JP2014000025A - Cigarette butt disposal device - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To reliably extinguish cigarette fire.SOLUTION: A cigarette butt disposal device 1 includes: a cylindrical vessel 20 for receiving a cigarette butt XA1 from above; a plurality of stages of shelf members 21-26 which are a plurality of stages of members where the cigarette butt XA1 received in the cylindrical vessel 20 lands in stages, and which are disposed in a vertical direction with a predetermined space between them so as to provide vertically penetrating openings 21c-26c through which the cigarette butt XA1 drops; and a pushing member 39 disposed on each of the plurality of stages of the shelf members 21-26 in a manner to move in a surface direction in relation to the shelf members 21-26 which pushes the cigarette butt XA1 on the shelf members 21-26 by its own abutting surface 39a inclined so as to face the upper surface of the shelf members 21-26. The pushing member 39 is disposed so that a space is secured for the cigarette butt XA1 pushed by the abutting surface 39a to pass through between its own pushing surface 39b and the upper surface of the shelf members 21-26, and, while catching and crushing the cigarette butt pushed by the abutting surface 39a beneath it, drops the cigarette butt to a lower stage from the openings 21c-26c.

Description

  The present invention relates to a cigarette butt treatment apparatus.

  There is a cigarette butt treatment apparatus that employs a technique for extinguishing fire without using water as a cigarette case for collecting cigarette ash and cigarette butt (see, for example, Patent Documents 1 and 2).

  The cigarette butt processing apparatus includes a cylindrical container for receiving a cigarette butt from above, a plurality of shelf members on which the cigarette butt received in the cylindrical container lands in stages, and the plurality of shelf members on the plurality of shelf members. Extruding means, which is provided so as to be movable, and pushes the cigarette butts existing on the shelf member onto the lower shelf member.

  In such a cigarette butt processing apparatus, the cigarette butt received in the cylindrical container is landed on the shelf member, is pushed out of the shelf member, falls, and lands on the lower shelf member. By repeating this flow at each stage, the cigarette butt comes into frictional contact with the shelf member, and the fire types are separated. This extinguishes the cigarette butts.

  Thus, according to the above cigarette butt treatment apparatus, since water is not used, the cigarette butt accumulates in a dry state, so that it can be discarded as general garbage, and the treatment is very simple and hygienic. Not only does it reduce the burden of butting processing, but it does not produce sewage from nicotine, making it friendly to both people and the environment. For this reason, it is being introduced to places where people gather such as public facilities and commercial facilities.

JP 2008-283898 A (see paragraphs [0007] and [0008], FIG. 6 and FIG. 8) JP 2009-119090 A (refer to paragraphs [0007] and [0008], FIG. 6 and FIG. 8)

  By the way, the thickness of a cigarette is generally about 8 mm, but is extremely thin (so-called slim type) of about 5.5 mm, and is not fixed to one. However, the cigarette butt treatment apparatus described above does not consider cigarettes of various thicknesses. For this reason, even if a cigarette butt having a general thickness can be extinguished, there is a possibility that the extremely thin cigarette butt cannot be extinguished.

  The demand for extra-fine cigarettes has been increasing, especially among female smokers, and there has been an increased possibility that uncollected cigarette butts will be included in the cigarette butts that are collected. In the test by the present inventor, the one that could not be extinguished was mixed at a rate of about 1 in 3000.

  Moreover, even if the cigarette butt has a general thickness, it is difficult to separate the fire type from the smoked up to the vicinity of the filter, that is, to the last minute, and there is a possibility that it cannot be extinguished.

  This invention is made | formed in view of the said subject, and it aims at providing the cigarette butt processing apparatus which can be extinguished reliably.

  (1) The present invention is a container for receiving a cigarette butt from above, and a multi-stage member in which the cigarette butt received in the container lands in stages, penetrating up and down, and the cigarette butt. A plurality of shelves arranged at predetermined intervals in the vertical direction so as to provide an opening for dropping, and relative to the shelves in the surface direction on each of the shelves A pressing member that is movably provided and presses the cigarette butts existing on the shelf member with its abutting surface inclined so as to face the upper surface of the shelf member. The cigarette butts pushed against the abutment surface are arranged between the bottom of the shelf member and the upper surface of the shelf member so as to ensure a gap through which the cigarette butts pushed against the abutment surface pass. From the opening to the bottom Wherein the dropping, a cigarette end processor tobacco.

  According to the present invention, the cigarette butt that has landed on the shelf member moves from the shelf member, falls from the opening, and lands on the lower shelf member. In the process of repeating the flow of landing, movement, and dropping at each stage, the cigarette butts are brought into frictional contact with the shelf members to separate the fire types, and are caught under the pressing members and crushed and crushed. The Thereby, it is possible to surely extinguish any cigarette butts of any thickness and even cigarette butts XA1 sucked to the last minute.

  (2) The cigarette butt treatment apparatus according to (1), wherein the gap is smaller than a normal tobacco diameter.

  According to the above invention, the cigarette butt caught under the pressing member can be reliably crushed and crushed.

  (3) The present invention is also the cigarette butt treatment apparatus according to (1) or (2) above, wherein a convex part on which the cigarette butt is caught is formed on the shelf member. .

  According to the above invention, the cigarette butt is caught by the convex portion, and is surely caught under the push member and crushed. Thereby, the cigarette butt can be extinguished more reliably.

  (4) The cigarette butt treatment according to (3), wherein the convex portion is formed by a ridge extending in a direction intersecting a direction of pushing the cigarette butt. Device.

  According to the said invention, the fire kind isolate | separated from the cigarette butts is caught on a convex part, remains on a shelf member, and is extinguished naturally. Thereby, the cigarette butt can be extinguished more reliably.

  (5) In the invention, any one of the above (1) to (4), wherein the pressing member has a pressing surface at the bottom for crushing the cigarette butts wound under the pressing member. A cigarette butt treatment apparatus as described.

  (6) The cigarette butt treatment apparatus according to (5), wherein the pressing surface is parallel to an upper surface of the shelf member.

  (7) The present invention is also the cigarette butt treatment apparatus according to (5) or (6) above, wherein the pressing surface has irregularities.

  (8) The present invention is also characterized in that the unevenness of the pressing surface is formed by a groove or a ridge extending in a direction intersecting the direction in which the cigarette butt is pressed. This is a cigarette butt treatment apparatus.

  According to the invention described in any of (5) to (8) above, the cigarette butt can be reliably crushed and crushed by the pressing surface. Thereby, the cigarette butt can be extinguished more reliably.

  (9) In the present invention, the contact surface may be curved or inclined in the width direction so that at least one of the width directions is relatively advanced with respect to the direction in which the cigarette butt is pushed. The cigarette butt treatment apparatus according to any one of (1) to (8) above, wherein

  (10) The present invention also includes a rotation shaft that rotates about the center of the container, and the push member rotates integrally with the rotation shaft with the rotation shaft side as a base end, so that the shelf is placed on the shelf member. The cigarette butt treatment apparatus according to any one of (1) to (9), wherein the cigarette butt is pushed by the contact surface.

  According to the said invention, a pushing member circulates on a shelf member. The cigarette butt on the shelf member is crushed by being rolled under the push member while the fire type is separated by the first push member. Then, the separated fire type and the crushed cigarette butt are pushed out to the subsequent push member and the subsequent cigarette butt, and dropped from the opening to the lower shelf member.

  (11) In the present invention, the abutment surface is a position where a tip side away from the rotation shaft is relatively advanced with respect to a direction in which the cigarette butts are pushed compared to a position near the rotation shaft. The cigarette butt treatment apparatus according to (10), wherein the cigarette butt treatment apparatus is curved or inclined from the position near the rotation axis toward the tip.

  When the cigarette butt on the shelf member is pushed along the inner peripheral surface of the container, the cigarette butt may not be caught under the pushing member and may not be crushed. On the other hand, according to the said invention, the cigarette butts on a shelf member can be pushed so that it may gather in the center of a container. This prevents the cigarette butts from being pushed along the inner peripheral surface of the container. As a result, the cigarette butt on the shelf member can be reliably wound under the pressing member, crushed and crushed.

  (12) The present invention is also the cigarette butt treatment apparatus according to (10) or (11) above, wherein three pressing members are provided for each of the plurality of shelf members. .

  When four or more pressing members are provided for each of the plurality of shelf members, the interval between the pressing member and the pressing member is narrow, so that the cigarette butt is bridged between the pressing member and the pressing member. Then, it may be dropped to the lower stage without being crushed. On the other hand, according to the said invention, since the space | interval of a pushing member and a pushing member is wide, it is prevented that the cigarette butts are landed so that it may span between a pushing member and a pushing member. Thereby, the cigarette butts can be landed on the shelf member. As a result, the cigarette butt can be reliably wound under the pressing member and crushed.

  Moreover, compared with the case where one or two pressing members are provided for each of the plurality of shelf members, the cigarette butt can be crushed a plurality of times in a short time, and can be crushed into pieces. Thereby, the cigarette butt can be extinguished more reliably.

  (13) The present invention according to any one of (1) to (12) above, wherein the openings provided in each of the plurality of shelf members are not continuous vertically. This is a cigarette butt treatment apparatus.

  According to the said invention, it can avoid that the cigarette butts fall at a stretch, and the upper surface of a shelf member can be utilized efficiently.

  According to the cigarette butt treatment apparatus according to the above (1) to (13) of the present invention, the fire can be reliably extinguished.

It is an external appearance perspective view of a table provided with the cigarette butt processing apparatus concerning the present invention. It is a longitudinal cross-sectional view which shows the internal structure of a table. It is a disassembled perspective view of the cigarette butt processing apparatus. It is the cross-sectional view which cut the cigarette butt processing apparatus, (A) shows the 1st step from the top, (B) shows the 2nd step surface from the top, (C) shows the 3rd step from the top, respectively. It is a figure which shows the structure of a pushing means, (A) shows a top view, (B) shows a bottom view, (C) shows a side view, respectively. (A)-(F) is a figure explaining the procedure in which a pressing member is crushed and crushed. It is the figure which vector-decomposed the force which a fin pushes a cigarette butts.

  Hereinafter, a cigarette butt processing apparatus according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

  [First Embodiment] First, the configuration of a cigarette butt treatment apparatus 1 according to a first embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. FIG. 1 is an external perspective view of a table 10 including a cigarette butt treatment apparatus 1. FIG. 2 is a longitudinal sectional view showing the internal structure of the table 10. FIG. 3 is an exploded perspective view of the cigarette butt processing apparatus 1. FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view of the cigarette butt treatment device 1 in a circular shape. FIG. 4A shows the first stage from the top of the cigarette butt processing apparatus 1. FIG. 4B shows the second stage from the top of the cigarette butt processing apparatus 1. FIG. 4C shows the third stage from the top of the cigarette butt processing apparatus 1. FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating the configuration of the fins 27. FIG. 5A is a top view of the fin 27. FIG. 5B is a bottom view of the fin 27. FIG. 5C is a side view of the fin 27. Note that in each drawing, a part of the configuration is omitted as appropriate to simplify the drawing.

  A cigarette butt treatment apparatus 1 shown in FIG. 1 is an apparatus incorporated in a table 10 and is a coffee stand, a self-service coffee shop, a counter table in a restaurant or tavern, a standing bar, a rest area or a waiting area. It is used in places with long desks and counter tables. The cigarette butt processing apparatus 1 collects the cigarette butt XA1 put in a plurality of ashtrays 13 in one place while extinguishing without using water.

  Specifically, the table 10 includes, in addition to the cigarette butt processing apparatus 1, a top plate 11, four legged legs 12 provided at four corners of the top plate 11, and a plurality of embedded in the top plate 11 surface. An ashtray 13 and a cigarette butt transport device 14 fixed below the top plate 11 are provided.

  The top plate 11 can be freely designed in length, width, and shape (square, rectangular, circular, elliptical, free-curved shape, etc.), and in this embodiment, it can be used by many people in a narrow space. It is designed in a scale shape. The top plate 11 is bored with a hole (not shown) for dropping the cigarette butts XA1 penetrating in a desired location where the ashtray 13 is embedded.

  The four legs 12 can be freely designed in length. In this embodiment, the legs 12 are designed to be high enough for an adult (for example, a person with an extension of 170 cm) to stand.

  The plurality of ashtrays 13 can be freely designed with respect to the position on the top plate 11, the distance between them, and the number (one or more). In this embodiment, the four ashtrays 13 are arranged at equal intervals so that four are aligned straight. . Each of the plurality of ashtrays 13 has a hole (reference numeral omitted) connected to a hole (reference numeral omitted) of the top plate 11. Thereby, the cigarette butts XA1 put into the ashtray 13 fall into the casing 17 of the cigarette butts transporting device 14. Each of the plurality of ashtrays 13 includes a lid (reference numeral omitted) attached by a hinge. Thereby, the unused ashtray 13 can be closed with a lid | cover, and the spreading | diffusion of an odor can be prevented.

  The cigarette butt conveying device 14 conveys the cigarette butt XA1 from one side to the other (from the lower left to the upper right in FIG. 1, from the left to the right in FIG. 2) below the top plate 11. Specifically, the cigarette butt transport device 14 includes a screw shaft 15 disposed along the transport direction, an electric motor 16 that is a power source of the screw shaft 15, a housing 17 that accommodates these, and the like. I have.

  The screw shaft 15 is rotated by driving the electric motor 16. The screw shaft 15 carries the cigarette butts in the housing 17 by rotating.

  The electric motor 16 has a screw shaft 15 coupled to a rotating shaft (not shown) of the electric motor 16. The electric motor 16 converts electric power into rotational power and rotates the screw shaft 15. In addition, the electric motor 16 may be in a constantly driven state during normal operation, but may be intermittently driven. The electric motor 16 can also be controlled and driven at a desired optimum rotational speed, for example, by detecting the presence or absence of an artificial operation or the cigarette butts XA1.

  The casing 17 has a rectangular parallelepiped shape with an opening (reference numeral omitted) on the upper side, and is fixed to the lower surface of the top plate 11 so as to close the opening. The casing 17 has an insertion port (reference numeral omitted) connected to the cigarette butt processing device 1 immediately below the screw shaft 15 on the downstream side in the transport direction. As a result, the cigarette butt XA1 conveyed by the screw shaft 15 is introduced into the cigarette butt treatment apparatus 1 from the inlet. This insertion port has a so-called hopper shape, and a magnet (not shown) for adsorbing metal foreign matter introduced together with the cigarette butt XA1 is provided on the inclined surface. This prevents accidents such as clogging in the cigarette butt processing apparatus 1 by accidentally throwing in a highly rigid metal foreign object such as a metal screw or clip.

  The cigarette butt processing apparatus 1 includes a cylindrical container 20 that receives the cigarette butt XA1 from above, and a plurality of (six in this embodiment) shelf members 21, 22, 23, and 24 that partition the inside of the cylindrical container 20 up and down. , 25, 26, a plurality of (six in this embodiment) fins 27 that push the cigarette butts XA1 existing on the plurality of shelf members 21 to 26 and drop them down, and drive the plurality of fins 27 An electric motor 28 and a driving mechanism 29, a recovery container 30 for recovering the cigarette butts XA1 below the cylindrical container 20, a housing 31 for storing them, and the like.

  The cylindrical container 20, the plurality of shelf members 21 to 26, the plurality of fins 27, the drive mechanism 29, the recovery container 30, and the casing 31 are each made of a metal material such as iron, aluminum, stainless steel, or a flame-retardant synthetic resin. It is made of material.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the cylindrical container 20 has a cylindrical shape by combining a pair of half-cylinder pieces 34 and 35. Such a cylindrical container 20 can be maintained inside by being divided into two parts as necessary.

  The half cylinder piece 34 includes a half cylinder piece main body 34a having a semicircular cross section and flange portions 34b and 34c formed at upper and lower ends of the half cylinder piece main body 34a. Inside the half cylinder piece main body 34a of the half cylinder piece 34, shelf member pieces 21a, 22a, 23a, 24a, 25a, and 26a constituting the shelf members 21 to 26 are integrally formed at intervals.

  On the shelf member piece 21a, a plurality of convex portions 21a1 on which the cigarette butts XA1 are hooked are formed. Each of the plurality of convex portions 21a1 is formed by a ridge extending in a direction crossing the direction in which the cigarette butt XA1 is pressed. Similarly, a plurality of convex portions 22a1 are provided on the shelf member piece 22a, a plurality of convex portions 23a1 are provided on the shelf member piece 23a, and a plurality of convex portions 24a1 are provided on the shelf member piece 24a. A plurality of convex portions 25a1 are formed on the shelf member piece 26, and a plurality of convex portions 26a1 are formed on the shelf member piece 26, respectively.

  The half cylinder piece 35 includes a half cylinder piece main body 35a having a semicircular cross section and flange portions 35b and 35c formed at the upper and lower ends of the half cylinder piece main body 35a. On the inner side of the half cylinder piece main body 35a in the half cylinder piece 35, the shelf member pieces 21b, 22b, 24b, and 25b constituting the shelf members 21, 22, 24, and 25 are integrally formed at intervals.

  On the shelf member piece 21b, a plurality of convex portions 21b1 to which the cigarette butts XA1 are caught are formed. Each of the plurality of protrusions 21b1 is formed by a protrusion that extends in a direction that intersects the direction in which the cigarette butt XA1 is pressed. Similarly, a plurality of convex portions 22b1 are formed on the shelf member piece 22b, a plurality of convex portions 24b1 are formed on the shelf member piece 24b, and a plurality of convex portions 25b1 are formed on the shelf member piece 25b, respectively. .

  The cylindrical container 20 is positioned and fixed to a machine base (not shown) in the housing 31 by passing bolts (not shown) through bolt holes (not shown) formed in the flange portions 34b, 34c, 35b, and 35c. The

  The plurality of shelf members 21 to 26 are arranged in the cylindrical container 20 with predetermined equal intervals in the vertical direction. Each of the multi-stage shelf members 21 to 26 has a basic shape that is a disk that can be joined to the inner peripheral wall of the cylindrical container 20, and only the fan-shaped portion corresponding to a predetermined central angle is cut out based on the basic shape. It is formed into a shape. In this embodiment, since the central angle is set to 120 degrees, the remaining 240 degrees area is the shelf members 21 to 26. In order to receive the cigarette butts XA1 falling from the upper stage, the lower shelf members 22 to 26 always overlap each shelf member 21 to 26 by a predetermined center angle below the openings 21c to 25c. It is arranged to exist. That is, the openings 21c to 26c provided in each of the plurality of shelf members 21 to 26 are positioned so as not to be continuous with each other. In this way, openings 21c to 26c (6 in total) are formed between the shelf members 21 to 26 of each step and the inner wall of the cylindrical container 20, and each step communicates through the openings 21c to 26c, and the cigarette butts Each time XA1 falls from the upper stage to the lower stage, it is configured to land and move at the lower stage.

  As shown in FIG. 3 and FIG. 4 (A), the shelf member 21 in the first row from the top is combined with the pair of half cylinder pieces 34 and 35, and the pair of shelf member pieces 21a and 21b are combined. Thus, an opening 21c penetrating vertically is formed. From the opening 21c, the cigarette butts XA1 pressed on the shelf member 21 by the fins 27 fall toward the second shelf member 22 from above.

  As shown in FIG. 3 and FIG. 4 (B), the shelf member 22 in the second stage from the top is combined with the pair of shelf member pieces 22a and 22b in combination with the pair of half cylinder pieces 34 and 35. Thus, an opening 22c penetrating vertically is formed. From the opening 22c, the cigarette butts XA1 pushed on the shelf member 22 by the fins 27 fall toward the third shelf member 23 from above.

  As shown in FIGS. 3 and 4C, the shelf member 23 at the third level from the top is formed by the shelf member piece 23a so as to provide an opening 23c penetrating vertically. From the opening 23c, the cigarette butts XA1 pressed on the shelf member 23 by the fins 27 fall toward the fourth shelf member 24 from above.

  Like the shelf member 21 of the first step from the top, the shelf member 24 of the fourth step from the top is combined with the pair of half cylinder pieces 34 and 35, and the pair of shelf member pieces 24a and 24b are combined, It is formed so as to provide an opening 24c penetrating vertically. From the opening 24c, the cigarette butts XA1 pressed on the shelf member 24 by the fins 27 fall toward the fifth shelf member 25 from above.

  Like the shelf member 22 in the second row from the top, the shelf member 25 in the fifth row from the top is combined with the pair of half cylinder pieces 34 and 35, and the pair of shelf member pieces 25a and 25b are combined. The opening 25c penetrating vertically is formed. From the opening 25c, the cigarette butts XA1 pushed on the shelf member 25 by the fins 27 fall toward the sixth shelf member 26 from above.

  Similarly to the shelf member 23 at the third level from the top, the shelf member 26 at the sixth level from the top is formed by the shelf member piece 26 a so as to provide an opening 26 c penetrating vertically. From the opening 26 c, the cigarette butt XA 1 pressed on the shelf member 26 by the fin 27 falls toward the collection container 30.

  Further, each shelf member 21 to 26 is formed with a notch hole (reference numeral omitted) at the center thereof, and the rotating shaft 38 constituting the fin 27 can be loosely inserted. In the present embodiment, the cutout hole has a 240 degree arc.

  In each shelf member 21 to 26, three push members 39 constituting the fin 27 rotate clockwise (clockwise in FIGS. 4A to 4C) with a predetermined interval.

  As shown in FIGS. 3 to 5, the fin 27 includes a rotation shaft 38 that rotates about the center of the cylindrical container 20, and three rotations that rotate integrally with the rotation shaft 38 with the rotation shaft 38 side as a base end. And a pressing member 39.

  The rotation shaft 38 is loosely inserted into a notch hole (reference numeral omitted) in the center of the shelf members 21 to 26. The rotary shaft 38 is rotated by the drive mechanism 29.

The three pushing members 39 are attached in a diametrical direction substantially orthogonal to the rotation shaft 38 so that they are equidistant (center angle θ ₁ is 120 degrees), and their tips are close to the inner peripheral wall of the cylindrical container 20. Exhibits a shape that extends to These three pushing members 39 are arranged so that a gap (reference numeral omitted) through which the cigarette butts XA1 pass is secured between the bottom of the three pushing members 39 and the top surfaces of the shelf members 21 to 26 (see FIG. 6). ). This gap is set smaller than the normal tobacco diameter. That is, at present, the diameter of a general cigarette is about 8 mm, and the diameter of a very fine cigarette is about 5.5 mm. Therefore, the gap is set smaller than 5.5 mm. For example, it is set to about 1 to 2 mm. Each of the three pushing members 39 has an abutting surface 39a for pushing the cigarette butts XA1 on the side of the rotating shaft 38, and pushes the cigarette butts XA1 on its bottom. And a surface 39b.

The contact surface 39a is inclined so as to face the upper surfaces of the shelf members 21 to 26. The inclination angle θ ₂ is preferably 30 degrees or more and 50 degrees or less from the horizontal direction, and is set to 45 degrees in the present embodiment. Further, the abutting surface 39a is such that the tip side away from the rotation shaft 38 is a position relatively advanced with respect to the advancing direction of pushing the cigarette butt XA1 as compared with the position near the rotation shaft 38. It is curved from the position near the rotation shaft 38 to the tip (may be inclined). The abutting surface 39 a pushes the cigarette butt XA 1 and winds the cigarette butt XA 1 below the push member 39.

  The pressing surface 39b is parallel to the upper surfaces of the shelf members 21 to 26. On the pressing surface 39b, irregularities for pulverizing the crushed cigarette butts XA1 are formed. The irregularities are formed by grooves and ridges extending in a direction intersecting the direction in which the cigarette butt XA1 is pressed.

  The electric motor 28 and the drive mechanism 29 are disposed at a position where the cigarette butt XA1 is not directly touched.

  The electric motor 28 is connected to the fins 27 via the drive mechanism 29. The electric motor 28 converts electric power into rotational power and rotates the fins 27 via the drive mechanism 29. In addition, the electric motor 28 may be always driven in a steady state, but may be intermittently driven. The electric motor 28 can be controlled and driven at a desired optimum rotational speed by detecting the presence or absence of an artificial operation or cigarette butts XA1.

  The drive mechanism 29 has a drive gear (reference numeral omitted) attached to a rotating shaft (reference numeral omitted) of the electric motor 28, a driven gear (reference numeral omitted) meshing with the drive gear, and the driven gear and a plurality of fins 27. And a central shaft 40 that rotates. The drive mechanism 29 transmits the power of the electric motor 28 to the plurality of fins 27 and rotates the plurality of fins 27 integrally.

  The recovery container 30 is detachably provided below the cylindrical container 20 so that the cigarette butt XA1 falling through the opening 26c of the shelf member 26 at the lowest stage is separated from the fire type, and can be accommodated. It has become. The collection container 30 can be cleaned by an operator opening an open / close door (not shown), removing it from the housing 31, and sucking the cigarette butts XA1 accumulated inside, for example, with a vacuum cleaner. Of course, the collection container 30 may be transported to another place for collection.

  Next, a procedure in which the cigarette butt XA1 is crushed and pulverized by the cigarette butt processing apparatus 1 will be described mainly with reference to FIGS. 6 (A) to 6 (F). 6 (A) to 6 (F) are diagrams illustrating a procedure in which cigarette butt XA1 is crushed and pulverized. Here, the cigarette butts XA1 existing on the first shelf member 21 from the top will be mainly described.

  The cigarette butt XA1 dropped from the ashtray 13 is conveyed by a screw shaft 15 rotated by an electric motor 16, and is introduced into the cigarette butt treatment device 1 from an inlet (not shown) formed immediately below the screw shaft 15. (See FIG. 2). The introduced cigarette butts XA1 are received by the cylindrical container 20 and land on the first shelf member 21 from above.

  The cigarette butt XA1 on the shelf member 21 is in contact with the contact surface 39a of the push member 39 moving in the surface direction (right to left direction in FIG. 6) with respect to the shelf member 21 (FIG. 6A). And FIG. 6B).

  Then, the cigarette butt XA1 is pushed in the surface direction by the push member 39 and is abutted and caught by the convex portion 21a1 formed on the shelf member 21 (see FIG. 6C).

  Thereafter, the cigarette butt XA1 is crushed while being wound under the pressing member 39 (see FIG. 6D).

  Further, the cigarette butt XA1 is crushed and crushed by the pressing surface 39b of the pressing member 39 (see FIG. 6E).

  The crushed cigarette butts XA1 remain behind the push member 39 (on the right side in FIG. 6) (see FIG. 6F).

  Thereafter, the cigarette butt XA1 is pushed out by the subsequent pushing member 39 or the succeeding cigarette butt XA1 and dropped from the opening 21c toward the lower shelf member 22 (from the top). As a result, the cigarette butt XA1 lands on the second shelf member 22 from above.

  The cigarette butt XA1 is subjected to the same processing at each stage, and finally dropped from the opening 26c of the sixth-stage shelf member 21 from the top and collected in the collection container 30 (see FIG. 2). .

  The fire extinguishing process is completely performed in the process of transporting the cigarette butt XA1 while being pushed by the pushing member 39. Ashes and fire types disappear from the lowermost opening 26c, the crushed cigarette butt XA1 is dropped into the collection container 30. Since the cigarette butts XA1 stored in the collection container 30 are in a state of being crushed without any fire, the cigarette butts XA1 never smolder again. Therefore, there is no need to store fire extinguishing water in the collection container 30 at all. Moreover, the ash and fire type which remain | survived on the shelf members 21-26 burn out themselves and are extinguished completely naturally. The ash is gradually pushed by other cigarette butts XA1 and collected in the collection container 30 over time.

  When the cigarette butts XA1 accumulated in the cylindrical container 20 are treated, the electric motors 16 and 28 are stopped, one of the half cylinder pieces 34 and 35 of the cylindrical container 20 is removed, and the inside is opened. Can be done.

  Next, the direction of the force with which the pushing member 39 pushes the cigarette butt XA1 will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 7 is a diagram obtained by vector decomposition of the force with which the pushing member 39 pushes the cigarette butts XA1.

  As shown in FIG. 7, the abutting surface 39a of the pressing member 39 has a tip side away from the rotation shaft 38 relative to the direction in which the cigarette butts XA1 are pressed compared to the position near the rotation shaft 38. It is curved in the direction of the tip from a position near the rotation shaft 38 so as to be a position advanced to. Therefore, the force F at which the tip of the pushing member 39 pushes the cigarette butts XA1 is decomposed into a force Fc in the direction along the inner peripheral surface of the cylindrical container 20 and a force Fr in the direction toward the center of the cylindrical container 20. Can be grasped. The cigarette butt XA1 is pushed while being collected at the center of the cylindrical container 20 by the force Fr in the direction toward the center of the cylindrical container 20. That is, the cigarette butt XA1 does not move along the inner peripheral surface of the cylindrical container 20.

  As described above, according to the cigarette butt processing apparatus 1, the cigarette butt XA1 landing on the shelf members 21 to 26 moves along the shelf members 21 to 26 and falls from the openings 21c to 26c, so that the lower shelf Land on the members 22-26. In the process of repeating the flow of landing, movement, and dropping at each stage, the cigarette butts XA1 are brought into frictional contact with the shelf members 21 to 26 to separate the fire types, and are entangled below the push member 39 and pushed. It is crushed and crushed. Thereby, it is possible to surely extinguish the fire even if the cigarette butt XA1 of any thickness or the cigarette butt XA1 sucked to the limit.

  And since the clearance gap ensured between the own bottom of the pushing member 39 and the upper surface of the shelf members 21-26 is smaller than the diameter of the cigarette at the time of normal, the cigarette butts XA1 caught under the pushing member 39 are attached. It can be reliably crushed and crushed.

  Moreover, since the convex parts 21a1, 22a1, 23a1, 24a1, 25a1, 26a1, 21b1, 22b1, 24b1, 25b1 on which the cigarette butts XA1 are hooked are formed on the shelf members 21 to 26, the cigarette butts XA1 The protrusions 21a1, 22a1, 23a1, 24a1, 25a1, 26a1, 21b1, 22b1, 24b1, and 25b1 are caught by the lower side of the pressing member 39 and are crushed. Thereby, the cigarette butt XA1 can be more reliably extinguished.

  Further, the convex portions 21a1, 22a1, 23a1, 24a1, 25a1, 26a1, 21b1, 22b1, 24b1, and 25b1 on the shelf members 21 to 26 are ridges extending in a direction crossing the direction in which the cigarette butts XA1 are pushed. Therefore, the fire type separated from the cigarette butts XA1 is caught on the convex portions 21a1, 22a1, 23a1, 24a1, 25a1, 26a1, 21b1, 22b1, 24b1, 25b1 and remains on the shelf members 21 to 26 and is extinguished naturally. . Thereby, the cigarette butt XA1 can be more reliably extinguished.

  And since the pushing member 39 has the pressing surface 39b which crushes the cigarette buttocks XA1 wound in the downward direction at the bottom, the cigarette butt XA1 can be reliably crushed and crushed by the pressing surfaces 39b. Thereby, the cigarette butt XA1 can be more reliably extinguished.

  In addition, a rotation shaft 38 that rotates about the center of the cylindrical container 20 is provided, and the push member 39 exists on the shelf members 21 to 26 by rotating integrally with the rotation shaft 38 with the rotation shaft 38 side as a base end. Since the cigarette butt XA1 is pushed by the contact surface 39a, the pushing member 39 circulates on the shelf members 21 to 26. The cigarette butts XA1 on the shelf members 21 to 26 are crushed by being pushed under the push member 39 while the fire type is separated by the first push member 39. Then, the separated fire types and the crushed cigarette butts XA1 are pushed out to the succeeding pushing member 39 and the succeeding cigarette butts XA1 and dropped from the openings 21c to 26c to the lower stage.

  By the way, if the cigarette butt XA1 on the shelf members 21 to 26 is pushed along the inner peripheral surface of the cylindrical container 20, the cigarette butts XA1 may not be caught under the push member 39 and may not be crushed. On the other hand, in the cigarette butt processing apparatus 1, the abutting surface 39 a is relatively advanced with respect to the direction in which the cigarette butt XA <b> 1 is pushed, as compared to the position near the rotation shaft 38 at the tip side away from the rotation shaft 38. Since it is curved from the position near the rotation shaft 38 toward the tip so as to be in the position, it is possible to push the cigarette butts XA1 on the shelf members 21 to 26 so as to be collected at the center of the cylindrical container 20. . This prevents the cigarette butt XA1 from being pushed along the inner peripheral surface of the cylindrical container 20. As a result, the cigarette butt XA1 can be reliably wound under the pressing member 39 to be crushed and pulverized.

  And, if each of the plurality of shelf members 21 to 26 includes four or more pressing members 39, the interval between the pressing member 39 and the pressing member 39 is narrow, so that the cigarette butts XA1 are pressed against the pressing member 39. There is a possibility that the robot will land so as to be bridged between the members 39 and then dropped to the lower stage without being crushed. On the other hand, in the cigarette butt processing apparatus 1, since the space between the pressing member 39 and the pressing member 39 is wide, the cigarette butt XA1 is prevented from landing so as to be bridged between the pressing member 39 and the pressing member 39. Is done. Thereby, the cigarette butt XA1 can be landed on the shelf members 21-26. As a result, the cigarette butts XA1 can be surely wound under the pressing members 21 to 26 and crushed.

  Further, compared to the case where one or two pressing members 39 are provided for each of the plurality of shelf members 21 to 26, the cigarette butt XA1 can be crushed a plurality of times in a short time, and crushed into pieces. can do. Thereby, the cigarette butt XA1 can be more reliably extinguished.

  Furthermore, since the openings 21c to 26c provided in each of the plurality of shelf members 21 to 26 are not continuous vertically, it is possible to avoid the cigarette butts XA1 from falling off at a stretch, and the shelf members 21 to 26 Can be used efficiently.

  The present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment, and various modifications can be made without departing from the spirit and technical idea thereof.

  That is, in the above embodiment, the position, size, shape, material, orientation, quantity, and the like of each component can be changed as appropriate. For example, the number of the shelf members 21 to 26, the number of the fins 27, or the number of the pressing members 39 included in one fin 27 may be mentioned.

  Alternatively, in the above embodiment, the cigarette butt treatment apparatus 1 has been described as an example of being incorporated into the table 10, but the present invention is not limited to this, and is incorporated into an island of a game arcade or a stand ashtray alone. Or used as When incorporated in the island of the game arcade, the cigarette butts XA1 thrown from the ashtrays installed beside each gaming machine are collected in one place while extinguishing without using water.

  Or you may make it have the unevenness | corrugation similar to the pressing surface 39b in the upper surface of the pressing member 39 in the said embodiment.

  Or in the said embodiment, the bearing member of which the mechanical friction loss was suppressed as low as possible so that the clearance gap between the notch hole (code | symbol abbreviation) formed in the center part of a shelf member and the rotating shaft 38 was eliminated. You may make it provide the sealing member (illustration omitted) of the form which has a function. Thereby, rotation of the fin 27 can be made stable.

  Or in the said embodiment, although the case where the said fin 27 was relatively moved with respect to the shelf members 21-26 by rotating the fin 27 was demonstrated to the example, this invention is with respect to the shelf members 21-26. It is only necessary that the fins 27 can be moved relative to each other. The fins 27 may be fixed so as not to move, and the shelf members 21 to 26 may be rotated. Alternatively, each of the shelf members 21 to 26 and the fins 27 may be rotated at different speeds.

1 Cigarette butt treatment equipment 20 Cylindrical container (container)
21-26 Shelf member 21a1, 22a1, 23a1, 24a1, 25a1, 26a1, 21b1, 22b1, 24b1, 25b1 Projection 21c, 22c, 23c, 24c, 25c, 26c Opening 38 Rotating shaft 39 Pushing member 39a Contact surface 39b Press surface XA1 Cigarette butts

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A container for receiving the cigarette butts from above;
The cigarette butt received in the container is a multi-stage member that lands in stages, and has a predetermined interval in the vertical direction so as to provide an opening through which the cigarette butt falls. A plurality of shelf members arranged as
Each of the plurality of shelf members is provided so as to be movable relative to the shelf member in the surface direction, and the cigarette butt existing on the shelf member is inclined so as to face the upper surface of the shelf member. A pressing member that presses on its own contact surface,
The pressing member is disposed so as to secure a clearance between the bottom of the pressing member and the upper surface of the shelf member through which the cigarette butts pressed by the contact surface pass. The cigarette butts are rolled down underneath and crushed while being dropped from the opening to the lower stage,
Cigarette butt treatment equipment. The gap is smaller than a normal tobacco diameter,
The cigarette butt treatment apparatus according to claim 1. A convex part on which the cigarette butts are caught is formed on the shelf member,
The cigarette butt treatment apparatus according to claim 1 or 2. The convex portion is formed by a convex strip extending in a direction crossing a direction of pushing the cigarette butts,
The cigarette butt treatment apparatus according to claim 3. The pushing member has a pushing surface at the bottom for crushing the cigarette butts wrapped under the pushing member,
The cigarette butt processing apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 4. The pressing surface is parallel to the upper surface of the shelf member,
The cigarette butt treatment apparatus according to claim 5. The pressing surface has irregularities,
The cigarette butt treatment apparatus according to claim 5 or 6. The unevenness of the pressing surface is formed by grooves or ridges extending in a direction intersecting the direction of pressing the cigarette butts,
The cigarette butt treatment apparatus according to claim 7. The contact surface is curved or inclined in the width direction so that at least one of the width directions is a position relatively advanced with respect to the direction in which the cigarette butt is pushed.
The cigarette butt treatment apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 8. A rotation shaft that rotates about the center of the container;
The pushing member has a structure that pushes the cigarette butts on the shelf member with the contact surface by rotating integrally with the rotating shaft with the rotating shaft side as a base end,
The cigarette butt processing apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 9. The abutting surface is arranged so that a tip side away from the rotating shaft is a position relatively advanced with respect to a direction of pushing the cigarette butts compared to a position near the rotating shaft. It is curved or inclined from the position close to the tip,
The cigarette butt treatment apparatus according to claim 10. Each of the plurality of shelf members is provided with three pressing members,
The cigarette butt processing apparatus according to claim 10 or 11. The openings provided in each of the plurality of shelf members are not continuous with each other vertically,
The cigarette butt processing apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 12.

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