JP2007143757A - Fragrance device and fragrance unit with it - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To enable the simple installation of a fragrance unit which makes the scent of a fragrant agent diffuse into a room of a vehicle. <P>SOLUTION: In a lid (applicator body) 102 of a fragrant agent container 11, a solar panel 103 is disposed on its top surface 102b and an electric fan 101 below the panel 103. An air vent 102a is bored in the portion of the lid 102. Receiving irradiation with the sun light, the solar panel 103 generates electricity and the power is supplied to the electric fan 101 to be driven to rotate. The air is blown against the fragrant agent 111 in the container 101 and blown into the room of a vehicle through the air vent 102a, thereby making the scent of the fragrant agent 111 diffuse into the room. In the fragrance unit thus arranged, the built in solar panel 103 eliminates the need for wiring work like that for a power supply from an external power source, thereby enabling its simple installation. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2007,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention generally relates to a fragrance device that uses an electric fan to diffuse the fragrance of a fragrance, and a fragrance unit that includes the fragrance device. The present invention relates to a fragrance device and a fragrance unit suitable for the above.

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, various fragrance devices that diffuse fragrances of fragrances and that are used in the interior of an automobile have been proposed. For example,
A fragrance is placed in a container so that the scent is naturally diffused into the passenger compartment (see, for example, Patent Document 1; hereinafter referred to as “Conventional Example 1”).
A fan provided with a special scent diffusion fan that is rotated by a power source for automobiles (see, for example, Patent Document 2, hereinafter referred to as “Conventional Example 2”).
A fan that does not have a dedicated fan for scent diffusion but diffuses the scent by the wind of the vehicle air conditioner (see, for example, Patent Document 3, hereinafter referred to as “Conventional Example 3”).
Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 7-236686 JP 2002-362143 A JP 08-318732 A

  However, the conventional example 1 has a problem that the fan is not used for the diffusion of the scent, so that the diffusion is insufficient.

  Moreover, when using the power supply for automobiles as in the above-described conventional example 2, it is necessary to perform wiring or hiding the wiring, and it is difficult to install the fragrance device.

  Furthermore, when using the wind of the vehicle air conditioner as in the conventional example 3, the installation location of the fragrance is limited, or the degree of scent diffusion depends on the air volume of the air conditioner. (For example, if the air volume is increased to make the air conditioning and heating effective, the scent becomes stronger regardless of whether it is preferred or not).

  Then, an object of this invention is to provide the fragrance apparatus which can avoid the problem mentioned above, and an fragrance unit provided with this fragrance apparatus.

The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and the invention according to claim 1 is directed to a fragrance device (10) in which a scent of a fragrance (111) is diffused using an electric fan (101). ,
An apparatus main body (102) having a shape of a lid of the fragrance container (11) and detachably attached to the container (11);
At least one vent hole (102a) formed in the apparatus main body (102) so as to communicate between the inside and outside of the fragrance container (11);
A solar panel (103) disposed on the surface of the apparatus body (102);
An electric fan (101) disposed at a position facing the fragrance (111) so as to apply wind to the fragrance (111) and electrically connected to the solar panel (103). It is characterized by that.

In this case, the solar panel (103) is disposed on the upper surface (102b) of the apparatus body (102),
A plurality of the vent holes (102a) are arranged on the side surface (102c) of the apparatus main body (102),
The electric fan (101) is rotatable about an axis (102d) substantially perpendicular to the upper surface (102b) of the apparatus main body (102) and between the inner surface of the apparatus main body (102). It may be arranged so as to form a predetermined gap (Δd).

On the other hand, the present invention contains a fragrance container (11) containing a fragrance (111) and having a screw portion (11a),
The fragrance device (10) described above relates to a fragrance unit (1) comprising the fragrance device configured to be screwable to the screw portion (11a).

  In this case, the fragrance (111) is preferably gelled.

  As described above, according to the invention according to claim 1 and the like, the scent of the fragrance can be sufficiently diffused into the vehicle interior by using the electric fan. In addition, since it has a built-in solar panel and does not use a power supply for automobiles, it is not necessary to wire or hide the wiring during installation, and installation work is not time-consuming. Furthermore, it may be installed anywhere as long as it is exposed to sunlight, and there is an effect that the installation location is not selected. Moreover, since it does not use the wind of the vehicle air conditioner, the degree of scent diffusion does not change according to the amount of wind of the air conditioner.

  Furthermore, when the fragrance is made into a gel, it becomes difficult for the fragrance to adhere to an electric fan or the like.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 and 2.

The fragrance apparatus according to the present invention is illustrated by reference numeral 10 in FIGS. 1 and 2, and uses the electric fan 101 to diffuse the scent of the fragrance 111. Specifically, the main body 102 (for example, made of plastic) of the fragrance device 10 has the shape of a “lid” of the fragrance container 11 that stores the fragrance 111, and is detachably attached to the container 11. It is like that. Therefore, when the fragrance 111 in the container is consumed and lost, the container 11 is removed from the fragrance device 10,
・ Even if you fill a container with a refill fragrance,
・ Or, if you replace the fragrance container itself (to another container filled with fragrance),
Either is fine.

  Note that the fragrance device 10 is preferably attached to the fragrance container 11 by a screw type, but may be another type.

  By the way, at least one vent hole 102a for communicating the inside and outside of the fragrance container 11 is formed in the apparatus main body 102 described above. In the fragrance device according to the present invention, since it is necessary to take in air from the outside of the container and diffuse the scent from the inside of the container to the outside, a plurality of vent holes 102a (for taking in air and for discharging air) ) Is preferably provided. By the way, since the solar panel 103 should be arranged in a wide area of the upper surface 102b of the apparatus main body 102 (details will be described later), the vent hole 102a is provided on the side surface 102c of the apparatus main body 102 (the apparatus main body 102 is attached to the fragrance container 11). In such a state, the vent hole 102a may be disposed in a portion where the vent hole 102a is not blocked by the container 11. In this case, the vent holes 102a are preferably shaped and numbered so as not to reduce the strength of the apparatus main body 102.

  On the other hand, a solar panel (solar cell) 103 is disposed on the surface of the apparatus main body 102. The solar panel 103 may be disposed on the upper surface 102b of the apparatus main body 102, and may be disposed in a portion having as large an area as possible (for example, 40 mm × 40 mm).

An electric fan 101 is disposed inside the apparatus main body 102 at a position facing the fragrance 111. The electric fan 101 is electrically connected to the solar panel 103 and is driven by electric power from the solar panel 103. The electric fan 101 is supported by the apparatus main body 102 via a bracket 104. Specifically, the electric fan 101 is
-Rotatable about an axis 102d substantially perpendicular to the upper surface 102b of the apparatus body; and
-It is good to arrange | position so that a predetermined | prescribed clearance gap (refer (DELTA) d of FIG. 2) may be formed between the inner surface of this apparatus main body. By the way, as the electric fan 101, it is preferable to use a thin type fan such as a CPU fan for personal computer air cooling, rather than a thick fan such as a sirocco fan. When the latter CPU fan is used, the fan can be easily attached and the apparatus main body 102 can be made thin. The rotation direction of the electric fan 101 may be either
・ Even if the wind from the electric fan 101 directly hits the fragrance 111,
On the contrary, even if the electric fan 101 sucks the air scented by the fragrance 111 and releases it to the outside of the container,
both are fine.

  On the other hand, the fragrance unit 1 according to the present invention includes a fragrance device 10 having the above-described configuration, a fragrance container (for example, made of glass) 11 that is configured so that the fragrance device 10 can be mounted and that stores a fragrance 111. It is equipped with. The fragrance container 11 may be formed with a screw portion 11a so that the device main body 102 of the fragrance device 10 can be screwed to the screw portion 11a.

  By the way, in this invention, although the electric fan 101 and the solar panel 103 will be arrange | positioned in the position facing the fragrance | flavor 111, it is better to prevent adhesion of the fragrance | flavor 111 to the electric fan 101 grade | etc.,. For this purpose, the fragrance 111 is preferably a gel rather than a liquid. However, this does not mean that the liquid fragrance is excluded from the scope of the invention according to claims 1 to 3.

  According to the present invention, by using the electric fan 101, the scent of the fragrance 111 can be sufficiently diffused into the passenger compartment. In addition, since the solar panel 103 is built in and the power supply for the automobile is not used, it is not necessary to wire or hide the wiring at the time of installation, and the installation work is not required. Furthermore, it may be installed anywhere as long as it is exposed to sunlight, and there is an effect that the installation location is not selected. Moreover, since it does not use the wind of the vehicle air conditioner, the degree of scent diffusion does not change according to the amount of wind of the air conditioner. Furthermore, when the fragrance 111 is made into a gel, the fragrance 111 does not easily adhere to the electric fan 101 or the like.

FIG. 1 (a) is a side view showing an example of the structure of the fragrance unit according to the present invention, and FIG. 1 (b) is a plan view thereof. FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view showing an example of the structure of the fragrance device according to the present invention.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Fragrance unit 10 Fragrance apparatus 11 Fragrance container 11a Screw part 101 Electric fan 102 Main body 102a Vent 102b Top surface 102c Side surface 103 Solar panel 111 Fragrance

Claims (4)

In the fragrance device that diffuses the fragrance of the fragrance using an electric fan,
A device body that is shaped like a lid of a fragrance container and is detachably attached to the container;
At least one vent hole formed in the apparatus main body so as to communicate between the inside and outside of the fragrance container;
A solar panel disposed on the surface of the device body;
An electric fan disposed at a position facing the fragrance so as to apply wind to the fragrance and electrically connected to the solar panel;
A fragrance device comprising: The solar panel is disposed on the upper surface of the apparatus body,
A plurality of the air holes are arranged on the side surface of the apparatus main body,
The electric fan is disposed so as to be rotatable about an axis substantially perpendicular to the upper surface of the apparatus main body and to form a predetermined gap with the inner surface of the apparatus main body.
The fragrance device according to claim 1. A fragrance container containing a fragrance and having a screw portion;
The fragrance device according to claim 1, wherein the fragrance device is configured to be screwable to the screw portion;
A fragrance unit comprising: The fragrance is gel-like,
The fragrance unit according to claim 3.

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