JP2005307514A - Floor panel-mounted aroma generator - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a floor panel-mounted aroma generator which can adjust the intensity of an aroma and exerts suitable stress suppressing effect. <P>SOLUTION: The floor panel-mounted aroma generator is mounted in a notched portion for drawing an electric wire of a floor panel to the outside, and formed of almost box-shaped lower and upper cases 12, 13 arranged in the notched portion so as not to protrude upward from the floor panel, an aromatic substance container 15 detachably attached to the lower case 12, a spray port 34 for spraying the aroma from the aromatic substance container 15, a shutter member 36 capable of adjusting an opening level of the spray port 34, for adjusting the intensity of the aroma, and a sirocco fan 18 and a motor 20 for spraying the aroma sprayed from the spray port 34, upward via a ventilation cover. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2006,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  The present invention relates to a floor panel attached scent generator that is attached to a floor panel of a double floor system provided in an office building or the like and blows out a scent having a stress suppressing effect in a room.

  For example, in office buildings, etc., a so-called double floor system is adopted in which a predetermined space is formed on the floor surface and a floor panel is laid, so that the floor panel is electrically wired. It is considered to arrange a scent generator for generating a scent for the purpose of stress relief in the notch part (see, for example, Patent Document 1).

The fragrance generator is configured to insert a main body portion inserted into the cutout portion, a ventilation lid attached to an upper portion of the main body portion, a fragrance box provided in the main body portion, and a fragrance of the fragrance contained in the fragrance box. The motor is composed of a motor and a fan that are sucked upward through the suction lid.
JP 2003-225294 A (pages 3 and 4; FIGS. 1 to 4)

  However, the fragrance generator has no means for adjusting the intensity of the fragrance (the intensity of the fragrance is blown out), and is configured to blow out a certain amount of fragrance by turning on the motor. I can not get the scent. Further, in this scent generator, once the motor switch is turned on, the fan keeps rotating, so the scent is filled with scent in the office and the stress suppressing effect is diminished. In particular, since the scent blowing direction is not considered, there is also a problem that the scent concentrates in one place.

  Moreover, in this scent generator, since the upper part of the main body is greatly opened, it is possible that dust enters the inside or water enters, so there is room for consideration in terms of the dustproof function and the waterproof function. is there.

  Then, this invention is made | formed in order to solve said subject, and provides the floor panel attachment type fragrance generator which can exhibit the moderate stress suppression effect by adjusting the strength of fragrance. Objective.

  The floor panel-mounted scent generator according to the present invention is a floor panel-mounted scent generator that is mounted on a notch for drawing out electrical wiring of the floor panel, and is disposed in the notch so as not to protrude on the floor panel. The main portion is a substantially box-shaped main body, and a ventilating lid having air permeability that is attached to the main body portion so that the upper surface is substantially flush with the upper surface of the floor panel.

  And in this floor panel mounting type fragrance generator, a fragrance containing part provided in the main body part, a blowout port for blowing out the scent from the fragrance containing part provided on the upper surface of the main part, and A shutter member that adjusts the intensity of the fragrance so that the opening amount of the outlet can be adjusted; and a delivery unit that is disposed in the main body and that blows out the fragrance blown from the outlet through the ventilation lid. It is provided with.

  According to the floor panel mounted scent generator of the present invention, since the shutter member for adjusting the intensity of the fragrance is provided by adjusting the opening amount of the outlet, the shutter is closed when the scent is strong, and the shutter is closed when the scent is weak. Thus, the room can always be kept in a proper scented state.

  Hereinafter, specific embodiments to which the present invention is applied will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. In this embodiment, first, a double floor system will be described, and then a floor panel attached scent generator attached to the floor panel of the double floor system will be described.

"Double floor system"
First, a double floor system provided in an office building will be described. The double floor system is provided in an office such as an office building or a computer building. As shown in FIG. 2, a gap is provided between the floor floor 1 of the office, which is a building frame, with a support (not shown). A floor panel 3 is arranged via (predetermined space) 2 and electric wiring is arranged here with the gap 2 as a wiring space.
As shown in FIGS. 7 to 9, the floor panel 3 is a plate having a square shape in plan view, and the upper surface is the floor of the office when disposed above the floor base 1 with a gap 2 therebetween. It will be. In the floor panel 3, through holes 4 through which fixing tools such as corner lock screws are inserted are drilled at the four corners, and the lower surfaces of the corners through which the through holes 4 are drilled are placed on the support tools. The recessed step portion to be formed is recessed.

Although not shown in particular, the support on which the floor panel 3 is placed is placed on the upper surface of the floor foundation 1 that is the building of the office, and a pedestal that is placed directly on the upper surface of the floor foundation 1 The pedestal portion protrudes upward from the pedestal portion and the receiving portion provided at the upper end portion of the pedestal portion. The receiving portion is formed with four corner placement portions on which the corner portions of the floor panel 3 are placed, and the corner portions of the four floor panels 3 can be placed with one support. . The corner placement portion is provided with a corner lock or the like so as to communicate with the through hole 4 drilled in the concave step portion when the concave step portion on the lower surface of the corner portion of the floor panel 3 is placed. A female screw hole into which the fixing tool is screwed is formed.
In order to arrange the floor panel 3 above the floor foundation 1, first, the support is arranged on the upper surface of the floor foundation 1 in the office in a lattice point shape in plan view. Then, corner mounts formed at the receiving portions of the support tools are corners that are the respective apexes of the floor panel 3 having a square shape in plan view so that the lattice points at which the support tools are arranged are set to the four apexes. The corner lock screw is inserted into and screwed into the through hole 4 formed in the floor panel 3 that communicates with the mounting portion and the female screw portion formed in the support.
Some of the floor panels 3 arranged in this way are formed with notches 5 for drawing out the electrical wiring arranged in the gap 2 on the lower side of the floor panel 3 to the upper side of the floor panel 3. The floor panel 3 other than the wiring panel 3a, in which the notch portion 5 is not formed, is referred to as a plane panel 3b.

The wiring panel 3a is formed with a notch 5 having a substantially U-shape in plan view on the side of the plane panel 3b (two sides opposite to each other in the present embodiment). The electrical wiring arranged in the lower wiring space is drawn out to the upper side of the floor panel 3 or used by attaching an electrical appliance such as an outlet to which one end of the electrical wiring is connected to the notch 5 It is. On the upper surface of the edge portion of the cutout portion 5, a concave step portion is formed as a device attachment portion 6 to which an electric appliance or a lid to be described later is attached.
The wiring panel 3a provided with such a notch portion 5 is disposed in a distributed manner in advance, and the notch portion closest to the location to be drawn when the electric wiring is drawn from the lower side to the upper side of the floor panel 3 is arranged. Or an electrical appliance such as an outlet is attached to the notch 5 and one end of the electrical wiring is connected to the electrical appliance for use. In addition, the wiring panel 3a is provided with a lid (not shown) whose upper surface is substantially flush with the upper surface of the floor panel 3 in the notch portion 5 where the electrical wiring is not drawn out and the electric appliance is not attached and used. Thus, the notch 5 is closed. Further, when drawing out the electrical wiring, a wiring take-out lid (not shown) having a hole through which the electrical wiring is inserted may be attached to the notch 5 and the electrical wiring drawn out from the hole. is there.
In order to arrange the wiring panel 3a, the floor panel 3 is entirely arranged with the wiring panel 3a as shown in FIG. 10A, or the wiring panel 3a and the plain panel 3b as shown in FIG. Can be arranged at a 1: 1 ratio, or the wiring panel 3a and the plain panel 3b can be arranged at a 1: 3 number ratio as shown in FIG. 10C. In the present embodiment, the number ratio between the wiring panel 3a and the plain panel 3b is not limited, but two wiring panels 3a are arranged adjacent to each other and the sides on which the cutout portions 5 are formed are abutted to each other. The parts 5 and 5 are connected to form a mounting cutout 7 having a substantially square shape in plan view. And the floor panel attachment type fragrance generator 8 which concerns on this invention is attached to this notch part 7 for attachment.
"Floor panel mounting scent generator"
A floor panel mounting scent generator 8 according to the present invention has a substantially box-like body disposed in the mounting cutout portion 7 so as not to protrude on the floor panel 3, as shown in FIGS. A portion 9 and a ventilating lid 10 having a ventilation property attached to the main body portion 9 so that the upper surface thereof is substantially flush with the upper surface of the floor panel 3.

  As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the main body 9 includes a main body case 11 that is inserted into the mounting notch 7 and forms an outer shell, and a lower case 12 and an upper case 13 that are housed in the main body case 11. Consists of.

  The main body case 11 is formed as a box body having an open top in a square shape in plan view having a space sufficient to fit the lower case 12 and the upper case 13 therein. A grill frame 14 that is a flange portion (flange portion) that protrudes outward is formed on the peripheral edge of the opening of the main body case 11. The grill frame 14 is placed on the peripheral edge of the opening of the mounting notch 7 described above, so that the floor panel mounting scent generator 8 is mounted on the mounting notch 7. In addition, a ventilation lid mounting portion 37 formed as a recess for arranging the ventilation lid 10 that is a grill so as to cover the opening of the main body case 11 is formed inside the grill frame 14. The upper surface of the grill frame 14 is substantially flush with the upper surface of the floor panel 3 when the main body case 11 is inserted and arranged in the mounting cutout 7. “Substantially flush” means not only the same height as the upper surface of the floor panel 3 but also a state of slightly protruding from the upper surface of the floor panel 3.

  As shown in FIGS. 3 to 5, the lower case 12 and the upper case 13 are detachably attached and joined to form a box and are fitted into the main body case 11. The lower case 12 and the upper case 13 can be fixed by a fastener such as a screw.

  The lower case 12 is formed as a box having an upper surface that is coupled to the upper case 13 and has an independent small chamber inside thereof. The small room has a fragrance storage chamber 16 as a fragrance storage section for storing the fragrance container 15 and a fan storage chamber for storing a sirocco fan 18 which is a fan for sucking the scent of the fragrance 17 in the fragrance container 15. 19, a motor storage chamber 21 that stores a motor 20 that rotationally drives the sirocco fan 18, and an electronic device storage chamber 22 that stores a power source (for example, a circuit that converts a 100 V power source into a voltage of a use level, a substrate, or a dry cell). These chambers are separated as independent rooms by respective partition walls 23, 24, 25, and 26.

  The fragrance storage chamber 16, the fan storage chamber 19, and the motor storage chamber 21 are arranged in a row adjacent to each other in this order. An electronic device storage chamber 22 is arranged in the example next to the row of the fragrance storage chamber 16, the fan storage chamber 19 and the motor storage chamber 21.

  The fragrance storage chamber 16 penetrates in the vertical direction as an opening having a rectangular shape in plan view, and has receiving portions 27 formed as protrusions that support several places on the peripheral edge of the bottom surface of the fragrance container 15 described later. . The fragrance container 15 is held in the fragrance storage chamber 16 by being placed on these receiving portions 27. In addition, the partition wall 23 that separates the fragrance storage chamber 16 and the fan storage chamber 19 has a low enough height to receive the bottom surface of the fragrance container 15.

  The fragrance container 15 includes a case 28 having good air permeability for containing the fragrance 17, and a lid 29 that is detachable from the case 28. The case 28 is formed with a plurality of slits 30 for releasing scent on the bottom surface and the side surface facing the sirocco fan 18. These slits 30 are sized so that the fragrance 17 does not leak out, and the air permeability in the case 28 is made good. On the other hand, the lid 29 is formed with a knob 31 for taking out the fragrance container 15 from the fragrance storage chamber 16. Such a fragrance container 15 can be easily attached to and detached from the fragrance storage chamber 16 by pulling up by hand without requiring a tool. Therefore, the fragrance 17 can be replaced without removing the entire floor panel mounting scent generator 8 even after being embedded in the mounting cutout 7 of the floor panel 3.

  And the fragrance | flavor which has a stress suppression effect (for example, a relaxation effect, a refreshing effect) is selected for the fragrance | flavor 17 accommodated in the fragrance | flavor container 15. FIG. For example, it is preferable to use the fragrance 17 having a scent such as lavender, lemon, or jasmine, which has been scientifically verified for its stress reduction effect, in order to promote the stress suppression effect. As the fragrance 17, porous spherical particles impregnated with a scent such as lavender are used. Specifically, spherical particles made of cardboard waste material are impregnated with a scent component. If cardboard waste is used, it can be discarded as burning trash, which is also environmentally friendly. In addition, although the fragrance | flavor 17 is an example, about 15g is accommodated in the fragrance | flavor container 15. FIG.

  The fan storage chamber 19 has a storage volume similar to that of the fragrance storage chamber 16, and the sirocco fan 18 is stored therein. And the sirocco fan 18 arrange | positioned in this fan accommodating chamber 19 is arrange | positioned so that the suction inlet 32 may face the fragrance | flavor accommodating chamber 16. FIG. Unlike the fragrance containing chamber 16, the fan containing chamber 19 has a bottom 33 that forms a ventilation path. The bottom 33 sucks the fragrance of the fragrance 17 contained in the fragrance container 15 in a substantially horizontal direction and smoothly blows it upward and vertically into a blow-out port 34 formed in the upper case 13 described later (FIG. 3 ( A curved R shape as shown in the arrow A).

  The motor storage chamber 21 is provided at a position opposite to the fragrance storage chamber 16 with the fan storage chamber 19 in between. In the motor housing chamber 21, a motor 20 that rotationally drives the sirocco fan 18 disposed in the fan housing chamber 19 with the partition wall 24 interposed therebetween is disposed. By operating the motor 20, the sirocco fan 18 is rotated in the direction indicated by the arrow in FIG. 5A, for example.

  The electronic device housing chamber 22 houses a power supply unit (for example, a circuit that converts a 100V power supply to a working level voltage, a substrate or a dry battery), an electronic circuit board on which a control unit that controls the rotation of the sirocco fan 18 is mounted. Is done. The electronic device storage chamber 22 is partitioned by a partition wall 26 with respect to the fragrance storage chamber 16, the fan storage chamber 19 and the motor storage chamber 21. The sirocco fan 18, the motor 20, the power supply, and the electronic circuit board constitute a sending unit of the present invention.

  The upper case 13 is attached to the lower case 12 so as to close the upper opening of the lower case 12. The upper case 13 is formed with a blowout port 34 including a plurality of blowout holes 35 for blowing the scent into the room at a position facing the sirocco fan 18. The outlet 34 is formed at a position corresponding to the approximate center of the ventilation lid 10 described later, and the effective opening area is about several percent of the main body area. As described above, the blowout port 34 is formed by the plurality of blowout holes 35 and is formed only at a position corresponding to the center of the ventilating lid 10, thereby preventing intrusion of dust and dust into the lower case 12. 17 and the motor 20 can be protected from these dusts and dirt.

  The upper case 13 is slidably attached with a shutter member 36 that adjusts the intensity of the fragrance so that the opening amount of the outlet 34 can be adjusted. The shutter member 36 is provided on the back surface of the upper case 13 so as to be slidable between a position where the outlet 34 is closed and a position where the outlet 34 is opened. An operation piece 38 is formed on the shutter member 36 so that it can be operated with a finger or the like. In addition, the shutter member 36 can be manually adjusted freely with an arbitrary opening amount (the opening rate of the blowing port 34 is 0 to 100%) from the full opening to the full closing. The shutter member 36 is provided with a projecting portion 39 that engages with the blowout hole 35 on the tip side so that the shutter member 36 can be locked at an arbitrary position. When all the shutter members 36 are closed, the scent does not enter the room (in the office). The operation piece 38 of the shutter member 36 appears on the table when the ventilation lid 10 is removed, and can be easily operated with a finger.

  In addition, the upper case 13 determines whether or not the floor panel-mounted scent generator 8 is operating at a position corresponding to the electronic device housing chamber 22 (specifically, the sirocco fan 18 rotates to scent. A light emitting unit 40 is provided on the top surface 13a to indicate whether or not it is blown out. For example, a light emitting diode (LED) having excellent visibility is used as the light emitting unit 40. Of course, a light source other than the light emitting diode can also be used as the light emitting unit 40.

  On the other hand, the ventilation lid 10 has a square shape in plan view that is substantially the same as the outer shape of the ventilation lid mounting portion 37 formed in the main body case 11, and is fitted into the ventilation lid mounting portion 37 to cover the upper surface of the upper case 13. Block. The ventilation lid 10 is formed with openings for blowing out the scent radially from the central portion. Specifically, a grill-like portion 41 is formed in a lattice shape, and each of the left and right directions with the central portion as a boundary. A blowout opening 42 for blowing out a scent radially is formed.

  In the floor panel mounted scent generator 8 configured as described above, the timer 43, the sirocco fan 18 and the motor 20 are driven and controlled to intermittently blow out the scent as shown in FIG. And a control unit (CPU) 45. When the drive switch of the floor panel attached scent generator 8 is turned on, the timer 43 is activated and a command to drive the motor 20 is issued from the controller 45 to the driver 44, and the sirocco fan 18 is rotated for several minutes and then stopped. . Such intermittent operation operates based on a program that is set to operate based on the scent blowing time and the rest time that are most likely to exert the stress suppressing effect.

"Operation explanation and effect of floor panel mounted scent generator"
In the floor panel mounted scent generator 8 configured as described above, when the drive switch is turned on, the motor 20 is driven and the sirocco fan 18 rotates, as shown by the arrow in FIG. 3A. The scent of the fragrance 17 is sucked in the horizontal direction by the fan 18 through the plurality of slits 30 formed on the side surface of the fragrance container 15, and the sucked scent is shaped into an R shape at the bottom 33 of the fan housing chamber 19. Then, the air is smoothly blown vertically upward to the blowout port 34. The scent blown out from the blowout port 34 is blown out evenly radially into the room from the blowout opening 42 of the ventilating lid 10 disposed just above the blowout port 34. The scent blowing is intermittently performed by the control unit 45 as described above.

  In the present embodiment, since the shutter member 36 that can adjust the intensity of the fragrance by adjusting the opening amount of the outlet 34 is provided, if the scent in the room is too strong or too weak, it is in the room. A person can easily adjust the intensity of the fragrance. As a result, it is possible to provide a scent having an odor intensity, comfort, and acceptance level that many people in the same room feel moderate, and it is possible to reduce stress and improve work efficiency. Moreover, the effect of suppressing stress can be achieved more effectively by sniffing the scent at time intervals.

  Further, in the present embodiment, since the fragrance sucked in the horizontal direction from the fragrance containing portion by the delivery unit is provided to the blow-out port 34, the fragrance of the fragrance 17 is sirocco fan 18. Can smoothly flow to the outlet 34.

  Moreover, in this Embodiment, since it is set as the structure which has the control part 45 which blows off a scent intermittently, the effect of the scent by smelling a scent at a time interval improves, and the stress suppression effect is further enhanced. Can be increased.

  Moreover, in this Embodiment, by arrange | positioning the blower outlet 34 in the position corresponding to the approximate center of the ventilation lid | cover 10, a fragrance can be uniformly blown out indoors from this ventilation lid | cover 10 whole.

  In this embodiment, since the fragrance container 15 is detachably attached to the lower case 12, the fragrance 17 is refilled without removing the floor panel attached scent generator 8 from the floor panel 3. It can be performed.

  Moreover, in this Embodiment, since the light emission part 40 which shows whether the floor panel attachment type fragrance generator 8 is operate | moving was provided in the upper case 13, it is discriminate | determined whether it is switch ON or OFF by visual observation indoors. Can do.

  In the present embodiment, the upper case 13 is mounted on the lower case 12, and the air outlet 34 is provided in a part of the upper case 13, so that dust, dust, etc. generated when walking indoors are used. It is possible to prevent intrusion into the apparatus and a decrease in the fragrance capacity, and to extend the life of the motor 20.

  Although specific embodiments to which the present invention is applied have been described above, the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments, and various modifications can be made.

  For example, in the above-described embodiment, the sirocco fan is used as the fan. However, the fan is not particularly limited to the sirocco fan, and is formed in the upper case 13 by sucking the scent of the fragrance 17 contained in the fragrance container 15. Any fan can be used as long as it can be smoothly blown upward and vertically into the blowout port 34.

It is a floor panel attachment type fragrance generator of this Embodiment, Comprising: It is a top view which shows the state which removed the ventilation cover. It is a floor panel attachment type fragrance generator of this Embodiment, Comprising: It is a cross-sectional view which shows the state attached to the floor panel. The main-body part in the floor panel attachment type fragrance generator of this Embodiment is shown, (A) is a longitudinal cross-sectional view, (B) is a top view, (C) is a side view. The lower case in the floor panel attachment type fragrance generator of this Embodiment is shown, (A) is a top view, (B) is a bottom view. The main-body part in the floor panel attachment type fragrance generator of this Embodiment is shown, (A) is a cross-sectional view of a main-body part, (B) is a principal part expanded sectional view which shows the state which closed the blowing outlet by the shutter member, (C) is a principal part expanded sectional view which shows the state which opened the blowing outlet with the shutter member. It is a functional block diagram which controls the delivery unit in the floor panel attachment type fragrance generator of this Embodiment. In the floor panel attachment type fragrance generator of this Embodiment, it is a perspective view which shows the state which removed and lifted the ventilation lid. It is a perspective view of a floor panel (wiring panel). It is a perspective view which shows the state which has arrange | positioned two wiring panels so that a notch part may connect. The arrangement state of a plane panel and a wiring panel is shown, (A) is an example when the floor panels are all wiring panels, (B) is an example when the number ratio of the plane panels and wiring panels is 1: 1, (C ) Is an explanatory view showing an example in which the number ratio of the plane panel to the wiring panel is 3: 1.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 3 ... Floor panel 8 ... Floor panel installation type fragrance generator 9 ... Main-body part 10 ... Ventilation lid 11 ... Main body case 12 ... Lower case 13 ... Upper case 15 ... Air freshener container 17 ... Air freshener 18 ... Sirocco fan (fan)
20 ... Motor 34 ... Air outlet 36 ... Shutter member 43 ... Timer 45 ... Control unit

Claims (4)

A floor panel mounting scent generator attached to a notch for electrical wiring drawing of a floor panel,
A substantially box-shaped main body disposed in the notch so as not to protrude on the floor panel;
A ventilating lid having a ventilation property attached to the main body so that the upper surface is substantially flush with the upper surface of the floor panel;
A fragrance containing part provided in the body part;
A blowout port provided on the upper surface of the main body portion for blowing out the fragrance from the fragrance containing portion;
A shutter member that adjusts the intensity of the fragrance so that the opening amount of the outlet is adjustable;
A floor panel-mounted scent generator, comprising: a delivery unit that is disposed in the main body part and blows up the scent blown out from the blowout opening through the ventilation lid. A floor panel mounting scent generator attached to a notch for electrical wiring drawing of a floor panel,
A substantially box-shaped main body disposed in the notch so as not to protrude on the floor panel;
A ventilation lid that is attached to the main body so that the upper surface is substantially flush with the upper surface of the floor panel, and has an air permeability by forming an opening for blowing out fragrance radially from the center,
A fragrance containing part provided in the body part;
A blowout port for blowing out a scent from the fragrance containing part, which is provided on the upper surface of the main body part and arranged at a position corresponding to the substantially center of the ventilation lid
A delivery unit disposed in the main body and for blowing out the scent blown out from the outlet through the ventilation lid;
A floor panel mounted scent generator characterized by comprising a ventilation path for blowing out the scent sucked from the fragrance containing part in the substantially horizontal direction by the delivery unit to the blowout port in a substantially vertical upward direction. A floor panel mounting scent generator attached to a notch for electrical wiring drawing of a floor panel,
A substantially box-shaped main body disposed in the notch so as not to protrude on the floor panel;
A ventilating lid having a ventilation property attached to the main body so that the upper surface is substantially flush with the upper surface of the floor panel;
A fragrance containing part provided in the body part;
A blowout port provided on the upper surface of the main body portion for blowing out the fragrance from the fragrance containing portion;
A delivery unit disposed in the main body and for blowing out the scent blown out from the outlet through the ventilation lid;
A floor panel-mounted scent generator characterized by comprising a control unit for controlling the delivery unit to blow out the scent intermittently. A floor panel-mounted scent generator according to any one of claims 1 to 3,
The fragrance containing part is detachably attached to the main body part. A floor panel attached scent generator characterized by the above.

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