JP2000083644A - Ashtray - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an ashtray capable of completely extinguishing a cigarette with minimum amount of water and compressing the butt to reduce the volume of waste. SOLUTION: A cigarette to be extinguished is compressed and pulled into an ashtray with a 1st roller 14. The cigarette passed through the 1st roller 14 is extinguished by wetting with a water-containing 2nd roller 24. The 2nd roller 24 is brought into contact with a water-feeding roller 44. The water- feeding roller 44 contains water supplied from a tray 13 and the water contained in the feeding roller is supplied to the 2nd roller 24 by bringing the feeding roller into contact with the 2nd roller 24.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an ashtray installed in a smoking area such as a station or a plaza, and more particularly to an ashtray that can completely extinguish a fire by using a minimum amount of water.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A conventional general ashtray is provided with a plate having a slit at the top of a case through which tobacco can pass.
The cigarette which was extinguished and dropped on the plate portion or dropped directly from the slit was configured to be extinguished by dropping into a water reservoir provided in the case.

[0003]

Generally, an ashtray installed in a station or the like needs to be removed and cleaned at least three to four times a day. If water is stored in the ashtray when performing such a cleaning operation, it takes time and effort to work to prevent water from spilling, and replacement of the water is heavy and is a difficult operation. Furthermore, the water in which the tobacco is dissolved has a considerably strong smell of tobacco, and sometimes requires drainage treatment when draining.

On the other hand, in an ashtray that does not use water, cigarettes may be smoldered inside the ashtray and smoke may be emitted.

The present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned problems of the prior art, and provides an ashtray capable of completely extinguishing a cigarette by using a minimum amount of water and further reducing the amount of dust by compressing the cigarette. It is.

[0006]

The ashtray of the present invention has irregularities on its surface, is arranged in parallel so that a certain gap is formed between the surfaces, and rotates the cigarettes put in the opposite directions. A first roller composed of a pair of rollers that draw in while compressing, and a water-containing and surface-contacted parallel-arranged roller that rotate in opposite directions to compress the tobacco drawn by the first roller while igniting. A second roller including a pair of rollers to be erased, a water supply roller that contacts the second roller and supplies water to the second roller, and a tray that stores water so that the water supply roller is immersed. Things.

[0007]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION The ashtray of the present invention extinguishes a cigarette using a first roller composed of a pair of rollers and a second roller composed of a pair of rollers containing water. That is, irregularities are provided on the surface of the first roller, and by rotating the first roller having such irregularities, the cigarette is sandwiched therebetween, compressed and drawn into the ashtray. At this time, the fire of the cigarette is reduced, but not completely extinguished. The tobacco that has passed through the first roller in this way is then moistened by the second roller containing water. Since the first roller is provided with irregularities on the surface, there is a certain gap between the pair of rollers, and the tobacco passing there is compressed so as to be pressed by the irregularities on the surface of the first roller. . On the other hand, the second roller is disposed so as to be in contact with and contact with the surface of the second roller, so that the tobacco passing therethrough is completely extinguished by the water on the surface of the second roller.
A water supply roller is in contact with the second roller, and the water supply roller includes water in the tray, and supplies the contained water to the second roller by contacting the second roller. For this reason, sufficient water is always supplied to the second roller, and the tobacco passing therethrough is extinguished when the entire tobacco gets wet to the extent that it is moistened. At this time, the tobacco is extinguished with a minimum amount of water, so that the shape of the tobacco is maintained in a crushed state without collapse. Therefore, the cleaning work is easy and the fire does not smolder.

[0008]

1 is an internal perspective view of an internal mechanism of an ashtray according to an embodiment of the present invention, as viewed from the side, FIG. 2 is an enlarged view of a main part thereof, and FIG. 3 is a partial cutaway of a main part shown in FIG. FIG. 4 is a plan view, and FIG. 4 is an internal perspective view of the internal mechanism of the ashtray shown in FIG. 1 as viewed from the front.

In FIG. 1, reference numeral 2 denotes a case, the upper part of which is in the shape of a hopper, and an opening 2b through which tobacco falls is provided at the lower end of the inclined part 2a. The surface of the inclined portion 2a is coated with Teflon or the like to reduce friction. The inner surface of the opening 2b is formed as a curved surface, and is configured to slide down regardless of the direction of the cigarette. Further, in order to more reliably slide down the cigarette, a vibration means for vibrating the inclined portion 2a may be provided.

Reference numeral 6 shown in FIGS. 1 to 3 denotes a driving mechanism for driving the roller mechanism 4. As shown in FIG. 3, the drive mechanism 6 includes a motor 16 and a gear group 26 for reduction.
And a drive gear 36 that meshes with the drive gear 36. The motor 16 operates when the control circuit inputs a signal obtained from the optical sensor 12 installed near the opening 2 b, and the optical sensor 2 provided below the roller mechanism 4.
2 stops in response to a signal from the control unit 2.
In order to prevent the surface of a second roller described later from drying out, the second roller is set to operate for a predetermined time, for example, once every 20 to 60 minutes.

On the other hand, the roller mechanism 4 includes a first roller 14 disposed directly below the opening 2 b of the case 2, and a second roller 24 disposed below the first roller 14.
And the water supply roller 4 in contact with the second roller 24
4 and an idle gear 34 that meshes with the drive gear 36 to drive the first roller 14 and the second roller 24.

The first roller 14 is composed of a pair of rollers 14a and 14b arranged in parallel at a fixed interval. This pair of rollers 14a, 14b
As shown in FIG. 5, each has an unevenness 14c formed on the outer peripheral surface thereof in a ridge shape in the axial direction or finely formed in a sandpaper shape. Although the rollers 14a and 14b in the present embodiment may be arranged so as to be brought into contact with the unevenness 14c, the rollers 14a and 14b
If the distance between the rollers 4b is small, the tobacco may roll between the rollers 14a and 14b without entering the interior when the tobacco enters between them. For this reason, assuming that tobacco is thrown in various states, as shown in FIG. 6, a certain gap G is provided between the rollers 14a and 14b.
Is provided. This gap G is formed by the rollers 14a, 1
It is formed by contacting the edges 14d of each other attached to the end of 4b. The gap G is set to be smaller than the diameter of the cigarette.

The second roller 24 has a pair of rollers 24a, 24 arranged in parallel so that their surfaces come into contact with each other.
b. This pair of rollers 24a, 24
b is, as shown in FIG.
c is formed of a metal pipe such as stainless steel, and a water-impregnated portion 24d made of a low-temperature foam such as a sponge having relatively fine eyes is wound around the shaft portion 24c.
Further, a water supply roller 44 arranged in parallel so that the surface thereof comes into contact with the roller 24a of the second roller 24.
Has a structure in which a water-impregnated portion made of a high-temperature foam such as a relatively open sponge is wound around a shaft portion, similarly to the structure shown in FIG.

On the other hand, the idle gear 34 is shown in FIGS.
, A gear 34a meshing with a gear portion 14e provided at an end of the roller 14a of the first roller 14 and a gear portion 24f provided at an end of the second roller 24, and a roller of the first roller 14 The gear 34f meshes with a gear 14f provided at an end of the roller 14b and a gear 24g provided at an end of the roller 24b of the second roller 24.
And a gear 34b that meshes with the gear 34b. In this embodiment, the gear 34b of the idle gear 34 is attached to the shaft 34c that is coaxial with the drive gear 36 described above, and rotates together with the drive gear 36. The shaft portion 34c (34d) to which the gear 34a (34b) of the idle gear 34 is rotatably attached is supported by support panels 8, 18 fixed in the case 2 shown in FIG. The shaft portion 34e (34f) provided in the axial direction of the shaft portion 34c (34d) is supported by the support panel 28.

A roller 14a of the first roller 14,
14b and rollers 24a and 24b of the second roller 24
Are supporting arms 10, 20, respectively as shown in FIG.
The shaft portions are rotatably supported at 30, 40. The support arms 10, 20, and 40 have the same structure, and are provided with substantially L-shaped support portions 10a, 20a, and 40a at positions compatible with shafts protruding from the ends of the rollers. Connecting portions 10b, 20b, 40b are provided between the two support portions 10a, 20a, 40a provided on the left and right corresponding to the ends of the rollers. Also,
The support arm 30 is provided with a roller 24a of the second roller 24.
And the water supply roller 44 is also rotatably supported, so that the roller 24a and the shaft that protrudes from the end of the water supply roller 44 have a substantially U-shape that is longer than the other support arms at a position that is compatible with the shaft. It has a supporting portion 30a in the shape of a letter, and has a connecting portion 30b between two supporting portions 30a provided on the left and right corresponding to the ends of the rollers. The support arms 10 and 30 have support portions 10a and 3
0a is the shaft portion 34d of the gear 34a and the shaft portion 3 corresponding thereto.
4f rotatably supported. Also, the support arms 20 and 40 have their support portions 20a and 40a
The shaft 34c is rotatably supported by the shaft 34c and the corresponding shaft 34e. In addition, these support arms 10,
20, 30, and 40 are bent in terms of space, but may be formed straight.

Reference numeral 11 denotes a roller 14 of the first roller 14.
a, 14b is an elastic member composed of a coil spring or the like for urging the support arms 10, 20 in the direction in which
Is an elastic member made of a coil spring or the like for urging the support arms 30 and 40 in a direction in which the rollers 24a and 24b of the second roller 24 approach. The elastic members 11 and 21 in this embodiment are provided between the shafts of the rollers 14a and 14b and between the shafts of the rollers 24a and 24b, respectively, and are provided at both left and right ends of each roller. The elastic members 11 and 21 are supported by the support arms 10 and 2
It may be attached to 0, 30, or 40.

Reference numeral 13 denotes a tray in which water is stored. The tray 13 is positioned so that a part of the water supply roller 44 is immersed in the water in the tray 13. This tray 13 is shown in FIG.
As shown in FIG. 5, the shaft 13a is rotatably supported, and the bottom portion is engaged with an engagement pin 33 driven by an actuator 23 such as a solenoid to maintain a horizontal state. A transparent bottle 43 filled with water is placed on the tray 13 with its mouth protruding into the water in the tray 13 so that only the amount of water reduced by the balance between the water pressure and the atmospheric pressure is supplied. Is configured. The water stored in the tray 13 and the bottle 43 as described above may be simple tap water, or may include a fragrance, a fire extinguisher, and the like.

Reference numeral 32 denotes a stopper for accurately positioning the rollers 24a and 24b. Thus, the stopper 3
By accurately positioning the rollers 24a and 24b with the use of 2, the falling tobacco can be reliably dropped to the lower disposal position.

In the ashtray having the above structure, the case 2
When the tobacco is thrown into the opening 2b of the
Operates to rotate the drive gear 36 clockwise in FIG. The gear 34b of the idle gear 34 also rotates clockwise in FIG. 2 together with the drive gear 36, and the gear 34a that meshes rotates counterclockwise in FIG. Due to the rotation of the gears 34a and 34b, the rollers 14a and 14b meshing with the gears 34a and 34b respectively rotate clockwise and counterclockwise, respectively.
The tobacco that has fallen between 4b is inserted and compressed downward in the figure while being compressed. At this time, the cigarette is
a and 14b fits into the gap G (FIG. 6), and is crushed by the unevenness 14c of the rotating rollers 14a and 14b, passes through and falls between them.

The cigarette crushed by the first roller 14 as described above is transferred to the roller 24 of the second roller 24.
a, fall between 24b. At this time, the roller 24
A and 24b rotate clockwise and counterclockwise in FIG. 2 by the rotation of the gears 34a and 34b, respectively, and, like the first roller 14, sandwich the cigarette and pull it down in the figure. At this time, since the tobacco has already been crushed to some extent by the first roller 14, the roller
a, 24b and moistened with water contained on the surface. At this time, the cigarette is fired by the roller 24a,
The fire is completely extinguished by the moisture on the surface of 24b. At this time,
Water supply roller 44 that rotates in contact with roller 24a
While rotating the water contained in the tray 13, the rollers 24
a from the roller 24a and the roller 2
Water is supplied to 4b. For this reason, the rollers 24a,
The surface of 24b is always replenished with a moderate and sufficient amount of water, so that the tobacco can be completely extinguished. Thereafter, the tobacco that has passed between the rollers 24a and 24b is
It falls and accumulates in a container such as a tray or a plastic bag provided at the lower part of the case 2.

In this embodiment, the water supply roller 44 is provided only on the roller 24a side, but a water supply roller may be provided on the roller 24b side.

On the other hand, when a relatively hard and thick object such as a pen falls into the opening 2b of the case 2 by mistake, the falling object is caught between the rollers 14a and 14b of the first roller 14, and the rollers 14a and 14b In order to prevent the rotation of the elastic member 11 and the damage to the rollers 14a and 14b, the support arms 10 and 20 are supported by the shafts 34 against the elasticity of the elastic member 11.
d, 34c, the rollers 14a, 14c
Increase the interval of b. Thereby, the falling object passes through the rollers 14a and 14b without difficulty and falls. Since the support arms 10 and 20 rotate about the shaft portions 34d and 34c, the gear portions 14e and 14e of the rollers 14a and 14b are rotated.
14f remains engaged with the gears 34a and 34b,
It will move along the outer circumference of the places 34a, 34b. Therefore, also at this time, the rollers 14a and 14b continue to rotate.

When the fallen object passing through the first roller 14 reaches the second roller 24, the second roller 24
Support arm 30, which supports the rollers 24a, 24b,
Similarly, the shaft portions 34d and 34c are opposed to the elastic member 21.
, And the distance between the rollers 24a and 24b is increased. For this reason, the fallen object can be easily applied to the roller 24a,
24b will also pass and fall into the container below.
When the support arms 30 and 40 rotate in this manner, the second roller 24 continues to rotate in the same manner as in the case of the first roller 14. Since the water supply roller 44 is supported by the support arm 30 together with the roller 24a, the water supply roller 44 is moved while maintaining the positional relationship with the roller 24a.

As described above, even if a somewhat large or hard object falls, the roller does not stop or break, and all the falling objects fall into the lower container. After these falling objects have passed, the rollers are supported by the elastic members 11 and 21 for the supporting arms 10, 20, and 20.
By returning 30, 40, it will return to the original state.

In this embodiment, it is possible to extinguish a cigarette by using only a minimum amount of water. However, in case of emergency, a temperature sensor is provided to increase the internal temperature abnormally. In this case, the actuator 23 is actuated to retract the engagement pin 33, whereby the tray 13 is rotated to drop all the water inside onto the bottom butts and extinguish the fire. At this time, since the water in the bottle 43 also flows out, the fire can be extinguished with much water.

[0026]

According to the present invention, it is possible to completely extinguish a cigarette by using only a minimum amount of water to the extent that the cigarette is moistened, so that the ashtray can be easily cleaned and the odor is reduced. Can be minimized.

In addition, since the cigarette butts are compressed by the roller, the volume of garbage can be reduced, and at that time, the tobacco is maintained in a substantially constant shape without falling apart. It is possible to store more and more cigarettes easily, and the number of cleaning operations can be reduced.

Further, even when a large object or a hard object enters, the support arm supporting the roller rotates to widen the interval between the rollers. No damage.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is an internal perspective view of an internal mechanism of an ashtray according to one embodiment of the present invention as viewed from a side.

FIG. 2 is an enlarged view of a main part of an internal mechanism of the ashtray shown in FIG.

FIG. 3 is a partially cut plan view of a main part shown in FIG. 2;

4 is an internal perspective view of the internal mechanism of the ashtray shown in FIG. 1 as viewed from the front.

FIG. 5 is a perspective view of a first roller shown in FIG.

FIG. 6 is a plan view of a first roller shown in FIG.

FIG. 7 is a perspective view of a second roller shown in FIG.

FIG. 8 is a perspective view of the support arm shown in FIG. 2;

[Explanation of symbols]

 2 Case 4 Roller mechanism 6 Drive mechanism 10, 20, 30, 40 Support arm 13 Tray 14 First roller 14a, 14b roller 24 Second roller 24a, 24b roller 34 Idle gear 34a, 34b Gear 44 Water supply roller

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. A pair of rollers having unevenness on the surface and arranged in parallel so that a certain gap is provided between the surfaces, and a pair of rollers that rotate in opposite directions to compress and pull in the inputted tobacco. A second roller including a pair of rollers that include water and are arranged in parallel so that the surfaces thereof are in contact with each other and that rotate in the opposite directions to each other to extinguish the fire while compressing the tobacco drawn by the first roller; An ashtray comprising: a water supply roller that contacts the second roller to supply water to the second roller; and a tray that stores water so that the water supply roller is immersed. 2. The first roller and the second roller are provided with an idle gear that meshes with both of them to transmit rotation, and the idle gear is rotationally driven by a driving mechanism, so that the first roller and the second roller are rotated. The ashtray according to claim 1, wherein two rollers rotate. 3. The first roller and the second roller each have a rotating shaft movably supported by a support arm, and a first elastic member that urges the support arm in a direction in which the first rollers approach each other. And a second elastic member for urging a support arm in a direction to bring the second rollers closer to each other.
The ashtray described.