FR2877578A3 - Air deodorization device for use in e.g. mobile phone, has heating unit for heating air in cavity of case with screen, when card-shaped unit is connected to electrical or computing equipment for spreading deodorizing substance outside case - Google Patents

Abstract

The device has a case (53) placed in a cavity (41) of a case (40) for receiving a deodorizing substance, and a heating unit (50) placed in the cavity. The unit (50) is supplied by energy for heating the air received in the cavity when a card-shaped unit (30) is connected to electrical or computer equipment for permitting to spread the substance outside the case (53). The case (40) has a screen (43) for showing quantity of the substance.

Description

The present invention relates to an air deodorization device.

Background of the invention

  US Patent 5,407,642, in the name of Lord, discloses a conventional deodorant device which includes a clip system for attaching or attaching the conventional deodorant device to the fan grill or the like, and to allow a flow of air from the fan to flow on the exposed surface of the deodorizing substance. Without the air flow from the fan, the deodorant substance can not be properly spread inside the motor vehicle, home, office or the like.

  U.S. Patent No. 6,080,367, to Lin, discloses another conventional deodorant device that includes a fan device, attached to or attached to the conventional deodorant device to generate a stream of air to flow over the exposed surface of the substance deodorant and thus to convey the deodorizing substance.

  However, the fan device has a large footprint and can not be easily transported with users, and the fan device requires to be connected to the electrical power sources of the vehicle, or the house, or the office or the like, and can not be connected or connected to different electrical equipment.

  SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The primary object of the present invention is to provide a deodorant device that is portable and can be easily transported by users.

  The other object of the present invention is to provide a deodorant device that can be connected or attached to different electrical equipment.

  According to the invention, the air deodorization device comprises: - a card-shaped element to be connected to the electrical equipment, - a housing fixed to said card-shaped element, and which comprises a cavity formed inside. from it, - a housing received in said cavity of said housing, for receiving the deodorant substance inside it, and - a heating element received in said cavity of said housing, for being supplied with energy to heat air received in said cavity of said housing when said card-shaped element is connected to the electrical equipment and to allow the deodorizing substance to spread outside said housing and to be heated by said heating element.

  According to another aspect of the invention, said housing comprises at least one air passageway formed therein which communicates with said housing cavity, to allow air to circulate inside and to the interior of the housing. outside said housing.

  According to another aspect of the invention, said housing comprises a screen for showing the amount of deodorizing substance.

  According to another aspect of the invention, said housing comprises at least one projection extending into said housing cavity, and said heating element comprises at least one cavity formed therein for receiving said projection of said housing and for maintaining said heating element within said housing.

  According to another aspect of the invention, said card-shaped element comprises a tubular element extending from it, and said heating element can extend outside said housing and into said tubular element, to fix said housing said tubular element.

  According to another aspect of the invention, the air deodorizing device comprises an actuator which can engage and attach to said tubular member.

  According to another aspect of the invention, said actuator can cooperate with said heating element to disengage said heating element from said tubular element.

  In another aspect of the invention, said tubular member includes a recess formed therein, and the actuator includes a latch engageable with said recess of said tubular member for holding said actuator relative to said member. tubular.

  According to another aspect of the invention, the air deodorization device comprises a rod engaged between said housing and said heating element.

  According to another aspect of the invention, a spring is engaged between said housing and said heating element.

  According to another aspect of the invention, said card-shaped element comprises a tubular element extending from it, and said housing can extend outside said housing and into said tubular element, to maintain said housing relative to said tubular element.

  According to another aspect of the invention, said tubular member comprises a bore formed therein for receiving said housing and at least one protrusion extending into said bore of the tubular member, and said housing comprises at least one a notch formed therein for receiving said projection of said tubular member, and for holding said housing within said tubular member and said housing.

Brief description of the drawings

  Figure 1 is a perspective view of a deodorant device 15 according to the present invention; Figure 2 is an exploded view of the deodorant device; Figures 3, 4, 5 are partial exploded views illustrating the assembly operation of the deodorizing device; Fig. 6 is an exploded view illustrating the attachment of the deodorant device to a mobile phone or mobile phone; Figure 7 is an exploded view similar to Figure 6, illustrating the attachment of the deodorant device to a personal digital assistant ("PDA"); and Fig. 8 is an exploded view similar to Figs. 6 and 7 illustrating the attachment of the deodorizing device to a personal computer or computer.

portable.

  DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT OF THE INVENTION With reference to the drawings, and firstly to FIGS. 1 to 3, a deodorant device 3 according to the present invention comprises a card-shaped element 30 intended to be connected or associated. to a computer or electrical device 1, in particular to be connected to a location or a coupler 13 of the computing or electrical device 1, such as a mobile phone or a mobile telephone 10 (FIG.6), a personal digital assistant (" PDA ") 11 (FIG 7), or personal computer or laptop 12 (FIG. The deodorizing device 3 further comprises one or more tubular elements 31, 32, in particular two elements, arranged or arranged or extending from the card-shaped element 30, preferably aligned with each other and spaced apart. from one another to form a gap 39 between the tubular members 31, 32 (FIGS., 2, 4).

  One of the tubular members 31 includes a bore 33 formed therein, and one or more projections 34 extending into this bore 33.

  The other tubular member 32 also includes a bore 35 formed therein, and a recess 37 formed therein and communicating with the bore 35.

  The deodorant device 3 further comprises a casing 40, such as a tubular casing 40 intended to be arranged and fixed between the tubular elements 31, 32. The casing 40 comprises a cavity 41 formed inside of it and numerous passages 42 for the air, also formed inside it and communicating with the cavity 41 of the housing 40, to allow air to flow inside and outside the cavity 41 of the housing 40 The housing 40 comprises a screen or indicator 43 formed or arranged on the outside of the housing 40, and disposed near an end 44 of the housing 40, to expose or show the amount of deodorizing substance (which will be described below), and the housing 40 includes one or more projections 45 extending into the cavity 41 at the other end 47 of the housing 40.

  A heating element 50 engages and is received by said other end 47 of the housing 40. It includes one or more cavities 51 formed therein to receive the projections 45 from the housing 40, and to maintain and position the heating element within the housing 40. The heating element 50 includes an orifice 52 formed therein and oriented away from the projections 45 of the housing 40 or oriented in the direction of said end 44 of the housing 40.

  It is preferred that the cavities 51 of the heating element 50 comprise a depth or length greater than the length of the projections 45 of the housing 40, to allow the heating element 50 to extend slightly outside the housing. 40, and in the tubular member 32 to secure or attach the housing 40 to the tubular member 32.

  A housing 53 is arranged to receive the deodorant substance inside it, such as deodorant, deodorant, perfume, room fragrance, or the like, and in solid, liquid or gel form, and in particular, in a conventional manner , a liquid absorbed in a sponge or foam material. The amount of deodorizing substance can be exposed or presented on the screen or the indicator 43 of the housing 40.

  The housing 53 comprises an opening 54 arranged inside it and oriented in the direction of the projections 45 of the housing 40, or oriented opposite said end 44 of the housing 40. A rod 55 comprises two ends engageable respectively in the housing. opening 54 of the housing 53 and in the orifice 52 of the heating element 50. The housing 53 comprises one or more notches 56 formed therein to receive the projections 34 of the tubular element 31, and thus maintain and position the housing 53 on the tubular element 31.

  It should be noted that the housing 53 can be engaged in the tubular element 31 and said end 44 of the housing 40, to close, attach or hold the housing 40 to the tubular element 31. In addition, the heating element 50 may be engaged in said other end 47 of the housing 40 and may extend into the tubular member 32 to close, attach or maintain the housing 40 relative to the tubular member 32.

  A spring 57 may be engaged on the rod 55 and / or engaged between the heating element 50 and the housing 53 to bias the housing 53 into said end 44 of the housing 40, and to bias the heating element 50 into the tubular element 32, so that the housing 40 can be stably retained or attached or held between the tubular members 31, 32.

  As shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, an actuator 58 can be engaged in the bore 35 of the tubular element 32, and it comprises a latch 59 biased by a spring, engageable in the recess 37 of the element tubular 32 to hold and lock the actuator 58 relative to the tubular member 32, and disengageable from the recess 37 of the tubular member 32, by rotating the actuator 58 relative to the element tubular 32, to allow the actuator 58 to be held removably relative to the tubular member 32.

  The actuator 58 can cooperate with the heating element 50, to move or hold the heating element 50 in said other end 47 of the housing 40, and to disengage the heating element 50 from the tubular element 32, so as to to allow said other end 47 of the housing 40 to be displaced with respect to the tubular member 32 and to be disengaged from the tubular members 31, 32.

  However, it is important to note that when the actuator 58 is attached to the tubular member 32, the housing 40 can still be held with respect to the tubular member 31 by means of the housing 53, and the housing 40 will not be disengaged tubular elements 31, 32, unless said other end 47 of the housing 40 is moved laterally relative to the tubular member 32 by the users.

  In operation, as shown in FIGS. 6 to 8, the card-shaped element 30 of the deodorizing device 3 may be connected to or associated with one or the other of the computer or electrical devices 1, such as the mobile phone or the mobile phone 10 (FIG.6), the PDA 11 (FIG.7), or the personal computer or the laptop 12 (FIG.8), etc., to allow the heating element 50 to be powered by electric power sources from computer or electrical devices 1.

  It is important to note that the coupling of the card-shaped element 30 to the electrical power sources of the computing or electrical devices 1 is conventional, and that the power supply of the card-shaped element 30 by the power sources Electrical or computer devices 1 is also conventional, so that the heating element 50 can also be coupled to the power sources of the computer or electrical devices 1 and be powered by them.

  When the heating element 50 is energized, the air received in the housing 40 can be heated by the heating element 50 and can then flow outward or flow outside the housing 40 through the air passage 42, so that the pressure inside the housing 40 will be decreased. The deodorizing substance received in the housing 53 can then be extracted or escape or spread out through the opening 54 of the housing 53, or through a gap formed between the rod 55 and the housing 53, due to of the decrease of the pressure inside the casing 40.

  The deodorant substance extracted, escaped or spread externally through the opening 54 of the housing 53, or through the gap formed between the rod 55 and the housing 53, can then be heated by the heating element 50 and can then escape or flow outside through the air passages 42 of the housing 40, to deodorize the environment or the like.

  The amount of deodorizing substance can be observed through the screen or indicator 43 of the housing 40, to allow users to disconnect computer or electrical devices 1 from the card-shaped member 30 of the deodorizing device 3, when the housing 40 has not received or contains deodorant material inside of it.

  It is important to note that the deodorant device according to the present invention comprises a compact structure which can be easily transported by the users, and which can be easily connected to or attached to the various electrical equipment, such as computer apparatus, or even light them. -cigar cars, or the like. Conventional deodorizing devices do not have a card-shaped element to be connected to or attached to the different electrical equipment.

Claims (10)

  1 device (3) for deodorizing air, characterized in that it comprises: - a card-shaped element (30) to be connected to the electrical equipment, - a housing (40) fixed to said element (30) in card form, and which comprises a cavity (41) formed therein, - a casing (53) received in said cavity (41) of said casing (40), for receiving the deodorant substance within it and - a heating element (50) received in said cavity (41) of said housing (40), to be supplied with energy to heat air received in said cavity (41) of said housing (40) when said element (30) is connected to the electrical equipment and to allow the deodorizing substance to spread outside said housing (53) and to be heated by said heating element (50).   2 device (3) for air deodorization according to claim 1, characterized in that said housing (40) comprises at least one air passage (42) formed inside thereof and which communicates with said cavity (41 ) of the housing (40), to allow air to flow into and out of said housing (40).   Air deodorizing device (3) according to claim 1, characterized in that said housing (40) comprises a screen (43) for showing the amount of deodorizing substance.   4 device (3) for deodorizing air according to claim 1, characterized in that said housing (40) comprises at least one projection (45) extending in said cavity (41) of the housing (40), and in that said heating element (50) comprises at least one cavity (41) formed therein for receiving said projection (45) of said housing (40) and for holding said heating element (50) within said housing (40); housing (40).     An air deodorizing device (3) according to claim 1, characterized in that said card-shaped element (30) comprises a tubular element (31, 32) extending from it, and in that said heating element (50) may extend outside said housing (40) and into said tubular member (31,32) to secure said housing (40) to said tubular member (31,32).   6 device (3) for deodorizing air according to claim 5, characterized in that it comprises an actuator (58) which can engage in said tubular element (31, 32) and attach thereto.   Air deodorizing device (3) according to claim 6, characterized in that said actuator (58) can cooperate with said heating element (50) to disengage said heating element (50) from said tubular element (31, 32).   An air deodorizing device (3) according to claim 6, characterized in that said tubular member (32) comprises a recess (37) formed therein, and that the actuator (58) comprises a latch (59) engageable with said recess (37) of said tubular member (32) to maintain said actuator (58) relative to said tubular member (32).   9 device (3) air deodorization according to claim 1, characterized in that it comprises a rod (55) engaged between said housing (53) and said heating element (50).     An air deodorising device (3) according to claim 1, characterized in that it comprises a spring (57) engaged between said housing (53) and said heating element (50).   Air deodorizing device (3) according to claim 1, characterized in that said card-shaped element (30) comprises a tubular element (31, 32) extending from it, and in that said housing ( 53) may extend outside said housing (40) and into said tubular member to maintain said housing (40) with respect to said tubular member.   An air deodorizing device (3) according to claim 11, characterized in that said tubular member comprises a bore formed therein for receiving said housing (53) and at least one projection (34) extending in said bore of the tubular member, and in that said housing (53) comprises at least one notch (56) formed therein for receiving said projection (34) of said tubular member, and for holding said housing ( 53) within said tubular member and said housing (40).