JPH0576338A - Ash tray - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To dispense with the cleaning of main tray of an ash tray by using an ash tray composed of a main body of tray and a removable inner tray made of a flexible sheet and inserted into the main body. CONSTITUTION:The objective ash tray is composed of a main tray 1 made of metal, glass, ceramics, etc., and an inner tray 2 made of a flexible sheet or film (e.g. nonwoven fabric, woven fabric, synthetic resin or natural paper) and detachably inserted into the main tray 1.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an ashtray which is used by filling water in the inner dish or impregnating the inner dish with water, and in particular,
The present invention relates to an ashtray that does not require cleaning or cleaning of the tray body of the ashtray.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A conventional ashtray, as shown in FIG. 3, for example, is provided with a dish body 1 for storing butts, ash, tobacco waste, etc., and a lid for covering the periphery of the dish body 1 from above as necessary. Equipped with 3.

The plate body 1 and the lid 3 are made of aluminum, iron,
It is made of non-combustible or flame-retardant materials such as metals such as stainless steel, synthetic resins and ceramics.

When using the ashtray, it is often the case that the bottom of the dish body 1 is filled with water in order to surely extinguish the fire of the cigarette butt.

[0005]

In such a conventional ashtray, when the butts and the like accumulated in the dish body 1 are discarded,
Although the lid 3 is removed and the dish main body 1 is turned upside down and shaken or lightly shocked, butts and the like are often left on the inner surface of the dish main body 1. Therefore, it is necessary to wash the dish main body 1 with water when disposing of the cigarette butts and to wipe off the ash and the like adhering to the inner surface of the dish main body 1 with a rag or the like, which makes management difficult.

In particular, when water is poured into the dish body 1,
Butts and the like stick to the inner surface of the plate body 1 and become more difficult to remove, making management even more difficult.

The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and it is an object of the present invention to provide an ashtray which does not require cleaning or cleaning of the tray body of the ashtray.

[0008]

The ashtray according to the present invention has the following technical means in order to achieve the above object.

That is, the ashtray according to the present invention comprises a dish body and an inner dish which is detachably fitted into the dish body, and the inner dish is formed of a flexible sheet (including a film; the same applies hereinafter). It is characterized by being.

The dish body used in the present invention is not particularly limited in its shape and its material is not particularly limited, and examples thereof include those formed of metal, glass or ceramics. ..

The present invention is characterized in that the inner plate which is detachably fitted into the plate body is formed of a flexible sheet.

The ashtray of the present invention is used by putting water in the inner tray or by impregnating the inner tray with water.
Since the inner tray is made of a flexible sheet, it is not necessary to wash or clean the tray body of the ashtray for the following reason.

Further, since the inner plate is made of a flexible sheet, it can be deformed, and therefore, it can be easily stretched in the plate main body, so that it is not necessarily formed in a shape along the plate main body. Although it does not need to be installed, the inner plate is formed in a shape that follows the plate body in order to easily attach to and detach from the plate body and to improve the aesthetic appearance when the plate is attached to the plate body. It is desirable that

The inner plate used in the present invention is not particularly limited as long as it is formed of a flexible sheet.

Specific examples include those in which the inner plate is made of cloth such as non-woven fabric or woven fabric, synthetic resin, natural paper, synthetic paper or laminated paper. In this case, examples of the laminated paper include natural paper and synthetic paper, which are laminated with a synthetic resin sheet or film to improve strength and water resistance.

The cloth used in the present invention is not particularly limited, but specific examples include cloths formed of natural fibers or artificial fibers.

Examples of the above-mentioned natural fibers include plant fibers and animal fibers. Among these, the plant fibers include, for example, cotton, kapok, Manila hemp, sisal hemp, silk, wool,
Examples include mohair, cashmere, camels or alpaca.

The artificial fibers include regenerated fibers, semi-synthetic fibers and synthetic fibers. Among them, the regenerated fibers include viscose rayon or copper ammonia rayon, for example. Examples of the fiber include acetate, and further, as the synthetic fiber, for example, polyamide synthetic fiber, polyester synthetic fiber, polyvinyl alcohol synthetic fiber,
Examples thereof include polyvinyl chloride synthetic fibers, polyvinylidene chloride synthetic fibers, acrylic synthetic fibers, modacrylic synthetic fibers, polyolefin synthetic fibers, fluorocarbon synthetic fibers and polyurethane synthetic fibers.

In the present invention, the flexible sheet is made of synthetic resin, but the synthetic resin may be made of thermosetting resin such as polyimide. Thermoplastic resins are desirable from the standpoints of productivity, cost, and productivity.

The thermoplastic resin used in the present invention is not particularly limited, but from the viewpoint of processability, cost or productivity, polyethylene, polypropylene, polyurethane, polyvinyl chloride, polyvinylidene chloride, polyvinyl chloride-polychloride is used. Vinylidene resin, polyester, polyamide, polycarbonate, polystyrene or the like is preferable.

The inner plate used in the present invention may be formed of a single sheet as described above, but is made of a plurality of types of sheets described above in order to impart aesthetics, strength, and multifunctionality. A laminate sheet is also preferable.

In this case, in order to realize multi-functionality such as aesthetic appearance, strength and heat resistance, it is desirable that the inner plate is laminated with a metal foil on the outer surface, the inner surface and both the inner and outer surfaces.

The metal foil is not particularly limited,
Specifically, for example, aluminum, stainless steel, copper,
Examples thereof include zinc and titanium. Incidentally, in the present invention, instead of the metal foil is laminated on the outer surface and inner surface further inner and outer surfaces of the inner plate in this manner, various metals are vapor-deposited on the outer surface and inner surface further inner and outer surface of the inner plate, Various metals may be formed by electroless plating.

In the present invention, the inner plate may be formed of a foamed sheet formed of a foamed resin such as polyurethane foam. When the inner plate is formed of the foamed sheet as described above, water is not necessary. Since it can be used by impregnating the inner plate, water does not leak when it is tumbled, and it is easy to handle.

Further, in the present invention, since the inner dish is formed of the porous sheet, when the inner dish is pulled up and discarded after the ashtray is used, water remains in the dish body, such as cigarette butts. Since only the filth is pulled up in the inner plate, it can be easily discarded as it is, and the handleability is further improved.

By the way, in order to form the porous sheet used in the present invention, the above-mentioned non-porous sheet is mechanically perforated with an ultrafine needle or a fine needle, a synthetic resin sheet is stretched, and further, Examples include a sheet obtained by extracting the filler in the stretched sheet with water or a solvent. By forming the porous sheet in this manner, water permeability is exhibited in the inner plate.

Examples of such a porous sheet include filter paper and cloth. Among these porous sheets,
It is recommended to use a filter paper which is inexpensive and can capture relatively fine particles.

Further, as another example of the porous sheet, a continuous pore foam sheet formed of a foam resin such as polyurethane foam may be used. In this way, the inner tray is formed by the continuous pore foam sheet. If it is, you can use it by impregnating the inner plate with water, so there is no leakage of water when it is tumbled, and it is not only convenient to handle,
It is even more useful because it can be used by putting water in the inner plate.

[0029]

In the ashtray of the present invention, water is put in the inner tray or the inner tray is impregnated with water before use. In this case, since the inner surface of the dish body is covered by the removable inner dish, cigarette butts, ash, tobacco waste, etc. may enter the dish body or enter the inner dish without adhering to the inner surface of the dish body. It will adhere to the inner surface of the inner plate.

Therefore, when the ashtray or the like accumulates in the ashtray, the inner dish in which the butts or the like have accumulated can be replaced with a new inner dish so that the butts or the like can be easily and completely removed from the ashtray.

In this case, since the inner plate is made of a flexible sheet, it can be manufactured at a very low price. Therefore, the inner plate taken out from the ashtray should be discarded together with the butts. This eliminates the need to wash the inner dish with water and wipe it clean.

In particular, when the inner plate is made of a porous sheet, by removing the inner plate while the plate body is still filled with water, the water in the plate body is filtered and purified. Therefore, there is no need to refill the water in the dish body.

[0033]

EXAMPLES The present invention will now be described in detail based on examples, but the present invention is not limited thereto. The ashtray according to the embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to FIGS. 1 and 2.

This ashtray is a dish body 1 for accommodating butts and the like, an inner dish 2 formed in a shape along the inner surface of the dish body 1, and detachably fitted in the dish body 1, and the dish body. 1 and a lid 3 that covers the peripheral portion of the inner plate 2 from above.

The dish body 1 and the lid 3, aluminum,
Metals such as iron and stainless steel, glass, synthetic resin,
It may be made of a non-combustible material such as ceramics or a flame-retardant material. In this embodiment, the dish body 1 and the lid 3 are made of stainless steel, but the lid 3 can be omitted.

The present invention is characterized in that the inner plate 2 which is detachably fitted in the plate body 1 is formed of a flexible sheet.

The ashtray of the present invention is used by putting water in the inner tray 2 or by impregnating the inner tray 2 with water, but the inner tray 2 is formed of a flexible sheet. Therefore, it is not necessary to wash or clean the tray body 1 of the ashtray.

In this embodiment, the inner plate 2 is formed in a shape along the inner surface of the plate body 1. However, since the inner plate 2 is formed of a flexible sheet, it can be deformed, and therefore,
Since it can be easily stretched in the dish body 1, it does not necessarily have to be formed in a shape along the dish body 1. However, the inner plate 2 is formed in a shape along the plate main body 1 in order to facilitate the attachment / detachment to / from the plate main body 1 and to improve the aesthetic appearance when the inner plate 2 is attached to the plate main body 1. Things are desirable.

In this ashtray, butts, ash, tobacco waste and the like are thrown away from the center of the lid 3 and collected in the inner tray 2. When the butts and the like are properly collected, the lid 3 is removed and the inner dish 2 is taken out from the dish body 1, and the butts and the like are taken out from the dish body 1 together with the inner dish 2 and the water spread in the dish body 1 is removed. It is filtered and purified by the inner plate 2. Therefore, it is not necessary to refill the water in the dish body 1, and the management becomes easy.

The inner plate 2 taken out from the plate body 1
Is extremely inexpensive because it is made of filter paper,
Can be easily discarded. Therefore, while discarding the used inner tray 2 together with the cigarette butts accumulated in the inner tray 2,
It suffices to fit a new inner dish 2 into the dish body 1, and it is not necessary to wash the dish body 1 or the inner dish 2 or wipe off the butts and the like adhering to them, which facilitates management.

Of course, if the used inner dish 2 is washed,
It does not prevent the cigarette butts etc. adhering to this from being wiped off and reused. In this case, since the inner dish 2 is formed of a flexible sheet, it can be washed by hand washing, a washing machine, or the like, as in the case of washing ordinary rags or towels.

Further, since the water stretched over the dish main body 1 permeates the inner dish 2 formed of a porous sheet, even if a lit cigarette is pressed against the inner dish 2, it will not burn out, rather,
The water that has penetrated into the inner dish 2 will surely put out the fire of the cigarette.

The inner plate 2 used in the present invention is not particularly limited as long as it is formed of a flexible sheet.
Examples of the inner plate 2 include the following.

Specific examples include those in which the inner plate 2 is formed of cloth such as non-woven fabric or woven fabric, synthetic resin, natural paper, synthetic paper or laminated paper. In this case, examples of the laminated paper include natural paper and synthetic paper, which are laminated with a synthetic resin sheet or film to improve strength and water resistance.

The cloth used in the present invention is not particularly limited, but specific examples include cloth formed of natural fibers or artificial fibers.

Examples of the above-mentioned natural fibers include vegetable fibers and animal fibers. Among them, the vegetable fibers include, for example, cotton, kapok, manila hemp, sisal hemp, silk, wool,
Examples include mohair, cashmere, camels or alpaca.

The artificial fibers include regenerated fibers, semi-synthetic fibers and synthetic fibers. Among them, the regenerated fibers include, for example, viscose rayon or copper ammonia rayon, and the semi-synthetic fibers. Examples of the fiber include acetate, and further, as the synthetic fiber, for example, polyamide synthetic fiber, polyester synthetic fiber, polyvinyl alcohol synthetic fiber,
Examples thereof include polyvinyl chloride synthetic fibers, polyvinylidene chloride synthetic fibers, acrylic synthetic fibers, modacrylic synthetic fibers, polyolefin synthetic fibers, fluorocarbon synthetic fibers and polyurethane synthetic fibers.

In the present invention, the flexible sheet is made of synthetic resin, but the synthetic resin may be made of thermosetting resin such as polyimide. Thermoplastic resins are desirable from the standpoints of productivity, cost, and productivity.

The thermoplastic resin used in the present invention is not particularly limited, but from the viewpoint of processability, cost or productivity, polyethylene, polypropylene, polyurethane, polyvinyl chloride, polyvinylidene chloride, polyvinyl chloride-polychloride can be used. Vinylidene resin, polyester, polyamide, polycarbonate, polystyrene or the like is preferable.

By the way, as the inner plate 2 used in the present invention, the one formed by the above-mentioned single sheet may be used.
In order to impart aesthetics, strength, and multi-functionality, it is also preferable that the laminate sheet is formed of a plurality of types of sheets described above.

In this case, it is desirable that the inner plate 2 is laminated with a metal foil on the outer surface, the inner surface, and the inner and outer surfaces in order to achieve a multi-functionality such as aesthetic appearance, strength, and heat resistance.

Although the metal foil is not particularly limited,
Specifically, for example, aluminum, stainless steel, copper,
Examples thereof include zinc and titanium. In the present invention, instead of laminating the metal foil on the outer surface and inner surface of the inner tray 2 as well as the inner and outer surfaces as described above, various metals are vapor-deposited on the outer surface and inner surface of the inner tray 2 and both inner and outer surfaces. Alternatively, various metals may be formed by electroless plating.

In the present invention, the inner plate 2 may be formed of a foamed sheet formed of a foamed resin such as polyurethane foam, and when the inner plate is formed of the foamed sheet in this manner, water is used. Since it can be used by impregnating it in an inner dish, water does not leak when it is tumbled, and handling is convenient.

Further, in the present invention, since the inner dish 2 is formed of a porous sheet, when the inner dish 2 is pulled up and discarded after using the ashtray, water remains in the dish body and cigarette butts. Since only such filth as it enters the inner tray 2 is pulled up, it can be simply discarded as it is, and the handling is further improved.

By the way, in order to form the porous sheet used in the present invention, the above-mentioned non-porous sheet is mechanically perforated with an ultrafine needle or a fine needle, or a synthetic resin sheet is stretched. Examples include a sheet obtained by extracting the filler in the stretched sheet with water or a solvent. By thus forming the porous sheet, water permeability is exhibited in the inner plate 2.

Examples of such a porous sheet include filter paper and cloth. Among these porous sheets,
It is recommended to use a filter paper which is inexpensive and can capture relatively fine particles.

Further, as another example of the porous sheet, a continuous pore foam sheet formed of a foam resin such as polyurethane foam may be used, and the inner tray 2 is formed by the continuous pore foam sheet in this way. In this case, water can be used by impregnating the inner plate 2 so that the water does not leak when it is tumbled, and it is not only convenient to handle, but it can also be used by putting water in the inner plate 2. So it is more beneficial.

[0058]

As described above, in the ashtray according to the present invention, the inner tray made of an inexpensive flexible sheet is fitted inside the tray main body, and the butts and the like are stored in the inner tray. Therefore, by disposing of the inner dish in which the butts are collected, it is not necessary to wash the dish body or the inner dish or wipe them with a rag, and the management is easy and easy.

In the present invention, particularly when the inner plate is formed of a porous sheet, the inner plate has water permeability,
When taking out the inner dish, the water that has spread in the dish body can be filtered and purified, there is no need to refill the water in the dish body, and management is easier and easier.

In the present invention, the inner plate may be formed of a foamed sheet formed of a foamed resin such as polyurethane foam. When the inner plate is formed of the foamed sheet as described above, water is not necessary. Since it can be used by impregnating the inner plate, water does not leak when it is tumbled, and it is easy to handle.

Further, in the present invention, the inner tray may be formed of a continuous pore foamed sheet formed of a foamed resin such as polyurethane foam. In this way, the inner tray is formed of the continuous pored foam sheet. If there is water, it can be used by impregnating the inner plate, so there is no water leakage when it is tumbled, and it is not only convenient to handle, but filtration is also possible because it is used by putting water in the inner plate. As a result, it is more beneficial.

[0062]

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a vertical sectional view of an ashtray according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an exploded perspective view of an ashtray according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is an exploded perspective view of a conventional ashtray.

[0063]

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Dish body 2 Inner plate 3 Lid

Claims (16)

[Claims] 1. A dish body (1) and an inner dish (2) which is detachably fitted into the dish body (1), the inner dish (2) including a flexible sheet (including a film. , The same.), An ashtray. 2. The ashtray according to claim 1, wherein the inner tray (2) is formed in a shape along the tray body (1). 3. The ashtray according to claim 1, wherein the inner tray (2) is made of a cloth such as a non-woven fabric or a woven fabric, synthetic resin, natural paper, synthetic paper or laminated paper. 4. The ashtray according to claim 3, wherein the cloth is made of natural fibers or artificial fibers. 5. The ashtray according to claim 4, wherein the natural fiber is a vegetable fiber or an animal fiber. 6. The ashtray according to claim 4, wherein the artificial fiber is a regenerated fiber, a semi-synthetic fiber or a synthetic fiber. 7. The synthetic resin is a thermoplastic resin.
The ashtray described in. 8. The thermoplastic resin is polyethylene, polypropylene, polyurethane, polyvinyl chloride, polyvinylidene chloride, polyvinyl chloride-polyvinylidene chloride resin,
The ashtray according to claim 7, which is polyester, polyamide, polycarbonate or polystyrene. 9. The ashtray according to claim 1, wherein the inner tray (2) is formed of a laminated sheet composed of a plurality of types of sheets. 10. The ashtray according to claim 1, wherein a metal foil is laminated on the outer surface of the inner tray (2). 11. The ashtray according to claim 1, wherein the inner surface of the inner tray (2) is laminated with a metal foil. 12. The ashtray according to claim 1, wherein metal foil is laminated on both inner and outer surfaces of the inner tray (2). 13. The ashtray according to claim 1, wherein the inner tray (2) is formed of a foam sheet. 14. The ashtray according to claim 1, wherein the inner tray (2) is formed of a porous sheet. 15. Ashtray according to claim 14, wherein the inner tray (2) is made of filter paper. 16. The ashtray according to claim 14, wherein the inner tray (2) is formed of a continuous pore foam sheet. [0001]