto the platform 45 by the pusher 66. At the same time, the sleeve 20 can be further conveyed along the transverse conveying track 47 and placed on the platform 45. The sleeve 20 conveyed to the platform 45 is then fixed to the platform 45 on the back side by two protrusions 50.

[0097] Thereafter, the package contents 15 and the sleeve 20 are pushed by the first pusher 51 along the platform 45 in the conveying direction 49.

[0098] As Figure 9 shown below, the package contents 15 rest on the guide rail 52 of the platform 45. The sleeve 20 is guided a certain distance above the package contents 15, i.e., the sleeve initially rests on the folding element 53.

[0099] The folding element 53 works together with the switch 54, which is used to fold the sleeve 20 around the folding element 53 during conveyance in the conveying direction 49, so that the sleeve side wall 22 and the wall adjacent thereto up to the sleeve rear wall 23 are folded 90° relative to the sleeve front wall 21.

[0100] Thereafter, the sleeve 20 comes into contact with one or more guides 55, which are used to place the partially folded sleeve 20 against the front side of the package contents 15. In this position ( Figure 11 ), the sleeve rear wall 23 protrudes beyond the rear side of the package contents 15 and protrudes through the slot 56 in the guide rail 52. The sleeve 20 is laterally guided by the guide element 57 in the side region of the package contents 15.

[0101] In the next (second) folding step, the sleeve rear wall 23 is folded against the rear side of the package contents 15. For this purpose, two folding mechanisms 58 are provided below the guide rail 52, which perform this folding process.

[0102] The folding mechanisms 58 are arranged in the grooves 59 of the guide rail 52 and can reciprocate horizontally according to the arrow 60.

[0103] In the next step, the package contents 15 with the sleeve 20 folded around it are pushed by the second pusher 61 into the socket 42 of the folding turret 41.

[0104] A special feature is that the second pusher 61 is designed to hold the sleeve 20 on the package contents 15. On the one hand, this is done by means of two fork-shaped holding mechanisms 62 of the pusher 61, which clamp around the package contents 15 in the region of the rear side. In the region of the front side of the package contents 15, another plate-shaped holding mechanism 63 is provided. In this way, the sleeve 20 is held in the regions of the front side and the rear side of the package contents 15. The groove-shaped recesses 64 for the holding mechanisms 62 are embedded in the guide rails 52.

[0105] The mode of operation of the pushers 51, 61 is additionally known from DE19847433A1, which is hereby incorporated by reference for the purpose of complete disclosure.

[0106] In the region of the socket 42, there is also a sleeve presser 65, which presses the folded sleeve 20 or the package contents 15 into the partially folded cut piece 43.

[0107] During further conveyance on the folding turret 41, the cut piece 43 is further folded as usual and finally ejected together with the package contents 15 and the sleeve 20. Then the package side walls 30 must be folded in the usual way afterwards.

[0108] List of reference numerals

[0109] 10 Package

[0110] 11 Box part

[0111] 12 Lid part

[0112] 13 Linear hinge

[0113] 14 Outer package

[0114] 15 Package contents

[0115] 16 Cigarette pack

[0116] 17 Inner wrapper

[0117] 18 Sealing label

[0118] 19 Holding end

[0119] 20 Sleeve

[0120] 21 Sleeve front wall

[0121] 22 Sleeve side wall

[0122] 23 Sleeve rear wall

[0123] 24 Box part front wall

[0124] 25 Box part side wall

[0125] 26 Rear wall of the cassette

[0126] 27 Edge of the package

[0127] 28 Inclined edge wall of the package

[0128] 29 Front wall of the package

[0129] 30 Side wall of the package

[0130] 31 Rear wall of the package

[0131] 32 Weakening line (lesser degree)

[0132] 33 Weakening line (greater degree)

[0133] 34 Inclined edge wall of the sleeve (octagonal package)

[0134] 35 Intermediate wall of the package

[0135] 36 Intermediate wall of the sleeve

[0136] 37 Inclined edge wall of the sleeve (rectangular package)

[0137] 38 Recess

[0138] 39 Tray

[0139] 40 Cover brake

[0140] 41 Folding turret

[0141] 42 Socket

[0142] 43 Cutting piece (outer package)

[0143] 44 Pressing claw

[0144] 45 Platform

[0145] 46 Conveyor track

[0146] 47 Lateral conveyor track

[0147] 48 Material web

[0148] 49 Arrow / conveying direction

[0149] 50 Protrusion

[0150] 51 Pusher

[0151] 52 Guide rail

[0152] 53 Folding element

[0153] 54 Switch

[0154] 55 Guide

[0155] 56 Slot

[0156] 57 Guide Element

[0157] 58 Folding Mechanism

[0158] 59 Groove

[0159] 60 Arrow

[0160] 61 Pusher

[0161] 62 Retaining Mechanism

[0162] 63 Retaining Mechanism

[0163] 64 Recess

[0164] 65 Bushing Presser

[0165] 66 Pusher

Claims

1. A package for a tobacco industry product, wherein the package (10) has a box part (11) and a lid part (12) pivotally arranged on the box part (11) via a linear hinge (13), and package contents (15) are arranged in the box part (11), and the package (10) has a sheath (20) which at least partially surrounds the package contents (15) on multiple sides and projects from the top-open box part (11) together with the package contents (15), and the wall of the sheath (20) extends from the front side of the box part (11) all the way into the region of the opposite rear side of the box part (11), on which rear side the linear hinge (13) is also located, characterized in that, In order to define the individual walls of the sheath (20), weakening lines (32, 33) are provided in the material of the sheath (20), which weakening lines are arranged to cause weakening of the material along the respective weakening lines (32, 33), wherein the sheath (20) has weakening lines (32, 33) of different designs, wherein at least some of the weakening lines cause different degrees of material weakening, and the sheath (20) has a sheath front wall (21), sheath side walls (22) and a sheath rear wall (23) which extend along the respective walls of the box part (11), that is to say along the front wall (24) of the box part, the respective side walls (25) of the box part and the rear wall (26) of the box part, and weakening lines (32, 33) of different designs are provided at the transition from the sheath side walls (22) to the sheath rear wall (23) and at the transition from the sheath side walls (22) to the sheath front wall (21), which weakening lines cause different degrees of material weakening.

2. The package according to claim 1, characterized in that, In the case of a package (10) having a beveled package edge (27) or in the case of a package (10) having a right-angled package edge (27), a first sheath inclined edge wall is respectively provided between each sheath side wall (22) and the sheath rear wall (23), which first sheath inclined edge wall extends inclined to the respective sheath side wall (22) and the sheath rear wall (23) in a plan view, and the weakening line between the sheath side wall (22) and the respective first sheath inclined edge wall has a smaller degree of material weakening than the weakening line between the first sheath inclined edge wall and the sheath rear wall (23).

3. The package according to claim 2, characterized in that, In the case of a package (10) having a beveled package edge (27), a second sheath inclined edge wall is respectively provided between each sheath side wall (22) and the sheath front wall (21), which second sheath inclined edge wall extends inclined to the respective sheath side wall (22) and the sheath front wall (21) in a plan view, and the weakening line between the sheath front wall (21) and the respective adjacent second sheath inclined edge wall has a smaller degree of material weakening than the weakening line between the second sheath inclined edge wall and the respective adjacent sheath side wall (22).

4. The package according to claim 1, characterized in that, In the case of a package (10) having a rounded package edge (27), a curved first sheath intermediate wall is respectively provided between each sheath side wall (22) and the sheath rear wall (23), which first sheath intermediate wall has a plurality of parallel indentations arranged at short intervals as weakening lines, and the weakening line at the transition from the sheath side wall (22) to the respective first sheath intermediate wall has a smaller degree of material weakening than the weakening line at the transition from the respective first sheath intermediate wall to the sheath rear wall (23).

5. The package according to claim 4, characterized in that, In the case of a package (10) having a rounded package edge (27), a curved second intermediate sleeve wall is provided between each sleeve side wall (22) and the sleeve front wall (21), the second intermediate sleeve wall having a plurality of parallel indentations arranged at short intervals as weakening lines, and the weakening line at the transition from the sleeve front wall (21) to the adjacent second intermediate sleeve wall has a lower degree of material weakening than the weakening line at the transition from the second intermediate sleeve wall to the corresponding adjacent sleeve side wall (22).

6. The package according to claim 1, characterized in that, The weakening line (33) having a greater degree of material weakening can be formed by grooving the material of the sleeve (20), and the weakening line (32) having a lower degree of material weakening can be formed by indentation of the material of the sleeve (20).

7. The package according to claim 1, characterized in that, By using weakening lines (32, 33) with different degrees of material weakening, the folding characteristics of the cut piece for the sleeve (20) can be influenced, namely in such a way that the sleeve (20) wall at the weakening line (32) with a lower degree of material weakening is more difficult to fold than the sleeve (20) wall at the weakening line (33) with a greater degree of material weakening.

8. The package according to claim 1, characterized in that, The sleeve rear wall (23) extends over at least 10% of the width of the rear wall (26) of the box part (11).

9. A method for manufacturing a package (10) for a tobacco industry product according to any one of the preceding claims 1 to 8, wherein, A set of tobacco industry products within an inner wrapper (17) of the package contents (15) of a package (10) and a cut piece for a wrapper (20) for the package (10) are conveyed to a platform (45), and the platform (45) reciprocates towards a folding turret (41) provided downstream of the platform (45) over a distance to the folding turret, and in the recesses (42) of the folding turret (41), cut pieces (43) partially folded for the outer wrapper (14) of the package (10) are respectively prepared, and the package contents (15) together with the wrapper (20) folded around the package contents (15) are transferred from the platform (45) to the recess (42) facing the platform (45) or to the partially folded cut pieces (43) prepared in the recess by a pusher (61), and then the cut pieces (43) are folded around the package contents (15) and the wrapper (20) to form the package (10), and the cut pieces (43) for the wrapper (20) are folded around the package contents (15) on the platform (45), characterized in that the cut pieces (43) for the wrapper (20) are folded around the package contents (15) on the platform (45) such that the front wall (21) of the wrapper extends in the region of the front side of the package contents (15), the side walls (22) of the wrapper extend in the region of the narrow sides of the package contents (15), and the rear wall (23) of the wrapper extends in the region of the rear side of the package contents (15) opposite to the front side, and in a first folding step, the side walls (22) of the wrapper are folded relative to the front wall (21) of the wrapper by approximately 90°, such that the side walls of the wrapper extend along the narrow sides of the package contents (15), wherein the rear wall (23) of the wrapper extends beyond the plane of the rear side of the package contents (15), and in a second folding step, the rear wall (23) of the wrapper is folded around the package contents (15) such that the rear wall of the wrapper extends along the rear side of the package contents (15).

10. The method according to claim 9, characterized in that, The cut pieces for the wrapper (20) are folded during conveyance along the platform (45), it being provided that the cut pieces and the package contents (15) are conveyed along the platform (45) by a common pusher (51).

11. The method according to claim 10, characterized in that, In a first folding step, the side walls (22) of the wrapper are folded relative to the front wall (21) of the wrapper, i.e. this folding is effected by means of one or more switches (54) in conjunction with folding elements (53) which are fixedly positioned on the platform (45) and assigned to the switches (54).

12. The method according to claim 11, wherein The folding elements (53) are arranged such that the folding of the side walls (22) of the wrapper is effected at a distance from the package contents (15), and then the partially folded wrapper (20) is brought together with the package contents (15) by means of at least one guide (55), i.e. the front wall (21) of the wrapper is rested on the front side of the package contents (15).

13. The method according to claim 9, wherein The second pusher (61) holds the sheath (20) folded around the package contents (15) in its relative position with respect to the package contents (15), and transfers the package contents (15) together with the sheath (20) folded around it from the platform (45) into the recess (42) facing the platform (45) or into a partially folded cut piece (43) prepared in the recess.

14. The method according to claim 13, wherein The second pusher (61) holds the folded sheath (20) in its position on the package contents (15) in the regions of two opposite sides, i.e., in the region of the upper-facing front side of the package contents (15) and in the region of the lower-facing rear side of the package contents (15).

15. An apparatus for manufacturing a package (10) for a tobacco industry product, the package being the package according to any one of the preceding claims 1 to 8 and the apparatus manufacturing the package according to the method according to any one of the preceding claims 9 to 14, the apparatus comprising a platform (45) for conveying a group of tobacco industry products in an inner wrapper (17) as the package content (15) of the package (10) and a cut piece of a wrapper (20) for the package (10) towards a folding turret (41) arranged downstream of the platform (45), the folding turret (41) having recesses (42) for receiving cut pieces (43) of a partially folded outer wrapper (14) for the package (10) respectively, and a pusher (61) being provided for transferring the package content (15) together with the wrapper (20) folded around the package content (15) from the platform (45) into the recesses (42) facing the platform (45) or into the cut pieces (43) of the partially folded ones already prepared in the recesses, and a folding mechanism (53, 54, 58) being provided in the region of the platform (45), the folding mechanism being arranged for folding the cut piece of the wrapper (20) around the package content (15) on the platform (45), characterized in that, The folding mechanism (53, 54, 58) is arranged to fold the cut piece for the sheath (20) around the package contents (15) on the platform (45) such that the sheath front wall (21) extends in the front side region of the package contents (15), the sheath side walls (22) extend in the narrow side regions of the package contents (15), and the sheath rear wall (23) extends in the rear side region of the package contents (15) opposite the front side, and for a first folding step, in which the sheath side walls (22) are folded relative to the sheath front wall (21), the platform (45) has one or more switches (54) and position-fixed folding elements (53) assigned to the switches (54), and additional folding elements (58) are provided in the region of the platform (45) in order to fold the sheath rear wall (23) around the package contents (15) in a second folding step such that the sheath rear wall extends along the rear side of the package contents (15), and the additional folding elements (58) are arranged below the guide rail (52) of the platform (45), along which the package contents (15) together with the sheath (20) are transported, and the folding elements (58) can move in opposite directions in order to fold the two sheath rear walls (23) against the rear side of the package contents (15).

16. The device according to claim 15, characterized in that, The folding mechanism (53, 54, 58) is arranged to fold the cut piece for the sheath (20) during transport along the platform (45), and a common pusher (51) is provided for transporting the cut piece and the package contents (15) along the platform (45).

17. The device according to claim 15, characterized in that, The folding element (53) is arranged to perform the folding of the sheath side walls (22) at a distance from the package contents (15), and at least one guide (55) is provided for merging the partially folded sheath (20) with the package contents (15), i.e., for resting the sheath front wall (21) on the front side of the package contents (15).

18. The device according to claim 15, characterized in that, A second pusher (61) is provided for holding the wrapper (20) folded around the package contents (15) in its relative position with respect to the package contents (15), and the second pusher (61) is arranged to transfer the package contents (15) together with the wrapper (20) folded around it from the platform (45) into a recess (42) facing the platform (45) or into a partially folded cut-out (43) prepared in the recess.

19. The device according to claim 18, characterized in that, The second pusher (61) is arranged to hold the folded wrapper (20) in its position on the package contents (15) in the region of two opposite sides, namely in the region of the upper-facing front side of the package contents (15) and in the region of the lower-facing rear side of the package contents.

20. The device according to claim 15, characterized in that, The platform (45) has guide rails (52) on which the package contents (15) rest during conveyance along the platform (45), and the guide rails (52) have grooves (59, 64), namely a working area for forming a folding mechanism (58) for folding the rear wall (23) of the wrapper or at least one recess (64) for forming a holding mechanism (62) for the second pusher (61).

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