JP2002058743A - Tool and method for applying fragrance to oxygen enriched gas - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a system which applies fragrance to oxygen enriched gas for enhancing relaxing effect. SOLUTION: In the scented oxygen enriched gas supply system, a pipe is arranged to guide an oxygen enriched gas into a container and a device is installed outside an oxygen enriched gas supply source to guide a fragrant component, diluted by an odorless liquid oil or wax highly resisting oxidation to control the intensity thereof to a moderate level, to a sucking device.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a device and a method for adding a scent when inhaling an oxygen-enriched gas. More particularly, the present invention relates to a tool and a method for easily adding a scent to an oxygen-enriched gas with a comfortable intensity.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, oxygen inhalation has been limited to medical treatments for patients with dyspnea. At present, with the deterioration of the urban environment due to air pollution and the increase in stress in modern life, inhalation of oxygenated gas to refresh and relax is showing signs of fashion. However, oxygen was tasteless and odorless, and the feeling that oxygen was inhaled as it was was poor.

[0003] The relaxing effect of aroma is also being reviewed, as represented by aromatherapy, and the addition of an aromatic component to oxygen can be expected to have a synergistic effect for relaxation. As the main source of aroma, essential oils for aromatherapy are rich in variety,
It is often used because it is easily available and easy to handle.

[0004] However, the essential oil has a drawback that it is difficult to control the intensity of the scent when it is used for adding scent to an oxygen-enriched gas, because the scent is concentrated to a high concentration. . There is a demand for a method that allows the scent to be sensed differently from one person to another, and the intensity of the scent varies greatly depending on the type of the scent component.

Several methods of adding a scent to oxygen have been tried in the past, but the conventional addition method requires an oversized device, a special fragrance source, and a type of scent. I had to limit it. Also, a device for adding a scent to the inside of the oxygen-enriched gas supply device has been devised.However, if the distance between the oxygen-enriched gas supply source and the oxygen suction place is far, the scent component is contained in the tube for introducing oxygen. When attached, the intensity of the scent changed, or when the scent was changed, the previously used scent remained.

[0006]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION According to the present invention, the inhalation of an oxygen-enriched gas can be realized by adjusting various scents having different intensities to an appropriate intensity and easily adding it to the oxygen-enriched gas. It is an object of the present invention to provide an apparatus and a method for obtaining various scent effects including a relaxing effect.

[0007]

Means for Solving the Problems As a result of intensive studies of the present invention with respect to such problems, the following tools and methods for adding a scent to an oxygen-enriched gas have been found.

That is, according to the present invention, an oxygen-enriched gas is introduced from the oxygen-enriched gas supply source into the container of the scent-adding tool by a tube, and the oxygen-enriched gas is vaporized together with the vaporized aromatic component inside the container, and a mask, a cannula and the like It has an outlet to guide it up to the oxygen inhalation tool, and as a method of adding an aromatic component, a saturated fatty acid-based oil resistant to liquid oxidation,
Or having the scent-adding tool for adding a scent by dropping the scent component diluted from 100% to 5% with a wax into the scent-adding tool outside the oxygen-enriched gas supply device;
An oxygen-enriched gas supply system is provided.

[0009] The present invention also relates to a mask for pouring oxygen-enriched gas together with an aroma component by pouring water into the scent-adding device, releasing oxygen-enriched gas into the water, and vaporizing the scent component added to the water surface and water. It has an outlet to guide it to cannula and other oxygen inhalation tools, and as a method of adding aroma components, liquid fatty acid-based saturated fatty acid oil,
Alternatively, an aroma component diluted from 100% to 5% with a wax is dropped into a scent-adding device, so that the scent-adding device for imparting a scent is provided outside the oxygen-enriched gas supply device. System.

[0010]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION The oxygen-enriched gas scent adding device of the present invention has a pipe for introducing a gas from an oxygen-enriched gas supply source inside a container, and a diluted or undiluted gas added to the inside of the container. A scent-adding device having a tube for guiding the aroma component together with the oxygen-enriched gas to the oxygen inhalation device is provided outside the oxygen-enriched gas supply source.

[0011]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS First, a case where water is poured into a container and a fragrance is added to an oxygen-enriched gas using an essential oil for aromatherapy diluted with an odorless oil resistant to oxidation is used as an example. This will be specifically described with reference to the drawings.

Glass container (a) (capacity 500 m)
1) Put 250 cc of water into the apparatus, cap (b), introduce oxygen-enriched gas into the apparatus from the oxygen-enriched gas inlet (c), and oxygen-enrich the scented oxygen-enriched gas. The gas is led from the gas outlet (d) to the oxygen suction device.

The container (a) contains many of the fragrance components which are oily. Depending on the type of the fragrance components, there is a risk of erosion of the plastics. Containers are preferred.

The cap (b) is provided with an inlet (c) for taking in an oxygen-enriched gas at the upper part of the cap, and an outlet (d) for oxygen to the oxygen inhalation tool is provided on the side face of the cap. Further, the cap is provided with an inlet pipe (e) for guiding the oxygen-enriched gas directly into the water stretched from the removable oxygen inlet into the container. The cap is of a screw cap type, and when closed, the packing (f) prevents the oxygen-enriched gas from being released from a portion other than the oxygen outlet. The type of the cap of the container is not particularly limited as long as the oxygen-enriched gas is not released from other than the outlet.

Filling the container (a) with water and adding a scent component thereto has the effect of washing the gas from the oxygen-enriched gas generation source, and releases the scent component when the bubbles pop. There are advantages such as easy to do.

As the aromatic component to be added, 0.1 ml of an essential oil diluted to 15% with "Furnas oil" manufactured by Kenso Medical Corporation was used. There is no particular limitation on the oil to be diluted as long as it is odorless and safe, but if possible, an oil extracted from a plant, in which only saturated fatty acids are further extracted, is strongly resistant to oxidation. Alternatively, a wax such as jojoba oil used in aromatherapy may be used, but jojoba oil has a relatively high freezing point, and when added to water, coagulates, making the water cloudy or not releasing aroma components sufficiently. There are drawbacks, such as:

As a source of the scent, it is desirable to use an essential oil from the viewpoint of abundance of kinds, easy handling, availability and the like. Some essential oils submerge in water, in which case it is desirable to use them without filling the container with water. The degree of dilution of the essential oils varies depending on the type, but 100% to 10% of the extract from the skin of citrus plants
Around 50% to 5% is desirable for a very strong scent such as eucalyptus before and after.

The amount of the diluted essential oil actually added to the scent adding device is from 0.05 ml to 0.3 m
Although l is desirable, it varies depending on the flow rate of oxygen, the volume of the scent-adding device, and the type of the oxygen inhalation device.

The distance from the scent-adding device to the oxygen outlet of the oxygen-inhaling device should be as short as possible within a range that does not hinder the attachment or detachment of the oxygen-inhaling device or actual use. If the scent adheres to a tube or the like and becomes weak or the scent is switched, the previous scent may remain. Therefore, if possible, the distance between the scent-adding device and the outlet of the oxygen inhaling device is preferably within 3 m.

As the oxygen-enriched gas supply source, an oxygen concentrator of a pressure fluctuation adsorption system was used. The shorter the distance between the oxygen concentrator and the scent-adding equipment is, the better. There is no problem in providing a source of chemical gas in a separate room. However,
In that case, it is necessary to check the flow rate of the oxygen-enriched gas at the entrance of the fragrance addition tool.

[0021]

As described above, the apparatus and method for adding a scent to an oxygen-enriched gas according to the present invention can enhance the relaxing and refreshing effect by adding a scent to the oxygen-added gas. In addition, various types of scents can be easily added to the oxygen-enriched gas using commercially available essential oils for aromatherapy. Furthermore, by diluting the scent component with an odorless saturated fatty acid oil, the intensity of the scent can be easily adjusted with a commercially available essential oil. And since a commercially available essential oil can be used, the cost of adding a fragrance was reduced.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a cross-sectional view of a scent-added container of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

a Fragrance-added container hand scanner housing b Cap c Oxygen-enriched gas inlet d Odor-enriched gas-enriched gas outlet e Introductory tube for introducing oxygen-enriched gas into the water of the scent-adding tool in the container f Packing

Claims (2)

[Claims] An odorless liquid or oil resistant to oxidation is provided in a container having a pipe for guiding an oxygen-enriched gas into a container containing an aromatic component and having an outlet for guiding the oxygen-enriched gas to an oxygen inhalation tool together with the aromatic component. A device for adding a moderately strong fragrance to the oxygen-enriched gas is provided outside the oxygen-enriched gas supply source. Enriched gas supply system. 2. An oxygen-enriched gas having a pipe for releasing into the water contained in the container, a fragrance component is added to the water surface and water, and a moderately strong fragrance is added to the oxygen-enriched gas. Item 2. An oxygen-enriched gas supply system with a scent according to Item 1.