JP3008473U - Air transport type butts collection device - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Summary] (Correction) [Purpose] The object is to provide a cigarette butt collection device in a playground or the like that does not fill the store with cigarette smoke, has no odor, and does not require cleaning. [Structure] In a playground or the like where a large number of ashtrays are installed, a suction port 3 is provided in the ashtray 2, and the suction port 3 is communicatively connected to a gas / powder particle separator 7 through an air transfer path. The separator 7 is communicatively connected to a negative pressure source to form a butts recovery device. In addition, an openable damper is installed at the suction port 3. Further, the openable damper keeps a slight gap in the suction port 3 so that the suction port 3 is always in the suction state.

Description

[Detailed description of the device]

[0001]

[Industrial applications]

 The present invention conveys cigarette smoke, cigarette butts, ash, etc. to a separator by an air conveyance method in a place where a large number of ashtrays are installed, such as pachinko parlors, bowling alleys, driving ranges, and various waiting rooms. After separating with a machine, smoke is discharged to the outside, butts and ash are collected in a container inside the separator, and it relates to an air-carrying butts collection device that allows you to enjoy playing in a clean environment. .

[0002]

[Prior art]

 Places where a large number of ashtrays of this kind are installed include pachinko parlors, bowling alleys, golf practice areas, bus terminals, train stations, airports, waiting rooms where smoking of various vehicles such as ships is permitted, as well as department stores and public areas. There are places, etc. where smoking is permitted in facilities. In such a smoking place, conventionally, many ashtrays were simply installed and placed, and when the ashtray became full of cigarette butts, workers individually collected the ashtrays with buckets or the like.

However, simply installing a large number of ashtrays not only causes cigarette smoke to fill the inside of the store or indoors and deteriorates the environment, but also frequently cleans the ashtray, the ashtray area, and the floor frequently every short time. It had to be done and took a lot of effort. In particular, most users at pachinko parlors smoke, and it is the current situation that smoking is not allowed inside the store.Stick up directly after smoking cigarettes or smoke placed in an ashtray. The smoke was filled with smoke, which was not environmentally friendly. Moreover, there is a problem that the smell of nicotine, tar, etc. adheres to clothes and the vicinity of the ashtray due to cigarette smoke.

In order to solve such a problem, conventionally, a passage is provided below the ashtray, an endless conveyor type conveyor is installed in the ashtray, and the butts and the like collected in each ashtray are collected at one place by the conveyor. Some of them are designed to be dropped into a bucket or the like for collection.

[0005]

[Problems to be solved by the device]

 However, in the above-mentioned conventional method in which cigarette butts are collected and collected at one place on a conveyor, the components contained in tobacco such as nicotine and tar are eluted and adhered to the upper surface of the conveyor, and the adhesiveness reduces the conveyer function of the conveyor. However, there was a problem that cigarette butts, ash, etc. blocked the inside of the passage, making it virtually unusable.

[0006] In addition, this cigarette butts collection method does not take any measures against smoke exhaled by a smoker or purple smoke directly rising from cigarettes placed in an ashtray, and the environment inside the store or room is still Poorly, there was the problem that the smell of cigarettes adhered to the clothes and facility equipment of smokers and others, and the ash was scattered around the ashtray.

Further, if a combustible material such as a handkerchief or a chewing gum wrapping paper is accidentally dropped onto the conveyer path of the conveyor, it will be ignited by the cigarette butts of the ignited cigarette that are falling and supplied onto the conveyor, leading to a fire. There was a serious problem of fear.

[0008]

[Means for Solving the Problems]

 SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been improved and removed in view of the above-mentioned problems, and is a device for collecting butts in a playground or the like, which does not fill the store with cigarette smoke, has no odor, and does not require cleaning. Is intended to be provided.

The means of claim 1 adopted by the present invention to solve the above-mentioned problem is to provide a suction port in the ashtray in a playground or the like where a large number of ashtrays are installed, and to convey the suction port by air. It is an air butter type butts recovery device characterized in that it is connected to a separator for separating gas and powders and particulates through a passage, and the separator is connected to a negative pressure source.

The means of claim 2 adopted by the present invention is the air butter type butts recovery device according to claim 1, wherein an openable damper is installed at the suction port.

Further, the means of claim 3 adopted by the present invention is characterized in that the openable damper holds a slight gap and keeps the suction port always in a suction state. It is an air-conveying type butts collection device.

[0012]

[Action]

 According to the first aspect of the present invention, the negative pressure is constantly applied to the suction port of the ashtray to suck the cigarette butts, ash and smoke. The sucked butts and the like are collected in the separator through the air transfer path. Then, the smoke is separated from the ash and the butts, the smoke is discharged to the outside through a negative pressure source, and the ash and the butts are collected in a container such as a tank in the separator.

As described above, since smoke, ash, and cigarette butts are sucked and conveyed by air, separated and collected or discharged to the outside, the smoke does not fill the inside of the store, and the smell of cigarettes causes clothing. It is also environmentally friendly as it does not adhere to the like. Furthermore, since the butts and ash do not scatter around the ashtray, the area around the ashtray can be kept clean, and it is not necessary to collect butts and ash.

Further, in the means of claim 2 of the present invention, an openable damper is formed at the suction port, and the damper is opened widely to open the suction port only when sucking the butts. A nearly uniform negative pressure is generated at the suction port of the ashtray.

Further, in the means of the third aspect of the present invention, the openable damper provided at the suction port holds a small gap so that a small amount of air is constantly sucked. Therefore, even if the smoked cigarette is left in the ashtray, it is possible to prevent the smoke from being filled with smoke by inhaling the purple smoke rising from the cigarette.

[0016]

【Example】

 The structure of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings based on an embodiment in which it is installed in a pachinko parlor. 1 to 4 relate to a first embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 1 is a schematic perspective view showing the whole butts collecting device 1, and FIG. 2 shows the vicinity of the ashtray 2 and the suction port 3. FIG. 3 is a perspective view, FIG. 3 is a vertical cross-sectional view of the ashtray 2 and the suction port 3 during an opening operation, and FIG.

As shown in FIG. 1, in the first embodiment, the ashtray 2 is installed on a counter (not shown) on the front side of each pachinko machine 4 and the suction port 3 of each ashtray 2 is installed. Is connected to an air carrying path 5 made of aluminum alloy through a connecting pipe 6. Then, each air carrier path 5 is connected to a separator 7 that separates gas (air and smoke) and solids (butt and ash) by assembling, and the upper center side of the separator 7 is a vacuum source (suction blower). ) 8 is connected.

The ashtray 2 has an ashtray main body 10 formed with a recess 10a on the outer peripheral surface side of the suction port 3 for holding the sucked tobacco 9 so as not to fall. A damper 11, which is a butterfly type on-off valve, is attached to the suction port 3 via a pivot pin 11a. The damper 11 is normally urged by the spring 12 in the direction of closing the suction port 3. Further, the ashtray main body 10 located around the right and left side surfaces and the rear surface side of the suction port 3 is provided with standing walls 13 surrounding the three directions.

A top cover 15 is rotatably attached to the left and right standing walls 13 via pivot pins 14. The top cover 15 is for opening and closing the damper 11. The top cover 15 has a notch 16 formed in a portion corresponding to above the suction port 3, and a release lever 17 for opening the damper 11 is attached to a portion facing the suction port 3. There is.

The notch 16 is used for sucking a cigarette having a long size as a whole, such as a cigarette having a long filter portion or a cigarette having just started sucking, as shown by a chain line in FIG. The mouth 3 allows the cigarette 9 to be in an upright state by utilizing the cutout portion 16 and enables smooth suction. If this notch 16 is not provided, the long butts interfere with the ceiling surface of the top cover 15 of the suction port 3 and bend, and smooth suction cannot be performed, and the user must push it in by hand. This is because it is not preferable because it will bother the person's hand and make it dirty.

On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 4, the damper 11 of this embodiment has a large size so as to form a slight gap 18 between the damper 11 and the suction port 3 in a non-use state. It is set. The gap 18 may be formed according to the rotation angle of the damper 11. It is also possible to make the damper 11 substantially function as the gap 18 by forming a notch or a through hole in the damper 11.

The separator 7 is a conical air purifier that uses centrifugal force to remove butts, ash, harmful particles of tobacco, etc. from a fluid such as air, and is usually called a cyclone. Has been done. Below the separator 7, a tank 19 that stores water for collecting ash and butts is built in.

The vacuum source 8 uses a suction blower in this embodiment, but a negative pressure may be generated at the suction port 3 of each ashtray 2 by a vacuum suction method based on a vacuum ejector method. However, it is also conceivable that a blower with positive pressure is arranged at the end side of the air carrying path 5 to send air under pressure, but in this air sending system, the butts in the middle of carrying from the suction port 3 of the ashtray 2 on the way are It is impossible to implement because it spurts out.

Furthermore, in this embodiment, as shown in FIG. 1, a plurality of air carrier paths 5 are branched and a plurality of pachinko machines 4 are installed in multiple rows. As shown in FIG. 2, a slide damper 20 for adjusting secondary air is installed at the end of each air carrying path 5.

The slide damper 20 is always held in the open state. By maintaining the open state at all times, a high-speed air flow can be constantly formed in the air transfer path 5. Therefore, even when any one of the suction ports 3 is opened and the cigarette 9 is sucked at any time and at any time, the cigarette 9 is still dropped into the air conveyance path 5 immediately below the suction port 3 where it is sucked. In order to prevent this, the high-speed air stream that is constantly flowing can be instantaneously conveyed to the separator 7.

When a high-speed air flow is not constantly formed in the air conveyance path 5, air is sucked only from the suction port 3 in the open state to form the air flow, which is sucked in. This is because the cigarette butts may collide with the momentum into the air carrying path 5 immediately below the suction port 3 and may be left falling there, which is not preferable.

Next, an operation mode of the cigarette butt collection device 1 configured as described above will be described. When the suction blower 8 and the cyclone 7 are driven, a negative pressure is generated in the air transfer path 5 by the suction blower 8, and air is sucked from the opening of the slide damper 20 provided on the end side of the air transfer path 5, A high-speed air flow is generated in the air carrying path 5. On the other hand, in the suction port 3 of each ashtray 2, as shown in FIG. 4, air is slightly sucked through a slight gap 18 formed between the ashtray 2 and the damper 11.

In such a state, as shown in FIG. 4, when the cigarette 9 being sucked is placed in the recess 10a of the ashtray main body 10, the purple smoke and ash generated from the cigarette 9 and the smoke emitted from the player's mouth. Part of the smoke is sucked into the air transfer path 5 through the gap 18. Then, the separator 7 separates the particles contained in the ash and smoke from the gas (smoke and air), collects the particles contained in the ash and smoke in the lower tank 19, and collects the gas through a filter (not shown). It is discharged as it is to the outside.

Therefore, the smoke of the cigarettes 9 does not fill the store and is not filled, and it is possible to enjoy playing pachinko under a clean environment. Moreover, the smell of cigarettes does not adhere to clothes, the pachinko machine 4, and other auxiliary equipment and facilities.

The pachinko player who has finished smoking the cigarette 9 opens the damper 11 through the opening lever 17 by pushing down the top cover 15 as shown in FIG. 3 (in FIG. 3, the pivot pin 11a is centered). And move it in the counterclockwise direction) to open the suction port 3. As a result, a large negative pressure is generated in the suction port 3 by the suction blower 8 and the surrounding air is sucked, and along with this, the cigarette butt and ash of the cigarette 9 placed in the recess 10a of the ashtray body 10 and the player's ash. The smoke exhaled from the mouth is sucked.

The butts, ash, and smoke sucked from the suction port 3 fall into the air carrying path 5 through the connecting pipe 6, and are separated in the air carrying path 5 by the air flow constantly flowing at high speed. Transported to machine 7. Normally, the time for transporting the butts from the suction port 3 to the separator 7 is about 1 second even in the case of the furthest suction port 3 in a store in which 352 pachinko machines 4 are installed, and is carried out in an instant. .

Then, in the separator 7, the butts, their ash, and the smoke particle components are pressed against the conical separation tank by the centrifugal separation action, and gradually fall down to be collected in the lower tank 19. . The fire igniting the butts will be extinguished by the wind pressure when it is pressed against the separation tank, so there is no risk of fire. However, in this embodiment, water is stored in the tank 19 for the sake of safety, and when the butts are contained in the tank 19, the source of the fire is completely lost.

On the other hand, the smoke-containing air component sucked into the separator 7 is sucked from the center of the upper portion of the separator 7 by the suction blower 8, purified by a filter (not shown), and then exhausted to the outside. It

As described above, in the butts collecting apparatus 1 of the present embodiment, the purple smoke rising from the sucking tabako 9 placed on the ashtray 2, the smoke exhaled by the user, the ash, and the butts after sucking are conveyed by air. They are collected in the separator 7 according to the method. Then, the gas components of smoke and air and the solid components of particles, ash, and butts contained in the smoke are separated, the solid components are collected in the tank 19, the gas components are passed through the filter, and then discharged to the outside. There is.

Therefore, the smoke of the cigarette 9 does not fill the inside of the pachinko parlor, so that not only can the pachinko play be enjoyed comfortably in a clean environment, but the smell of the cigarette 9 does not adhere to clothes or the like. Further, since the ash and the butts of each ashtray 2 are also conveyed by air, cleaning of the ashtray 2 and its surroundings and work of collecting the butts are not necessary, which is extremely convenient.

FIGS. 5 to 7 relate to second to fourth embodiments showing modifications of the damper 11 of the first embodiment. The damper 21 of the second embodiment shown in FIGS. 5 (a) and 5 (b) has split pieces 21a and 21b in the shape of a washbasin, and the ashtray main body 22 has pivot pins 23a and It is rotatably pivoted through 23b. Two arms 24a and 24b are integrally connected to the pivot pins 23a and 23b, and an opening lever 26 for opening and closing operation is connected to a joint portion of both arms 24a and 24b via a connecting pin 25. Has been done. The opening lever 26 is integrally attached to the lower surface side of the top cover 15 as in the case of the first embodiment, for example.

Therefore, when the top cover 15 is pushed down, the connecting portion of the arms 24a and 24b is lowered via the opening lever 26, and as a result, the split pieces 21a and 21b are pivoted as shown in FIG. The opening operation is performed around the pins 23a and 23b. That is, the suction port 3 is opened. Air transfer of smoke, ash, butts, etc. accompanying the opening / closing operation of the damper is the same as in the case of the first embodiment described above, and a description thereof is omitted here.

In the damper 27 of the third embodiment shown in FIG. 6, a slide plate 29 is provided on the ashtray main body 28, and the suction port 3 is opened / closed by the slide plate 29. The damper 30 of the fourth embodiment shown in FIG. 7 is a hinge type butterfly valve which is composed of a movable valve 31 and a fixed valve 32 and which is adapted to open and close the suction port 3. . The basic operation effect of the damper is the same as that of the first embodiment described above.

By the way, the present invention is not limited to the above-mentioned embodiments, and appropriate modifications can be made. For example, the number of pachinko machines 4 installed is arbitrary by increasing the air conveyance path 5 in a branching manner. Further, it is not always necessary to provide the damper 11 at the suction port 3 of the ashtray 2.

However, when the damper 11 is omitted, there is a problem that the negative pressure generated in the suction port 3 becomes smaller as the distance from the suction blower 8 increases, and a problem that air suction noise is constantly generated. Therefore, it cannot be said that it is a preferable use mode.

In order to solve this, it is conceivable to provide an air flow direction plate at a predetermined position in the air conveyance path 5 for uniformly adjusting the negative pressure generated in each suction port 3. In this case, However, since the wind direction plate narrows the effective passage area in the air conveying passage 5, there is a risk that it may cause clogging, so it cannot be said to be a preferable use mode.

Further, the damper 11 may be one that naturally detects the heat of the cigarette 9 by using a shape memory alloy or the like and opens naturally, and a timer is a solenoid valve type at regular intervals. It may be opened and closed.

Furthermore, a guide 34 for a butter may be provided at the center of the lower surface of the top cover 15, as shown by the chain line in FIG. For example, when extremely short butts are sucked from the state where the butts are placed in the recess 10a of the ashtray body 10, the guide 34 just goes straight in the posture when the butts are transferred to the standing wall 13 on the rear surface side. Since it is possible that the vehicle may collide and stay here, this is to prevent it. In other words, this is to ensure that even the short butts are sucked into the suction port 3. The material of the guide 34 may be a band-shaped material having elasticity and flame-retardant or non-combustible.

[0044]

[Effect of device]

 As described above, in the means of claim 1 of the present invention, a negative pressure is generated at the suction port of the ashtray to suck the cigarette butts, ash and smoke, and collect them in the separator by the air transfer method. Here, the gaseous components of smoke and air and the solid components of ash and butts are separated, the gaseous components of smoke and air are discharged to the outside through a negative pressure source, and the solid components of ash and butts are sent to the tank in the separator. Be recovered.

Therefore, the inside of the store and the room are not filled with smoke, and the smell of cigarette does not adhere to clothes or the like. In addition, butts, ash, etc. do not scatter around the ashtray, the ashtray area can be kept clean, and the work of collecting butts, ash, etc. can be omitted.

Further, in the means of claim 2 of the present invention, an openable damper is formed at the suction port, and the damper is opened widely to open the suction port only when sucking the butts. A nearly uniform negative pressure is generated at the suction port of the ashtray. By forming an open-close type damper, it is possible to reduce the sound of air intake.

Further, in the means of the third aspect of the present invention, the openable damper provided at the suction port holds a small gap and constantly sucks a small amount of air. Therefore, even if the smoked cigarette is left in the ashtray, the purple smoke and ash rising from the cigarette can be sucked, and the smoke can be prevented from being filled in the store.

Furthermore, since the technology of the present invention is an air transfer method and transfers butts, ash, smoke, etc. in a non-contact type, there are less failures and a reliable operation as compared with the conventional conveyor transfer method. is there.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a schematic perspective view showing an entire butts collecting device according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing a peripheral portion of an ashtray according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a vertical cross-sectional view of the ashtray according to the first embodiment of the present invention when the ashtray is opened.

FIG. 4 is a vertical cross-sectional view of the ashtray according to the first embodiment of the present invention when the ashtray is closed.

5A and 5B show a damper mechanism for an ashtray according to a second embodiment of the present invention, wherein FIG. 5A is a partial cross-sectional side view showing a closing operation, and FIG. 5B shows an opening operation. It is a partial cross-sectional side view.

FIG. 6 is a vertical sectional view showing a damper mechanism of an ashtray according to a third embodiment of the present invention.

7A and 7B show a damper mechanism of an ashtray according to a fourth embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 7A is a plan view showing a two-split butterfly valve, and FIG. 7B is a diagram showing the entire damper mechanism. FIG.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 ... Butt collection device 2 ... Ashtray 3 ... Suction port 4 ... Pachinko stand 5 ... Air transport path 7 ... Separator 8 ... Vacuum source 9 ... Tobacco 10 ... Ashtray body 11 ... Damper 15 ... Top cover 17 ... Lever 18 ... Gap 19 …tank

Continuation of front page (51) Int.Cl. ⁶ Identification number Office reference number FI technical display location F24F 7/00 A

Claims (3)

[Scope of utility model registration request] 1. At a playground or the like where many ashtrays are installed,
An air carrier characterized in that the ashtray is provided with a suction port, the suction port is connected to a separator for gas and powders through an air conveying path, and the separator is connected to a negative pressure source. Type cigarette butts collection device. 2. The air butter type butt collection device according to claim 1, wherein an openable damper is installed at the suction port. 3. An air-conveyor-type butts collecting device according to claim 2, wherein the openable damper holds a slight gap and keeps the suction port always in a suction state.