Packaging With Integrated Grip Recess for Cigarette Storage
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing packaging for stick-shaped goods, such as cigarettes, requires multiple elements for production, making the process time-consuming and limits printing variations due to the separate collar or inner frame, which also reduces the available facing area.
Innovation Solution
A packaging design featuring a front wall with a gripping and viewing trough integrated into the lid construction, eliminating the need for a separate collar, allowing for a one-piece blank production that saves time and material, and provides an uninterrupted surface for printing, with latching means ensuring secure closure.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If a separate collar or inner frame is used in packaging, then the structural support and lid positioning are improved, but the manufacturing process becomes more time-consuming and material usage increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent integrates the collar functionality directly into the front wall of the packaging by forming a recessed grip and viewing area that extends through the front wall. This eliminates the need for a separate collar component, reducing assembly steps and manufacturing time while maintaining the structural support and lid positioning functions.
2Reliability
If a separate collar or inner frame is used in packaging, then the structural support and lid positioning are improved, but material usage increases by 5-10%
Solution Approach 1:
The collar structure is merged with the front wall through the recessed grip and viewing area design. This integration eliminates the overlapping areas between separate components, reducing material consumption by 5-10% while preserving the structural support and positioning functions.
3Reliability
If a separate collar or inner frame is used in packaging, then the lid positioning is improved, but the facing area is reduced and design possibilities are limited
Solution Approach 1:
The recessed grip and viewing area is formed as an integrated feature of the front wall rather than a separate collar. This creates a continuous facing surface without interruptions, maximizing the available area for printing and design while maintaining proper lid positioning through the recessed structure.
4Reliability
If a separate collar or inner frame is used in packaging, then the lid positioning is improved, but the manufacturing process becomes more complex
Solution Approach 1:
The packaging is designed as a single integrated structure where the collar functionality is incorporated into the front wall. This reduces the number of separate components and assembly steps, simplifying the manufacturing process while maintaining accurate lid positioning through the recessed grip and viewing area design.
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AI summary
The present invention relates to a packaging for storing goods, in particular rod-shaped goods such as cigarettes and the like, comprising a front wall (12) and a rear wall (14), side walls (16, 18) connecting the front and rear walls (12, 14), a base structure (20), and a lid structure (22), wherein the lid structure (22) is hinged to an end of the rear wall (14) opposite the base structure (20). The front wall (12) has at least one edge-formed grip and viewing recess (26) at the end (24) facing away from the base structure (20), wherein the grip and viewing recess (26) is at least partially concealed by a front wall (28) of the lid structure (22) when the packaging (10) is closed. The invention further relates to a blank (110) for manufacturing a packaging (10) for storing goods.