Electric auxiliary self-cleaning ashtray

Abstract

An electric auxiliary self-cleaning ashtray belongs to the technical field of ashtrays, and a transverse main body supporting table is arranged in the middle of an ashtray main body and used for supporting a mechanical iris opening device. The main body supporting table is provided with an ash opening. The ashtray body is in threaded connection with the base. An electric auxiliary cigarette ash self-cleaning device is arranged on the circumference of the inner wall of the base and comprises a plurality of electric propellers and a circular truncated cone, and the multiple electric propellers are arranged on the inner wall of the base in the circumferential spiral direction in the mode that the axis direction is obliquely upward. The center of the lower surface of the base is provided with a protruding truncated cone. A rotary table of the mechanical iris opening device rotates to drive a stand column, a connecting rod machine and a mechanical iris valve to be linked, and an ash opening of the ashtray is opened and closed. The ashtray can be conveniently opened and closed by disassembling the three layers of screws to prevent cigarette ash from scattering, smell from diffusing and cleaning. Cigarette ash can be conveniently blown out by spiral airflow generated by starting of the electric propeller.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] This utility model belongs to the field of ashtray technology, and specifically relates to an electrically assisted self-cleaning ashtray. Background Technology

[0002] The ashtrays commonly used nowadays are round bowls with an open top, which can easily spill ash. They also cannot be cleaned up completely each time the ash is emptied; they must be emptied and then washed with water or wiped with a wet wipe. Furthermore, ordinary ashtrays are not sealed at the top, so they cannot isolate odors and will emit an unpleasant smoky smell after long-term use. These are problems that many smokers and non-smokers encounter in their daily lives.

[0003] To address this widespread problem and improve the experience for smokers while providing a better environment for non-smokers, this electrically assisted self-cleaning ashtray was designed. It has a clever structure and is very simple and convenient to use. Utility Model Content

[0004] The purpose of this invention is to provide an electrically assisted self-cleaning ashtray. This ashtray can seal the opening after collecting ash and also has an electrically assisted self-cleaning function, making it easy to clean.

[0005] The technical solution adopted is:

[0006] The electrically assisted self-cleaning ashtray includes an ashtray body, a mechanical iris opening device, and a base.

[0007] The ashtray body is a cylindrical shape with openings at the top and bottom, and a horizontal main support platform in the middle for supporting the mechanical iris opening device.

[0008] The main support platform has a gray opening at its center.

[0009] The ashtray body has an open threaded connection to a base.

[0010] The base is equipped with an electric auxiliary soot self-cleaning device on its inner circumference. The electric auxiliary soot self-cleaning device includes multiple electric propellers and a truncated cone. The multiple electric propellers are arranged on the inner wall of the base, with their axial direction obliquely upward and arranged along the spiral direction on the circumference.

[0011] The mechanical iris opening device mainly includes a turntable, a column, multiple connecting rods, and multiple mechanical iris flaps.

[0012] The rotation of the turntable drives the column, linkage mechanism and mechanical iris flap to work together.

[0013] The ashtray body has an opening threadedly connected to a top cover.

[0014] Its advantages are:

[0015] This ashtray features an easy-to-use mechanical iris opening and an electrically assisted self-cleaning device. It also boasts a three-layer screw-down design, allowing for convenient opening and closing of the top to prevent ash spillage and odor emission. The electric self-cleaning device can be activated to empty the ashtray when needed. When required, the top cover and base can be easily unscrewed for cleaning, maintenance, battery replacement, wiping the ashtray, and removing large cigarette butts. Attached Figure Description

[0016] Figure 1 This is a schematic diagram of the appearance structure of this utility model.

[0017] Figure 2 This is a first-angle exploded view of the present invention.

[0018] Figure 3 This is a second-angle exploded view of the present invention.

[0019] Figure 4 This is a third-angle exploded view of the present invention.

[0020] Figure 5 This is a three-dimensional structural diagram of the ashtray body and the mechanical iris opening device.

[0021] Figure 6 This is a three-dimensional structural diagram of the ashtray body and the turntable.

[0022] Figure 7 This is a three-dimensional structural diagram of the ashtray body and its base.

[0023] Figure 8 This is a three-dimensional structural diagram of a mechanical iris opening device.

[0024] Figure 9 A schematic diagram of the structure for opening a mechanical iris flap.

[0025] Figure 10 This is a schematic diagram of the mechanical iris flap closure.

[0026] Figure 11 This is a schematic diagram of the top cover structure.

[0027] Figure 12 This is a schematic diagram of the main structure of the ashtray.

[0028] Figure 13 This is a schematic diagram of the turntable.

[0029] Figure 14 This is a schematic diagram of the mechanical iris flap.

[0030] Figure 15 This is a 3D view of the base.

[0031] Figure 16 This is the front view of the base.

[0032] Figure 17 This is a top view of the base.

[0033] Figure 18 This is a fluid simulation diagram (cross-sectional view), where the simulated vector field is the velocity field.

[0034] Figure 19 This is a fluid simulation diagram (3D view).

[0035] Figure 20 This is a top view of the fluid simulation.

[0036] Ashtray body 1, Mechanical iris opening device 2, Base 3, Main support platform 4, Ash outlet 5, Slide groove 6, Positioning hole 7, Iris switch slot 8, Turntable 9, Turntable center hole 10, Column 11, Connecting rod 12, Mechanical iris flap 13, Iris flap switch 14, Positioning shaft 15, Mounting ear 16, Second side 17, Third side 18, Electric propeller 19, Motor 20, Frustum 21, First side 22, Motor switch slot 23, Top cover 24. Detailed Implementation

[0037] The electrically assisted self-cleaning ashtray includes an ashtray body 1, a mechanical iris opening device 2, and a base 3.

[0038] The ashtray body 1 is a cylindrical tube with openings at the top and bottom, and a circular main support platform 4 is fixed horizontally in the middle.

[0039] The main support platform 4 has a circular gray opening 5 at its center.

[0040] The main support platform 4 is used to install the mechanical iris opening device 2.

[0041] Multiple arc-shaped grooves 6 are opened on the main support platform 4 outside the gray port 5.

[0042] Multiple positioning holes 7 are also provided on the main support platform 4. The multiple positioning holes 7 are located on the edge of the gray opening 5 and on the inner side of the slide groove 6.

[0043] The mechanical iris opening device 2 includes a turntable 9, multiple columns 11, multiple connecting rods 12, and multiple flat mechanical iris flaps 13.

[0044] A turntable 9 is installed below the main support platform 4. The turntable 9 is in the shape of a circular plate with a circular central hole 10. Above the central hole 10 is a gray mold 5. Multiple columns 11 are fixedly installed around the circumference of the upper surface of the turntable 9.

[0045] Above the turntable 9 are multiple connecting rods 12 and multiple mechanical iris flaps 13, with each group having a corresponding position of one connecting rod 12, one mechanical iris flap 13, and one column 11.

[0046] The outer end of each link 12 is hinged to the top of the corresponding column 11.

[0047] The mechanical iris flap 13 is generally triangular in shape, with the first inner side 22 being an outwardly protruding arc-shaped side, the second inner side 17 being an inwardly concave arc-shaped side, and the third outer side 18 being an outwardly protruding circular arc-shaped side.

[0048] The mechanical iris flap 13 has a mounting ear 16 on the outer side of the third side 18, which is hinged to the inner end of the connecting rod 12.

[0049] The mechanical iris flap 13 has a vertically positioned positioning shaft 15 integrally provided on the lower surface of the connection between the second side 17 and the third side 18. The positioning shaft 15 is located in the positioning hole 7 below.

[0050] The column 11 moves upward through the corresponding slide groove 6, and the multiple connecting rods 12 and the mechanical iris flap 13 are located above the main support platform 4, with the mechanical iris flap 13 located above the gray port 5.

[0051] There is an iris switch slot 8 on the side wall of the main support platform 4.

[0052] The outer edge of the turntable 9 has an integrally protruding flat iris flap switch 14 that extends from the iris switch slot 8 and can be manually operated.

[0053] In this embodiment, there are six sliding grooves 6, six positioning holes 7, six uprights 11, and six mechanical iris flaps 13.

[0054] The ashtray body 1 has an opening threadedly connected to a top cover 24. The top cover 24 is annular, and its circular central hole is located above the closed mechanical iris flap 13 and the ash outlet 5. It can be screwed on and off for easy inspection and maintenance of the mechanical iris opening device 2. Under normal conditions, the installed top cover 24 will completely cover the control structure of the mechanical iris flap.

[0055] The ashtray body 1 has an open threaded connection to a base 3.

[0056] The base 3 is a cylindrical structure with an opening at the top.

[0057] The inner circumference of the base 3 is provided with an electric auxiliary soot self-cleaning device, which includes multiple electric propellers 19, multiple motors 20 and a truncated cone 21.

[0058] Multiple electric propellers 19 have their input shafts fixed to the output shaft of a motor 20 (hollow cup motor). The axial direction of the electric propellers 19 is set to be along the spiral direction on the circumference, which will cause the blown air to form a spiral vortex on the circumference.

[0059] like Figure 16-17 As shown: The electric propeller 19 has its axis pointing obliquely upward, with an angle of 63.39° between the axis and the X-axis, an angle of 77.15° between the axis and the Y-axis, and an angle of 30° between the axis and the Z-axis.

[0060] A raised frustum 21 is provided at the center of the lower surface of the base 3. The acute angle A between the bottom of the frustum 21 and the horizontal direction (X-axis direction) is 76°.

[0061] The housing of the motor 20 is fixed to the inner wall of the base 3.

[0062] The base 3 has a hollow interlayer on its circumferential side, which is used to accommodate the motor wires and install components such as small circuit boards and multiple button batteries in the switch box. The motor switch is set in the motor switch slot 23 on the side wall of the main body 1, and the iris switch slot 8 is located above the motor switch slot 23.

[0063] The base 3, the main support platform 4 above, and the multiple mechanical iris flaps 13 form an ash-containing space for the electric assisted ash self-cleaning device.

[0064] In this embodiment, there are four electric propellers 19.

[0065] The working principle is as follows:

[0066] The iris flap switch 14 is activated, causing the turntable 9 to rotate. The column 11 slides in the corresponding groove 6. The connecting rod 12 pulls the mounting ear 16, causing the mechanical iris flap 13 to rotate along the positioning shaft 15. The mechanical iris flap 13 gathers towards the center or disperses outward, closing or opening the gray port 5.

[0067] When the gray opening 5 is opened, the first side 22 of each mechanical iris flap 13 presses against the second side 17 of the adjacent mechanical iris flap 13, so that the mechanical iris flap 13 moves in an orderly manner and can open and close smoothly.

[0068] When the electric-assisted self-cleaning function is needed, multiple electric propellers 19 are activated. Each electric propeller 19 is driven by a motor 20. Since a frustum 21 is provided at the center of the airflow, when the electric propellers 19 are activated, a strong upward spiral airflow is generated in the center of the cylinder, which can clean the soot.

[0069] When the base 3 and top cover 24 are fully installed into the ashtray body 1, their three cavities are sealed together to form a complete ashtray chamber. This structure ensures that ash does not easily get stuck in the gaps between the three components during electric cleaning. The ashtray body 1 serves as a connecting platform for the mechanical iris opening device 2, top cover 24, and base 3. The base 3 also features a spiral disassembly design for easy manual cleaning of the ashtray and removal of large cigarette butts.

[0070] Depend on Figure 18-20 It can be seen that a fluid simulation of the electric soot removal function was performed using SolidWorks 2023 Flow Simulation. The simulated vector field is the velocity field. The simulation results show that when the electric propeller 19 rotates, a spiral air field is generated inside the cylinder, with ω... net The direction is upward. Near the center, the flow velocity is high and the pressure is low, and the velocity field direction is towards the outside of the opening. In this way, the moving airflow can efficiently clean the soot in the cylinder upward from the center of the ash inlet 5 and the opened mechanical iris flap 13.

Claims

1. An electrically assisted self-cleaning ashtray, comprising an ashtray body (1), a mechanical iris opening device (2) and a base (3); characterized in that: the ashtray body (1) is a cylinder with an upper opening and a lower opening, and has a horizontal main support platform (4) in the middle for supporting the mechanical iris opening device (2); the main support platform (4) has an ash opening (5) in the center; the lower opening of the ashtray body (1) is threadedly connected with the base (3); the inner wall of the base (3) is circumferentially provided with an electrically assisted ash self-cleaning device, which comprises a plurality of electric propellers (19) and a circular platform (21), the plurality of electric propellers (19) are arranged on the inner wall of the base (3) and are arranged in a helical direction on the circumference with the axis direction inclined upward; a raised circular platform (21) is arranged at the center of the lower surface of the base (3).

2. The electrically assisted self-cleaning ashtray according to claim 1, characterized in that: the angle between the axis of the electric propeller (19) and the X-axis is 63.39°, the angle between the axis and the Y-axis is 77.15°, and the angle between the axis and the Z-axis is 30°; the angle A between the bottom of the circular platform (21) and the X-axis is 76°.

3. The electrically assisted self-cleaning ashtray of claim 1, wherein: a plurality of arc-shaped sliding grooves (6) are formed on the main support platform (4) outside the ash opening (5); a plurality of positioning holes (7) are also formed on the main support platform (4) between the ash opening (5) and the sliding grooves (6); the mechanical iris opening device (2) comprises a turntable (9), a plurality of vertical columns (11), a plurality of connecting rods (12) and a plurality of mechanical iris petals (13); the main support platform (4) is provided with a turntable (9) below, the turntable (9) is a circular ring plate with a turntable center hole (10), and a plurality of vertical columns (11) are fixedly arranged on the upper surface of the turntable (9) in a circumferential direction; the turntable (9) is further provided with a plurality of connecting rods (12) and a plurality of mechanical iris petals (13) above; the outer end of each connecting rod (12) is hingedly connected to the top end of the corresponding vertical column (11); the mechanical iris petal (13) has three edges, the first inner edge (22) is an outward protruding arc-shaped edge, the second inner edge (17) is an inward recessed arc-shaped edge, and the third outer edge (18) is an outward protruding circular arc-shaped edge with a mounting ear (16), the mounting ear (16) is hingedly connected to the inner end of the connecting rod (12); a vertical positioning shaft (15) is fixedly arranged on the lower surface below the connection between the second edge (17) and the third edge (18) of the mechanical iris petal (13), and the positioning shaft (15) is arranged in the positioning hole (7) below; the vertical column (11) passes through the corresponding sliding groove (6) upward; the outer edge of the turntable (9) has a raised flat plate-shaped iris petal switch (14) which protrudes from the iris switch slot (8) on the side wall of the main support platform (4).

4. An electrically assisted self-cleaning ashtray according to claim 3, characterised in that: The number of sliding grooves (6), positioning holes (7), vertical columns (11) and mechanical iris petals (13) is six.

5. The electrically assisted self-cleaning ashtray of claim 1, wherein: The upper opening of the ashtray body (1) is threadedly connected with a top cover (24), and the center hole of the top cover (24) is located above the ash opening (5).

6. The electrically assisted self-cleaning ashtray of claim 1, wherein: The number of electric propellers (19) is four.

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