JPH0638598U - Manual fire ashtray device - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Summary] [Purpose] To extinguish a smoked cigarette without fail. Simplify fire extinguishing operations for smokers. [Structure] A pair of spiral plate springs 2 and 3 are arranged to face each other in a cigarette passage below an opening 1b. The connecting plate 5 that holds the ends 2b and 3b of the spiral plate spring pair near the ends is moved by pushing down the knob 4, and the ends 2b and 3b of the pair are pulled down while sandwiching the cigarette tip. The tip of the cigarette is crushed and extinguished by the pressure between the ends 2b and 3b. The knob 4 is automatically returned to its original position by the restoring force of the pair of spiral flat plate springs, and the extinguished cigarette rises.

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 is provided with a casing (1) in which a tray (1a) for receiving ash is partially formed; And a pair of spiral leaf spring members (2, 3) which are arranged substantially symmetrically with respect to the tangent line of those spirals and whose central portions are fixed respectively; the above-mentioned spiral leaf springs of the casing of the casing. An opening (1b) formed at a position facing the member; an operation member (4) movably supported by being arranged so that at least a part of the opening is exposed to the outside of the casing; and the spiral flat plate spring member. A force transmitting means engaged with each of the outer peripheral ends of the pair and the operating member, and pulling out the outer peripheral ends of the pair of spiral flat plate spring members while keeping them close to each other as the operating member moves. (5); and accept extinguished cigarettes Storage boxes (6); 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 fired portion, is a pair of spiral flat plate spring members (2, 3). It is arranged so as to face. When the smoker moves the operation member (4), the force transmission means (5) moves along with the movement. This movement is transmitted to the spiral flat plate spring member pair (2, 3), and the respective outer peripheral end sides of the spiral flat plate spring member pair are pulled out while being close to each other. At this time, the tip of the cigarette is pinched by the pulled-out portion of the pair of spiral flat plate spring members, and is drawn and moved by them while being pressurized. Therefore, the drawn cigarette is crushed by the pressure, and the cigarette fire is surely extinguished. When the smoker removes his / her hand from the operating member (4), the spiral flat plate spring member pair (2, 3) returns to the original position due to their restoring force, and accordingly, the operating member (4) also returns to the original position. Then, the extinguished cigarette is pushed back. Extinguished cigarettes are discarded in the containment box (6). Therefore, the cigarette fire can be extinguished with a very simple operation.

[0009]

【Example】

 The external appearance of the ashtray apparatus of the embodiment is shown in FIG. 1, its longitudinal section is shown in FIG. 2, and the section taken along the line III-III of FIG. 2 is shown in FIG. A description will be given with reference to each drawing. As shown in FIG. 1, the casing 1 of this ashtray device is provided with an ashtray 1a having a shape in which a central portion hangs down (is recessed) in the shape of a substantially quadrangular pyramid. A circular opening 1b, which is slightly larger than the diameter of the cigarette, is formed in the center. A storage box 6 for collecting extinguished cigarettes is provided below the casing 1, and the storage box 6 is detachable from the casing 1. That is, the storage box 6 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 6 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. A part of the storage box 6 projects from the side surface of the casing 1 and its opening 6a is exposed.

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 6. A pair of spiral flat plate springs 2 and 3 are arranged close to each other in the central portion of the fire extinguishing mechanism 10, that is, below the opening 1b. The spiral flat plate spring pairs 2 and 3 are fixed to the casing 1 at their one ends 2a and 3a on the center side, respectively, and are arranged so that the one ends 2b and 3b on the outer peripheral side face each other. Therefore, when the smoker inserts the smoked cigarette A into the fire extinguishing mechanism 10 through the opening 1b, the tip end of the cigarette (the part with the fire) is located near one end 2b of the spiral flat plate spring pair 2,3. It opposes the gap portion 7 of 3b and abuts on the circumferential surfaces of the spiral flat plate spring pairs 2 and 3.

On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 3, the tip 5a of the connecting plate 5 which is fixedly integrated with the knob 4 holds the two end portions 2b and 3b of the spiral flat plate spring pairs 2 and 3 and is connected to them. There is. Accordingly, when a person pushes down the knob 4, the connecting plate 5 is lowered, and the spiral plate spring pairs 2 and 3 connected to the connecting plate 5 are pulled out downwards near the ends 2b and 3b. As the ends 2b and 3b near the one end descend, the tip of the cigarette A facing the gap 7 is drawn into them and descends. Since the gap 7 becomes smaller as it goes down, the cigarette A is pressed and crushed by the spiral leaf spring pairs 2 and 3 while going down. The crushing will surely extinguish the cigarette A.

The pair of spiral flat springs 2 and 3 are deformed with the pulling out of the ends 2b and 3b, respectively, and generate a force to return to the original shape. When the force for pushing down is removed, the two ends 3b, 3b near the one end of the spiral flat plate spring pair ascend, and the connecting plate 5 and the knob 4 ascend to return to their original positions. Further, the cigarette A, which has finished extinguishing the fire, also rises while being sandwiched between the ends 2b and 3b near the one end, and returns to the original position. The cigarette A is put into the storage box 6 by the smoker through the opening 6a on the side surface of the casing 1. An opening 1c is formed below the gap 7 so that ash and dust of crushed cigarettes do not directly fall into the storage box 6 and enter the fire extinguishing mechanism 10. The cigarette butts (B, C) extinguished and accumulated in the storage box 6 can be easily discarded by removing the storage box 6 from the casing 1.

In the above-mentioned embodiment, since the moving stroke of the cigarette accompanying the movement of the knob 4 is relatively small, the extinguished cigarette must be manually thrown into the opening 6a. However, for example, if the moving stroke of the cigarette is increased and the opening 1c is made sufficiently larger than the length of the facing portions of the ends 2b and 3b near the one end and the length of the cigarette, the extinguished cigarette is left as it is. Can be dropped into the storage box 6.

[0014]

[Effect of device]

 As described above, according to the present invention, the smoker only pushes the smoked cigarette into the opening (1b) and pushes down the knob (4), and the cigarette is crushed inside the case. It can certainly extinguish a cigarette without extinguishing it.

[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.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1: Casing 1a: Ashtray 1b: Opening 1c: Opening 2,3: Roller 2a, 3a: One end 2b, 3b: Near one end 4: Knob 5: Connecting plate 6: Storage box 7: Gap 10: Fire extinguishing mechanism A, B, C: Tobacco

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 spiral flat plate spring members that are built in the casing and that are disposed in close proximity to each other and that are substantially symmetrical with respect to the tangents of the spirals and that have their center portions fixed.
An opening formed in the casing plate at a position facing the spiral flat plate spring member; at least a portion of which is the casing.
An operating member that is arranged so as to be exposed to the outside of the thing and is movably supported; engaged with the operating member in the vicinity of the outer peripheral end of each of the pair of spiral flat plate spring members and with the movement of the operating member. A manual fire-extinguishing ashtray device, comprising force-transmitting means for drawing out the outer peripheral ends of each pair of spiral flat plate spring members while keeping them in close proximity, and a storage box for receiving extinguished cigarettes.