JP2006273209A - Aromatic device in automobile - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an aromatic device in an automobile capable of maintaining an appearance of a car room favorable even when it is devised capable of enjoying aroma given off from an aromatic material in the car room and facilitating its work when it is desired to temporarily enjoy the aroma in the car room. <P>SOLUTION: A window opening 21 is formed on a car body 2 and a window pane 23 free to open and close this window opening 21 is provided. The aromatic material 38 to give off the aroma is mounted on an outer surface forming member 39 of the car body positioned in the longitudinal direction of the automobile 1, at the same position with the window opening 21 and on the front side of this window opening 21, and it is devised to introduce the aroma into the car room 12 by travelling air 36 flowing into the car room 12 through the window opening 21 from the front side of the car body 2. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2007,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a fragrance device in an automobile in which a fragrance material is attached to an outer surface forming member of a vehicle body, and a scent emitted from the fragrance material is introduced into a passenger compartment by running wind.

  Conventional fragrance devices in automobiles include those disclosed in Patent Documents 1 and 2 below. According to these publications, the fragrance device includes a fragrance material that is provided in the passenger compartment and emits a scent. And since the said aromatic material discharge | releases fragrance gradually, the passenger | crew in a vehicle interior can actually realize the said fragrance, and the comfortability is improved.

JP-A-9-114378 JP 2000-62511 A

  By the way, the fragrance material is attached by selecting any part of the vehicle interior surface. In this case, in general, many vehicle components are arranged in the passenger compartment, and the surplus portion of the inner compartment surface is limited and narrow. For this reason, when searching for such a limited part and simply attaching the fragrance material thereto, the appearance of the passenger compartment may be impaired.

  On the other hand, fragrance is always released from the fragrance. For this reason, when it is desired to feel the scent only temporarily, for example, it is conceivable to store the fragrance material in a container in advance and take it out when necessary to release the scent. However, such work is complicated.

  The present invention has been made paying attention to the above situation, and the object of the present invention is to provide a good appearance of the passenger compartment even when the scent emitted from the fragrance material can be realized in the passenger compartment. It is intended to be kept as it is, and when it is desired to feel the scent temporarily in the passenger compartment, the work can be easily performed.

The invention of claim 1 is a vehicle in which a window opening 21 is formed in the vehicle body 2 and a window glass 23 that can open and close the window opening 21 is provided.
In the longitudinal direction of the automobile 1, a fragrance material 38 that emits a scent is attached to the outer surface forming member 39 of the vehicle body 2 located at the same position as the window opening 21 and in front of the window opening 21. The scent is introduced into the passenger compartment 12 by the traveling wind 36 flowing into the passenger compartment 12 through the window opening 21 from the front side.

According to the invention of claim 2, in addition to the invention of claim 1, a weather strip 24 is attached to the opening edge of the window opening 21, and the outer edge 27 of the window glass 23 with the window opening 21 closed is the weather strip. 24, which is detachably inserted into the vehicle,
The fragrance material 38 is attached to the outer edge portion 27 of the window glass 23.

  In this section, the reference numerals appended to the above terms are not to be construed as limiting the technical scope of the present invention to the section “Example” described later or the contents of the drawings.

  The effects of the present invention are as follows.

The invention according to claim 1 is an automobile provided with a window opening in which a window opening is formed in a vehicle body and the window opening can be opened and closed.
In the longitudinal direction of the automobile, a fragrance material that releases scent is attached to the outer surface forming member of the vehicle body located at the same position as the window opening and in front of the window opening, and passes through the window opening from the front side of the vehicle body. The scent is introduced into the passenger compartment by the traveling wind flowing into the passenger compartment.

  For this reason, the occupant can feel the scent emitted from the fragrance material in the passenger compartment as the automobile travels.

  And the fragrance | flavor which discharge | releases the said fragrance is attached to the outer surface formation member of a vehicle body, and is not provided in the vehicle interior. For this reason, by providing the fragrance, it is possible to prevent the appearance of the passenger compartment from being deteriorated, and the appearance of the passenger compartment can be kept good.

The invention according to claim 2 is a vehicle in which a weather strip is attached to an opening edge portion of the window opening, and an outer edge portion of the window glass that closes the window opening is removably fitted into the weather strip.
The fragrance is attached to the outer edge of the window glass.

  Here, if the window glass is operated to open the window opening, a part of the traveling wind flows from the outside of the vehicle body into the vehicle compartment through the window opening. For this reason, the fragrance discharged | emitted from the fragrance | flavor attached to the outer edge part of the said window glass is more reliably introduce | transduced into the said vehicle interior by a part of said running wind.

  Therefore, if the passenger in the passenger compartment wants to feel the scent emitted from the fragrance material, the window glass should be operated to open the window opening. And the window opening may be closed. Moreover, the adjustment of the intensity of the scent in the passenger compartment is achieved by operating the window glass and adjusting the opening of the window opening. That is, when it is desired to feel the scent temporarily in the passenger compartment, the operation can be easily performed by a simple operation of operating the window glass.

  Regarding the fragrance device in the automobile of the present invention, even when the scent emitted from the fragrance material can be realized in the passenger compartment, the appearance of the passenger compartment is kept good, and in the passenger compartment, The best mode for carrying out the present invention is as follows in order to realize the purpose of facilitating the work when it is desired to feel the scent temporarily.

  That is, a window opening is formed in the vehicle body of the automobile, and a window glass that can open and close the window opening is provided. In the longitudinal direction of the automobile, a fragrance that emits scent is attached to the outer surface forming member of the vehicle body that is located at the same position as the window opening and in front of the window opening. When the automobile travels, the scent is introduced into the passenger compartment by the traveling wind flowing from the front side of the vehicle body through the window opening and into the passenger compartment.

  In order to describe the present invention in more detail, Example 1 will be described with reference to FIGS. 1-3.

  In FIG. 1-3, the code | symbol 1 is a motor vehicle, The arrow Fr has shown the front of the advancing direction of this motor vehicle 1. In FIG.

  The vehicle body 2 of the automobile 1 includes a vehicle body 3 that mainly constitutes an outer shell thereof, and front and rear doors 6 and 7 that open and close front and rear door openings 4 and 5 formed on the side walls of the vehicle body 3, respectively. A front bumper 8 attached to the lower front surface of the vehicle body 3 and a pair of left and right front and rear wheels 9 and 10 suspended respectively at the front and rear of the vehicle body 3 are provided. The vehicle body 2 is supported on the traveling surface 11 by these front and rear wheels 9 and 10. The interior space of the vehicle body 2 is a vehicle compartment 12. Front and rear seats 13 are installed in the vehicle compartment 12, and an occupant 14 can be seated on the seats 13.

  The vehicle body 3 includes a pair of left and right wheel houses 15 that constitutes a front portion thereof and covers the front wheels 9 from above, and each wheel house 15 and an upper space of the wheel house 15 from the outside. A pair of left and right side panels 16 that cover each other, a hood 17 that covers the engine room formed between the left and right side panels 16 so as to be openable and closable from above, and a rear upper position of the hood 17, And a front window 18 that forms an upper front end surface of the front end.

  Each of the doors 6 and 7 can be stored in a door main body 22 having a window opening 21 formed in the upper portion thereof, and a lower portion of the door main body 22, and is lifted and lowered by an electric lifting device (not shown). , B, and a weather strip 24 made of rubber and attached to the opening edge of the window opening 21.

  The weather strip 24 has a frame shape in a side view of the automobile 1. Grooves 25 are respectively formed on the front, rear and upper portions of the weather strip 24 on the surfaces facing the central portion of the window opening 21. When the window glass 23 moves up A and closes the window opening 21 (solid lines in FIGS. 1 and 2), the outer edge 27 which is the front edge, the rear edge and the upper edge of the window glass 23 is the weather strip 24. Each of the grooves 25 is removably fitted. At this time, the opposing surfaces 28 of the groove 25 are elastically pressed against the outer edge 27 of the window glass 23, respectively, and the gap between the opening edge of the window opening 21 and the outer edge 27 of the window glass 23 is between them. Sealed.

  On the other hand, when the window glass 23 is moved downward B, the window opening 21 is opened (a chain line in FIGS. 1 and 2). Although the state in which the window opening 21 of the rear door 7 is opened is not shown in detail, the window opening 21 can be opened by the lowering B operation of the window glass 23.

  The vehicle body 2 includes a side mirror 30 that is a door mirror that protrudes outward from the door body 22 of the front door 6. The side mirror 30 is provided in the housing 31, a resin-made housing 31 that constitutes an outer shell thereof and protrudes from the door body 22, a mirror body 32 that is attached to the rear surface of the housing 31, and the housing 31. A heater 33 is provided that heats the mirror body 32 to remove frost generated on the surface of the mirror body 32.

  The automobile 1 includes a fragrance device 37 that introduces a scent into the passenger compartment 12 from the outside of the vehicle body 2 by the traveling wind 36.

  The fragrance device 37 includes a fragrance material 38 that emits a scent. The fragrance material 38 is attached to the outer surface forming member 39 of the vehicle body 2 located at the same position as the window opening 21 and in front of the window opening 21 in the longitudinal direction of the automobile 1. When the automobile 1 is traveling, the scent is introduced into the passenger compartment 12 by the traveling wind 36 flowing from the front side of the vehicle body 2 through the window opening 21 into the passenger compartment 12.

  First, the outer surface forming member 39 is at least one of the front bumper 8, the wheel house 15, the side panel 16, the hood 17, and the housing 31 of the side mirror 30. This member is made of a resin containing the fragrance 38. The member is formed as follows. That is, the fragrance material 38 is generally a synthetic oil or natural oil that emits a scent. And this fragrance | flavor material 38 is mixed with the resin material, and is made into a pellet, The said member is injection-molded using this pellet. The fragrance of the fragrance 38 is, for example, a peach, lemon, cypress or the like.

  Further, a flat resin material 41 containing an aromatic material 38 is attached to the outer surface of the housing 31 of the side mirror 30 by adhesion. The resin material 41 is colored, but may be colorless and transparent, or semitransparent.

  Secondly, the outer surface forming member 39 is the window glass 23 and the weather strip 24. The resin material 41 having a U-shaped cross section containing the fragrance material 38 is externally fitted and fixed to the outer edge portion 27 of the window glass 23. The resin material 41 extends along the longitudinal direction of the outer edge portion 27 of the window glass 23 and is fixed to the entire outer edge portion 27. The resin material 41 contains an aromatic material 38 as a whole. However, the fragrance material 38 may be included only in the outer portion of the resin material 41 on the outer surface side of the vehicle body 2.

  The resin material 41 fixed to the window glass 23 is colorless and transparent or semi-transparent. Thereby, when the passenger | crew 14 looks out of a vehicle, it is supposed that the said resin material 41 does not become obstructive.

  When the window glass 23 moves up A and closes the window opening 21 (solid line in FIGS. 1 and 2), when the outer edge 27 of the window glass 23 is entirely fitted in the groove 25 of the weather strip 24, The resin material 41 is accommodated almost entirely in the groove 25 of the weather strip 24.

  Fragrances 38 are attached to the inner surface of the groove 25 in the weather strip 24 and the outer surface of the weather strip 24 on the outer surface of the vehicle body 2 by coating.

  According to the above configuration, the fragrance material 38 that emits a scent is disposed on the outer surface forming member 39 of the vehicle body 2 that is located at the same position as the window opening 21 and in front of the window opening 21 in the longitudinal direction of the automobile 1. The scent is introduced into the vehicle compartment 12 by the traveling wind 36 that flows into the vehicle compartment 12 from the front side of the vehicle body 2 through the window opening 21.

  For this reason, the passenger | crew 14 can actually sense the fragrance discharge | released from the fragrance | flavor 38 in the compartment 12 with the driving | running | working of the motor vehicle 1. FIG.

  And the fragrance | flavor 38 which discharge | releases the said fragrance is attached to the outer surface formation member 39 of the vehicle body 2, and is not provided in the vehicle interior 12. FIG. For this reason, by providing the fragrance 38, the appearance of the passenger compartment 12 is prevented from being deteriorated, and the appearance of the passenger compartment 12 is kept good.

  Further, as described above, the fragrance 38 is attached to the outer edge portion 27 of the window glass 23.

  Here, if the window glass 23 is lowered B to open the window opening 21, a part of the traveling wind 36 flows from the outside of the vehicle body 2 into the vehicle compartment 12 through the window opening 21. For this reason, the scent emitted from the fragrance material 38 attached to the outer edge portion 27 of the window glass 23 is more reliably introduced into the vehicle compartment 12 by a part of the traveling wind 36.

  Therefore, when the occupant 14 in the passenger compartment 12 wants to feel the scent emitted from the fragrance 38, the window glass 23 is moved down B and the window opening 21 is opened. In this case, the window glass 23 may be lifted A to close the window opening 21. Moreover, the adjustment of the intensity of the scent in the passenger compartment 12 is achieved by operating the window glass 23 and adjusting the opening of the window opening 21. That is, when it is desired to feel the scent temporarily in the passenger compartment 12, the work can be easily performed by a simple operation of operating the window glass 23.

  Further, when the switch is turned on in order to operate the window glass 23 to descend B, the heater 33 is automatically turned on, and the heater 33 heats the housing 31 together with the mirror body 32. . In this way, as the switch is turned on, the fragrance material 38 and the resin material 41 are heated, and a larger amount of fragrance is released. Therefore, the intensity of the scent in the passenger compartment 12 can be easily adjusted.

  Although the above is based on the illustrated example, the resin material 41 may be replaced with a new resin material 41. Instead of the resin material 41, the fragrance material 38 may be applied to the outer surface forming member 39, or a film coated with the fragrance material 38 may be attached.

  FIG. 4 below shows a second embodiment. The second embodiment is common in many respects to the configuration and operational effects of the first embodiment. Therefore, regarding these common items, common reference numerals are attached to the drawings, and redundant description thereof is omitted, and different points are mainly described. In addition, the configuration of each part in these embodiments may be variously combined in light of the object and operational effects of the present invention.

  In order to describe the present invention in more detail, Example 2 will be described with reference to FIG.

  In FIG. 4, a plurality of (two) guide fins 43 that guide the traveling wind 36 toward the window opening 21 are integrally formed in the housing 31 of the side mirror 30. The guide fins 43 may be attached to the housing 31 separately from the housing 31. The guide fins 43 contain or are coated with a fragrance material 38.

  According to the above configuration, the scent discharged from the fragrance material 38 is more reliably introduced into the vehicle compartment 12 through the window opening 21 by the traveling wind 36 guided by the guide fins 43. For this reason, the passenger | crew 14 of the compartment 12 can actually feel a fragrance more reliably.

Example 1 is shown, and is a sectional view taken along line 1-1 in FIG. 1 is an overall side view of an automobile according to a first embodiment. FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a side mirror according to a first embodiment. FIG. FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating Example 2 and corresponding to FIG. 3.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Car 2 Car body 8 Front bumper 12 Car compartment 13 Seat 14 Crew 15 Wheel house 16 Side panel 17 Hood 21 Window opening 23 Window glass 24 Weather strip 25 Groove 27 Outer edge 28 Opposite surface 30 Side mirror 31 Housing 33 Heater 36 Driving wind 37 Fragrance device 38 Fragrance material 39 Outer surface forming member 41 Resin material 43 Guide fin A Up B Down

Claims (2)

In a car provided with a window opening that opens and closes the window opening,
In the longitudinal direction of the automobile, a fragrance material that releases scent is attached to the outer surface forming member of the vehicle body located at the same position as the window opening and in front of the window opening, and passes through the window opening from the front side of the vehicle body. A fragrance device in an automobile, wherein the scent is introduced into the passenger compartment by running wind flowing into the passenger compartment. In a vehicle in which a weather strip is attached to the opening edge of the window opening, and the outer edge of the window glass with the window opening closed is removably fitted into the weather strip.
2. The fragrance device for an automobile according to claim 1, wherein the fragrance material is attached to an outer edge portion of the window glass.

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