JP2009189340A - Ashtray - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an ashtray capable of easily extinguishing a cigarette while preventing erroneous extinguishment of the cigarette. <P>SOLUTION: Provided is an ashtray 1 having a recovering part 2 having an opened top and capable of recovering a butt of a cigarette T in the recovering part and an extinguishing part 3 to extinguish a cigarette T, wherein the extinguishing part 3 has a flat dish form and contains an extinguishing layer 30 having a thickness to enable the extinguishment of a cigarette by a water-absorbing agent having a gel form by water-absorption. The extinguishing part 3 may be inclined from the horizontal direction, and the angle of the inclined face may be adjustable. The extinguishing part 3 may be separated from the recovering part 2. The recovering part 2 may form a built-in ashtray 5 of an automobile. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to an ashtray that can be used in automobiles, homes, restaurants, department stores, hotels, and the like.

  In general, a cigarette holder has a function of simply extinguishing a cigarette's fire or putting a cigarette's cigarette after extinguishing a fire. In the case of an ashtray, a cigarette for sucking is placed in these functions. The function of receiving ash is added. In either case of cigarette butt or ashtray, the functions of extinguishing the cigarette and inserting the cigarette butt after extinguishing the fire are commonly required for both.

  By the way, as shown in FIG. 7, as the ashtray a, there is known an ashtray provided with a placing part c for placing the cigarette T around the collecting part b formed in a bottomed dish shape. Further, as shown in FIG. 8, the cigarette shell d is configured to extinguish the cigarette with a fire extinguishing plate e having perforations such as punching metal, and then drop the cigarette butt into a recovery part g filled with water f below it. Is known.

Conventionally, the collection parts b and g of the ashtray a and the cigarette shell d have been provided with a polymer absorbent or the like that has absorbed water to form a gel, so that the cigarettes put into the collection parts b and g can be quickly collected. Proposals have been made so that they can be extinguished. (For example, refer to Patent Documents 1 to 6).
Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 1-1118699 Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 2-60599 Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 2-67796 Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 3-34798 Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 7-14898 JP 2006-61249 A

  However, in the case of the conventional cigarette butt d, the ashtray a cannot be used because there is no placing portion c for placing the sucked tobacco unlike the ashtray a.

  On the other hand, in the case of the conventional ashtray a, since the polymer absorbent for fire extinguishing is provided in the recovery part b, the sucked cigarette cannot be placed in the recovery part b. Therefore, it is necessary to place the sucked cigarette on the placement part c, but if it is placed on the placement part c and falls into the collection part b by mistake, the tobacco is extinguished by the polymer absorbent. It will end up. In the case of the ashtray a having a large mounting portion c, such an inconvenience is unlikely to occur. However, in the case of an ashtray used in an automobile, the cigarette is used as a collecting unit because it looks forward to concentrate on driving. It becomes easy to drop, and the mounting part c formed in a limited space in the vehicle cannot be formed in a large size.

  The present invention has been made in view of such circumstances, and an object thereof is to provide an ashtray that can easily extinguish a fire without extinguishing a cigarette by mistake.

  An ashtray according to the present invention for solving the above-mentioned problems is provided with a recovery part that is open at the top and is capable of recovering cigarette butts inside, and a fire extinguishing part that extinguishes the cigarette, The part is provided with a fire extinguishing layer formed in a thickness that can extinguish a cigarette by a water absorbent that has been formed into a flat plate dish and absorbed into a gel.

  In the ashtray, the fire extinguishing unit may be formed to be inclined with respect to the horizontal direction. The fire extinguishing unit may have an inclined surface capable of adjusting the angle. The digestion part may be a separate part from the recovery part. The separate collection unit may be an ashtray provided in the automobile.

  Further, in the ashtray, a fragrance may be further added to the moisture absorbent forming the fire extinguishing layer. A deodorizing component may be further added to the moisture absorbent that forms the fire extinguishing layer. A colorant may be further added to the moisture absorbent that forms the fire extinguishing layer.

  As described above, according to the present invention, the fire extinguishing part is provided with a fire extinguishing layer having a thickness capable of extinguishing the cigarette by the moisture absorbent that has absorbed water and turned into a gel. You can extinguish the fire quickly by sticking or putting a cigarette in the part. Further, since the sucked cigarette can be placed in a collecting part formed separately from the fire extinguishing part, it is possible to prevent the cigarette from being mistakenly erased while smoking.

  Embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

  FIG. 1 shows an ashtray 1.

  That is, the ashtray 1 includes a recovery unit 2 and a fire extinguishing unit 3, and a fire extinguishing layer 30 is formed in the fire extinguishing unit 3.

  The collection unit 2 is formed in a box shape that can be pulled out and stored in the horizontal direction from the main body 20. The collection part 2 is provided with a placement part 21 formed in an arc shape with a curvature matching the outer peripheral surface of the cigarette T at the peripheral edge of the opening, so that the sucking cigarette T can be temporarily placed. It may be made like this. The size of the collection unit 2 is not particularly limited, and an appropriate size according to the application and purpose can be used. The collection unit 2 is configured so that it can be taken in and out of the main body 20, but this is particularly true if the upper surface is open and the cigarette T can be put inside the cigarette T butts. It is not limited to a simple shape.

  The fire extinguishing unit 3 is formed in a shallow flat plate shape that can be placed on the main body 20 in which the collecting unit 2 is taken in and out. The fire extinguishing part 3 has a fire extinguishing layer 30 formed therein. The fire extinguishing unit 3 may be placed horizontally as shown in FIG. 2 (b), or placed so as to be inclined as shown in FIGS. 1 and 2 (a). It may be. Further, the inclination angle of the fire extinguishing part 3 can be adjusted by engaging an angle adjusting rod 31 hinged to the recovery part 2 with a groove 32 at a predetermined position of the extinguishing part 3 so that the inclination angle can be adjusted. It may be. As the size of the fire extinguishing unit 3, an appropriate size that can be placed on the main body 20 is used.

  As the fire extinguishing layer 30, a gel formed by mixing water and a moisture absorbent inside the fire extinguishing unit 3 is used. This fire extinguishing layer 30 is provided in the fire extinguishing part 3 formed in a shallow dish shape in a state of being spread in a sheet shape.

  As the water absorbent used at this time, various polymer water absorbents composed of acrylic polymers, starch polymers, and the like can be used. In this case, the water absorption rate is determined for each product, but a product having a water absorption rate of 300 times is most suitable. When it is 700 times, a large amount of water can be absorbed, but when it is used in a small amount, it becomes difficult to adjust the amount of water added, and it remains in powder form or becomes dango-like when it is put into water. It becomes difficult to form a uniform gel-like fire extinguishing layer 30. Also, the price is 3 times more expensive than the 300 times. The use of the 500-fold one has the same disadvantage as the 700-fold case, and the price is twice as expensive as the 300-fold one. In the case of 200 times, since the water absorption rate is low, the fluidity is high, and the water is absorbed, resulting in a paste-like state. When a polymer water absorbent having a water absorption ratio of 300 times is used, the gel-like fire extinguishing layer 30 can be formed by adding about 50 cc of water to 1 g.

  The thickness of the fire extinguishing layer 30 should be such that a gel-like layer can be formed that retains a sufficient amount of water to extinguish the fire of the cigarette T when the cigarette T is on fire. If it is not specifically limited, What was formed in the appropriate thickness in the range of 5 mm or more and 50 mm or less preferably can be used. This thickness is appropriately determined according to the purpose, location, use, and the like. For example, 5 mm is sufficient if the fire is simply extinguished. However, in the case of the ashtray 1 placed in a public place that extinguishes a large amount of cigarette T, or in the case of the ashtray 1 used indoors that tends to dry with air-conditioning air, it is necessary to secure an absolute water content It is preferable to have a thickness of more than 5 mm. Normally, after putting out a fired cigarette T on the fire extinguishing layer 30 to extinguish the fire, the cigarette T butts are collected in the collecting unit 3, but the fired cigarette T is stuck into the fire extinguishing layer and fired. The thickness of the fire extinguishing layer 30 may be 30 mm or more so that it can be left as it is after extinguishing. In the case of the gel-like fire extinguishing layer 30 formed by adding about 50 cc of water to 1 g of a high molecular weight water absorbent composed of an acrylic polymer having a water absorption ratio of 300 times, the thickness is within the above range. However, there is no flow of water or gel, and it can be used for 3 days without drying in a living environment where air conditioning is usually performed.

  The ashtray 1 configured as described above is used by pulling out the collection unit 2 from the main body 20. When normally smoking cigarette T, ash is dropped on collection unit 2 and the smoking cigarette T is placed on collection unit 2 for use. At this time, in the ashtray 1, the recovery unit 2 and the fire extinguishing unit 3 are separated from each other, and the fire extinguishing unit 3 is provided at a position higher than the recovery unit 2. Can be prevented.

  In order to extinguish the fire of the cigarette T, the fire extinguishing layer 30 provided in the fire extinguishing unit 3 may be pierced so as to press the fire of the cigarette T, or the fire of the cigarette T may be brought into contact therewith. Thereby, the fire of the cigarette T can be extinguished instantaneously. The cigarette T butts after extinguishing the fire may be collected in the collection unit 2, and when the fire extinguishing layer 30 having a sufficient thickness is formed, the cigarette T is left stuck in the extinguishing layer 30. May be. In addition, the inclination of the fire extinguishing unit 3 may be adjusted so that the cigarette T butts after coming into contact with the fire extinguishing layer 30 roll onto the collecting unit 2.

  Moreover, since the cigarette T of the cigarette T collected in the collecting unit 2 has a slight amount of gel absorbent adsorbing water on the extinguished portion, the moisture absorbent absorbs the cigarette T. The ash dropped in the recovery unit 2 can be adsorbed to suppress the ash scattering.

  In the present embodiment, the fire extinguishing layer 30 is formed by adding water to the moisture absorbent, but in addition to the water of the fire extinguishing layer 30, a fragrance, perfume, deodorant or the like may be added. good. In this case, the unpleasant smell of the tobacco T can be alleviated. In addition to the water of the fire extinguishing layer 30, a colorant may be added to color the fire extinguishing layer 30. In this case, the fire extinguishing layer 30 can be visually shown clearly.

  Further, in the present embodiment, the ashtray 1 is configured on the premise that the ashtray 1 is used on a desktop. However, by providing a leg (not shown) under the main body 20 of the collection unit 2, It may be configured to correspond to the height according to each location other than. Moreover, although the fire extinguishing part 3 is hinge-coupled with respect to the collection | recovery part 2, and angle adjustment is attained, the collection | recovery part 2 and the fire extinguishing part 3 may be formed integrally.

As shown in FIG. 3, the ashtray 1 may be configured to be used in an automobile.
The ashtray 1 is provided with a recovery unit 2 at a front end portion of a main body 20 formed in a plate shape. The height of the fire extinguishing unit 3 can be adjusted by adjusting the height with a height adjusting rod 33, and a hook 34 is provided at the position of the fire extinguishing unit 3 that is highest in this tilted state. ing. The ashtray 1 is attached by locking a hook 34 to a rotating shaft 42 of a louver 41 provided at a blowout port 4 of an air conditioner (not shown).

  When smoking while driving a car and trying to extinguish the cigarette T, the conventional ashtray 5 must extinguish the cigarette T at the position of the fire extinguishing hole (not shown) provided on the ashtray 5. In other words, there will be a time when you are not looking forward for a few seconds. While driving at 50 km / h, the car travels about 28 meters without looking forward for 2 seconds. Due to carelessness ahead, the risk of rear-end collisions and personal injury is greatly increased. This means that the higher the speed per hour, the longer the distance of careless driving ahead. In this case, if the above-described ashtray 1 of the present invention is used, the fire of the cigarette T only needs to be brought into contact with or pierced with the fire extinguishing unit 3, and thus the fire can be easily extinguished. In addition, when the cigarette T is extinguished, the fire can smolder without being sufficiently extinguished, but in the case of the ashtray 1 of the present invention, the fire extinguishing layer 30 can instantaneously completely extinguish the fire. Comfort and safety can be improved. Furthermore, it is conceivable that water is put into the conventional ashtray 5 to enhance the fire extinguishing property. In this case, the water put in the ashtray 5 gives off an abnormal odor due to the cigarette T, and the cigarette T sucked is mistaken. If it is dropped in the ashtray 5, it will be extinguished against its own will. In the case of the ashtray 1 of the present invention, the collecting unit 2 and the fire extinguishing unit 3 are separated, and the sucked tobacco T can be placed in the collecting unit 2 without being extinguished.

  In the present embodiment, the ashtray 1 is configured to be attached to the rotating shaft 42 of the louver 41 provided at the air outlet 4 of the air conditioner in the automobile. However, as shown in FIG. A configuration having only the fire extinguishing unit 3 may be attached to the louver 41, and the recovery unit 2 may use the ashtray 5 provided in the automobile as it is. In this case, the sucking cigarette T is put in the ashtray 5, and when the fire is extinguished, the fire of the cigarette T may be brought into contact with the fire extinguishing unit 3. The fire extinguishing unit 3 is attached by inserting an insertion piece 35 with a detent 35a between the louvers 41 and locking the insertion piece 35 to the louver 41. Alternatively, as in the ashtray 1 shown in FIG. 3 described above, a hook 34 that engages with the rotating shaft 42 of the louver 41 may be provided.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 5, the structure of the ashtray 1 having only the fire extinguishing unit 3 is directly connected to the ashtray 5 provided in the automobile, not the louver 41 provided in the air outlet 4 of the air conditioner in the automobile. It may be attached. The fire extinguishing unit 3 is provided with a locking piece 36 that is locked to the front end portion of the ashtray 5, and the fire extinguishing unit 3 can be attached to the ashtray 5 by locking the locking piece 36 to the ashtray 5. It is configured to be able to. In this case, the fire extinguishing part 3 can be easily attached and detached, and the ashtray 5 and the fire extinguishing part 3 can be cleaned quickly and easily.

  Furthermore, as shown in FIG. 6, even if it comprised so that what became only the fire extinguishing part 3 structure of this ashtray 1 might be attached to the drink holder (illustration omitted) in front of the ashtray 5 of a motor vehicle. Good. In the fire extinguishing unit 3, two fire extinguishing units 3 and 3 are attached to a main body 37 that can be placed on a drink holder (not shown). Each fire extinguishing unit 3 is inclined toward the driver's seat and the passenger seat by engaging an angle adjusting rod 38 hinged to the main body 37 with an engagement groove 39 provided on the back surface of the fire extinguishing unit 3. It is made like that. This inclination angle can be changed by changing the engagement groove 39 for engaging the angle adjusting rod 38. In this case, the cigarette T butts extinguished by the extinguishing units 3 and 3 may be put in the ashtray 5 of the automobile, or the main body 37 provided with the extinguishing units 3 and 3 is used as the cigarette butt collection unit 2. May be.

  The present invention can be used as various ashtrays.

(A) is sectional drawing of the ashtray based on this invention, (b) is a perspective view of the ashtray. (A) is sectional drawing which shows the other use condition of the ashtray shown in FIG. 1, (b) is sectional drawing which shows the other use condition of the same ashtray. (A) is sectional drawing which shows other embodiment of the ashtray which concerns on this invention, (b) is sectional drawing which shows the other use condition of the ashtray of the figure (a). It is sectional drawing which shows other embodiment of the ashtray which concerns on this invention. It is sectional drawing which shows other embodiment of the ashtray which concerns on this invention. It is a side view which shows other embodiment of the ashtray which concerns on this invention. It is a perspective view which shows the conventional ashtray. It is a perspective view which shows the conventional cigarette case.

Explanation of symbols

1 Ashtray 2 Collection unit 3 Fire extinguishing unit 30 Fire extinguishing layer T Tobacco

Claims (8)

A recovery part made to be able to recover the cigarette butts inside with an open top surface, and a fire extinguishing part that extinguishes the cigarette;
The fire extinguishing unit is formed in a flat plate shape, and an ashtray is provided with a fire extinguishing layer formed to a thickness capable of extinguishing a cigarette by a water absorbent that has absorbed water into a gel. .   The ashtray according to claim 1, wherein the fire extinguishing unit is formed to be inclined with respect to the horizontal direction.   The ashtray according to claim 2, wherein the angle of the inclined surface is adjustable.   The ashtray according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the fire extinguishing unit is separated from the recovery unit.   The ashtray according to claim 4, wherein the collection unit is an ashtray attached to the automobile.   The ashtray according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein a fragrance is further added to the moisture absorbent forming the fire extinguishing layer.   The ashtray according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein a deodorizing component is further added to the moisture absorbent forming the fire extinguishing layer.   The ashtray according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein a colorant is further added to the moisture absorbent forming the fire extinguishing layer.

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