CN220936770U - Safe and environment-friendly cigarette filter tip - Google Patents

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CN220936770U
CN220936770U CN202322219947.9U CN202322219947U CN220936770U CN 220936770 U CN220936770 U CN 220936770U CN 202322219947 U CN202322219947 U CN 202322219947U CN 220936770 U CN220936770 U CN 220936770U
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丁杨惠勤
王崭
刘东帆
毛亚鹏
谢寅浩
李珞
马会芹
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The utility model relates to the technical field of cigarette filters, and discloses a safe and environment-friendly cigarette filter, which comprises a main body mechanism, a fixing mechanism and a filtering mechanism, wherein the fixing mechanism is positioned at the outer end of the main body mechanism, the filtering mechanism is positioned in the main body mechanism, the main body mechanism comprises a cigarette filter head connecting pipe, a cigarette filter head body and cigarette smoke packaging paper, and the cigarette filter head body is movably arranged at the inner end of the cigarette filter head connecting pipe. This safe and environment-friendly cigarette filter, through installing main part mechanism, can make people can be through rotating fixed connection ring, with cigarette filter head connecting pipe and cigarette filter body separately, make things convenient for people to dismantle it, also make things convenient for people to wash cigarette filter head connecting pipe and cigarette filter body, people can not contact with the cigarette when using this cigarette filter, can make people not only safe but also environmental protection when using this cigarette filter.

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Safe and environment-friendly cigarette filter tip
Technical Field
The utility model relates to the technical field of cigarette filters, in particular to a safe and environment-friendly cigarette filter.
Background
The cigarette filter (CIGARETTE FILTER) is used for reducing smoke and tar at the inlet during smoking and suspended particles generated during combustion, and also can reduce the harm of the smoke and tobacco at the inlet; a cigarette is made up of tobacco through baking tobacco, slicing, winding it in a cylindrical shape with a diameter of 10mm and a paper roll of 120mm, igniting one end, sucking the smoke by tut-tut, and features that the tobacco is rolled into cylindrical shape to be sucked, and the smoke contains particles (tar) containing 4000-5000 kinds of chemical components. In addition to tar, cigarette smoke contains other substances, such as "vapors" or "gases", and also volatile tobacco combustion substances, such as acetaldehyde, and other low molecular weight components, and thus a need exists for a safe and environmentally friendly cigarette filter for filtering smoke.
According to the cigarette filter tip in the prior art CN218921614U, the clamping part is arranged, so that cigarettes and the filter tip can be conveniently installed, smoke enters the filtering part from the clamping part in the smoking process and is blocked by the cone part at the front end of the core part, flows to the annular flannelette directly along the side wall of the cone part to be filtered for the second time, and then can be sucked away by a human body through the first flue and the second flue, so that harmful substances can be filtered effectively.
The cigarette filter tip in the prior art is inconvenient to detach and clean, and can be discarded after people use the cigarette filter tip for several times, and the cigarette filter tip is replaced by a new cigarette filter tip for use, so that the waste is avoided and the environment is protected.
Disclosure of utility model
(One) solving the technical problems
The utility model aims to provide a safe and environment-friendly cigarette filter tip, which solves the problem that the prior art is inconvenient to detach and clean.
(II) technical scheme
In order to achieve the above purpose, the present utility model provides the following technical solutions: the safe and environment-friendly cigarette filter comprises a main body mechanism, a fixing mechanism and a filtering mechanism, wherein the fixing mechanism is positioned at the outer end of the main body mechanism, the filtering mechanism is positioned in the main body mechanism, the main body mechanism comprises a cigarette filter head connecting pipe, a cigarette filter head body and cigarette smoke packaging paper, the cigarette filter head body is movably arranged at the inner end of the cigarette filter head connecting pipe, and the cigarette smoke packaging paper is fixedly arranged at the upper end of the cigarette filter head body;
The main body mechanism further comprises a dismounting and mounting assembly, a cigarette tobacco material body and a cigarette bursting bead pressing opening, wherein the cigarette tobacco material body is fixedly mounted in the cigarette tobacco material packaging paper, and the cigarette bursting bead pressing opening is fixedly arranged at the outer end of the cigarette filter head connecting pipe.
Preferably, the dismounting assembly comprises a fixed connection ring, a cigarette filter tip body, a first fixed thread and a second fixed thread, the dismounting assembly is movably mounted at the lower end of the cigarette filter tip connecting pipe, the fixed connection ring is fixedly mounted at the lower end of the cigarette filter tip connecting pipe, the cigarette filter tip body is movably mounted at the lower end of the fixed connection ring, the first fixed thread is fixedly arranged at the lower end of the inner end of the fixed connection ring, the second fixed thread is fixedly arranged at the outer end of the upper end of the cigarette filter tip body, and by mounting the main body mechanism, people can separate the cigarette filter tip connecting pipe from the cigarette filter tip body by rotating the fixed connection ring, so that the dismounting of the cigarette filter tip connecting pipe and the cigarette filter tip body is facilitated, people can clean the cigarette filter tip connecting pipe and the cigarette filter tip body conveniently, and people can not contact with cigarettes when using the cigarette filter tip, so that people can use the cigarette filter tip safely and environmentally.
Preferably, the fixing mechanism comprises a cigarette filter head placing channel, a fixing locking ring, a fixing connecting block, a connecting groove and a fixing locking bolt, wherein the cigarette filter head placing channel is fixedly arranged at the inner end of a cigarette filter head connecting pipe, and the cigarette filter head placing channel is installed, so that people can place a cigarette filter head body at the inner end of the cigarette filter head placing channel when smoking, and a filter tip is not contacted with the cigarette filter head body when people smoke, thereby improving the safety of smoking.
Preferably, the fixed locking ring movable mounting is at the outer end of cigarette filter head connecting pipe, fixed connection piece fixed mounting is at the right-hand member of fixed locking ring, the fixed front end that sets up at fixed connection piece of connecting groove, be equipped with the screw thread in the connecting groove, through the fixed locking ring of installation, can make the cigarette filter head body place when the cigarette filter head places the passageway inner, people can adjust the elasticity between cigarette filter head connecting pipe and the cigarette filter head body.
Preferably, the fixed locking bolt movable mounting is at the front end of fixed connecting block, the outer end of fixed locking bolt is equipped with the screw thread, fixed locking bolt and connecting groove looks adaptation, fixed locking bolt passes connecting groove, through installation fixed connecting block, connecting groove and fixed locking bolt, can make people can change the distance between the fixed connecting block through rotating fixed locking bolt, and then change the elasticity degree of cigarette filter head body in cigarette filter head connecting pipe.
Preferably, the filtering mechanism comprises a smoke channel, a first activated carbon fiber layer, a first bamboo fiber layer, a second activated carbon fiber layer, a second bamboo fiber layer, melt-blown cloth and aerogel, wherein the smoke channel is fixedly arranged at the inner end of the fixedly connected circular ring, and smoke can reach the first activated carbon fiber layer along the smoke channel by installing the smoke channel.
Preferably, the first active carbon fiber layer is fixedly arranged at the inner end of the cigarette filter tip body, the first bamboo fiber layer is fixedly arranged at the lower end of the first active carbon fiber layer, and the first active carbon fiber layer and the first bamboo fiber layer are arranged, so that the active carbon fiber layer is combined with the bamboo fiber layer to filter and adsorb harmful substances such as tar, nicotine and nicotine in the cigarette, the harm of the cigarette to the human body is greatly reduced, meanwhile, the harm of second-hand smoke is also reduced, and the active carbon fiber also has certain disinfection and sterilization functions.
Preferably, the second active carbon fiber layer is fixedly arranged at the lower end of the first active carbon fiber layer, the second active carbon fiber layer is fixedly arranged at the lower end of the second active carbon fiber layer, the melt-blown cloth is fixedly arranged at the lower end of the second active carbon fiber layer, the aerogel is fixedly arranged at the outer end of the melt-blown cloth, and the adsorption capacity of the cigarette filter tip body can be improved by installing the melt-blown cloth and the aerogel, so that toxic and harmful substances are effectively reduced to flow into the mouth of a smoker, and the filtering effect is improved.
Compared with the prior art, the utility model has the beneficial effects that:
1. According to the safe and environment-friendly cigarette filter tip, by installing the main body mechanism, people can separate the cigarette filter tip connecting pipe from the cigarette filter tip body by rotating the fixed connection circular ring, so that the safe and environment-friendly cigarette filter tip is convenient for people to detach and clean the cigarette filter tip connecting pipe and the cigarette filter tip body, and people can not contact with cigarettes when using the cigarette filter tip, and the safe and environment-friendly cigarette filter tip is safe and environment-friendly when being used;
2. According to the safe and environment-friendly cigarette filter tip, when people smoke, the cigarette filter tip body can be placed at the inner end of the cigarette filter tip placement channel through the cigarette filter tip placement channel, so that the mouth of the people cannot be contacted with the cigarette filter tip body when the people smoke, the safety of people smoke is improved, when the cigarette filter tip body is placed at the inner end of the cigarette filter tip placement channel, the tightness between the cigarette filter tip connecting pipe and the cigarette filter tip body can be adjusted by installing the fixed connecting block, the connecting groove and the fixed locking bolt, the distance between the fixed connecting block can be changed by rotating the fixed locking bolt, and the tightness of the cigarette filter tip body in the cigarette filter tip connecting pipe is changed;
3. This safe and environment-friendly cigarette filter, through installing the flue gas passageway, can make smog reach activated carbon fiber layer one along the flue gas passageway, through installing activated carbon fiber layer one and bamboo fiber layer one, can make activated carbon fiber layer combine the bamboo fiber layer to filter, adsorb harmful substance such as tar, nicotine in the cigarette, greatly reduced the harm of cigarette to the human body, also reduced the harm of second hand cigarette simultaneously, activated carbon fiber still has certain disinfection, sterilization function, through installing melt-blown cloth and aerogel, can improve the adsorption capacity of cigarette filter body, the effectual harmful substance that has reduced flows into in the smoker's mouth, the filter effect has been improved.
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FIG. 1 is a schematic perspective view of the present utility model;
FIG. 2 is a schematic cross-sectional view of a connecting pipe of a cigarette filter head according to the present utility model;
FIG. 3 is a schematic perspective view of a connecting pipe of a cigarette filter head according to the utility model;
Fig. 4 is a schematic perspective view of the body of the cigarette filter head of the present utility model;
FIG. 5 is an enlarged partial detail schematic view of the securing mechanism of the present utility model;
FIG. 6 is an enlarged schematic view of a part of the details of the filtering mechanism of the present utility model.
In the figure: 1. a main body mechanism; 101. a cigarette filter head connecting pipe; 102. a cigarette filter body; 103. cigarette smoke packaging paper; 104. disassembling the mounting assembly; 1041. fixedly connecting the circular rings; 1042. a cigarette filter body; 1043. a first fixed thread; 1044. fixing a second thread; 105. a cigarette smoke body; 106. the cigarette explodes the pearl and presses the opening; 2. a fixing mechanism; 201. a cigarette filter head placement channel; 202. fixing and locking the circular ring; 203. fixing the connecting block; 204. a connection groove; 205. fixing a locking bolt; 3. a filtering mechanism; 301. a flue gas channel; 302. an active carbon fiber layer I; 303. a first bamboo fiber layer; 304. an active carbon fiber layer II; 305. a second bamboo fiber layer; 306. melt-blowing the cloth; 307. an aerogel.
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The following description of the embodiments of the present utility model will be made clearly and completely with reference to the accompanying drawings, in which it is apparent that the embodiments described are only some embodiments of the present utility model, but not all embodiments. All other embodiments, which can be made by those skilled in the art based on the embodiments of the utility model without making any inventive effort, are intended to be within the scope of the utility model.
Referring to fig. 1-6, the present utility model provides a technical solution: the safe and environment-friendly cigarette filter comprises a main body mechanism 1, a fixing mechanism 2 and a filtering mechanism 3, wherein the fixing mechanism 2 is positioned at the outer end of the main body mechanism 1, the filtering mechanism 3 is positioned in the main body mechanism 1, the main body mechanism 1 comprises a cigarette filter head connecting pipe 101, a cigarette filter head body 102 and a cigarette smoke packaging paper 103, the cigarette filter head body 102 is movably arranged at the inner end of the cigarette filter head connecting pipe 101, and the cigarette smoke packaging paper 103 is fixedly arranged at the upper end of the cigarette filter head body 102;
The main body mechanism 1 further comprises a dismounting and mounting assembly 104, a cigarette smoke body 105 and a cigarette bursting bead pressing opening 106, wherein the cigarette smoke body 105 is fixedly mounted in the cigarette smoke packaging paper 103, and the cigarette bursting bead pressing opening 106 is fixedly arranged at the outer end of the cigarette filter head connecting pipe 101.
The disassembly and assembly 104 comprises a fixed connection circular ring 1041, a cigarette filter tip body 1042, a first fixed thread 1043 and a second fixed thread 1044, the disassembly and assembly 104 is movably arranged at the lower end of the cigarette filter tip connecting pipe 101, the fixed connection circular ring 1041 is fixedly arranged at the lower end of the cigarette filter tip connecting pipe 101, the cigarette filter tip body 1042 is movably arranged at the lower end of the fixed connection circular ring 1041, the first fixed thread 1043 is fixedly arranged at the lower end of the inner end of the fixed connection circular ring 1041, the second fixed thread 1044 is fixedly arranged at the outer end of the upper end of the cigarette filter tip body 1042, the fixing mechanism 2 comprises a cigarette filter tip placing channel 201, a fixed locking circular ring 202, a fixed connecting block 203, a connecting groove 204 and a fixed locking bolt 205, the cigarette filter tip placing channel 201 is fixedly arranged at the inner end of the cigarette filter tip connecting pipe 101, the fixed locking circular ring 202 is movably arranged at the outer end of the cigarette filter tip connecting pipe 101, the fixed connection block 203 is fixedly arranged at the right end of the fixed locking circular ring 202, the connecting groove 204 is fixedly arranged at the front end of the fixed connection block 203, threads are arranged in the connecting groove 204, the fixed locking bolt 205 is movably arranged at the front end of the fixed connection block 203, threads are arranged at the outer end of the fixed locking bolt 205, the fixed locking bolt 205 is matched with the connecting groove 204, the fixed locking bolt 205 penetrates through the connecting groove 204, when the safe and environment-friendly cigarette filter tip is needed to be used, a person takes out the cigarette, puts the cigarette filter head body 102 of the cigarette into the cigarette filter head placing channel 201 at the inner end of the cigarette filter head connecting pipe 101, if the cigarette has a burst bead, the person can press the burst bead on the cigarette through the cigarette burst bead pressing opening 106, and the distance between the fixed connection block 203 can be adjusted by rotating the fixed locking bolt 205, thereby adjusting the tightness of the securing locking ring 202.
The filtering mechanism 3 comprises a smoke channel 301, an activated carbon fiber layer one 302, a bamboo fiber layer one 303, an activated carbon fiber layer two 304, a bamboo fiber layer two 305, melt-blown cloth 306 and aerogel 307, wherein the smoke channel 301 is fixedly arranged at the inner end of a fixed connection circular ring 1041, the activated carbon fiber layer one 302 is fixedly arranged at the inner end of a cigarette filter body 1042, the bamboo fiber layer one 303 is fixedly arranged at the lower end of the activated carbon fiber layer one 302, the activated carbon fiber layer two 304 is fixedly arranged at the lower end of the bamboo fiber layer one 303, the bamboo fiber layer two 305 is fixedly arranged at the lower end of the activated carbon fiber layer two 304, the melt-blown cloth 306 is fixedly arranged at the lower end of the bamboo fiber layer two 305, the aerogel 307 is fixedly arranged at the outer end of the melt-blown cloth 306, and when people begin smoking, smoke is sucked into the mouth of people along the smoke channel 301 through the activated carbon fiber layer one 302, the bamboo fiber layer one 303, the activated carbon fiber layer two 304, the bamboo fiber layer two 305, the melt-blown cloth 306 and the aerogel 307.
Working principle: when the safe and environment-friendly cigarette filter is needed, a person takes out the cigarette, places the cigarette filter head body 102 of the cigarette at the cigarette filter head placing channel 201 at the inner end of the cigarette filter head connecting pipe 101, if the cigarette has a bursting bead, the person can press the bursting bead on the cigarette through the cigarette bursting bead pressing opening 106, and the person can adjust the distance between the fixed connecting blocks 203 by rotating the fixed locking bolt 205, so as to adjust the tightness degree of the fixed locking ring 202, and when the person starts smoking, the smoke is sucked into the mouth of the person along the smoke channel 301 through the first activated carbon fiber layer 302, the first activated carbon fiber layer 303, the second activated carbon fiber layer 304, the second bamboo fiber layer 305, the melt-blown cloth 306 and the aerogel 307.
Finally, it should be noted that the above description is only for illustrating the technical solution of the present utility model, and not for limiting the scope of the present utility model, and that the simple modification and equivalent substitution of the technical solution of the present utility model can be made by those skilled in the art without departing from the spirit and scope of the technical solution of the present utility model.

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1. The utility model provides a safe and environment-friendly cigarette filter, includes main part mechanism (1), fixed establishment (2) and filtering mechanism (3), its characterized in that: the fixing mechanism (2) is positioned at the outer end of the main body mechanism (1), the filtering mechanism (3) is positioned in the main body mechanism (1), the main body mechanism (1) comprises a cigarette filter head connecting pipe (101), a cigarette filter head body (102) and a cigarette smoke packing paper (103), the cigarette filter head body (102) is movably arranged at the inner end of the cigarette filter head connecting pipe (101), and the cigarette smoke packing paper (103) is fixedly arranged at the upper end of the cigarette filter head body (102);
The main body mechanism (1) further comprises a dismounting and mounting assembly (104), a cigarette tobacco material body (105) and a cigarette bursting bead pressing opening (106), wherein the cigarette tobacco material body (105) is fixedly mounted in the cigarette tobacco material packaging paper (103), and the cigarette bursting bead pressing opening (106) is fixedly arranged at the outer end of the cigarette filter head connecting pipe (101).
2. A safe and environment-friendly cigarette filter according to claim 1, wherein: the detachable mounting assembly (104) comprises a fixed connection circular ring (1041), a cigarette filter tip body (1042), a first fixed thread (1043) and a second fixed thread (1044), the detachable mounting assembly (104) is movably mounted at the lower end of the cigarette filter tip connecting pipe (101), the fixed connection circular ring (1041) is fixedly mounted at the lower end of the cigarette filter tip connecting pipe (101), the cigarette filter tip body (1042) is movably mounted at the lower end of the fixed connection circular ring (1041), the first fixed thread (1043) is fixedly arranged at the lower end of the inner end of the fixed connection circular ring (1041), and the second fixed thread (1044) is fixedly arranged at the outer end of the upper end of the cigarette filter tip body (1042).
3. A safe and environment-friendly cigarette filter according to claim 2, wherein: the fixing mechanism (2) comprises a cigarette filter head placing channel (201), a fixing and locking circular ring (202), a fixing and connecting block (203), a connecting groove (204) and a fixing and locking bolt (205), wherein the cigarette filter head placing channel (201) is fixedly arranged at the inner end of the cigarette filter head connecting pipe (101).
4. A safe and environment-friendly cigarette filter according to claim 3, wherein: the fixed locking ring (202) is movably arranged at the outer end of the cigarette filter head connecting pipe (101), the fixed connecting block (203) is fixedly arranged at the right end of the fixed locking ring (202), the connecting groove (204) is fixedly arranged at the front end of the fixed connecting block (203), and threads are arranged in the connecting groove (204).
5. A safe and environment-friendly cigarette filter according to claim 4, wherein: the fixed locking bolt (205) is movably mounted at the front end of the fixed connecting block (203), threads are arranged at the outer end of the fixed locking bolt (205), the fixed locking bolt (205) is matched with the connecting groove (204), and the fixed locking bolt (205) penetrates through the connecting groove (204).
6. A safe and environment-friendly cigarette filter according to claim 5, wherein: the filtering mechanism (3) comprises a smoke channel (301), an active carbon fiber layer I (302), a bamboo fiber layer I (303), an active carbon fiber layer II (304), a bamboo fiber layer II (305), melt-blown cloth (306) and aerogel (307), wherein the smoke channel (301) is fixedly arranged at the inner end of a fixed connection circular ring (1041).
7. A safe and environment-friendly cigarette filter according to claim 6, wherein: the first activated carbon fiber layer (302) is fixedly arranged at the inner end of the cigarette filter tip body (1042), and the first bamboo fiber layer (303) is fixedly arranged at the lower end of the first activated carbon fiber layer (302).
8. A safe and environment-friendly cigarette filter according to claim 7, wherein: the second active carbon fiber layer (304) is fixedly arranged at the lower end of the first bamboo fiber layer (303), the second bamboo fiber layer (305) is fixedly arranged at the lower end of the second active carbon fiber layer (304), the melt-blown cloth (306) is fixedly arranged at the lower end of the second bamboo fiber layer (305), and the aerogel (307) is fixedly arranged at the outer end of the melt-blown cloth (306).
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