Ashtray device

Abstract

To provide an ashtray device capable of efficiently disposing of collected cigarette butts. [Solution] The ashtray device 10 is characterized by comprising an ashtray housing 11 having an outer peripheral wall 111 formed with a viewing window 113 through which the inside can be visually observed, a butt extinguishing unit 12, and a collection box 13 which is stored in the ashtray housing 11 so as to be positioned below the butt extinguishing unit 12 in a position visible from the viewing window 113 and which collects butts discharged from the butt extinguishing unit 12, and in which at least the portion of the outer peripheral wall 131 which corresponds to the viewing window 113 is constructed of a transparent wall 132 so that the inside of the box can be visually observed through the viewing window 113.

Description

[Technical field]

[0001] The present invention relates to an ashtray device that extinguishes and collects cigarette butts that have been dropped in. [Background technology]

[0002] Conventionally, as an ashtray device installed in a space where smoking is permitted, there is known an ashtray device that extinguishes and collects cigarette butts that are dropped in (for example, see Patent Document 1). In such an ashtray device, a collection box is provided inside the device to collect and store cigarette butts. When the amount of cigarette butts accumulated in the collection box reaches a certain amount, the butts accumulated inside the collection box are disposed of by a manager in charge of various management of the ashtray device. [Prior art documents] [Patent documents]

[0003] [Patent Document 1] JP 2019-030418 A Summary of the Invention [Problem to be solved by the invention]

[0004] In many cases, the manager in charge of the ashtray device visits the location where the ashtray device is installed to check the amount of cigarette butts accumulated in the collection box. At this time, the amount of accumulated cigarette butts is checked by removing the collection box from the device and checking its inside. If the manager determines that the amount of accumulated cigarette butts has reached the disposal level, he or she disposes of the cigarette butts and returns the collection box to the device, and if the manager determines that the amount has not yet reached the disposal level, he or she returns the collection box to the device as is without disposing of the cigarette butts. However, this series of tasks related to the disposal of cigarette butts tends to be inefficient and a burden on the manager in charge.

[0005] SUMMARY OF THE PRESENT DISCLOSURE ... Therefore, the present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned problems, and has an object to provide an ashtray device that allows for efficient disposal of collected cigarette butts. [Means for solving the problem]

[0006] In order to solve the above problems, an ashtray device comprises an ashtray housing having a columnar appearance to be erected at a specified installation location, with a cigarette butt insertion section provided at its upper end and a viewing window formed in its outer peripheral wall through which the interior can be visually observed; a cigarette butt extinguishing section that is accommodated at the upper end side of the ashtray housing so as to be located below the cigarette butt insertion section and that discharges cigarette butts downward while extinguishing them; and a collection box that is accommodated in the ashtray housing so as to be positioned below the cigarette butt extinguishing section and in a position visible from the viewing window, for collecting cigarette butts discharged from the cigarette butt extinguishing section, with at least a portion of the outer peripheral wall of the collection box corresponding to the viewing window being constructed of a transparent wall so that the interior of the box can be visually observed through the viewing window. The visual observation window is a portion where a housing-side through hole provided in an outer peripheral wall of the ashtray housing is covered with a housing-side transparent plate, and the transparent wall of the collection box is a plate member that covers a collection box-side through hole that is one size larger than the housing-side through hole and is provided in a portion of the outer peripheral wall of the collection box corresponding to the visual observation window. It is characterized by: Effect of the Invention

[0007] According to the above-mentioned ashtray device, collected cigarette butts can be disposed of efficiently. [Brief description of the drawings]

[0008] [Figure 1] 1 is a perspective view showing an ashtray device according to an embodiment with an opening / closing door closed; [Diagram 2] 2 is a three-view diagram showing a front view, a left side view, and a top view of the ashtray housing shown in FIG. 1 with the opening and closing door facing forward. FIG. [Diagram 3] 2 is a three-view diagram showing a rear view, a right side view, and a bottom view of the ashtray housing shown in FIG. 1 with the opening and closing door side facing forward. FIG. [Figure 4] 2 is a perspective view of the ashtray housing shown in FIG. 1 with the opening / closing door open and the collection box removed. FIG. [Diagram 5] 5 is a three-view diagram showing a front view, a right side view, and a top view of the ashtray device shown in FIG. 4, with the opening and closing door side facing forward. [Figure 6] FIG. 6 is an exploded perspective view showing the ashtray device shown in FIGS. 1 to 5. [Figure 7] FIG. 7 is a perspective view showing the cigarette butt extinguishing unit shown in FIG. 6 so that its internal structure can be seen. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS

[0009] Hereinafter, one embodiment of the ashtray device will be described.

[0010] FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing an ashtray device according to an embodiment with the door closed. FIG. 2 is a three-sided view showing a front view, a left side view, and a top view of the ashtray housing shown in FIG. 1 with the door side facing the front, and FIG. 3 is a three-sided view showing a rear view, a right side view, and a bottom view of the ashtray housing shown in FIG. 1 with the door side facing the front. FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing the ashtray housing shown in FIG. 1 with the door open and the collection box taken out, and FIG. 5 is a three-sided view showing a front view, a right side view, and a top view of the ashtray device shown in FIG. 4 with the door side facing the front. And FIG. 6 is an exploded perspective view showing the ashtray device shown in FIGS. 1 to 5.

[0011] The ashtray device 10 in this embodiment is a device that is installed and used in a specified installation location, such as a smoking area or smoking space, a pachinko parlor, a commercial facility, etc., and is equipped with an ashtray housing 11, a cigarette butt extinguishing unit 12, and a collection box 13.

[0012] The ashtray housing 11 is a box member having a rectangular prism-like appearance and erected at the above-mentioned installation location, with a cigarette butt insertion section 112 provided at the upper end of a rectangular cylindrical outer wall 111, and a viewing window 113 through which the inside can be visually observed formed in one of the four walls that make up the outer wall 111. The outer wall 111 is a sheet metal processed member formed by bending a metal plate. The cigarette butt insertion section 112 includes a rectangular frame-shaped top plate 112a, a perforated plate section 112b, and a hopper 112c. The top plate 112a is a metal frame member that fixes the perforated plate section 112b and the hopper 112c to the upper end opening of the rectangular cylindrical outer wall 111. The perforated plate section 112b is a mesh-like metal cover member that prevents foreign objects other than cigarette butts from being inserted. The hopper 112c is a rectangular funnel-shaped metal member that guides cigarette butts that have passed through the perforated plate portion 112b to the cigarette butt extinguishing portion 12 below.

[0013] The ashtray housing 11 includes a base cover 114 and a collection box support bottom 115 in addition to the above-mentioned outer peripheral wall 111, the cigarette butt insertion portion 112, and the visual window 113. The base cover 114 is a rectangular metal plate placed at the installation location of the ashtray device 10, and a rectangular collection box support bottom 115 is fixed to the base cover 114 so as to occupy the center of the upper surface of the base cover 114. The rectangular cylindrical outer peripheral wall 111 is fixed upright on the upper surface of the base cover 114 so as to accommodate the collection box support bottom 115 inside the lower end opening. The collection box support bottom 115 supports the collection box 13 inside the outer peripheral wall 111 with the bottom of the collection box 13 placed on its upper surface. Here, in this embodiment, one of the four walls of the outer peripheral wall 111 of the ashtray housing 11 is an opening and closing door 111a that opens so that the collection box 13 can be inserted and removed in the insertion and removal direction D11.

[0014] The opening / closing door 111a is a rectangular plate-shaped portion that constitutes most of the wall portion on one side, and is opened and closed by rotating about an opening / closing axis X11 along the long side of the right side when the opening / closing door 111a side is the front. The collection box support bottom 115 is formed with a pair of guide rails 115a that each extend in the insertion / removal direction D11, are provided so as to sandwich the bottom of the collection box 13 between them, and guide the collection box 13 in the insertion / removal direction D11 when the door is opened. The collection box support bottom 115 with the guide rails 115a is a sheet metal processed member formed by bending a metal plate.

[0015] In addition, concave handles 116 are provided near the cigarette butt insertion section 112 on the left and right sides of the outer peripheral wall 111 when the door 111a is facing the front, and serve as a handle for carrying the ashtray device 10. The door 111a is also provided with a handle 111a-1 with a locking function that serves as a handle for opening and closing the door 111a and for locking the door when it is closed.

[0016] In this embodiment, a viewing window 113 through which the inside can be seen is formed in the opening and closing door 111a. Specifically, the viewing window 113 is a portion where a rectangular housing-side through-hole 113a provided in the opening and closing door 111a of the outer peripheral wall 111 is covered with a larger rectangular housing-side transparent plate 113b made of transparent acrylic.

[0017] The butt extinguishing unit 12 is housed at the upper end of the ashtray housing 11 so as to be located below the butt insertion unit 112, and is a mechanical part that discharges butts downward while extinguishing them that are inserted from the butt insertion unit 112. The butt extinguishing unit 12 will be described in detail later with reference to a separate drawing.

[0018] The collection box 13 is made of opaque resin and has a bottomed rectangular tubular shape, and is housed in the ashtray housing 11 so as to be positioned below the cigarette butt extinguishing unit 12 in a position visible from the viewing window 113 when the openable cover 111a is closed, to collect cigarette butts discharged from the cigarette butt extinguishing unit 12. The portion of the outer peripheral wall 131 of the collection box 13 that corresponds to the viewing window 113 is constructed of a transparent wall 132 so that the inside of the box can be viewed through the viewing window 113. The transparent wall 132 of the collection box 13 is a transparent acrylic plate member that covers a collection box-side through-hole 132a provided in the portion of the outer peripheral wall 131 that corresponds to the viewing window 113. The collection box side through hole 132a in the collection box 13 is a rectangular hole one size larger than the housing side through hole 113a provided in the opening / closing cover 111a of the ashtray housing 11, and the transparent wall 132 is a rectangular plate member one size larger than the collection box side through hole 132a. In addition, a concave handle 133 is provided above the transparent wall 132 in the wall portion where the collection box side through hole 132a is formed in the outer peripheral wall 131 of the collection box 13, as a handle when inserting or removing the collection box 13 in the insertion / removal direction D11.

[0019] Next, the details of the butt extinguishing unit 12 that extinguishes the inserted butts and discharges them into the collection box 13 will be described.

[0020] FIG. 7 is a perspective view showing the cigarette butt extinguishing unit shown in FIG. 6 so that its internal structure can be seen.

[0021] As shown in Fig. 7, the cigarette butt extinguishing unit 12 is a mechanical member that conveys cigarette butts guided by the hopper 112c and received at the cigarette butt receiving port 12a toward the cigarette butt discharge port 12b while squeezing and crushing the cigarette butts between the extinguishing rollers 121 and extinguishing them. The cigarette butts extinguished and crushed by the extinguishing rollers 121 are discharged from the cigarette butt discharge port 12b by the conveyance. The cigarette butt extinguishing unit 12 includes four extinguishing rollers 121, four separation plates 122, two guide plates 123, a motor 124, and a cigarette butt extinguishing unit housing 125. The four extinguishing rollers 121 rotate in four rotation directions D12a, D12b, D12c, and D12d that enable downward conveyance while in contact with each other, thereby conveying the cigarette butts toward the cigarette butt discharge port 12b while squeezing and crushing the cigarette butts between the extinguishing rollers 121 and extinguishing them. The separation plate 122 is a member for separating the adhering matter such as cigarette butts, ashes, chewing gum, and other garbage from the fire extinguishing roller 121. The guide plate 123 is a member for guiding the cigarette butts, ashes, chewing gum, and other garbage inserted from the cigarette butt receiving port 12a so that they are transported reliably. The motor 124 is a drive means for the fire extinguishing roller 121, and the rotational drive force of the motor 124 is transmitted to each of the four fire extinguishing rollers 121 via a gear mechanism (not shown). The fire extinguishing unit housing 125 is a rectangular box-shaped member that houses the above-mentioned members, and the cigarette butt discharge port 12b is provided on the bottom wall of the housing.

[0022] The cigarette butts that are extinguished and discharged in this cigarette butt extinguishing section 12 are discharged from the cigarette butt discharge port 12b and collected in a collection box 13.

[0023] According to the ashtray device 10 of the embodiment described above, the inside of the collection box 13 can be seen through the viewing window 113 of the ashtray housing 11 and the transparent wall 132 of the collection box 13 inside. This allows the manager in charge of various management of the ashtray device 10 to check the amount of collected cigarette butts from outside the device without removing the collection box 13. Therefore, the collection box 13 for disposal of cigarette butts needs to be removed only when it is determined from outside the device that the amount of accumulated cigarette butts has reached the disposal level. In this way, according to the ashtray device 10 of this embodiment, the collected cigarette butts can be efficiently disposed of.

[0024] In this embodiment, the viewing window 113 is a portion in which the housing-side through-hole 113a provided in the outer peripheral wall 111 of the ashtray housing 11 is covered with the housing-side transparent plate 113b. With this configuration, it is possible to prevent foreign matter from entering the inside of the ashtray housing 11 while ensuring visibility of the inside from the viewing window 113.

[0025] In this embodiment, the transparent wall 132 in the recovery box 13 is a plate member that covers the recovery box-side through hole 132a provided in a portion corresponding to the visual window 113 in the outer peripheral wall 131 of the recovery box 13. According to this configuration, the recovery box 13 with the transparent wall 132 can be manufactured at a lower cost than when it is manufactured by two-color molding of an opaque resin and a transparent resin, for example.

[0026] In this embodiment, a portion of the outer peripheral wall of the ashtray housing 11 serves as an opening / closing door 111a that is openable to allow the collection box 13 to be inserted and removed, and the opening / closing door 111a is formed with a visual window 113. With this configuration, by replacing the opening / closing door of a conventional ashtray housing with a door that does not have a visual window 113 with the opening / closing door 111a with a window, it is possible to easily configure an ashtray housing with a window while utilizing a conventional ashtray housing with a door.

[0027] In this embodiment, the cigarette butt extinguishing unit 12 is a device that conveys cigarette butts downward and discharges them while extinguishing them by squeezing and crushing them between the multiple extinguishing rollers 121. With this configuration, the cigarette butts are put into a substantially smokeless state by being extinguished by crushing with the extinguishing rollers 121, and are then collected in the collection box 13, so that the inside of the box can be visually inspected with good visibility through the viewing window 113 of the ashtray housing 11 and the transparent wall 132 of the collection box 13.

[0028] The above-described embodiment merely shows a typical form of the ashtray device, and the ashtray device is not limited to this embodiment and can be modified in various ways.

[0029] For example, in the above-described embodiment, an ashtray device 10 in which a bottomed rectangular tubular collection box 13 is housed in a rectangular prism-shaped ashtray housing 11 is given as an example of an ashtray device, but the ashtray device is not limited to this. The ashtray device may be, for example, a cylindrical ashtray housing in which a bottomed cylindrical collection box is housed, or a rectangular prism-shaped ashtray housing in which a bottomed cylindrical collection box is housed, and the specific shapes of the ashtray housing and the collection box are not limited thereto.

[0030] In the above-described embodiment, the recovery box 13 is basically made of opaque walls, and some walls including the part facing the viewing window 113 of the ashtray housing 11 are partially made of transparent walls 132. However, the recovery box is not limited to this, and the specific configuration range of the transparent walls can be set arbitrarily as long as at least the part of the outer peripheral wall corresponding to the viewing window is made of transparent walls so that the inside of the box can be viewed through the viewing window. For example, the range of the transparent walls may be extended to the side wall parts not facing the viewing window, and further, the entire recovery box may be made of transparent walls.

[0031] In the above-described embodiment, an ashtray device 10 including an ashtray housing 11 having an outer peripheral wall 111 as a sheet metal processed member and a collection box 13 having an outer peripheral wall 131 made of opaque resin is illustrated as an example of an ashtray device. However, the ashtray device is not limited to this, and the specific materials for forming the ashtray housing and the collection box are not important.

[0032] In the above-described embodiment, as an example of the visual window in the ashtray housing, the visual window 113 configured by covering the housing-side through-hole 113a with the housing-side transparent plate 113b is exemplified. However, the visual window is not limited to this, and may be a portion configured only of the housing-side through-hole in an open state without being covered with a transparent plate or the like, as long as the inside of the ashtray housing can be visually observed. However, as described above, the visual window 113 configured with the housing-side through-hole 113a and the housing-side transparent plate 113b can prevent the intrusion of foreign matter while ensuring visibility. In this embodiment, as an example of the housing-side through-hole and the housing-side transparent plate that constitute the visual window, the rectangular housing-side through-hole 113a and the larger rectangular housing-side transparent plate 113b made of transparent acrylic are exemplified. However, the housing-side through-hole and the housing-side transparent plate are not limited to these, and their specific shapes and forming materials are not limited.

[0033] In the above embodiment, as an example of the transparent wall in the collection box, the transparent wall 132 is exemplified as a plate member covering the collection box side through hole 132a provided in the portion corresponding to the visual window 113. However, the transparent wall is not limited to this, and may be, for example, a transparent wall portion integrally formed with another opaque wall portion by two-color molding of opaque resin and transparent resin. However, as described above, the transparent wall 132 as a plate member covering the collection box side through hole 132a can reduce costs compared to the above-mentioned two-color molding. In this embodiment, as an example of the collection box side through hole and the transparent wall, the collection box side through hole 132a, which is one size larger than the housing side through hole 113a, and the transparent wall 132, which is one size larger than the housing side through hole 113a, are exemplified. However, the housing side through hole and the housing side transparent plate are not limited to these, and their specific shapes, sizes, forming materials, etc. are not limited.

[0034] In addition, in this embodiment, as an example of an ashtray device, an ashtray device 10 in which a visual window 113 is formed in the opening and closing door 111a of the ashtray housing 11 and a transparent wall 132 is provided in the collection box 13 at a position facing the visual window 113 is exemplified. However, the ashtray device is not limited to this, and may be configured, for example, to have a doorless opening through which the collection box can be inserted and removed in the outer peripheral wall of the ashtray housing, the opening being a visual window, and a transparent wall being provided in the collection box at a portion visible from the opening. However, as described above, a conventional ashtray housing with a door can be used according to a configuration in which an opening and closing door 111a is provided in the ashtray housing 11, a visual window 113 is formed in the opening and closing door 111a, and a transparent wall 132 is provided in the collection box 13 at a portion corresponding to the visual window 113.

[0035] In addition, in this embodiment, as an example of a cigarette butt extinguishing unit, the cigarette butt extinguishing unit 12 is exemplified, which conveys the cigarette butt downward and discharges it while extinguishing it by squeezing the cigarette butt between a plurality of extinguishing rollers 121 and crushing it. However, the cigarette butt extinguishing unit is not limited to this, and any specific extinguishing mode is not required. However, as described above, according to the cigarette butt extinguishing unit 12 that extinguishes the cigarette butt with a plurality of extinguishing rollers 121, the cigarette butt becomes substantially smokeless, and the inside of the collection box 13 can be visually inspected with good visibility. [Explanation of symbols]

[0036] 10 Ashtray device 11 Ashtray housing 12 Cigarette butt extinguishing unit 12a Cigarette butt collection port 12b Butt outlet 13 Collection Box 111,131 Peripheral wall 111a Opening and closing door 111a-1 Lockable handle 112 Cigarette butt disposal area 112a Tabletop 112b Perforated plate part 112c Hopper 113 Viewing window 113a Housing side through hole 113b Transparent plate on the housing side 114 Base cover 115 Collection box support bottom 115a Guide rail 116,133 Concave handle 121 Fire Extinguishing Roller 122 Separation plate 123 Guide plate 124 Motor 125 Fire extinguishing unit housing 132 Transparent wall 132a Collection box side through hole D11 In and out direction D12a, D12b, D12c, D12d Rotation direction X11 Opening and closing axis

Claims

1. An ashtray housing having a columnar appearance that is erected in a predetermined installation location, a cigarette butt insertion section at its upper end, and a viewing window that allows the interior to be viewed is formed in its outer peripheral wall; A butt extinguishing section is housed in the upper end portion of the ashtray housing so as to be located below the butt insertion section, and extinguishes butts inserted from the butt insertion section while discharging them downward; a collection box that is housed in the ashtray housing so as to be positioned below the cigarette butt extinguishing unit in a position visible from the viewing window and that collects the cigarette butts discharged from the cigarette butt extinguishing unit, the collection box having an outer peripheral wall of which at least a portion that corresponds to the viewing window is made of a transparent wall so that the inside of the box can be viewed through the viewing window; Equipped with The visual observation window is a portion where a housing-side through hole provided in an outer peripheral wall of the ashtray housing is covered with a housing-side transparent plate, An ashtray device characterized in that the transparent wall in the collection box is a plate member covering a collection box side through hole that is slightly larger than the housing side through hole, and is provided in a portion corresponding to the viewing window in the outer wall of the collection box.

2. The through hole on the collection box side is a long hole having a length of at least 1 / 2 the length of the outer peripheral wall of the collection box in the height direction of the ashtray housing, 2. The ashtray device according to claim 1, wherein the housing-side through hole is an elongated hole having a length in the height direction that is at least half the length of the collection box-side through hole.

3. The ashtray device according to claim 1, characterized in that a portion of the outer wall of the ashtray housing is an opening / closing door that can be opened to allow the collection box to be inserted and removed, and the viewing window is formed in the opening / closing door.

4. 2. The ashtray device according to claim 1, wherein the cigarette butt extinguishing section is a device that conveys the cigarette butt downward and discharges it while squeezing and crushing the cigarette butt between a plurality of extinguishing rollers to extinguish the cigarette butt.

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