JP2000189141A - Cigarette butt treating device - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a cigarette butt treating device, which saves work for carrying the water-holding cigarette butt receiver, while they are removed, and facilitates supply of water to the receiver. SOLUTION: This cigarette butt treating device is provided with a water tube 30 having a water supply port 30a, from which water is supplied to a cigarette butt receiver 13, and an electrically driven valve 31, all encased in a body case 10. For supplying water to the cigarette butt receiver 13 from the water supply port 30a, the electrically driven valve 31 is automatically operated to open the water passage in the water tube 30, in phase with, e.g. operation of a manual switch or another action. For stopping water supply from the water supply port 30a, the electrically driven valve is operated automatically or manually to close the water passage in the water tube 30.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a cigarette butt processing apparatus for treating cigarette butt independently or used in an air purifier or the like. In particular, the present invention relates to a butts processing apparatus of a type in which cigarette butts inserted from a butts inlet are received by a butts receiver and the fire extinguishing water put in the butts extinguishes the butts.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, as shown in FIGS. 7 and 8, for example, this type of butts processing apparatus has an upward stepped portion 1a formed on an inner peripheral edge of an upper opening of a can-shaped main body case 1, and a flange portion 2a. And put the container-shaped butts receiver 2 in the main body case 1, and then put the cap 3 on the main body case 1.
Was covered. The cap 3 is provided with a grill 3a and a butt inlet 3b.

A fire extinguishing water 4 is put in a cigarette butt receiver 2 and placed on, for example, a stand. The cigarette butt 5 inserted from the butt input port 3b is received and the fire is surely extinguished with water. As well as preventing smoke from rising from the lit butts 5.

At the time of cleaning, since the butts receiver 2 is taken out of the main body case 1 by removing the cap 3 and the butts 5 immersed in the water 4 cannot be discarded as they are, they are carried to, for example, a sink, and The water 4 and the butts 5 accumulated in the receiver 2 were opened in a basket or the like to separate the butts 5 from the water 4, the water was allowed to flow to the sink, and the remaining butts 5 were discarded in a trash box or the like. Then, the dirty butts receiver 2, basket, sink, etc. are washed, and an appropriate amount of water is again put into the butts receiver 2, returned to the installation location of the butts processing device, set again in the main body case 1, and covered with the cap 3. Was.

[0005]

However, in such a conventional butts processing apparatus, when cleaning, the butts receiver 2 is returned to its original state.
There was a trouble that it was necessary to put an appropriate amount of water in the inside, return to the place where the butts treatment device was installed, and set it in the main body case 1 again.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION It is an object of the present invention to eliminate the trouble of carrying a butt rest filled with water during cleaning, and to facilitate water supply to the butt rest.

[0007]

Therefore, according to the first aspect of the present invention, a cigarette butt "a" of a cigarette inserted from a butt input port 11b is transferred to a butt receiver 13 as in an embodiment described with reference to the following drawings. In the butts processing apparatus for extinguishing the butts a with the water w for fire extinguishing put in the butts receiver 13, a water supply port 30 for the butts receiver 13 is provided.
A water pipe 30 having a is provided, and a motor-operated valve 31 for opening and closing the pipe of the water pipe 30 is provided.

In the butts processing apparatus according to the first aspect of the present invention, when water is poured into the butts receiver 13, the electric valve 31 is operated to open the water pipe 30 and water is supplied from the water supply port 30a. I do. When stopping water, electric valve 31
Is operated to close the pipe of the water pipe 30, and the water supply from the water supply port 30a is stopped.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the butts processing apparatus according to the first aspect, for example, as in an embodiment described with reference to the following drawings, the butts a in the butts receiver 13 are discarded together with the water w. Then, when the butts receiver 13 is returned to the use state again, the electric valve 31 is operated to operate the water pipe 30.
, And water is automatically supplied from the water supply port 30a to the butts receiver 13.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the butts processing apparatus according to the first or second aspect, for example, when water is supplied into the butts receiver 13 as in the embodiment described below with reference to the drawings. The liquid level sensor 35 detects that the water level in the butt receiver 13 has reached a certain height, and operates the electric valve 31 to close the pipe of the water pipe 30.

In the butts processing apparatus according to the third aspect of the present invention, the butts receiver 1 is provided by the liquid level sensor 35.
Detecting that the water level inside the water pipe 3 has reached a certain height, the electric valve 31 is operated, and the pipe of the water pipe 30 is closed to close the butts receiver 1.
3. Automatically stop water supply to the inside.

[0012] The invention according to claim 4 is the invention according to claims 1, 2,
Or, in the butts processing apparatus described in 3, the bag-shaped disposable sheet 15 provided with the superabsorbent polymer 20 is provided and the butts are attached to the disposable sheet 15 at the time of cleaning, as in the embodiment described below with reference to the drawings, for example. Receiving 13
When the butts a inside are drained together with the water w, the superabsorbent polymer 20 absorbs the water, and when the disposable sheet 15 is discarded, the sticking portion 17 that closes the entrance by bonding is attached to the disposable sheet 15. Is provided.

In the butts processing apparatus according to the fourth aspect of the present invention, during cleaning, the butts a in the butts receiver 13 are put into the disposable sheet 15 together with the water w, and the water is absorbed by the superabsorbent polymer 20. Thereafter, the sticking portion 17 is stuck to close the entrance, and is discarded as it is.

[0014] The invention according to claim 5 is the invention according to claims 1, 2,
The butts processing apparatus described in 3 or 4 is provided with an infrared sensor 36 for detecting that there is an unfired butts a in the butts receiver 13, for example, as in the embodiment described below with reference to the drawings. It is characterized by that.

According to a sixth aspect of the present invention, in the butts processing apparatus according to the fifth aspect, as in the embodiment described below with reference to the drawings, for example, the electric valve 31 is controlled based on the output signal of the infrared sensor 36. Actuated.

In the butts processing apparatus according to the sixth aspect of the present invention, when the infrared sensor 36 detects that there is an unfired butts a in the butts receiver 13,
The electric valve 31 is operated based on the output signal to operate the water pipe 30.
And extinguish the fire by supplying water from the water supply port 30a. When the fire extinguishing is detected by the infrared sensor 36, the electric valve 31 is operated based on the output signal to close the pipe of the water pipe 30 and stop the water supply from the water supply port 30a.

[0017]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a longitudinal sectional view of a butts processing apparatus according to the present invention. The illustrated butts processing apparatus is formed by covering a vertically long main body case indicated by reference numeral 10 with a cap 11.

The main body case 10 is in the shape of a rectangular tube with an open upper part, and has an inward projection 10a formed on the inner periphery of the upper edge thereof. A door 12 that opens and closes with a handle 12a is provided on the left side plate portion 10b in the figure. On the other hand, in the main body case 10, a butts receiver 13 is provided directly below a butts inlet 11b of a cap 11 described later, and a disposable sheet 15 is provided below the butts receiver 13 at a height position where the door 12 is located. .

The butts receiver 13 is made of metal and has, for example, a rectangular shape with a flange 13a provided on the outer periphery of the upper edge. Also,
Shafts 16 projecting left and right on both sides are fixed by bonding, welding, screwing, etc., and each end of the shaft 16 is attached to the main body case 1.
The left and right side plates 10b and 10c are rotatably supported via bearings 10d.

The butts receiver 13 can be turned upside down between an illustrated use position where the opening is upward and a discharge position where it is downwards. For example, a weight is provided at the bottom or a return spring is provided to always use the butts. Hold in position. In addition, it is preferable to provide a lever, a handle, or the like for rotating the butts receiver 13. In this case, the lever and the handle may be provided outside the main body case 10, but it is preferable to provide the inside of the main body case 10 so as not to be tampered.

On the other hand, the disposable sheet 15 is made of a resin material or a sheet material made of waterproof paper or cloth, and is provided with a flange portion 15a at the entrance as shown in FIG. Make it into a square bag. Then, an adhesive portion 17 is formed by attaching a double-sided tape 18 to the upper surface of the flange portion 15a.

A superabsorbent polymer 20 is placed in the disposable sheet 15 and the disposable sheet 15 is housed in the main body case 10 by, for example, hanging.

As shown in FIG. 1, a water pipe 30 having a water supply port 30a for the butts receiver 13 is provided in the main body case 10, and an electric valve 31 for opening and closing the pipe of the water pipe 30 is provided. Be prepared.

The water pipe 30 penetrates the lower part of the right side plate 10c of the main body case 10 and is put into the main body case 10, the motor-operated valve 31 is installed on the bottom part 10e, and the water pipe 30 rises along the left side plate part 10b. The water supply port 30a at the tip is folded back and provided toward the inside of the butts receiver 13.

Now, in such a butt processing apparatus, the cap 11 has a square lid shape and the grill 1
1a is provided to form a butt input port 11b, which is detachably provided on the inwardly protruding portion 10a of the main body case 10. The grill 11a has a liquid level sensor 35 and an infrared sensor 36 attached downward.

When using the butts processing apparatus, water for fire extinguishing w is put in the butts receiver 13 and is supported and installed by a stand or the like. Then, the cigarette butt a inserted from the butt inlet 11a is received by the butt receiver 13, and the fire of the butt a is completely extinguished with water w.

At the time of cleaning, when the operation lever is provided after removing the cap 11, the horizontal shaft 16 is rotated by holding the operation lever, and the butts receiver 13 is turned upside down.
The butts a in 3 fall into the disposable sheet 15 together with the sewage w.

Then, the superabsorbent polymer 20 permeates moisture and is taken into the three-dimensional network structure of the crosslinked polymer, and greatly expands into a gel. Then, only the water is absorbed while leaving the butts a, and the water is eliminated from the disposable sheet 15.

Thereafter, the door 12 is opened by holding the handle 12a, and the disposable sheet 15 is taken out of the main body case 10. After that, the cover of the double-sided tape 18 is removed, and the cover is bent at the center, and the left and right flanges 15a as shown by arrows in FIG.
Are stacked, the sticking portion 17 is stuck to close the entrance, and the disposable sheet 15 is discarded. When the disposable sheet 15 is formed of a flammable material, the disposable sheet 15 can be directly discarded as combustible waste.

When the disposable sheet 15 is discarded, if possible, the door 20 is opened, the sticking portion 17 is stuck to close the entrance, and then the disposable sheet 15 is taken out from the main body case 10. Good. Naturally, this can reduce the leakage of odor.

After disposal, a new disposable sheet 15 containing a new superabsorbent polymer 20 is put into the main body case 10 again, and the door 12 is closed.

In the butts processing apparatus shown in FIG. 1, the butts receiver 13 is turned upside down.
After dropping the butts a inside together with the water w into the disposable sheet 15, the butts receiver 13 is again inverted to return to the original use state. Then, it is detected by a sensor (not shown), and the electric valve 31 is operated to open the pipe of the water pipe 30 and the water supply port 30 is opened.
The water is automatically supplied from a to the butts receiver 13.

The liquid level sensor 35 detects that the water level in the butts receiver 13 has reached a certain height, and the electric valve 3
1 is operated to automatically close the pipeline of the water pipe 30. Thereby, water w for fire extinguishing is again put into the butts receiver 13 and the cap 11 is put on the main body case 10.

In the illustrated example, water is automatically supplied when the butt receiver 13 is returned to the use state. Alternatively, for example, when the cap 11 is put on, the electric valve 31 is opened to automatically supply water. Instead of automatic water supply, the electric valve 31 may be opened by a manual switch operation to supply water.

When the fire of the butts a does not extinguish in the butts receiver 13 in this butts processing apparatus, the butts receiver 1
3 indicates that there is an unfired butts a in the infrared sensor 3.
6, the electric valve 31 is operated based on the output signal of the infrared sensor 36 to open the pipe of the water pipe 30, and water is supplied from the water supply port 30a to extinguish the fire. When the infrared sensor 36 detects that the fire has been extinguished, the electric valve 31 is actuated based on the output signal to close the pipe of the water pipe 30, and the water supply port 30a is opened.
Stop water supply from.

When the infrared sensor 36 detects that there is an unfired butts a, the electric valve 31 is operated to automatically supply water, but instead or simultaneously, a warning that there is an unfired butts a. May be performed.

Now, in the butts processing apparatus shown in FIG. 1, the door 12 is opened and the disposable sheet 15 is taken out of the main body case 10 during cleaning. However, although not shown, for example, a guide rail may be provided in the main body case 10 and a support member for supporting the disposable sheet 15 may be provided with the guide rail so as to be freely drawn out. At the time of cleaning, the door 12 is opened, and the support member is slid on the guide rail and pulled out. Thereby, the disposable sheet 15
Can be more easily taken out.

Further, for example, a support member for supporting the disposable sheet is provided like a drawer of a desk without providing the door 12, so that the support member can be freely taken in and out of the main body case 10, and the support member is directly drawn out of the main body case 10 at the time of cleaning. You can also do so. Thus, the removal of the disposable sheet 15 can be further facilitated by the amount of eliminating the operation of opening the door.

By the way, in the butts processing apparatus shown in FIG. 1, the disposable sheet 15 is disposed below the butts receiver 13, the butts receiver 13 is provided upside down, and the butts a in the butts receiver 13 are drained together with the water w. At this time, the butts receiver 13 is turned upside down and dropped into the disposable sheet 15.

However, as shown in FIG. 3, the disposable sheet 15 is disposed below the butts receiver 13, an opening / closing lid 13b is provided at the bottom of the butts receiver 13, and the butts a in the butts receiver 13 are drained together with the water w. At this time, the opening / closing lid 13b may be pivotally opened about the fulcrum 22 as shown by a chain line in the figure to drop it into the disposable sheet 15.
Of course, the opening / closing lid provided at the bottom of the butts receiver 13 may be opened and closed by sliding instead of rotating.

In the case of this example, when the open / close lid 13b is closed and returned to the original use state, it is detected by a sensor (not shown) and the electric valve 31 is operated to open the pipe of the water pipe 30. It is preferable to automatically supply water from the water supply port 30a to the butts receiver 13.

In the above cigarette butt processing apparatus, the superabsorbent polymer 20 is disposed in the disposable sheet 15, and the water w drained in the disposable sheet 15 is absorbed by the superabsorbent polymer 20. However, as shown in FIG. 4, for example, the disposable sheet 15 itself is made by using the superabsorbent polymer 20, and the water w drained in the disposable sheet 15 is disposable sheet 15 formed by using the superabsorbent polymer 20.
It may be made to absorb by.

In the example shown in FIG. 4, the disposable sheet 1
5, as can be seen from FIG. 5, the superabsorbent polymer 20 is sandwiched between water absorbent members 24 such as cotton cloth and sponge, and the outside thereof is covered with a sheet material 25 made of a resin material or the like. The double-sided tape 18 is attached to the upper surface of the flange portion 15a similarly provided at the entrance, for example, to form an attaching portion 17.
Is provided. As shown in FIG. 5, the inner sheet material 25 is provided with a water inlet 25a at the center of the bottom.

At the time of cleaning, as shown in FIG.
3. The butts a in 3 are opened in the disposable sheet 15 together with the water w, the water w is sucked in from the water absorbing ports 25a and absorbed by the superabsorbent polymer 20, and as shown in FIG.
Greatly expands. Then, the water in the disposable sheet 15 is eliminated and only the butts a are left in the disposable sheet 15.

After that, the disposable sheet 15 is taken out, the sticking portion 17 is stuck to close the entrance, or the sticking portion 17 is stuck to close the entrance, taken out, and discarded as it is.

[0046]

According to the present invention, therefore, the attached electric valve is operated to open and close the pipe of the water pipe, and water is supplied into the butts receiver. Therefore, it is troublesome to carry the butts receiver filled with water during cleaning. It is possible to easily supply water to the butts receiver.

According to the second aspect of the invention, when the butts in the butts receiver are discarded together with the water and the butts receiver is returned to the used state, water is automatically supplied to the butts receiver. Water supply can be further facilitated.

According to the third aspect of the present invention, since the liquid level sensor detects that the water level in the butts receiver has reached a certain level, the supply of water into the butts receiver is automatically stopped. Water supply into the inside can be further facilitated.

According to the fourth aspect of the present invention, it is possible to easily supply water into the butts receiver, and when the butts are discarded, open the butts receiver and put the contents in a disposable sheet, thereby removing waste water. When carrying a cigarette butt as in the past to absorb water with a superabsorbent polymer to remove moisture from the inside of the disposable sheet, stick the sticking part and close the entrance, so that the disposable sheet can be discarded together Without having to be careful that sewage does not spill
It is possible to eliminate the worry of cleaning up after removing dirt from the floor and the like.

According to the fifth aspect of the present invention, it is possible to easily supply water into the butts receiver, and to detect the presence of an unfired butts in the butts receiver with an infrared sensor. In addition to fire prevention measures, it is possible to take measures to prevent the surrounding area from being filled with smoke and odor.

According to the sixth aspect of the present invention, it is possible to easily supply water into the butts receiver, and to automatically detect the presence of an unfired butts in the butts receiver with an infrared sensor. Water can be supplied to extinguish the fire, not only to prevent fire, but also to prevent the surroundings from being filled with smoke and odor.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a longitudinal sectional view of a butts processing apparatus according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view of a disposable sheet for storing a super absorbent polymer used in the butts processing apparatus.

FIG. 3 is a longitudinal sectional view of another butts processing apparatus according to the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a longitudinal sectional view of another disposable sheet used in the butts processing apparatus according to the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a partially enlarged view of FIG.

FIG. 6 is a longitudinal sectional view of another disposable sheet after absorbing moisture.

FIG. 7 is a longitudinal sectional view of a conventional butts processing apparatus.

FIG. 8 is an external perspective view of the butts processing apparatus.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 Main body case 11 Cap 11b Butt inlet 12 Door 13 Butt receiver 13b Opening / closing lid 15 Disposable sheet 17 Adhering part 20 Highly water-absorbing polymer 30 Water pipe 30a Water supply port 31 Electric valve 35 Liquid level sensor 36 Infrared sensor a Butt butt w For fire extinguishing Water of

Claims (6)

[Claims] 1. A cigarette butt treatment device for receiving a cigarette butt inserted from a butt input port with a butt receiver and extinguishing the butts with water for fire extinguishing put in the butt receiver,
A butts processing apparatus, comprising: a water pipe having a water supply port to the butts receiver; and an electric valve for opening and closing a pipe of the water pipe. 2. When the butt in the butt receiver is discarded together with water and the butt receiver is returned to a use state, the electric valve is operated to open the pipe of the water pipe, and the water pipe is opened. 2. The butts processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein water is automatically supplied to the butts receiver. 3. When water is supplied into the butts receiver, a liquid level sensor detects that the water level in the butts receiver has reached a certain height, and the electric valve is actuated to operate the pipe of the water pipe. The butts treatment device according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the device is closed. 4. A bag-shaped disposable sheet provided with a superabsorbent polymer is provided. When the butts in the butts receiver are drained on the disposable sheet with water during cleaning, the superabsorbent polymer absorbs water and absorbs water. When disposing the disposable sheet, the disposable sheet is provided with a sticking portion that closes an entrance by bonding the disposable sheet,
4. The butts processing apparatus according to 2 or 3. 5. The butts processing apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising an infrared sensor for detecting the presence of an unfired butts in the butts receiver. 6. The butts processing apparatus according to claim 5, wherein the electric valve is operated based on an output signal of the infrared sensor.