Package for components of aerosol generating devices

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11332299-B2
Application number	US-201816754391-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Oct 11, 2018
Priority date	Oct 11, 2017
Publication date	May 17, 2022
Grant date	May 17, 2022

Abstract

Package for components of aerosol generating devices, comprising: at least two components; a sleeve comprising a first wall and a second wall opposite and parallel to each other, and a first opening and a second opening opposite to each other; a first and a second blister pack containing the components and slidable relative to the sleeve through the first opening and the second opening, respectively; a first guide flap extending from the second wall of the sleeve at the second opening to create a first slot with the second wall; a second guide flap extending from the first wall of the sleeve at the first opening to create a second slot with the first wall; a first sliding flap integral with the first blister pack and a second sliding flap integral with the second blister pack which are arranged in the first slot and in the second slot, respectively, and that are shaped to slide in the first slot and in the second slot, respectively.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A package ( 1 ) for components of aerosol generating devices; the package ( 1 ) comprises:
at least two components;
a first blister pack ( 2 ) comprising a first housing ( 20 ) containing a first component;
a second blister pack ( 3 ) comprising a second housing ( 30 ) containing a second component; and
a sleeve ( 4 ) comprising a first wall ( 40 ) and a second wall ( 41 ) opposite and parallel to each other, and a first opening ( 42 ) and a second opening ( 43 ) opposite to each other;
wherein the first blister pack ( 2 ) and the second blister pack ( 3 ) are slidable along a sliding direction (X) and relative to the sleeve ( 4 ), respectively through the first opening ( 42 ) and the second opening ( 43 ), between an extraction position (A) in which it is possible to extract the component and a closing position (B) in which the access to the component is prevented;
wherein a first guide flap ( 5 ) is provided, which develops from the second wall ( 41 ) of the sleeve ( 4 ), between the first wall ( 40 ) and the second wall ( 41 ) at the second opening ( 43 ), to form a first slot ( 50 ) with the second wall ( 41 );
wherein a second guide flap ( 6 ) is provided, which develops from the first wall ( 40 ) of the sleeve ( 4 ), between the first wall ( 40 ) and the second wall ( 41 ) at the first opening ( 42 ), to form a second slot ( 60 ) with the first wall ( 40 );
wherein a first sliding flap ( 7 ) is provided, which is integral with the first blister pack ( 2 ), is arranged in the first slot ( 50 ), and is shaped to slide in the first slot ( 50 );
wherein a second sliding flap ( 8 ) is provided, which is integral with the second blister pack ( 3 ), is arranged in the second slot ( 60 ), and is shaped to slide in the second slot ( 60 ); and
wherein a connection element ( 12 ) is provided, which is arranged between the first wall ( 40 ) and the second wall ( 41 ) of the sleeve ( 4 ) and which comprises a first connection wall which connects the first guide flap ( 5 ) and the second guide flap ( 6 ) to each other and which is transverse to the sliding direction (X);
wherein a first support element ( 9 ) and a second support element ( 10 ) are provided, which respectively carry the first blister pack ( 2 ) and the second blister pack ( 3 );
wherein the first support element ( 9 ) and the second support element ( 10 ) comprise each a first portion ( 9 a , 10 a ), comprising a window ( 11 ) sized to receive the housing ( 20 , 30 ) of the first blister pack ( 2 ) and of the second blister pack ( 3 ), respectively, and a second portion ( 9 b , 10 b ) which is opposite to the first portion ( 9 a , 10 a ) and fixed to the first portion ( 9 a , 10 a ) to enclose the first blister pack ( 2 ) and the second blister pack ( 3 );
wherein the first sliding flap ( 7 ) and the second sliding flap ( 8 ) are respectively fixed to the first support element ( 9 ) and to the second support element ( 10 );
wherein the second portion ( 9 b ) of the first support element ( 9 ) and the second portion ( 10 b ) of the second support element ( 10 ) each comprise a window ( 11 ′) faced to the window ( 11 ) of the respective first portion ( 9 a , 10 a );
wherein the first sliding flap ( 7 ) and the second sliding flap ( 8 ) each comprise a first tab ( 70 , 80 ) and a second tab ( 71 );
wherein the first blister pack ( 2 ) has a longitudinal development axis (Y) and the first tab ( 70 ) and the second tab ( 71 ) of the first sliding flap ( 7 ) are integral with the first blister pack ( 2 ) in proximity of the opposite ends of the first blister pack ( 2 ); and

wherein the second blister pack ( 3 ) has a longitudinal development axis (Y) and the first tab ( 80 ) and the second tab of the second sliding flap ( 8 ) are integral with the second blister pack ( 3 ) in proximity of the opposite ends of the second blister pack ( 3 ).

2. The package according to claim 1 , wherein the first sliding flap ( 7 ) and the second sliding flap ( 8 ) are made in a single body with the first blister pack ( 2 ) and the second blister pack ( 3 ), respectively.

3. The package ( 1 ) according to claim 1 , wherein:
the first support element ( 9 ) and the first tab ( 70 ) and the second tab ( 71 ) of the first sliding flap ( 7 ) are made in a single body and arranged to form a C-shape;
the second support element ( 10 ) and the first tab ( 80 ) and the second tab of the second sliding flap ( 8 ) are made in a single body and arranged to form a C-shape.

4. The package according to claim 1 , wherein the first connection wall is arranged between the first tab ( 70 ) and the second tab ( 71 ) of the first sliding flap ( 7 ) and between the first tab ( 80 ) and the second tab ( 80 ) of the second sliding flap ( 8 ).

5. The package ( 1 ) according to claim 1 , wherein the connection element ( 12 ) comprises at least a second connection wall ( 12 b ) parallel to the first connection wall, connecting the first guide flap ( 5 ) and the second guide flap ( 6 ) and which is spaced, along the sliding direction (X), from the first connection wall.

6. The package ( 1 ) according to claim 1 , having an axis of symmetry (Z) orthogonal to the sliding direction (X) and wherein the first blister pack ( 2 ) is arranged, with respect to the second blister pack ( 3 ), rotated by 180° around said axis of symmetry (Z).

7. The package ( 1 ) according to claim 1 , wherein the first guide flap ( 5 ) is partially fixed to the first wall ( 40 ) of the sleeve ( 4 ) and the second guide flap ( 6 ) is partially fixed to the second wall ( 41 ) of the sleeve ( 4 ).

8. The package ( 1 ) according to claim 1 and comprising:
a first stop flap ( 13 ) fixed to the first wall ( 40 ) of the sleeve ( 4 ), between the first wall ( 40 ) and the second wall ( 41 ), at the second opening ( 43 );
a second stop flap ( 14 ) which is fixed to the second wall ( 41 ) of the sleeve ( 4 ), between the first wall ( 40 ) and the second wall ( 41 ), at the first opening ( 42 );
a first abutting flap ( 15 ) arranged between the second sliding flap ( 8 ) and the first wall ( 40 ) to abut the first stop flap ( 13 ) when the second blister pack ( 3 ) is in the extraction position (A); and
a second abutting flap ( 16 ) arranged between the first sliding flap ( 7 ) and the second wall ( 41 ) to abut the second stop flap ( 14 ) when the first blister pack ( 2 ) is in the extraction position (A).

9. The package ( 1 ) according to claim 1 , wherein:
the first guide flap ( 5 ) is arranged inside the sleeve ( 4 ), has a more limited extension with respect to the second wall ( 41 ) of the sleeve ( 4 ), is arranged parallel to, and at a given distance from the second wall ( 41 ) of the sleeve ( 4 ), extends from the second wall ( 41 ) of the sleeve ( 4 ) by means of a “U” shaped fold arranged at the second opening ( 43 ), terminates before a centerline of the sleeve ( 4 ), and forms a first slot ( 50 ) with the second wall ( 41 ); and
the second guide flap ( 6 ) is arranged inside the sleeve ( 4 ), has a more limited extension with respect to the first wall ( 40 ) of the sleeve ( 4 ), is arranged parallel to, and at a given distance from the first wall ( 40 ) of the sleeve ( 4 ), extends from the first wall ( 40 ) of the sleeve ( 4 ) by means of a “U” shaped fold arranged at the first opening ( 42 ), terminates before the centerline of the sleeve ( 4 ), and creates a second slot ( 60 ) with the first wall ( 40 ).

10. A package ( 1 ) for components of aerosol generating devices; the package ( 1 ) comprises:
at least two components;
a first blister pack ( 2 ) comprising a first housing ( 20 ) containing a first component;
a second blister pack ( 3 ) comprising

Assignees

• G D Societa′ Per Azioni
• Gd Spa

Inventors

• D'Alfonso Lorena
• Polloni Roberto
• Federici Luca

Classifications

• B65D83/0463 Primary

  formed in a band or a blisterweb, inserted in a dispensing device or container · CPC title

• A61J1/035

  Blister-type containers (blisters in general B65D75/36) · CPC title

• A61M15/0043

  Non-destructive separation of the package, e.g. peeling · CPC title

• A61M15/0003 Primary

  with means for dispensing more than one drug · CPC title

• B65D75/367

  and forming several compartments · CPC title