Cigarette butt holder

Abstract

To provide an ashtray which is both easy to assemble and sturdy. [Solution] An ashtray 1 having an open-top box portion 10 and a closed-top lid portion 20, the open-top box portion having a rectangular bottom portion 11, four rectangular side portions 12X, 12Y extending at 90° intervals from each side of the rectangular bottom, fitting portions 13X, 13Y provided on each of the four rectangular side portions and for fitting adjacent rectangular side portions together when the four rectangular side portions are bent 90° from the rectangular bottom, and an open-top portion defined by the ends of the four rectangular side portions opposite the rectangular bottom, and the closed-top lid portion having a top closing portion 21 that closes the open-top portion, and a guide hole portion 22 provided on the top closing portion and guides cigarette butts from the outside of the closed-top lid portion toward the inside of the open-top box portion.

Description

[Technical field]

[0001] This invention relates to an ashtray. [Background technology]

[0002] Patent Document 1 describes an ash bin that includes a base body, an ash collection section, a lid, and a fire extinguishing section. The base body has a generally columnar exterior shape and has an open space at the top. The ash collection section is housed within the space of the base body and collects cigarette butts. The lid is disposed above the ash collection section to close the space of the base body, and is provided with an opening through which cigarette butts can be thrown into the ash collection section. The fire extinguishing section is disposed on the lid to extinguish the fire in the cigarette butt. The fire extinguishing section has a water dish that stores water and a rotation mechanism that allows the water dish to assume a downwardly tilted position. [Prior art documents] [Patent documents]

[0003] [Patent Document 1] JP 2015-119641 A Summary of the Invention [Problem to be solved by the invention]

[0004] However, the ashtray in Patent Document 1 leaves room for improvement in terms of both ease of assembly and robustness.

[0005] The present invention has been made based on the above-mentioned problem awareness, and aims to provide an ashtray that is both easy to assemble and sturdy. [Means for solving the problem]

[0006] The ashtray of the present invention has an open-top box portion and a closed-top lid portion, the open-top box portion having a rectangular bottom portion, four rectangular side portions extending at 90° intervals from each side of the rectangular bottom portion, fitting portions provided on each of the four rectangular side portions for fitting adjacent rectangular side portions together when the four rectangular side portions are bent 90° from the rectangular bottom portion, and an open-top portion defined by the ends of the four rectangular side portions opposite the rectangular bottom portion, and the closed-top lid portion has a top closing portion that closes the open-top portion, and a guide hole portion provided on the top closing portion that guides cigarette butts from the outside of the closed-top lid portion toward the inside of the open-top box portion.

[0007] The open-top box portion may be a one-piece molded product made of a flame-retardant material, and the closed-top lid portion may be a one-piece molded product made of a flame-retardant material.

[0008] At least one of the four rectangular side sections may have projections and recesses that display information related to at least one of the ashtray, the heated cigarette, the electronic cigarette, and the paper cigarette.

[0009] The ashtray of the present invention may further include a covering portion that covers the four rectangular side portions and displays information related to at least one of the ashtray, heated tobacco, electronic cigarettes, and paper cigarettes.

[0010] The upper closure portion may be provided with a warning sign that permits the disposal of heated tobacco and electronic cigarette butts, but prohibits the disposal of cigarette butts. Effect of the Invention

[0011] According to the present invention, it is possible to provide an ashtray that is both easy to assemble and sturdy. [Brief description of the drawings]

[0012] [Figure 1]FIG. 2 is a plan view showing an example of an ashtray in an expanded state. [Diagram 2] FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing an example of an ashtray in an unfolded state. [Diagram 3] FIG. 2 is a partially exploded perspective view showing an example of an ashtray in an assembled state. [Figure 4] FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing an example of an ashtray in an assembled state. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS

[0013] An embodiment of an ashtray 1 according to the present invention will be described with reference to Figures 1 to 4. Figure 1 is a plan view showing an example of an ashtray 1 in an unfolded state. Figure 2 is a perspective view showing an example of an ashtray 1 in an unfolded state. Figure 3 is a partially exploded perspective view showing an example of an ashtray 1 in an assembled state. Figure 4 is a perspective view showing an example of an ashtray 1 in an assembled state.

[0014] The cigarette butt receptacle 1 may be a fixed type installed in a public smoking area, or a portable type that smokers use at any smoking area. The cigarette butt receptacle 1 is for storing cigarette butts (for example, heat-not-burn cigarettes and electronic cigarettes), and may be read as an ashtray or the like (however, heat-not-burn cigarettes and electronic cigarettes do not produce ash like paper cigarettes).

[0015] The ashtray 1 has an open-top box portion 10 and a closed-top lid portion 20. The open-top box portion 10 may be a one-piece molded product made of a flame-retardant material, and the closed-top lid portion 20 may be a one-piece molded product made of a flame-retardant material.

[0016] As the flame-retardant material constituting the top-opening box part 10 and the top-closed lid part 20, various materials such as PP (polypropylene), PEX (crosslinked polyethylene), RTV (room temperature vulcanized silicone rubber), PI (polyimide), PPSU (polyphenylsulfone), PPO (polyphenylene oxide), PA (polyamide), PC (polycarbonate), PMMA (acrylic), PE (polyethylene), and PET (polyethylene terephthalate) can be adopted. In addition, injection molding can be adopted as a method for manufacturing the top-opening box part 10 and the top-closed lid part 20 as an integrally molded product. Injection molding is a molding method in which a molded product is formed by heating and melting a plastic resin and injecting it into a mold, and may be read as insert molding or injection molding.

[0017] The open-top box 10 has a rectangular bottom (square bottom) 11 and four rectangular side sections (rectangular side sections) 12 extending at 90° intervals from each side of the rectangular bottom 11. In the illustrated embodiment, a set of two rectangular side sections 12X extending to opposite sides of the rectangular bottom 11 and a set of two rectangular side sections 12Y extending to opposite sides of the rectangular bottom 11 are depicted. The extension directions of the set of two rectangular side sections 12X sandwiching the rectangular bottom 11 and the extension direction of the set of two rectangular side sections 12Y sandwiching the rectangular bottom 11 are in a positional relationship such that they are perpendicular to each other (for example, in FIG. 1, the extension direction of the former is the left-right direction, and the extension direction of the latter is the up-down direction).

[0018] Each of the four rectangular side portions 12 (two rectangular side portions 12X and two rectangular side portions 12Y) is formed with a "fitting portion" for fitting adjacent rectangular side portions together (for example, when focusing on rectangular side portion 12X, the rectangular side portions 12Y on both sides of it, and when focusing on rectangular side portion 12Y, the rectangular side portions 12X on both sides of it) when the four rectangular side portions 12 (two rectangular side portions 12X and two rectangular side portions 12Y) are bent 90 degrees from the rectangular bottom 11.

[0019] More specifically, as the "fitting portion", two mating claws 13X are formed in two positions on each of the two rectangular side portions 12X, spaced apart in the direction perpendicular to the extending direction from the rectangular bottom portion 11 (a total of four mating claws 13X are formed on one rectangular side portion 12X, 2×2). Also, as the "fitting portion", two mating grooves 13Y are formed in two positions on each of the two rectangular side portions 12Y, spaced apart in the direction perpendicular to the extending direction from the rectangular bottom portion 11 (a total of four mating grooves 13Y are formed on one rectangular side portion 12Y, 2×2). When the adjacent rectangular side portion 12X and rectangular side portion 12Y are considered, the two mating claws 13X and mating grooves 13Y facing each other are formed in a corresponding positional relationship (fitting positional relationship).

[0020] When the four rectangular side portions 12 (each of two rectangular side portions 12X and two rectangular side portions 12Y) are bent 90 degrees from the rectangular bottom portion 11, when focusing on a certain rectangular side portion 12X, the two fitting claws 13X located on one side fit into the two fitting grooves 13Y of the rectangular side portion 12Y adjacent to that side, and the two fitting claws 13X located on the other side fit into the two fitting grooves 13Y of the rectangular side portion 12Y adjacent to that side. Also, when focusing on a certain rectangular side portion 12Y, the two fitting grooves 13Y located on one side fit into the two fitting claws 13X of the rectangular side portion 12X adjacent to that side, and the two fitting grooves 13Y located on the other side fit into the two fitting claws 13X of the rectangular side portion 12X adjacent to that side.

[0021] At the ends of the two rectangular side portions 12X opposite the rectangular bottom portion 11, there are formed thin end portions 14X formed thinner than the remaining portions, and at the ends of the two rectangular side portions 12Y opposite the rectangular bottom portion 11, there are formed thin end portions 14Y formed thinner than the remaining portions. When the four rectangular side portions 12 (each of the two rectangular side portions 12X and the rectangular side portion 12Y) are bent 90 degrees from the rectangular bottom portion 11 and the fitting portions (fitting claws 13X and fitting grooves 13Y) are fitted together, an upper surface opening portion 15 is formed that is defined (surrounded) by the two thin end portions 14X and the thin end portions 14Y of each of the four rectangular side portions 12 (each of the two rectangular side portions 12X and the rectangular side portion 12Y).

[0022] At least one of the four rectangular side portions 12 (two rectangular side portions 12X and two rectangular side portions 12Y) is formed with irregularities 16 (irregularities 16X formed on the two rectangular side portions 12X and irregularities 16Y formed on the two rectangular side portions 12Y) indicating "information related to at least one of ashtrays, heat-not-burn cigarettes, electronic cigarettes, and paper cigarettes." In the illustrated example, for each of the four rectangular side portions 12 (two rectangular side portions 12X and two rectangular side portions 12Y), a circular depression formed by injection molding and a rectangular depression with rounded corners are exemplarily depicted as irregularities 16X and 16Y that abstract the above-mentioned "information related to at least one of ashtrays, heat-not-burn cigarettes, electronic cigarettes, and paper cigarettes" (these depressions themselves have no special meaning).

[0023] Here, "information related to at least one of ashtrays, heated tobacco products, electronic cigarettes, and paper cigarettes" may be information including various information (especially sales promotion information and advertising information) such as the manufacturer providing the ashtray 1, the type and brand of heated tobacco products or electronic cigarettes, the device, related parts, the manufacturer providing it, the type and brand of paper cigarettes, and the manufacturer providing it.

[0024] Interference prevention holes 11X are formed at the four corners of the rectangular bottom 11 and at both ends of the connection (boundary) between the rectangular bottom 11 and the four rectangular side portions 12 (two rectangular side portions 12X and two rectangular side portions 12Y) to prevent interference between the four rectangular side portions 12 (two rectangular side portions 12X and two rectangular side portions 12Y) when the rectangular bottom 11 is bent 90 degrees from the four rectangular side portions 12.

[0025] The top-closed lid 20 has a top closing portion 21 that closes the top open portion 15 of the top-open box 10. The top closing portion 21 is made of a rectangular (square) plate-like member, and faces the top open portion 15 of the top-open box 10, and has rectangular (square) insertion grooves 21X into which the two thin end portions 14X and 14Y of each of the four rectangular side portions 12 (two rectangular side portions 12X and two rectangular side portions 12Y) are inserted (see FIG. 1).

[0026] A guide hole (drop hole) 22 is formed in the center of the top closing portion 21 to guide (drop) cigarette butts from the outside of the top closing lid portion 20 toward the inside of the top opening box portion 10. When the cigarette butt bin 1 is in use, cigarette butts 40 from smoked heated cigarettes or electronic cigarettes can be guided (dropped) from the outside of the top closing lid portion 20 into the inside of the top opening box portion 10 through the guide hole 22 (see FIG. 4).

[0027] The upper surface closing part 21 may be provided with a warning sign that allows the use of the ashtray 1 to dispose of heated tobacco and electronic cigarette butts, and prohibits the disposal of paper cigarette butts. In Fig. 1, the characters "ABCDEFGHIJK" are illustratively drawn on the four sides of the upper surface of the upper surface closing part 21 surrounding the induction hole part 22, but in reality, these characters may include characters such as "For heated tobacco only" or "Cigarettes not allowed", and may include illustrations, logos, etc. to convey this information.

[0028] Paper cigarettes generate combustion smoke by lighting tobacco leaves or processed products using tobacco leaves and burning them. In contrast, heated tobacco and electronic cigarettes generate steam (tobacco vapor) by heating without lighting them, and include types in which liquid (liquid) is heated and the generated steam is passed through tobacco leaves, and types in which tobacco leaves are directly heated and the generated steam is inhaled. Although the top-open box section 10 and top-closed lid section 20, as well as the covering section 30 described below, are flame-retardant, they are not intended to be discarded as cigarette butts from paper cigarettes that are lit and burned, but are intended to be discarded as cigarette butts from heated tobacco and electronic cigarettes that use vapor generated by heating without lighting them, and users are warned to this effect.

[0029] As shown in Figs. 3 and 4, the ashtray 1 has a covering part (cover member) 30 that covers the four rectangular side parts 12 (two rectangular side parts 12X and two rectangular side parts 12Y) of the top-open box part 10. The covering part 30 may be a flame-retardant paper material, for example, a paper mainly containing inorganic fibers such as asbestos and glass fibers, or a paper impregnated with an aqueous solution or containing inorganic phosphorus-based or nitrogen-based compounds, aluminum hydroxide, calcium carbonate, or other powder to give it flame retardancy. The covering part 30 may be placed on the outer periphery of the four rectangular side parts 12 (two rectangular side parts 12X and two rectangular side parts 12Y) of the top-open box part 10 with a minimum clearance (microscopic clearance), or may be bonded to each other with an adhesive or pressure-sensitive adhesive between them.

[0030] Although not shown in Figures 3 and 4, "information related to at least one of ashtray, heated tobacco, electronic cigarettes, and paper cigarettes" may be displayed on the outer peripheral surface of covering portion 30. "Information related to at least one of ashtray, heated tobacco, electronic cigarettes, and paper cigarettes" may include, for example, various information (especially sales promotion information and advertising information) such as the manufacturer providing ashtray 1, the type and brand of heated tobacco or electronic cigarette, the device, related parts, the manufacturer providing it, the type and brand of paper cigarettes, and the manufacturer providing it.

[0031] The covering portion 30 is not an essential component of the ashtray 1 and may be omitted as appropriate. In other words, "information relating to at least one of ashtray, heat-not-burn cigarettes, electronic cigarettes, and paper cigarettes" may be presented by the irregularities 16 (16X, 16Y) formed on the four rectangular side portions 12 (two rectangular side portions 12X and two rectangular side portions 12Y each) or by display information on the outer circumferential surface of the covering portion 30.

[0032] The ashtray 1 constructed as above is highly compact when not in use because the open-top box portion 10 and closed-top lid portion 20 (particularly the open-top box portion 10) can be stacked and placed or transported in the unfolded state shown in Figures 1 and 2. On the other hand, when the ashtray 1 is in use, the assembly of the open-top box portion 10 is completed simply by bending the four rectangular side portions 12 (two rectangular side portions 12X and two rectangular side portions 12Y) from the rectangular bottom portion 11 by 90 degrees and fitting the fitting portions (fitting claws 13X and fitting grooves 13Y) together. Also, the joining of the open-top box part 10 and the closed-top lid part 20 is completed simply by inserting the two thin end parts 14X and 14Y of each of the four rectangular side parts 12 (two rectangular side parts 12X and two rectangular side parts 12Y) into the insertion grooves 21X and closing the top open part 15 with the top closing part 21, so that it is also excellent in terms of ease of assembly. Furthermore, due to the structure of the open-top box part 10 and the closed-top lid part 20, the outer shell of the ashtray 1 is firmly formed by the rectangular bottom part 11 and four rectangular side parts 12 (two rectangular side parts 12X and two rectangular side parts 12Y) of the open-top box part 10, and the top closing part 21 of the closed-top lid part 20, so that it is also excellent in robustness.

[0033] Thus, the ashtray of this embodiment has an open-top box section and a closed-top lid section, the open-top box section having a rectangular bottom section, four rectangular side sections extending at 90° intervals from each side of the rectangular bottom section, fitting sections provided on each of the four rectangular side sections for fitting adjacent rectangular side sections together when the four rectangular side sections are bent 90° from the rectangular bottom section, and an open-top section defined by the ends of the four rectangular side sections opposite the rectangular bottom section, and the closed-top lid section has a top closing section that closes the open-top section, and a guide hole section provided on the top closing section that guides cigarette butts from the outside of the closed-top lid section toward the inside of the open-top box section. This makes it possible to realize an ashtray that is both easy to assemble and robust.

[0034] Although the invention according to the present disclosure has been described in detail above, it is clear to those skilled in the art that the invention according to the present disclosure is not limited to the embodiments described in the present disclosure. The invention according to the present disclosure can be implemented in modified and altered forms without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention defined based on the description of the scope of the utility model registration claims. Therefore, the description of the present disclosure is for illustrative purposes only and does not have any limiting meaning on the invention according to the present disclosure. [Explanation of symbols]

[0035] 1. Ashtray 10 Open top box 11 Rectangular bottom (square bottom) 11X Anti-interference hole 12 12X 12Y Rectangular side part (Rectangular side part) 13X Mating tab (mating part) 13Y Fitting groove (fitting part) 14X 14Y Thin end 15 Top open section 16 16X 16Y ​​Uneven 20 Top closed lid 21 Upper surface closure part 21X Insertion groove 22 Guidance hole (drop hole) 30 Covering part (cover member) 40 Cigarette butt

Claims

1. An open-top box portion; A top-closed lid portion; having The top-open box portion is A rectangular base; four rectangular side portions extending at 90° intervals from each side of the rectangular bottom portion; a fitting portion provided on each of the four rectangular side portions, for fitting adjacent rectangular side portions together when the four rectangular side portions are bent 90° from the rectangular bottom portion; an upper surface opening portion defined by ends of the four rectangular side portions opposite to the rectangular bottom portion; having The top-closed lid portion is an upper surface closing portion that closes the upper surface opening portion; A guide hole portion is provided in the upper closing portion and guides cigarette butts from the outside of the upper closing type lid portion toward the inside of the upper opening type box portion; having 1. An ashtray characterized by the above features.

2. The top-open box portion is an integrally molded product made of a flame-retardant material, The top-closed lid is an integrally molded product made of a flame-retardant material.

2. The ashtray according to claim 1.

3. At least one of the four rectangular side portions is provided with a protrusion or recess indicating information related to at least one of the ashtray, the heated cigarette, the electronic cigarette, and the paper cigarette.

2. The ashtray according to claim 1.

4. The device further includes a cover portion that covers the four rectangular side portions and displays information related to at least one of the ashtray, the heated tobacco product, the electronic cigarette, and the paper cigarette.

2. The ashtray according to claim 1.

5. The upper closure portion is provided with a warning sign that allows the disposal of heated tobacco and electronic cigarette butts, but prohibits the disposal of paper cigarette butts.

2. The ashtray according to claim 1.

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