A clamp-type cigarette picker

Abstract

The present invention discloses a clamp-type cigarette picker, which comprises a support cylinder, a clamping mechanism and a driving mechanism; a clamping cavity and a driving cavity are arranged in the support cylinder; the clamping mechanism comprises two clamping members arranged symmetrically in a mirror image, the clamping member comprises a matching part and a clamping part, the matching part is hinged to the clamping cavity, the clamping part is located outside the clamping cavity, and flexible pads are arranged on the opposite surfaces of the clamping parts of the two clamping members, and the thickness of the flexible pad gradually increases along the direction away from the clamping cavity; the driving mechanism comprises a driving rod, the driving rod is provided with a driving part and a sliding part, the driving part is located in the clamping cavity, and the driving part is used for supporting between the matching parts of the two clamping members so that the clamping parts of the two clamping members rotate in a direction away from each other, and the sliding part is slidably matched with the driving cavity. The clamp-type cigarette picker of the present invention realizes non-hand-contact cigarette picking through a clamping method, which can not only effectively avoid cigarette deformation, but also greatly improve the hygiene and safety of cigarette picking.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present invention relates to the field of cigarette use, and more particularly, to a pliers-type cigarette picker. Background Art

[0002] A plurality of cigarette sticks are closely arranged in a cigarette case. When the cigarette case lid is opened for the first time, the filter tips of the cigarette sticks in the cigarette case are arranged flush with each other, and the filter tips of the cigarette sticks are close together, making it difficult to take out the first cigarette stick.

[0003] Currently, most consumers commonly use the method of taking out the first cigarette stick in the cigarette case by pinching the upper and side surfaces of the filter tip of the cigarette stick with the fingertips of the thumb and index finger, overcoming the friction between the filter tips, between the cigarette sticks, and between the cigarette sticks and the inner surface of the cigarette case to take out the cigarette, or inverting the cigarette case to shake out the cigarette sticks and then taking out the cigarette sticks with the hand. The disadvantages of the former method of taking out the first cigarette stick are as follows: (1) The place where the filter tip is pinched is deformed, affecting the appearance of the cigarette stick; (2) Unhygienic impurities such as bacteria and viruses on the fingertips are transmitted to the filter tip, having an adverse impact on the physical health of consumers. The latter method of taking out cigarettes has the risk that all the cigarette sticks slide out, and after taking out the required cigarette stick, the remaining cigarette sticks need to be completely stuffed back into the cigarette case.

[0004] Therefore, how to provide a device that can conveniently and hygienically take out the cigarette sticks in the cigarette case has become a technical problem that urgently needs to be solved in this field. Summary of the Invention

[0005] An object of the present invention is to provide a new technical solution for a pliers-type cigarette picker that can conveniently and hygienically take out the cigarette sticks in the cigarette case.

[0006] According to a first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a pliers-type cigarette picker.

[0007] The pliers-type cigarette picker includes a support cylinder, a clamping mechanism, and a driving mechanism; wherein, a clamping cavity and a driving cavity are provided in the support cylinder; the clamping mechanism includes two clamping members symmetrically arranged in a mirror image, the clamping member includes a matching portion and a clamping portion, the matching portion is hinged to the clamping cavity, the clamping portion is located outside the clamping cavity, and flexible pads are provided on the opposite surfaces of the clamping portions of the two clamping members, and the thickness of the flexible pad gradually increases along the direction away from the clamping cavity; the driving mechanism includes a driving rod, and a driving portion and a sliding portion are provided on the driving rod, the driving portion is located in the clamping cavity, and the driving portion is used to support between the matching portions of the two clamping members so that the clamping portions of the two clamping members rotate in a direction away from each other, and the sliding portion is slidably matched with the driving cavity.

[0008] Optionally, a limiting portion is provided between the clamping cavity and the driving cavity, a limiting matching portion is provided on the driving rod, and the limiting portion and the limiting matching portion are matched with each other.

[0009] Optionally, the clamp member further includes a connecting portion, both ends of the connecting portion are respectively connected to the engaging portion and the clamping portion, and both the engaging portion and the clamping portion are perpendicular to the connecting portion.

[0010] Optionally, the shape of the inner wall of the flexible pad is adapted to the outer wall of the filter tip of the cigarette to be picked up.

[0011] Optionally, the cross-section of the flexible pad along the length extension direction of the clamping portion is a right trapezoid, and the included angle between the two waists of the right trapezoid is less than or equal to 10°.

[0012] Optionally, the clamping mechanism further includes a positioning ring, the positioning ring is installed in the clamping cavity, and the hinge shaft of the engaging portion is installed on the positioning ring.

[0013] Optionally, the driving portion includes a lower driving portion and an upper driving portion, the lower driving portion is farther from the sliding portion than the upper driving portion, the width of the lower driving portion gradually increases along the direction from the end of the driving rod to the sliding portion, and the width of the upper driving portion remains unchanged;

[0014] When the driving portion is supported between the engaging portions of the two clamp members, the lower driving portion is located on one side of the geometric center connection line of the rotation axes of the two clamp members.

[0015] Optionally, the driving mechanism further includes a handle member, and the handle member is fixedly connected to the end of the driving rod away from the clamp member.

[0016] Optionally, the driving mechanism further includes an elastic member, and the elastic member is used to provide an elastic force to the driving rod in a direction away from the clamp member.

[0017] Optionally, the support cylinder further includes a limiting cavity, the limiting cavity, the driving cavity and the clamping cavity are arranged in sequence, and both ends of the elastic member are respectively abutted against the limiting cavity and the handle member;

[0018] When the driving portion is supported between the engaging portions of the two clamp members, the handle member abuts against the end face of the limiting cavity.

[0019] The cigarette picking device of the present invention realizes non-hand-contact cigarette picking by means of clamping, which can not only effectively avoid cigarette deformation, but also greatly improve the hygienic safety of cigarette picking.

[0020] Through the following detailed description of the exemplary embodiments of the present invention with reference to the accompanying drawings, other features and advantages of the present invention will become clear. Description of the Drawings

[0021] The accompanying drawings, which are incorporated in and constitute a part of this specification, illustrate embodiments of the invention and, together with the description, serve to explain the principles of the invention.

[0022] Figure 1 This is a schematic structural view of the pliers-type cigarette picker of the present invention in the clamping state.

[0023] Figure 2 This is a schematic structural view of the pliers-type cigarette picker of the present invention in the non-clamping state.

[0024] The labels in the figure are as follows:

[0025] Support cylinder - 1, clamping cavity - 11, limiting cavity - 12, clamping member - 2, mating portion - 21, clamping portion - 22, connecting portion - 23, flexible pad - 3, driving rod - 4, driving portion - 41, lower driving portion - 411, upper driving portion - 412, sliding portion - 42, limiting mating portion - 43, positioning ring - 5, handle member - 6, elastic member - 7. Detailed Description of the Invention

[0026] Now, various exemplary embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. It should be noted that: unless otherwise specifically stated, the relative arrangements of components and steps, numerical expressions, and numerical values set forth in these embodiments do not limit the scope of the present invention.

[0027] The following description of at least one exemplary embodiment is merely illustrative in nature and is in no way intended to limit the present invention, its application, or its use.

[0028] Techniques, methods, and devices known to those of ordinary skill in the relevant art may not be discussed in detail, but where appropriate, such techniques, methods, and devices should be considered as part of the specification.

[0029] In all the examples shown and discussed herein, any specific values should be construed as merely exemplary and not as a limitation. Thus, other examples of the exemplary embodiments may have different values.

[0030] As Figure 1 and Figure 2 shown, the pliers-type cigarette picker provided by the present invention includes a support cylinder 1, a clamping mechanism, and a driving mechanism.

[0031] The support cylinder 1 is provided with a clamping cavity 11 and a driving cavity.

[0032] The clamping mechanism includes two clamping members 2 which are symmetrically arranged in a mirror image. The clamping member 2 includes a mating portion 21 and a clamping portion 22. The mating portion 21 is hinged to the clamping cavity 11. The clamping portion 22 is located outside the clamping cavity 11, and flexible pads 3 are provided on the opposite surfaces of the clamping portions 22 of the two clamping members 2. The clamping portion 22 can have a straight plate shape or an arc-shaped plate structure. When the clamping portion 22 has an arc-shaped plate structure, the clamping portion 22 is adapted to the shape of the outer side wall of the filter tip of the cigarette to be picked up. The thickness of the flexible pad 3 gradually increases in the direction away from the clamping cavity 11. The flexible pad 3 can be, for example, a rubber pad. The distance between the flexible pads 3 on the two clamping members 2 can be close to or equal to the outer diameter of the filter tip of the cigarette to be picked up. Specifically, when both of the two flexible pads 3 are in contact with the outer side wall of the filter tip, the minimum distance between the two flexible pads 3 can be 95%-98% of the outer diameter of the filter tip, so as to effectively avoid serious deformation of the cigarette while stably clamping the cigarette.

[0033] The driving mechanism includes a driving rod 4. The driving rod 4 is provided with a driving portion 41 and a sliding portion 42. The driving portion 41 is located in the clamping cavity 11, and the driving portion 41 is used to support between the mating portions 21 of the two clamping members 2, so that the clamping portions 22 of the two clamping members 2 rotate in a direction away from each other, making the clamping members 2 in an open state. The sliding portion 42 is slidably engaged with the driving cavity. When the driving portion 41 supports between the mating portions 21 of the two clamping members 2, the two clamping members 2 can be opened to accommodate the filter tip of the cigarette to be picked up, and at this time, the cigarette can be removed from the cigarette case through the clamping cigarette picker.

[0034] When the clamping cigarette picker of the present invention is in use, first drive the sliding portion 42 of the driving rod 4 to move along the driving cavity towards the clamping cavity 11, so that the driving portion 41 of the driving rod 4 extends between the mating portions 21 of the two clamping members 2. As the clamping members 2 rotate, the clamping portions 22 of the two clamping members 2 rotate in a direction away from each other. When the two clamping members 2 rotate to a position where the filter tip of the cigarette to be picked up can be accommodated between the opposite flexible pads 3, the filter tip is accommodated between the clamping members 2. Through the frictional force between the flexible pad 3 and the filter tip of the cigarette to be picked up, the clamping cigarette picker can take out the cigarette from the cigarette case. Then drive the sliding portion 42 of the driving rod 4 to move along the driving cavity in a direction away from the clamping cavity 11, so that the driving portion 41 of the driving rod 4 leaves the mating portions 21 of the two clamping members 2. At this time, the clamping members 2 are not affected by the driving rod 4, and the cigarette between the clamping portions 22 of the two clamping members 2 can be taken off from the clamping cigarette picker.

[0035] The clamping cigarette picker of the present invention realizes non-hand contact cigarette picking by means of clamping, which can not only effectively avoid cigarette deformation, but also greatly improve the hygienic safety of cigarette picking.

[0036] In an embodiment of the clamp - type cigarette picker of the present invention, a limiting part is provided between the clamping cavity 11 and the driving cavity, and a limiting and mating part 43 is provided on the driving rod 4. The limiting part and the limiting and mating part 43 are in cooperation. The limiting part can be, for example, a stepped surface, and the limiting and mating part 43 can be, for example, a boss. Through the cooperation of the boss and the stepped surface, the moving stroke of the driving rod 4 in the support cylinder 1 can be controlled.

[0037] In an embodiment of the clamp - type cigarette picker of the present invention, the clamp 2 further includes a connecting part 23. The two ends of the connecting part 23 are respectively connected to the mating part 21 and the clamping part 22, and both the mating part 21 and the clamping part 22 are perpendicular to the connecting part 23. The movement process of the clamp 2 with this structure is easier to control, and it is more stable when clamping cigarettes.

[0038] During specific implementation, when the clamp 2 is not supported by the driving part 41, the outer shape of the entire clamp - type cigarette picker can be maintained in a shape matching the diameter of a single cigarette, so that the clamp - type cigarette picker can be inserted into the cigarette case after the cigarette is taken out.

[0039] In an embodiment of the clamp - type cigarette picker of the present invention, the shape of the inner wall of the flexible pad 3 is adapted to the outer side wall of the filter tip of the cigarette to be picked, so as to increase the friction force between the flexible pad 3 and the filter tip, ensuring the stability and reliability of clamping the cigarette. In addition, the flexible pad 3 with an arc - shaped inner wall can be completely attached to the outer side wall of the filter tip when clamping the cigarette, achieving the effect of automatic alignment during the process of clamping the cigarette.

[0040] In an embodiment of the clamp - type cigarette picker of the present invention, the cross - section of the flexible pad 3 along the length extension direction of the clamping part 22 is a right - angled trapezoid, and the included angle between the two waists of the right - angled trapezoid is less than or equal to 10°. In this embodiment, the flexible pad 3 with this shape can not only ensure stable clamping of the cigarette, but also prevent the cigarette from being severely deformed.

[0041] In an embodiment of the clamp - type cigarette picker of the present invention, in order to improve the assembly accuracy of the clamp - type cigarette picker, the picking mechanism further includes a positioning ring 5. The positioning ring 5 is installed in the clamping cavity 11, and the hinge shaft of the mating part 21 is installed on the positioning ring 5. The positioning ring 5 can be installed in the support cylinder 1 by a clamping method.

[0042] In an embodiment of the clamp - type cigarette picker of the present invention, the driving part 41 includes a lower driving part 411 and an upper driving part 412. The lower driving part 411 is farther from the sliding part 42 than the upper driving part 412, and the width of the lower driving part 411 gradually increases along the direction from the end of the driving rod 4 to the sliding part 42. The width of the upper driving part 412 remains unchanged. When the driving part 41 is supported between the mating parts 21 of the two clamping members 2, the lower driving part 411 is located on one side of the geometric center connection line of the rotation axes of the two clamping members 2. When the lower driving part 411 enters between the mating parts 21 of the two clamping members 2, this shape of the lower driving part 411 can play a guiding role, enabling the driving part 41 of the driving rod 4 to enter between the two clamping members 2 more stably; as the lower driving part 411 enters to one side of the geometric center connection line of the rotation axes of the two clamping members 2, the upper driving part 412 supported between the mating parts 21 of the two clamping members 2 can support the clamping members 2 more stably, maintain the relative positions of the two clamping members 2, and improve the stability and reliability of clamping cigarettes.

[0043] In an embodiment of the clamp - type cigarette picker of the present invention, the driving mechanism further includes a handle member 6, and the handle member 6 is fixedly connected to the end of the driving rod 4 away from the clamping member 2. The arrangement of the handle member 6 is beneficial for applying force to the driving rod 4 more conveniently, driving the driving rod 4 to move within the support cylinder 1.

[0044] Furthermore, the driving mechanism further includes an elastic member 7, and the elastic member 7 is used to provide an elastic force to the driving rod 4 in the direction away from the clamping member 2. The elastic member 7 can be, for example, a spring or a spring piece. The arrangement of the elastic member 7 can improve the practicability of the clamp - type cigarette picker. When driving the driving rod 4 to move towards the clamping member 2, it is necessary to overcome the elastic force of the elastic member 7, which can provide better use feedback to the user; when the cigarette is taken out, after stopping applying force to the driving rod 4, the driving rod 4 can leave the clamping member 2 under the action of the elastic force of the elastic member 7, enabling the clamping member 2 to quickly release the cigarette between the flexible pads 3.

[0045] Even further, the support cylinder 1 further includes a limiting cavity 12. The limiting cavity 12, the driving cavity, and the clamping cavity 11 are arranged in sequence, and both ends of the elastic member 7 are respectively abutted against the limiting cavity 12 and the handle member 6. When the driving part 41 is supported between the mating parts 21 of the two clamping members 2, the handle member 6 abuts against the end face of the limiting cavity 12. In this embodiment, by applying force to the driving rod 4 through the handle member 6 until the handle member 6 abuts against the end face of the limiting cavity 12, the driving part 41 can be stably supported between the mating parts 21 of the two clamping members 2, which not only improves the use convenience of the clamp - type cigarette picker, but also can more effectively control the position of the clamping member 2, enabling the clamping member 2 to stably clamp the cigarette.

[0046] Although some specific embodiments of the present invention have been described in detail by way of examples, those skilled in the art should understand that the above examples are only for illustration and not for limiting the scope of the present invention. Those skilled in the art should understand that the above embodiments can be modified without departing from the scope and spirit of the present invention. The scope of the present invention is defined by the appended claims.

Claims

1. A pliers-type cigarette picker, characterized in that, It includes a support cylinder, a clamping mechanism and a driving mechanism; wherein, a clamping cavity and a driving cavity are arranged in the support cylinder; the clamping mechanism includes two clamping members arranged symmetrically, the clamping member includes a mating part and a clamping part, the mating part is hinged to the clamping cavity, the clamping part is located outside the clamping cavity, and flexible pads are arranged on the opposite surfaces of the clamping parts of the two clamping members, and the thickness of the flexible pad gradually increases along the direction away from the clamping cavity; the driving mechanism includes a driving rod, and a driving part and a sliding part are arranged on the driving rod, the driving part is located in the clamping cavity, and the driving part is used to support between the mating parts of the two clamping members so that the clamping parts of the two clamping members rotate in a direction away from each other, and the sliding part is slidably matched with the driving cavity; The cross-section of the flexible pad along the length extension direction of the clamping part is a right trapezoid, and the included angle between the two waists of the right trapezoid is less than or equal to 10°; The driving part includes a lower driving part and an upper driving part, the lower driving part is farther from the sliding part than the upper driving part, the width of the lower driving part gradually increases along the direction from the end of the driving rod to the sliding part, and the width of the upper driving part remains unchanged; When the driving part supports between the mating parts of the two clamping members, the lower driving part is located on one side of the geometric center connection line of the rotation axes of the two clamping members.

2. The clamp-type cigarette picker according to claim 1, characterized in that, A limiting part is arranged between the clamping cavity and the driving cavity, a limiting mating part is arranged on the driving rod, and the limiting part and the limiting mating part are matched with each other.

3. The clamp-type cigarette picker according to claim 1, characterized in that, The clamping member further includes a connecting part, both ends of the connecting part are respectively connected to the mating part and the clamping part, and both the mating part and the clamping part are perpendicular to the connecting part.

4. The clamp-type cigarette picker according to claim 1, wherein The shape of the inner wall of the flexible pad is adapted to the outer wall of the filter tip of the cigarette to be picked up.

5. The pincer-type cigarette picker according to claim 1, characterized in that, The clamping mechanism further includes a positioning ring, the positioning ring is installed in the clamping cavity, and the hinge shaft of the mating part is installed on the positioning ring.

6. The clamp-type cigarette picker according to any one of claims 1 to 5, characterized in that, The driving mechanism further includes a handle part, and the handle part is fixedly connected to the end of the driving rod away from the clamping member.

7. The pliers-type cigarette picker according to claim 6, characterized in that, The driving mechanism further includes an elastic member, and the elastic member is used to provide an elastic force to the driving rod in a direction away from the clamping member.

8. The pincer-type cigarette picker according to claim 7, characterized in that, The support cylinder further includes a limiting cavity, the limiting cavity, the driving cavity and the clamping cavity are arranged in sequence, and both ends of the elastic member are respectively abutted against the limiting cavity and the handle part; When the driving part supports between the mating parts of the two clamping members, the handle part abuts against the end face of the limiting cavity.

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