JP2024039222A - Cigarette removal device and cigarette remover - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a cigarette removal device and a cigarette remover that can readily remove a cigarette clogged inside a cigarette storage device such as a non-combustion type suction device.

SOLUTION: A cigarette remover for removing a cigarette stored in a cigarette storage device includes a rod-like member of which tip is inflected, where an inflected angle is smaller than 90 degrees. The rod-like member is configured to become thin gradually as proceeding to an outermost end thereof. A cigarette removal device includes: a cigarette remover; and a handle member connected to the cigarette remover, where the handle member is configured to be capable of storing the rod-like member inside thereof.

SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

COPYRIGHT: (C)2024,JPO&INPIT

Description

The present invention relates to a cigarette removing device and a cigarette removing tool.

As background technology in this technical field, there is Japanese Patent Application Publication No. 2022-89594 (Patent Document 1). This publication describes a non-combustion type inhaler that heats cigarettes stored and held in a storage section.

Japanese Patent Application Publication No. 2022-89594

There was a possibility that a cigarette stuck inside the non-combustible inhaler could not be easily removed.

In order to solve the above problems, for example, the configurations described in the claims are adopted. This application includes multiple means to solve the above problems, but to give one example:
A cigarette removal tool for removing cigarettes housed in a cigarette container,
It includes a rod-shaped member whose tip is bent,
the angle of refraction is less than 90 degrees;
Cigarette remover.

The rod-shaped member is configured to gradually become thinner toward the outermost end.
Cigarette remover.

a cigarette remover,
a handle member connected to the cigarette remover,
The hand-held member is configured to be able to accommodate the rod-shaped member therein,
Cigarette removal device.

According to the present invention, cigarettes stuck inside a cigarette container such as a non-combustion type suction device can be easily removed.
Problems, configurations, and effects other than those described above will be made clear by the following description of the embodiments.

It is a schematic diagram of a cigarette removal device (when in use). FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram of a cigarette removal device (during storage). FIG. 1 is a first diagram illustrating the operation of the cigarette removing device. FIG. 2 is a second diagram illustrating the operation of the cigarette removing device. FIG. 3 is a third diagram illustrating the operation of the cigarette removing device. FIG. 3 is a front view of the cigarette remover. FIG. 3 is a top view of the cigarette remover. FIG. 3 is a bottom view of the cigarette remover. FIG. 3 is a right side view of the cigarette remover. FIG. 3 is a left side view of the cigarette remover.

An example (embodiment) of a cigarette removing device will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 and 2. FIG.
The cigarette removing device 1 is a device for removing cigarettes contained in a cigarette container. The cigarette holder is, for example, a non-combustion type inhaler (for example, Patent Document 1) that heats the cigarette after storing the cigarette in the accommodating part.
The cigarette removing device 1 includes a rod-shaped member 2 and a hand-held member 3.

The rod-shaped member 2 has a tip portion 2A and a linear portion 2B.
As shown in FIG. 1, the tip 2A of the rod-shaped member 2 is bent. The angle of refraction is less than 90 degrees.
A linearly extending portion of the rod-shaped member 2 other than the tip portion 2A is referred to as a linear portion 2B.

The bent portion of the tip portion 2A is referred to as a bent portion 2A1, and the endmost portion is referred to as an endmost portion 2A2.
The "angle of refraction" means the angle formed by the first straight line along the linear portion 2B and the second straight line connecting the refracted portion 2A1 and the outermost end 2A2.
In other words, "the angle of refraction is smaller than 90 degrees" means that the endmost portion 2A2 is located inside the refraction portion 2A1. In addition, the "inside" of the rod-shaped member 2 means the side where the hand-held member 3 mentioned later is located, and the "outside" means the side opposite to the side where the hand-held member 3 is located.

The rod-shaped member 2 is configured to become gradually thinner toward the outermost end 2A2. That is, the bent portion 2A1 at the tip portion 2A is thinner than the straight portion 2B. Further, the endmost portion 2A2 is thinner than the bent portion 2A1 at the tip portion 2A. That is, the outermost end 2A2 is the thinnest.

The rod-shaped member 2 may be made of a material having a certain rigidity and heat resistance, and may be made of metal, particularly stainless steel.

The hand-held member 3 is a member connected to the rod-shaped member 2.
Although the hand-held member 3 and the rod-shaped member 2 are connected by screwing in this embodiment, they may be connected by other configurations.
A person (user) using the cigarette removing device 1 can hold the hand-held member 3.

The hand-held member 3 is configured to be able to accommodate the rod-shaped member 2 therein. When the cigarette removing device 1 is not used for storage, the rod-shaped member 2 can be stored inside the hand-held member 3. That is, the hand-held member 3 has a space inside thereof for accommodating the rod-shaped member 2 .
FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram of the cigarette removing device 1 in a state (during storage) in which the rod-shaped member 2 is housed inside the hand-held member 3.

The operation of the cigarette removing device 1 will be explained with reference to FIGS. 3 to 5.
In FIG. 3, a cigarette container B in which cigarettes A are stored is illustrated. In the cigarette container B (for example, the above-mentioned non-combustion type inhaler), when the cigarette A is normally stored in the non-combustion type aspirator, a part of the cigarette A protrudes from the non-combustion type inhaler. It is configured as follows. However, for some reason, as shown in FIG. 3, the protruding portion of cigarette A may be damaged. In this case, the cigarette A cannot be easily removed from the cigarette container B.

Therefore, by using the cigarette removing device 1, the user can easily remove the cigarette A from the cigarette container B.
As shown in FIG. 4, the user can push the tip 2A of the rod-shaped member 2 of the cigarette removing device 1 to the extent that the end 2A2 of the tip 2A enters the inside of the cigarette A. can.
As illustrated in FIG. 5, the user can then remove the cigarette A caught in the outermost end 2A2 from the cigarette container B by pulling up the cigarette removal device 1.

In this embodiment, the bent portion 2A1 of the tip portion 2A of the cigarette removing device 1 is bent so that there are no corners (to form a curved surface).
The surface of the outer region of the bending portion 2A1 of the tip portion 2A may have a finer surface roughness (ten-point average roughness) than the surface of the inner region. With this configuration, the surface of the outer region of the bending portion 2A1 is less likely to be caught on the cigarette A, so that the tip portion 2A can be pushed into the inside of the cigarette A more smoothly. In other words, the surface of the inner region of the bending portion 2A1 of the tip portion 2A may have a rougher surface roughness (ten-point average roughness) than the surface of the outer region. With this configuration, the surface of the inner region of the bending portion 2A1 is easily caught on the cigarette A, so that the cigarette A can be removed from the cigarette container B more reliably.

In another embodiment, the bent portion 2A1 of the tip portion 2A of the cigarette removing device 1 may be bent to have an angle.

6 to 10 are design drawings of the cigarette remover.
The cigarette remover includes only the rod-shaped member 2 in the cigarette remover 1 described above. Even if only the rod-shaped member 2 (cigarette remover) is used, cigarettes can be removed from the cigarette container.

FIG. 6 is a front view of the cigarette remover. Although the rear view is not shown, it appears symmetrical to the front view.
FIG. 7 is a top view of the cigarette remover.
FIG. 8 is a bottom view of the cigarette remover.
FIG. 9 is a right side view of the cigarette remover.
FIG. 10 is a left side view of the cigarette remover.

Although the present invention has been described in detail above, the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments, and various changes and improvements can be made without departing from the gist of the present invention.

1: Cigarette removal device 2: Rod-shaped member (cigarette removal tool)
2A: Tip portion 2A1: Bent portion 2A2: End portion 2B: Straight portion 3: Handheld member A: Cigarette B: Cigarette container

Claims (3)

A cigarette removal tool for removing cigarettes housed in a cigarette container,
It includes a rod-shaped member whose tip is bent,
the angle of refraction is less than 90 degrees;
Cigarette remover. The rod-shaped member is configured to gradually become thinner toward the outermost end.
The cigarette remover according to claim 1. A cigarette remover according to claim 1 or 2;
a handle member connected to the cigarette remover,
The hand-held member is configured to be able to accommodate the rod-shaped member therein,
Cigarette removal device.