Ashtray capable of automatically putting out cigarettes

Abstract

The utility model relates to the technical field of ashtrays, and provides an automatic cigarette extinguishing ashtray which comprises a shell and is characterized in that the shell is provided with a transfer containing cavity, a conveying mechanism, a cigarette extinguishing mechanism, a stock bin and a conveying belt cleaning mechanism; the transfer containing cavity is used for collecting cigarette ends of cigarettes to be extinguished. The conveying mechanism is a belt type or chain type conveying mechanism, and the conveying mechanism conveys cigarette ends of cigarettes to be extinguished collected in the transfer containing cavity to the cigarette extinguishing mechanism through a conveying belt; a rotating roller body of the cigarette extinguishing mechanism and a conveying roller of the conveying mechanism are arranged in parallel and are mutually and rotationally matched to roll cigarette ends to extinguish cigarettes; the stock bin is located below the cigarette extinguishing mechanism and used for collecting cigarette ends. The conveying belt cleaning mechanism is used for cleaning the conveying belt. The intelligent ashtray overcomes the defects in the prior art, is reasonable in design and compact in structure, and solves the technical problems that cigarette ash remains on the conveying belt, cigarette ends are accumulated, and user experience is affected in an existing intelligent ashtray.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The utility model relates to the technical field of ashtrays, in particular to an automatic cigarette extinguishing ashtray. Background Art

[0002] Smart ashtrays are a new product series formed by improving traditional ashtrays by combining functional modules such as mechanical smoke extinguishing and air purification. They not only have practical functions, but are also works of art with great appreciation value.

[0003] Although the smart ashtray previously developed by the applicant has achieved mechanical cigarette extinguishing, on the one hand, during the process of mechanical crushing to extinguish cigarettes, there will be ash residue on the conveyor belt, and on the other hand, cigarette butts are easily piled up, affecting the user experience.

[0004] For this reason, we propose a kind of automatic cigarette extinguishing ashtray. Utility Model Content

[0005] (1) Technical problems solved

[0006] In response to the shortcomings of the existing technology, the utility model provides an automatic cigarette extinguishing ashtray, which overcomes the shortcomings of the existing technology, has a reasonable design and a compact structure, and solves the technical problems of ash residue on the conveyor belt, cigarette butt accumulation, and impact on user experience in existing smart ashtrays.

[0007] (2) Technical solution

[0008] In order to achieve the above objectives, the present invention is implemented through the following technical solutions:

[0009] An automatic cigarette extinguishing ashtray, comprising a shell, characterized in that:

[0010] The housing is equipped with a transfer chamber, a conveying mechanism, a smoke extinguishing mechanism, a silo, and a conveyor belt cleaning mechanism;

[0011] The transfer chamber is used to collect cigarette butts to be extinguished;

[0012] The conveying mechanism is a belt or chain conveying mechanism, which conveys the cigarette butts to be extinguished collected in the transfer chamber to the smoke extinguishing mechanism through a horizontally or inclined conveyor belt;

[0013] The rotating roller of the smoke extinguishing mechanism is arranged in parallel with the conveying roller of the conveying mechanism and rotates with each other to crush the cigarette butts to extinguish the smoke;

[0014] The silo is located below the smoke extinguishing mechanism and is used to collect cigarette butts;

[0015] The conveyor belt cleaning mechanism is used to clean the conveyor belt.

[0016] Further, the automatic extinguishing ashtray comprises a sensor and a controller;

[0017] The sensor is used to detect the cigarette butt to be extinguished into the transfer cavity;

[0018] The controller is electrically connected with the sensor, the conveying mechanism and the extinguishing mechanism respectively.

[0019] Further, the transfer cavity is mainly surrounded by a circumferential side wall, the upper end of the transfer cavity is provided with a feeding port, the lower end is provided with a collecting port, and the side wall is provided with a discharging port in communication with the collecting port, and the discharging port is located in the conveying direction of the conveying belt;

[0020] The conveying belt of the conveying mechanism is driven to convey by a pair of conveying rollers, the conveying belt is arranged below the transfer cavity and covers the collecting port of the transfer cavity, and the conveying roller for rolling and pressing the cigarette butt in cooperation with the rotating roller body is arranged above the hopper;

[0021] The conveying roller and the rotating roller body are respectively driven to rotate by a driving unit.

[0022] Further, the conveying belt cleaning mechanism comprises a scraper and a wiping member; the scraper is arranged above the hopper and is in contact with the conveying belt, and the wiping member is used to wipe the conveying belt after the ash is stripped off by the scraper; when the wiping member is arranged outside the hopper, a dust collecting member is arranged below the wiping member.

[0023] Further, the scraper comprises a scraper plate, and the upper end of the scraper plate abuts against the part where the conveying belt contacts with the conveying roller above the hopper.

[0024] Further, the wiping member comprises a first wiping member, the upper end of the first wiping member abuts against the part where the conveying belt contacts with the conveying roller above the hopper, and the part of the conveying belt between the rotating roller body and the conveying roller above the hopper sequentially passes through the scraper and the first wiping member.

[0025] Preferably, a hollow part is arranged between the scraper plate and the first wiping member, and the hollow part is located above the hopper.

[0026] Further, the wiping member comprises a second wiping member, the side part of the second wiping member abuts against the part where the conveying belt contacts with the conveying roller below the transfer cavity, a dust collecting member is arranged below the second wiping member, the dust collecting member is used to collect the impurities wiped off by the second wiping member, and the part of the conveying belt between the rotating roller body and the conveying roller above the hopper sequentially passes through the scraper, the first wiping member and the second wiping member.

[0027] Further, the hopper comprises a mounting seat and a smoke collecting box, the mounting seat is movably inserted into the shell, and the smoke collecting box is detachably mounted on the mounting seat, and the smoke collecting box is used to collect the cigarette butt and the ash.

[0028] Furthermore, the silo is driven to open outwards by a silo power mechanism.

[0029] Furthermore, the hopper can be withdrawn from the housing of the ashtray in a horizontal direction;

[0030] The hopper and the housing are guided and matched by a guide structure provided along the direction in which the hopper is withdrawn;

[0031] Straight racks are provided on both side walls of the silo, and a second motor is provided on the housing. The second motor cooperates with the straight racks through gears.

[0032] Furthermore, the guide structure includes first guide grooves provided on both side walls of the silo and guide ridges provided on both side walls of the shell, and the guide ridges are in sliding engagement with the first guide grooves.

[0033] Furthermore, the guide structure includes second guide grooves arranged in pairs on both sides of the bottom wall of the silo and guide wheels arranged in pairs on both sides of the bottom wall of the shell. The guide wheels are arranged in the second guide grooves and rollingly engage with the side walls of the second guide grooves.

[0034] Furthermore, the housing is equipped with a fume purification mechanism, which is used to draw out the fume in the ashtray and purify the fume;

[0035] The smoke purification mechanism includes a smoke transfer chamber, a smoke exhaust fan and a smoke filter structure. The smoke exhaust fan draws the smoke in the transfer chamber through the smoke transfer chamber to the smoke filter structure for filtration.

[0036] (3) Beneficial effects

[0037] The utility model provides an automatic cigarette extinguishing ashtray, which has the following beneficial effects:

[0038] 1. The cleaning end of the conveyor belt cleaning mechanism contacts the conveyor belt of the conveying mechanism. When the conveyor belt starts running, the conveyor belt can be continuously cleaned;

[0039] 2. The conveying mechanism continuously transports the cigarette butts to the smoke extinguishing mechanism for crushing and extinguishing. After the smoke is extinguished, the cigarette butts fall into the silo for collection to avoid cigarette butt accumulation;

[0040] The above improvements can effectively solve the above technical problems in the background technology, improve user experience, and facilitate product marketing. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0041] Figure 1 This is a schematic diagram of the explosion structure of the utility model from the first perspective;

[0042] Figure 2This is a schematic diagram of the explosion structure of the utility model from a second viewing angle;

[0043] Figure 3 This is a schematic diagram of the explosion structure of the utility model from a third viewing angle;

[0044] Figure 4 for Figure 3 Schematic diagram of the exploded structure of the middle shell after omitting the side panels;

[0045] Figure 5 This is a cross-sectional view of the utility model in an exploded state;

[0046] Figure 6 for Figure 5 Cross-sectional view after decompression;

[0047] Figure 7 It is a structural diagram of the transfer chamber of the utility model.

[0048] In the picture:

[0049] 11. Upper panel;

[0050] 12. Side panels;

[0051] 2. Transfer chamber;

[0052] 21. Left wall;

[0053] 22. Right side wall;

[0054] 23. Anterior lateral wall;

[0055] 231, discharge port;

[0056] 232, mounting slot;

[0057] 24, posterior lateral wall;

[0058] 25. Collection port;

[0059] 26. Mounting hole;

[0060] 31. Conveyor belt;

[0061] 32. Conveyor roller;

[0062] 33. First motor;

[0063] 41. Rotate the roller;

[0064] 51. Mounting seat;

[0065] 52. Cigarette collection box;

[0066] 53. Rack;

[0067] 54. Second motor;

[0068] 61. First wiping member;

[0069] 62. Second wiping member;

[0070] 63. Mounting plate;

[0071] 64. Dust collecting parts;

[0072] 65. Scraper;

[0073] 71. Smoke transfer chamber;

[0074] 72. Smoke exhaust fan;

[0075] 73. Flue gas filtration structure. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0076] To make the purpose, technical solutions, and advantages of the embodiments of the present invention more clear, the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present invention will be clearly and completely described below in conjunction with the drawings in the embodiments of the present invention. Obviously, the embodiments described are only part of the embodiments of the present invention, not all of the embodiments. Based on the embodiments of the present invention, all other embodiments obtained by ordinary technicians in this field without making creative efforts shall fall within the scope of protection of the present invention.

[0077] Refer to the attached Figure 1-7 , an automatic cigarette extinguishing ashtray, comprising:

[0078] The housing is provided with a transfer chamber 2, a conveying mechanism, a smoke extinguishing mechanism, a silo, and a conveyor belt 31 cleaning mechanism;

[0079] The transfer chamber 2 is used to collect cigarette butts to be extinguished;

[0080] The conveying mechanism is a belt or chain conveying mechanism, which conveys the cigarette butts to be extinguished collected in the transfer chamber 2 to the smoke extinguishing mechanism through a horizontally or inclined conveyor belt 31;

[0081] The rotating roller 41 of the smoke extinguishing mechanism is arranged in parallel with the conveying roller 32 of the conveying mechanism and rotates with each other to crush the cigarette butts to extinguish the cigarettes;

[0082] The silo is located below the smoke extinguishing mechanism and is used to collect cigarette butts;

[0083] The conveyor belt 31 cleaning mechanism is used to clean the conveyor belt 31;

[0084] In this embodiment, the shell includes a bottom plate, a plurality of side panels 12 surrounding the bottom plate, an upper panel 11 covering the upper side of the side panels 12, and a pair of support plates arranged on the inner sides of the left and right side panels 12. The side panels 12 and the bottom plate (or between the side panels 12 and the support plates), between the support plates and the bottom plate, and between the upper panel 11 and the side panels 12 can be detachably connected by means of snaps, bolts, nuts, and the like.

[0085] In this embodiment, the left and right sides of the transfer chamber 2 are supported on a pair of support plates. The transfer chamber 2 is mainly surrounded by circumferential side walls, specifically, it is mainly surrounded by the front side wall 23, the left side wall 21, the rear side wall 24, and the right side wall 22 in sequence. The upper end of the transfer chamber 2 is provided with a feeding port, the lower end is provided with a collecting port 25, the lower part of the front side wall 23 is provided with a discharge port 231 connected to the collecting port 25, and the upper part of the front side wall 23 is provided with a mounting groove 232 that fits with the front end entrance of the smoke transfer chamber 71, wherein the discharge port 231 is located in the conveying direction of the conveyor belt 31, and the left side wall 21 and the right side wall 22 are arranged at an incline.

[0086] In this embodiment, a pair of conveying rollers 32 of the conveying mechanism are spaced apart in the front-to-back direction and both ends of the conveying rollers 32 are supported on a pair of support plates. The conveying belt 31 of the conveying mechanism passes around a pair of conveying rollers 32 and is driven by the conveying rollers 32 for conveying. The conveying belt 31 is arranged below the transfer chamber 2 and covers the collection port 25 of the transfer chamber 2. The conveying roller 32 that cooperates with the rotating roller body 41 to crush the cigarette butts is arranged above the silo.

[0087] In this embodiment, the rotating roller 41 of the smoke extinguishing mechanism is provided with at least one member adjacent to the discharge port 231 of the transfer chamber 2. The rotating roller 41 is supported at both ends on a pair of support plates and arranged parallel to the conveyor roller 32. The rotating roller 41 and conveyor roller 32 are driven by a common first motor 33 through a gear train, with each gear of the gear train being rotatably supported on the support plates. The synchronous drive of the rotating roller 41 and conveyor roller 32 by the gear train and the common first motor 33 reduces component complexity, reduces costs, and achieves a more compact structure.

[0088] In this embodiment, the conveyor belt 31 cleaning mechanism includes a scraper 65 and a wiper. The scraper 65 is positioned above the hopper and in contact with the conveyor belt 31. The wiper is used to wipe the conveyor belt 31 after the scraper 65 has stripped the soot. When the wiper is positioned outside the hopper, a dust collector 64 is provided below the wiper. The scraper 65 includes a scraping plate, the upper end of which abuts the area where the conveyor belt 31 contacts the front side of the conveyor roller 32 above the hopper. The wiping member includes a first wiping member 61 and a second wiping member 62. The upper end of the first wiping member 61 presses against the portion where the conveyor belt 31 contacts the bottom of the conveying roller 32 above the silo, and the side of the second wiping member 62 presses against the portion where the conveyor belt 31 contacts the rear side of the conveying roller 32 below the transfer chamber 2. A dust collecting member 64 is provided below the second wiping member 62. The dust collecting member 64 is used to collect impurities such as cigarette ash wiped off by the second wiping member 62. The portion of the conveyor belt 31 located between the rotating roller body 41 and the conveying roller 32 above the silo passes through the scraper member 65, the first wiping member 61 and the second wiping member 62 in sequence during the transmission process to ensure the surface cleaning effect of the conveyor belt 31.

[0089] The first wiper 61 is mounted on a connecting plate, the left and right ends of which are supported on the left and right side plates 12 of the housing, respectively. The scraper plate and the connecting plate are integrally formed. A hollow is provided between the scraper plate and the first wiper 61. The hollow is located above the hopper, so that cigarette butts and ashes scraped off the conveyor belt 31 can fall into the hopper. The second wiper 62 is fixed to a mounting plate 63. The mounting plate 63 and the end plate of the dust collector 64 are detachably mounted. The dust collector 64 can be inserted through the opening of the rear side plate 12 of the housing and hung by the hook structure built into the housing, so as to facilitate the removal and cleaning of the dust collector 64 and the second wiper 62. The dust collector 64 includes an L-shaped body, the horizontal portion of which is inserted through the opening of the rear side plate 12 of the housing and is used to collect impurities such as ashes, and the vertical portion of which is used to encapsulate the opening of the rear side plate 12 of the housing (the mounting seat also has an L-shaped body similar to the dust collector).

[0090] In this embodiment, the hopper includes a mounting seat 51 and a smoke collecting box 52. The mounting seat 51 can be removed from the opening of the front side plate 12 of the shell. The smoke collecting box 52 is detachably mounted on the mounting seat 51. A positioning groove is provided in the smoke collecting box 52, and the smoke collecting box 52 is installed in the positioning groove.

[0091] The hopper is driven outward by a hopper power mechanism, which includes a second motor 54 built into the left side panel 12 of the housing. Racks 53 are provided on either side of the mounting base 51. Gears mounted on the output end of the second motor 54 mesh with the racks 53 to drive the hopper horizontally into and out of the ashtray housing. Preferably, the hopper and the housing are guided by a guide structure positioned along the direction of hopper withdrawal. The guide structure includes first guide grooves provided on either side of the mounting base 51 and guide ridges provided on either side of the housing, the guide ridges slidingly engaging with the first guide grooves. The guide structure also includes a pair of second guide grooves provided on either side of the bottom wall of the mounting base 51 and a pair of guide wheels provided on either side of the bottom wall of the housing, the guide wheels positioned in the second guide grooves and rollingly engaging with the sidewalls of the second guide grooves. This dual guide structure, consisting of the first guide grooves-guide ridges and the second guide grooves-guide wheels, ensures smooth and stable hopper withdrawal and insertion.

[0092] In this embodiment, the shell is equipped with a smoke purification mechanism, which is used to extract the smoke in the ashtray (especially in the transfer chamber 2) and purify the smoke; the smoke purification mechanism includes a smoke transfer chamber 71, a smoke exhaust fan 72 and a smoke filtering structure 73, and the smoke transfer chamber 71 includes a horizontal part and a vertical part that are interconnected. The horizontal part is flat and is placed above the rotating roller body 41. The inlet end of the horizontal part is installed on the front side wall of the transfer chamber 2. 23, the vertical part is connected to the shell of the smoke exhaust fan 72, and the smoke exhaust fan 72 draws the smoke in the transfer chamber 2 through the smoke transfer chamber 71 to the smoke filter structure 73 for filtering. The smoke filter structure 73 includes a smoke filter chamber, and the smoke outlet of the smoke filter chamber is equipped with filter cotton and a smoke exhaust window. Impurities in the smoke are filtered by the filter cotton. The smoke exhaust fan 72 and the smoke filter chamber are built into the inner side of the right side plate 12 of the shell.

[0093] In this embodiment or other embodiments, sensors are respectively installed in mounting holes 26 at the top of left side wall 21 and right side wall 22 of transfer cavity 2, and are used to detect the entry of cigarette butts to be extinguished into transfer cavity 2. The sensors, the first motor 33 driving the conveying roller 32 and the rotating roller body 41, and the second motor 54 driving the hopper are respectively electrically connected to the controller (also including a power supply module electrically connected to the controller, for supplying power to each motor and sensor). When the user presses the start switch, the user subsequently puts the cigarette butts into transfer cavity 2, which are sensed and detected by the sensors, and fed back to the controller. The controller controls the first motor 33 to start, and the conveying roller 32, the conveying belt 31 and the rotating roller body 41 are continuously rotated, so as to realize the continuous feeding, rolling and extinguishing of the cigarette butts. The extinguished cigarette butts fall into the hopper for collection. The user can press the discharge switch, and the controller controls the second motor 54 to start and open the hopper, so as to facilitate the user to clean the cigarette butts. The extinguished cigarette butts can also be counted (counted by the sensors or counted by the current fluctuation in the rolling process of the rotating roller body 41), and when the preset value is reached, the controller controls the second motor 54 to start and open the hopper.

[0094] It should be noted that the relational terms herein such as first and second and the like are used solely to distinguish one entity or action from another, without necessarily requiring or implying any such actual relationship or order between such entities or actions. Moreover, the terms "comprises", "comprising", or any other variations thereof, are intended to cover a non-exclusive inclusion, such that a process, method, article, or apparatus that comprises a list of elements does not include only those elements but can include other elements not expressly listed or inherent to such process, method, article, or apparatus. Without further limitation, an element preceded by "comprises... a" does not, without more constraints, foreclose the existence of additional identical elements in the process, method, article, or apparatus that comprises the recited element.

[0095] The above embodiments are only used to illustrate the technical solutions of the present application, but not limit the present application; although the present application has been described in detail with reference to the foregoing embodiments, those skilled in the art should understand that: it can still modify the technical solutions recorded in the foregoing embodiments, or make equivalent replacement to part of the technical features; and these modifications or replacements do not make the essence of the corresponding technical solutions deviate from the spirit and scope of the technical solutions of the embodiments of the present application.

Claims

1. An automatic cigarette extinguishing ashtray, comprising a housing, characterized in that: The housing is equipped with a transfer chamber, a conveying mechanism, a smoke extinguishing mechanism, a silo, and a conveyor belt cleaning mechanism; The transfer chamber is used to collect cigarette butts to be extinguished; The conveying mechanism is a belt or chain conveying mechanism, which conveys the cigarette butts to be extinguished collected in the transfer chamber to the smoke extinguishing mechanism through a horizontally or inclined conveyor belt; The rotating roller of the smoke extinguishing mechanism is arranged in parallel with the conveying roller of the conveying mechanism and rotates with each other to crush the cigarette butts to extinguish the smoke; The silo is located below the smoke extinguishing mechanism and is used to collect cigarette butts; The conveyor belt cleaning mechanism is used to clean the conveyor belt.

2. The automatic cigarette extinguishing ashtray according to claim 1, characterized in that: The automatic cigarette extinguishing ashtray includes a sensor and a controller; The sensor is used to detect the entry of a cigarette butt to be extinguished into the transfer chamber; The controller is electrically connected to the sensor, the conveying mechanism and the smoke extinguishing mechanism respectively.

3. The automatic cigarette extinguishing ashtray according to claim 1, characterized in that: The transfer chamber is mainly formed by a circumferential side wall, the upper end of the transfer chamber is provided with a feeding port, the lower end is provided with a collecting port, and the side wall is provided with a discharge port connected to the collecting port, and the discharge port is located in the conveying direction of the conveyor belt; The conveyor belt of the conveying mechanism is wound around a pair of conveyor rollers and driven by the conveyor rollers for conveying. The conveyor belt is arranged below the transfer chamber and covers the collection port of the transfer chamber. The conveyor roller that cooperates with the rotating roller body to crush the cigarette butts is arranged above the silo. The conveying roller and the rotating roller body are respectively driven by a driving unit to rotate.

4. The automatic cigarette extinguishing ashtray according to claim 1, characterized in that: The conveyor belt cleaning mechanism includes a scraper and a wiper; the scraper is arranged above the silo and is in contact with the conveyor belt, and the wiper is used to wipe the conveyor belt after the ash is stripped off by the scraper. When the wiper is arranged outside the silo, a dust collecting part is provided below the wiper.

5. The automatic cigarette extinguishing ashtray according to claim 4, characterized in that: The scraper member includes a scraper plate, the upper end of which abuts against the contact portion between the conveyor belt and the conveyor roller above the silo; The wiping member includes a first wiping member, the upper end of which abuts against the portion where the conveyor belt contacts the conveyor roller above the silo, and the portion of the conveyor belt between the rotating roller body and the conveyor roller above the silo is sequentially transmitted through the scraper member and the first wiping member.

6. The automatic cigarette extinguishing ashtray according to claim 5, characterized in that: The wiping member includes a second wiping member, the side of which is against the contact portion between the conveyor belt and the conveyor roller below the transfer chamber. A dust collecting member is provided below the second wiping member, and the dust collecting member is used to collect impurities wiped off by the second wiping member. The conveyor belt is located between the rotating roller body and the conveyor roller above the silo and passes through the scraper member, the first wiping member and the second wiping member in sequence.

7. The automatic cigarette extinguishing ashtray according to claim 1, characterized in that: The silo comprises a mounting seat and a cigarette collecting box. The mounting seat is movably inserted into the shell. The cigarette collecting box is detachably mounted on the mounting seat. The cigarette collecting box is used to collect cigarette butts and cigarette ashes.

8. The automatic cigarette extinguishing ashtray according to claim 1, characterized in that: The hopper can be driven by a hopper power mechanism to be drawn out from the housing of the ashtray in a horizontal direction; The hopper and the housing are guided and matched by a guide structure provided along the direction in which the hopper is withdrawn; Straight racks are provided on both side walls of the silo, and a second motor is provided on the housing. The second motor cooperates with the straight racks through gears.

9. The automatic cigarette extinguishing ashtray according to claim 8, characterized in that: The guide structure includes a first guide groove provided on both side walls of the silo and a guide ridge provided on both side walls of the shell, and the guide ridge is slidably engaged with the first guide groove; The guide structure includes second guide grooves arranged in pairs on both sides of the bottom wall of the silo and guide wheels arranged in pairs on both sides of the bottom wall of the shell. The guide wheels are arranged in the second guide grooves and rollingly cooperate with the side walls of the second guide grooves.

10. The automatic cigarette extinguishing ashtray according to claim 1, characterized in that: The housing is equipped with a smoke purification mechanism, which is used to draw smoke from the ashtray and purify the smoke; The smoke purification mechanism includes a smoke transfer chamber, a smoke exhaust fan and a smoke filter structure. The smoke exhaust fan draws the smoke in the transfer chamber through the smoke transfer chamber to the smoke filter structure for filtration.

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