Cigarette case with cigarette end storage function and use method of cigarette case

Abstract

The invention relates to a cigarette case with a cigarette end storage function and a using method thereof.The cigarette case comprises an outer shell and an inner barrel arranged in the outer shell and rotationally matched with the outer shell, a waste cavity is formed in the inner barrel, and a waste opening matched with the waste cavity is formed in the upper portion of the outer shell; and an opening and closing mechanism for closing or opening the waste opening is arranged below the waste opening. The device is simple in structure, reasonable in design and convenient to use, cigarette ends are collected in the waste cavity of the cigarette case by opening the opening and closing mechanism under the condition that no garbage can exists, the waste cigarette ends are effectively collected in a centralized mode, finally the cigarette ends are poured into the garbage can, and the harm of cigarette end pollution is effectively avoided.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The invention relates to a cigarette box with cigarette butt storage and a use method thereof. Background Art

[0002] Sometimes smokers will discard cigarette butts at will after finishing their cigarette if there are no trash cans. Carelessly discarded cigarette butts will not only pollute the soil and water sources and cause damage to the environment, but also increase the labor intensity of sanitation workers. Summary of the invention

[0003] The present invention improves the above-mentioned problem, that is, the technical problem to be solved by the present invention is to provide a cigarette box with cigarette butt storage and a method for using the same, which has a simple structure and is easy to use.

[0004] The present invention is constructed as follows: it includes an outer shell and an inner cylinder arranged inside the outer shell and rotatably matched with the outer shell, a waste cavity is opened inside the inner cylinder, a waste port matched with the waste cavity is opened on the upper part of the outer shell, and an opening and closing mechanism for closing or opening the waste port is arranged below the waste port.

[0005] Furthermore, the opening and closing mechanism includes a rotatable outer ring body, an inner ring body and a plurality of arc plates that can be radially opened or closed, a pull rod is provided between the outer ring body and each arc plate, one end of the pull rod is hinged to the closed arc plate, and the other end of the pull rod is slidingly hinged to the outer ring body, and the plurality of arc plates are used to close the through hole arranged in the middle of the inner ring body, the through hole of the inner ring body is adapted and aligned with the upper opening of the waste chamber and the waste hole of the outer ring body, and an avoidance groove is provided on the peripheral side of the inner ring body to avoid the corresponding arc plate from moving to open or close.

[0006] Furthermore, the outer ring body is circumferentially provided with a plurality of arcuate grooves, each arcuate groove corresponds to an end of a connecting rod, the arcuate groove and the connecting rod are connected via a slider, and the slider is hinged to the connecting rod.

[0007] Furthermore, a plurality of limiting rods are provided on the inner cylinder surface of the inner cylinder body, and the limiting rods cooperate with the arc grooves.

[0008] Furthermore, a driving gear is arranged on the side of the outer ring body, an outer ring body gear portion is arranged on the outer periphery of the outer ring body, the outer ring body gear portion is meshed with the driving gear, a driving shaft is arranged above the driving gear, the driving shaft passes through the outer shell cover of the outer shell upward, and a turning handle is arranged on the driving shaft outside the outer shell cover.

[0009] Furthermore, the outer shell body includes an outer shell and an outer shell cover arranged on the top of the outer shell, the waste hole is arranged in the middle of the outer shell cover, the waste hole is aligned with the upper opening of the waste cavity, and a smoke outlet is arranged on the edge of the outer shell cover.

[0010] Furthermore, the inner cylinder body comprises a chassis and an inner cylinder arranged on the chassis, and the inner cylinder is provided with a plurality of smoke receiving grooves along the circumference of the inner cylinder center, wherein any of the smoke receiving grooves can be aligned with the smoke outlet of the outer shell cover.

[0011] Furthermore, convex strips are arranged on the peripheral side of the outer shell.

[0012] Furthermore, the diameter of the outer shell cover is the same as the diameter of the outer shell, and the outer diameter of the inner cylinder is slightly smaller than the inner diameter of the outer shell.

[0013] Furthermore, a method for using a cigarette box with a cigarette butt storage includes the following steps: (1) when discarded cigarette butts need to be thrown away, the discarding opening of the outer shell cover needs to be opened, and the driving gear is driven to rotate by rotating the handle, which drives the outer ring body to rotate, and the outer ring body drives the pull rod to swing, thereby pulling the multiple arc plates to move outward, so that the discarding opening of the outer shell cover is opened, and then the cigarette butts are thrown into the discarding chamber through the discarding opening; (2) when the discarding opening of the outer shell cover needs to be closed, the outer ring body is driven to rotate and reset by rotating the handle in the opposite direction, and the multiple arc plates are pulled Move inward to reset, and the multiple arc plates close to cover the waste opening of the outer shell cover, thereby re-sealing the waste opening of the outer shell cover; (3) When it is necessary to take out cigarettes, the outer shell body is rotated relative to the inner cylinder body to align the smoke outlet at the top of the outer shell body with one of the cigarette slots, and then the cigarettes in the cigarette slot are poured out through the smoke outlet for use. When it is necessary to continue to take out cigarettes, the smoke outlet of the outer shell body is rotated to the other smoke outlet slot of the inner cylinder body to align the smoke outlet with the other smoke outlet slot, and then the cigarettes in the other smoke outlet slot are poured out along the smoke outlet.

[0014] Compared with the prior art, the present invention has the following beneficial effects: the present device has a simple structure, reasonable design and is easy to use. The driving gear is driven to rotate by turning the turning handle, thereby driving the outer ring body to rotate. The rotation of the outer ring body drives the pull rod to swing, driving multiple arc plates to move outward, thereby opening the waste port of the outer shell cover, and then throwing the cigarette butts into the waste cavity through the waste port; then, by resetting the turning handle in the opposite direction, the outer ring body is driven to rotate and reset, driving multiple arc plates to move inward, and the waste port of the outer shell cover is re-closed; the present device has beautiful shape and ingenious mechanism. By collecting discarded cigarette butts in a centralized manner, cigarette butts can be avoided from being discarded at will. After a certain number of cigarette butts are collected, they are dumped into a trash can in a centralized manner, which is beneficial to environmental protection. At the same time, it can also be used to store cigarettes. It has diverse functions and is easy to carry. While storing discarded cigarette butts, the present device is also interesting to operate. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0015] Figure 1 The embodiment of the present invention is a three-dimensional Figure 1 ; Figure 2 The embodiment of the present invention is a three-dimensional Figure 2 ; Figure 3Explosion of the embodiment of the present invention Figure 1 ; Figure 4 A partial schematic diagram of an embodiment of the present invention Figure 1 ; Figure 5 Explosion of the embodiment of the present invention Figure 2 ; Figure 6 Schematic diagram of the opening and closing mechanism structure of the embodiment of the present invention Figure 1 ; Figure 7 Schematic diagram of the opening and closing mechanism structure of the embodiment of the present invention Figure 2 ; Figure 8 A top view of an embodiment of the present invention; Fig. 9 This is a schematic diagram of the card slot and buckle matching of Example 3 of the present invention; Fig.10 This is a schematic diagram of the card slot structure of embodiment 3 of the present invention; Fig.11 This is a top view of the card slot and buckle matching of embodiment 3 of the present invention. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0016] The present invention is further described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings and specific embodiments.

[0017] Embodiment 1: As attached Figure 1-11 As shown, in this embodiment, a cigarette box with cigarette butt storage is provided, including an outer shell 1 and an inner cylinder 2 arranged inside the outer shell and rotatably matched with the outer shell, a waste cavity 201 is opened inside the inner cylinder, a waste port 101 adapted to the waste cavity is opened on the upper part of the outer shell, and an opening and closing mechanism 3 for closing or opening the waste port is arranged below the waste port.

[0018] In the embodiment of the present invention, the opening and closing mechanism 3 includes a rotatable outer ring body 301, an inner ring body 302 and a plurality of arc plates 303 that can be radially opened or closed. The plurality of arc plates can be spliced ​​and closed into a circle. A pull rod 304 is provided between the outer ring body and each arc plate. One end of the pull rod is hinged to the closed arc plate, and the other end of the pull rod is slidingly hinged to the outer ring body. The plurality of arc plates are used to close the through hole 305 set in the middle of the inner ring body. The through hole of the inner ring body is matched and aligned with the upper opening of the waste chamber and the waste hole of the outer body. An avoidance groove (not marked in the figure) is provided on the peripheral side of the inner ring body to avoid the corresponding arc plate from moving to open or close; the arc plate can move along the avoidance groove without interference.

[0019] The above-mentioned opening and closing mechanism is arranged in the cavity inside the outer shell cover of the outer shell; the above-mentioned inner ring body is fixed in the waste port of the outer shell cover, the inner ring body can pass through the waste port position of the outer shell cover, and the through hole of the inner ring body can be slightly smaller than the waste port or the same size as the waste port.

[0020] In the embodiment of the present invention, the outer ring body 301 is circumferentially provided with a plurality of arcuate grooves 306 , each arcuate groove corresponds to an end of a connecting rod, the arcuate groove and the connecting rod are connected via a slider, and the slider is hinged to the connecting rod.

[0021] In an embodiment of the present invention, a plurality of limit rods 202 are provided on the inner cylinder surface of the inner cylinder body 2, and the limit rods are fixed to the inner cylinder surface. The limit rods cooperate with the arc grooves 306, and the limit grooves of the outer ring body can rotate along the limit rods; the setting of the limit rods can limit the rotation angle of the outer ring body to ensure its stability.

[0022] In the embodiment of the present invention, a driving gear 307 is arranged beside the outer ring body, an outer ring body gear portion 308 is arranged on the outer periphery of the outer ring body, the outer ring body gear portion is meshed with the driving gear, a driving shaft 309 is arranged above the driving gear, the driving shaft passes through the outer shell cover of the outer shell upward, and a turning handle 310 is arranged on the driving shaft outside the outer shell cover.

[0023] During operation: the driving gear is driven to rotate by rotating the handle, thereby driving the outer ring body to rotate. The rotation of the outer ring body drives the pull rod to swing, driving multiple arc plates to move outward, thereby opening the waste opening of the outer shell cover, and then throwing the cigarette butts into the waste chamber through the waste opening; then the handle is reversed to reset, driving the outer ring body to rotate and reset, driving multiple arc plates to move inward, and re-closing the waste opening of the outer shell cover; the device has beautiful shape and ingenious structure. While storing discarded cigarette butts, it is also interesting.

[0024] Embodiment 2: Based on Embodiment 1, in the embodiment of the present invention, the outer shell 1 includes an outer shell 102 and an outer shell cover 103 arranged on the top of the outer shell, the outer shell cover is in the shape of a circular ring, the waste hole is arranged in the middle of the outer shell cover, the waste hole is aligned with the opening on the waste chamber, and a smoke outlet 104 is arranged on the edge of the outer shell cover, and the diameter of the smoke outlet can be slightly larger than the diameter of the smoke groove; a protective plug can be arranged at the smoke outlet.

[0025] In the embodiment of the present invention, the inner cylinder body 2 includes a chassis 203 and an inner cylinder 204 arranged on the chassis, and the inner cylinder is provided with a plurality of smoke receiving grooves 205 along the circumference of the inner cylinder center, and the smoke receiving grooves are hollow cylindrical in shape, and any of the smoke receiving grooves can be aligned with the smoke outlet of the outer shell cover.

[0026] In the embodiment of the present invention, in order to improve the aesthetic appearance and friction, convex strips 105 are arranged on the side surfaces of the outer shell 1.

[0027] In the embodiment of the present invention, the diameter of the outer shell cover is the same as the diameter of the outer shell, and the outer diameter of the inner cylinder is slightly smaller than the inner diameter of the outer shell.

[0028] During operation, cigarettes are placed in the cigarette receiving groove, and the outer shell and the inner cylinder are relatively rotated to align the smoke outlet at the top of the outer shell with one of the cigarette receiving grooves, so that the cigarettes 4 in the cigarette receiving groove can be poured out through the smoke outlet for use. When it is necessary to continue to take out cigarettes, the smoke outlet of the outer shell is rotated to the other smoke outlet of the inner cylinder, and the cigarettes in the smoke outlet groove are poured out along the smoke outlet. The present invention can not only realize the storage of discarded cigarette butts, but also be used to store cigarettes, and has multiple functions, practicality and convenience.

[0029] Embodiment 3: On the basis of Embodiment 2, in the embodiment of the present invention, when a structure of a slot and a protrusion is provided, there is a certain gap between the outer circumference of the inner cylinder and the inner circumference of the outer shell, and a plurality of slots 206 are arranged at intervals on the outer circumference of the inner cylinder of the inner cylinder, and a protrusion 106 for matching with the slot is arranged on the inner circumference of the outer shell of the outer shell; the protrusion is connected to the inner wall of the outer shell via an elastic member 107, and the elastic member can be a spring; when the outer shell and the inner cylinder rotate relative to each other at a certain angle, the slot and the protrusion can be elastically connected together, playing a certain fixing role, and a certain rotational external force is required to make the slot and the protrusion disengage, and when the outer shell and the inner cylinder rotate relative to each other, the protrusion can be disengaged from one of the slots and move to the other slot.

[0030] When in use, when the outer shell rotates relative to the inner cylinder, under the action of external force, the protrusion on the outer shell disengages from the original slot, and the protrusion moves into the spring slot. At this time, the spring is in a compressed state; when the protrusion of the outer shell rotates to the next slot position of the inner cylinder, under the action of the spring elastic force, the protrusion is re-engaged in this slot, so that the outer shell and the inner cylinder are limited in position. At this time, the smoke outlet of the outer shell is just aligned with the other smoke outlet slot, making it convenient to pour out the cigarettes in the smoke outlet slot.

[0031] The inner wall of the shell is provided with a spring groove, and the two ends of the spring are respectively connected to the inner bottom surface of the spring groove and the protrusion, so that the protrusion can be extended and retracted along the spring groove.

[0032] The portion of the protrusion near the slot can be V-shaped, and the cross-section of the slot is correspondingly V-shaped; of course, the portion of the protrusion near the slot can also be spherical, and the cross-section of the slot can be correspondingly hemispherical, and a portion of the spherical protrusion is snap-fitted with the hemispherical slot.

[0033] The arrangement of the protrusion and the slot can ensure that each time the outer shell rotates relative to the inner cylinder, the smoke outlet on the outer shell will be aligned with one of the smoke outlet slots of the inner cylinder. The slots on the outer wall of the inner cylinder are correspondingly arranged at the outer position of each smoke receiving slot, and the protrusion on the inner wall of the outer shell is correspondingly arranged with the slot, so that each time the outer shell is rotated and re-tightened, the smoke outlet of the outer shell can be aligned with one of the smoke outlet slots, making it convenient to take out cigarettes.

[0034] Of course, the inner cylinder outer periphery of the inner cylinder body may not be provided with a groove, and the inner periphery of the outer shell body may not be provided with a protrusion. The inner cylinder body can be directly sleeved into the outer shell body so that the two can rotate relative to each other. Such a setting requires a certain external force, that is, the inner cylinder and the outer shell are relatively tight.

[0035] Unless otherwise stated, any technical solution disclosed in the present invention disclosed above, if it discloses a numerical range, then the disclosed numerical range is a preferred numerical range, and any technician in the field should understand that the preferred numerical range is only a numerical value with a more obvious technical effect or representative value among many implementable numerical values. Since there are too many numerical values ​​to be exhaustive, the present invention discloses some numerical values ​​to illustrate the technical solution of the present invention, and the numerical values ​​listed above should not constitute a limitation on the scope of protection of the present invention.

[0036] If the words "first", "second" and so on are used in this article to limit components, those skilled in the art should know that the use of "first" and "second" is only for the convenience of description to distinguish the components. Unless otherwise stated, the above words have no special meaning.

[0037] At the same time, if the above-mentioned invention discloses or involves components or structural parts that are fixedly connected to each other, then, unless otherwise stated, the fixed connection can be understood as: a detachable fixed connection (for example, connected by bolts or screws), and can also be understood as: a non-detachable fixed connection (for example, riveting, welding). Of course, the mutual fixed connection can also be replaced by an integrated structure (for example, manufactured by one-piece molding using a casting process) (except when it is obviously impossible to use an integrated molding process).

[0038] In addition, unless otherwise stated, the terms used to indicate positional relationships or shapes in any of the technical solutions disclosed in the present invention include states or shapes that are approximate, similar, or close to them.

[0039] Any component provided by the present invention may be assembled from a plurality of separate components, or may be a separate component manufactured by an integral forming process.

[0040] Finally, it should be noted that the above embodiments are only used to illustrate the technical solution of the present invention rather than to limit it. Although the present invention has been described in detail with reference to the preferred embodiments, ordinary technicians in the field should understand that the specific implementation methods of the present invention can still be modified or some technical features can be replaced by equivalents without departing from the spirit of the technical solution of the present invention, which should be included in the scope of the technical solution for protection of the present invention.

Claims

1. A cigarette box with cigarette butt storage, characterized in that: It includes an outer shell and an inner cylinder arranged inside the outer shell and rotatably matched with the outer shell, a waste cavity is opened inside the inner cylinder, a waste port matched with the waste cavity is opened on the upper part of the outer shell, and an opening and closing mechanism for closing or opening the waste port is arranged below the waste port.

2. A cigarette box with cigarette butt storage according to claim 1, characterized in that: The opening and closing mechanism includes a rotatable outer ring body, an inner ring body and a plurality of arc-shaped plates that can be radially opened or closed. A pull rod is provided between the outer ring body and each arc-shaped plate. One end of the pull rod is hinged to the closed arc-shaped plate, and the other end of the pull rod is slidingly hinged to the outer ring body. The plurality of arc-shaped plates are used to close the through hole arranged in the middle of the inner ring body. The through hole of the inner ring body is matched and aligned with the upper opening of the waste chamber and the waste hole of the outer ring body. An avoidance groove is provided on the peripheral side of the inner ring body to avoid the corresponding arc-shaped plate from moving to open or close.

3. A cigarette box with cigarette butt storage according to claim 2, characterized in that: The outer ring body is provided with a plurality of arc grooves in the circumferential direction, each arc groove corresponds to the end of the connecting rod, the arc groove and the connecting rod are connected via a slider, and the slider is hinged to the connecting rod.

4. A cigarette box with cigarette butt storage according to claim 2, characterized in that: The inner cylinder surface of the inner cylinder body is provided with a plurality of limiting rods, and the limiting rods are matched with the arc grooves.

5. A cigarette box with cigarette butt storage according to claim 2, characterized in that: A driving gear is arranged beside the outer ring body, an outer ring body gear portion is arranged on the outer periphery of the outer ring body, the outer ring body gear portion is meshed with the driving gear, a driving shaft is arranged above the driving gear, the driving shaft passes through the outer shell cover of the outer shell upward, and a turning handle is arranged on the driving shaft outside the outer shell cover.

6. A cigarette box with cigarette butt storage according to claim 5, characterized in that: The outer shell body comprises an outer shell and an outer shell cover arranged on the top of the outer shell, the waste hole is arranged in the middle of the outer shell cover, the waste hole is aligned with the upper opening of the waste cavity, and a smoke outlet is arranged on the edge of the outer shell cover.

7. A cigarette box with cigarette butt storage according to claim 6, characterized in that: The inner cylinder body comprises a bottom plate and an inner cylinder arranged on the bottom plate. The inner cylinder is provided with a plurality of smoke receiving grooves along the circumference of the center of the inner cylinder, and any of the smoke receiving grooves can be aligned with the smoke outlet of the outer shell cover.

8. A cigarette box with cigarette butt storage according to claim 1, characterized in that: The outer shell is provided with convex strips on the peripheral side surface.

9. A cigarette box with cigarette butt storage according to claim 7, characterized in that: The diameter of the outer shell cover is the same as the diameter of the outer shell, and the outer diameter of the inner cylinder is slightly smaller than the inner diameter of the outer shell.

10. A method of using the cigarette box with cigarette butt storage as claimed in claim 7, characterized in that: The method comprises the following steps: (1) when discarded cigarette butts need to be thrown away, the discarding opening of the outer shell cover needs to be opened, the driving gear is driven to rotate by rotating the turning handle, the outer ring body is driven to rotate, and the outer ring body drives the pull rod to swing, thereby pulling the multiple arc plates to move outward, so that the discarding opening of the outer shell cover is opened, and then the cigarette butts are thrown into the discarding chamber through the discarding opening; (2) when the discarding opening of the outer shell cover needs to be closed, the outer ring body is driven to rotate and reset by rotating the turning handle in the opposite direction, and the multiple arc plates are pulled inward to move and reset, and the multiple arc plates are closed to cover the discarding opening of the outer shell cover, so that the discarding opening of the outer shell cover is closed again; (3) when the cigarettes in the cigarette box need to be taken out, the outer shell body is operated to rotate relative to the inner cylinder body so that the smoke outlet at the top of the outer shell body is aligned with one of the cigarette slots, and then the cigarettes in the cigarette slot are poured out through the smoke outlet for use. When it is necessary to continue to take out cigarettes, the smoke outlet of the outer shell body is rotated to another smoke outlet slot of the inner cylinder body so that the smoke outlet is aligned with the other smoke outlet slot, and then the cigarettes in the other smoke outlet slot are poured out along the smoke outlet.

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