JPS61162164A - Smoke sucking device - Google Patents

Abstract

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Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION [Field of Industrial Application] The present invention relates to a smoke evacuator used on a desk or the like to collect and purify smoke rising from an ashtray.

[Conventional technology]

Conventionally, U.S. Patent No.
A smoke evacuator shown in No. 043776 Mei III is known. This device is constructed by fixing a cylindrical cover with an almost open front surface over an ashtray, and attaching a smoke purification unit having an exhaust port and a built-in suction fan motor and filter to the upper end of the cover. .

This conventional smoke evacuator is used by operating a suction fan motor, and the suction power of the fan sucks up the smoke rising from the cigarettes placed on the ashtray or from the cigarette butts discarded in the ashtray, and passes it through the filter. It is designed to be purified through

[Problem that the invention seeks to solve]

However, in conventional smoke evacuators, a cylindrical cover is fixed over the ashtray, and cigarettes are taken in and out of the ashtray through the open part of the cover, so the inside of the ashtray remains closed even when not in use. exposed.

Because of this, cigarette butts, etc., are thrown away in the ashtray when not in use. [
Not only does it not look good, but the smell from the butts and the smoke that rises when the butts are not extinguished can pass through the above opening! It can easily spread inside the body.

[Means for solving problems]

The present invention relates to an ashtray, and a smoke collection opening that is connected to the ashtray in a vertically rotatable or vertically movable manner, covers at least an upper surface of the ashtray, and has a smoke collection opening in a lower surface portion facing the upper surface of the ashtray. an ashtray opening/closing body having an ashtray opening/closing body; a suction fan motor built in one or both of the ashtray and the ashtray opening/closing body for sucking smoke into the ashtray opening/closing body; and a filter for purifying the sucked smoke. The above-mentioned problems of the prior art have been solved by providing a structure including a smoke suction purification a-place and a purified air exhaust section provided in either the ashtray or the ashtray opening/closing body.

[Effect]

This smoke evacuator allows the ashtray to be used by placing a cigarette on the ashtray by opening the ashtray opening and closing body and arranging the smoke suction opening to face the upper surface of the ashtray. At this time, by operating the smoke purification device, the smoke rising from the cigarettes placed on the ashtray and the cigarette butts discarded in the ashtray is collected by the smoke purification device into the ashtray opening/closing body and purified. By exhausting the air to the outside from the exhaust part, the environment inside the room can be kept clean at all times. Then, when not in use, the ashtray opening/closing body may be closed, and at least the upper surface of the ashtray on which the cigarette is placed is covered by the ashtray opening/closing body. Therefore, when not in use, cigarette butts and the like are not visible from the outside, giving it a good appearance. Along with this, Ash, lI! Dispersion of unpleasant odors and smoke from one part is prevented by the ashtray opening/closing body and the filter of the smoke purification device, so it is possible to suppress the spread of odors, etc., and when carrying the entire smoke evacuator, it is possible to prevent cigarettes from spreading. This also prevents the risk of ash being scattered.

〔Example〕

An embodiment shown in the drawings will be described below.

1 in the figure is an ashtray. This ashtray 1 includes an ashtray case 2,
It is formed of a bottom plate 3 which is removably provided to close the lower opening of the case 2, and an ashtray main body 4 which is removably attached to the ashtray case 2.

The ashtray case 2 is made of heat-resistant synthetic resin and has an annular step 5 on its outer circumferential surface. Furthermore, an annular main body support step 6 is integrally formed in the upper part of the ashtray case 2, and a cigarette holder groove 7 is formed on the outside of this step 6. Moreover, in this embodiment, a bottomed cylindrical main body storage part 8 is provided integrally with the main body support step part 6, and the central part of the bottom wall thereof is not blocked by the bottom plate 3. In addition, a through hole 9 is formed through which a finger can be easily passed.

The ashtray main body 4 is made of metal, glass, ceramics, etc., and is stored in the main body storage portion 8 with a flange 10 formed at its upper end removably supported by the main body support stepped portion 6. ing.

Although 11 in FIGS. 1 and 2 is not an essential component, for example, it is a heat-resistant shirt plate having a hole 12 approximately in the center, which is detachably attached to the top surface of the ashtray main body 4. It is being Therefore, when the shirt top plate 11 is used, cigarette ashes and butts are disposed of into the ashtray body 4 through the hole 12.

An ashtray opening/closing body 13 that covers at least the upper surface of the ash [ml] is connected to the ashtray 1 so as to be rotatable, for example, in the vertical direction. This ashtray opening/closing body 13 is formed, for example, in the shape of a hollow triangular pyramid, and its lower surface has a smoke collection opening 14 that faces the top surface of the ashtray 1 when the ashtray opening/closing body 13 is opened, as shown in FIG. ing. This ashtray opening/closing body 1
3 is attached to a portion of the ashtray case 2 facing the cigarette holder groove 7 via a hinge 15 so as to be rotatable in the vertical direction, and the rotation opens and closes the upper surface of the ashtray 1. In the case of this embodiment, the edge of the opening forming the smoke collection opening 14 is fitted into the stepped portion 5 in the closed state (see FIG. 1).

The hinge shaft 16 of the hinge 15 has an arm-shaped retaining member 17 integrally or connected to the ashtray opening/closing body 13.
is provided. This engaging member 17 rotates within the ashtray case 2, and is attached with an engaging member such as a steel ball and a coil opening for biasing the engaging member (not shown).

Further, the ashtray case 2 is provided with a positioning plate 18 on the side of the hinge 15, and this plate 18 has a plurality of engaging parts 19, 20, 21 such as holes or recesses. The above-mentioned engaging elements are adapted to be engaged with and disengaged from the parts 19-21. The engaging member 17 having the coil spring and the engaging element, and the positioning plate 18 form a so-called click stop mechanism.

This click stop mechanism is based on the engaging portion 19 of the engaging element.
The ashtray opening/closing body 13 is held in the closed position shown in FIG. 1 by engagement with the engaging portion 20, and the ashtray opening/closing body 13 is held in the open position during use as shown in FIG. 2 by engaging the engaging portion 20 of the engager. The ashtray main body 4 is held in the maximum open position, as shown in FIG. 3, by engagement with the engaging portion 21 of the engaging element, and does not interfere with taking out the ashtray main body 4. The opening angle α during use is determined within a range of 25° to 45° such that the smoke collection opening 14 faces the top surface of the ashtray 1 without being too far away, and when the ashtray main body 4 is inserted or removed. The opening angle β is set to 70° or more.

The ashtray opening/closing body 13 has a built-in smoke purifying device 22. The smoke purification device 122 includes a suction fan motor 23 for collecting smoke in the ashtray opening/closing body 13, and a filter 24 for purifying the collected smoke.

In this embodiment, the suction fan motor 23 is connected to the ashtray opening/closing body 1
3, and the filter 24 is provided on the ashtray opening/closing body 13 on the suction side of the suction fan motor 23. The filter 24 is detachable from the ashtray opening/closing body 13. In addition, the filter 24 has a unitized structure in which internal filter members such as activated carbon and chemicals having a deodorizing and smoke removing effect are housed within an enclosing filter member made of breathable polyurethane foam, for example.

Furthermore, in this embodiment, a shutter convex portion 25 is provided approximately at the center of the lower surface of the filter 24. The convex portion 25 is integral with or separate from the filter 24, and opens and closes the hole 12 of the shirt shirt plate 11 as the ashtray opening/closing body 13 opens and closes.

Further, in this embodiment, a dry battery or a storage battery is used as the power source 26 of the suction fan motor 23, and this is built in, for example, the ashtray 1.

A lead wire (not shown) connecting the iI source 26 and the suction fan motor 23 is routed through the hinge 15 and across the ashtray 1 and the ashtray opening/closing body 13.

In the figure, 27 is a switch for applying power from a power source 26 to the motor 23. In the case of this embodiment, the switch 21 is a microswitch whose contacts are always kept in an open state. The operating portion 28 is attached to the ashtray 1 and protrudes from the top surface of the ashtray 1. A switch pushing part 29 provided on the ashtray opening/closing body 13 is brought into contact with and separated from the operating part 28, and the switch 27 is accordingly opened and closed. In the present invention, the switch 27 may be opened and closed with assistance, and therefore, the switch 27 may be installed at the ashtray opening/closing body 13 ([II].

Further, the ashtray opening/closing body 13 is provided with an exhaust section 30 for discharging purified air through the smoke purification device 22.

As shown in FIG. 2, this smoke evacuator has an ashtray opening/closing body 13
It is measured and held by a click stop mechanism. By opening the ashtray opening/closing body 13 as described above, the ashtray 1 can be used by attaching and removing the cigarette A to the cigarette holder groove 7, and in this embodiment, the switch 27 is turned on and the suction motor 23 of the smoke purification device 22 is turned on. is operated. Therefore, as the fan of the suction fan motor 23 rotates, air between the upper surface of the ashtray 1 and the smoke collection opening 14 facing this surface is sucked into the filter 24.

Therefore, smoke and odors rising from cigarettes placed on the ashtray 1 and cigarette butts discarded in the ashtray main body 4 are collected in the ashtray opening/closing body 13 along with the above-mentioned suction air flow, and pass through the filter 24. At the same time, smoke and odor are removed. The air purified in this manner is exhausted to the interior through the exhaust section 30.

When the cigarette A is discarded into the ashtray main body 4 after use and is not used for smoking, that is, when the ashtray is not in use, the ashtray opening/closing body 13 is rotated toward the front and closed as shown in FIG. Then, the smoke collection opening 14 of the ashtray opening/closing body 13 is connected to the ashtray case 2.
The upper surface of the ashtray 1 is covered and hidden by the ashtray opening/closing body 13 by fitting the stepped portion 5 .

For this reason, the ashtray main body 4 and the cigarette butts, etc. inside it are not visible from the outside of the smoke evacuator, giving it a good appearance, and when carrying the smoke evacuator, the ash inside the ashtray main body 4 will fly around. It also prevents you from losing.

Moreover, since the part where the cigarette butts are stored is sealed by the upper surface of the ashtray case 2, the ashtray main body 4, the lower part of the ashtray opening/closing body 13, and the filter 24, the smell and smoke of the butts rising from the ashtray main body 4 are absorbed. The filter 24 can prevent the smoke from coming out of the container, and can also remove smoke and odor.

Moreover, in this embodiment, since the shutter convex portion 25 closes the hole 12 of the shutter plate 11 at the same time as the ashtray opening/closing body 13 is closed, the upper end opening of the ashtray main body 4 can be sealed. Thereby, even if the cigarette butts discarded in the ashtray main body 4 are not extinguished, the fire can be quickly extinguished to eliminate the smoldering of the cigarette butts.

In addition, when discarding butts and the like from the ashtray 1 when a large number of butts and the like have accumulated in the ashtray main body 4, open the ashtray opening/closing body 13 at an angle of β degrees as shown in FIG. After making sure that the ashtray opening/closing body 13 does not get in the way of taking out the ashtray main body 4, insert your finger into the through hole 9 to push out the ashtray main body 4 from the ashtray case 2, take out the ashtray main body 4, and throw away the cigarette butts, etc. good.

in this way. Kanto processing of cigarette butts, etc. can be easily carried out without the need for troublesome operations such as turning the entire smoke evacuator upside down.

Note that in the above embodiment, the hole 12 of the shirt shirt plate 11
It goes without saying that a plurality of shutter protrusions 25 may be provided on the filter 24 in accordance with the number and position of the holes 12 in that case. Moreover, when implementing such a shutter structure, the shutter convex portion 25
The shirt flap plate 11 may be connected to the tip of the ashtray opening/closing body 13 to open and close the opening of the ashtray main body 4 at the same time.

Further, although the above-mentioned embodiment is configured as described above, in the present invention, the ashtray opening/closing body 13 is configured as shown in FIG.
It may be configured and implemented so as to cover the entire area.

Further, in the present invention, the ashtray 1 is provided with a guide shaft extending in the vertical direction, and the ashtray opening/closing body 13 is connected to this guide shaft so as to be vertically movable, so that the ashtray opening/closing body 13 is moved up and down parallel to the ashtray 1. It may be implemented as a configuration.

Further, the present invention may be implemented by incorporating the smoke purification device flf22 into the ashtray 1 when the inside of the ashtray 1 and the inside of the ashtray opening/closing body 13 are configured to communicate through a ventilation passage. However, in this case, the exhaust part 30 is provided in the ashtray 1, and the ashtray opening/closing body 13 has a simple hollow shape with an open bottom, and does not have the exhaust part 30.

In addition, when the above-mentioned ventilation path is provided, the filter 24 of the suction purification device 22 may be built into the ashtray opening/closing body 13 and the suction fan motor 23 may be built into the ashtray 1. Of course, in this case, the exhaust section 30 is provided in the ashtray 1.

Roughly speaking, when moving the ashtray opening/closing body 13, by adjusting the size of am in the pivot portion or the guide portion, etc., the opening position of the ashtray opening/closing body 13 can be adjusted to an arbitrary position using the rubbing force. It may be carried out so that it can be held freely.

Further, as the power source 26, a commercial AC power source for general household use may be used.Furthermore, the filter 24 does not have to perform physical collection as in the above-mentioned embodiment; It is also possible to use a so-called electrostatic filter that collects the light.

In addition, in carrying out the present invention, unless it is contrary to the gist of the invention, ashtrays, ashtray opening/closing bodies, smoke collection openings, smoke purification devices,
It goes without saying that the specific structure, shape, position, material, etc. of the suction fan motor, filter, exhaust section, etc. are not limited to the above-mentioned actual example, and can be configured and implemented in various ways.

〔Effect of the invention〕

According to the present invention, the gist of which is the structure described in the claims above, a cigarette placed on the ashtray main body during use,
Not only can it purify the smoke rising from the cigarette butts, but it also looks good when not in use, and has the effect of preventing the smell and smoke from the cigarette butts from spreading into the interior. .

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

The drawings show an embodiment of the present invention, in which Fig. 1 is a longitudinal side view when not in use, Fig. 2 is a longitudinal side view when in use, Fig. 3 is a sectional view when the ashtray body is taken out, and Fig. 4. 1 is a partially cutaway side view, 1... ashtray, 13... ashtray main body, 14... smoke collection opening, 22... smoke suction purification device, 23... suction fan motor, 24...filter, 30...exhaust section.

Claims (1)

[Scope of Claims] An ashtray, a collection member connected to the ashtray so as to be vertically rotatable or vertically movable, covering at least the upper surface of the ashtray, and facing the upper surface of the ashtray on the lower surface. An ashtray opening/closing body having a smoke opening, a suction fan motor built in either or both of the ashtray and the ashtray opening/closing body to suck smoke into the ashtray opening/closing body, and a filter for purifying the sucked smoke. 1. A smoke evacuator comprising: a smoke suction purification device formed by the above; and a purified air exhaust section provided in either the ashtray or the ashtray opening/closing body.