JP6969044B2 - Smoking box unit and smoking box - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to a smoking box unit and a smoking box using the same.

In recent years, smoke separation in public spaces has been promoted. This causes problems such as smokers not being able to smoke due to the mixture of smokers and non-smokers, and conversely, non-smokers avoiding passive smoking from smokers. This is to avoid it. For example, in a game hall where pachinko machines and pachislot machines are installed, a smoke separation board may be placed between the game consoles, a smoke exhaust function may be provided to the game console itself or the machine machine, and a smoker game space and non-smokers. Measures such as completely separating the game space have been taken. On the other hand, in offices and the like, smoking boxes and smoking rooms for smokers are installed after smoking is prohibited in all spaces (see, for example, Patent Document 1).

In Patent Document 1, a smoking space (smoking box) surrounded by a wall is provided in a non-smoking space, and an air purifier is provided in the smoking space to treat the internal air and a part of the treated air. Exhausts to the outside of the smoking space and circulates the rest of the treated air through the circulation air passage without exhausting, and an air inlet is formed on the wall to allow fresh air to flow in from the non-smoking space. , A technique is disclosed in which the velocity of the inflow air at the air inlet is made higher than the velocity of the circulating air in the circulating air passage.

However, the aspect in which the smoking box of Patent Document 1 is provided in a large overall space with a margin is disclosed, and when the non-smoking space (public space) does not have much margin, such a smoking box is installed. Had the problem of being difficult.

Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 2007-24372

The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and is a smoking box unit capable of compactly setting a smoking space even in a public space such as a playground where there is not enough space, and smoking using the smoking box unit. The purpose is to provide a box.

In order to solve the above problems, (1) the first viewpoint according to the present invention is provided in a frame body, a suction portion provided on the upper part of the front surface of the frame body, and a suction portion for sucking air, and provided inside the frame body. A filter that filters the air that has flowed in from the suction unit, a discharge unit that is provided on the top surface of the frame and discharges the filtered air to the outside using a fan, a control unit that controls the fan, and the above. It is characterized by including an ashtray provided in the central part of the front surface of the frame, and a collection unit provided below the ashtray inside the frame and collecting butts discarded in the ashtray.

(2) In the configuration of (1) above, the ashtray provided in the central part of the front surface of the frame and the butts provided below the ashtray inside the frame and discarded in the ashtray are collected. It is equipped with a collection unit.

(3) In the configuration of the above (1) or (2), the filter includes a first filter for removing coarse particles, a second filter for removing the odor of cigarettes, and a third filter for removing smoke components of cigarettes. And, including.

(4) In any one of the above (1) to (3) configurations, the ashtray has an air shutoff valve and automatically extinguishes a cigarette butt.

(5) In any one of the above (1) to (4), the human sensor is further provided, and the control unit has the fan and / or the frame based on the signal from the motion sensor. It controls the lighting provided at any position on the body.

(6) In any one of the above (1) to (5) configurations, a monitor is further provided on the front surface of the frame.

(7) In the configuration of (6) above, the monitor displays information about the game console of the game hall.

(8) In any one of the above configurations (1) to (7), the frame body has a mounting plate on the back surface thereof, and the mounting plate is attached to a wall of a game hall, a game island, or a game table table. Has holes for mounting.

(9) The second aspect of the present invention is a smoking box, which includes the smoking box unit according to any one of (1) to (8) above and a case surrounding the smoking box unit. ..

(10) In the configuration of (9) above, the case has a ceiling with an opening rate of 70% or more.

(11) In the configuration of the above (10), the smoking box unit or the case recirculates a recirculation fan that sucks the air inside the case to the upper part thereof and the air sucked into the recirculation fan to the suction portion. Further equipped with a duct.

(12) In the configuration of the above (10), the smoking box unit further includes a blowout fan on the upper portion thereof, which blows out air outside the case toward the ceiling of the case to form an air curtain.

(13) In the configuration of (9) above, the case has an open portion on its side surface.

(14) In the configuration of (13) above, the smoking box unit has a recirculation fan that sucks the air inside the case to its side, and a duct that recirculates the air sucked into the recirculation fan to the suction portion. Further prepare.

(15) In the configuration of the above (13), the smoking box unit further includes a blowout fan on the side thereof, which blows out air outside the case toward the side surface of the case to form an air curtain.

According to the present invention, it is possible to provide a smoking box unit capable of compactly setting a smoking space even in a public space such as a playground where space is tight, and a smoking box using the smoking box unit.

It is a figure which shows an example of the smoking box which concerns on embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows the smoking box unit which concerns on embodiment of this invention, (a) is a front view, (b) is a side view, (c) is a plan view, (d) is a bottom view. FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line AA of the smoking box unit of FIG. 2A. It is a figure which shows the structure of the mounting plate in the smoking box unit of FIG. It is a figure schematically explaining an example which suppresses the air outflow from the ceiling of a smoking box. It is a figure schematically explaining another example which suppresses the air outflow from the ceiling of a smoking box.

Hereinafter, embodiments for carrying out the present invention (hereinafter referred to as embodiments) will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. In the following figures, the same elements are designated by the same number or reference numeral throughout the description of the embodiment. Although the amusement park is taken up as a non-smoking public space, the installation location of the smoking box unit 10 and the smoking box 1 according to the present embodiment is not limited to the amusement park, such as offices and various facilities. It can also be applied to public spaces in Japan.

(Smoking box)
As shown in FIG. 1, the smoking box 1 includes a smoking box unit 10 and a case 20. Here, the arcuate case is shown as the case 20, but as will be described later, the case 20 can be of various aspects.

In general, a plurality of game islands are arranged in the game field, and a plurality of game tables are installed side by side for each game island. In a normal-sized amusement park, these amusement islands are lined up in the facility, and the space around them is often only enough for people to walk. For example, the vending machines used by players are narrow near the wall. It's like being placed in a space. In a playground of this size, it is difficult to divide the entire playground into spaces for smokers and non-smokers, so smoke separation boards are often installed between the game consoles, but smoking is completely separated. It's difficult to do.

Therefore, as shown in FIG. 1, a compact smoking box 1 is prepared, and the back surface of the smoking box unit 10 is attached to the wall of the game hall or the end of the game island to effectively utilize the space of the entire game field. , The player can smoke with confidence without being far from his / her seat. The smoking box 1 may be large enough to accommodate a plurality of players, but it is possible to provide a plurality of smoking boxes 1 on the wall or the edge of the game island in a size for one person. It is suitable for effective use of space and installation near the game table. Hereinafter, the smoking box unit 10 and the case 20 will be described.

(Smoking box unit)
The smoking box unit 10 will be described in detail with reference to FIGS. 2 to 4. 2A and 2B show the appearance of the smoking box unit 10, FIG. 2A is a front view, FIG. 2B is a side view, FIG. 2C is a plan view, and FIG. 2D is a bottom view. .. FIG. 3 shows a cross section of line AA in the smoking box unit 10 of FIG. 2 (a).

As shown in FIGS. 2A to 2D, the smoking box unit 10 is composed of a frame body 11, and a suction portion 12 for sucking the air inside the smoking box 1 is provided on the upper front surface of the frame body 11. A discharge portion 15 is provided on the top surface of the frame 11 to discharge the filtered air to the outside. An ashtray 17 is provided in the center of the front surface of the frame 11 which is below the suction portion 12.

As the suction portion 12, an example in which a plurality of suction ports 121 are provided in a two-row stepped manner is shown. The aspect of the suction portion 12 is not limited to that shown in the figure. As will be described later, a filter 13 for filtering the air flowing in from the suction unit 12 is provided inside the suction unit 12 (see FIG. 3).

As the discharge portion 15, an example in which the discharge port 151 is provided in a circular mesh shape is shown. The mode of the discharge unit 15 is not limited to that shown in the figure. As will be described later, a fan 14 that discharges the air filtered by the filter 13 to the outside is provided inside the discharge unit 15 (see FIG. 3).

As shown in FIG. 2A, the ashtray 17 is provided on the lower side of the recess 171 in the center of the front surface of the frame 11, and the collection unit for collecting the butts discarded in the ashtray 17 is on the lower side of the ashtray 17. 18 is provided (see FIG. 3). Further, as will be described later, a motion sensor 161 for detecting a user entering the smoking box 1 is provided on the back side of the recess 171 and a control unit for controlling a fan 14 or the like is provided behind the sensor. 16 is built-in (see FIG. 3). A motion sensor 161 that operates a fan 14 or the like is located in the control unit 16.

Further, the smoking box unit 10 may be provided with a monitor 19. In FIG. 2, the monitor 19 is provided at a position assuming the height of the line of sight of a user entering the smoking box 1. The monitor 19 displays the operating status of the control unit 16 and notifies the user who has entered the room. The monitor 19 may be connected to the operation system of the amusement park to provide the user who is in the room with information on the installation of a new amusement machine, an advertisement for an event of the amusement park, and the like.

Further, although not shown here, the smoking box unit 10 may be provided with lighting in consideration of the convenience of the user who has entered the smoking box 1. The lighting is turned on / off by the above-mentioned motion sensor 161.

Next, the internal structure of the smoking box unit 10 will be described in more detail with reference to FIG. First, the air sucked from the suction port 121 (black arrow in the figure) is filtered by the filter 13. Here, the filter 13 includes a first filter 131 for removing coarse particles, a second filter 132 for removing the odor of cigarettes, and a third filter 133 for removing smoke components of cigarettes. The first filter 131 removes coarse particles contained in the air, and the second filter 132 is composed of, for example, activated carbon, and removes the odor of cigarettes. The third filter 133 is composed of, for example, a high-performance particulate air filter (HEPA) or the like, and is blocked by glass fibers, contacts with glass fibers due to inertia, settling due to gravity, Brownian motion and electrostatic force. Removes the fine particles that make up the smoke of the cigarette. The air filtered by the filter 13 (white arrow in the figure; the broken line arrow indicates that the air passes between the mounting plates 111 described later) is sucked out by the fan 14 and is discharged from the discharge port 151 of the frame body 11 to the outside. Is spit out.

The fan 14 is controlled by a control unit 16 built in the back surface side of the recess 171 in the center of the front surface of the frame body 11. As described above, the recess 171 is provided with a motion sensor 161. When a user enters the smoking box 1, the motion sensor 161 detects entry into the room, and the control unit 16 receives the signal. Turn on the fan 14. Then, when the user leaves the room, the fan 14 is turned off. The control unit 16 may control the fan 14 only by switching ON / OFF, or may set the ON state to a plurality of stages to adjust the fan rotation speed.

The motion sensor 161 is not particularly limited and may be a known one. For example, infrared rays, ultrasonic waves, visible light and the like may be used alone or in combination. The control unit 16 turns on / off the lighting (not shown) of the smoking box 1 in addition to the fan 14 based on the signal from the motion sensor 161.

The ashtray 17 provided on the lower side of the recess 171 has a hermetically sealed structure so that even if a cigarette butt with a pilot fire that has not been completely rubbed out is thrown in, it can be completely digested. Specifically, the lid portion 172 of the ashtray 17 is composed of an air shutoff valve, and after the user opens the lid portion 172 and throws in the butts, the lid portion 172 is forcibly closed to shut off the air. Automatically extinguishes butts with pilot fire. This makes it possible to prevent smoke and ignition from the butts collected in the ashtray 17.

On the lower side of the ashtray 17, a recovery unit 18 is provided to collect the butts that have been thrown away in the ashtray 17 and extinguished. In order to transfer the butts collected in the ashtray 17 to the recovery unit 18, various modes can be applied to the ashtray 17. For example, the bottom 173 of the ashtray 17 may also be configured with an air shutoff valve and opened when necessary so that the butts can be dropped onto the recovery unit 18, or the ashtray 17 may be removed from the lower side of the recess 171. It may be configured so that it can be removed and the butts can be dropped onto the recovery unit 18 when necessary.

Next, the attachment of the smoking box unit 10 to the outside will be described with reference to FIG. As shown in FIG. 2A, the frame 11 of the smoking box unit 10 has a mounting plate 111 on the back surface thereof. As shown in FIG. 4, the mounting plate 111 has a mounting hole 111a for mounting on the wall of the game field or the end of the game island, and / or a mounting hole 111b for mounting on the table plate of the game table. .. The mounting plate 111 is provided with an intake port 111c for taking in a power source for operating the fan 14, the control unit 16, and the like.

When the smoking box unit 10 is mounted on the wall, bolts or the like are inserted into the mounting holes 111a provided in the upper part and / or the lower part of the mounting plate 111 to be mounted (Note, FIGS. 2 (b) to 2 (d), FIG. 3). Then, the state in which the bolt is penetrated into the upper mounting hole 111a is shown in the figure). When the smoking box unit 10 is attached to the end of the game island, if the width of the game island corresponding to the left and right mounting holes 111a is insufficient, the width can be secured more than the main body of the game island. It is attached to the plate extending to the player side by the attachment hole 111b.

Although not shown, anchors for standing on the floor of the amusement park and adjusters whose height can be adjusted may be provided on the bottom surface of the frame 11 of the smoking box unit 10. Further, casters with stoppers may be added in consideration of the convenience of transportation in the amusement park.

(Case)
Returning to FIG. 1, the case 20 will be described. The case 20 is for partitioning the smoking box 1 from the outside, and FIG. 1 shows a case 20 having an arcuate cross section. One side in the longitudinal direction of the case 20 is rotatably hinged to, for example, one long side of the front surface of the frame 11 of the smoking box unit 10. The height of the case 20 is formed to be slightly shorter than that of the smoking box unit 10. When the user wants to smoke, he / she stands in front of the smoking box unit 10 and rotates the case 20 to rotate the case 20 around himself / herself by the case 20. By enclosing it, it is separated from the outside. In FIG. 1, the case 20 is formed at a height that covers the entire body of the user, but it may cover only the upper body, and even in that case, the smoke separation effect can be obtained.

In addition to making the case 20 rotatable as a whole as described above, the case 20 may be fixed in the state of FIG. 1 so that the user can enter and exit from the open portion 21 on the side surface. Further, in FIG. 1, the case 20 is formed in an arc shape, but the cross-sectional shape thereof is not limited to this, and may be formed in a U shape having three surfaces. In this case, a door that can be opened and closed on any of the three sides allows the user to enter and exit. The type of door is not particularly limited, and can be selected in consideration of the room for installation in the amusement park, such as a hinged door, a sliding door, and a folding door.

Here, the smoking box 1 can be configured as a closed space by the above-mentioned smoking box unit 10 and the case 20 having the ceiling 22, but in FIG. 1, the ceiling 22 of the case 20 is completely open. An example is shown. This takes into account the statutory requirements for fire prevention. That is, if a private room in a closed space is provided inside a building such as a game hall, the private room must also meet the same legal requirements as the building from the viewpoint of fire prevention. For example, a sprinkler or a fire detector is provided. There must be. Then, since construction work is required for the structure and equipment of the amusement park building, it tends to be difficult to provide the smoking box 1 in a normal-scale amusement park. Therefore, by opening the ceiling 22, such legal requirements are exempted, and it becomes possible to promote the installation of the smoking box 1. Since the open rate of the exempted ceiling 22 is stipulated to be 70% or more, it may be arbitrarily set in the range of 70% to 100%.

When the ceiling 22 is opened in this way, it is necessary to prevent the air (cigarette smoke) that has not been sucked into the suction portion 12 of the smoking box unit 10 from flowing out from above the smoking box 1. The means related to this process will be described with reference to FIGS. 5 and 6. Since the detailed illustration of the smoking box unit 10 is omitted in FIGS. 5 and 6, please refer to other figures (particularly, FIG. 3) as appropriate.

First, the first is a means for capturing and filtering the air in the smoking box 1 before it flows out from the ceiling 22 of the case 20 to the outside. For example, as shown in FIG. 5, by providing a reflux fan 31 for sucking the air of the smoking box 1 (black arrow S1 in the figure) in the upper part of the smoking box unit 10 and in the vicinity of the ceiling 22 of the case 20. , The internal air sucked by the recirculation fan 31 (black arrow S2 in the figure) is recirculated to the lower part of the suction port 12 of the smoking box unit 10 via the duct 32. Then, the air discharged below the suction port 12 (black arrow S3 in the figure) is sucked by the suction port 12 and filtered by the filter 13, and the filtered air (white arrow C1 in the figure) is blown by the fan 14. It is discharged to the outside from the discharge unit 15. Here, the recirculation fan 31 may be provided in the upper part of the case 20, or the duct 32 from the recirculation fan 31 may be provided along the case 32 to discharge the recirculated air from the lower part of the case 20.

Next, the second is a means for blocking the outflow of the air in the smoking box 1 from the ceiling 22 of the case 20 to the outside. For example, as shown in FIG. 6, by providing a blowout fan 33 for sucking in external air (white arrow C2 in the figure) in the upper part of the smoking box unit 10 in the vicinity of the ceiling 22 of the case 20. The external air sucked by the fan 33 is blown out to a position corresponding to the ceiling 22 of the case 20 to form an air curtain (white arrow C3 in the figure). Then, the air inside the smoking box unit 10 was sucked by the suction port 12 (black arrows S6 in the figure) and the filter 13 prevented the outflow to the outside by the air curtain (black arrows S4 and S5 in the figure). The filtered air (white arrow C4 in the figure) is discharged to the outside from the discharge portion 15 by the fan 14.

In the case where the opening portion 21 is provided on the side surface of the case 20 in addition to the ceiling, or when the entire case 20 or a part (door) of the case 20 is opened and closed, the suction portion 12 of the smoking box unit 10 is used. Means for suppressing the outflow of uninhaled air (cigarette smoke) from the side of the smoking box 1 to the outside will also be described (not shown).

The means shown in FIGS. 5 and 6 can be applied to these cases as well. For example, the reflux fan 31 shown in FIG. 5 is provided on the side of the smoking box unit 10 in the vicinity of the open portion 21 of the case 20, and the air of the smoking box 1 is sucked sideways to smoke through the duct 32. It can be refluxed to the filter 13 of the box unit 10. Further, the blowout fan 33 shown in FIG. 6 is provided on the side of the smoking box unit 10 in the vicinity of the open portion 21 of the case 20, and the external air sucked by the blowout fan 33 is sent to the facing edge of the case 20. An air curtain can be formed by blowing out sideways toward the air. The air curtain may be provided with poles on the opposite edges of the case 20, and air may be blown sideways from the blowout fan 33 to the poles as well.

Note that FIG. 1 shows a case 20 having a size assuming that one user can enter the smoking box 1, but depending on the room of the installation place in the amusement park, two or more people can use it. It may be sized so that a person can smoke at the same time.

(Effect of embodiment)
Since the smoking box unit 10 and the smoking box 1 using the smoking box unit 10 according to the embodiment of the present invention have the above-described configuration, even in a game hall where there is not enough space, the wall edge and the edge of the game island It can be easily installed by utilizing the space where the game console is not installed, and it is possible to provide a compact smoking space by itself without the need to modify the facilities and equipment.

Although the present invention has been described above using the embodiments, it goes without saying that the technical scope of the present invention is not limited to the scope described in the above embodiments. It will be apparent to those skilled in the art that various changes or improvements can be made to the above embodiments. It is also clear from the description of the claims that the form with such changes or improvements may be included in the technical scope of the present invention.

1 ... Smoking box 10 ... Smoking box unit 11 ... Frame 111 ... Mounting plate 12 ... Suction part 121 ... Suction port 13 ... Filter 131 ... First filter 132 ... Second filter 133 ... Third filter 14 ... Fan 15 ... Discharge Unit 151 ... Discharge port 16 ... Control unit 161 ... Motion sensor 17 ... Ashtray 171 ... Recessed portion (of frame)
172 ... The lid (of the ashtray)
173 ... Bottom (of the ashtray)
18 ... Recovery unit 19 ... Monitor 20 ... Case 21 ... Opening unit 22 ... Ceiling 31 ... Reflux fan 32 ... Duct 33 ... Blow-out fan

Claims (14)

With the frame
A suction part provided on the upper part of the front surface of the frame and sucking air,
A filter provided inside the frame and filtering the air flowing in from the suction portion,
A discharge section provided on the top surface of the frame and discharging filtered air to the outside using a fan.
A reflux fan that sucks air at the top or side of the suction portion of the frame body,
A duct that recirculates the air sucked into the recirculation fan so as to be discharged below the suction portion.
A control unit for controlling the fan.
A smoking box unit that features that. Further, the ashtray provided in the central part of the front surface of the frame body and a collection unit provided below the ashtray inside the frame body to collect the butts discarded in the ashtray are provided. The smoking box unit according to claim 1. Claim 1 or 2, wherein the filter includes a first filter for removing coarse particles, a second filter for removing the odor of cigarettes, and a third filter for removing smoke components of cigarettes. The listed smoking box unit. The smoking box unit according to claim 2, wherein the ashtray has an air shutoff valve and automatically extinguishes a cigarette butt. Further, a claim comprising a motion sensor, wherein the control unit controls lighting provided at an arbitrary position of the fan and / or the frame based on a signal from the motion sensor. Item 4. The smoking box unit according to any one of Items 1 to 4. The smoking box unit according to any one of claims 1 to 5, further comprising a monitor on the front surface of the frame. The smoking box unit according to claim 6, wherein the monitor displays information about the game table of the game hall. Any of claims 1 to 7, wherein the frame body has a mounting plate on the back surface thereof, and the mounting plate has a hole for mounting on a wall of a game field, a game island, or a table plate. The smoking box unit described in item 1. A smoking box comprising the smoking box unit according to any one of claims 1 to 8 and a case surrounding the smoking box unit. The smoking box according to claim 9, wherein the case has a ceiling with an opening rate of 70% or more. The smoking box according to claim 10, wherein the smoking box unit further includes a blowout fan on the upper portion thereof, which blows out air outside the case toward the ceiling of the case to form an air curtain. The smoking box according to claim 9, wherein the case has an open portion on a side surface thereof. The smoking according to claim 1 and 2 , wherein the smoking box unit further includes a blowout fan on the side thereof, which blows out air outside the case toward the side surface of the case to form an air curtain. box. A smoking box including a smoking box unit and a case surrounding the smoking box unit.
The smoking box unit is
With the frame
A suction part provided on the upper part of the front surface of the frame and sucking air,
A filter provided inside the frame and filtering the air flowing in from the suction portion,
A discharge section provided on the top surface of the frame and discharging filtered air to the outside using a fan.
A control unit that controls the fan is provided.
The case is
With a ceiling with an open rate of 70% or more,
A reflux fan for sucking air inside the suction portion and the casing at the top than the smoking box unit,
And a duct for returning the air sucked in the return fan to said intake section,
A smoking box that features that .

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