JP2019208445A - Cleaning device for heated tobacco smoking article - Google Patents

Abstract

To provide a cleaning device for a heated tobacco smoking article which can surely clean dirt adhered to an outer circumferential surface and an inner circumferential surface of a cylindrical part of a heated tobacco smoking article, and surface of a heating element, and which does not require a consumable supply such as a gas cylinder.SOLUTION: The cleaning device for a heated tobacco smoking article comprises: a case body 10 comprising an insertion hole 13 into which a cylindrical part 2 on a distal end of the heating type cigarette smoking tool is inserted; a rotor 15 journaled by a bottom part of the case body; and a brush cup 23 mounted on a top surface of the rotor 15 through a magnet clutch 21. The brush cup 23 comprises an outer brush 24 and an inner brush 25 cleaning an outer circumferential surface and an inner circumferential surface of the cylindrical part 2 of the inserted heated tobacco smoking article, respectively.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 3

Description

  The present invention relates to a cleaning device for a heated cigarette smoking tool.

  Unlike ordinary cigarettes, heated cigarettes do not generate underflow smoke or odor, and are therefore popular in Japan. There are various types of heated cigarette smokers used for this purpose, but a typical one has a cylindrical part for inserting a heated cigarette at the tip, and the tip of the cylindrical part has a sharp tip. A rod-shaped heating element is provided. When a heating type cigarette is inserted into the cylindrical part, a heating element is stuck in the central part, and the heating type cigarette is heated to generate an aerosol.

  When this heated cigarette smoking tool is used repeatedly, it is inevitable that residue will gradually accumulate on the outer peripheral surface and inner peripheral surface of the cylindrical portion, the surface of the heating element, etc., and become dirty and adhere. . The outer peripheral surface of the cylindrical portion can be cleaned by the user, but if it is rubbed strongly, the cylindrical portion may be deformed by an external force. Further, a rod-like heating element is provided inside the cylindrical portion, and it is not easy to remove the dirt on the inner peripheral surface.

  Therefore, a cleaning device disclosed in Patent Document 1 has been proposed. This cleaning device has a structure in which a heating cigarette smoking tool is set in a cleaning tool body, an inert gas is sprayed from a gas cylinder attached to the cleaning tool body, and deposits are blown away. However, this cleaning device requires a gas cylinder, and there is a problem that a gas cylinder, which is a consumable item, must be purchased again after being used many times. In addition, since the cleaning is performed by gas injection, there is a problem that the firmly adhered dirt cannot be removed sufficiently. Furthermore, there is a problem that dirt discharged from the inside to the outside of the cylindrical portion by the gas is not cleaned.

  In addition, Patent Document 2 proposes a structure in which the wiper is moved by the injected gas to remove the dirt on the inner peripheral surface of the cylindrical portion. However, this cleaning device also requires gas and has a problem that only a part can be cleaned with a wiper.

Japanese Patent No. 6261803 JP 2017-185488 A

  Accordingly, the object of the present invention is to solve the above-mentioned conventional problems, and to reliably clean the dirt adhering to the outer peripheral surface and inner peripheral surface of the cylindrical portion of the heating type cigarette smoking tool, and to exhaustion like a gas cylinder. It is providing the cleaning apparatus of the heating-type tobacco smoking tool which does not require goods.

  A cleaning device for a heated cigarette smoking tool according to the present invention made to solve the above problems includes a hollow case body, a rotating body pivotally supported inside the case body, and a top surface of the rotating body. A cylindrical brush cup that rotates together with the rotating body, and a magnetic clutch interposed between the rotating body and the bottom surface of the brush cup. An insertion opening into which the cylindrical portion at the tip of the cylindrical portion is inserted is formed, and the brush cup comes into contact with the outer peripheral surface of the cylindrical portion inserted from the insertion port and cleans from the outer brush. An inner brush for cleaning in contact with the inner peripheral surface of the inserted cylindrical portion is provided.

  In a preferred embodiment, the magnet clutch detachably supports the brush cup with respect to the rotating body. Moreover, the said cover plate is detachable with respect to the said case main body, and is provided with the annular groove into which the upper end surface of the said brush cup is inserted in the back surface of the said insertion port. In addition, a motor for driving the rotating body can be arranged inside the case body, but the driving method of the rotating body is not limited to this, and a structure for manually rotating the case is adopted. You can also.

  The cleaning device for a heated cigarette smoking tool according to the present invention has a brush cup mounted on the upper surface of a rotating body via a magnet clutch, and an outer brush and an inner brush provided on the brush cup provide a heating cigarette smoking tool. This structure mechanically removes dirt adhering to the cylindrical portion at the tip. For this reason, the user simply inserts the tip of the heating cigarette smoking tool from the insertion port formed in the cover plate of the case body, and simply rotates the rotating body by a motor or manually, so that the cylinder of the heating cigarette smoking tool can be used. The dirt adhering to the outer peripheral surface and inner peripheral surface of the part can be reliably cleaned.

  Moreover, since the cleaning device for the heated cigarette smoking tool of the present invention has the brush cup mounted on the upper surface of the rotating body via the magnet clutch, the brush cup can be separated from the rotating body in the unlikely event that an unreasonable force is applied. It does not damage heated cigarette smokers.

  In particular, as shown in the embodiment, if the outer brush and the inner brush are made of a coil spring, the coil spring is bent, so that an excessive force is not applied to the heating cigarette smoking tool.

  Also, if the brush cup is detachable, the brush cup with dirt can be washed.

  Furthermore, the cleaning device for a heated cigarette smoking tool according to the present invention can rotate a rotating body with a motor or manually rotate, and unlike a conventional gas cylinder type cleaning device, requires a consumable item. There is no advantage.

It is a fragmentary sectional view of a heating type tobacco smoking tool. It is a center longitudinal cross-sectional view which shows the 1st Embodiment of this invention. It is a center longitudinal cross-sectional view which shows the use condition of the 1st Embodiment of this invention. It is a center longitudinal cross-sectional view which shows the use condition of the 2nd Embodiment of this invention. It is a center longitudinal cross-sectional view which shows the use condition of the 3rd Embodiment of this invention. It is a center longitudinal cross-sectional view which shows the use condition of the 4th Embodiment of this invention.

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.
FIG. 1 is a partial cross-sectional view of a heating type cigarette smoking device according to an embodiment, wherein 1 is a main body, 2 is a cylindrical portion provided at the tip thereof, and 3 is a heating element disposed at the center of the cylindrical portion. An electric heating element is accommodated in the heating element 3 and generates heat when energized from a battery built in the main body 1. As described above, the heating cigarette is inserted into the cylindrical portion 2 and heated by the heating element 3 to generate aerosol.

  FIG. 2 and FIG. 3 are central longitudinal cross-sectional views of the heating type tobacco smoking implement cleaning device of the first embodiment. In these figures, 10 is a cylindrical and hollow case body, 11 is its bottom plate, and 12 is its cover plate. In the center of the cover plate 12, an insertion port 13 into which the cylindrical portion 2 at the tip of the heated cigarette smoking tool is inserted is formed. A portion of the insertion port 13 is recessed, and a rotation suppression rubber 14 is disposed therein. This is a member for holding friction so that the heated cigarette smoking device inserted into the insertion port 13 does not rotate. The inner diameter of the rotation suppression rubber 14 is preferably slightly smaller than the outer diameter of the main body 1 of the heated cigarette smoking tool. The rotation restraining rubber 14 is preferably slightly tapered as shown.

  A rotating body 15 is pivotally supported at the bottom of the case body 10. In this embodiment, the rotator 15 is a spur gear rotatably supported by a shaft 16 at the center of the bottom plate 11. A motor 17 is disposed inside the case body 10, and the rotating body 15 is rotated when a gear 19 fixed to the output shaft 18 meshes with the teeth 20 on the outer periphery of the rotating body 15. The power source may be a battery, but it is preferable to use it by inserting a plug into a household outlet. The motor 17 is turned on and off by a switch (not shown). The rotating shaft of the rotating body 15 is set to be coaxial with the insertion port 13 described above.

  A cylindrical brush cup 22 is mounted on the upper surface of the rotating body 15 via a magnet clutch 21. The brush cup 22 is a bottomed cylindrical body, and a magnetized piece 23 is embedded in the bottom of the brush cup 22 so as to correspond to the magnet clutch 21. Therefore, when the rotating body 15 is rotated, the brush cup 22 is also rotated. However, when an excessive force is applied between the brush cup 22 and the rotating body 15, the magnet clutch 21 is disengaged.

  An outer brush 24 and an inner brush 25 are provided inside the brush cup 22. In this embodiment, these are all made of coil springs, the lower end of the outer brush 24 is fixed to the bottom surface of the brush cup 22, and the lower end of the inner brush 25 is fixed to the protrusion 26 at the center of the bottom of the brush cup 22. Has been.

  The outer brush 24 is larger in diameter than the inner brush 25, and is for cleaning the outer brush 24 in contact with the outer periphery of the cylindrical portion 2 at the tip of the heating cigarette smoking tool. The inner brush 25 is for cleaning the inner peripheral surface of the cylindrical portion 2 of the heating cigarette smoking tool, and has a smaller diameter than the inner diameter of the cylindrical portion 2. If the inner brush 25 is replaced with one having a smaller diameter, it is possible to clean the outer peripheral surface of the heating element 3 of the heating cigarette smoking tool.

  In this embodiment, the upper end of the cylindrical brush cup 22 is fitted in an annular groove 27 protruding from the lower side of the insertion port 13 of the cover plate 12 to prevent shaking during rotation.

  In order to use the heating tobacco smoking tool cleaning device of the present invention configured as described above, as shown in FIG. 3, the heating tobacco smoking tool is inserted from the insertion opening 13 formed in the cover plate 12 of the case body 10. The tip of the main body 1 is inserted, and the main body 1 is held in the state where the rotation 14 is supported by the rubber 14. At this time, the cylindrical portion 2 is inserted between the outer brush 24 and the inner brush 25.

  If the motor 17 is energized in this state to rotate the rotating body 15 and the brush cup 22, the outer brush 24 and the inner brush 25 are in contact with the outer peripheral surface and the inner peripheral surface of the cylindrical portion 2 of the heating cigarette smoking tool. It rotates and the cylindrical part 2 can be cleaned. Since the cleaning is performed by rotational movement, the cylindrical portion 2 is not deformed. In addition, since the coil spring is bent, an excessive force is not applied to the heating cigarette smoking device.

  Since the brush cup 22 is mounted on the rotating body 15 by the magnet clutch 21, if the outer brush 24 or the inner brush 25 receives an excessive force due to some trouble, the magnet clutch 21 acts on the rotating body 15. And the rotation of the brush cup 22 is stopped. For this reason, the danger that the cylindrical part 2 of a heating-type tobacco smoking tool will be damaged can be prevented. In addition to this, it is further safer if the motor 17 is stopped by detecting the load current of the motor 17.

  When cleaning is repeated, dirt adheres to the outer brush 24 and the inner brush 25, and deposits scraped off from the cylindrical portion 2 accumulate inside the brush cup 22. In such a case, if the lid plate 12 of the case main body 10 is opened and the brush cup 22 is pulled up strongly, it can be removed from the rotating body 15, so that it can be taken out and cleaned.

  In the first embodiment described above, the rotating body 15 is rotated as a spur gear by meshing with the gear 19 fixed to the output shaft 18 of the motor 17, but as in the second embodiment shown in FIG. The rotating body 15 can be driven as a pulley by a belt 29 spanned between a driving pulley 28 fixed to the output shaft 18 of the motor 17. It is also possible to drive the chain using a pulley as a sprocket.

  Further, as in the third embodiment shown in FIG. 5, a structure in which the motor 17 is attached to the bottom of the case main body 10 and the rotating body 15 is directly attached to the output shaft 18 can be adopted. In this case, the rotating body 15 can be a simple disk.

  Further, as in the fourth embodiment shown in FIG. 6, the rotating body 15 is rotatably attached by passing through the bottom of the case body 10, and the gripping portion 30 is formed at the lower portion thereof, so that the rotating body 15 is manually rotated. It can also be set as a structure. With this structure, the motor 17 is not necessary, and the manufacturing cost can be reduced along with the reduction in size and weight, so that it can be provided at a low cost.

  As described above, various structures can be used as the driving means of the rotating body 15. In each of the above-described embodiments, the outer brush 24 and the inner brush 25 are coil springs. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and brushes of other shapes can be used.

  As described above, according to the present invention, dirt attached to the outer peripheral surface and inner peripheral surface of the cylindrical portion 2 of the heated cigarette smoking tool can be reliably cleaned. Moreover, unlike the conventional gas jet type cleaning tool, there is an advantage that a consumable such as a gas cylinder is not required.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Main body of heating type tobacco smoking tool 2 Cylindrical part 3 Heat generating body 10 Case main body 11 Bottom plate 12 Cover plate 13 Insertion port 14 Rotation suppression rubber 15 Rotating body 16 Shaft 17 Motor 18 Output shaft 19 Gear 20 Teeth 21 Magnet clutch 22 Brush cup 23 Magnetized piece 24 Outer brush 25 Inner brush 26 Protrusion 27 Annular groove 28 Drive pulley 29 Belt 30 Grip portion

Claims (3)

A hollow case body, a rotating body pivotally supported inside the case body, a cylindrical brush cup supported on the upper surface of the rotating body and rotating together with the rotating body, and a bottom surface of the rotating body and the brush cup And a magnetic clutch interposed between
The lid of the case body is formed with an insertion port into which the cylindrical portion at the tip of the heating cigarette smoking tool is inserted,
The brush cup includes an outer brush that contacts and cleans the outer peripheral surface of the cylindrical portion inserted from the insertion port, and an inner member that contacts and cleans the inner peripheral surface of the cylindrical portion inserted from the insertion port. A cleaning device for a heated cigarette smoking tool, characterized by comprising a brush.   The cleaning device for a heating type cigarette smoking tool according to claim 1, wherein the magnet clutch supports the brush cup so as to be detachable from the rotating body.   The said cover plate is detachable with respect to the said case main body, The back surface of the said insertion port is provided with the annular groove into which the upper end surface of the said brush cup is inserted, The Claim 1 characterized by the above-mentioned. Cleaning device for heated cigarette smoking tools.

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