JP2011068491A - Cigarette end fire extinguishing device and cigarette end collecting device using the same - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a cigarette end fire extinguishing device capable of extinguishing the fire of a cigarette end without producing dirty water, and to provide a cigarette end collecting device using the same. <P>SOLUTION: The cigarette end fire extinguishing device includes a cigarette end collecting container 5 for storing a cigarette end S, a screw member 23 arranged in the cigarette end collecting container 5, and a driving motor 21 for driving the rotation of the screw member 23 to thrust and move the cigarette end S to a bottom face plate 34 of the cigarette end collecting container 5. Is is so simply constructed without using water that the rotation of the screw member 23 thrusts the cigarette end S against the bottom face plate 34 of the cigarette end collecting container 5 to put the fire out of the cigarette end S. Thus, it can extinguish the fire of the collected cigarette end S without generating dirty water. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2011,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a butt extinguishing device.

  Conventionally, a screw chute (hollow member) having a substantially box-shaped cross section is arranged along the vicinity of the lower edge of a base on which a plurality of pachinko machines are arranged side by side, and the butts put into the screw chute via the butcher feeding part A cigarette butt collection device is known in which a screw blade formed in a spiral shape extending along the screw chute is conveyed to a butt collection container installed on one end side, and the butt collection is collected in the butt collection container ( For example, see Patent Document 1).

JP 10-33826 A

  However, in the conventional butt collection device, there is a risk of fire if fire remains in the collected butt, so the butt is extinguished by immersing the butt in the water stretched on the butt collection container. The water soaked in the butts becomes sewage due to harmful substances flowing out from the butts, and if the sewage is discarded in the sewer as it is, there may be adverse effects on microorganisms in the wastewater treatment plant. Had.

  Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to solve the above-described problems and provide a cigarette butt extinguishing apparatus that can extinguish a cigarette butt without causing sewage and a cigarette butt collection apparatus using the same.

  According to the first aspect of the present invention, the container further includes a container that accommodates the butts, a pressing unit disposed in the container, and a driving unit that rotationally drives the pressing unit to move the butts to the bottom surface of the container. It is characterized by that.

  According to a second aspect of the present invention, the container is provided with a hollow cylindrical guide member disposed around the pressing means, and is disposed below the guide member so as to be movable in the axial direction of the pressing means. And a bottomed cylindrical container body.

  According to a third aspect of the present invention, there is provided an urging means for urging the container body toward the pressing means.

  The invention of claim 4 is characterized in that the pressing means is a screw member.

  The invention according to claim 5 is characterized in that the pressing means comprises a rotating shaft connected to the driving means and a pressing body arranged in a circumferential direction of the rotating shaft.

  The invention according to claim 6 is characterized in that the pressing body is provided so as to be rotatable around an axis orthogonal to the rotation axis.

  In invention of Claim 7, the cigarette butt extinguishing apparatus of any one of Claims 1-6, the hollow member arrange | positioned along the lower edge vicinity of several pachinko machines, and arrangement | positioning in the said hollow member And a conveying means for conveying a cigarette to the container disposed on one end side of the hollow member.

  According to the first aspect of the present invention, sewage is collected against the recovered butts by a simple and water-free configuration in which the butts are pressed against the bottom of the container by rotation of the pressing means to extinguish the fire of the butts. Can be extinguished without occurring.

  According to the invention of claim 2, by moving the container main body and arbitrarily changing the volume of the container constituted by the side periphery and the container main body, the screw member does not depend on the increase / decrease of the amount of butts in the container. The butt can be extinguished.

  According to the invention of claim 3, by urging the bottom portion in the direction of the screw member, it is possible to stabilize the fire extinguishing effect by the screw member by optimizing the pressing force of the screw member against the butts.

  According to invention of Claim 4, dusting can be suppressed and a cigarette butt can be pressed hygienically.

  According to the fifth aspect of the present invention, the extinguishing effect of the butts is stabilized because the rotating pressing body extinguishes the cigarette butt evenly.

  According to the sixth aspect of the present invention, by allowing the pressing body to roll on the butt in the container, it is possible to prevent the pressing body that performs rotational movement about the rotation axis from being caught by the butt.

  According to the seventh aspect of the present invention, the butt collected by the butt collection device of the pachinko machine is pressed against the bottom of the container by rotating the screw member, and the water of the butt is extinguished and water is used. With the configuration that does not, the fire can be extinguished without producing sewage on the collected butts.

It is a longitudinal cross-sectional view which shows the whole structure of the cigarette butt collection | recovery apparatus of the pachinko machine by 1st Example of this invention. It is a front view of a case same as the above. It is sectional drawing of a case when a mounting part is located in a top dead center same as the above. It is sectional drawing of a case when a mounting part is located in a bottom dead center same as the above. FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view taken along line AA in FIG. FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view taken along line BB in FIG. FIG. 6 is a front view of the case with the lid opened when the placement unit is located at the bottom dead center. It is sectional drawing which shows a mode that a butt is extinguished within a butt collection container same as the above. FIG. 9 is a cross-sectional view showing a state where the volume of the butts collection container is increased in FIG. It is sectional drawing which shows a structure of a limit switch same as the above. In 2nd Example of this invention, it is sectional drawing of a case when a mounting part is located in a top dead center. It is sectional drawing of a case when a mounting part is located in a bottom dead center same as the above. It is sectional drawing which shows a mode that a butt is extinguished within a butt collection container same as the above. FIG. 14 is a cross-sectional view showing a state where the volume of the butt collection container is increased in FIG. In 3rd Example of this invention, it is sectional drawing of a case when a mounting part is located in a top dead center. It is a perspective view which shows a mode that a butt is extinguished within a butt collection container same as the above.

  Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings. 1 generally indicates a pachinko machine butt collection device (hereinafter, butt collection device) of the present invention. The butt collection device 1 having such a configuration is provided with a plurality of pachinko machines 1A arranged side by side, provided on a base 1B having a step portion formed in front, and a hollow member 2 disposed along the vicinity of the lower edge. A conveying means 3 that is arranged in the hollow member 2 and conveys the cigarette butt S to one end side, a plurality of cigarette butt insertion parts 4 that pass through the stepped portion of the base 1B and communicate with the conveying means 3, A butt collection container 5 is provided on one end side of the conveying means 3 and collects the butt butt S conveyed by the conveying means 3.

  Here, the conveying means 3 is a screw conveyor, and a rotating shaft 8 having a conveying screw member 7 is arranged in the hollow member 2 along the longitudinal direction of the hollow member 2. The other end of the moving shaft 8 is pivotally supported by the bearing portion 9, and one end side of the rotating shaft 8 is connected to the conveying drive motor 10, whereby the sucking butt S dropped into the hollow member 2 is It is comprised so that it can convey to the side.

  A case 11 for storing the butt collection container 5 is provided on one end side of the transport means 3, and an operation unit 12 for operating the drive motor 10 of the transport means 3 is installed in the case 11. . The operation unit 12 is electrically connected to the drive motor 10, and a cord 13 having a power receiving plug (not shown) is connected to the tip.

As shown in FIG. 2, the case 11 includes a case main body 14 made of a bottomed cylindrical housing made of metal such as stainless steel, and a lid body 15 that opens and closes one surface of the case main body 14. The drive motor 10 is fixed. The case main body 14 is formed by opening one side wall in a substantially “gate” shape, and has an opening 16 through which the butt collection container 5 can be taken in and out, and an abutting portion 17 with which the lid 15 abuts. Prepare. Furthermore, a middle plate portion inside the case body 14 is provided with a partition plate 18 having an opening formed in the center portion of a plate made of metal such as stainless steel that is horizontally installed.
A hollow cylindrical guide tube 20 made of a metal plate such as stainless steel is suspended from a peripheral portion of the opening on the lower surface of the partition plate 18 via an L-shaped mounting bracket 19.

  In addition, a fire-extinguishing drive motor 21 is fixed at the center of the upper surface of the partition plate 18, and is connected to the drive motor 21 and extends through the partition plate 18 to the vicinity of the center of the upper opening portion of the guide tube 20. A screw member 23 for extinguishing a cigarette butt provided so as to be rotatable coaxially with the central axis of the guide tube 20 is connected to the lower side of the rotary shaft 22 provided. A screw member 23 disposed at a substantially central portion of the guide tube 20 includes a shaft core member 24 provided coaxially with the rotary shaft 22, and a diameter slightly smaller than the inner diameter of the guide tube 20 around the shaft core member 24. A spiral blade 25 having a formed outer diameter and a spiral shape is provided, and the lower end of the spiral blade 25 is formed in parallel with the bottom plate 34 of the container body 31.

  Further, two constant load spring devices 26 each formed by winding a long leaf spring bent at a certain curvature around a drum are fixed to each of the left and right ends of the partition plate 18 via a blanket 27. In addition, one end of each constant load spring is fixed to a slide body 29 of each slide rail 28 provided on an inner surface below both side surface portions of the case main body 14, respectively.

  Each slide body 29 is provided with a slide rail 28 having a longitudinal direction in the vertical direction so as to be movable up and down, and an upward biasing force is biased by being connected to one end of the constant load spring device 26. Yes. Furthermore, since this urging force is a return force generated when the long leaf spring of the constant load spring device 26 is stretched linearly, it is set to be constant regardless of the vertical stroke amount of the slide body 29. Yes.

  30 is a mounting portion made of a plate made of metal such as stainless steel, which is horizontally installed between the slide bodies 29 and 29 and is movable up and down together with the slide body 29, and the container body 31 is mounted on the upper surface thereof. It is possible to form. Further, a plurality of positioning claw pieces 32 are erected on the upper surface of the mounting portion 30 so as to follow the outer peripheral shape of the container main body 31, and the central portion of the container main body 31 is placed on the mounting portion 30. It is configured to be positioned so as to be on the axis of the guide tube 20.

  The container body 31 is made of a metal plate such as stainless steel, in which one opening of a hollow cylindrical body 33 having an inner diameter larger than the outer diameter of the guide tube 20 is formed in a semicircular shape having a smaller area than the placement section 30. A finger-hanging part formed as a penetrating part of a size that allows a human finger to be inserted into one of the raised parts of the bottom plate 34 that is vertically raised. 35.

  Here, the placement unit 30 is provided so as to be able to move up and down in the case body 14 in accordance with the vertical movement of the slide body 29, and the upper end of the container body 31 placed on the placement unit 30 is the guide tube 20 The position raised to contact the lower end of the flange portion 20A provided at the upper outer periphery is defined as the top dead center of the placement portion 30, and the position where the placement portion 30 is lowered to the vicinity of the bottom surface of the case body 14 As a fixing means 36 that can be fixed at the bottom center of the bottom of the case body 14 at the bottom dead center, the mounting member 30 is fixed to the center of the bottom surface of the case body 14 as a fixing means 36. And a plate 38 made of a metal plate such as iron that can be magnetically attached to the magnet member 37.

  Further, since the lower end of the guide tube 20 is disposed above the upper end of the container main body 31 placed on the placement unit 30 located at the bottom dead center, the placement unit 30 reaches the bottom dead center. In this case, the container body 31 is provided so as to be removable from the case body 14.

  Further, on the bottom plate 34, a plate made of metal such as stainless steel formed in a strip shape is disposed radially outward from the central portion of the circular region surrounded by the hollow cylindrical body 33 of the bottom plate 34. And a convex portion 39 fixed by welding or the like.

  Further, on one side of the lower surface of the bottom plate 34, an operation rod 40 is provided so as to protrude from the front surface of the case main body 14. The operation rod 40 is formed near the opening 16 of the case main body 14. The long hole 41 is inserted through the long hole 41 so that the bottom plate 34 can move up and down as the bottom plate 34 moves up and down.

  Further, from the upper end of the case main body 14 to the guide tube 20, an external connection chute 42 having a semicircular cross-sectionally-shaped housing connected to the lower end of one end of the hollow member and a lower end of the external connection chute 42 is provided. A butt receiving chute 43 inserted into the guide tube 20 through the opening of the partition plate 18 with the lower end of the semicircular arc-shaped casing connected to the pipe inclined downward is provided.

  The lid 15 is made of a metal plate member such as stainless steel, which is the same as the case main body 14, and is pivotally supported by the case main body 14 so as to be laterally openable. The lid 15 is engaged with the other end of the opening 16 in a state of being in contact with the case main body 14 by a lock portion (not shown), and is opened and closed by a handle 44 provided on the surface.

  The operation unit 12 includes a reverse rotation switch (not shown) that reversely rotates the drive motor 10, and the drive motors 10 and 21 are stopped when the lid 15 is opened, and the lid 15 is closed. A limit switch 46 that activates the drive motors 10, 21; a lamp 47 that displays the operating state; a lamp that displays the full state of the butt collection container 5 and informs when the butt S in the butt collection container 5 is removed. It consists of 48. The reverse switch (not shown) is installed at a position in the case main body 14 that is covered with the lid body 15. In this embodiment, the reverse switch (not shown) is a switch that turns on when the reverse switch (not shown) is pressed, and is provided on the back side of the contact portion 17.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 10, the limit switch 46 is installed inside the abutting portion 17, and includes a switch box 49 and a movable piece 50 that opens and closes a contact (not shown) provided in the switch box 49. Become. The movable piece 50 is made of a metal plate having spring properties and is urged in the opening direction. The movable piece 50 is provided at the base end so as to be able to swing on the switch box 49, and is in contact with the pressing portion 51 directly connected to the contact point. In addition, an action portion 52 that abuts on the lid 15 is provided at the tip of the movable piece 50. The action portion 52 is formed of a synthetic resin and is rotatably provided at the tip of the movable piece 50. The tip of the movable piece 50 is supported by the case body 14 so as to protrude from the insertion hole 34 provided in the contact portion 17 to the outside, that is, the side in contact with the lid 15. The origin of the limit switch 31 is the state where the contacts are opened.

  Next, the operation of the above configuration will be described. First, the case of normal operation will be described. The case 11 is in a state in which the lid 15 is closed, and the limit switch 46 is configured such that the pressing portion 51 closes the contact point when the action portion 52 of the movable piece 50 is pushed by the lid 15 (FIG. 10B). . Next, when the power receiving plug is connected to an indoor outlet (not shown), power is supplied. When power is supplied, the drive motor 10 and the drive motor 21 rotate, whereby the screw member 7 rotates in the hollow member 2 and the screw member 23 of the butt collection container 5 rotates.

  In this state, the cigarette butt S introduced into the hollow member 2 via the cigarette butt introduction part 4 is pushed by the screw member 7 and conveyed to one end side of the hollow member 2, and passes through the external connection chute 42 and the cigarette butt receiving chute 43. Then, it is dropped and collected in the butts collection container 5 installed below one end of the hollow member 2 (FIG. 1).

  The butt S that has fallen into the butt collection container 5 falls to the bottom plate 34 of the container body 31 and is pushed on the bottom plate 34 while being pressed against the bottom plate 34 by the downward surface of the spiral blade 25 rotating in the R direction in the figure. As it rotates, the rotational movement is stopped by the convex part 39 provided on the bottom plate 34, and it is crushed between the lower end of the downward surface of the rotating spiral blade 25 and the convex part 39, The fire of the butt S is extinguished.

  Here, since the lower end of the spiral blade 25 is formed in parallel with the bottom plate 34 of the container body 31, the gap between the lower portion of the spiral blade 25 and the bottom plate 34 is made constant, so that the spiral blade 25 causes the butt S to The pressing force against the bottom plate 34 is stabilized, and the fire extinguishing effect of the cigarette butt S is stabilized.

  Thereafter, the butt S is deposited between the screw member 23 and the bottom plate 34, and the pressure between the screw member 23 and the bottom plate 34 increases, so that the mounting portion 30 and the container main body 31 are moved. When the upward biasing force to be raised is exceeded, the container body 31 is lowered against the upward biasing force, and the volume of the butt collection container 5 composed of the container body 31 and the guide tube 20 is increased. The pressure rise in the butt collection container 5 is avoided.

  Next, a description will be given of a case where the inside of the butt collection container 5 is full. The placement portion 30 is located above the bottom dead center, and the amount of the butt S in the butt collection container 5 is a predetermined amount. When the full state in the butt collection container 5 is detected by detection means (not shown) for detecting the vertical position of the container main body 31 or the mounting portion 30, the torque of the drive motor 21, etc. Lights up. When the user confirms that the lamp 48 is turned on and opens the lid 15, the drive motor 10 and the drive motor 21 are stopped by the limit switch 46, so the user grasps the operating rod 40 and lowers the mounting portion 30. When it is lowered, the mounting portion 30 is fixed at the bottom dead center by the fixing means 36. Therefore, the container body 31 is taken out of the mounting portion 30 by placing a finger on the finger hook portion 35, and the buttocks S in the container main body 31 are removed. Discard. After that, after the empty container body 31 is returned to the placement unit 30, the operation rod 40 is grasped and pulled upward to release the magnetic adhesion between the magnet member 37 of the fixing means 36 and the plate 38, and the constant load spring When the lid 15 is closed after the mounting portion 30 has been raised to the top dead center by the upward biasing force by the device 26, the drive motors 10, 21 are driven by the limit switch 46, so that normal operation can be started immediately. .

  Next, a description will be given of an inspection such as removing the clogged butts S when the butts 1 are clogged in the transport means 3 during the normal operation. In order to check, the handle 19 is grasped and the lid 15 of the case 11 is opened (FIG. 2). Then, when the lid 15 is separated from the action portion 52, the limit switch 46 opens the movable piece 50, returns the pressing portion 51, and opens the contact (FIG. 10A). As a result, the power is cut off, and the drive motors 10 and 21 are stopped. Therefore, since the drive motors 10 and 21 are stopped only by opening the lid body 15 without directly pulling out the power receiving plug from the indoor outlet, safety can be improved and convenience can be improved.

  In this state, a reverse switch (not shown) is pressed to rotate the drive motor 10 in the reverse direction. As a result, the screw member 7 rotates in the reverse direction, so that the butt S filled in the screw member 7 can be returned once. Further, the reverse switch (not shown) is returned, the action part 52 is pushed with a finger, the limit switch 46 is closed, and the drive motor 10 is rotated forward so that the butts S can be collected in the butts collection container 5. it can. In this way, by operating the reverse rotation switch (not shown) and the limit switch 46, it is possible to remove the cigarette butt S packed in the transfer device.

  Further, after the inspection, the lid 15 is closed to turn on the limit switch 46, so that normal operation can be started immediately.

  Further, since the action part 52 is made of a synthetic resin, it is possible to prevent the cover body 15 from being damaged when the cover body 15 comes into contact with the action part 52. Moreover, since the action part 52 is rotatably provided at the tip of the movable piece 50, it is possible to prevent generation of noise due to friction between members. Therefore, the lid 15 can be smoothly brought into contact with the action portion 52, and the contact can be closed and opened.

  As described above, the butt collection container 5 for housing the butt butt S, the screw member 23 serving as a pressing means disposed in the butt collection container 5, and the screw member 23 are driven to rotate so that the butt butt S is collected in the butt collection container 5. A drive motor 21 is provided as drive means for pressing and moving the bottom plate 34, which is the bottom surface of the plate.

  In this case, the rotation of the screw member 23 presses the butts S against the bottom plate 34 of the butts collection container 5 so that the fire of the butts S is extinguished. Fire extinguishing without producing sewage.

  The cigarette butt collection container 5 is disposed below the guide tube 20 as a hollow cylindrical guide member disposed around the screw member 23, and is movable in the axial direction of the screw member 23. By providing the bottomed cylindrical container main body 31 provided in the container, the container main body 31 is moved to arbitrarily change the volume of the butts collection container 5 constituted by the guide tube 20 and the container main body 31. Thus, it is possible to extinguish the cigarette butt S with the screw member 23 regardless of the increase / decrease in the amount of the cigarette butt S in the cigarette butt collection container 5.

  Furthermore, a constant load spring device 26 is provided as an urging means for urging the bottom plate 34 of the container body 31 in the direction of the screw member 23. By urging the bottom plate 34 in the direction of the screw member 23, the screw member 23 By optimizing the pressing force against the butts S, the fire extinguishing effect by the screw member 23 can be stabilized.

  By using the screw member 23 as the pressing means, it is possible to suppress the dust generation and press the butts S hygienically.

  In addition, a butt collection container 5 that houses at least the butt butt S, a screw member 23 disposed in the butt collection container 5, and the screw member 23 are driven to rotate so that the butt S is the bottom surface of the butt collection container 5. A cigarette butt extinguishing device provided with a drive motor 21 as a drive means for pressing and moving to 34, a hollow member 2 disposed along the vicinity of the lower edge of a plurality of pachinko machines 1A, and disposed in the hollow member 2 And a conveying means 3 for conveying the cigarette butt S to the cigarette butt collection container 5 installed on one end side of the hollow member 2.

  In this case, the butt S collected by the butt collection device 1 of the pachinko machine 1A is pressed against the bottom plate 34 of the butt collection container 5 by the rotation of the screw member 23 to extinguish the fire of the butt S. By using a configuration that does not use, the collected butts S can be extinguished without producing sewage.

  Further, as an effect of the embodiment, the hollow member 2 disposed along the vicinity of the lower edge of the plurality of pachinko machines 1A, the hollow member 2 and the hollow member 2 are disposed on one end side of the hollow member 2. And the transport means 3 for transporting the cigarette butt S to the cigarette butt collection container 5, and the transport means 3 has a reverse switch (not shown) for reversing the transport direction. In this case, the cigarette butt S can be easily removed by reversing the transport direction of the transport means 3.

  The cigarette butt collection container 5 is housed in a case 11 having a lid 15, and the transport means 3 includes a limit switch 46 that stops when the lid 15 is opened and starts when the lid 15 is closed. Since the conveying means 3 stops when the body 15 is opened, safety can be improved.

  In addition, since the limit switch 46 is provided at the contact portion 17 between the case 11 and the lid 15, the limit switch 46 is operated even when the lid 15 is opened to operate the conveying means 3. Therefore, it is possible to perform an inspection operation such as removing clogging of the butt S more smoothly.

  Further, since the reverse rotation switch (not shown) is installed at a position covered with the lid body 15 in the lid body case 11, when the lid body 15 is opened, the conveying means 3 is stopped. Since a reverse switch (not shown) can be operated, operability can be improved.

  In addition, since the conveying means 3 is a screw conveyor, dust generation is not so great that the cigarette butt S can be conveyed and recovered hygienically.

  FIGS. 11 to 14 show a second embodiment of the present invention. The same reference numerals are given to the same parts as those in the first embodiment, and detailed description thereof is omitted. The outer peripheral portion and the inner peripheral surface of the guide tube 20 are joined together by welding or the like, thereby eliminating a gap between the inner peripheral surface of the guide tube 20 and the screw member 23, so that the guide tube 20 is integrated with the screw member 23. It is provided so that it can rotate.

  In this case, by eliminating the gap between the outer peripheral portion of the screw member 23 and the guide tube 20, the sucking butt S sandwiched between the gaps due to the rotation of the screw member 23 becomes a resistance between the guide tube 20 and the rotation of the screw member 23. By preventing the hindrance from being hindered and rotating the screw member 23 smoothly, the fire extinguishing operation of the cigarette butt S by the screw member 23 can be stabilized.

  FIGS. 15 to 16 show a third embodiment of the present invention. The same reference numerals are given to the same parts as those in the first embodiment, and the detailed description thereof will be omitted. A fire-extinguishing drive motor 21 is fixed at the center of the upper surface of the partition plate 18, and is connected to the drive motor 21 and extends through the partition plate 18 to the inside of the guide tube 20. A rotating shaft 60 provided coaxially with the central axis of the rotating shaft 60, and a shaft 61 disposed in a horizontal direction perpendicular to the rotating shaft 60 in a recess 60A formed in a lower portion of the rotating shaft 60. A pair of cylindrical rollers 63, 63 arranged symmetrically via a rotating shaft 60 are provided as pressing bodies that are rotatably provided via a bearing 62.

  The butts S that have fallen into the butts collection container 5 fall to the bottom plate 34 of the container body 31 and rotate on the bottom plate 34 while being pressed against the bottom plate 34 by rollers 63 and 63 rotating in the R direction in the figure. As it goes on, the rotational movement is stopped by the ridges 39 provided on the bottom plate 34, and the crushing between the rotating rollers 63, 63 and the ridges 39 causes crushing of the cigarette butt S. Be erased.

  The pair of rollers 63, 63 rotates and moves while drawing a track parallel to the plane of the bottom plate 34 with the rotation axis 60 as the center of rotation, so that the gap between each roller 63, 63 and the bottom plate 34 is constant. By doing so, the force with which the pair of rollers 63 and 63 press the butt S against the bottom plate 34 is stabilized, and the pair of rollers 63 and 63 extinguish the fire while squeezing the butt S evenly. The effect is stable.

  Further, by providing the rollers 63 and 63 so as to be rotatable in a direction having a shaft 61 orthogonal to the rotation shaft 60 as an axis, the rollers 63 and 63 can roll on the butt butt S in the container body 31. By doing so, the rollers 63, 63 that perform rotational movement about the rotating shaft 60 are prevented from being caught by the butts S, and the fire extinguishing effect of the butts S is further stabilized.

  After that, the butt S is accumulated between the rollers 63, 63 and the bottom plate 34, and the pressure between the rollers 63, 63 and the bottom plate 34 increases, so that the mounting portion 30 and eventually the container body. When the upward urging force to raise 31 is exceeded, the container body 31 is lowered against the upward urging force to increase the volume of the butt collection container 5 composed of the container body 31 and the guide tube 20. This avoids an increase in pressure in the butts collection container 5.

  As described above, the butt collection container 5 that accommodates the butt butt S, the rotating shaft 60 and the pair of rollers 63 and 63 as the pressing means disposed in the butt collection container 5, and the rotating shaft 60 are driven to rotate. A drive motor 21 is provided as drive means for pressing and moving the butts S to the bottom plate 34 which is the bottom of the butts collection container 5.

  In this case, the butts recovered by the simple and water-free configuration in which the butts S and 63 are rotated to press the butts S against the bottom plate 34 of the butts collection container 5 to extinguish the fire of the butts S. S can be extinguished without causing sewage to S.

  Further, the pressing means includes a rotating shaft 60 connected to the driving motor 21 that is a driving means, and a pair of rollers 63 and 63 that are pressing bodies arranged in the circumferential direction of the rotating shaft 60, thereby rotating the pressing means. The extinguishing effect of the cigarette butt S is stabilized since the extinguishing is performed while the cigarette butt S is uniformly crushed by the rollers 63 and 63.

  In addition, the pair of rollers 63 and 63 are provided so as to be rotatable around a shaft 61 that is an axis orthogonal to the rotation shaft 60, so that the rollers 63 and 63 can roll on the buttocks S in the container. As a result, the rollers 63, 63 that perform rotational movement about the rotation shaft 60 are prevented from being caught by the butts S, and the fire extinguishing effect of the butts S can be further stabilized.

  The present invention is not limited to this embodiment, and various modifications can be made within the scope of the gist of the present invention. For example, although the conveyance means is exemplified by a screw member, the present invention is not limited to this, and may be a belt member. Further, the biasing means is not limited to the constant load spring device, and may be configured to bias upward biasing force to the mounting portion by an elastic member such as a coil spring provided on the mounting portion and the bottom surface of the case body. Good. Further, the pressure feeding means is not limited to the structure of the screw member 23, and may be one provided with a propeller-shaped rotating blade. Furthermore, it is good also as what has the mechanism which reversely rotates the screw member 23, In that case, it becomes easy to remove the butts packed in the butts collection container 5. Further, the fixing means is not limited to the magnet type, and may be a structure in which a hook provided on one of the case main body and the placement portion is locked to a stopper provided on the other. Further, the number of rollers 63 provided on the rotating shaft 60 can be changed as appropriate.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Butt collection device 1A Pachinko machine 2 Hollow member 3 Conveying means 5 Butt collection container
20 Guide tube (guide member)
21 Drive motor (drive means)
23 Screw member (pressing means)
26 Constant load spring device (biasing means)
31 Container body
60 Rotating shaft (Pressing means)
63 Roller (pressing body)
S butts

Claims (7)

A cigarette butt extinguishing comprising: a container for housing the cigarette butt; a pressing means disposed in the container; and a driving means for rotating the pressing means to press the cigarette butt against the bottom surface of the container. apparatus. The container is a hollow cylindrical guide member disposed around the pressing means, and a bottomed cylindrical container disposed below the guide member and provided to be movable in the axial direction of the pressing means. The cigarette butt extinguishing apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising a main body. The cigarette butt extinguishing apparatus according to claim 2, further comprising an urging means for urging the container body toward the pressing means. The cigarette butt extinguishing apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the pressing means is a screw member. The pressing means includes a rotating shaft connected to the driving means,
The cigarette butt extinguishing apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising a pressing body disposed in a circumferential direction of the rotation shaft. The cigarette butt extinguishing apparatus according to claim 5, wherein the pressing body is provided so as to be rotatable around an axis orthogonal to the rotation axis. The cigarette butt extinguishing device according to any one of claims 1 to 6, a hollow member disposed along the vicinity of a lower edge of a plurality of pachinko machines, and one end of the hollow member disposed in the hollow member A pachinko machine butt collection device, comprising: conveying means for conveying the butt to the container arranged on the side.

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