CN1496935A - Improved distributing device for olfactory pungent - Google Patents
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The present invention relates to an improved dispensing apparatus for olfactory stimulating material. Utilizing a micro-controller and software control, it is user configurable to be able to operate in a variety of operating modes. Incorporating ambient condition sensor into the apparatus allows it to operate only when certain ambient conditions are met. This gives the apparatus the flexibility to be adaptable to a wide variety of operating conditions. In particular, multiple actuations per dispensing action and operation when ambient conditions change can be configured by the user.
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Technical field
The present invention relates to be used to distribute distributor (dispenser) in order to the olfactory stimulation material that improves the surrounding air quality, and be specifically related to and can be disposed the improved automatic distributor that is operated in one of a plurality of operation modes by the user, described operation mode comprise normal running, the day/night pattern, state change and trigger distribution mode.In addition, the user can be provided with the quantity that each branch is distributed as the olfactory substance of being distributed.
Background technology
It is known that distributor such as the olfactory stimulation material of complex with fresh air is provided, and often is installed in especially in the Public toilets.Such distributor from the olfactory stimulation material recharge jar or other peripherad air of originating provide the olfactory stimulation material.Because depend on concrete application and have a great difference for needs with fresh air, even the distributor that therefore can not be furnished with bigger alerting ability causes waste when pure and fresh needs are also worked when little, perhaps cause the with fresh air of deficiency with the frequency of deficiency or intensity work when needing maximum when described.US Patent 5,105,133 attempt to overcome this problem by introducing the multi-mode distributor.But under the control of logic IC, its operation is restricted to only several hardwireds (promptly not configurable) selection.
Had been found that the new purposes of such distributor.For example such device is installed in the hotel in the room, welcomes them when entering the room first with their guest of box lunch.Sucking fresh fragrance helps hotel guest tired out to feel more energetic.Described device is installed in the automobile and the other forms of vehicle more and more.Because place these distributors environment can great changes have taken place, from such as traditional place in lavatory to automobile and accommodation, so distributor must design enough alerting abilitys therein, so that handle different operating conditionss.The key character that such distributor must have is to distribute the olfactory stimulation material of varying number to adapt to the ability of room/compartment size, with when environmental conditions changes, such as entering the room as the guest or opening automotive door or perception during when start as the driver.Such as in US Patent 5,038, most distributors of the distributor described in 972 comprise an optical sensor that is used to detect the change from the daytime to the night, but can not detect the people enters the room or open door.Therefore, they can not be effectively at reasonable time distribution olfactory stimulation material.They should only be worked but not continuous working when the guest enters the room, so that they can economically save ground work.
In addition, the source of olfactory stimulation material is in recharging jar, and these recharge jar and must when promptly having distributed the olfactory stimulation material of predetermined quantity, be replaced when becoming sky or approaching sky.But, not just continuously but only setting during (such as during by day or during predefined work-hours) olfactory stimulation material work and/or that constant level is not provided but in the distributor able to programme with variable frequency or intensity work, when becoming sky or approaching sky such as the source when the olfactory stimulation material, the distribution of the olfactory stimulation material of predetermined quantity depends on the operation of distributor and can occur in the different time.Therefore, will be no longer suitable about tradition hypothesis at the olfactory stimulation material of for example having distributed predetermined quantity after 30 days.
Summary of the invention
Early stage distributing mechanism underaction by logic IC control satisfies above-mentioned new operation requirements.In order to satisfy these new requirements, the objective of the invention is to introduce distributing mechanism based on improved microcontroller, it uses software control, this provides unrestricted alerting ability to described mechanism so as to be operated in the various modes and multiple operating conditions under.
On concrete, the quantity of the olfactory stimulation material that the user will distribute in the time of can being arranged on each dispensing action via repeatedly starting of deodorizer source.In addition, described device is equipped with environmental conditions ensor, and it can detect its surrounding environment.If satisfy certain environmental conditions, then described device can be configured to carry out the action that sets in advance, for example only when entering the room, the guest distributes, or only distribution when automotive engine moves.
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Fig. 1 shows the outside front elevation of described device.
Fig. 2 A shows the inner upper part of described device.
Fig. 2 B shows the inner upper part of the described device of having removed the front control plate
Fig. 3 shows distributor configuration and status routine diagram of circuit.
Fig. 4 shows in detail the diagram of circuit of distributor procedure routine.
Fig. 5 shows in detail starting (actuation) routine diagram of circuit.
Fig. 6 shows the sketch map that sequence is set.
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Referring to Fig. 1, show according to distributor of the present invention.This distributor comprises: the shell (10) that has protecgulum (11); Control panel (21) with LCD display (20), sensor (30) and the button that shows thereon and switch (90-95) (Fig. 2); Be fixed on controller board near control panel (21) back; With the jar bucket (70) that comprises the olfactory stimulation material.An opening (40) is provided on shell (10), can have distributed the olfactory stimulation material to air by the nozzle (41) of this opening (40) jar bucket.
Referring to Fig. 2 A, it shows when the view of the protecgulum of shell (10) (11) when opening.Installed on the controller board (not shown) and can see by prodefined opening on control panel (21) and fluting be denoted as setting (90), return (91), a plurality of buttons that are provided with of hour (92) and minute (93), be used to select the on/off switch (94) of timer pattern on-off, the button that is denoted as welcome (95) that is used for SP Start Pickup, sensor (30) and LCD display (20).The controller board (not shown) is fastened to control panel (21) releasedly.Referring to Fig. 2 B, it shows the view when removing control panel (21).In the part of the top of shell, installed: the main battery box and the adapter plate (50) that can hold the battery (60) of a single D size, described adapter plate has a direct current (DC) the motor (not shown) that is installed in the back, the one group gear assembly (81) of described DC machine drive installation on the front portion of adapter plate (50).Described gear assembly is connected to driver (82) when work, described driver (82) moves down when encouraging the DC motor at every turn.In normal state, when DC motor (not shown) was unexcited, driver (82) was positioned at jar top of the distribution head of nozzle of bucket (70).Adapter plate (50) is fixed on the shell by the inner thread engagement post of releasable fastener (80).Dividing wall extends between power pack and adapter plate (50) from shell.
The parts of controller board are installed on the circuit card.Controller comprises micro controller unit (MCU), and it comprises real-time clock, terminate-and-stay-resident and emergency battery.This MCU is connected to a timer Pattern Select Switch and a plurality of button and battery strength detector is set, and optional land used is connected to an inside or an external conditions sensor that is installed on the control panel.The timer Pattern Select Switch, welcome button and button be set to be installed on the controller board, towards prelocalization, and by being displayed on the control panel (21) at the opening on the control panel.Bunch is connected to power supply between controller board and DC motor and the controller board, therefore when work, all parts are connected to micro controller unit (MCU), therefore and allow this controller to control the motion of driver, and control is used for distributing by nozzle (41) the opening frequency, be used for the time span of opening valve system of this distribution and the demonstration on the LCD display of valve system of the nozzle of described material mist agent.
It in the bottom of shell (10) box that holds the jar bucket (70) that comprises the olfactory stimulation material.Push jar head of nozzle of bucket by driver (82), the mist agent of olfactory stimulation material is distributed to (referring to Fig. 2 B) in the ambient air by opening (40) at every turn.
Function declaration
The distributor operation setting of terminate-and-stay-resident storage programming and the main program of carrying out by MCU.Main program comprises the default setting routine (310) of packing into, checks power level routine (320), checks setting and calculation routine (330), show state routine (340) and operation setting routine (350) (see figure 3).Fig. 4 shows distributor procedure routine piece.
Microcontroller comprises nonvolatile memory, is used for the default action setting of storage distribution device.Default action is provided with as follows:
| Explanation | Be provided with |
| 1) real-time clock | 12:00am |
| 2) working day | Monday |
| 3) timer | Sunday and Saturday turn-off, and connect At All Other Times |
| 4) turnon time | 8:00am |
| 5) turnoff time | 5:00pm |
| 6) recharge the injection counting | 3000 |
| 7) injection interval | 30 minutes |
| 8) starting counting | 1 |
MCU will illustrate the setting of configuration in the auditing routine (340) before the state on telltale.
There are 4 buttons, i.e. " setting ", " returning ", " hour " and " minute ", be used for following setting, comprise that " real-time clock " and " working day " is provided with, " timer " is provided with, " injection interval " is provided with, " recharge and spray counting " is provided with and " starting counting " is provided with.Another button " welcome " is used for sensor activation.An on/off switch also is provided, has been used to select timer pattern on-off.
Real-time clock and working day are provided for being provided with current time and date in week.Timer is provided for being provided with when timer is operated in " leading to " pattern, and the every workday begins and finish the number of times that branch is distributed as.Injection interval is provided for being arranged on the time gap of branch between being distributed as.The starting counting is provided for being provided with the injecting times that each branch is distributed as.The injecting times that each branch is distributed as generally is set between 1 and 3, but if necessary, can be bigger number.If starting counting is set to 3, then motor will be energized three times, make driver move down and return three times to its resting guard.Recharge to spray to count and be arranged so that controller can calculate the quantity of remaining olfactory stimulation material in container.
Explanation now is provided with step.If the user presses " set " button, 345, then MCU will be transformed into the pattern of setting by flicker CLOCK (clock) symbol.Be provided with under the pattern, pressing " hour " or " minute " continuously and press " returning " at any time and will return main screen with automatic rolling setting (increasing velocity) and being provided with under the pattern.Be provided with under the pattern, if do not press any button after 10 seconds, then system will be transformed into main screen automatically.Fig. 6 shows the operation setting sequence.
A) are provided with on clock and working day
-press " hour " button will change the current clock hour,
-press " minute " button will change current clock minute,
-when finishing, be used for being provided with work at present day by a " set " button,
-press " hour " or " minute " button selecting work at present day,
-when finishing, press " set " button once to be used for the setting on working day, symbol will glimmer on working day,
-press " hour " button to be moving to Saturday from Sunday, and press " minute " to change state (on-off) for each day.
-when finishing, press " set " button to enter next the setting, promptly connect timer.
B) timer setting
-during connecting the timer setting, connecting (ON) symbol will glimmer.Press " hour " button hour is provided with to change, press " minute " minute be provided with to change,
-when finishing, press " set " button and once disconnect the timer setting to enter
-during disconnecting the timer setting, disconnecting (OFF) symbol will glimmer.Press " hour " button hour is provided with to change, press " minute " minute be provided with to change,
-when finishing, by " settings " button next time to enter next setting the, i.e. interval.
C) injection interval
-during being provided with at interval, (Interval) symbol will glimmer at interval.Press " hour " button to be to increase at interval, press " minute " button to be to reduce at interval.The significant interval scope is from 1-99 minute.
-press " set " button once to count to enter next the setting, promptly to recharge to spray.
D) recharge the injection counting
-during recharging the setting of injection counting, counting (Count) will glimmer.Press " hour " button to be to increase the counting of high two digits, press " minute " button to be to change the counting of low two digits.The described scope that is provided with is 1-9900 counting.
-press " set " button once to count to enter next the setting, promptly to recharge to spray.
E) starting counting
-during the starting counting is provided with, and current selection (H, M, L).Press " hour " or " minute " button with emitted dose (twice injection of M-) or low (L-once sprays) from high (H-sprays for three times) changes to,
-press " setting " button once to finish this setting.
In normal operation, to press the Back button and will show current injection counting, the counting symbol will be connected.Press during this period " hour " button will reset and spray counting.Press " returning " again and once will show employed fate, and used life (Life) symbol will be connected.Press the Back button once more and will return main screen.If do not press any button, then system will return main screen automatically after 10 seconds.
Under normal operation, press " hour " button and keep to surpass 3 seconds and will trigger Real Time Clock Display, AM/PM and 24 hours patterns, and buzzer phone is with buzzing once.Under 24 hours patterns, do not show AM/PM.
If sensor has been installed, presses " welcome " button and will activate welcome ejection function (buzzer phone with buzzing once).Procedure routine among Fig. 5 was started working after pressing " welcome " button in 10 minutes.
The operation of distributor is described by means of diagram of circuit now.When as shown in Figure 3, MCU is during the initialization (when for the first time when controller power) execution distributor status routine (320-340) time, MCU is to the memory device default setting of packing into, MCU will cycle through status routine (320-340) then.At first, the intensity (320) of MCU poll battery strength detector to determine the battery in power supply.MCU is also by will be from deducting the quantity that the amount of the olfactory stimulation material of distribution (depending on number of times and each time length that sprays of performed injection) is from container come calculating remaining olfactory stimulation material in container in routine (330) by recharging quantity that eruption counting is provided with definite original olfactory stimulation material container.Utilize this feature, MCU can determine when approaching empty the olfactory substance in the jar bucket is, and therefore shows this state in LCD display.
Be in operation, MCU carries out procedure routine shown in the Figure 4 and 5 and starting routine respectively.
Procedure routine shown in Figure 4 has only when inserting main battery and just can be activated.Controller is by a main battery and an emergency battery power supply.MCU will at first check whether press " welcome " button, and if press it, then after 10 minutes time lag, with activated sensors (502).Whether the output (502) of monitoring sensor has been detected starting conditions (503) to check.Starting conditions depends on the type of sensor of being installed.Sensor can be the closure of detecting gate vibration sensor, detect the guest enter the room approach (proximity) sensor or motion detector, optical sensor that the brightness when being used for detecting gate and opening changes or temperature sensor etc.If detect starting conditions, then MCU will check divided last time be distributed as since in the past time (504), and be distributed as at branch between compare (515) that set interval.If reach this time gap, set start identification (ActFlag=1) (525) then.If do not detect starting conditions, then activation marker (ActFlag=0) (520) is started in zero clearing.
If do not press " welcome " button, then MCU checks whether timer is connected (505).If so, then will check the current time and the current time of determining whether between the number of times of distributor work (510).If certainly, then MCU will check the time (504) of dividing last time to have pass by since being distributed as, and be distributed as at branch between compare (515) that set interval.If reach this time gap, set start identification (ActFlag=1) (525) then.If timer is disconnected, then MCU is with the output (512) of monitor optical sensor.If brightness surpasses certain predeterminated level, then MCU will check the time (504) of dividing last time to have pass by since being distributed as, and be distributed as at branch between compare (515) that set interval.If reach this time gap, set start identification (ActFlag=1) (525) then.If brightness is lower than predeterminated level, then activation marker (ActFlag=0) (520) is started in zero clearing.
The routine of explanation starting now.If procedure routine set ActFlag, then MCU will only move starting routine shown in Figure 5.It checks this with routine (605).If set ActFlag, then MCU sends a signal to activate motor and gear assembly (615).During each exciting electric, be connected to driver in the operation of DC motor by gear train and will move down and return then its resting guard.Driver be positioned at jar bucket head of nozzle the top and above.Therefore the valve that moves down the unlatching nozzle mechanism of driver has distributed olfactory stimulation material spray in air.The starting counting is provided with determines each injecting times that is distributed as that divides.Each injection will reduce by 1 (620) to the starting counting.For example, if starting counting is set to 3, then motor will be energized three times, make driver move down and return resting guard three times, cause each divide to be distributed as in air, spray three strands of olfactory substances.When finishing the starting routine, the timer of measuring the time gap between branch is distributed as will be reset, and routine will be controlled the return routine.
Advantage provided by the invention is to determine the state of distributor, and can change the operation setting of distributor, being suitable for different environmental conditionss, and can obtain the repeatedly sprinkling that each branch is distributed as.
Though specific embodiment of the present invention has been described, those of ordinary skill in the art should understand, under the situation that does not break away from the appended the spirit and scope of the present invention that claim limited, can carry out various changes and modification.
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1. device that is used to distribute the olfactory stimulation material comprises:
Shell (10);
Deodorizer source (70);
Supply unit (60);
Control circuit and display unit (20), comprise and assembly work bonded assembly controller, wherein this controller can be disposed by the user, so that for distributor is provided with working parameter, the time in described one day that described working parameter comprises that the repeatedly olfactory substance of each dispensing action sprays, distributor begins the time in one day described a day of distribution, distribution that distributor finishes one day and the frequency and/or the intensity of distribution;
User interface component (90,91,92,93,94,95); With
The material indicating device (20) that is distributed.
2. according to the device of claim 1, provide the calculating of distribution material, and in display unit (20), indicated olfactory substance near empty state by it.
3. according to the device of claim 1 or 2, wherein provide environmental conditions ensor parts (30), be used for the state of sense environmental conditions, and made this controller when satisfying predetermined condition, begin the action that sets in advance.
4. according to the device of claim 3, wherein said control circuit has been integrated with a default setting, so that when described device was switched on, the default value of all operations pattern was loaded in the memory unit of described device.
5. according to the device of claim 4, wherein said device has merged activating part (95), be used to be provided with fixing delay, so that when described parts are activated, if satisfy predetermined condition, then described device will be waited for the change of environmental conditions after fixing delay, before carrying out some predetermined actions.
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