WO2014185654A1

WO2014185654A1 - Lighter

Info

Publication number: WO2014185654A1
Application number: PCT/KR2014/004060
Authority: WO
Inventors: 김순자
Original assignee: Kim Soon Ja
Priority date: 2013-05-14
Filing date: 2014-05-08
Publication date: 2014-11-20
Also published as: KR101357479B1

Abstract

The present invention provides a lighter (10) comprising: a body (20) including a gas container (21) having gas filled therein, and a nozzle (22) provided on the upper side of the gas container (21) and having a gas spraying outlet (23), which discharges gas and faces the upper or lateral part; a clip (30) provided on one side of the gas container (21) of the body (20) and inserted into a fixed object; a piezoelectric device (40) having a piezoelectric element (41) provided in the clip (30), and a piezoelectric tip (42) connected to the piezoelectric element (41) and arranged close to the nozzle (22) of the body (20) so as to generate a spark when pressure is applied to the piezoelectric element (41); and an operating button (50) provided in the clip (30) so as to open the nozzle (22) according to an operation of a user and to operate the piezoelectric device (40).

Description

lighter

The present invention relates to a lighter, and more particularly, to a lighter which can be used without being fixed in a fixed object, with little risk of loss, improved usability, and excellent portability and cost competitiveness.

Generally, when the ignition switch is pressed, the spark is generated at the piezoelectric tip of the piezoelectric device provided at the ignition switch, and the ignition occurs when the ignition roller is ignited or rotated with the flint. Sparks are generated by the ignition.

Such a lighter is commonly used when smoking a cigarette, and after smoking a cigarette lighter is taken out separately from the pack of cigarettes because most of the pack of relatively large packs of the lighter is often lost. Accordingly, most smokers put a lighter in a pack after storing some cigarettes.

However, a lighter is usually shorter than a cigarette, so when stored in the pack, the ignition switch or the ignition roller of the lighter does not protrude toward the inlet of the pack, which is cumbersome because the user has to take the lighter out of the pack. In addition, when cigarettes are filled with cigarette packs, it is not easy to take out the lighter because the lighter is sandwiched between the cigarettes. In particular, since most workers in construction sites work with gloves, it is easier to take out the lighter sandwiched between the cigarettes with their gloved hands, so take the lighter out of the gloves, put on a cigarette and put on the gloves again. It must be quite cumbersome to have to.

The present invention is to solve the problems described above, the object of the present invention can be used without being pulled out in a fixed state on the cigarette pack or other fixed object, there is little risk of loss and the convenience of use is improved as well as the electronic It does not use expensive parts such as parts to reduce the production cost is superior in price competitiveness, and to provide a lighter that improves portability by reducing the overall volume by installing a piezoelectric device or switch to the outside.

According to a feature of the present invention, a gas container 21 filled with a gas therein and a gas ejection port 23 provided above the gas container 21 and ejecting gas are directed upward or sideward. Body 20 comprising a; A clip 30 provided at a side of the gas container 21 of the main body 20 to be fitted to the fixed object 1; When the pressure is applied to the piezoelectric element 41 and the piezoelectric element 41 provided in the clip 30 and connected to the piezoelectric element 41 and close to the nozzle 22 of the main body 20, the spark is generated. A piezoelectric device 40 made of a piezoelectric tip 42 for generating; And a manipulation button 50 provided at the clip 30 to open the nozzle 22 and operate the piezoelectric device 40 according to a user's operation. do.

According to another feature of the present invention, a gas container 21 filled with gas therein, and a gas ejection port 23 provided above the gas container 21 to eject gas, may face the nozzle 22. Body 20 including; A clip 30 provided at a side surface of the gas container 21 of the main body 20 and protruding in the same direction as the gas ejection port 23 of the main body 20 to be fitted to the fixed object 1; The piezoelectric element 41 provided in the main body 20 or the clip 30 and the piezoelectric element 41 connected to the piezoelectric element 41 are disposed in close proximity to the nozzle 22 of the main body 20 to pressurize the piezoelectric element 41. A piezoelectric device 40 made of a piezoelectric tip 42 which generates a spark when it is applied; And an operation button 50 provided in the clip 30 integrally or separately to open the nozzle 22 and operate the piezoelectric device 40 according to a user's operation. 10) is provided.

According to another feature of the invention, the gas container 21 filled with the gas therein, and the nozzle 22 is projected upward to the upper surface of the gas container 21, the gas outlet port 23 of the tip toward the top or side And a gas ejection lever 24 disposed horizontally below the nozzle 22 and pivoting about a central horizontal hinge axis 25 to open and close the gas ejection port 23. ); The flint 61, which is closely disposed with the gas ejection opening 23 of the nozzle 22 of the main body 20, and the ignition roller 62 having friction and friction with the flint 61 and having a pinion 64 on the side thereof. And an ignition device 60 including a rack 65 engaged with the pinion 64 of the ignition roller 62; A clip 30 provided at a side of the gas container 21 of the main body 20 to be fitted to the fixed object 1; And slidably coupled to the clip 30 vertically and having an upper end integrally or separately coupled to the rack 65 to linearly move the rack 65 and at the same time rotate the gas ejection lever 24. The operation button 50 is elastically pressurized upward by the spring 56 provided in the (30); comprises a, and when the user pushes the operation button 50 to the lower side while the gas ejection lever 24 is rotated As the gas outlet 23 of the nozzle 22 is opened and the rack 65 linearly moves, the ignition roller 62 is rotated to rub against the flint 61 so that sparks are generated and the gas is burned. A lighter 10 is provided.

According to another feature of the invention, the gas outlet 23 of the nozzle 22 is upwardly provided with a guide tube 80 is coupled to the outer circumferential surface of the main body 20 to be elevated, the operation button A link mechanism 90 is further provided to connect the upper end of the 50 and the guide tube 80 to move relative to the guide tube 80 when the operation button 50 is raised or lowered so that the guide tube 80 is lowered or raised. When the operation button 50 is pushed downward, the guide tube 80 is lifted from the main body 20 so that the flame is guided upward by the guide tube 80.

As described above, according to the present invention, the gas container 21 is provided with a clip 30 fitted to the fixed object 1 on the side of the gas container 21, and the piezoelectric element 41 is completely separated from the gas container 21 so as to provide a clip 30. By providing the lighter 10 installed in the), the gas container 21 can be manufactured more compactly, and the gas filling space can be sufficiently secured, so that it can be used for a longer time and can be easily stored in a cigarette pack. And by providing the operation button 50 for operating the piezoelectric element 41 in the clip 30, it is possible to operate only the operation button 50 without drawing the lighter 10 from the fixed object 1 such as a cigarette pack The light can be turned on, improving usability. In particular, in the construction site, the worker can be turned on without drawing the lighter 10 from the fixed object 1 such as a cigarette pack while wearing gloves to improve the convenience of use.

Further, by providing the lighter 10 configured such that the gas ejection opening 23 of the nozzle 22 provided at the upper end of the gas container 21 faces the front of the clip 30, the lighter 10 is fixed to the fixed object 1. Since the flame is ejected to the front in the state fixed in), it is possible to prevent the fire of articles such as cigarettes or ballpoint pens provided on the side, thereby improving safety and preventing waste of articles.

In addition, since the gas ejection lever 24 and the piezoelectric device 40 or the ignition roller 62, which are conventionally used, are mechanically operated according to the operation of the operation button 50, expensive parts such as electronic parts are not used. It is possible to ignite the lighter has excellent price competitiveness in a low-cost market, such as a lighter, and there is no effect such as damage of the electronic component due to external impact, thereby improving the durability. At this time, the operation button 50 is installed to be slidable up and down on the clip 30, when the user presses the operation button 50, the cigarette pack is pressed as in the prior art to prevent the cigarette from being crushed and the main body 20 Even if) does not touch the bottom surface of the to-be-fixed object 1, the operation button 50 can be pressed, and the convenience of use is improved.

And the main body 20 is further provided with a guide tube 80 coupled to the lift as opposed to the lifting of the operation button 50, the operation button 50 is lowered when the flame is generated, the guide tube 80 is raised By guiding the flame upwards, it prevents the wind from being applied to the flame, thereby improving thermal efficiency and convenience, further separating the flame from the adjacent cigarettes 4, thereby improving safety and reducing waste by not damaging the adjacent cigarettes 4; It can be effective.

1 is a use state diagram showing a first embodiment of a lighter according to the present invention

Figure 2 is a side cross-sectional view showing the internal configuration of the lighter

3 is an operating state of the lighter

Figure 4 is a side sectional view showing a second embodiment of the lighter according to the present invention;

5 is an operation state of the lighter

6 is a side sectional view showing a third embodiment of a lighter according to the present invention;

7 is a view schematically showing the operation of the lighter

The objects, features and advantages of the present invention described above will become more apparent from the following detailed description. Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings.

1 is a perspective view showing that a lighter according to a first embodiment of the present invention is accommodated in a cigarette pack, and FIGS. 2 and 3 show operation as a side cross-sectional view showing an internal configuration of the lighter of FIG.

As shown, the lighter 10 according to the first embodiment of the present invention includes a main body 20, a clip 30 provided on the side of the main body 20 and fitted to the fixed object 1, The piezoelectric device 40 is provided on the clip 30 to generate a spark, and the operation button 50 provided on the clip 30 to operate the piezoelectric device 40 is configured.

The main body 20 includes a gas container 21 filled with gas therein, a nozzle 22 provided on an upper surface of the gas container 21, and a gas ejection lever 24 that opens and closes the nozzle 22. And a cover member 70 coupled to the upper surface of the gas container 21 to conceal the nozzle 22. In this case, an opening 71 having a '∩' shape is formed at a side surface of the cover member 70.

The nozzle 22 is in communication with the gas container 21 and the gas outlet port 23 of the front end is formed to face upward or side, in the illustrated embodiment, the nozzle 22 is bent in a tracer shape to the gas outlet 23 ) Is formed to face the opening 71 of the cover member 70.

The gas ejection lever 24 is provided on the upper surface of the gas container 21 to seesaw the horizontal hinge axis 25 perpendicular to the horizontal portion of the nozzle 22. At this time, when one end of the gas ejection lever 24 is connected to the lower side of the nozzle 22 and the other end is pressed downward, the gas ejection opening 23 is opened because the nozzle 22 is pushed upward. Reference numeral 26 denotes a return spring for lowering the nozzle 22 so that the gas ejection opening 23 is closed when the force for pressing the other end of the gas ejection lever 24 is released.

The clip 30 is provided on the side of the gas container 21 of the main body 20 and fitted to the fixed object 1 to fix the main body 20 in the illustrated embodiment. Although it is illustrated that the horizontal protrusion 31 horizontally protruded from the side, and the downward extension portion 32 extended downward from the tip of the horizontal protrusion 31, the shape of the clip 30 may be various. At this time, the horizontal projections 31 protrude in the same direction as the gas ejection openings 23.

The piezoelectric device 40 is mounted on the clip 30 and is connected to the piezoelectric element 41 which generates a voltage when a pressure is applied thereto, and is connected to the piezoelectric element 41 through a wire or the like, and the gas of the nozzle 22. The piezoelectric tip 42 is disposed close to the jetting port 23 to generate a spark as pressure is applied to the piezoelectric element 41. In this case, the piezoelectric element 41 may be provided in the gas container 21 of the main body 20, but is preferably mounted in the downward extension part 32 of the clip 30. Such a piezoelectric device 40 is provided with a spring and a piezoceramic inside, and when the piezoelectric device 40 is pressed, the end of the unshown spring inside the piezoelectric device 40 hits the piezoceramic strongly, and the piezoelectric body is impacted. Thousands of volts are generated in the ceramics, which are ejected in the form of sparks through the piezoelectric tip 42 to ignite the gas.

The operation button 50 is provided integrally or separately to the clip 30 to operate the piezoelectric device 40 by the user's operation can be made in various forms. In the illustrated embodiment, the operation button 50 is the body portion 51 slidably coupled to the clip 30, and extending upward from the upper end of the body portion 51, the opening of the cover member 70 Although the opening and closing portion 52 to be matched to the 71 and the operation portion 53 which extends downward from the lower end of the body portion 51 and allows the user to push up and down using a finger are illustrated, Accordingly, the piezoelectric element 41 may be of a push button type.

A step 54 is formed between the body 51 and the opening / closing part 52 of the operation button 50 to which the upper surface of the other end of the gas ejection lever 24 is caught, and the body 51 and the operation unit 53. An auxiliary step 55 that can press the piezoelectric element 41 is formed therebetween. On the other hand, a plurality of holding projections (53a) are spaced up and down on the front of the operation unit 53, the user is prevented from sliding when the user pushes with a finger.

The lighter 10 according to the first embodiment of the present invention configured as described above is fixed to the fixed object 1 by using the clip 30. In the illustrated embodiment, the to-be-fixed object 1 is made of a relatively hard material so as not to be wrinkled easily, and a U-shaped groove 2 is formed on the front surface thereof, and a rotation cover 3 for opening and closing the U-shaped groove 2 is provided. Illustrated cigarette pack provided. As shown in FIG. 1, the lighter 10 is fixed to the cigarette pack so that the clip 30 is fitted to the lower portion of the U-shaped groove 2 in a state in which the main body 20 is inserted into the cigarette pack.

When the cigarette 4 is lit using the lighter 10 accommodated in the pack of cigarettes 1, the user rotates the pivoting cover 3 of the pack of cigarettes so that the upper side of the main body 20 is U. When the operation unit 53 of the operation button 50 is pushed downward using a finger in the state exposed to the outside through the male groove 2, the opening and closing unit 52 is lowered to open the opening 71 of the cover member 70. The other end of the gas ejection lever 24 is pressed by the step 54 to open the gas ejection opening 23 of the nozzle 22, and the gas is ejected to the outside through the opening 71 of the cover member 70. In addition, since the piezoelectric element 41 is pressed by the auxiliary step 55 to generate a spark in the piezoelectric tip 42, the ejected gas may ignite. Accordingly, the user can ignite the cigarette 4 without removing the lighter 10 from the pack of cigarettes, thereby improving convenience of use. At this time, even if the rotation cover 3 of the cigarette pack is not completely rotated, since the opening 71 of the cover member 70 of the lighter 10 is exposed to the outside, the user does not need to completely tilt the rotation cover 3 back, so Is improved.

4 and 5 are side cross-sectional views showing the internal structure and operation of the lighter according to the second embodiment of the present invention. As shown, the lighter 10 according to the present embodiment consists of the main body 20, the ignition device 60, the clip 30 and the operation button 50. At this time, the ignition device 60 is used in place of the piezoelectric device 40 of the first embodiment, the flint 61, the ignition roller 62 and the rack 65 is used.

The flint 61 is horizontally installed on the upper end of the support 66 protruding upward from the upper surface of the gas container 21. The ignition roller 62 is rotated about the horizontal roller shaft 63 coupled to the cover member 70 while rubbing against the flint 61 to generate sparks, and a pair of pinions 64 are integrally formed on both sides. It is provided. The rack 65 is integrally or separately provided on the rear of the opening and closing portion 52 of the operation button 50 to be elevated and engaged with the pinion 64 of the ignition roller 62, the rack 65 and the pinion 64 Gears are configured to engage only when the rack 65 is lowered. Accordingly, the ignition roller 62 is rotated only when the rack 65 is lowered. On the other hand, the downward extension portion 32 of the clip 30 is provided with a spring 56 that is elastically pressurized by the auxiliary step 55 of the lowered operation button 50, the user to release the hand from the operation button 50 When released, the operation button 50 rises to the original position.

In the lighter according to the second embodiment of the present invention configured as described above, the user rotates the pivoting cover 3 of the cigarette pack, which is the fixed object 1, so that the upper side of the main body 20 is moved outwardly through the U-shaped groove 2. When the operation unit 53 of the operation button 50 is pushed downward in the exposed state, the gas ejection opening 23 of the nozzle 22 is opened to eject the gas, and the rack 65 is lowered so that the ignition roller 62 is lowered. As it rotates and rubs with flint 61, sparks are generated. Accordingly, the gas is ignited and the flame is formed forward through the opening 71 of the cover member 70, so that the user can ignite the cigarette 4 without removing the lighter 10 from the pack. Will be.

6 and 7 are views showing the internal structure and operation of the lighter according to the third embodiment of the present invention. In this third embodiment, the guide tube 80 is liftably coupled to the cover member 70 of the lighter 10 of the first and second embodiments, and the guide tube 80 is raised or lowered by the operation button 50. It is characterized by being configured to descend or rise in the cover member 70 in accordance with the descending. However, in the illustrated embodiment has been applied to the lighter 10 of the first embodiment provided with a piezoelectric device 40, but may also be applied to the lighter 10 of the second embodiment provided with a flint 61.

In this way, the guide tube 80 is relative to the operation button 60 by the link mechanism 90, the link mechanism 90 is rotated about the rotating shaft 92 on one side of the main link (91) A pair of

links

93 and 94 coupled to an inner wall of the guide tube 80 and an inner wall of the opening and closing portion 52 of the operation button 50 are connected to the end of the guide tube 80 and rotated, respectively. Accordingly, when the user pushes the operation button 50 downward as shown in (b) of FIG. 7 (a), the guide tube 80 is raised by the link mechanism 90, so that the nozzle 22 is ejected. The flame generated by the generated gas is directed upward.

On the other hand, in the present embodiment, in addition to the link mechanism 90, the relative movement of the operation button 50 and the guide tube 80 may be implemented in various ways such as a slide bar. In the above embodiments, the main body 20 is configured in the same shape as the cigarette 4 so that the main body 20 is easily configured to be inserted into the pack of cigarettes 1 to be fixed even in a state in which one cigarette 4 is drawn out.

The present invention described above is not limited to the above-described embodiment and the accompanying drawings, and various substitutions, modifications, and changes are possible within the scope without departing from the technical spirit of the present invention. It will be evident to those who have knowledge.

Claims

The main body 20 includes a gas container 21 filled with gas therein and a nozzle 22 provided above the gas container 21 and having a gas outlet 23 for ejecting gas upward or sideward. ;

A clip 30 provided at a side of the gas container 21 of the main body 20 to be fitted to the fixed object 1;

When the pressure is applied to the piezoelectric element 41 and the piezoelectric element 41 provided in the clip 30 and connected to the piezoelectric element 41 and close to the nozzle 22 of the main body 20, the spark is generated. A piezoelectric device 40 made of a piezoelectric tip 42 for generating; And

And a manipulation button (50) provided at the clip (30) to open the nozzle (22) according to a user's operation and to operate the piezoelectric device (40).
A main body 20 including a gas container 21 filled with gas therein and a nozzle 22 provided above the gas container 21 and having a gas ejection port 23 for ejecting gas toward the side;

A clip 30 provided at a side surface of the gas container 21 of the main body 20 and protruding in the same direction as the gas ejection port 23 of the main body 20 to be fitted to the fixed object 1;

The piezoelectric element 41 provided in the main body 20 or the clip 30 and the piezoelectric element 41 connected to the piezoelectric element 41 are disposed close to the nozzle 22 of the main body 20 to pressurize the piezoelectric element 41. A piezoelectric device 40 made of a piezoelectric tip 42 which generates a spark when it is applied; And

Lighter 10 characterized in that it comprises a; integrally or separately provided on the clip 30, the operation button 50 for opening the nozzle 22 and operating the piezoelectric device 40 according to the user's operation ).
A gas container 21 filled with gas therein, a nozzle 22 protruding upward to the upper surface of the gas container 21, and a gas outlet port 23 formed at the front end of the gas container 21 upwards or sidewards; A main body 20 horizontally disposed on the lower side and configured to include a gas ejection lever 24 that opens and closes the gas ejection port 23 as the center is rotated about a horizontal hinge axis 25;

An ignition roller having a flint 61 in close proximity to the gas ejection port 42 of the nozzle 41 of the main body 20 and friction with the flint 61 to generate sparks and having a pinion 64 integrally formed on both sides thereof. An ignition device 60 including a 62 and a rack 65 engaged with the pinion 64 of the ignition roller 62;

A clip 30 provided at a side surface of the gas container 21 of the main body 20 to be fitted to the fixed object 1; And

It is coupled to the clip 30 slidably up and down and the upper end is integrally or separately coupled to the rack 65 to linearly move the rack 65 and at the same time rotate the gas ejection lever 24, the clip ( It is configured to include; the operation button 50 is elastically pressurized upward by the spring 56 provided in 30)

When the user pushes the operation button 50 downward, the gas ejection lever 24 is rotated and the gas ejection opening 23 of the nozzle 22 is opened, and the rack 65 is linearly rotated while rotating the ignition roller 62. Lighter (10) characterized in that the spark is generated by the friction with the flint (61).
According to claim 1 or 3, wherein the gas outlet 23 of the nozzle 22 is upwardly provided with a guide tube 80 is coupled to the outer peripheral surface of the main body 20 to be elevated and lowered, the operation A link mechanism 90 is further provided to connect the button 50 and the guide tube 80 to move relative to the guider 80 when the operation button 50 is raised or lowered so that the guider 80 is lowered or raised. When the 50 is pushed downward, the guide tube 80 is lifted from the main body 20 so that the flame is guided upward by the guide tube 80.