JPH0644590U - Cigarette butt collection device - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Summary] [Purpose] To provide a device for recovering cigarette butts and the like, which is less affected by cigarette tar and can be adapted even when the ashtray is arranged in one row. [Structure] A recovery pipeline 11 is linearly provided below the ashtray 3 of the pachinko machine bases 1 arranged in a row, and a drive pulley 21 and a vertical movement pulley 22 are disposed at both ends of the recovery pipeline 11. Two wires 2 in which a wire is twisted between the pulleys 21 and 22
4 and 25 are tightly wound and these two wires 24,
The scraping plate 30 is attached to 25, the scraping plate 30 is reversed and moved, and when the bottom side of the recovery pipeline 11 is horizontally moved, the cigarette butts G and the like are conveyed and collected. In addition, the scraping plate 30 is 2
The wires 24, 25 are attached so as to absorb the untwist of the individual wires and the difference in the elongation between the wires.

Description

[Detailed description of the device]

[0001]

[Industrial applications]

 The present invention relates to a recovery device that automatically recovers cigarette butts from a large number of ashtrays arranged in a pachinko machine row.

[0002]

[Prior art]

 Conventionally, in a pachinko game field, an ashtray is attached to each pachinko machine base. Since the ashtray in this case is small in terms of space, it is filled with a few cigarette butts, and the smoke left over is often contaminated indoor air. In addition to tobacco, wrapping paper such as gum may be put together, which is not preferable in terms of fire. For this reason, in an indoor environment such as a pachinko game hall where a large number of ashtrays are installed, all ashtrays are frequently cleaned in order to prevent indoor pollution, fire, etc., and to quickly remove cigarette ash, cigarette butts, and waste paper. It is required to be removed and always kept in a clean and safe environment. Here, since many ashtrays of this type are arranged in a straight line at regular intervals, various types of transportation means are provided below the area where the ashtrays are arranged, and all ashtrays are smoked from the ashtray. A device has been proposed that automatically collects and cleans butts and the like.

Conventionally, as a device for collecting the cigarette butts, there is, for example, a prior art of Japanese Utility Model Laid-Open No. 2-16962 regarding a scraping method. In the above-mentioned prior art, a chain is used as the transfer means, and a sandwiching piece is provided so as to project from the outside of a pair of rings of the chain, and a flat scraping plate is fixed to the sandwiching piece. In addition, when a large number of pachinko machines are arranged back to back, a conduit is formed so as to circulate between the front and back rows of pachinko machines. It is shown that the cigarette butts and the like that fall inside the conduit due to the rotation of the are scraped with a scraping plate and collected.

[0004]

[Problems to be solved by the device]

 By the way, in the above-mentioned prior art, since the chain is used for the endless rope of the transfer means, there are the following problems. That is, in the conduit that communicates with many ashtrays, cigarette butts and the like fall and are temporarily stored, so that a large amount of cigarette smoke is always present. Therefore, the chain mounted inside the conduit is always in contact with the smoke of cigarettes and a large amount of tar is attached to it. Here, the chain is configured by rotatably connecting a large number of rings, and the direction changing portion and the like are provided with sprockets that mesh with the rings.Therefore, tars adhere to the rotating portions and sprockets of these rings. , There is a risk of not being able to move smoothly. In particular, when the drive is stopped, the varnish solidifies, making the next start extremely difficult. Further, since the chain is constructed as described above, it has a large weight, and therefore, in order to horizontally mount it over a long distance, it is necessary to guide it with a large number of sprockets, which causes a lot of noise. Furthermore, if the chain is mounted vertically due to its mechanism, the center of the upper chain will bend downwards, making it very difficult to keep it horizontal. Therefore, there is no choice but to mount it in a horizontal ring shape for two back-to-back pachinko machine rows as in the embodiment. Therefore, it cannot be applied to a single row of pachinko machines.

The present invention has been made in view of the current situation, and in a method for collecting cigarette butts and the like that have fallen from a large number of ashtrays by a scraping method, there is little effect of cigarette tar and the ashtrays are arranged in a row. The purpose of the present invention is to provide a device for collecting cigarette butts and the like, which can be applied to the case.

[0006]

[Means for Solving the Problems]

 The present invention has the following configuration in order to achieve the above object. That is, a large number of ashtrays are attached at appropriate intervals, and cigarette ash, cigarette butts, etc. from these ashtrays are connected so that they can fall directly into the collection pipeline. The drive pulley and the vertical pulley are arranged in the two, and the two wires, which are formed by twisting the wire between the two pulleys, are wound in a substantially parallel tension, and a scraping plate is attached to these two wires. It is characterized in that the scraping plate reverses and moves inside the recovery pipeline, and when the bottom side of the recovery pipeline is horizontally moved, it transports cigarette butts accumulated at the bottom of the recovery pipeline. .

[0007]

[Function of the device]

 Based on the above configuration, since all of the large number of ashtrays are always in communication with the collection pipeline, cigarette ash, cigarette butts and the like fall into the collection pipeline, and the ashtray is always in a clean state. Then, when the drive pulley is driven, the two wires are rotationally moved, and the scraping plate attached to the wires is vertically inverted and moved inside the recovery conduit. Therefore, when the scraping plate horizontally moves on the bottom side of the collection pipe, the cigarette butts and the like accumulated on the bottom are continuously scraped and conveyed to one of the collection pipes. Are efficiently recovered.

[0008]

【Example】

 Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in detail based on embodiments. In the cross-sectional view of FIG. 1, a case will be described in which it is applied to a large number of ashtrays arranged for each pachinko machine base. Reference numeral 1 is a pachinko machine base, and a large number of pachinko machine bases 1 are arranged in a line. The ashtray 3 is embedded in each table board 2 in front of these pachinko machine bases 1. It is provided only in style. Then, a collecting device 10 for scraping butts or the like is attached to the area below the table plate 2 where a large number of ashtrays 3 are arranged.

In the recovery device 10, a recovery conduit 11 is arranged below the table plate 2 in a horizontal straight line along the table plate 2, and each ashtray 3 is connected to the recovery conduit 11 via a drop cylinder 12. It is in communication with each other, and it is possible to drop the ash of cigarettes, cigarette butts, etc. directly into the conduit 11. The recovery pipeline 11 is closed at both ends in order to prevent cigarette smoke from leaking, a recovery container 13 is provided in communication with the lower part of the one end, and the inside of the recovery pipeline 11 is also connected to an exhaust fan 14 or the like. . Further, the transporting means 20 is provided in substantially the entire area inside the linear recovery pipeline 11.

FIG. 2 is a plan view of the ashtray portion, FIG. 3 is a sectional view taken along line AA of FIG. 2, and FIG. 4 is a sectional view taken along line BB of FIG. The ashtray 3 is formed in a round shape having a predetermined size, and a bottom portion 4 is provided with a hole 5 capable of preventing only the ash of cigarettes, cigarette butts, etc. from falling while preventing the pachinko balls from falling. The recovery pipe 11 is formed in a tubular shape having a rectangular cross section, and a hopper-shaped drop barrel 12 is integrally provided upright at a position that matches the upper ashtray 3. The opening 16 of the drop tube 12 is fitted into the bottom 4 of the ashtray 3 to connect the ashtray 3 and the recovery conduit 11.

The transport means 20 will be described with reference to the perspective view of FIG. First, it has two pulleys 21 and 22 arranged at both ends inside the recovery pipeline 11, one pulley 22 is rotatably supported, and the other pulley 21 is connected so that a motor 23 is rotationally driven. Be touched. As the endless rope, two relatively thick and highly rigid wires 24 and 25 are used, and these wires 24 and 25 are fitted at predetermined intervals into the grooves 26 of the two pulleys 21 and 22, and between them. It is tightly wound around, and one or more scraping plates 30 are attached between the two wires 24 and 25.

Here, as shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, the pulleys 21 and 22 and the wires 24 and 25 are arranged inside the recovery conduit 11, and the scraping plate 30 is provided above and below the wires 24 and 25. Each of the moving areas is provided. Therefore, the diameters of the pulleys 21 and 22 and the height of the scraping plate 30 are set based on this relationship. The scraping plate 30 is formed in a U-shaped cross section having a flat surface portion 31 having a length substantially the same as the lateral width of the conduit and leg portions 32 standing upright at both ends of the flat surface portion 31 and having a U-shaped cross section. With the leg portion 32 positioned at a right angle to the longitudinal direction of the pipeline with 31 facing upward, the bottom 11a side of the recovery pipeline 11 is horizontally moved to scrape and transport cigarette butts and the like. To be done.

The wires 24 and 25 are made by twisting a large number of thin wire rods, and when the wires 24 and 25 are moved while being tensioned, inevitably untwisting occurs. Further, since the two wires 24 and 25 are used, it is expected that the respective wires 24 and 25 have different degrees of elongation. Therefore, when the scraping plate 30 is attached to the wires 24 and 25, it is necessary to prevent the wires 24 and 25 from being untwisted and stretched.

Therefore, rings 33 and 34 are attached to two positions on one side of the scraping plate 30, and one wire 24 is relatively loosely inserted into these rings 33 and 34. In addition, stoppers 27 and 28 are attached to the front and rear of the rings 33 and 34 in the wire 24, and when the wire 24 is moved by the normal rotation of the pulley 21, the stopper 27 is locked to the ring 33 and the scraping plate 30. It is possible to move. On the other hand, one ring 35 having a large diameter is attached to the other side of the scraping plate 30, and even if the other wire 25 is untwisted with the wire 24, the ring 35 is not affected. Thus, the continuous portion of the wire 25 is loosely inserted so that it can be inserted.

Next, the operation of this embodiment will be described. First, the ashtray 3 of the table plate 2 is always in communication with the recovery conduit 11. Then, when the user smokes and uses the ashtray 3, the ash of cigarettes, cigarette butts G, etc. fall directly from the hole 5 of the bottom portion 4 through the drop cylinder 12 into the collecting pipe line 11 and collect. Therefore, even if the ashtray 3 is small, the part of the ashtray 3 is always clean and almost no smoke occurs.

When the pachinko machine base 1 is used, if the motor 23 of the transporting means 20 is constantly driven, for example, at a predetermined low speed, the two wires 24 and 25 are moved inside the recovery conduit 11 by the two pulleys 21 and 22. Rotate horizontally. When the wires 24 and 25 move below the pulleys 21 and 22, the scraping plate 30 is hung downward by the two wires 24 and 25 and the three rings 33 to 35. At this time, since one wire 24 is loosely inserted into the rings 33 and 34, when the wire 24 is untwisted, the wire 24 itself is freely rotated and absorbed inside the rings 33 and 34. Since the other wire 25 is inserted more loosely into the large-diameter ring 35, the wire 25 itself rotates by untwisting, and the untwisting wire 25 of both wires 24, 25 does not have a stopper. Since it can be freely inserted through the inside of the cable 35, the difference in elongation between the two wires 24, 25 is absorbed.

In this way, the difference between the untwisting and the elongation of the two wires 24 and 25 is automatically eliminated by the rings 33 to 35, and the scraping plate 30 is hung freely due to its own weight. Therefore, the scraping plate 30 is hung horizontally by the two wires 24 and 25, and the leg portion 32 is always stably held in a posture in which the leg portion 32 is positioned at right angles to the longitudinal direction of the recovery pipeline 11. Then, the scraping plate 30 is pushed while the one ring 33 and the stopper 27 are locked in this horizontal suspended state, and as a result of the rotation of the wire 24, the scraping plate 30 is near the bottom 11a of the recovery pipeline 11. Is horizontally moved from left to right in FIG. 1, for example. Therefore, by the leg portions 32 of the scraping plate 30, the cigarette butts and the like G accumulated in the respective ashtrays 3 of the bottom 11a are continuously scraped and conveyed to the right side, and discharged to the recovery container 13 to be efficiently discharged. Well collected.

After that, the scraping plate 30 winds the right pulley 22 and turns it upside down. Then, this time, the scraping plate 30 moves from right to left while returning on the two wires 24 and 25 and returns. Even in this process, even if the two wires 24 and 25 are untwisted in the same manner as described above, the scraping plate 30 moves in a stable posture without being affected by the untwisting action. By repeating such actions, the cigarette butts and the like G in the recovery pipe 11 are automatically recovered every time the scraping plate 30 is moved downward in a suspended state, which may cause a fire hazard and troublesome recovery. Or else

Here, the inside of the recovery conduit 11 produces smoke due to the unburned residue of cigarettes accumulated at its bottom 11a. Therefore, the cigarette tar adheres to the wires 24 and 25, the scraping plate 30, and the pulleys 21 and 22, but does not affect the rotational movement. Also, when the tars adhere to the rings 33 to 35 of the scraping plate 30, there is no problem because the relationship between the rings 33 to 35 and the wires 24 and 25 is loose.

As described above, the ashtray of the pachinko machine base has been described as an embodiment of the present invention, but the invention can be similarly applied to the case where a large number of ashtrays are provided such as a table or a counter of a sushi bar. Further, the shape of the recovery conduit 11 is not limited to the above embodiment, but may be any shape such as a round shape or an elliptical shape. In this case, it is natural to change the shape of the scraping plate according to the shape of the recovery line.

6 and 7 show a case where the wire mounting structure of the present invention is applied as a tow rope of a belt conveyor. That is, the two wires 42 and 43 wound in a substantially parallel manner between the drive pulley 40 and the vertical pulley 41 are attached to the lower surface of the belt 44. Two rings 45 and 46 are provided on one side of the lower surface of the belt 44, one wire 42 is inserted through the rings 45 and 46, and stoppers 48 and 49 are fixed before and after the rings 45 and 46, respectively. . Further, the belt 44 is inserted to drive the belt 44 in a horizontal state. The rings 45, 46 and 47 may be provided as a pair at a plurality of locations.

As described above, when the belt 44 of the belt conveyor is rotationally moved by driving the wire, the tensile strength of the belt 44 itself can be reduced, so that it is possible to reduce the cost of the belt and the overall structure. Can improve the tensile strength. Therefore, it can be applied not only as a conveyor belt conveyor but also as a conveyor device for moving sidewalks.

[0023]

[Effect of device]

 As described above, according to the present invention, in the method of collecting the cigarette butts of many ashtrays with the scraping plate, the scraping plate reverses and moves inside the collecting pipe and collects at the bottom of the pipe. Since it is configured to collect cigarette butts and the like, a large number of ashtrays can be accommodated even if they are arranged in a row, and the structure is compact. Since the wire and the pulley are used as the transportation means, the scraping plate can be moved smoothly and no noise is generated. In addition, the use of wires also provides excellent durability.

Since the scraping plate is attached so as to move horizontally while absorbing the difference between the untwisting of the individual wires and the stretching of the wires with respect to the two wires, the scraping plate is always stable. The cigarette butt and the like can be reliably collected by moving in the posture described above. Furthermore, since it is composed of a pulley, a wire, a scraping plate, and a ring through which the wire is inserted loosely, the problem due to the sticking of the tobacco tar is hardly caused, and the durability and the like are improved.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a sectional view showing an embodiment of a cigarette butt recovery device according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a plan view showing a relationship between an ashtray and a recovery conduit.

3 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line AA in FIG.

FIG. 4 is a sectional view taken along line BB in FIG.

FIG. 5 is a perspective view showing a conveying unit.

FIG. 6 is a side sectional view of another embodiment.

FIG. 7 is an enlarged cross-sectional view of the same main part.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Pineco Machine Stand 3 Ashtray 10 Recovery Device 11 Recovery Pipeline 12 Drop Cylinder 20 Conveyor 21 Pulley 22 Pulley 24 Wire 25 Wire 30 Scraping Board

Claims (2)

[Scope of utility model registration request] 1. A number of ashtrays are mounted at appropriate intervals,
In a cigarette butts recovery and collection device that is connected so that tobacco ash, cigarette butts, etc. from these ashtrays can be dropped directly into the collection pipeline, a drive pulley and a vertical pulley are arranged inside the collection pipeline. , Twisted wire between these pulleys 2
This wire is tensioned and wound substantially parallel to each other, a scraping plate is attached to these two wires, and the scraping plate is inverted and moved inside the recovery pipe, and horizontally moved on the bottom side of the recovery pipe. When carrying out, a cigarette butts and the like collecting device which conveys the cigarette butts and the like accumulated at the bottom of the collecting pipeline. 2. The scraping plate is formed in a U-shaped cross section in which legs are erected at both ends of the flat surface portion, and two wires are provided on both the left and right sides of the flat surface portion for untwisting of individual wires and mutual wire The device for collecting cigarette butts and the like according to claim 1, wherein the device is mounted so as to move horizontally while absorbing the difference in elongation.