CN1602275A

CN1602275A - Rigid container for tobacco articles

Info

Publication number: CN1602275A
Application number: CNA028247752A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 菲奥伦佐·德拉盖蒂; 安杰洛·利维尼
Original assignee: GD SpA
Current assignee: GD SpA
Priority date: 2001-12-11
Filing date: 2002-11-29
Publication date: 2005-03-30
Anticipated expiration: 2022-11-29
Also published as: ATE336447T1; EP1463675A1; ITBO20010748A0; JP2005512909A; US20050082178A1; DE60214040T2; KR20040071184A; AU2002358995A1; EP1463675B1; CN1291899C; DE60214040D1; ITBO20010748A1; WO2003053817A1

Abstract

In a rigid, substantially parallelepiped-shaped container (1) for tobacco articles, defined by two end walls (7, 8), and by a lateral surface (6) in turn defined by two, respectively front and rear, major lateral walls (10, 11) and two minor lateral walls (9), at least one lateral wall (10, 11; 9) has an outwardly convex profile, is connected to the adjacent lateral walls (9; 10, 11) along respective rounded longitudinal edges (13), and forms, with the lateral walls (9; 10, 11) respective substantially obtuse dihedral angles.

Description

The rigid container that is used for tobacco product

Technical field

The present invention relates to a kind of rigid container that is used for tobacco product.

The present invention can be advantageously used in the manufacturing of the manufacturing of cigarette case, particularly hard, hinged lid cigarette case, and it is described hereinafter by example fully.

Background technology

Traditional rigid binged-lid cigarette case generally is the square-section of parallel tubular shape, comprises two end walls that are respectively roof and diapire; Limit by these two end walls, and by being respectively two big sidewalls of antetheca and rear wall and two side surfaces that little sidewall is determined.Each little sidewall is connected with two big sidewalls at two band longitudinal edge places, rib right angle, and each end wall is connected with sidewall at four band transverse edge places, rib right angle.

The shortcoming of the rigid cigarette packet of above-mentioned pattern is that shape does not meet ergonomics, and the clothes fiber that is in contact with it is worn and torn fast.

Summary of the invention

The object of the present invention is to provide a kind of tobacco product rigid container that is used for, to eliminate above-mentioned shortcoming, also price is cheap for this container simultaneously, is easy to produce.

According to the present invention, provide a kind of and be used for the hard of tobacco product, roughly be the container of parallel tubular shape, comprise two end walls and a side surface, described side surface is limited by described two end walls, and is determined by two big sidewall and two little sidewalls that are respectively front and back walls; At least one described sidewall has outside convex surface profile, and is connected to adjacent described sidewall along corresponding longitudinal edge; Described container is characterised in that described longitudinal edge is circular-arc edge.

According to the present invention, also provide a kind of and be used for the hard of tobacco product, roughly be the container of parallel tubular shape, comprise two end walls and a side surface, described side surface is limited by described two end walls, and is determined by two big sidewall and two little sidewalls that are respectively front and back walls; At least one described sidewall has outside convex surface profile, and is connected to described end wall along corresponding transverse edge; Described container is characterised in that described transverse edge is circular-arc edge.

According to the present invention, also provide a kind of and be used for the hard of tobacco product, roughly be the container of parallel tubular shape, comprise two end walls and a side surface, described side surface is limited by described two end walls, and is determined by two big sidewall and two little sidewalls that are respectively front and back walls; At least one described end wall has outside convex surface profile, and is connected to adjacent described sidewall along corresponding transverse edge; Described container is characterised in that described transverse edge is circular-arc edge.

Description of drawings

Below in conjunction with accompanying drawing, a plurality of indefiniteness embodiment of the present invention is described by example.Among the figure,

The cigarette case that Fig. 1 illustrates first embodiment of formation container according to the present invention is in the main parallax stereogram of closing structure;

Fig. 2 illustrates the front perspective view that cigarette case among Fig. 1 is in Unclosing structure;

Fig. 3 illustrates the rear perspective view that cigarette case among Fig. 1 is in closing structure;

Fig. 4 to Fig. 7 illustrates forward sight, side-looking, backsight and the plan view from above that cigarette case among Fig. 1 is in closing structure respectively;

Fig. 8 illustrates the planar view of the ground paper of the cigarette case that is used for shop print 1;

The cigarette case that Fig. 9 illustrates second embodiment of formation container according to the present invention is in the main parallax stereogram of closing structure;

Figure 10 illustrates the plan view from above that cigarette case among Fig. 9 is in closing structure;

The cigarette case that Figure 11 illustrates the 3rd embodiment of formation container according to the present invention is in the main parallax stereogram of closing structure;

The cigarette case that Figure 12 illustrates the 4th embodiment of formation container according to the present invention is in the main parallax stereogram of closing structure;

Figure 13 illustrates the plan view from above that cigarette case among Figure 12 is in closing structure;

The cigarette case that Figure 14 illustrates the 5th embodiment of formation container according to the present invention is in the main parallax stereogram of closing structure;

The specific embodiment

The different cigarette case of label 1 whole expression among Fig. 1 to Figure 14, these different cigarette cases define each embodiment that is used for the rigid container of tobacco product according to of the present invention.

Each cigarette case 1 comprises the shipshape one group of cigarette by a Foilpac material (not shown for simplicity) packing.

Each cigarette case 1 comprises: cup-shaped bottom container 2 has open top end 3; And cup-shaped top cover 4, be hinged on the container 2 along hinge 5, between the open and close position on difference open and close top 3, rotate with respect to container 2.

In make position, top cover 4 makes cigarette case 1 be roughly rectangular parallel piped shape, and this shape is limited by side surface 6, two relative end walls that are respectively roof and

diapire

7 and 8, and

end wall

7 and 8 all is plane, identical and parallel, and limits side surface 6.

Side surface 6 comprise two parallel, relatively and be plane little sidewall 9, and be plane, relative

big sidewall

10 and 11 with two of little sidewall 9 transverse intersection.Particularly, a big sidewall 10 defines the antetheca of cigarette case 1, and another big sidewall 11 defines the rear wall of cigarette case 1.

Cigarette case 1 also comprises neck portion (collar) 12, be converted into U-shaped and be bonded at the inboard of cup-shaped receptacle 2, thereby part is stretched to 3 outsides, top, and engage with the respective inner surfaces of top cover 4 when top cover 4 is in described make position.

Between little sidewall 9 and

big sidewall

10,11, define four longitudinal edges 13, and between

end wall

7,8 and

sidewall

9,10 and 11, define eight transverse edges 14 vertical with longitudinal edge 13.More specifically, these eight transverse edges 14 are divided into four little transverse edge 14 and four big transverse edges 14 that limit

big sidewall

10,11 that limit little sidewall 9.

In cigarette case shown in Figure 7, each

big sidewall

10,11 all has the evagination profile at Fig. 1, and is connected with each little sidewall 9 along corresponding transverse edge 13, forms a corresponding blunt dihedral angle (obtuse dihedral angle) roughly with each little sidewall 9.Particularly, each longitudinal edge 13 is circular-arc edge, be used for corresponding

big sidewall

10,11 continuously (seamlessly) be connected to corresponding little sidewall 9, and do not have sharp edge.

Each

big sidewall

10,11 all comprises a plane centre portion 15 and two side bands 16 that are converted in advance, each side band 16 carries out bending inwardly with its concave surface, so that centre portion 15 and corresponding little sidewall 9 are linked together, and form a corresponding blunt dihedral angle roughly with little sidewall 9.Each side band 16 is converted in advance by many longitudinal broken lines 17, and these longitudinal broken lines 17 make side band 16 have the curved surface of relative broad, also promptly have relatively large radius of curvature R 1.

Each circular-arc longitudinal edge 13 is all limited by many longitudinal broken lines 18, and these longitudinal broken lines 18 make circular-arc longitudinal edge have a relative tighter curved surface, also promptly have less relatively radius of curvature R 2.The ratio of radius of curvature R 1 and radius of curvature R 2 is greater than 1.

Usually, no matter side band 16 still is circular-arc longitudinal edge 13, can change curvature, also promptly has the radius of curvature R 1 and the R2 of variation respectively.In a preferred embodiment, the radius of curvature R 1 of side band is greater than 4mm.In a specific embodiment, the radius of curvature of side band 16 changes and is tending towards reducing a little along the direction to longitudinal edge 13, and radius of curvature R 2 is constant substantially.In another specific embodiment, cigarette case cross section scope is positioned between 50 * 20mm and the 60 * 25mm, and the scope of radius R 1 is between 25mm and 50mm, and the scope of radius R 2 is between 1mm and 3mm, and radius R 1 is no less than 8 with the ratio of R2 simultaneously.

The longitudinal broken line 17 of side band 16 separates relative larger distance, so that side band 16 has relatively large radius of curvature R 1, and the longitudinal broken line 18 of circular-arc longitudinal edge 13 is drawn close relatively, so that circular-arc longitudinal edge 13 has less relatively radius of curvature R 2.

Each

end wall

7,8 is all roughly rectangular, and has the fillet that radius of curvature is R1 and R2, to be suitable for the evagination profile of

big sidewall

10,11.

As shown in Figure 2, neck portion 12 is connected to the inside face of the antetheca 10 that is complementary with its shape and the inside face of each little sidewall 9, comprises the fillet part with the longitudinal edge 13 of antetheca 10 adjacency.

As shown in Figure 8, Fig. 1 is made by a cooresponding ground paper that is roughly long rectangle 19 that is the plane to the cigarette case 1 among Fig. 7, and with regard to the appropriate section of cigarette case 1, this part marks with having the target same numeral as far as possible, with corresponding with the part in the cigarette case 1.

Each ground paper 19 (having a center longitudinal axis 20) comprises: many longitudinal broken lines 18 and many transverse crease lines 21, transverse crease lines 21 between longitudinal broken line 18, limit a flat board 10 ', form the top (particularly being to form the part of covering 4 position) of antetheca 10, flat board 7 ', form top end wall 7, flat board 11 ', form rear wall 11, flat board 8 ', form bottom end wall 8, and flat board 10 ", the bottom of formation antetheca 10 (particularly being the part that forms the position on the container 2).

Each flat board 10 ', 10 ", 11 ' have two flank sheets 9 ' and 9 ", that these fins are positioned at is dull and stereotyped 10 ', 10 ", 11 ' relative both sides on, and by longitudinal broken line 18 and corresponding flat board 10 ', 10 ", 11 ' separate.Dull and stereotyped 10 ' as to have a reinforced sheet 22.Dull and stereotyped 11 ' each fin 9 ', 9 " have the vertical tag 23 that is roughly rectangle, these tags be positioned at fin 9 ', 9 " relative end, and alignment mutually longitudinally.

When making each cigarette case 1, two flank sheets 9 ' with two flank sheets 9 " stacked and be pasted together, to limit the corresponding little sidewall 9 of cigarette case 1; The corresponding relatively flank sheet 9 of each vertical tag 23 ' or 9 " squarely is turned up, and stacked and stick on corresponding dull and stereotyped 7 ' or 8 ' inside face on, with the corresponding end wall 7 that limits cigarette case 1 respectively or 8 inside.

In a preferred embodiment, transverse crease lines 21 (also being referred to as main broken line) is more shaky than longitudinal broken line 17 and 18 (also being referred to as time broken line), because transverse crease lines 21 defines the transverse edge 14 of corner angle, longitudinal

broken line

17 and 18 then is used separately as curved sides band 16 and the circular-arc longitudinal edge 13 of not being with corner angle.

Various test shows, above-mentioned cigarette case 1 can make the clothing that is in contact with it not easy to wear, have simultaneously well to be convenient to the height ergonomic shape (highly anatomicallyshape) held.By radius of curvature R 1 and R2, particularly make radius of curvature R 1 greater than radius of curvature R 2, can make this height ergonomic shape that does not see any known cigarette case.

In a kind of unshowned distortion of cigarette case 1,

big sidewall

10 or 11 is planar walls, have only another

big sidewall

11 or 10 to have the profile of evagination, and be connected to each little sidewall 9, and form corresponding blunt dihedral angle roughly with each little sidewall 9 along corresponding circular-arc longitudinal edge 13; It is circular having only two longitudinal edges 13, and two other longitudinal edge 13 is sharp edge (sharp edges).

In the cigarette case 1 in Fig. 9 and 10,

big sidewall

10,11 is a planar wall, and each little sidewall has the profile of evagination, and is connected on each

big sidewall

10,11 along corresponding circular-arc longitudinal edge 13, and forms corresponding blunt dihedral angle roughly with each big sidewall 10,11.Each little sidewall 9 comprises one and is the middle part 15 on plane and side band 16 (having many longitudinal broken lines 17) that two are converted in advance, each side band curves inwardly with its curved surface, middle part 15 being connected to corresponding

big sidewall

10,11, thus the blunt dihedral angle that forms roughly with

big sidewall

10,11.

In the cigarette case 1 in Figure 11, each

big sidewall

10,11 has the evagination profile, is connected on each little sidewall 9 along corresponding circular-arc longitudinal edge 13, and forms corresponding blunt dihedral angle roughly with each little sidewall 9.Different with the cigarette case 1 of Fig. 1 in Fig. 7 is, each

wall

10,11 does not all have the middle part on plane or the side band of two bendings, but with the inside integrally bending of its curved surface.

In the cigarette case 1 in Figure 12 and 13,

big sidewall

10,11 is a planar wall, and each little sidewall 9 all has the evagination profile, is connected on each

big sidewall

10,11 along corresponding circular-arc longitudinal edge 13, and forms corresponding blunt dihedral angle roughly with each big sidewall 10,11.Different with the cigarette case 1 among Fig. 9 to 10 is, each

wall

In the cigarette case 1 in Figure 14, each

big sidewall

10,11 all has the profile of evagination, is connected to each

end wall

7,8 along the corresponding big transverse edge 14 of circular arc, and forms corresponding blunt dihedral angle roughly with each end wall 7,8.Particularly, the

big sidewall

10,11 of each of the cigarette case 1 of Figure 14 comprises middle part 15 and two the side bands 16 that are converted in advance by transverse crease lines 17 that are the plane; Each side band 16 curves inwardly with its curved surface, the middle part being connected on the

corresponding end wall

7,8, thus the blunt dihedral angle that forms roughly with end wall 7,8.Each little sidewall 9 is roughly rectangular, and has the oblique angle, to be suitable for the evagination profile of big sidewall 10,11.In this embodiment, four longitudinal edges 13 and four little transverse edges 14 are sharp edge (sharp edge), and four big transverse edges 14 are circular shape by corresponding transverse crease lines 18.

In a kind of unshowned distortion of the cigarette case 1 in Figure 14, each little sidewall 9 has the evagination profile, and is connected on each

end wall

7,8 along the corresponding little transverse edge 14 of circular arc, and forms corresponding blunt dihedral angle roughly with each end wall 7,8.Particularly, each little sidewall 9 comprises middle part and two the side bands that are converted in advance by transverse crease lines that are the plane; Each side band curves inwardly with its curved surface, the middle part being connected on the corresponding end wall 9, thus the blunt dihedral angle that forms roughly with end wall 9.Each

big sidewall

10,11 is roughly rectangular, and has the oblique angle to be suitable for the evagination profile of end wall 7,8.In this embodiment, four longitudinal edges 13 and four big transverse edges 14 are sharp edge (sharp edge), and four little transverse edges 14 are circular shape by corresponding transverse crease lines.

In the another kind of unshowned distortion of the cigarette case 1 in Figure 14, each

end wall

7,8 of cigarette case 1 all has the evagination profile, and is connected to each little sidewall 9 along the corresponding little transverse edge 14 of circular arc, and forms corresponding blunt dihedral angle roughly with each little sidewall 9.Particularly, each

end wall

7,8 all comprises middle part and two the side bands that are converted in advance by transverse crease lines that are the plane; Each side band inwardly carries out bending with its curved surface, the middle part being connected on the corresponding little sidewall 9, thus the blunt dihedral angle that forms roughly with little sidewall 9.Each

big sidewall

10,11 is roughly rectangular, and has the oblique angle to adapt to the evagination profile of end wall 7,8.In this embodiment, four longitudinal edges 13 and four big transverse edges 14 are sharp edge (sharp edge), and four little transverse edges 14 are circular shape by corresponding transverse crease lines.

In a kind of unshowned distortion of the cigarette case 1 in Figure 14, each

end wall

7,8 of cigarette case 1 all has the evagination profile, and be connected on each

big sidewall

10,11, and form corresponding blunt dihedral angle roughly with each

big sidewall

10,11 along the corresponding big transverse edge 14 of circular arc.Particularly, each

end wall

7,8 comprises middle part and two the side bands that are converted in advance by transverse crease lines that are the plane.Each side band curves inwardly with its curved surface, the middle part being connected on the corresponding

big sidewall

10,11, thus the blunt dihedral angle that forms roughly with big sidewall 10,11.Each little sidewall 9 is roughly rectangular, and has the oblique angle to adapt to the evagination profile of end wall 7,8.In this embodiment, four longitudinal edges 13 and four little transverse edges 14 are seamed edge, and four big transverse edges 14 are circular shape by corresponding transverse crease lines.

Obviously, cigarette case 1 described herein can be done various variations, and the protruding wall of for example local formation perhaps only forms a protruding wall or forms two relative protruding walls on the contrary.

The form that it is pointed out that cigarette case 1 can also be used for the tobacco product rigid container that integral body is used to make other type, for example cartons of packets of cigarettes.Particularly, scope of the present invention also extends to a kind of identical with above-mentioned cigarette case 1 basically cartons of packets of cigarettes, and opposite with cigarette in groups in addition, this packing chest holds one group and has identical shaped cigarette case with this packing chest usually.

The above is the preferred embodiments of the present invention only, is not limited to the present invention, and for a person skilled in the art, the present invention can have various changes and variation.Within the spirit and principles in the present invention all, any modification of being done, be equal to replacement, improvement etc., all should be included within the claim scope of the present invention.

Claims

1. one kind is used for the hard of tobacco product, roughly is the container of parallel tubular shape, comprise two end walls (7,8) and a side surface (6), described side surface is limited by described end wall (7,8), and is respectively that the big sidewall (10,11) of antetheca and rear wall and two little sidewalls (9) are determined by two; At least one described sidewall (10,11; 9) have the evagination profile, and be connected to described adjacent sidewall (9 along corresponding longitudinal edge (13); 10,11); Described container (1) is characterised in that described longitudinal edge (13) is circular-arc edge.

2. container according to claim 1 is characterized in that, each circular-arc longitudinal edge (13) is limited by many first longitudinal broken lines (18).

3. container according to claim 1 and 2, it is characterized in that, each big sidewall (10,11) has the evagination profile, and is connected to described little sidewall (9) along corresponding circular-arc longitudinal edge (13), and forms corresponding blunt dihedral angle roughly with described little sidewall (9); Described little sidewall (9) is plane.

4. container according to claim 1 and 2, it is characterized in that, each little sidewall (9) has the evagination profile, and is connected to described big sidewall (10,11) along corresponding circular-arc longitudinal edge (13), and forms corresponding blunt dihedral angle roughly with described big sidewall (10,11); Described big sidewall (10,11) is plane.

5. according to each described container in the claim 1 to 4, it is characterized in that each described sidewall (9 with evagination profile; 10,11) two the side bands (16) that all comprise middle part (15) and be converted in advance by second longitudinal broken line (17); Each described side band (16) is with the interior curve of its concave surface to described container (1), along corresponding described circular-arc edge (13) described middle part (15) are connected to corresponding described adjacent wall (9; 10,11).

6. container according to claim 5 is characterized in that, each circular-arc longitudinal edge (13) limits by many first longitudinal broken lines (18), makes described circular-arc longitudinal edge (13) have a curve, and it has first curvature radius (R2); Each side band (16) is converted in advance by described second longitudinal broken line (17), makes described side band (16) have a curve, and it has second curvature radius (R1); The ratio of described second curvature radius (R1) and described first curvature radius (R2) is greater than 1.

7. container according to claim 6 is characterized in that, described second curvature radius (R1) is greater than 4mm.

8. according to each described container in the claim 5 to 7, it is characterized in that each described middle part (15) all is plane.

9. according to each described container in the claim 5 to 7, it is characterized in that each described middle part (15) is with the interior curve of its concave surface to described container (1), so that described respective side walls (10,11; 9) integral body has continuous convex shape.

10. one kind is used for the hard of tobacco product, roughly is the container of parallel tubular shape, comprise two end walls (7,8) and a side surface (6), described side surface is limited by described end wall (7,8), and is respectively that the big sidewall (10,11) of antetheca and rear wall and two little sidewalls (9) are determined by two; At least one described sidewall (10,11; 9) have the evagination profile, and be connected to described end wall (7,8) along corresponding transverse edge (14); Described container (1) is characterised in that described transverse edge (14) is circular-arc edge.

11. container according to claim 10 is characterized in that, each circular-arc transverse edge (14) is limited by many first transverse crease lines (18).

12. according to claim 10 or 11 described containers, it is characterized in that, each big sidewall (10,11) all has the evagination profile, and is connected to described end wall (7,8) along corresponding circular-arc transverse edge (14), and forms corresponding blunt dihedral angle roughly with described end wall (7,8).

13. according to claim 10 or 11 described containers, it is characterized in that, each little sidewall (9) all has the evagination profile, and is connected to described end wall (7,8) along corresponding circular-arc transverse edge (14), and forms corresponding blunt dihedral angle roughly with described end wall (7,8).

14., it is characterized in that each described sidewall (9 according to each described container in the claim 10 to 13 with evagination profile; 10,11) comprise one and be plane middle part (15), and two the side bands (16) that are converted in advance by second transverse crease lines (17); Each described side band (16) is with the interior curve of its concave surface to described container (1), along corresponding described circular-arc edge (14) described middle part (15) are connected to corresponding end wall (7,8).

15. container according to claim 14 is characterized in that, each circular-arc transverse edge (14) is limited by many first transverse crease lines (18), makes described circular-arc transverse edge (14) have a curve, and it has first curvature radius (R2); Each side band (16) is converted in advance by described second transverse crease lines (17), makes described side band (16) have a curve, and it has second curvature radius (R1); The ratio of described second curvature radius (R1) and described first curvature radius (R2) is greater than 1.

16. container according to claim 15 is characterized in that, described second curvature radius (R1) is greater than 4mm.

17. one kind is used for the hard of tobacco product, roughly is the container of parallel tubular shape, comprise two end walls (7,8) and a side surface (6), described side surface is limited by described end wall (7,8), and is respectively that the big sidewall (10,11) of antetheca and rear wall and two little sidewalls (9) are determined by two; At least one described end wall (7,8) has the evagination profile, and is connected to adjacent sidewall (10,11 along corresponding transverse edge (14); 9); Described container (1) is characterised in that described transverse edge (14) is circular-arc edge.

18. container according to claim 17 is characterized in that, each described circular-arc transverse edge (14) is limited by many first transverse crease lines (18).

19. according to claim 17 or 18 described containers, it is characterized in that, each end wall (7,8) all has the evagination profile, and is connected to described big sidewall (10,11) along corresponding circular-arc transverse edge (14), and forms corresponding blunt dihedral angle roughly with described big sidewall (10,11).

20. according to claim 17 or 18 described containers, it is characterized in that, each end wall (7,8) all has the evagination profile, and is connected to described little sidewall (9) along corresponding circular-arc transverse edge (14), and forms corresponding blunt dihedral angle roughly with described little sidewall (9).

21., it is characterized in that each described end wall (7,8) with evagination profile comprises plane middle part (15) according to each described container in the claim 17 to 20, and two the side bands (16) that are converted in advance by second transverse crease lines (17); Each side band (16) is all with the interior curve of its concave surface to described container (1), along corresponding circular-arc edge (14) described middle part (15) are connected to corresponding sidewall (10,11; 9).

22. container according to claim 21 is characterized in that, each circular-arc longitudinal edge (14) is limited by many first longitudinal broken lines (18), makes described circular-arc transverse edge (14) have a curve, and it has first curvature radius (R2); Each side band (16) is converted in advance by described second transverse crease lines (17), makes described side band (16) have a curve, and it has second curvature radius (R1); The ratio of described second curvature radius (R1) and described first curvature radius (R2) is greater than 1.

23. container according to claim 22 is characterized in that, described second curvature radius (R1) is greater than 4mm.