CN111391620A

CN111391620A - Fragrance module and carrier comprising same

Info

Publication number: CN111391620A
Application number: CN202010185589.2A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 陈涛; 张皖晋
Original assignee: Yanfeng Automotive Trim Systems Co Ltd
Current assignee: Yanfeng Automotive Trim Systems Co Ltd
Priority date: 2020-03-17
Filing date: 2020-03-17
Publication date: 2020-07-10

Abstract

The invention discloses a fragrance module and a carrier comprising the same, wherein the fragrance module comprises: the perfume storage box comprises a perfume storage box and a plurality of perfume storage units, wherein each perfume storage unit is arranged in the perfume storage box, and vent holes are formed above and below the perfume storage unit; the upper sealing cover and the lower sealing cover are respectively arranged on the upper side and the lower side of the spice storage box, wherein an upper opening is formed in the upper sealing cover, and a lower opening is formed in the lower sealing cover. The upper sealing cover, the spice storage unit and the lower sealing cover are sequentially arranged up and down along the direction of the universal driving shaft, so that the whole perfume fragrance module is compactly arranged in the direction of the universal driving shaft, the transverse occupied space of the fragrance module is reduced, the operation is simple and reliable, the cost is low, and the adoption of a complex structure is avoided.

Description

Fragrance module and carrier comprising same

Technical Field

The invention relates to a fragrance module and a carrier comprising the same.

Background

In the prior art, in order to facilitate people to experience different fragrances on vehicles, such as the mint fragrance of the sober head, the special cologne fragrance of men and the like, some vehicles are provided with fragrance modules. Such table fragrance modules are typically disposed in a dashboard plenum, glove box or center console in a seat armrest. When the novel fragrant smell switching device is used, different fragrances can be switched according to the requirements of passengers and are emitted into a cabin, so that people can keep a pleasant mood.

However, in the vehicle-mounted multifunctional automatic switching fragrance module in the market at present, due to the fact that switching of various fragrances is required to be achieved, the structure is complex and huge, a large amount of interior decoration space in a carrier is occupied, the cost is high, and popularization and application are not easy.

Disclosure of Invention

The invention aims to overcome the defects that an automatic switching fragrance module in the prior art is complex in structure, large in size, large in occupied interior space and high in cost, and provides a fragrance module and a carrier comprising the same.

The invention solves the technical problems through the following technical scheme:

a fragrance module, characterized in that the fragrance module comprises:

the perfume storage box comprises a perfume storage box and a plurality of perfume storage units, wherein each perfume storage unit is arranged in the perfume storage box, and vent holes are formed above and below the perfume storage unit;

the perfume storage box comprises a linkage shaft, an upper sealing cover and a lower sealing cover, wherein the upper sealing cover and the lower sealing cover are connected to the linkage shaft and rotate together, the upper sealing cover and the lower sealing cover are respectively arranged on the upper side and the lower side of the perfume storage box, an upper opening is formed in the upper sealing cover, a lower opening is formed in the lower sealing cover, the rotation track of the upper opening passes through the vent holes in the perfume storage units, and the rotation track of the lower opening passes through the vent holes in the perfume storage units.

The upper and lower seal covers rotate along with the universal driving shaft, so that the upper and lower openings rotate along with the universal driving shaft. When the upper opening hole and the lower opening hole rotate to the vent holes above and below any one of the spice storage units, the air passages are communicated. Each fragrance storage unit may be provided with a different fragrance. When the fragrance needs to be switched, different fragrance storage units are communicated with the upper opening hole and the lower opening hole through rotation, and the air passages of different fragrances can be communicated. In the switching process, only through the rotation of last sealed dish and sealed dish down can realize switching, need not drive spices and store box and spices storage unit, reduced the drive degree of difficulty.

The upper sealing cover, the spice storage unit and the lower sealing cover are sequentially arranged up and down along the direction of the universal driving shaft, so that the whole perfume module is compactly arranged in the direction of the universal driving shaft, and the transverse occupied space of the perfume module is reduced. The mode of switching different fragrances through the mode of rotation is simple and reliable in operation and low in cost, and avoids adopting a complex structure.

Preferably, the upper end of the spice storage box is pressed against the upper sealing cover through a pretightening force, so that the spice storage box is sealed with the upper sealing cover. The upper sealing cover can be pre-tightened on the spice storage unit through magnetic force, spring force and other pre-tightening forces, and a sealing effect is achieved.

Preferably, the upper end of the spice storage box is provided with a magnetic element or a spring force element, and the spice storage box is pressed and sealed with the upper sealing cover through the magnetic element or the spring force element.

Preferably, an iron ring is connected to the lower end of the upper sealing cover, and a magnetic element is arranged at the upper end of the spice storage box and attracts the iron ring to seal the upper sealing cover with the spice storage box. In a further embodiment, it is also possible to have the lower end of the upper sealing cap connected with an element of magnetic material, so as to attract the magnetic element.

Preferably, the fragrance module further comprises a housing, the fragrance storage box, the linkage shaft, the upper sealing cover and the lower sealing cover are all arranged in the housing, and the fragrance storage box is located in a space formed by the housing, the upper sealing cover and the lower sealing cover in an enclosing manner.

Preferably, a blower device is further disposed in the housing, and the blower device generates an air flow path and causes the air flow to pass through the lower opening, the perfume storage unit and the upper opening in sequence. The air-blowing device provides an active air flow, which encourages the fragrance to be quickly dispersed into the air.

Preferably, the air blowing device is disposed below the lower sealing cover, and blows air toward the lower sealing cover so that the air flow passes through the lower opening, the perfume storage unit, and the upper opening in this order. The air blowing device arranged below is favorable for sending air upwards, and meanwhile, the air blowing device is staggered with the movement mechanisms such as the universal driving shaft and the like above, so that the optimization of the internal structure is favorable, and the movement interference is avoided.

Preferably, the lower end of the spice storage box is connected with an air blowing storage box, the air blowing device is connected with the air blowing storage box, the upper end of the air blowing storage box is communicated with the lower opening, and the lower end of the air blowing storage box is communicated with the atmosphere.

Preferably, the upper end of shell still is provided with the vortex lid, the vortex lid is located go up sealed lid top, and be provided with if disturb the discharge orifice, wherein, disturb the discharge orifice with go up the trompil intercommunication. The burbling hole carries out the burbling to the fragrant smell gas that the last trompil came out.

Preferably, the upper end of shell is connected with the motor base, the motor base is located the top of vortex lid, the motor base installs driving motor, the universal driving shaft with driving motor is connected and passes downwards vortex lid. The drive motor is further provided as a stepping motor. The fragrance switching device can be accurately controlled to rotate according to a fixed angle and logic by a stepping motor or other types of driving motors, so that the aim of accurately switching the fragrance is fulfilled.

Preferably, a guide pipe is connected to the motor base, and the guide pipe is communicated with the space between the motor base and the turbulence cover.

Preferably, the upper end of the housing is connected with a motor base, the motor base is provided with a driving motor, and the top end of the linkage shaft is connected with the driving motor through a connecting groove.

Preferably, the universal driving device comprises a universal driving shaft, a universal driving shaft and a universal driving shaft, wherein the universal driving shaft is provided with an upper spline and a lower spline, the upper spline and the lower spline are both asymmetric splines, the upper spline is meshed with an upper keyway of the upper sealing cover, and the lower spline is meshed with a lower keyway of the upper sealing cover. The upper spline and the lower spline ensure that the upper sealing cover and the lower sealing cover synchronously rotate through the universal driving shaft.

Preferably, the fragrance storage units are uniformly arranged, and the angle of each rotation of the upper opening is equal to the angle between adjacent fragrance storage units.

A vehicle, characterized in that the vehicle comprises the fragrance module.

The positive progress effects of the invention are as follows: the upper sealing cover, the spice storage unit and the lower sealing cover are sequentially arranged up and down along the direction of the universal driving shaft, so that the whole perfume module is compactly arranged in the direction of the universal driving shaft, and the transverse occupied space of the perfume module is reduced. The mode of switching different fragrances through the mode of rotation is simple and reliable in operation and low in cost, and avoids adopting a complex structure.

Drawings

Fig. 1 is a schematic perspective view of a fragrance module according to a preferred embodiment of the invention.

FIG. 2 is an exploded view of a fragrance module according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

Fig. 3 is an enlarged schematic view of the upper structure of fig. 2.

Fig. 4 is an enlarged schematic view of a lower structure of fig. 2.

FIG. 5 is a schematic longitudinal sectional view of a fragrance module according to a preferred embodiment of the invention.

FIG. 6 is a schematic view of a linkage shaft according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 7 is a schematic cross-sectional view of a fragrance module according to a preferred embodiment of the invention.

FIG. 8 is a schematic structural diagram of a fragrance module according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention before switching.

FIG. 9 is a switched structure diagram of the fragrance module according to the preferred embodiment of the invention.

Fig. 10 is a schematic perspective view of a carrier according to a preferred embodiment of the invention.

Fig. 11 is a schematic internal structure diagram of a carrier according to a preferred embodiment of the invention.

Description of the reference numerals

Spice storage case 10

Fragrance storage unit 11

Vent hole 110

Fragrance unit 12

Magnetic element 13

Linkage shaft 20

Upper spline 201

Lower spline 202

Connecting groove 203

Upper sealing cover 21

Upper opening hole 211

Upper key groove 212

Lower sealing cover 22

Lower opening 221

Lower key groove 222

Iron ring 23

Blower device 30

Blower storage case 31

Outer casing 40

Turbulent flow cover 50

Orifice 51

Motor base 60

Drive motor 61

Conduit 70

Carrier 80

Detailed Description

The invention is further illustrated by the following examples, which are not intended to limit the scope of the invention.

As shown in fig. 1-10, the present embodiment discloses a fragrance module. As shown in fig. 2, 3 and 5, the fragrance module of the present embodiment includes a fragrance storage box 10 and a plurality of fragrance storage units 11, each fragrance storage unit 11 is disposed in the fragrance storage box 10, and the fragrance storage unit 11 has air holes 110 above and below.

As shown in fig. 2 and 7, the spice storing unit 11 of the present embodiment is fixed in the slot structure of the spice storing box 10, so that the spice storing unit 11 and the spice storing box 10 are relatively fixed. In this embodiment, there are 5 fragrance units 12, 5 fragrance storage units 11, and each fragrance unit 12 is independent from the other fragrance storage unit 11, and the fragrance storage unit 11 is engaged with the fragrance storage case 10.

As shown in fig. 2 and 6, the fragrance module of the present embodiment includes a linkage shaft 20, an upper sealing cover 21 and a lower sealing cover 22, the upper sealing cover 21 and the lower sealing cover 22 are connected to the linkage shaft 20 and rotate together, the upper sealing cover 21 and the lower sealing cover 22 are respectively disposed at the upper and lower sides of the fragrance storage box 10, wherein an upper opening 211 is disposed on the upper sealing cover 21, a lower opening 221 is disposed on the lower sealing cover 22, the rotation track of the upper opening 211 passes through the vent 110 on each fragrance storage unit 11, and the rotation track of the lower opening 221 passes through the vent 110 on each fragrance storage unit 11.

As shown in fig. 7, the fragrance storage unit 11 in this embodiment is annularly disposed in the fragrance storage case 10. In other embodiments, the fragrance storage units 11 may be arranged in other manners, for example, when there are two fragrance storage units 11, the fragrance storage units 11 may be arranged in a straight line, and the rotation paths of the upper opening 211 and the lower opening 221 only need to be ensured to pass through the fragrance storage units 11 for switching. The fragrance storage unit 11 may be two or more, and functions as a scent switching function.

In this embodiment, the upper and lower sealing caps 21 and 22 rotate along with the coupling shaft 20, so that the upper and

lower openings

211 and 221 rotate along with each other. When the upper opening hole 211 and the lower opening hole 221 are rotated to the vent holes 110 above and below any one of the fragrance storage units 11, the air paths are communicated. Each fragrance storage unit 11 may be provided with a different fragrance. When the fragrance needs to be switched, different fragrance storage units 11 are communicated with the upper opening hole 211 and the lower opening hole 221 through rotation, and the air passages of different fragrances can be communicated. In the switching process, the switching can be realized only by the rotation of the upper sealing disc and the lower sealing disc, the spice storage box 10 and the spice storage unit 11 do not need to be driven, and the driving difficulty is reduced.

As shown in fig. 2 and 5, the upper sealing cover 21, the perfume storage unit 11 and the lower sealing cover 22 of the present embodiment are sequentially arranged up and down along the direction of the linkage shaft 20, so that the whole perfume storage unit is compactly arranged in the direction of the linkage shaft 20, and the occupied space of the perfume module in the transverse direction is reduced. The mode of switching different fragrances through the mode of rotation is simple and reliable in operation and low in cost, and avoids adopting a complex structure.

As shown in fig. 3 and 5, the upper end of the spice storing box 10 of the present embodiment is pressed against the sealing cover 21 by a pretightening force, so as to seal with the upper sealing cover 21. The upper sealing cover 21 can be pre-tightened on the spice storage unit 11 through magnetic force, spring force and other pre-tightening forces, so that a sealing effect is generated. The upper end of the fragrance storage case 10 may be provided with a magnetic member 13 or a spring force member, and the fragrance storage case 10 is pressed and sealed with the upper sealing cover 21 by the magnetic member 13 or the spring force member.

As shown in fig. 3 and 5, the iron ring 23 is connected to the lower end of the upper sealing cover 21 of the present embodiment, and the magnetic element 13 is disposed at the upper end of the storage box 10, and the magnetic element 13 attracts the iron ring 23 to seal the upper sealing cover 21 with the storage box 10. In a further embodiment, it is also possible to have a magnetic material element attached to the lower end of the upper sealing cap 21 so as to attract the magnetic element 13.

As shown in fig. 3 and 5, the fragrance module of this embodiment further includes a housing 40, the fragrance storage box 10, the linkage shaft 20, the upper sealing cover 21 and the lower sealing cover 22 are all disposed in the housing 40, and the fragrance storage box 10 is located in a space surrounded by the housing 40, the upper sealing cover 21 and the lower sealing cover 22.

As shown in fig. 4 and 5, the air blowing device 30 is further disposed in the housing 40 of the present embodiment, and the air blowing device 30 generates an air flow path and makes the air flow pass through the lower opening 221, the perfume storage unit 11 and the upper opening 211 in sequence. The air-blowing device 30 provides an active air flow, which encourages the fragrance to be quickly dispersed into the air.

As shown in fig. 4 and 5, the air blowing device 30 of the present embodiment is disposed below the lower sealing cover 22, and the air blowing device 30 blows air toward the lower sealing cover 22 so that the air flow passes through the lower opening hole 221, the perfume storage unit 11, and the upper opening hole 211 in order. The air blowing device 30 arranged below is beneficial to sending air upwards, and is staggered with the movement mechanisms such as the universal driving shaft 20 and the like above, so that the optimization of the internal structure is facilitated, and the movement interference is avoided. In the present embodiment, the blower device 30 is preferably a blower motor.

As shown in fig. 4 and 5, the lower end of the spice storage case 10 of the present embodiment is connected to an air blowing storage case 31, and an air blowing device 30 is connected to the air blowing storage case 31, wherein the upper end of the air blowing storage case 31 communicates with the lower opening 221, and the lower end of the air blowing storage case 31 communicates with the atmosphere.

As shown in fig. 3 and 5, the upper end of the housing 40 of the present embodiment is further provided with a spoiler cover 50, the spoiler cover 50 is located above the upper sealing cover 21 and is provided with a spoiler hole 51, wherein the spoiler hole 51 is communicated with the upper opening 211. The baffle hole 51 baffles the fragrance gas coming out of the upper opening 211.

As shown in fig. 8 and 9, the number of the burbling holes 51 of the present embodiment is equal to the number of the fragrance storage units 11, and is 5. Preferably, the positions of the respective spoiler holes 51 correspond one-to-one to the positions of the air vents 110 above the respective fragrance storage units 11.

As shown in fig. 1 and 2, the upper end of the housing 40 of the present embodiment is connected with a motor base 60, the motor base 60 is located above the spoiler cover 50, the motor base 60 is provided with a driving motor 61, and the linkage shaft 20 is connected with the driving motor 61 and passes through the spoiler cover 50 downward. The drive motor 61 is further provided as a stepping motor. The stepping motor or other types of driving motors 61 can accurately control the rotation according to a fixed angle and logic, so that the purpose of accurately switching the fragrance is achieved.

As shown in fig. 1 and 2, the motor base 60 of the present embodiment is connected with a duct 70, and the duct 70 is communicated with the space between the motor base 60 and the spoiler cover 50.

As shown in fig. 5 and 6, the upper end of the housing 40 of the present embodiment is connected with a motor base 60, the motor base 60 is provided with a driving motor 61, and the top end of the linkage shaft 20 is connected with the driving motor 61 through a connection groove 203.

As shown in fig. 6, the linkage shaft 20 of this embodiment is provided with an upper spline 201 and a lower spline 202, and both the upper spline 201 and the lower spline 202 are asymmetric splines, wherein the upper spline 201 is engaged with an upper spline 212 of an upper seal cover 21, and the lower spline 202 is engaged with a lower spline 222 of the upper seal cover 21. The upper spline 201 and the lower spline 202 ensure that the upper sealing cover 21 and the lower sealing cover 22 synchronously rotate through the linkage shaft 20.

As shown in fig. 8 and 9, in the present embodiment, 5 fragrance storage units 11 are uniformly arranged, and the angle of each rotation of the upper opening 211 is equal to the angle between the adjacent fragrance storage units 11, that is, 72 degrees. As shown in fig. 8, when switching is required, the driving motor 61 rotates according to the control direction of the vehicle body controller (in fig. 8, it rotates to the right), and drives the upper sealing cover 21 and the lower sealing cover 22 to rotate through the linkage shaft 20. Thereby, the upper opening 211 and the lower opening 221 are rotated together from the position in fig. 8 to the position in fig. 9. At this time, the passage of air is switched, and the fragrance gas entering the duct 70 in fig. 8 and 9 is changed, so that the switching of different odors is realized.

As shown in fig. 10 and 11, the fragrance module of the present embodiment may be applied to a carrier 80, wherein the fragrance module may be disposed at a position indicated by an arrow in fig. 11, such as a middle instrument panel duct, a glove box, or a center console. The vehicle in this embodiment is an automobile, but in other embodiments, other vehicles may be used.

While specific embodiments of the invention have been described above, it will be appreciated by those skilled in the art that this is by way of example only, and that the scope of the invention is defined by the appended claims. Various changes and modifications to these embodiments may be made by those skilled in the art without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention, and these changes and modifications are within the scope of the invention.

Claims

1. A fragrance module, comprising:

the perfume storage box comprises a linkage shaft, an upper sealing cover and a lower sealing cover, wherein the upper sealing cover and the lower sealing cover are connected to the linkage shaft and rotate together, the upper sealing cover and the lower sealing cover are respectively arranged on the upper side and the lower side of the perfume storage box, an upper opening is formed in the upper sealing cover, a lower opening is formed in the lower sealing cover, the rotating track of the upper opening passes through the vent holes in the perfume storage units, and the rotating track of the lower opening passes through the vent holes in the perfume storage units.

2. The fragrance module of claim 1 wherein the upper end of the fragrance storage cartridge is pressed against the upper sealing lid by a pre-load force to seal against the upper sealing lid.

3. The fragrance module of claim 2, wherein the upper end of the fragrance storage cartridge is provided with a magnetic or spring force element by which the fragrance storage cartridge is pressed and sealed against the upper sealing lid.

4. The fragrance module of claim 3, wherein an iron ring is attached to a lower end of said upper sealing lid, and wherein said upper end of said fragrance storage box is provided with said magnetic element, said magnetic element attracting said iron ring to seal said upper sealing lid to said fragrance storage box.

5. The fragrance module of claim 1, further comprising a housing, said fragrance storage cartridge, said linkage shaft, said upper seal cover, and said lower seal cover all disposed within said housing, said fragrance storage cartridge being located within a space enclosed by said housing, said upper seal cover, and said lower seal cover.

6. The fragrance module of claim 5, further comprising a blower device disposed within the housing, the blower device creating an air flow path and causing an air flow to pass sequentially through the lower opening, the fragrance storage unit, and the upper opening.

7. The fragrance module of claim 6, wherein said air blowing device is disposed below said lower sealing lid, said air blowing device blowing air toward said lower sealing lid such that an air flow passes through said lower opening, said fragrance storage unit, and said upper opening in sequence.

8. The fragrance module of claim 6 wherein a blower storage box is connected to a lower end of said fragrance storage box, said blower device being connected to said blower storage box, wherein an upper end of said blower storage box is in communication with said lower opening, and a lower end of said blower storage box is in communication with the atmosphere.

9. The fragrance module of claim 5, further comprising a baffle cap disposed at an upper end of the housing, the baffle cap being positioned over the upper sealing cap and being provided with baffle holes, wherein the baffle holes are in communication with the upper opening.

10. The fragrance module of claim 9, wherein a motor base is attached to an upper end of the housing, the motor base being positioned above the spoiler cover, the motor base having a drive motor mounted thereon, the linkage shaft being connected to the drive motor and passing downwardly through the spoiler cover.

11. The fragrance module of claim 10, wherein a conduit is coupled to the motor base, the conduit communicating with a space between the motor base and the spoiler cover.

12. The fragrance module of claim 5, wherein a motor base is attached to an upper end of the housing, the motor base mounting a drive motor, wherein a top end of the linkage shaft is connected to the drive motor through a connection slot.

13. The fragrance module of claim 1, wherein the linkage shaft is provided with an upper spline and a lower spline, the upper spline and the lower spline being asymmetric splines, wherein the upper spline is engaged with the upper spline of the upper seal cover and the lower spline is engaged with the lower spline of the upper seal cover.

14. The fragrance module of claim 1 wherein said fragrance storage units are uniformly arranged, and said upper opening rotates an angle equal to the angle between adjacent fragrance storage units.

15. A vehicle comprising the fragrance module of any of claims 1-14.