JPH0638597U - Manual fire ashtray device - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Summary] [Purpose] To extinguish a smoked cigarette without fail. Simplify fire extinguishing operations for smokers. [Composition] A pair of rollers 2, in the tobacco passage below the opening 1b.
3 are arranged facing each other. Gear 1 provided on each roller
A connecting plate 5 having a rack is connected to the terminals 1 and 12. The connecting plate 5 is moved by pushing down the knob 4, the roller pairs 2 and 3 are rotated, the cigarettes are crushed while being drawn in, the fire is extinguished, and it is dropped into the storage box 7. The knob 4 is automatically returned to its original position by the spiral spring 6 connected to the roller shaft 2a.

Description

[Detailed description of the device]

[0001]

[Industrial applications]

 The present invention relates to an ashtray, and more particularly to extinguishing smoked cigarettes.

[0002]

[Prior art]

 Generally, when throwing smoked cigarettes into an ashtray, since the cigarettes are ignited, it is necessary to press the tip of the cigarette against the ashtray and crush it to extinguish the fire. However, since it is not possible to directly touch the lit part with fire, it is impossible to crush that part with certainty, and it is not easy to surely extinguish a cigarette. Therefore, the smoker is forced to change the direction while pushing the cigarette against the ashtray or move back and forth while pushing the cigarette against the ashtray. Therefore, extinguishing cigarettes is very troublesome for smokers. However, if you do not extinguish the cigarette properly, it may reignite and cause a fire, so it is forbidden to neglect the fire.

Therefore, conventionally, for example, when water is stored in a container provided below an ashtray and the smoked cigarette is put into the container, the cigarette is wet with water and the fire is naturally extinguished. The devised ashtray device and the container inside the ashtray are made airtight, and the ashtray device was designed to extinguish the fire naturally when the amount of oxygen decreases due to the cigarette fire thrown into the container. Has been put to practical use.

However, in the case of the former ashtray device, when the amount of cigarettes in the container becomes large, the newly introduced cigarettes will not fall to the position where they come into contact with water, and if it is not extinguished, it may be extinguished. It is often seen that other cigarettes that have already been extinguished have reignited, resulting in a large amount of smoke smoldering from the ashtray. Also in the latter ashtray device, especially when the amount of cigarettes in the container becomes large, the airtightness of the container becomes poor, and the cigarettes in the container often do not extinguish spontaneously.

[0005]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION Therefore, an object of the present invention is to provide a manual fire-extinguishing ashtray device that can surely extinguish a smoked cigarette without a smoker performing a troublesome extinguishing operation.

[0006]

[Means for Solving the Problems]

 In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, a manual fire-extinguishing ashtray device according to the present invention comprises a casing (1) in which a tray (1a) for receiving ash is partially formed; A pair of roller members (2, 3) made of a non-combustible material and arranged to face each other in close proximity to each other; formed in a position of the casing tray facing the roller members An opening (1b); an operation member (4) movably supported by at least a part of which is exposed to the outside of the casing; and at least one of the roller members and the operation member. A force transmitting means (5) which engages with the rotary member to rotationally drive the roller member according to the movement of the operating member; and a flexible member (which generates a force for moving the operating member in a predetermined direction). 6); and receiving and storing extinguished cigarettes through the roller member. (7); comprises.

The symbols shown in the parentheses are the reference numerals of corresponding elements in the embodiments described later, but each constituent element of the present invention is a specific one in the embodiments. The element type, shape, position, etc. are not limited.

[0008]

[Action]

 According to the present invention, when the smoker inserts the smoked cigarette into the casing (1) through the opening (1b), the tip, that is, the lit portion, becomes the roller member (2, 3). It is arranged so as to face each other. When the smoker moves the operation member (4), the force transmission means (5) moves along with the movement, and the roller members (2, 3) are rotationally driven. Then, the cigarette is pinched by the roller members (2, 3) from its tip and drawn into them. Since the roller members (2, 3) are arranged close to each other, the gap between them is very small, and the drawn cigarettes pass between the roller members (2, 3) while being crushed by them. To do. Being crushed ensures that the cigarette fire goes out. Then, the cigarette, which has been extinguished, passes through the roller members (2, 3) and falls into the storage box (7). Further, the moved operation member (4) is automatically returned to the original position by the force of the flexible member (6). Therefore, it is possible to extinguish a cigarette with a very simple operation.

[0009]

【Example】

 The external appearance of the ashtray device of the embodiment is shown in FIG. 1, its vertical cross section is shown in FIG. 2, the III-III line cross section of FIG. 2 is shown in FIG. 3, and the IV-IV line cross section of FIG. 2 is shown in FIG. This will be described with reference to each figure. As shown in FIG. 1, a casing 1 of this ashtray device is provided with an ashtray 1a having a substantially quadrangular pyramid shape with its central portion hanging (recessed) at the upper part thereof. A circular opening 1b slightly larger than the diameter of the cigarette is formed in the center. A storage box 7 for collecting extinguished cigarettes is provided below the casing 1, and the storage box 7 is detachable from the casing 1. That is, the storage box 7 can be pulled out in the direction of the arrow in FIG. 1, taken out, the cigarettes therein can be discarded, and then the storage box 7 can be attached to the casing 1 again. A knob 4 is arranged on the front surface of the casing 1 so as to be vertically movable within a predetermined range.

As shown in FIG. 2, a unitized fire extinguishing mechanism 10 is installed between the ashtray 1 a in the casing 1 and the storage box 7. At the center of the fire extinguishing mechanism 10, that is, below the opening 1b, a pair of rollers 2 and 3 are arranged close to each other. Therefore, when the smoker inserts the smoked cigarette (A) into the fire extinguishing mechanism 10 through the opening 1b, the tip of the cigarette (the part with the fire) is set to the roller pair 2 and 3. It faces the gap and abuts on the peripheral surfaces of the roller pairs 2 and 3. The shafts 2a and 3a of the roller pair 2 and 3 are rotatably supported on the fire extinguishing mechanism 10 via bearings.

As shown in FIG. 3, gears 11 and 12 are attached to one end of each of the roller pairs 2 and 3. Further, racks are formed on both sides of the connecting plate 5 arranged in the middle of the two gears 11 and 12, and each rack meshes with the gears 11 and 12, respectively. The connecting plate 5 is fixed to and integrated with the knob 4. Therefore, when a person pushes down the knob 4, the connecting plate 5 descends, and accordingly, the gears 11 and 12 engaging with the connecting plate 5 rotate, and the roller pairs 2 and 3 rotate. The direction of rotation is that the roller 2 is clockwise and the roller 3 is counterclockwise in FIG.

The roller pairs 2 and 3 are relatively slippery because their outer peripheral surfaces are covered with a tube made of non-combustible silicone rubber. When the roller 3 rotates, the tip of the cigarette (A) that is in contact with the roller 3 is drawn into the roller pair 2 and 3 and enters the gap between them. Since the gap between the roller pair 2 and 3 is very small, the cigarette (A) is completely crushed at this portion, and the fire at the tip of the cigarette is extinguished at this time. The moving stroke of the knob 4 is sufficiently long, so when the knob 4 is pushed down from the upper limit position to the lower limit position, the roller pair 2 and 3 rotate several times, and while they are rotating, the crushed cigarette is crushed. Entirely passes through the gap between the roller pair 2 and 3 and drops into the lower storage box 7 through the opening 1c. A passage guide portion is formed in the vicinity of the opening 1c or the like so that ash and dust of crushed cigarettes do not enter the fire extinguishing mechanism 10. The cigarette butts (B, C) that have been extinguished and accumulated in the storage box 7 can be easily discarded by removing the storage box 7 from the casing 1.

The center side end of the spiral flat plate spring 6 is coupled to one end of the shaft 2 a of the roller 2, and the outer peripheral side end 6 a of the rod 6 is fixed to the casing 1. Therefore, when the roller 2 is rotated by pushing down the knob 4, the spiral flat plate spring 6 is wound inward by the rotation of the shaft 2a, and the spiral flat plate spring 6 has a force to return to its original shape. Since the outer peripheral side end 6a is fixed, a force for moving the roller 2 in the counterclockwise direction in FIG. 2 acts on the roller 2. That is, when the knob 4 is released and the force pushing it down is removed, the roller 2 rotates in the opposite direction, whereby the connecting plate 5 and the knob 4 are automatically raised and returned to their original positions.

[0014]

[Effect of device]

 As described above, according to the present invention, the smoker simply pulls the smoked cigarette into the opening (1b) and pushes down the knob (4) to pull the cigarette into the case and crush it. , Make sure to extinguish a cigarette without any troublesome extinguishing operation.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing the external appearance of an apparatus according to an embodiment.

2 is a vertical cross-sectional view of the device of FIG.

3 is a sectional view taken along line III-III in FIG.

4 is a sectional view taken along line IV-IV in FIG.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1: Casing 1a: Ashtray 1b: Opening 2,3: Roller 2a, 3a: Shaft 4: Knob 5: Connecting plate 7: Storage box 10: Fire extinguishing mechanism 11, 12: Gears A, B, C: Cigarette

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] 1. A case in which a plate for receiving ash is formed in part.
A pair of roller members which are built in the casing, at least the surfaces of which are made of a non-combustible material, and which are arranged to face each other in close proximity to each other; An opening formed at a position facing the member; an operation member that is movably supported by at least a part of which is exposed to the outside of the casing; and at least one of the roller member and the operation member. Force transmitting means for engaging and rotating the roller member as the operating member moves; a flexible member for generating a force for moving the operating member in a predetermined direction; and the roller member A manual fire ashtray device with a containment box for receiving extinguished cigarettes through the.