JP5140830B2 - Cigarette butts processing equipment - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a cigarette butt treatment apparatus.

Conventionally, the techniques described in Permissible Literatures 1 to 4 are known as techniques for collecting cigarette butts in gaming machines such as pachinko machines. The technologies described in these patent documents include a cigarette ashtray for each gaming machine at a common counter of gaming machines, a transport device disposed along the lower part of the counter, a recovery box provided at the end of the transport device on the feeding side, Collect the cigarette butts that are dropped from. The conveying apparatus of patent document 1 provides the groove | channel filled with fire extinguishing water in the middle of the conveyance path | route, and extinguishes the fire kind of a cigarette butts by letting it pass therethrough. Further, in Patent Documents 2 to 4, the recovery box is filled with fire extinguishing water and dropped into the recovery box so that the cigarette butts are completely extinguished.
JP-A-2005-130714 Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 10-323451 JP-A-9-285629 JP-A-8-10437

  However, in the techniques described in the above Patent Documents 1 to 4, since fire extinguishing water is used to extinguish the cigarette butts, the problem is that a large amount of waste liquid contaminated with harmful substances is generated. there were. For example, the amount of waste liquid often exceeds 100 liters every day for each store, and when waste liquid generated when cleaning the collection box is included, there is a problem that waste liquid of 200 liters or more is generated every day. If it is drained to the sewage or septic tank together with the butts, it will cause pollution of the natural environment by filters of butts formed of a kind of plastic such as cellulose acetate and chemical conversion polymer, or bacteria for septic tanks will be killed. There was a problem. Moreover, when handling the collection box, the surrounding sanitary environment may be deteriorated due to an unpleasant odor emitted from the collected waste liquid, and careful handling is required for the treatment.

  It is also possible to separate the waste liquid and the butts and collect the butts side as trash. However, the butt contains a lot of moisture, so the weight of the trash increases and the handling is extremely inconvenient. There was also a problem. In addition, depending on the region, there is a case where moist garbage cannot be treated as combustible waste, and there is a problem that this type of butts must be specially collected.

  The present invention has been made paying attention to the above technical problem, and does not extinguish the fire type by putting fire-extinguishing water on the cigarette butts to separate the fire types from the cigarette butts to naturally extinguish both. Thus, an object of the present invention is to provide a cigarette butt treatment apparatus suitable for environmental protection, which can eliminate the generation of waste liquid containing harmful components and efficiently recover the cigarette butt and thus the filter contained in the butt butt. Another object of the present invention is to make it possible to manufacture the cigarette butt treatment device at a low cost.

  The above object is achieved by the following means (1) to (12).

(1) A cylindrical container formed by combining a pair of half-cylinder pieces having a semicircular cross section and a single piece formed in the half-cylinder piece of the cylindrical container at predetermined intervals in the vertical direction. and the shelf members in a plurality of stages, wherein formed on the upper surface of the shelf member, the convex portion and Ru extending in coupling direction of the pair of the semi-cylindrical pieces, in a pair of the state where the semicylindrical pieces are combined, the respective stages an opening formed in the shelf member, relatively movable provided for each of said shelf member, by extruding cigarette butts that have been dropped on the shelf member in the surface direction of the shelf member of the lower from the opening An extrusion means for dropping onto the shelf member, and a recovery member disposed below the lowest shelf member, and the cigarette is moved in order from the upper stage to the lower shelf member through the openings of the respective stages. The butts of the buttocks engage with the projections and remain on the shelf member, so that Cigarette end processor of tobacco, characterized in the that the.

  With this configuration, the cigarette butt that has moved the upper shelf member falls and is received from the opening to the lower shelf member, and the pushing means on the shelf member moves the cigarette butt while pushing it out. Then, it is dropped from the opening to the next lower shelf member. In such a process of moving, dropping from the opening, moving by being received by the lower shelf member, and dropping from the opening, etc. in order, it comes into frictional contact with the shelf member. The fire type can be reliably separated and extinguished. In particular, since the convex portion is formed on the upper surface of the shelf member, the fire type comes into contact with the convex portion and remains on the shelf member to be naturally digested. As a result, the cigarette butts completely extinguished can be collected by sucking them using a vacuum cleaner or the like. In this way, it is not necessary to carry a waste liquid that emits a foul odor mixed with cigarette butts that are cloudy in black as in the prior art, and it is possible to effectively prevent environmental pollution caused by discarding the cigarettes together with the waste liquid to the sewer. . Moreover, since it becomes unnecessary to use fire-extinguishing water, the collection work burden is reduced.

Moreover, in this structure, a convex part is extended and formed in the engagement direction (namely, opposing direction) of a half cylinder piece. Therefore, when the half cylinder piece and the shelf member are integrally molded with the mold by the mold, when the mold piece on the shelf member side (the inner peripheral side of the half cylinder piece) is formed, the extending direction of the convex portion It becomes possible to take out easily along. As a result, this cylindrical container can be manufactured very easily.

  The cylindrical container is formed of a cylindrical member having a circular cross section, and the opening is formed along the inner peripheral wall of the cylindrical member by cutting the shelf member into a fan shape by a predetermined central angle. It is preferred that If it does in this way, it will become possible to ensure a movement distance efficiently by a small space by moving tobacco away in the circumferential direction, and it will become possible to reduce in size.

(2) the between the shelf member and the extrusion means, above, wherein the ash of the cigarette to form a possible residual gap (1) Symbol mounting butts processor tobacco.

  If comprised in this way, even if the main body side and ash of a tobacco will separate in the movement process on a shelf member, the probability that a main body and ash will move and fall simultaneously will be reduced. That is, by securing a time difference in the movement of the cigarette main body and the ash that becomes the fire type, the cigarette main body side from which the ash is separated is automatically collected by the collecting member preferentially while gradually extinguishing the fire. Then, the ash and fire type remaining on the shelf member naturally extinguish because they have almost no ability to burn themselves, and fall as if pushed out by the cigarette body that falls next. As a result, the cigarette body and the ash are separated and spontaneously extinguished separately, so that it is possible to prevent the cigarette butts from smoldering again in the collecting member and generating smoke.

(3) The cigarette butt treatment apparatus according to (1) or (2 ), wherein the half cylinder piece and the shelf member are integrally formed of resin.

(4) The push-out means is provided with a rotating shaft that rotates substantially at the center of the cylindrical container, and at least one that pushes out the cigarette butts that are provided on the shelf member of each stage, provided in a direction substantially perpendicular to the rotating shaft. The cigarette butt treatment apparatus according to (1), (2), or (3) above, comprising: a fin.

  With such a configuration, the fins rotate relative to the shelf member so that the cigarette butt on the shelf member moves on the shelf member while frictionally contacting the conveying surface on the shelf member, and the shelf in the next lower stage By falling on the member and moving repeatedly, it is possible to reliably extinguish and collect the fire type and ash in the cigarette butts. As a result, it is possible to prevent the butt smoldering out in the recovery member.

(5) The cigarette butt treatment apparatus according to any one of (1) to (4) , wherein the shelf member includes at least three stages.

  If it does in this way, it will become possible to extinguish a cigarette fire more reliably.

(6) A fire type separation part that is formed of an elastic metal plate and has the convex part that separates the fire type from the cigarette butts is provided at an opening edge of the shelf member facing the opening part. The cigarette butt treatment apparatus according to any one of (1) to (5) above.

  According to this, when the cigarette butts are pushed out by the fins and get over the fire type separation part at the opening end edge, the fire types can be easily separated from the cigarette butts, and the fire extinguishing efficiency can be improved. In particular, by configuring the vicinity of the fire type separation portion with an elastic member, it can be displaced to the lower side by an external force, and even if a foreign matter enters the shelf member, the foreign matter is placed between the pushing means such as fins and the fire type separation portion. Can be avoided.

(7) Any one of the above (1) to (6) , wherein the fire type separation part having the convex part for separating the fire type from the cigarette butts is provided at a plurality of circumferential positions on the shelf member. Cigarette butts processing equipment.

  According to this, since the cigarette butts come into contact with the fire type separation portions arranged at a plurality of locations on the shelf member, it is possible to increase the separation efficiency.

(8) The cigarette butt processing apparatus according to any one of (1) to (7) , wherein the central angle of the opening is in a range of approximately 60 degrees to 190 degrees.

  This is because the central angle is preferably set in the range of 60 degrees to 190 degrees in consideration of the conveying speed of the extrusion means, the processing amount of the cigarette butts, and the like.

(9) Any of (1) to (8) above, wherein the openings of the shelf members do not overlap each other when the two adjacent shelf members are viewed in the vertical direction A cigarette butt treatment apparatus according to claim 1.

  If it does in this way, it can avoid that a cigarette butt falls at a stretch, and it becomes possible to utilize the upper surface of a shelf member efficiently.

(10) The cigarette butt according to any one of (1) to (9) , further including a magnet member that is disposed above the cylindrical container and that adsorbs a metal foreign object that is put together with the cigarette butt. Processing equipment.

  If it does in this way, when highly rigid metal foreign objects, such as a metal screw and a clip, are thrown in accidentally, it can prevent entering into a cylindrical container beforehand.

(11) The cigarette butt treatment apparatus according to any one of (1) to (10) , wherein at least a part of the extrusion means is made of a resin material.

  If it does in this way, even if a foreign material penetrate | invades and it will inhibit the movement of an extrusion means, it will become possible to escape by this resin part elastically deforming, and it will become possible to prevent a failure | damage of an extrusion means. In addition, as this resin material, a thing with high impact resistance is desirable. For example, a material having an impact strength of 200 J / m or more at 23 ° C. with a notched impact strength is used.

(12) The cigarette butt processing device according to any one of (1) to (11) is provided on a terminal end side of the cigarette butt arranged along the common counter of the gaming machine, A cigarette butt treatment apparatus, wherein the discharged cigarette butt is dropped onto the shelf member at the uppermost stage .

  According to such a configuration, when an amusement shop clerk cleans the collection member, it can avoid giving the customer unpleasant odor caused by the waste liquid mixed with cigarette butts, and to the sewer Because it is freed from throwing away the waste liquid, environmental pollution can be surely prevented. In addition, since the cigarette butt in the collecting member is collected without moisture, the collecting member can be cleaned by simply sucking the butt using a vacuum cleaner, etc. The cigarette butts can be treated in a sanitary and good-looking manner without causing any trouble, and the gaming environment in the store can always be maintained well.

  According to the present invention, fire extinguishing water is not put on the cigarette butts to extinguish the fire species, but natural fire extinguishing treatment is performed while only the fire species are separated from the cigarette butts, so that generation of waste liquid containing harmful components can be generated. A cigarette butt treatment apparatus that is abolished and suitable for environmental protection can be obtained.

  Hereinafter, the best mode for carrying out the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings, taking as an example the case of application to a pachinko machine as a gaming machine. 1A is an overall configuration diagram showing a schematic configuration of a state where the cigarette butt processing apparatus 1 according to the present embodiment is installed on the amusement island 2, and FIG. 1B is a cross-sectional view taken along line AA in FIG. 2 is a partially enlarged view of an arrow B in FIG. The cigarette butt processing apparatus 1 is accommodated and installed at the lower side of the common counter 4 of the game island 2 in which a plurality of game machines 3 such as pachinko machines and throttle machines are juxtaposed in the horizontal direction so as not to be seen from the outside. The

  Below the common counter 4, a screw shaft 5, which is a known transport means, is pivotally supported via a support member 6, and an electric motor 7 is installed at the shaft end (right end in FIG. 1). The screw shaft 5 is accommodated in a duct 8 so as not to be seen from the outside. The common counter 4 is provided with a customer cigarette ashtray 9 for each pachinko machine 3, and a cigarette butt 10 dropped from the ashtray 9 falls from the drop opening 11 to the duct 8. Thus, the cigarette butts 10 dropped into the duct 8 are conveyed to the right by the screw shaft 5 by the screw shaft 5 rotated by the drive of the electric motor 7.

  The duct 8 on the downstream side of the screw shaft 5 is provided with a charging port D immediately below the screw shaft 5, and the cigarette butt treatment device 1 is connected to the charging port D and has been conveyed by the screw shaft 5. The cigarette butt 10 is introduced into the cigarette butt treatment apparatus 1 through the inlet D. The insertion port D has a so-called hopper shape, and a magnet member 60 for adsorbing a metallic foreign object introduced together with the cigarette butts is provided on the inclined surface. As a result, it is possible to prevent a metal foreign object having high rigidity, such as a metal screw or a clip, from being accidentally thrown and clogged inside.

  The cigarette butt processing apparatus 1 includes a cylindrical container 12, a shelf member 13 accommodated in the cylindrical container 12, pushing means 14 that is rotationally driven by an electric motor 16, and a collecting member 15 that collects the cigarette butt 10. Consists of elements. These elements are made of an appropriate metal material such as iron, aluminum, stainless steel, or a flame retardant synthetic resin material. As shown in FIG. 3, the cylindrical container 12 is formed of a cylindrical member having a circular cross section, flanges 12a are provided at both upper and lower opening ends, and bolts (not shown) are formed in the bolt mounting holes 12b formed in the flange 12a. Is fixed to the machine base 17 having a U-shaped predetermined strength (see FIGS. 2 and 7). The cylindrical container 12 is configured by combining a pair of semi-cylindrical pieces 30a and 30b having a semicircular cross section. The cylindrical container 12 can be divided into two parts as needed to maintain the inside.

  As shown in FIGS. 4 and 5A, the shelf member 13 is mounted in the cylindrical container 12 in a six-stage configuration with predetermined equal intervals in the vertical direction. The shelf member 13 is integrally molded with the half cylinder pieces 30a and 30b. Accordingly, each shelf member 13 is also formed by combining the shelf member piece on the one half cylinder piece 30a side and the shelf member piece on the other half cylinder piece 30b side with the coupling surface 30c in contact. Furthermore, the upper surface of the shelf member 13 is formed with a plurality of rows of convex portions 13c extending in the connecting direction (combination direction) of the pair of half cylinder pieces. As a result, when the cigarette butts pass over the convex portion 13c and pass, only ash and fire species are caught and separated from the butts. The fire type engaged with the convex portion 13c remains on the surface 13a of the shelf member 13, and naturally digests with time to become ash.

  The shelf member 13 is formed into a shape in which a disk that can be joined to the inner peripheral wall of the cylindrical container 12 is used as a basic form, and only a fan-shaped portion corresponding to a predetermined central angle θ is cut out based on the basic form. In this embodiment, since the central angle is set to 90 degrees, the remaining 270 degrees region functions as the transport surface 13a for transporting the cigarette butts. In order for each shelf member 13 to receive the butts 10 falling from the respective openings 19 by the lower shelf member 13, as shown in FIG. 4, below the fire type separation portion 13 b in the upper shelf member 13, The lower shelf member 13 is arranged so that the conveying surface 13a on the side of the lower shelf member 13 that does not have the fire type separation portion 13b overlaps by a predetermined center angle. That is, when the cylindrical container 12 is viewed in an axis, consideration is given so that the openings 19 do not overlap between the adjacent shelf members 13. In this way, openings 19 (6 in total) are formed between the shelf member 13 at each stage and the inner wall of the cylindrical container 12, and each stage communicates through the opening 19, and the butts 10 are connected to the upper shelf member 13. Each time it falls to the lower shelf member 13, it is received by the lower shelf member 13 and moved.

  On the transport surface 13a, a fin 20 as a constituent element of the pushing means 14 described later rotates in the clockwise direction C with a predetermined gap. On the basis of the rotation direction of the fin 20, a fire type separation unit 13 b having a convex portion bent in an upward direction and having a jagged shape in the radial direction is provided on the opening edge on the terminal side of the transport surface 13 a. The fire type separation portion 13b is a metal plate having elasticity, and is fixed to the resin shelf member 13 by a jig (not shown). Specifically, the above-described fire type separation unit 13b is warped while slightly curving from the transport surface 13a. As a result, when the cigarette butt passes over the fire type separation part 13b, only the ash and the fire type are separated from the cigarette butt. In addition, although the case where the edge of the upper end of the fire type separation unit 13b is jagged is illustrated here, the edge may be linear.

  Further, although not shown in particular, the inner and outer peripheral edges of the fire type separation part 13b are released from the inner wall of the cylindrical container 12, and when an external force is applied, the fire type separation part 13b is elastically deformed to the lower side. If foreign matter such as a screw or cigarette filter is mixed in the cylindrical container 12, the foreign matter is likely to be caught between the fin 20 and the fire type separation part 13b. In this way, the fire type separation part 13b escapes to the lower side. If possible, the mixed foreign matter can be smoothly dropped to the lower stage.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 5A, the shelf member 13 has a notch 13e formed in the center thereof, and the rotary shaft 21, which is one component of the pushing means 14 described later, is loosely inserted. be able to. In the present embodiment, the notch 13e has an arc of 270 degrees. 4, 6, and 8, the convex portion 13 c is not shown. The protruding amount of the convex portions 13c shown in the figure is set lower than the height of the fire type separating portion 13b. The convex portion 13c is formed to extend linearly in the engaging direction (that is, the facing direction) of the half-cylinder pieces 30a and 30b. This is because when the half cylinder pieces 30a, 30b and the shelf member pieces are integrally molded by a mold, the mold piece on the shelf member piece side (the inner peripheral side of the half cylinder pieces 30a, 30b). This is because it can be easily extracted along the extending direction of the convex portion 13c. As a result, this cylindrical container can be mass-produced extremely easily.

  As shown in FIGS. 5 (b), 5 (c), 6 and 7, the push-out means 14 incorporated in the cylindrical container 12 is a rotating shaft that is loosely inserted into the notch hole 13e of the shelf member 13 at each stage. 21 and fins 20 provided for each shelf member 13 of each step. The upper and lower ends of the rotary shaft 21 are pivotally supported by bearings 17a attached to the machine base 17, and are incorporated into the machine base 17 with the axis L as the center of rotation (see FIG. 7). The fins 20 are a pair of left and right fins 20 that are attached in the diametrical direction substantially perpendicular to the rotating shaft 21 and have their free ends extended to a position close to the inner peripheral wall of the cylindrical container 12. Adjacent upper and lower fins 20 are attached so that their attachment angles form a phase angle of 90 degrees. When the rotating shaft 21 rotates, the fins 20 at each stage rotate integrally with the rotating shaft 21.

  The rotating shaft 21 integral with the fin 20 is loosely inserted so as not to interfere with the notch hole 13e of the shelf member 13 at each stage. Further, the fin 20 and the rotating shaft 21 are integrally formed of plastic resin. In particular, in the present embodiment, a resin having high impact resistance is employed. Specifically, the impact strength with notch is 200 J / m or more at 23 ° C., preferably 200 J / m. Adopt the material you have.

  The rotating shaft 21 rotates without interfering with each shelf member 13, and the fin 20 can move on the conveying surface 13 a of the shelf member 13 with a predetermined gap, in other words, rotates in the C direction (clockwise direction). . In this case, the cigarette butts 10 are not allowed to pass between the fins 20 and the conveying surface 13a, but the cigarette butts 10 are set to be allowed to pass through, such as fire or ash. Transport while extruding to 13b. Since the cigarette butts 10 are pushed out by the fins 20, the cigarette butts 10 are conveyed while being brought into frictional contact with the conveying surface 13 a of the shelf member 13, and are dropped and conveyed from the opening 19 to the lower shelf member 13. On the other hand, ashes and fire types remain on the conveying surface 13a of the shelf member 12, and extinguish naturally with time. The remaining ash is gradually pushed out by the butts 10 that fall later, and finally reaches the collecting member 15 in the process of passing through the many butts 10. Further, if a foreign object enters, the fin 20 made of resin is elastically deformed to prevent the motor or the like from being destroyed. In particular, since the fins 20 are made of a resin having a high impact strength, damage to the fins 20 can be suppressed even if they collide with foreign matter.

  The machine base 17 is attached by being appropriately coupled to the basic components forming the game island 2. The electric motor 16 is mounted on the machine base 17 via a gear reduction device 23 (see FIG. 2), and an output shaft (primary shaft) 23a of the gear reduction device 23 rotates via a winding link 24 such as a chain or a belt. It is connected to a shaft (driven shaft) 21. In FIG. 7, the electric motor 16 and the gear reduction device 23 are omitted, but they are attached in the state shown in FIG. Reference numeral 17b indicates a hole for searching through the output shaft 23a. Thus, the rotation of the electric motor 16 is decelerated by the gear reduction device 23 and transmitted to the rotary shaft 21 via the winding link 24, and the fin 20 of the pushing means 14 is rotated in the clockwise direction C at a low speed.

  The rotation control of the electric motor 7 that drives the screw shaft 5 and the electric motor 16 that drives the pushing means 14 is performed by a control circuit (not shown). The rotational speeds of the electric motors 7 and 16 are slow. For example, when the electric motor 7 is driven, the electric motor 16 is also driven simultaneously. Specifically, it is preferable to control so that the electric motor 7 is rotated a little ahead (for example, 3 seconds before) and then the electric motor 16 is rotated. In this way, it is possible to avoid clogging the butts at the entrance of the cylindrical container 12.

  Although not specifically shown here, sensors for detecting the rotation state of the electric motors 7 and 16 (or the screw shaft 5 and the pushing means 14) are arranged respectively, and when the electric motor 7 is stopped for some reason. The electric motor 16 is automatically stopped. On the other hand, when the electric motor 16 stops for some reason, the electric motor 7 is continuously rotated. In this way, when the electric motor 7 is stopped and the sucking shell cannot be processed, the supply of the sucking shell itself can be stopped. On the other hand, even if the electric motor 16 is stopped and the supply of the sucking shell is stopped, it has already been stopped. It becomes possible to continuously process the butts present in the cylindrical container 13.

  Further, during normal operation, the electric motors 7 and 16 may be driven at all times, but may be driven intermittently. The electric motors 7 and 16 can be controlled and driven at a desired optimum rotational speed by detecting an artificial operation or the presence or absence of the butts.

  A collection member 15 is detachably provided below the cylindrical container 12 via a machine base 17 to separate a fire cup from which a fire type is separated and falls through an opening 13e of the shelf member 13 at the lowest stage. It can be accommodated. The recovery member 15 can be cleaned by an employee opening an open / close door (not shown), removing it from the machine base 17, and sucking the butts 10 accumulated inside, for example, with a vacuum cleaner. Of course, the recovery member 15 may be transported to another location for recovery.

  The inside where the screw shaft 5 and the cigarette butt treatment device 1 are installed is partitioned from the outside by the common counter 4 and the duct 8, and the outside except when performing maintenance such as the butt collection operation of the collection member 15 and the internal cleaning operation. Shielded. This prevents inadvertent discharge of tobacco odors and ash.

  The operation of this embodiment will be described. The cigarette butts 10 dropped by the customer from the ashtray 9 into the duct 8 are conveyed to the right by the screw shaft 5 rotated by the electric motor 7 as shown in FIGS. To the buttocks processing apparatus 1. The thrown-in butt 10 falls to the uppermost shelf member 13 or the lower shelf member 13 facing through the opening 19. On the other hand, the rotational speed of the electric motor 16 is reduced by the gear reduction device 23 by the drive of the electric motor 16, the rotary shaft 21 is driven via the winding link 24, and each fin 20 shown in FIG. Rotate at low speed.

  As illustrated in FIG. 8 in which the push-out means 14 illustrated in FIG. 6 is omitted, the cigarette butt 10 that has fallen on the shelf member 13 is pushed out by the rotating fin 20 to the fire type separation unit 13e. In the process of being pushed out, the butt 10 is rubbed against the convex portion 13c, that is, rubbed against the convex portion 13c, and ashes and fire types are subdivided to promote separation thereof. Furthermore, when the butts 10 that have reached the fire type separation part 13e get over this, the separation of the ash and fire types that have not been separated is further promoted, and the cigarette shells from which the fire types have been separated are opened from the opening 19 to the lower shelf member 13. Fall into. The butts that are still unable to extinguish and generate new small fire types and ash are further extinguished by being separated and extinguished in the process of being pushed and transported by the fins 20 on the lower shelf member 13.

  The fire extinguishing process is completely performed in the process of transporting the shelf members 13 installed in the respective stages while the butts are pushed out by the fins 20. Then, from the lowermost opening 19, ashes and fire types disappear, and the butt that has been subjected to the fire extinguishing process is dropped to the recovery member 15. Since the cigarette butt stored in the recovery member 15 is in a state where there is no fire, the butt does not smolder again, and therefore there is no need to store fire extinguishing water in the recovery member 15 at all. Further, the ash and fire type remaining on the transport surface 13a are burned out by themselves and are completely extinguished naturally. This ash is gradually pushed by other butts and falls over time.

  When treating the cigarette butts accumulated in the collecting member 16, the driving mode of the electric motors 7 and 16 is stopped, and one of the half-cylinder pieces 30a and 30b of the cylindrical container 12 is removed to release the inside. It can be done in the state.

  After the cleaning is completed, the operation of the cigarette butt treatment device 1 can be started by setting the recovery member 15 on the machine base 17, closing the door, and restarting the driving mode.

  According to the present embodiment, since the butts are not wet with water, it is possible to easily suck and clean the butts and ash using a vacuum cleaner or the like, and easily collect the cigarette butts Can do. For this reason, it is possible to realize a clean gaming environment by processing and recovering the cigarette butts in a sanitary manner without giving off the ash and smell of cigarettes in the store. Moreover, since the waste liquid which became dirty with the cigarette butts is not produced, the cigarette butts processing apparatus 1 which took environmental protection can be obtained. In addition, since the cylindrical container and the shelf member can be integrally manufactured by resin molding, it can be mass-produced and the manufacturing cost can be reduced.

  Although the present invention has been described in detail with reference to one embodiment, the specific configuration is not limited to this embodiment, and design changes and the like within the scope of the present invention are also included in the scope of the present invention. It is what

  In the above-described embodiment, the case where the present invention is applied to a gaming machine has been described as an example. However, the present invention can also be used as a cigarette butt treatment apparatus installed in other ordinary places.

  Moreover, in the said embodiment, although the shelf member 13 and the fin 20 were comprised in 6 steps | paragraphs, it cannot be overemphasized that an appropriate number of step structures other than this may be sufficient. In the above embodiment, only the opening edge of the transport surface 13a of the shelf member 13 is provided with a fire type separation portion 13b that is jagged and bent upward in the radial direction. It is not limited to this, The number and place of the fire kind separation part 13b can be set suitably. For example, as shown in FIG. 9, it is also preferable that the fire type separation portions 13 b are formed at both ends of the metal plate so that the fire type separation portions 13 b are arranged at two places in the circumferential direction of the shelf member 13. If it does in this way, it will become possible to raise fire extinguishing efficiency further.

  Further, although two fins 20 are provided at each stage, one fin may be provided.

  Further, although the rotary shaft 21 is pivotally supported on the bearing portion 17a provided on the machine base 17, a form in which the rotary shaft 21 is pivotally supported by providing a bearing portion on the cylindrical container 12 may be used instead.

  It is also possible to provide a seal member (not shown) having a function of a bearing member that suppresses mechanical friction loss as low as possible so as to eliminate a gap between the rotating shaft 21 and the notch hole 13e. It is. Thereby, rotation of the fin 20 can be made stable.

  It can be used as a cigarette butt treatment device that exhibits a beneficial effect when installed at a store where game machines are installed, or at a place where people gather, such as commercial facilities and cultural facilities.

The cigarette butt processing apparatus which concerns on embodiment of this invention is shown, (a) is the whole block diagram which shows the general | schematic structure of the state which installed the cigarette butt processing apparatus in the amusement island, (b) is A- of (a). It is sectional drawing in A gland. It is the elements on larger scale of the arrow B of Fig.1 (a). It is a perspective view which shows the external appearance of the cylindrical container of FIG. It is the perspective view which looked through and showed the inside of a cylindrical container. (A) is the external appearance perspective view of a shelf member, (b) is sectional drawing of a fin, (c) is sectional drawing explaining the relative relationship between a shelf member, a fin, and a cylindrical container. It is an external appearance perspective view explaining the relative relationship between a shelf member and an extrusion means. It is an external appearance perspective view of a machine base. It is a perspective view explaining the process in which a fire type is separated from the cigarette butts. It is an external appearance perspective view which shows the other structural example of the shelf member of this embodiment.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Cigarette butt processing apparatus 10 Cigarette butt 12 Cylindrical container 13 Shelf member 13a Carrying surface 13b Fire type separation part 13c Protrusion part 14 Extrusion means 15 Recovery member 16 Electric motor 17 Machine base 19 Opening part 20 Fin 21 Rotating shaft C Clockwise Direction of rotation D Slot L-axis gland

Claims (12)

A cylindrical container configured by combining a pair of half-cylinder pieces having a semicircular cross section ;
In the half cylinder piece of the cylindrical container, a plurality of shelf members integrally formed with a predetermined interval in the vertical direction,
A convex portion which the formed on the upper surface of the shelf member, and Ru extends binding direction of the pair of the semi-cylindrical piece,
In a state where the pair of half cylinder pieces are coupled, an opening formed in the shelf member of each stage ;
Extruding means provided so as to be relatively movable with respect to each shelf member, for extruding the cigarette butts dropped on the shelf member in the surface direction of the shelf member and dropping the cigarette butts from the opening to the lower shelf member;
A recovery member disposed below the shelf member at the bottom,
When moving from the upper stage to the lower shelf member in order through the opening of each stage, the cigarette butts are engaged on the projections and remain on the shelf member to be extinguished spontaneously. A cigarette butt treatment device characterized by the above. Wherein between the shelf member and the extrusion means, butts processor cigarette according to claim 1, wherein the ash of the tobacco, characterized in that the formation of the possible residual gap. The cigarette butt treatment apparatus according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the half cylinder piece and the shelf member are integrally formed of resin. The extruding means includes a rotating shaft that rotates about the center of the cylindrical container, and at least one fin that is provided in a direction substantially orthogonal to the rotating shaft and that pushes the cigarette butts on the shelf members of the respective stages. The cigarette butt treatment apparatus according to claim 1, 2, or 3 . The cigarette butt treatment apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 4 , wherein the shelf member includes at least three stages. The fire type separation part which is comprised with the metal plate which has elasticity, and has the said convex part which isolate | separates a fire type from a cigarette butts is provided in the opening edge of the said shelf member which faces the said opening part. A cigarette butt treatment apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 5 . The cigarette butt processing apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 6 , wherein the fire type separation part having the convex part for separating the fire type from the cigarette butt is provided at a plurality of circumferential positions on the shelf member. . The cigarette butt treatment apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 7 , wherein the central angle of the opening is in a range of approximately 60 to 190 degrees. The cigarette butt according to any one of claims 1 to 8 , wherein the openings of the shelf members do not overlap each other when the two adjacent shelf members are viewed in the vertical direction. Processing equipment. Wherein is disposed above the cylindrical container, butts processing apparatus of tobacco according to any one of claims 1 to 9, characterized in that it comprises a magnet member for attracting metallic particles to be introduced together with butts of the cigarettes. The cigarette butt processing apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 10 , wherein at least a part of the pushing means is made of a resin material. 12. The cigarette butt processing device according to claim 1, wherein the cigarette butt treatment device is provided at a terminal end side of a cigarette butt arranged along a common counter of the gaming machine and discharged from the terminal side. Is configured to be dropped onto the shelf member at the uppermost stage.

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