EP4301675A2 - Emballage pour produits en forme de tige - Google Patents

Emballage pour produits en forme de tige

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EP4301675A2
EP4301675A2 EP22708905.9A EP22708905A EP4301675A2 EP 4301675 A2 EP4301675 A2 EP 4301675A2 EP 22708905 A EP22708905 A EP 22708905A EP 4301675 A2 EP4301675 A2 EP 4301675A2
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wall
folding
support
supporting
blank
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Dirk Förstmann
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Focke and Co GmbH and Co KG
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Focke and Co GmbH and Co KG
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65D—CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
    • B65D77/00—Packages formed by enclosing articles or materials in preformed containers, e.g. boxes, cartons, sacks or bags
    • B65D77/003—Articles enclosed in rigid or semi-rigid containers, the whole being wrapped
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65D—CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
    • B65D85/00—Containers, packaging elements or packages, specially adapted for particular articles or materials
    • B65D85/07—Containers, packaging elements or packages, specially adapted for particular articles or materials for compressible or flexible articles
    • B65D85/08—Containers, packaging elements or packages, specially adapted for particular articles or materials for compressible or flexible articles rod-shaped or tubular
    • B65D85/10—Containers, packaging elements or packages, specially adapted for particular articles or materials for compressible or flexible articles rod-shaped or tubular for cigarettes
    • B65D85/1018—Container formed by a flexible material, i.e. soft-packages
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65D—CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
    • B65D85/00—Containers, packaging elements or packages, specially adapted for particular articles or materials
    • B65D85/07—Containers, packaging elements or packages, specially adapted for particular articles or materials for compressible or flexible articles
    • B65D85/08—Containers, packaging elements or packages, specially adapted for particular articles or materials for compressible or flexible articles rod-shaped or tubular
    • B65D85/10—Containers, packaging elements or packages, specially adapted for particular articles or materials for compressible or flexible articles rod-shaped or tubular for cigarettes
    • B65D85/1081—Inserts or accessories added or joined to the container, e.g. coins, pens, cards, spacers

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  • the present invention relates to a folding blank for a tray for accommodating one or more stick-shaped products from the tobacco industry, in particular cigarettes, having the features of the preamble of claim 1, a pack with such a tray folded from such a folding blank having the features of the preamble of Claim 11, as well as a method and a device for producing packs with the features of the preamble of claim 14 and claim 21.
  • WO 2018141825 A1 shows a tray folded from a folded blank with two lateral support walls between which a cigarette can be held, and with two outer side flaps each adjoining the support walls, which stabilize the tray in the pack.
  • the folding blanks for the trays are each adapted to a specific number of cigarettes. If a number of cigarettes other than that intended for the tray is to be held, this is only possible if a completely different folding blank is used. As a rule, this has to be a folding blank of a different width, which then disadvantageously makes it necessary in the production process to adapt at least certain machine settings in each case, but possibly even to make conversions.
  • a folding blank according to the invention accordingly has a tray for accommodating one or more rod-shaped products from the tobacco industry, in particular cigarettes, the tray being intended to be arranged in a foil pack, in particular in a bag, preferably with at least three sealing seams, whereby the folding blank has outer side tabs, in particular for stabilizing the tray in the pack, and two spaced-apart first support walls connected to one another by a bottom wall for lateral support of one or more rod-shaped products arranged between them when the folding blank is in a folded state.
  • each first support wall is part of a support joint that is articulated to one of the side flaps, the two support joints each being formed by folding from a first position in which the first support walls each extend in the plane of the bottom wall of a holding seat comprising the bottom wall and the two first supporting walls for one or more stick-shaped products can be pivoted into a second position in which the first supporting wall extends at an angle, in particular perpendicularly, to the bottom wall, each supporting joint in the second position leaving a space between the side tabs , to which it is articulated, and its supporting wall covered or blocked so that it cannot be occupied by one or more rod-shaped products.
  • the inventive concept of using such foldable support joints makes it possible, among other things, by simply adjusting the dimensions of the support joints in particular, to produce different folding blanks of one and the same width, from which trays can then be folded, which - despite also having the same width - differ in their capacity for distinguish rod-shaped products.
  • This also makes it possible to produce (uniform) folding blanks from which different trays with different holding capacities for the rod-shaped products can be folded in different folding steps.
  • the space covered by the respective support joint in the second position corresponds to at least half the width of a rod-shaped product for which the tray or the holding seat of the same is provided.
  • each support joint of the folded blank extends over only a partial length of the folded blank.
  • each support joint is shorter than the bottom wall of the folding blank.
  • Each first support wall of the respective support joint can also be delimited on one of its longitudinal sides by a first longitudinal fold line, about which the respective first support wall can be folded into the angled position, and on opposite transverse sides by spaced-apart, each perpendicular to the longitudinal fold line Separation cuts or weakening lines.
  • Each first support wall can preferably be connected to one or the associated outer side flaps via one or more partitions, one or each partition also being divided into a middle and two outer partition sections by the two separating cuts or weakening lines.
  • each first support wall of each support joint can be delimited on its other longitudinal side by a second longitudinal fold line adjoining a first intermediate wall of the support joint, divided into the central one and the two outer ones
  • partition wall sections is divided, and around which the central partition wall section of the first partition wall or its two outer intermediate sections can be folded relative to the first supporting wall, in particular in a position perpendicular to the latter and in particular parallel to the bottom wall, preferably in such a way that the or the relative intermediate wall section(s) folded to the respective first support wall cover/cover or block/block the space between the side tab and the respective adjacent support wall.
  • Each of the outer side flaps can also be connected in an articulated manner to the respective support joint via a longitudinal fold line which is arranged on one longitudinal side and delimits it, in particular a longitudinal fold line which is adjoined by the first intermediate wall in each case, or one (another) one also formed by the two separating cuts or weakening lines into one middle and two outer partition sections, the second partition of the support hinge, and about which the middle partition or the two outer partition sections of the adjacent (first or second) partition is/are foldable relative to the outer side flap.
  • first partition walls can each border on the respective second longitudinal folding line and can be of different widths, so that the retaining seat that can be formed by the first supporting walls and the bottom wall for the bar-shaped product or products (relative to the longitudinal center axis of the folding blank) is arranged off-centre.
  • they can also be designed with the same width, so that the retaining seat that can be formed is arranged in the middle.
  • a first layer of rod-shaped products can be arranged between the two first support walls of the support joints and a second layer of rod-shaped products can be arranged in a parallel plane between second support walls of the support joints running at an angle, in particular perpendicular to this plane, with the second support wall of each support joint can be formed by a second partition which is adjacent to the first partition and is connected to it by a longitudinal fold line, the second supporting wall or partition being foldable about this longitudinal fold line in such a way that it can be transferred into a position in which it is parallel with Distance to the first support wall and at an angle, in particular perpendicular to the bottom wall, in particular in another (preferably arranged above) level.
  • a pack according to the invention for or with rod-shaped product(s) from the tobacco industry, in particular cigarettes, is characterized by an outer pack made of film, in particular closed, in particular a bag, preferably with at least three sealing seams, and a tray arranged inside the film, which is folded from one of the embodiments of a folding blank as described above or from a combination of these embodiments, in particular a tray in which a product block of one or more rod-shaped products is held.
  • the tray of the pack can, for example, be folded from the folding blank in such a way that the two support joints are in the second position after the folding, in which each first support wall is in each case forming a holding seat comprising the base wall and the two first support walls for one or several stick-shaped products extending at an angle, in particular perpendicularly, to the bottom wall, and in which each support hinge covers or blocks a space between the side flap to which it is hinged and its support wall, so that it cannot be occupied by one or more stick-shaped products.
  • the tray is folded out of the folding blank in such a way that the two support joints are not in the second position, but are pivoted into the third position, in which each first support panel extends in the plane of the bottom panel, and in which either a) each first partition panel is pivoted about the second longitudinal fold line, by which the first partition panel is hinged to the first support panel, in particular via its entire length, is folded into a position at an angle to the bottom wall, in particular perpendicular to it, so that between these two first intermediate walls (and the bottom wall and the first supporting walls running in the same plane) a holding seat is formed for several stick-shaped products, these two first partitions form supporting walls for respective lateral support of the bar-shaped products arranged between them, or (if the supporting joint has two partitions), in which b) each first partition also extends, in particular over its entire length, in the plane of the bottom wall, and each second partition, in particular over its entire length, to a Longitudinal fold line, through
  • a method according to the invention for the production of packs in each of which a product block of one or more stick-shaped products of the tobacco industry is arranged held by a tray, the tray being folded from one of the embodiments of a folding blank as described above or from a combination of these Embodiments, is characterized in that in each case one folding blank is conveyed, preferably in a horizontal plane, to an area of a folding station in which each supporting joint is moved from the first position, in which the supporting wall of each supporting joint is arranged in the plane of the bottom wall, into the second position is folded, in which the supporting wall extends at an angle, in particular perpendicular to the bottom wall.
  • each first supporting wall Before folding the respective support joint into the second position, each first supporting wall can be folded into an intermediate position running obliquely to the bottom wall, wherein the product block is conveyed to the folding blank held ready in this intermediate position of the supporting walls, in particular along a product block guide track, and is brought together with it to form a unit, and wherein each supporting joint is then folded into the second position by folding the respective first supporting wall.
  • the foldable blank can be folded in the folding station with the cooperation of two spaced, stationary folding walls of the folding station, which interact with a folding element, which is preferably designed as a stamping element and moves back and forth in particular centrally between the stationary folding walls, which preferably folds the foldable blank in a vertical plane , presses (or stamps) into the space between the folding panels so that the outer side flaps are folded into a position at an angle to the bottom panel.
  • a folding element which is preferably designed as a stamping element and moves back and forth in particular centrally between the stationary folding walls, which preferably folds the foldable blank in a vertical plane , presses (or stamps) into the space between the folding panels so that the outer side flaps are folded into a position at an angle to the bottom panel.
  • the outer side flaps can each be folded over by 180° from a position in which they extend in the plane of the bottom wall to a position in which they run parallel to the plane of the bottom wall, in particular before the blank is pressed between the stationary folding walls , in that they are each folded over onto the adjoining intermediate wall around the longitudinal fold line arranged on one of their longitudinal sides.
  • Each first support wall of each support joint of the folding blank can be folded from a position in which it extends in the plane of the bottom wall into the intermediate position by a folder of the folding station, which in particular moves back and forth, in particular by the folder preferably pressing from below against the first retaining wall presses.
  • Each first supporting wall can be folded into the position corresponding in particular to the second position of the respective supporting joint by means of a further, in particular stationary folding means, preferably a folding wall, along which the unit formed from folding blank and product block is conveyed, in which the first supporting wall is perpendicular to the bottom wall runs.
  • a further, in particular stationary folding means preferably a folding wall, along which the unit formed from folding blank and product block is conveyed, in which the first supporting wall is perpendicular to the bottom wall runs.
  • the folding blank can be conveyed to the folding station in a conveying plane that runs above one or the product block guide track, along which the product block is conveyed—in particular at an angle or transversely to the product block guide track namely in a position arranged above the stationary folding walls, wherein the folding element moves the folding blank from this position by pressing it into the space between the folding walls into a merging position arranged in particular below the product block guide track, and wherein the product block is moved along the product block guide track in conveyed to a position above the merging position and then further conveyed together with the folded blank as a unit for further handling.
  • a device for producing such packs preferably for carrying out the method, in which a product block held by a tray and made of one or more rod-shaped products is arranged, the tray being folded from one of the embodiments of a folding blank as described above or from a combination of these embodiments, is characterized by a folding station, to which such a folding blank can be conveyed, in particular in a horizontal plane, in which each supporting joint can be moved from the first position, in which the first supporting wall of each supporting joint is arranged in the plane of the bottom wall, into the second position is foldable, in which the first support wall extends at an angle, in particular perpendicular to the bottom wall.
  • the folding station can have two spaced-apart, stationary folding walls, as well as a folding element, in particular a folding stamp, which interacts with them and can be moved back and forth in the middle between them.
  • the folding station may further include one or more reciprocating folders for folding each support hinge of the folder from a position in which the first support wall of the support hinge extends in the plane of or parallel to the bottom wall to a position , in which the first supporting wall of the folding blank runs at an angle to the bottom wall, preferably in an intermediate position running obliquely to the bottom wall.
  • FIG. 2 shows a sectional view of the pack from FIG. 1 along the sectional plane II-II in FIG. 1,
  • FIG. 3 shows a web of material for folding blanks from which the trays shown in FIGS. 1 and 2 are produced, in plan view, FIG. 4 the tray from FIGS. 1 and 2 without packaging (exempted), in an oblique view
  • Fig. 5 shows a second embodiment of a tray, in an oblique view
  • Fig. 6 shows a cross-section of a pack with a third embodiment of a tray which, like the trays of Figs. 1, 2 and 4, is folded from the folding blank according to Fig. 3, but in different from the tray of figs. 1, 2 and 4
  • fig. 7 shows a cross-section of a package with a fourth embodiment of a tray, which can accommodate two superimposed layers of stick-shaped products
  • FIG. 8 shows a cross section of a package with a fifth embodiment of a tray, which can also accommodate two layers of stick-shaped products arranged one above the other,
  • Fig. 9 shows a folded blank for producing the tray from Fig. 7, in plan view
  • Fig. 10 is an oblique view of a region of a device according to the invention for producing the packs according to the invention, in which the trays of Fig. 1,2,4 are folded, with individual organs emerging
  • 11 shows a representation corresponding to FIG. 10, but without omitting the individual organs
  • FIG. 13 shows a section through the area from FIG. 11 along the section line XIII-XIII
  • FIG. 14 shows a section through the area from FIG. 11 along the section line XIV-XIV
  • FIG. 17 a folding blank for producing the tray from FIG. 18, in top view
  • the packs 10 according to the invention are each designed as a bag, specifically as a so-called (closed) 4-edge sealed bag.
  • the packs 10 are each made of (here transparent) film.
  • the four peripheral edges accordingly have sealing seams 20 in a known manner. It goes without saying that the invention is not limited to such packs. For example, 3-side sealed bags or flow packs can also be used, etc.
  • FIG. 1 there is arranged a first embodiment of a tray 11 which is folded/manufactured from a first embodiment of a folding blank 12 according to the invention, shown in FIG. 3 and shown in FIGS.
  • the tray 11 has a holding seat 13 in which three rod-shaped products are present
  • the rod-shaped products 14 are arranged as a product block 30 (cigarettes in this example).
  • the rod-shaped products 14 are held in position within the pack 10 by the tray 11 or the holding seat 13 thereof, so that they cannot move loosely in the pack 10 .
  • the holding seat 13 only extends over part of the length of the tray 11. It is formed or delimited by a base formed by a base wall 15 (a portion thereof) and two spaced-apart first supporting walls running in parallel planes perpendicular to this base wall 15 16, between which the rod-shaped products 14 or the product block 30 can be or is arranged and which support the rod-shaped products 14 laterally.
  • the distance between the first supporting walls 16 corresponds to the width of the product block 30 made up of a fixed number of stick-shaped products 14 arranged next to one another.
  • the product block 30 comprises three stick-shaped products 14.
  • Each first supporting wall 16 of the tray 11 is bordered by a middle partition wall section 17b of a first partition wall 17 (here horizontally) extending parallel to the bottom wall 15.
  • Each intermediate wall 17 also has two outer intermediate wall sections 17a and 17b, which in the present case do not extend parallel to the bottom wall 15, but each extend perpendicularly.
  • the first support walls 16 and the central partition wall sections 17b of the first partition walls 17 each form a movable support joint 21a or 21b in the present case.
  • Each support joint 21a, 21b can, according to a way of folding the foldable blank 12 as part of the production of the tray 11, when folding the foldable blank 12, which is generally initially flat, as shown in Fig. 3, from a/the one shown in Fig. 3, in which both the first supporting walls 16 and the first intermediate walls 17 extend in the plane of the bottom wall 15, can be folded or pivoted into a second position, in which the first supporting walls 16 are in the position shown in Fig. 1 , 2 and 4 are in the position shown, ie in the position perpendicular to the bottom wall 15.
  • Each support joint 21a, 21b namely the respective middle partition wall section 17b of the first partition wall 17 thereof, also covers, in the second position of the respective support joint 21a, 21b, a space 26 between the respective outer side flap 18, to which it is articulated, and the respective first support wall 16 of the respective support joint 21, a, 21b, so that it cannot be occupied by one or more rod-shaped products 14.
  • each covered space 26 corresponds to the width of a rod-shaped product 14, but it can also be larger or smaller.
  • This space width can be adjusted accordingly, in the present example depending on how the width of the middle partition wall section 17b of the first partition wall 17 is selected.
  • the foldable support joints 21a, 21b make it possible, among other things, by simply adjusting the dimensions in particular, to produce or use different folding blanks of the same width, from which trays 11 can be folded, which differ in their capacity for stick-shaped products 14 .
  • this possibility of using folding blanks of identical width generally reduces the number of necessary adjustment measures in the production process if different trays with different storage capacities are to be produced. Because it is then not necessary, for example, to adapt the width of transport tracks for the folding blanks to different folding blank widths.
  • Another important aspect is that, depending on the design of the respective folding blank, it is also possible to produce or fold different trays with different storage capacities from one and the same folding blank.
  • tray 11 of FIGS. 1, 2 and 4 be produced from the folding blank 12 of FIG. 3, but also a second embodiment of a tray 11, as shown in FIG has a larger absorption capacity.
  • the folding blank 12 of FIG. 3 must be folded in a different way than is the case when producing the tray of FIGS. 1, 2 and 4:
  • the two support joints 21a, 21b must not be pivoted from their first position into the second position described above, but must be folded into an alternative third position.
  • the first support wall 16 remains in its starting position, which it occupies when the folding blank 12 is in the flat state. It therefore continues to extend in the plane of the bottom wall 15.
  • each first intermediate wall 17 i.e. in contrast to the tray 11 of FIGS bottom wall 15, so that the holding seat 13 in this embodiment of the tray 11 is formed between the two middle intermediate wall sections 17b, which are then vertical, and not between the first support walls 17 (which are now arranged in the plane of the bottom wall 15).
  • the two central intermediate wall sections 17b in this case serve as support walls for lateral support of the rod-shaped products 14 arranged between them.
  • each first support wall 16 in this embodiment of the folding blank 12 is overhanging on one long side a longitudinal fold line 22 is hinged to the bottom wall 15 .
  • each first supporting wall 16 is connected in an articulated manner to the middle partition wall section 17b of the first partition wall 17 via a longitudinal folding line 23 .
  • Each first intermediate wall 17 is in turn articulated along an entire longitudinal side, i.e. over the full length, therefore also in the area of the middle intermediate wall section 17b, to one or the associated/adjacent outer side flap 18 via a longitudinal fold line 24.
  • a separating cut 25a or 25b runs along each of the two transverse sides of each first support wall 17, whereby free edges of the first support wall 17 are formed, which can move relative to the bottom wall 15 when the support walls 17 are pivoted.
  • the separating cuts 25a, 25b each also extend further along the transverse sides of the adjoining central intermediate wall sections 17b aligned with the transverse sides of the first support walls 17, so that these can also move with the formation of correspondingly free edges.
  • FIG 5 shows a further embodiment of a tray 11 in which the associated folding blank 12 (not shown in flat form) from which it is folded is not only a central supporting joint 21a or 21b, but in which two supporting joints 21a or 21b are located on or in the area of each longitudinal side of the folding blank 12, located opposite one another at a distance and in each case at the edge (in the area of the transverse sides).
  • Each of the (four) supporting joints 21a or 21b comprises a first supporting wall 17a or 17b (arranged on the edge) and one (of the) outer intermediate wall sections 17a or 17b, which in each case adjoins one of the first supporting walls 17a or 17b .
  • this embodiment of the tray 11 has two spatially separate holding seats 13a and 13b arranged in a common plane, each holding one of the two opposite end regions of the product block 30 of the rod-shaped products 14 .
  • FIG. 17 shows a further embodiment of a folding blank 12, which differs from the folding blank 12 shown in FIGS. which in the present case is just as wide as the first intermediate wall 17, which is arranged between the first intermediate wall 17 and the respective outer side flap 18, which is connected to the first intermediate wall 17 on one longitudinal side via the longitudinal fold line 24 and which is connected to the first intermediate wall 17 on the other longitudinal side via a longitudinal fold line 29 is connected to the outer side flap 18.
  • the middle partition wall section 27b of the second partition wall is also delimited on its transverse sides by the separating cuts 25a, 25b and correspondingly—like the middle partition wall section 17b of the first partition wall 17—between two outer partition wall sections 27a and 27c of the second partition wall 27.
  • FIG. 18 shows a tray 17 that was folded from the folding blank of FIG.
  • the central partition wall section 27b of each second partition wall 27 extends in the same plane as the central partition wall section 17b of the first partition wall 17, i.e. also parallel to the bottom wall 15, which means that the space 26 covered by the respective support joint 21a or 21b (by the two intermediate wall sections 17a, 27a) is correspondingly wider (twice as wide) than the corresponding space 26 of the tray 11 of the embodiment of FIGS. 1-4.
  • the distance between the first supporting walls 16 is correspondingly smaller, so that in this example only a product block 30 comprising a single stick-shaped product 14 fits between them or into the holding seat 13 .
  • the folding blank 12 of FIG. 17 can also be folded in a different way, so that a further embodiment of a tray 11 with a larger storage capacity than that of the embodiment shown in FIG. 18 is produced (not shown).
  • the folding blank 12 of FIG. 17 is not folded from the flat state (first position) into the second position, but rather into an alternative third position.
  • both the first supporting walls 16 and the first intermediate walls 17 then extend in the plane of the bottom wall 15.
  • the two second partitions 27, on the other hand, are folded (over their full length, i.e. all three partition sections 27a, 27b, 27c) perpendicularly to the bottom wall 15 (about the longitudinal folding line 24), so that between these two second partitions 27 (arranged parallel and spaced apart) or the holding seat 13 for the rod-shaped products 14 is formed.
  • the second partition walls 27 each form (the) support walls for the rod-shaped products 14.
  • FIG. 7 shows a pack 10 in which a further embodiment of a tray 11 is contained.
  • FIG. 9 shows the associated folding blank 12 from which this tray 11 is made.
  • the folding blank 12 is similar to that of FIG. 17, but differs from it:
  • one of the two first partitions 17 does not have the same width over the full length of the folding blank 12, but its middle partition wall section 17b is twice as wide as its outer partition wall sections 17a or 17b.
  • the two outer side flaps 18 are twice as wide compared to the width of the first support walls 16 and the second intermediate walls 27 (also twice as wide compared to the outer side flaps of the folding blank 12 of FIG. 17).
  • the second partition walls 27 are not divided into three partition wall sections by the separating cuts 25a, 25b, but rather undivided, since the separating cuts 25a, 25b only extend along the respective first support wall 16 and the first partition wall 17 in each case.
  • the tray 11 of FIG. 7 folded from the folding blank 12 of FIG Products 14 record.
  • the tray 11 folded from the folding blank 12 accordingly has twice the height of the tray in FIG. 18.
  • the first supporting walls 16 of the respective supporting joint 21a, 21b are folded from a/the first position, in which they run in the plane of the bottom wall 15, into a position perpendicular to the bottom wall 15 and then form a first holding seat 13 for a first (lower) layer of stick-shaped products 14 - similar to the tray of Fig. 18.
  • the middle intermediate wall section 17b of each first intermediate wall 17 is also folded from a first position in which it extends in the plane of the bottom wall 15 into a plane parallel to the bottom wall 15 - similar to the folding of the folding blank 12 of FIG . In this position, it again covers the space 26 between the respective outer side flap 18 and the respective support wall 16.
  • the first holding seat 13 is also positioned eccentrically in relation to the longitudinal center axis of the folding blank 12 .
  • the second partitions 27 After corresponding further folding, however--in contrast to the tray 11 of FIG. 18--the second partitions 27 also extend in the folded position perpendicularly to the bottom wall 15 or perpendicularly to the respective horizontally arranged middle partition wall section 17b. Namely in a plane which is arranged above that plane in which the first support walls 16 and the holding seat 13 are located.
  • a second retaining seat 28 arranged above the first retaining seat 12 is then formed between these two second intermediate walls 27 .
  • the second intermediate walls 27 delimit this second retaining seat 28 correspondingly laterally or (also) form support walls.
  • a second (upper) layer of stick-shaped products 14 can therefore be accommodated in the second holding seat 28, see FIG Level. At least the outer rod-shaped products 14 of the upper layer rest on the first intermediate walls 17 extending parallel to the bottom wall 15 .
  • FIG. 8 shows a variant of the pack 10 or of the tray 11 from FIG.
  • the tray 11 of FIG. 8 is based on a folding blank 12 (not shown), in which the two middle partition wall sections 17b do not have different widths, but the same width.
  • the width of the first intermediate walls 17 is constant over their entire length, ie along all three intermediate wall sections 17a, 17b, 17c.
  • the device for producing the packs 10 is only partially shown. Various aggregates arranged upstream or downstream of the folding station 32 are not shown, since these are known in the prior art.
  • the combination or grouping of individual rod-shaped products 14 into product groups or product blocks 30 can, for example, take place in a known manner in an upstream unit of the device for producing the packs 10 that is suitable for this purpose.
  • the above-mentioned product block guide track 31 has a sliding wall 33, on the horizontal upper side of which the product block 30 rests and along which the product block 30 is conveyed in the direction of and along the folding station 32, specifically by means of product block drivers 46.
  • individual folding blanks 12 are conveyed one after the other along a horizontal transverse transporting path 34, which is located in a plane above the conveying plane of the product blocks 30, into a transfer position arranged above the product block guideway 31, in which position the respective folding blank is located 12 is located above the product block guide track 31 or above the conveying plane of the product blocks 30.
  • the individual, flat or unfolded blanks of the foldable blank 12 are previously, namely upstream of the transverse transport path 34, in a manner known per se in a cutting station 36 from a continuous foldable blank material web already provided with the respective fold lines and separating cuts for the individual foldable blanks 12 35 cut and separated.
  • the outer side tabs 18 are pre-bent or pre-folded at a bending station 37, which is also known per se. In the present case, they are folded over by 180°, namely folded onto the underside of the first intermediate walls 17 (by means of active folding elements or passive folding switches).
  • the folding blanks 12 are then conveyed to the transverse transport path 34, along which the folding blanks 12 are then—as described above—conveyed one after the other to the transfer position by means of a transverse push-off conveyor element 39 (carrier belt).
  • a transverse push-off conveyor element 39 carrier belt
  • the respective folded blank 12 located in the transfer position is then conveyed from the transfer position in a horizontal conveying plane parallel to the respective product block guideway 32 downstream to the folding station 32 .
  • this conveying process takes place by means of a conveying blank driver 38 which is designed as a fork-like slide and moves back and forth in the conveying plane of the folding blanks 12 .
  • the folding blank 12 that has arrived in the folding station 32 is combined there with a product block 30 that has been conveyed to the folding station 32 .
  • the folding blank 12 located in the folding station 32 is moved from its position above the product block guide track 31 by a folding element 40 that can be moved back and forth, in particular up and down, which is present as a stamping element is formed and reciprocates in a vertical plane perpendicular to the stationary product block guideway 31, moves down or pushes.
  • a folding element 40 that can be moved back and forth, in particular up and down, which is present as a stamping element is formed and reciprocates in a vertical plane perpendicular to the stationary product block guideway 31, moves down or pushes.
  • each first intermediate wall 17 of the folding blank 12 with the respective outer side tab 18 resting against it is moved out of a/the first position by abutting/contacting the folding walls 41, in which the first intermediate wall 17 is in the plane of the bottom wall 15 of the folding blank 12, folded over its full length about the longitudinal folding line 23, specifically into a first intermediate position, namely an inclined position relative to the bottom wall 15 (directed obliquely upwards).
  • the folding blank 12 is then pressed down by the folding element 40 beyond the retaining projections 42 arranged on the folding walls 41, which fix the folding blank 12 in a lower position or prevent it from moving upwards in the opposite direction.
  • At least in sections below the folding walls 41 are (here two) lower folders 43, each pivoting from below into the space delimited by the two folding walls 41, thereby raising the support joints 21a and 21b into an intermediate position.
  • the first supporting walls 16 are each pivoted into an intermediate position running obliquely to the bottom wall 15 and the central partition wall sections 17b of the first partition wall 17 are already in an intermediate position extending parallel to the bottom wall 15, cf. Fig. 14.
  • the lower folders 43 grip the folding blank 12 laterally in the region of the two central partition wall sections 17b of the first partition wall 17 from below. They each dive into a free space 44 of the folding element 40 (the sub-folders 43 and the folding element 40 each form a stamp or a counter die that fits this). While the foldable blank 12 is in the described position, the foldable blank 12 is combined with a product block 30 .
  • a product block driver 46 moved along the product block guide path 31 moves one product block 30 along the folding station 32.
  • the product block driver 46 is moved together with the product block 30 along the combining position (above the latter), in which it then grasps the folded blank 12 held ready by means of corresponding driver surfaces 47 and then conveys it further as a unit while combining it with the product block 30 .
  • the unit of folding blank 12 and product block 30 is conveyed further by the product block driver 30, namely along lateral folding walls 48 of the folding station 32, which completely erect or retract the support joints 21a, 21b from the intermediate position, completing the tray 11. fold into the second position in which, in particular, the first support walls 16 are in the vertical position relative to the bottom wall 15 and laterally support the stick-shaped products 14 of the product block 30.
  • the tray 11 with the product block 30 arranged therein then takes place in a known manner.
  • the tray 11 with the product block 30 is packed in a further area of the device (not shown) in a pack 10 made of foil, as is shown, for example, in FIG.
  • Partition wall portion 42 retaining projections 17c outer partition wall portion 43 subfolder
  • Partition wall portion 27c Outer partition wall portion

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Abstract

L'invention concerne une ébauche pliante pour un plateau (11) destiné à recevoir un ou plusieurs produits en forme de tige (14) de l'industrie du tabac, en particulier des cigarettes. Le plateau (11) est prévu pour être disposé dans un emballage constitué d'un film, en particulier une poche, ayant de préférence au moins trois jonctions étanches. L'ébauche pliante (12) présente des pattes latérales extérieures, en particulier pour stabiliser le plateau (11) dans l'emballage, ainsi que deux premières parois de support espacées l'une de l'autre (16) qui sont reliées entre elles par une paroi de fond (15) et qui sont destinées chacune à supporter latéralement un ou plusieurs produits en forme de tige (14) situés entre celles-ci dans un état plié de l'ébauche pliante. L'invention est caractérisée en ce que chaque première paroi de support (16) fait partie d'un joint de support (21a, 21b) qui est articulé sur l'une des pattes latérales, les deux joints de support (21a, 21b) pouvant chacun pivoter, au moyen d'un pliage, d'une première position dans laquelle la première paroi de support (16) de chaque joint de support (21a, 21b) s'étend dans le plan de la paroi de fond (15), en formant ainsi un siège de retenue pour un ou plusieurs produits en forme de tige (14), lequel siège de retenue comprenant la paroi de fond (15) et les deux premières parois de support (16), dans une seconde position dans laquelle chaque première paroi de support (16) s'étend selon un angle, en particulier perpendiculairement, par rapport à la paroi de fond (15), et chaque joint de support (21a, 21b), dans la seconde position, recouvrant ou bloquant un espace entre la patte latérale sur laquelle il est articulé et la paroi de support du joint de support, de telle sorte que cet espace ne peut pas être occupé par un ou plusieurs produits en forme de tige (14).
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