Packet for cigarette industry products

Abstract

The invention relates to a packet (10) for cigarette industry products, comprising a preferably cuboid outer packet (11) and a preferably cuboid inner packet (12), wherein the outer packet is designed to accommodate the inner packet and has a cup-shaped box part (14) and a lid (15) which is mounted on the box part so as to be pivotable about a linear joint (35), and wherein the inner packet (12) is designed to accommodate packet contents (13), in particular a group of cigarette industry products, and wherein the outer packet (11) and the inner packet (12) are each formed from a blank (16, 41, 43) made of a stiff packaging material, in particular cardboard. The inner packet (12) is designed to enclose the packet contents (13) on all sides, and the inner packet (12) has a removal opening (52) for access to the packet contents, which removal opening can be closed by a closure label (53) that can be actuated multiple times, and the linear joint (35) is arranged on a narrow side of the outer packet (11).

Description

[0001]Applicant: FOC-1178-WO 12 August 2025 / 4224 Focke & Co. (GmbH & Co. KG) Siemensstraße 10 27283 Verden Packaging for cigarette industry products Description The invention relates to a packaging for cigarette industry products, comprising a preferably cuboid outer packaging and a preferably cuboid inner packaging, wherein the outer packaging is configured to receive the inner packaging and has a cup-shaped box part and a lid pivotably mounted on the box part about a linear hinge, and wherein the inner packaging is configured to receive packaging contents, in particular a group of cigarette industry products, and wherein the outer packaging and the inner packaging are each formed from a blank of a rigid packaging material, in particular cardboard, according to the preamble of claim 1.For the purposes of this application, the term "products of the cigarette industry" refers to tobacco products such as cigarettes, cigarillos, and the like, but also to novel tobacco products such as heat-not-burn products or liquid carriers for e-cigarettes. Packaging of the aforementioned type is also known as box-in-box packaging. The distinguishing feature of this packaging type is that both the outer and inner packaging are made of a rigid packaging material such as cardboard. This differentiates it, for example, from conventional hard packs, where the inner packaging is made of a flexible packaging material such as foil, coated paper, and the like. So-called soft packs, on the other hand, generally do not use any rigid packaging material at all. Furthermore, it is known to equip hard packs with a hinged lid.This type of packaging is also known as a hinged-lid package. The outer packaging can be opened or closed by pivoting the lid. The lid is pivotally mounted on a hinge on a part of the outer packaging. Typically, the hinge is located on a large area of ​​the back of the package, so that the consumer pivots the lid backward while facing the front of the package to open it. It is particularly convenient if the inner packaging opens or closes simultaneously when the outer packaging lid is opened or closed. Alternatively, the hinge can be located on other sides of the outer packaging, resulting in a different pivoting direction for the lid. For example, packages are known where the hinge is located on one of the narrow sides.Such packs are also called "lighter packs" because of their resemblance to certain lighters. A disadvantage of known "lighter pack" types is that the inner packaging enclosing the contents is not sufficiently airtight, meaning that the contents are not adequately protected against the effects of dryness or humidity in hot and / or tropical regions. Based on this, the object underlying the invention is to further develop packaging for products of the cigarette industry, particularly with regard to effective protection of the contents, preferably also when using outer packaging whose hinge is not located on the back of the pack, as is usually the case. A package for solving this problem has the features of claim 1.It is therefore provided that the inner packaging is designed to completely enclose the contents, and that the inner packaging has a dispensing opening for accessing the contents, which can be closed by a multi-use tamper-evident closure label, and that the hinge is located on a narrow side of the outer packaging. The solution according to the invention thus combines the box-in-box packaging type with a lighter pack type, wherein the contents are well protected against environmental influences by a multi-use tamper-evident closure label. Preferably, the closure label is permanently attached to the back of the inner packaging, in particular by adhesive bonding.One advantage of this solution is that the tamper-evident label cannot be accidentally torn from the packaging by the consumer when opening it, thus ensuring a precise and tight resealing of the inner packaging. Furthermore, the tamper-evident label can be designed to be detachably attached to the inner packaging, at least partially around the dispensing opening, particularly by adhesive. An advantage of this solution is that the adhesive label can be peeled off the detachable area of ​​the inner packaging to open the inner packaging and remove the products, and then reapplied around the dispensing opening after the products have been removed. A special feature is that residual connections exist between the box and the lid of the outer packaging before the outer packaging is opened for the first time; these connections are severed when the outer packaging is opened for the first time.One advantage of this solution is that it creates a tamper-evident seal for the consumer, indicating the integrity of the packaging and thus the contents before the package is first opened. Furthermore, a side wall of the lid adjacent to the hinge, particularly a front wall, can be reinforced by a folded flap of the outer packaging blank. Preferably, the upright edges of the outer and / or inner packaging can be of one of the following types: right-angled, rounded, or angled. The packaging can therefore have conventional edges or be designed as an octagonal or round-corner package.Furthermore, it may be provided that all of the upright packaging edges of the outer packaging and / or the inner packaging are of the same type or of different types. Preferably, the packaging has a large front surface, a back surface opposite the front surface, and two narrow sides opposite the front and back surfaces, as well as a bottom surface and an end surface opposite the bottom surface, each connecting the front surface, back surface, and narrow sides, and that the outer packaging and the inner packaging have corresponding sides with corresponding walls.A special feature may be that a hinge height (H) of the outer packaging, namely a distance of the line hinge from the end face of the outer packaging, corresponds to a value that can be determined by the function: where -S is a lid height of the inner packaging, namely the amount by which the inner packaging protrudes from the box part of the outer packaging, and -M is the thickness of the outer packaging blank. Alternatively or additionally, it may be provided that a lid height S of the inner packaging, namely the amount by which the inner packaging protrudes from the box part of the outer packaging, corresponds to a value that can be determined by the function: can be determined, where -W is the width of a front face of the inner pack, -K can assume a value between 0 and 2 mm, and -M is the thickness of the outer pack blank. Preferably, in the case of a box part with a non-uniform height, the lid height S is the dimension by which the inner pack projects above the highest part of the box part. Preferred embodiments of the invention are described below with reference to the drawing. In this, Fig. 1 shows a first embodiment of a pack for products of the cigarette industry in a spatial schematic representation with the lid closed, Fig. 2 shows the pack according to Fig. 1 with the lid open and the closure label, Fig. 3 shows a blank for an outer pack of the pack according to Figs. 1 and 2, Fig. 4 shows a blank for an alternative outer pack, Fig. 5 shows a blank for an inner pack of the pack according to Figs. 1 and 2.Figures 6 and 7 show a second embodiment of a package in a representation analogous to Figures 1 and 2, Figure 8 shows a blank for an outer package of the package according to Figures 6 and 7, Figure 9 shows a blank for an inner package of the package according to Figures 6 and 7, Figures 10 and 11 show a third embodiment of a package in a representation analogous to Figures 1 and 2, Figure 12 shows a blank for an outer package of the package according to Figures 10 and 11, and Figure 13 shows a blank for an inner package of the package according to Figures 10 and 11. The invention relates to packages 10 of the hinged-box type in the "Lighter Pack" design. The package consists of an outer package 11 and an inner package 12, wherein the inner package 12 is enclosed in the outer package 11 and itself serves to contain a package contents 13, namely a group of products from the cigarette industry. The outer packaging 10 consists of a (lower) box part 14 and a (upper) lid 15.Box part 14 and lid 15 are formed from a single piece 16 of thin cardboard or similar packaging material. The elongated blank 16, as shown in Fig. 3, is divided into sections by die-cut lines and preferably embossed fold lines to form a box front wall 17, a box bottom wall 18, and a box back wall 19. Box side flaps 20, 21 are attached laterally to the box front wall 17. These correspond to inner box side flaps 22, 23 in the area of ​​the box back wall 19. A blank area adjoining the box back wall 19 is formed similarly for the lid 15, namely with lid back wall 24, lid end wall 25, and lid front wall 26.Side flaps are also arranged in the area of ​​these cutout areas assigned to the lid 15, namely lid side flaps 27, 28 in the area of ​​the lid's rear wall 26 and lid side flaps 29, 30 on the sides of the lid's front wall 26. The cutout 16 is therefore designed for the application of the longitudinal folding principle. In the finished outer packaging 11, the box side flaps 20 and 22 on the one hand, and 21 and 23 on the other, lie completely overlapping each other, forming a box side wall 31 and 32 respectively. The box side flaps 20 and 22 on the one hand, and 21 and 23 on the other, are folded to overlap and bonded together with glue. The lid side flaps 27...30 form lid side walls 33 and 34. One special feature is that the lid 15 is hinged to the box part 14 in the area of ​​a side wall via a hinge, namely a line hinge 35.For this purpose, the inner side flaps, namely box side flaps 20 of the box back wall 19 and lid side flaps 28 on the lid back wall 24, are connected to each other and separated from each other by a line joint 35 formed by embossing or otherwise. Outside this line joint 35, the lid 15 and box part 14 are separated from each other by closing edges which – starting from the ends of the line joint 35 – are inclined downwards towards the opposite side, namely towards the box side wall 31. In the area of ​​the box front wall 17 and lid front wall 26, the closing edges consist of free, obliquely directed end edges 36, 37 of the blank 16. Opposite, namely in the area of ​​the back, the box back wall 19 and lid back wall 24 are separably connected to each other by an obliquely directed punch line 38 and residual connections 39.These ensure a uniform blank 16 for the production of the outer packaging 11. When the box is first opened by lifting the lid 15, the remaining connections 39 are severed, so that the punch line 38 forms a continuous separation between the box part 14 and the lid 15. Figure 4 shows an alternative embodiment of a blank 41 for an outer packaging 11. The only difference between the two embodiments according to Figures 3 and 4 is that the blank 41 according to Figure 4 has an inner lid flap 42, which adjoins the lid front wall 26 and is folded against it to reinforce the lid front wall 26. Preferably, the inner lid flap 42 and the lid front wall 26 are glued together.Figure 5 shows a blank 43 for the inner packaging 12, which is divided into sections by punched lines and preferably embossed fold lines to form an inner front wall 44, an inner bottom wall 45, an inner back wall 46, an inner end wall 47, and an inner front wall 48. Inner side flaps 49 are arranged on both sides of the inner front walls 44, 48, and the inner back wall 46. Side corner flaps 50 are arranged on both sides of the inner bottom wall 45. Inner side walls 51 are formed by overlapping inner side flaps 49 that are bonded together by adhesive. A dispensing opening 52 is formed in the area of ​​the inner end wall 47, in particular by punching. The dispensing opening 52 can be closed by a multi-use closure label 53, which is permanently attached in the area of ​​the inner back wall 46 and which can be detachably connected to the inner packaging 12 in the area of ​​the dispensing opening 52.Preferably, suitable adhesives are used for this purpose. For opening and closing the closure label 53, it has an adhesive-free edge serving as a grip tab 54. After folding the blank 43 into an inner package 12, the package contents 13 are completely surrounded or enclosed by the inner package 12, which is then placed inside the outer package 11. The resealable closure label 53 covers the dispensing opening 52 of the inner package 12. The outer package 11 has a hinge 35 on the side wall of the box, allowing the lid 15 to be swung open laterally. Another special feature concerns the design of the four upright edges 55 of the package 10. In the embodiments according to Figures 1 to 5, the edges 55 are designed as right-angled edges 55, i.e., the surfaces of the package on either side of each upright edge are aligned at an angle of approximately 90° to each other.Cardboard is preferably used as packaging material for the blanks 16, 41. However, other sufficiently rigid materials such as plastic or laminates of different materials are also conceivable. Furthermore, it is provided that a hinge height H of the outer packaging, namely a distance of the line hinge from the end face of the outer packaging, corresponds to a value that can be determined by the function: where -S is a lid height of the inner packaging, namely the extent by which the inner packaging protrudes from the box part of the outer packaging, and -M is the thickness of the blank of the outer packaging. It is also provided that a lid height S of the inner packaging, namely the extent by which the inner packaging protrudes from the box part of the outer packaging, corresponds to a value that can be determined by the function: can be determined, where -W is the width of a front face of the inner packaging, -K can assume a value between 0 and 2 mm, and -M is the thickness of the outer packaging cutout. The value K denotes a "clamping factor," where the larger K, the larger H and thus the clamping force when opening and closing the lid 15. From the above, it follows that the cuboid packaging 10 has a large front face, a back face opposite the front face, and two narrow sides opposite the front and back faces, as well as a bottom face and an end face opposite the bottom face, each connecting the front face, back face, and narrow sides, and that the outer packaging 11 and the inner packaging 12 have corresponding sides with corresponding walls. Thus, the front face of the packaging 10 or outer packaging 11 is formed by the box front wall 17 and the lid front wall 26. The back face of the packaging 10 or outer packaging 11 is formed by the box front wall 17 and the lid front wall 26.The outer packaging 11 is formed by the box back wall 19 and the lid back wall 24. The box side walls 31, 32 are formed by the box side wall 31 and lid side wall 33, and by the box side wall 32 and lid side wall 34, respectively. The bottom of the packaging 10, or outer packaging 11, is formed by the box bottom wall 18. The end face of the packaging 10, or outer packaging 11, is formed by the lid end wall 25. The sides of the inner packaging 12 are formed by the corresponding walls of the blank 43. Figures 8 to 9 show the above-described situation according to Figures 1 to 3 and 5 for a packaging 10 with packaging edges 55 that are rounded. Figures 10 to 13 show such a solution for a packaging 10 with packaging edges 55 that are beveled. Furthermore, the structure of the outer packaging 11 and the inner packaging 12 corresponds to the first embodiment, which is why reference is made to the above explanations.For the sake of completeness, it should be noted that the packaging edges 55 of the outer packaging 11 and inner packaging 12 should be identical. However, deviations from this are permissible. Furthermore, the packaging edges 55 of the packaging 10 do not all have to be of the same type, but can be combined in any way. In this way, the packaging 10 can be adapted to consumer preferences. ***** 11 12.August 2025 Reference List 10 Pack 43 Cut (Inner Pack) 11 Outer Pack 44 Inner Front Wall 12 Inner Pack 45 Inner Bottom Wall 13 Pack Contents 46 Inner Back Wall 14 Box Part (Outer Pack) 47 Inner End Wall 15 Lid (Outer Pack) 48 Inner Front Wall 16 Cut (Outer Pack) 49 Inner Side Flaps 17 Box Front Wall 50 Side Flaps 18 Box Bottom Wall 51 Inner Side Walls 19 Box Back Wall 52 Dispensing Opening 20 Box Side Flaps 53 Closure Label 21 Box Side Flaps 54 Pull Tab 22 Box Side Flaps 55 Pack Edge 23 Box Side Flaps 24 Lid Back Wall 25 Lid End Wall 26 Lid Front Wall 27 Lid Side Flaps 28 Lid Side Flaps 29 Lid Side Flaps 30 Lid side flap 31 Box side wall 32 Box side wall 33 Lid side wall 34 Lid side wall 35 Line hinge 36 End edge 37 End edge 38 Punch line 39 Remaining connection 41 Cut (outer packaging) 42 Lid inner flap.

Claims

August 12, 2025 12 Claims 1. Packaging for products of the cigarette industry, comprising a preferably cuboid outer packaging and a preferably cuboid inner packaging, wherein the outer packaging (11) is configured to receive the inner packaging (12) and has a cup-shaped box part (14) and a lid (15) pivotably mounted on the box part (14) about a linear hinge (35), and wherein the inner packaging (12) is configured to receive packaging contents (13), in particular a group of products of the cigarette industry, and wherein the outer packaging (11) and the inner packaging (12) are each formed from a blank (16, 41, 43) of a rigid packaging material, in particular cardboard, characterized in that the inner packaging (12) is configured to completely enclose the packaging contents (13), and wherein the inner packaging (12) has a dispensing opening (52) for accessing the packaging contents (13),1. Packaging according to claim 1, characterized in that the closure label (53) is permanently connected to the inner packaging (12) in the area of ​​a rear side, in particular by adhesive bonding.

2. Packaging according to claim 1, characterized in that the closure label (53) is at least partially detachably connected to the inner packaging (12) around the dispensing opening (52), in particular by adhesive bonding.

3. Packaging according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that the closure label (53) is at least partially detachably connected to the inner packaging (12) around the dispensing opening (52), in particular by adhesive bonding.

4. Packaging according to claim 1 or any of the other preceding claims, characterized in that residual connections (39) exist between the box part (14) and the lid (15) of the outer packaging (11) before the outer packaging (11) is opened for the first time, which are severed when the outer packaging (11) is opened for the first time.

5. Packaging according to claim 1 or any of the other preceding claims,characterized in that a line joint adjacent to the line joint (35), 6. The side wall of the lid (15), in particular a front wall of the lid (15), is reinforced by a folding flap (42) of the blank (41) for the outer packaging (11).

7. Packaging according to claim 1 or any of the other preceding claims, characterized in that upright packaging edges (55) of the outer packaging (11) and / or the inner packaging (12) are designed as packaging edges (55) of one of the following types, namely as right-angled packaging edges (55), as rounded packaging edges (55), or as slanted packaging edges (55).

8. Packaging according to claim 6 or any of the other preceding claims, characterized in that all of the upright packaging edges (55) of the outer packaging (11) and / or the inner packaging (12) are of the same type or of different types.Pack according to claim 1 or any of the other preceding claims, characterized in that the pack (10) has a large front surface, a back surface opposite the front surface, and two narrow sides opposite the front surface and the back surface, as well as a bottom surface and an end surface opposite the bottom surface, each connecting the front surface, back surface, and narrow sides, and that the outer pack (11) and the inner pack (12) have corresponding sides with corresponding walls.Packaging according to claim 8 or any of the other preceding claims, characterized in that a hinge height H of the outer packaging (11), namely a distance of the line hinge (35) from the end face (25) of the outer packaging (11), corresponds to a value that can be determined by the function: wherein - S is a lid height of the inner packaging (12), namely the extent by which the inner packaging (12) projects out of the box part (14) of the outer packaging (11), and - M is the thickness of the blank (16, 41) of the outer packaging (11).

10. Packaging according to claim 8 or any of the other preceding claims, characterized in that a lid height S of the inner packaging (12), namely the extent by which the inner packaging (12) projects out of the box part (14) of the outer packaging (11), corresponds to a value that can be determined by the function:. can be determined, wherein -W is the width of a front face of the inner packaging (12), -K can assume a value between 0 and 2 mm, and -M is the thickness of the blank (16, 41) of the outer packaging (11).

11. Packaging according to claim 1 or one of the other preceding claims, characterized in that, in the case of a box part (14) with a non-uniform height, the lid height S is the dimension by which the inner packaging (12) projects above the highest part of the box part (14). *****

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