EP3328745B1

EP3328745B1 - Rigid package with a hinged lid

Info

Publication number: EP3328745B1
Application number: EP16766608.0A
Authority: EP
Inventors: Luca PARADISO; Luca Federici
Original assignee: GD SpA
Current assignee: GD SpA
Priority date: 2015-07-29
Filing date: 2016-07-28
Publication date: 2019-05-29
Anticipated expiration: 2036-07-28
Also published as: ITUB20152536A1; EP3328745A1; TR201908816T4; WO2017017643A1; PL3328745T3

Description

TECHNICAL FIELD

The present invention relates to a rigid package with a hinged lid.
The present invention finds advantageous application to a cigarette package, to which the following description will make explicit reference without implying any loss of generality.

PRIOR ART

The patent application WO2011051076-A1 describes a rigid cigarette package with a hinged lid comprising: a group of cigarettes; an inner container housing the group of cigarettes; an outer container, which houses the inner container in a sliding manner to allow the inner container to translate longitudinally relative to the outer container; a cup-shaped lid, which has a rear wall that is hinged to a rear wall of the outer container so as to allow the lid to rotate relative to the outer container; and a lifting mechanism which lifts the inner container relative to the outer container by using the rotation movement of the lid towards an open position. A front wall of the outer container has a circular-shaped through hole, through which an underlying print is visible impressed upon a front wall of the inner container. The through-hole of the front wall of the outer container is internally coated with a partially transparent and partially translucent panel that changes the vision of the print impressed on the front wall of the inner container by means of the relative movement between the inner container and the outer container.
However, the manufacturing of the cigarette package described in Patent Application WO2011051076-A1 is relatively laborious and complex, as it is necessary to provide the partially transparent and partially translucent panel which is to be glued to the outer container at the through hole of the front wall. Furthermore, to obtain the correct optical interaction between the partially transparent and partially translucent panel and the underlying print impressed on the front wall of the inner container a great precision is required in the relative positioning between the partially transparent and partially translucent panel and the print impressed on the front wall of the inner container; however, said high positioning accuracy requires a particularly complex wrapping process and does not allow the achievement of high hourly productivity (namely packages produced per unit of time).

DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

The object of the present invention is to provide a rigid package with a hinged lid, which said rigid package being free of the drawbacks described above and, at the same time, being easy and inexpensive to manufacture.
According to the present invention, a rigid package with a hinged lid, as claimed in the attached claims is provided.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

The present invention will now be described with reference to the accompanying drawings, which illustrate some examples of non-limiting embodiments, wherein:

Figure 1 is a front perspective view of a rigid cigarette package in a closed configuration made according to the present invention;
Figure 2 is a rear perspective view of the cigarette package of Figure 1 with a closed configuration;
Figure 3 is a front perspective view of the cigarette package of Figure 1 with an open configuration;
Figure 4 is a front perspective view of an inner container of the cigarette package of Figure 1;
Figures 5 and 6 are two front views of an inner container and of a collar of the cigarette package of Figure 1 in a closed configuration and in an open configuration, respectively;
Figure 7 is a developed flat view of a blank used to make an outer container of the cigarette package of Figure 1;
Figure 8 is a developed flat view of a blank used to make a collar of the cigarette package of Figure 1;
Figure 9 is a developed flat view of a blank used to make the inner container of Figure 4;
Figure 10 is a front perspective view of an alternative of the cigarette package of Figure 1 in an open configuration;
Figure 11 is a front perspective view of an inner container of the cigarette package of Figure 10;
Figures 12 and 13 are two front views of an inner container and of a collar of the cigarette package of Figure 10 in a closed configuration and an open configuration, respectively;
Figure 14 is a developed flat view of a blank used to make a collar for the cigarette package of Figure 10;
Figure 15 is a developed flat view of a blank used to make the inner container of Figure 11;
Figure 16 and 17 are, respectively, developed flat views, of a blank used to make a collar and a developed flat view of a blank used to make an inner container of another alternative of the cigarette package of Figure 1;
Figure 18 and 19 are, respectively, developed flat views, of a blank used to make a collar and a developed flat view of a blank used to make an inner container of another alternative of the cigarette package of Figure 1;
Figure 20, 21 and 22 are, respectively, developed flat views, of a blank used to make an outer container, a developed flat view of a blank used to make a collar, and a developed flat view of a blank used to make an inner container of another alternative of the cigarette package of Figure 1.

PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS OF THE INVENTION

In Figures 1, 2 and 3, number 1 denotes as a whole a rigid cigarette package with a hinged lid.
The cigarette package 1 illustrated in Figure 1 comprises a wrapped group 2 of cigarettes (schematically visible in Figure 3), namely a group of cigarettes wrapped in a wrapping sheet of metallized paper. In addition, the cigarette package 1 comprises a rigid type of inner container 3 (partially visible in Figure 3 and fully visible in Figure 4), inside which the wrapped group 2 of cigarettes is directly placed, and a rigid type of outer container 4, which houses the inner container 3 in a sliding manner to allow the inner container 3 to slide relative to the outer container 4 and to move with a linear translation movement between a lowered position (illustrated in Figures 1 and 2), wherein the inner container 3 is fully inserted inside the outer container 4, and an extracted position (illustrated in Figure 3), wherein the inner container 3 is partially extracted from the outer container 4 to facilitate the access to the wrapped group 2 of cigarettes.
The outer container 4 is parallelepiped-shaped with a rectangular cross section, it is cup-shaped and has an open upper end, a lower wall 5 opposite to the open upper end, a front wall 6 and a rear wall 7 parallel and opposite to each other, and two side walls 8 parallel and opposite to each other. Between the walls 6 and 7 and the side walls 8 four longitudinal edges are defined whereas between the walls 6, 7 and 8 and the lower wall 5 four transverse edges are defined.
The cigarette package 1 comprises a lid 9, which is also cup-shaped and is hinged to the outer container 4 along a hinge 10 to rotate, relative to the outer container 4, between a closed position (illustrated in Figures 1 and 2) and an open position (illustrated in Figure 3) of the open upper end of the outer container 4. The lid 9 has an upper wall 11 (which, when the lid 9 is in the closed position, is parallel and opposite to the lower wall 5 of the outer container 4), a front wall 12 (which, when the lid 9 is in the closed position, is coplanar to the front wall 6 of the outer container 4), a rear wall 13 (which is connected with the rear wall 7 of the outer container 4 by means of the hinge 10 and, when the lid 9 is in the closed position, it is coplanar to the rear wall 7 of the outer container 4), and two side walls 14 parallel and opposite to each other (which, when the lid 9 is in the closed position, are coplanar and adjacent to the corresponding side walls 8 of the outer container 4). Between the walls 12 and 13 and the side walls 14 four longitudinal edges are defined whereas between the walls 12, 13 and 14 and the upper wall 11 four transverse edges are defined.
As illustrated in Figure 4, the inner container 3 is parallelepiped-shaped with a rectangular cross section, it is cup-shaped and has an open upper end, a lower wall 15 opposite to the open upper end and parallel to the lower wall 5 of the outer container 4, a front wall 16 parallel to the front wall 6 of the outer container 4 and a rear wall 17 parallel to the rear wall 7 of the outer container 4. In the embodiment illustrated in Figure 4, the inner container 3 is devoid of the side walls (namely it is laterally opened) whereas in the alternative, illustrated in Figure 11 (better described hereinafter), the inner container 3 also has two side walls 18 parallel to the side walls 8 of the outer container 4. Between the walls 16 and 17 and the side walls 18 (when present) four longitudinal edges are defined whereas between the walls 16, 17 and 18 (when present) and the lower wall 15 four transverse edges are defined.
In the following description of the package 1 terms as "bottom" and "top" and "front" and "rear" will be used to designate the positions of portions of the cigarette package 1, assuming that the package 1 is located in an arrangement such that the direction of its prevailing development coincides with the vertical direction; therefore, the lower and upper walls are arranged "at the bottom" and "at the top", respectively, and the front and rear walls define the "the front" and "the rear", respectively. The prevailing development direction also defines a longitudinal movement direction which is perpendicular to the transverse movement direction.
As previously mentioned, the inner container 3 slides relative to the outer container 4 with a linear translation movement parallel to the longitudinal edges between a lowered position (illustrated in Figures 1 and 2), wherein the inner container 3 is fully inserted inside the outer container 4 and the lower wall 15 of the inner container 3 is resting (namely in contact) with the lower wall 5 of the outer container 4, and an extracted position (illustrated in Figure 3), wherein the inner container 3 is partially extracted from the outer container 4 and the lower wall 15 of the inner container 3 is spaced apart by a certain distance, other than zero, from the lower wall 5 of the outer container 4 (said distance corresponds to the lifting of the inner container 3 relative to the outer container 4).
The rear wall 13 of the lid 9 is permanently connected to the rear wall 17 of the inner container 3 by means of a lifting mechanism 19 of the inner container 3 (illustrated in Figure 4). It is important to note that the rear wall 13 of the lid 9 is connected to the rear wall 17 of the inner container 3 only and solely by means of the lifting mechanism 19, namely outside of the lifting mechanism 19, the rear wall 13 of the lid 9 is completely separate and independent of the rear wall 17 of the inner container 3.
The longitudinal lifting mechanism 19 of the inner container 3 "automatically" controls (that is, without the user having to touch the inner container 3) and by using the rotation movement of the lid 9, the axial translation (namely the sliding) of the inner container 3 relative to the outer container 4 between the lowered position and the extracted position and vice versa; in other words, the lifting mechanism 19 uses the rotation movement of the lid 9 to "automatically" actuate (that is, without the user having to touch the inner container 3) the axial translation (namely the sliding) of the inner container 3 relative to the outer container 4 between the lowered position and the extracted position and vice versa. Consequently, thanks to the lifting mechanism 19, which binds the rear wall 13 of the lid 9 to the rear wall 17 of the inner container 3, when the lid 9 is rotated relative to the outer container 4 from the open position to the closed position the inner container 3 is pushed by the lid 9 from the extracted position to the lowered position in an "automatic" manner (that is, without the user having to touch the inner container 3). In this way, the user needs only to apply the necessary force to rotate the lid 9 relative to the outer container 4 without having to touch the inner container 3 which translation is "automatically" controlled.
The lifting mechanism 19 comprises a rigid connection tab 20, which, on one side, is directly hinged to the rear wall 17 of the inner container 3 and is integral to the rear wall 13 of the lid 9 (typically the connection tab 20 overlaps and is glued to the rear wall 13 of the lid 9). Furthermore, the lifting mechanism 19 comprises a rigid reinforcement tab 21, which is hinged to the connection tab 20 and overlaps, and is glued to the connection tab 20 to reinforce (strengthen, stiffen) the connection tab 20 itself. The reinforcement tab 21 is not strictly necessary, as it does not have any role in the functioning of the connection tab 20 (which would function in the same way even without the reinforcement tab 21); the reinforcement tab 21 has the only function to reinforce (strengthen, stiffen) the connection tab 20 improving (but not changing in substance) the functioning of the connection tab 20.
As illustrated in Figure 3, the cigarette package 1 comprises a collar 22, which is connected (by gluing) to the outer container 4 (namely it is rigidly and permanently connected to outer container 4) to project partly outside the open upper end of the outer container 4 and engage a corresponding inner surface of the lid 9 when the lid 9 itself is arranged in the closed position. The collar 22 has, in cross section, a "U" shape and comprises a front wall 23 which is supported and glued to the front wall 6 of the outer container 4 and two side walls 24, each of which rests against and is glued to a corresponding side wall 8 of the outer container 4. The front wall 23 of the collar 22 has, at the top, a recess 25 which is arranged outside the open upper end of the outer container 4 (namely is located completely in the part of the front wall 23 which juts out from the open upper end of the outer container 4) and is "U"-shaped. According to a preferred embodiment illustrated in Figure 3, the front wall 23 of the collar 22 is provided with a pair of claws 26 which laterally project, so as to engage with interference the lid 5, when lid 5 is in the closed position, so as to keep the lid 5 in the closed position with greater force. According to a different embodiment not illustrated, the front wall 23 of the collar 22 is devoid of the claws 26.
The collar 22 is integral (glued) to the outer container 4, therefore the inner container 3 (carrying the group 2 of cigarettes) slides longitudinally relative to both the outer container 4, and to the collar 22 which is integral (glued) to the outer container 4.
As illustrated in Figures 3 and 4, the front wall 16 of the inner container 3 has a print 27 or other graphic signs (which for example represents a graphic design, a logo and/or drawing) that is covered by the collar 22 when the lid 9 is in the closed position (namely when the inner container 3 is in the lowered position wherein the inner container 3 is fully inserted inside the outer container 4) and is visible when the lid 9 is in the open position (namely when the inner container 3 is in the extracted position wherein the inner container 3 is partially extracted from the outer container 4). As the lid 9 is being opened (namely as the inner container 3 is being moved from the lowered position to the extracted position), the print 27 becomes progressively visible by jutting out from the collar 22 (in particular from the recess 25 of the front wall 23 of the collar 22) and vice versa. In other words, when the lid 9 is in the closed position, namely, when the inner container 3 is in the lowered position, the print 27 is immediately under an upper edge of the front wall 23 of the collar 22 to jut out from the upper edge of the wall front 23 of the collar 22 following the lifting of the inner container 3.
Figures 5 and 6 are illustrated schematically with a front portion of the cigarette package 1, with the removal of the outer container 4 and of the lid 9: note that as the print 27 impressed on the front wall 16 of the inner container 3 is covered by the front wall 23 of the collar 22 when the lid 9 is in the closed position (namely when the inner container 3 is in the lowered position) as illustrated in Figure 5 and is, instead, arranged outside of the front wall 23 of collar 22 (namely it is visible as it is no longer being covered by the front wall 23 of the collar 22) when the lid 9 is in the open position (namely when the inner container 3 is in the extracted position) as illustrated in Figure 6.
As is illustrated in Figure 7, the outer container 4 and the lid 9 are obtained starting from a flat blank 28 having a substantially elongated rectangular shape and being of a known type (namely, of the type commonly used to make a rigid cigarette package with a hinged lid). In Figure 7, the various parts of the blank 28 have been marked, where possible, with accented reference numbers equal to the reference numbers distinguishing the corresponding walls of the outer container 4.
As illustrated in Figure 8, the collar 22 is obtained starting from a flat blank 29 having a substantially rectangular shape and being of a known type (namely of the type commonly used to make a collar of a rigid cigarette package with a hinged lid). In Figure 8, the various parts of the blank 29 have been marked, where possible, with accented reference numbers equal to the reference numbers distinguishing the corresponding walls of the collar 22.
As illustrated in Figure 9, the inner container 3 is obtained starting from a flat blank 30 having a substantially elongated rectangular shape. In Figure 9, the various parts of the blank 30 have been marked, where possible, with accented reference numbers equal to the reference numbers distinguishing the corresponding walls of the inner container 3.
In Figure 10 an alternative cigarette package 1 is illustrated, wherein the front wall 23 of the collar 31 has a through opening that is longitudinally aligned with the print 27 of the front wall 16 of the inner container 3 and through which the print 27 of the front wall 16 of the inner container 3 is visible when the lid 9 is in the open position (namely when the inner container 3 is in the extracted position) . In other words, in the embodiment illustrated in Figures 1-9, the print 27 juts out from an upper edge of the collar 22 when the lid 9 is in the open position (and therefore, is visible because it is completely outside of the collar 22), whereas in the embodiment illustrated in Figures 10-15 the print 27 is always inside the perimeter defined by the collar 22 and becomes visible through the through window 31 of the collar 22 when the lid 9 is in the open position. In other words, when the lid 9 is in the closed position namely when the inner container 3 is in the lowered position, the print 27 is immediately under a lower edge of the window 31 of the front wall 23 of the collar 22 to jut out from the lower edge of the window 31 following the lifting of the inner container 3.
According to the embodiment illustrated in Figure 10, the "U"-shaped recess 25 of the front wall 23 of the collar 22 is arranged asymmetrically on a side of the front wall 23 itself so as to be located next to the window 31.
In Figures 12 and 13 a front portion of the cigarette package 1 of Figure 10 is illustrated schematically, with the removal of the outer container 4 and of the lid 9: note how the print 27 impressed on the front wall 16 of the inner container 3 is completely covered by the front wall 23 of the collar 22 and is relatively far from the through window 31 when the lid 9 is in the closed position (namely when the inner container 3 is in the lowered position) as illustrated in Figure 12 and is, instead, arranged at the through opening 31 of the front wall 23 of the collar 22 (namely, it is visible through the window 31) when the lid 9 is in the open position (namely when the inner container 3 is in the extracted position) as illustrated in Figure 13.
The blank 28 used to make the outer container 4 and the lid 9 of the cigarette package 1 of Figure 10 is completely identical to the blank 28 illustrated in Figure 7. In Figure 14 the blank 29 used to make the collar 22 of the cigarette package 1 of Figure 10 (note the presence of the window 31) is illustrated. In Figure 15 the blank 30 used to make the inner container 3 of the cigarette package 1 of Figure 10 (the inner container 3 better illustrated in Figure 11) is illustrated.
As illustrated in Figure 15, the blank 30 has a panel 16' which is arranged in the middle and makes up the front wall 16 of the inner container 3 (note the presence of the print 27), two panels 18' which are arranged on opposite sides of the panel 16', are separated from the panel 16' itself by two longitudinal folding lines 32, and make up the side walls 18 of the inner container 3, and two panels 17' which are arranged on opposite sides of the panels 18', are separated from the panels 18' themselves by two longitudinal folding lines 32, and together make up the rear wall 17 of the inner container 3 (namely, as illustrated in Figure 11, the two panels 17' are arranged one next to the other in order to make up together the rear wall 17). Furthermore, the blank 30 has a panel 15' which is arranged under the panel 16', is separated from the panel 16' itself by a transverse folding line 33, and makes up the lower wall 15 of the inner container 3.
The blank 30 has two panels 20', each of which is arranged above a corresponding panel 17', is separated from panel 17' itself by a transverse folding line 33, and makes up part of the connection tab 20 of the lifting mechanism 19. Finally, the blank 30 has two panels 21', each of which are arranged above a corresponding panel 20', is separated from panel 20' itself by a transverse folding line 33, and makes up part of the reinforcement tab 21 of the lifting mechanism 19.
The embodiment illustrated in Figures 16 and 17 differs from the embodiment illustrated in Figures 10-15 only in the number and the shape of the windows 31 and of the prints 27: in fact, in the embodiment illustrated in Figures 16 and 17 two partially-circular-shaped windows 31 are provided arranged one above the other, and therefore two prints 27 arranged one above the other on the panel 16' of the blank 30 are provided. The embodiment illustrated in Figures 18 and 19 differs from the embodiment illustrated in Figures 10-15 only in the shape of the window 31, obtained by a punching means that makes a plurality of through openings of the shape of alphanumeric characters, and consequently for the shape of the print 27. The embodiment illustrated in Figures 20, 21 and 22 differs from the embodiment illustrated in Figures 10-15 only for the fact that the longitudinal edges of the outer container 4 and of the lid 9 are rounded instead of being straight. Note that in the embodiment of Figures 21 and 22 as the lid 9 is being opened the print 27 varies, as made progressively visible through the window 31.
In the embodiments illustrated in the accompanying figures, the inner container 3 has a cross section having substantially the same size (other than a minimum clearance, negligible in first approximation, to allow sliding) as the cross section of the outer container 4; therefore the inner container 3 entirely occupies (that is, without appreciable free spaces) the inner volume of the outer container 4. According to a different and perfectly equivalent embodiment not illustrated, the inner container 3 has a smaller cross section than the cross section of the outer container 4 and, consequently, the inner volume of the outer container 4 is not completely occupied by the inner container 3 but a substantial portion of the inner volume (in the order of 20-50% of the inner volume) is free (namely, not occupied by the inner container 3). For example, the rear wall 17 of the inner container 3 could be spaced apart from the rear wall 7 of the outer container 4 (by at least 2.5-3 mm), so as to define, inside the outer container 4, a chamber which is arranged next to the inner container 3 and houses the lifting mechanism 19 (preferably shaped in a different way from what is illustrated in the attached figures, for example as described in Italian patent application BO2014A000576 ); said chamber is not occupied by the inner container 3 and is intended to house only the lifting mechanism 19, which allows the lifting or the lowering of the group 2 of cigarettes when the lid 9 is being opened or closed, respectively.
In the embodiments illustrated in the accompanying figures, the lifting mechanism 19 has only one connection tab 20, which is integral to the rear wall 13 of the lid 9; according to alternative and completely equivalent embodiments not illustrated, the lifting mechanism 19 has a greater number of connection tabs 20 that may be integral to the upper wall 11 and/or to the front wall 12 of the lid 9. According to a further embodiment not illustrated, the connection tab 20 is flexible (instead of being rigid), and therefore entirely free to deform without constraints (and of course devoid of the reinforcement tab 21); for example, the connection tab 20 could have a certain (high) number of transverse weakening lines close one to the other, which gives a high flexibility to the connection tab 20.
The cigarette package 1 described above has numerous advantages.
Firstly, the cigarette package 1 described above allows to make certain information (contained in the print 27) visible only when the lid 9 is being opened and with "dynamic" ways (namely with a display which changes from the degree of variation of the opening of the lid 9) that captures the attention of the smoker (namely the smoker is unintentionally "forced" to pay particular attention to the information contained in the print 27 as a result of the dynamic unveiling of the print 27 itself).
Furthermore, the cigarette package 1 described above is simple to manufacture even in an existing packing machine (that must be subjected to a few, not too invasive, modifications). In fact, the outer container 4, the lid 9 and the collar 22 (therefore the corresponding blanks 28 and 29) are completely identical to the outer container, to the lid and to the collar (therefore to the corresponding blanks) of a standard type, rigid cigarette package with a hinged lid and the inner container 3 can be obtained by folding the blank 29 around the group 2 of cigarettes in the unit normally intended for inserting a coupon, with simple changes to the unit itself.
Finally, in the cigarette package 1 described above a high precision in the relative positioning between the print 27, impressed on the outer container 3, and the collar 22 is not required, as the display mechanism is perfectly able to accept (without the smoker perceiving any imperfection) even relatively relevant positioning errors (in the order of 1-3 mm). In this way, the wrapping process does not have be more precise and accurate than a comparable standard wrapping process, namely any additional technical complications ? as compared to existing packing machines is not provided, so that high hourly production capacity can be reached.
As a result of the many advantages presented by the cigarette package 1 described above, the shape of such a cigarette package 1 may be integrally used also for producing a packet for other types of smoking articles (such as, for example, cigars, electronic cigarettes, charging cartridges for electronic cigarettes, pieces of tobacco for electronic cigarettes).

Claims

A rigid package (1) for tobacco articles with a hinged lid comprising:
a group (2) of articles;

an inner container (3) which houses the group of articles (2);

an outer container (4), which houses the inner container (3) in a movable manner, so as to allow the inner container (3) to move relative to the outer container (4);

a lid (9), which has a rear wall (13), which is hinged to a rear wall (7), of the outer container (4) so as to allow the lid (9) to rotate relative to the outer container (4); and

a lifting mechanism; and characterised in that the cigarette package further comprises

a collar (22), which is rigidly and permanently connected to the outer container (4) so as to partially project outwards from an open upper end of the outer container (4) and engage a corresponding inner surface of the lid (9), when the lid (9) is arranged in the closed position; the lifting mechanism (19) moves the inner container (3) relative to the outer container (4) and the collar (22), using the rotation movement of the lid (9), between a lowered position, in which the inner container (3) is completely inserted into the outer container (4), and an extracted position, in which the inner container (3) is partially extracted from the outer container (4); and

at least one wall of the inner container (3) has at least one graphic sign (27), which is covered by the collar (22) when the lid (9) is in the closed position, namely when the inner container (3) is in the lowered position, and is visible when the lid (9) is in the open position, namely when the inner container (3) is in the extracted position.
The package (1) for tobacco articles according to claim 1, wherein, as the lid (9) is opened, namely as the inner container (3) moves from the lowered position to the extracted position, the graphic sign (27) progressively becomes visible, as it is set free from the covering of the collar (22).
The package (1) for tobacco articles according to claim 1 or 2, wherein, when the lid (9) is in the open position, namely when the inner container (3) is in the extracted position, the graphic sign (27) is on the outside of the collar (22).
The package (1) for tobacco articles according to claim 3, wherein, when the lid (9) is in the closed position, namely when the inner container (3) is in the lowered position, the graphic sign (27) is immediately found under an upper edge of the collar (22) .
The package (1) for tobacco articles according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the collar (22) has a through window (31), through which the graphic sign (27) is visible, when the lid (9) is in the open position, namely when the inner container (3) is in the extracted position.
The package (1) for tobacco articles according to claim 5, wherein, when the lid (9) is in the closed position, namely when the inner container (3) is in the lowered position, the graphic sign (27) is immediately found under a lower edge of the window (31).
The package (1) for tobacco articles according to claim 5 or 6, wherein the collar (22) comprises a front wall (23), which rests against and is glued to a front wall (6) of the outer container (4), and has, in the upper part, on one side the window (31) and on the opposite side a "U"-shaped recess (25) .
The package (1) for tobacco articles according to any of the claims from 1 to 7, wherein the lifting mechanism (19) comprises a rigid connection tab (20), which, on one side, is directly hinged to a rear wall (17) of the inner container (3) and is glued to the rear wall (13) of the lid (9).
The package (1) for tobacco articles according to claim 8, wherein the lifting mechanism (19) comprises a rigid reinforcement tab (21), which is hinged to the connection tab (20) and overlaps, and is glue to the connection tab (20).
The package (1) for tobacco articles according to claim 8 or 9, wherein the rear wall (17) of the inner container (3) consists of two first panels (17'), which are side by side and independent of one another.
The package (1) for tobacco articles according to claim 10, wherein the connection tab (20) consists of two second panels (20'), which are side by side and independent of one another.
The package (1) for tobacco articles according to claim 11, wherein the inner container (3) is made by folding a blank (30) comprising:
a third panel (16') which is arranged in the middle and makes up a front wall (16) of the inner container (3);

two fourth panels (18') which are arranged on opposite sides of the first panel (16'), and are separated from the panel (16') by two longitudinal folding lines (32), and make up two side walls (18) of the inner container (3); and

the two first panels (17') which are arranged on opposite sides of the fourth panels (18'), which are separated from the fourth panels (18') by two longitudinal folding lines (32), and make up- together the rear wall (17) of the inner container (3).