JPH10179322A - Ancillary equipment for smoking - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To maintain the inside of an ashtray in a clean state by forming a reservoir space by the wall forming an inside hollow of an ashtray means which includes the first and second mural parts, and housing unwanted matters within the ashtray in the reservoir space by means of gravity and/or vibrations when the ashtray means is moved from the first position to the second position. SOLUTION: A rear seat 1 of a vehicle, in the center has an armrest 4 which can go up and down by making its one end as an axis 7 and the armrest 4 in the upward housing state can be housed in the recess 6 of a backrest 3. At the tip side of such an armrest 4, an ashtray 8 is installed within the hollow housing 5 to allow to be housed, drawn and to slide freely and a grating air- inhalation opening 15 is installed nearly straight overhead of the ashtray 8 on the mural part to which the front mural part of the ashtray 8 faces inside the hollow housing 5. Further, the device allows the air-inhalation opening 15 to inhala flue gas in co-operation with the linked air conductive fan 16 driven by an electric motor by means of the hollow space within the housing 5, a duct 17, a hose 18 and a conductive pipe 19.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a smoking assist device, and more particularly, to an ashtray means for containing ash or other unnecessary substances generated by smoking.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Japanese Patent Laying-Open No. 3-125623 discloses an in-vehicle air cleaner, which is attached to an armrest provided on a rear seat of an automobile. The armrest is freely movable between a storage position in a vertical state and a use position in a horizontal state. Further, the above publication also suggests providing an ashtray at the armrest to increase the effect of the air purifier. However, since such an armrest is in a vertical state at the storage position, if the ashtray is simply attached to the elbow rest as disclosed in the above-mentioned publication, unnecessary substances existing inside the ashtray will be dispersed.

[0003]

Generally, for example, restaurants or hotel lobbies, airport lounges, etc., or seats of vehicles such as automobiles and airliners are provided with ashtrays for smokers. Preferably, such an ashtray is housed out of the way when not in use and is configured to be ready for use when in use. Such ashtrays are frequently used by smokers, and in the ashtray are stored unwanted objects such as cigarette ash or cigarette butts. However, for example, with respect to an ashtray provided in a vehicle, if the rider rides on the vehicle for a long time, or even if he or she frequently uses the ashtray, unnecessary substances such as ash or butts will remain in the ashtray. Thereby, when the ashtray with the unnecessary material remaining is used again, the unpleasant odor of the unnecessary material spreads in the vehicle, and gives a discomfort particularly to non-smokers. In addition, for smokers, for example, while placing cigarettes during smoking on an ashtray, there is a problem that the cigarette burns to unnecessary objects in the ashtray. When unnecessary substances accumulate in the ashtray, the unnecessary substances may be frequently discarded in an external trash can, but it is very troublesome to discard them one by one because of only one or two butts. In addition, when riding on a vehicle such as a passenger aircraft for a long time, generally, there is no need to discard unnecessary things accumulated in the ashtray while riding. Conventionally, air purifying means is provided in a seat or the like on which a smoker sits to remove off-flavors of cigarettes, but when the function cannot be sufficiently exhibited due to the arrangement of the air purifying means and the amount of smoking. There is.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and has as its object a discomfort caused by smoking given to a smoker and surrounding people by a very simple means without using a complicated device or the like. Is to reduce. It is another object of the present invention to sufficiently exert the function of an air purifying means provided around a smoker.

[0005]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention is a smoking assisting device comprising an ashtray means and a housing, wherein the ashtray means has a first wall and a second wall forming an internal space thereof. Wherein the ashtray means is movable between a use position for using the ashtray means and a storage position for housing the ashtray means, the first wall portion functions as one side wall of the ashtray means, and The position between a first position in which a second wall portion functions as a ceiling wall of the ashtray means and a second position in which the first wall portion functions as a floor wall and the second wall portion functions as a side wall. The ashtray means and the housing are integrally movable, and the first and second walls at the second position form a holding space for holding ash or butts or other unwanted matter. The above problem is solved by providing an auxiliary device. As described above, when the ashtray means and the housing accommodating the ashtray means are used, for example, when the ashtray means is horizontal, the first wall portion functions as one side wall and the second wall portion functions as a ceiling wall. From the first position.
The ashtray means is moved to a substantially vertical second position, such that the wall functions as a floor wall and the second wall functions as a side wall, so that the ashtray means is positioned on the floor wall in the first position. The remaining unnecessary matter slides on one side wall (first wall portion) of the first position due to gravity. At this time, the first
Since the ceiling wall (second wall portion) at the position functions as one side wall of the ashtray means at the second position, both side walls parallel to the movement direction at the first position, the floor wall, and the In cooperation with the vertical first wall, a storage space for storing the ash at the second position is formed. Further, the ceiling wall (second wall portion) at the first position also has a function of placing and holding cigarettes during smoking.

[0006] The smoking assist device is provided with arm means and mounting means, and the housing is mounted on the arm means.
It is preferable that the arm means is attached to an article, a wall, or the like around the smoker using the attaching means so as to be movable between the first position and the second position. When such a smoking assisting device is attached to a chair, it is advantageous to make the arm function as an armrest of the chair and also make the attachment function as an attachment for the armrest. When the smoking assistance device of the present invention is disposed in a vehicle, it is preferable that the device be mounted on a vehicle seat instead of the chair. When the smoking assist device of the present invention is attached to a chair or a seat as described above, it is preferable that the elbow rest moves upward when moving from the first position to the second position. Further, it is very preferable to provide the above-mentioned smoking assist device with air purifying means for sucking air around the ashtray means to purify the air when the ashtray means is in the use position.

Further, the present invention is based on the above-described structure,
An ashtray means and an attachment means, wherein the ashtray means has a first wall portion and a second wall portion forming an internal space in the ashtray means, wherein the first wall portion is one of the ashtray means. A first position where the second wall functions as a side wall and the second wall functions as a ceiling wall of the ashtray means, and a second position where the first wall functions as a floor wall and the second wall functions as one side wall. The ashtray means is mounted using the mounting means so that the ashtray means can be moved between the first position and the second position.
The above object is achieved by providing a smoking assisting device in which a wall and a second wall form a holding space for holding unnecessary substances such as ash or cigarette butts. With such a configuration, the smoking assisting device of the present invention can have a simpler structure, and this smoking assisting device is suitable especially when it is attached to a wall surface located around the smoker.

[0008] Preferably, the smoking assistance device is provided with a housing for accommodating the ashtray means in the second position. In particular, when the smoking assistance device is mounted on a wall, the housing may be fixedly mounted so as not to move. Further, an arm means rotatable about the axis is provided in the mounting means,
Advantageously, the ashtray means is attached to the arm means.

[0009]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS The smoking aid of the present invention is advantageously mounted on a vehicle seat or wall, particularly when the present invention is mounted on one end of a pivotable armrest of the seat. In this case, when the armrest is in the normal position (horizontal position functioning as an armrest) (first position), the smoker sitting on the seat moves the ashtray means to the use position and uses the ashtray means. Smoke. After the end of smoking, the ashtray means is moved from the use position to the storage position in the housing, and the elbow rest of the seat is moved to the storage position (vertical position where the shaft is rotated upward and stored) (second position). Unnecessary matter such as cigarette ash inside the ashtray means slides on the first wall part due to gravity, and is a storage space formed by a wall forming an inner space of the ashtray means including the first wall part and the second wall part. To be housed. Accordingly, when the smoker moves the smoking assist device of the present invention from the second position to the first position and moves the ashtray means to the use position in order to use the ashtray means again, unnecessary objects are removed from the ceiling in the first position. Wall (second wall)
Since there is no waste in the portion of the interior space of the ashtray that is used by the smoker, the smoker can use the ashtray means in a clean state. Further, even when the ashtray means is in the use position, the ceiling wall (the second wall portion) at the first position partially isolates the ash, cigarette butts and the like of the cigarette from the external environment, and thus is generated from the ash and butts. It is possible to prevent the spread of off-flavors. Therefore, by providing the air purifying means of the smoking assisting device of the present invention together with the air purifying means, the air purifying function can be enhanced more than before.

[0010]

Preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the accompanying drawings. FIG. 1 is a side view of a central cross section of a rear seat (1) of a general automobile using the present invention. This rear seat (1) has a seat cushion (2),
A backrest (3) and an elbow rest (4) located at the center of the rear seat (1) and pivotable about a vertical plane about one end as an axis
It is composed of At the other end of the armrest (4), a hollow housing (5) is provided. The backrest (3) is provided with a recess (6) for accommodating the elbow rest (4), and the elbow rest (4) is pivoted upward from the used state to rotate upward, and the recess (6) of the backrest (3) is provided. It is possible to be in a storage state where it is stored inside. In FIG. 1, the elbow rest in the used state is indicated by a solid line (4), and the elbow rest in the stored state is indicated by a broken line (4 ').

The mechanism for moving the armrest (4) between the utilized first position and the retracted second position may utilize a mechanism generally known in the automotive industry. It is possible. In this embodiment, a mechanism for rotating the axis about the pivot axis (7) is used. However, the moving mechanism is not a simple axis rotational movement about the pivot axis (7).
A groove (24) is provided in the seat cushion (2), and when the elbow rest (4) is moved from the first position to the second position, the lower end of the elbow rest (4) is positioned in the groove (24) of the seat cushion (2). ), The pivot shaft (7) is lowered so that the elbow rest is housed in the recess (6), and the elbow rest (4) is moved to the second position.
The pivot shaft (7) also moves so that the pivot shaft (7) rises when moving from the position to the first position.

An ashtray means comprising an ashtray (8) is slidable with respect to the housing (5) so as to be housed and withdrawn in the housing, and almost the entire ashtray (8) is provided inside the housing (5). Is movable between an accommodation position in which the housing is accommodated and a use position drawn out of the housing as shown in FIG. In order to hold the ashtray (8) in the storage position, the ashtray (8) is provided with a first retaining means (not shown), for example a spring fastening means or a friction locking means. The first holding means must be constructed so that when using the ashtray (8), its holding force can be released relatively easily by a human hand or by other means, while the ashtray (8) is used. ) Must be configured so that its holding force is not easily released when it is in the second position (the stored state).

FIG. 2 is an enlarged view of the ashtray (8) in FIG. The ashtray (8) includes a base wall (9), an upper wall (10) as a second wall, a baffle plate (14) extending downward from the upper wall, and a rear end wall (11). And a front end wall (12) as a first wall and a side wall (13). When the ashtray (8) is used, tobacco ash, cigarette butts or other debris is dropped into the ashtray (8) and remains on the base wall (9). When the elbow rest (4) is moved from the first position to the second position, the ashtray (8) is first slid to the accommodation position and accommodated in the housing (5), and then the elbow rest (4) is moved upward. Rotate the shaft and store it in the backrest (3). At this time, the ashtray (8) is held in the storage position by the first holding means, and unnecessary objects in the ashtray (8) slide toward the front end wall portion (12) of the ashtray (8) by gravity and / or vibration. Will be. In the second position, unnecessary objects are stored and retained by the base wall (9), the upper wall (10) and the baffle (14), the front end wall (12), and the side wall (13). Storage pockets or pockets are formed. Accordingly, when the elbow rest (4) pivots upward from the first position and moves to the second position, unnecessary objects in the ashtray (8) are preferably held in the holding space without being dispersed. .

Further, the ashtray (8) is provided with a second holding means (not shown). The second holding means is configured such that when the ashtray (8) is in the use position, the ashtray can be removed from the housing (5). Therefore, when a certain amount of undesired matter has accumulated in the ashtray, the ashtray (8) can be removed from the housing (5) and the unneeded matter can be discarded in an external trash box or the like.

In the front part of the housing (5), that is, the wall part facing the front end wall part (12) of the ashtray (8), a lattice-shaped air suction opening (15) is provided almost directly above the ashtray (8). It is arranged. The air suction opening is provided through a hollow space inside the housing (5), a duct (17) extending in the longitudinal direction of the armrest (4), a flexible and extensible hose section (18), and an electric motor via a conduit (19). It communicates with an air induction fan (16) driven by (not shown). Furthermore,
A short exhaust pipe (21) is provided on the exhaust side of the air induction fan (16), and the exhaust pipe is connected to the rear seat (1).
Extending through the floor (20) of a car trunk located behind the vehicle. Therefore, during operation of the air induction fan (16), air in the upper region or the internal region of the ashtray (8) is sucked into the air suction opening, passes through the air induction fan (16), and is discharged outside the automobile. Air induction fan (1
As a means for operating 6) in a timely manner, the ashtray (8) is moved to the use position in the housing (5) (the ashtray (8) is slid toward the front of the housing (5)).
And a microswitch (not shown) configured to start the air induction fan (16) so that the air induction fan operates only when using the ashtray. Further, a time limit means (not shown) for operating the fan (16) for only a few minutes even after the ashtray (8) is moved to the accommodation position inside the housing (5) may be provided.
Guide means (22) are disposed inside the housing (5) for guiding the ashtray (8) into the housing (5). The guide means (22) is formed to have a width smaller than the width of the housing so that air can pass through to the air guide fan (16), so that the air is guided by the guide means (2).
It can reach the air induction fan (16) by passing through both side spaces of (2). Further, the guide means (22) may be formed wider than the width of the housing, and the guide means may be provided with an opening for allowing air to pass therethrough.

The back of the backrest (3) is provided with a slot (23) opened in the recess (6), and a hose portion for connecting between the air suction opening (15) and the air induction fan (16). (18) can extend through the slot when the elbow rest (4) is in the first position. The slot (23) is continuous with the groove (24) provided in the seat cushion (2), and when the elbow rest (4) moves from the first position to the second position, the hose part (18) It moves downward in the slot (23), and when the elbow rest (4) reaches the second position, it will be located in the groove (24) (see FIG. 3). With such a configuration, the hose portion (18) located near the lower end of the elbow rest (4) at the second position
The elbow rest (4) is in the second position, so that the air suction opening (1) is not required.
5) and the air induction fan (16) can be sufficiently and effectively connected.

FIGS. 4 and 5 show side views of another embodiment of the present invention. In this embodiment, a housing (34) slidably mounted in a vertical direction along a wall surface (30), a bracket (31) fixed to the wall surface (30), and a shaft rotatable around an end of the bracket. , And an ashtray (33) mounted on the arm.
This ashtray (33) has the same shape as the ashtray (8) of the above-described embodiment shown in FIG. FIG. 4 shows an ashtray (3
3) shows a use state, in which the arm (32) and the ashtray (33) are in a horizontal state (first position). On the other hand, FIG. 5 shows a state where the ashtray (33) is stored,
The arm (32) and the ashtray (33) are in a vertical state (second position).

In this embodiment, in order to hold the ashtray (33) in the second position, when the ashtray (33) is moved to the second position, that is, when the arm (32) is moved to the vertical position, the housing ( 34) is the arm (32) and the ashtray (3)
It is configured to slide downward while covering 3). In this case, when the ashtray (33) is moved to the use position again, the housing may be slid upward. 4 and 5
In addition to the device shown in FIG. 1, the configuration may be such that, for example, it slides from a first position in the horizontal direction to a second position in the vertical direction in the housing. In this case, unlike the housing (34) shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, the housing is fixedly attached to a wall surface.

[0019]

As described above, by moving the ashtray means provided in the smoking assistance device of the present invention from the first position to the second position, unnecessary matter inside the ashtray means is moved by gravity and / or vibration. The ashtray means slides on the first wall of the ashtray means and is accommodated in the holding space formed by the wall forming the inner space of the ashtray means including the first wall part and the second wall part. Since the unnecessary material is stored in the storage space below the ceiling wall (second wall portion) at the first position, there is no unnecessary material in the portion of the inner space of the ashtray means used by the smoker. Therefore, the smoker can use the ashtray means in a clean state, and even if the cigarette being smoked is put on the ashtray, the cigarette does not burn into the unnecessary matter remaining in the ashtray means. Furthermore, even when the ashtray means is in the use position, the ceiling wall (the second wall portion) at the first position partially isolates the unnecessary matter from the external environment, thereby preventing the spread of the unpleasant odor generated from the unnecessary matter. If the air purifying means is provided in the smoking assisting device of the present invention by reducing the unpleasant odor from the beginning, the air purifying function of the air purifying means can be enhanced as compared with the conventional case.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a central sectional view of a rear seat of an automobile.

FIG. 2 is an enlarged sectional view of the ashtray of the seat in FIG.

3 is a cross-sectional view of the vicinity of the pivot axis when the elbow rest of the seat in FIG. 1 is at a second position.

FIG. 4 is a wall-mounted type smoking assistance device.

FIG. 5 is a wall-mounted type smoking assistance device.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Rear seat 2 Seat cushion 3 Backrest 4 Elbow rest 5 Housing 7 Revolving axle 8 Ashtray 10 Upper wall part (2nd wall part) 12 Front end part (1st wall part)

 ──────────────────────────────────────────────────の Continuing on the front page (72) Inventor Michael Arthur Joan Bievan Hampshire S.E., UK 50 5 B.S., Eastleigh, Abbots Road 25 (72) Inventor Nigel David Warren S.E., Southampton S.E. 16 8 LN, Rowhams, Hanlord 1

Claims (11)

[Claims] 1. A smoking assistance device comprising an ashtray means and a housing, wherein the ashtray means has a first wall and a second wall forming an internal space of the ashtray means, wherein the ashtray means is provided. The ashtray means is movable between a use position for using the ashtray means and an accommodation position for accommodating the ashtray means, the first wall portion functions as one side wall of the ashtray means, and the second wall portion is provided. A first functioning as a ceiling wall of the ashtray means
Position, wherein the first wall portion functions as a floor wall and the second
The ashtray means and the housing are integrally movable between a second position in which the wall functions as one side wall, and the first wall and the second wall are ash or A smoking assisting device characterized by forming a retaining space for retaining unnecessary objects such as butts. 2. An arm means and an attachment means, wherein the housing is attached to the arm means, and the arm means can be moved between the first position and the second position using the attachment means. The smoking assisting device according to claim 1, wherein the device is attached in such a manner. 3. The smoking assistance device according to claim 2, wherein said arm means is an armrest of a chair. 4. The smoking assisting device according to claim 3, wherein said attaching means is attaching means for said chair. 5. The smoking assistance device according to claim 3, wherein the chair is a vehicle seat. 6. The method according to claim 6, wherein the elbow rest is moved from the first position to the second position.
The smoking assistance device according to any one of claims 3 to 5, wherein the device moves upward when moving to the position. 7. Smoking according to claim 1, further comprising an air purifying means for sucking air around the ashtray means when the ashtray means is in a use position. Auxiliary equipment. 8. A smoking assistance device comprising an ashtray means and an attaching means, wherein the ashtray means has a first wall portion and a second wall portion forming an internal space thereof, wherein the first wall portion is provided. A first position in which the ashtray means functions as one side wall and the second wall portion functions as a ceiling wall of the ashtray means, and wherein the first wall portion functions as a floor wall and the second wall portion is one side wall The ashtray means is mounted using the mounting means so that the ashtray means can be moved to and from a second position functioning as a first position, and the first and second walls are ash or butts at the second position. A smoking assistance device characterized by forming a holding space for holding unnecessary items. 9. The smoking assistance device according to claim 8, further comprising a housing capable of storing the ashtray means in the second position. 10. The smoking assistance device according to claim 9, wherein the housing is fixed. 11. A smoking assistance device according to claim 8, wherein an arm means rotatable about the axis is provided on said attaching means, and said ashtray means is attached to said arm means. .