JP2004268704A - Aroma generator for vehicle - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an aroma generator capable of supplying relax type aroma to an occupant by more effective timing. <P>SOLUTION: This generator is provided with an aroma generator including aroma components, an operation means for operating the aroma generator, and an air blowing means for generating an air flow for carrying aroma generated by the aroma generator. When the occupant is required to be relaxed when he feels bad or an accident occurs, the aroma generator is operated by good timing and the relax type aroma can be supplied to the inside of a cabin. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2004,JPO&NCIPI

Description

[0001]
TECHNICAL FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a scent generating device for a vehicle.
[0002]
[Prior art]
Commercially available fragrances and the like are widely used as scent generators in vehicles, and the odor is used to improve the occupant's mood or to obscure (mask) unpleasant odors. The effect of this scent is to improve the concentration of the occupants (vegetable scent such as rosemary), to give a refreshing feeling (citrus scent such as grapefruit) or to give a relaxing feeling (floral scent such as lavender). Scent) can be. In particular, the relaxed scent has an effect only on the occupant's preference when the occupant can moderately relax and can drive, but can be said to be more effective when the driver is tired or unwell.
[0003]
However, in a scent generator using a conventional fragrance, it takes time until the scent is sufficiently diffused into a room. In addition, with fragrances, the fragrance environment is flexibly and promptly selected, such as selecting the best fragrance from a plurality of fragrances according to the situation, or quickly setting the inside of the vehicle to an appropriate fragrance atmosphere according to the situation. There was a problem that it was difficult to form.
For example, in an ambulance, there is a demand for a sufficient supply of a relaxing scent into a vehicle compartment in a short time in order to calm the patient and improve the mood until the arrival of the doctor or the hospital. However, conventional fragrances cannot meet such demands. Regarding such a request, the same can be said for the inside of a vehicle at the time of occurrence of an accident.
[0004]
With regard to a device having a scent generating function according to the related art, there is an apparatus that discloses an air purifier having a scent generating function. However, this device is generally concerned with air cleaning.
[Patent Document 1]
JP-A-2001-253,235 (page 3)
[0005]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made in view of the above-described circumstances, and has as its object to provide a scent generator that can supply a relaxed scent to an occupant with more effective timing.
[0006]
Another object of the present invention is that when an accident or the like related to a vehicle occurs, that is, when the occupant needs relaxation, the 119th call, the operation of the airbag, etc. are activated in a timely manner to release a fragrance of a relaxing system. It is intended to be supplied into the vehicle interior.
[0007]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
According to the first aspect of the present invention, in order to achieve the above-described object, the vehicle scent generator includes a scent generator including a scent component, an operating unit that operates the scent generator, and the scent generator. Air blowing means for generating a flow of air carrying the generated scent.
[0008]
With this configuration, it is possible to provide a scent generating device capable of supplying a relaxed scent to an occupant at more effective timing.
[0009]
According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the first aspect, the scent generator includes at least one scent tank for containing a scent component, and an on-off valve attached to the scent tank. I do. The on-off valve is opened and closed by a signal from the operating means, and is capable of generating a scent stored in the scent tank associated therewith only when the valve is opened.
According to the present embodiment, the scent generator is further embodied.
[0010]
According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the second aspect, the on-off valve is a solenoid valve.
According to this embodiment, the on-off valve of the scent generator is further embodied.
[0011]
According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, in any one of the first to third aspects, the operating means operates the scent generator by an operating switch pressed when the user feels sick. The present invention is characterized in that it includes a Mayday system including an operation switch and a reset switch for stopping the operating scent generator and resetting it to a state of waiting for an operation command.
According to the present embodiment, the operating means of the scent generator is further embodied.
[0012]
According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, in any one of the first to third aspects, the operating means operates the scent generator in response to a 119 notification from the vehicle interior. .
According to this embodiment, when the occupant feels sick, or when it is necessary to relax the occupant in an emergency condition, the scent generating device is activated by issuing the 119th signal to operate the scent generating device in a timely manner to release the relaxing scent. It can be supplied to the vehicle interior.
[0013]
According to a sixth aspect of the present invention, in any one of the first to third aspects, the operating means operates the scent generator by operating an airbag.
According to the present embodiment, when it is necessary to calm the occupant in the event of a vehicle accident or the like, the scent generating device can be operated in a timely manner by the operation of the airbag to supply a relaxing scent into the vehicle interior.
[0014]
According to a seventh aspect of the present invention, in any one of the first to sixth aspects, the blower is an air conditioner.
According to the present embodiment, the blowing means of the scent generating device is further embodied.
[0015]
According to an eighth aspect of the present invention, in any one of the first to sixth aspects, the blower is a fan.
According to this embodiment, another embodiment of the blowing means of the scent generator is embodied.
[0016]
According to a ninth aspect of the present invention, in any one of the first to eighth aspects, the scent generated by the scent generator includes a scent that encourages an occupant of a floral system or the like to relax. It is characterized by.
According to this embodiment, the scent generated by the scent generating device is further embodied.
[0017]
BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION
Hereinafter, an apparatus according to a first embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.
FIGS. 1 to 3 schematically show a first embodiment of a scent generator according to the present invention. FIG. 1 shows a schematic configuration of the scent generator of the present invention, and FIG. FIG. 3 shows a schematic configuration of a scent generator provided in the scent generator of the present invention, and FIG. 3 is a flowchart illustrating the operation of the scent generator.
[0018]
First, referring to FIG. 1, a scent generator 10 according to a first embodiment of the present invention includes a scent generator 1 and a Mayday system 2, and a relaxing scent 3 from the scent generator 1. appear. The scent generator 1 can emit a floral scent, such as lavender, which is effective for relaxation, and can emit the scent 3 toward a vehicle occupant. Further, a vent blowout of the air conditioner 4 may be used to carry the scent to the vehicle occupant. Here, the Mayday system 2 has at least a Mayday switch to be pressed when the user feels sick, and a scent reset switch.
Here, instead of the air conditioner 4, a fan may be simply provided, or a duct system may be provided in combination with the fan.
[0019]
Next, referring to FIG. 2, an internal configuration of the scent generator 1 according to the first embodiment is schematically shown. In the present embodiment, the scent generator 1 includes four scent tanks 15, 16, 17, and 18. These tanks 15, 16, 17, and 18 are tanks containing scent components, and contain lavender, grapefruit, rosemary, and citrus scent components, respectively. The scent generator 1 further includes a solenoid valve 12 electrically operated by a solenoid 13. FIG. 2 shows a fan 14 for sending a scent to an occupant. In the present embodiment, the fan 14 is a fan 14 provided in the air conditioner 4. As described above, only the electric fan 14 may be provided separately from the air conditioner 4. When the air conditioner 4 is used as the fan 14, the scent generator 1 is preferably installed near the outlet of the air conditioner 4, as shown in FIG.
[0020]
The Mayday switch for selecting one of the four types of scents and opening the solenoid valve 13 is provided in the Mayday system 2 as described above. In FIG. 2, the first scent tank 15 is selected and the scent tank is selected. The 15 solenoid valves 12 are opened, and the scent of lavender is supplied by the fan 14 into the vehicle interior.
Any other than the above four types of scent components may be filled in any of the scent tanks 15, 16, 17, 18 instead of the above four types. May be provided.
[0021]
Next, the operation of the apparatus of the present embodiment will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG. When the occupant requests the fragrance 3, the occupant presses the start button in step 1 (S1), and turns on the mayday switch of the mayday system 2. At this time, the fan 14 of the air conditioner 4 is also started in conjunction with the start, and the air flows from the vent outlet. Apart from this, the on / off switch of the air conditioner 4 may be separately turned on in advance without interlocking with the start button.
[0022]
Proceeding to step 2 (S2), the ON / OFF of the Mayday switch of the Mayday system 2 is checked. In step 2, when the Mayday switch of the Mayday system 2 is turned on, the process proceeds to the next step 3 (S3) via a YES route. If the Mayday switch is not turned on (off), the process returns via the NO route, and waits in this state (the Mayday system is off) until the Mayday switch is turned on. Here, since the Mayday switch is integrated with the four scent selection switches, the Mayday switch is turned on and one of the four types of scents is selected. However, the switch for selecting the scent and the Mayde switch may be separate.
[0023]
In step 3, since the scent of lavender is selected here, the solenoid valve 12 of the scent tank 15 of lavender is opened, and the scent of lavender is sent into the vehicle interior. Further, the process proceeds to Step 4 (S4).
[0024]
In step 4, ON / OFF of the reset switch is checked. When the reset switch is turned on, the process proceeds to step 5 (S5) via a YES route. Here, if the reset switch is off, the route returns to NO and returns to the state before step 4. Therefore, until the reset switch is turned on, the scent generating device 10 continues to be operated, and the scent 3 is introduced into the vehicle interior. Keep sending.
[0025]
When the reset switch is turned on and the process proceeds to step 5, the Mayday system 2 is turned off, the solenoid valve 12 of the lavender scent tank 15 is closed, and the generation of the scent 3 is stopped. At this time, the air conditioner 4 (or the fan 14) may be continuously operated or may be stopped. When the scent generating device 10 is stopped in step 5, the control route returns to before step 2 and is in a state of waiting for the maid switch to be turned on.
[0026]
The above flow shows an example of the basic operation steps of the scent generator 10 according to the embodiment of the present invention. In the above flow, control elements such as a timer and a sensor may be additionally incorporated in order to perform finer control.
[0027]
In the first embodiment, whether the scent 3 is generated by opening the solenoid valve 12 in FIG. 3 was determined by turning on / off the maid switch in step 2 (S2). In this embodiment, the above-mentioned determination is made as the 119th transmission of the mobile phone held by the occupant. Therefore, in step 2 of FIG. 3, when the number 119 is transmitted from the occupant's mobile phone, in this embodiment, the process proceeds to step 3 through the YES route to generate fragrance 3.
[0028]
In the third embodiment, whether or not the solenoid valve 12 in FIG. 3 can be opened to generate a scent is determined by whether the maid switch is turned on / off in step 2 (S2) of the first embodiment. Instead, actuate the airbag. Accordingly, when the airbag is activated in step 2 of FIG. 3, the process proceeds to step 3 through the YES route in this embodiment, and scent 3 is generated.
[0029]
Next, effects and operations of the above embodiment will be described.
The following effects can be expected from the scent generating device according to the first embodiment of the present invention.
・ It is possible to supply scents such as relaxing to the occupants at more effective timing.
-When the occupant feels sick, he or she may switch on the May Day system to contact the May Day base station, and sometimes and sometimes a doctor or ambulance will head to the car carrying the sick passenger and arrive. After that, the driver will have to take necessary measures.In the time until the arrival of the doctor, the driver waits while feeling sick and uneasy. The passengers can feel a little more or less calm.
[0030]
The following effects can be expected from the scent generating device according to the second embodiment of the present invention.
・ When the occupant feels sick or needs to relax the occupant due to urgent physical condition, etc., the scent generator is activated in a timely manner by dial 119 to supply a relaxing scent to the vehicle interior. I can do it.
[0031]
The following effects can be expected from the scent generator of the third embodiment of the present invention.
-When an occupant needs to calm down in the event of a vehicle accident or the like, the airbag is activated to operate the scent generator in a timely manner and supply a relaxing scent into the vehicle interior.
[0032]
The above embodiment is an example of the present invention, and the present invention is not limited by the embodiment, but is defined only by matters described in the claims. It is feasible.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 schematically shows a schematic configuration of a scent generating device according to a first embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 2 schematically shows a schematic configuration of a scent generator provided in the scent generator of FIG.
FIG. 3 is a flowchart illustrating an operation of the scent generating device according to the first embodiment of the present invention.
[Explanation of symbols]
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Scent generator 2 ... May day system 3 ... Scent 4 ... Air conditioner 10 ... Scent generator 12 ... Solenoid valves 15, 16, 17, 18 ... Scent tank

Claims (9)

In a vehicle scent generator, the scent generator is
A scent generator containing a scent component,
Operating means for operating the scent generator;
Blowing means for generating a flow of air carrying the scent generated by the scent generator,
A scent generator for vehicles, comprising: The scent generator,
At least one scent tank for containing a scent component,
An on-off valve attached to the scent tank,
Has,
The automobile scent according to claim 1, wherein the on-off valve is opened / closed by a signal from the operating means, and can generate a scent contained in the scent tank associated therewith only when the scent is opened. Generator. 3. The scent generator according to claim 2, wherein the on-off valve is a solenoid valve. The operating means includes:
An operation switch that operates the scent generator with an operation switch that is pressed when feeling bad, etc., and a reset switch that stops the operating scent generator and resets it to a state of waiting for an operation command, Mayday system,
The scent generator for an automobile according to any one of claims 1 to 3, which is provided. The scent generator for an automobile according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the operating means activates the scent generator in response to a 119 notification from the vehicle interior. The scent generator for an automobile according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the operating means operates the scent generator by operating an airbag. The scent generator for an automobile according to any one of claims 1 to 6, wherein the blower is an air conditioner. The scent generator for an automobile according to any one of claims 1 to 6, wherein the blower is a fan. The scent generator according to any one of claims 1 to 8, wherein the scent generated by the scent generator includes a scent that promotes relaxation of an occupant of a floral system or the like.

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