JP2009125535A - Transpiration device - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a transpiration device preventing the outflow of a transpiration agent. <P>SOLUTION: A storage space 201 for storing the transpiration agent flowing out of a cartridge 12 is formed to the underside of a mounting part 133 on which the cartridge 12 is mounted, and a lower slit 212 for allowing the mounting part 113 and the storage space 201 to communicate with each other is formed to the peripheral surface part 122 of the middle case 73 for demarcating the mounting part 113 in an apparatus body 11. In the case where seal failure is arisen in the cartridge 12 and causes the transpiration agent to be leaked from the cartridge 12, the transpiration agent is stored in the closed storage space 201 through the lower slit 212 to be held therein. The lower slit 212 is set to a position lower than the insertion part 132 opened in order to mount the cartridge 12, and the leak of the transpiration agent to the outside from the insertion part 132 is certainly prevented. By this constitution, the trouble caused by the leak of the transpiration agent can be prevented. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a transpiration apparatus for evaporating a transpiration agent.

  Conventionally, a transpiration apparatus is known as an apparatus for evaporating a transpiration agent (for example, Patent Document 1).

  This transpiration apparatus is provided with a heater surface heated by a heater, and the heater surface is inclined.

  A cartridge is set on the heater surface so that the set cartridge can be placed in an inclined state.

The cartridge includes a tray containing a transpiration agent and a transpiration surface formed of a gas permeable film that closes the opening of the tray, and the transpiration agent is heated by heat from the heater surface. It is configured to evaporate from the transpiration surface.
JP 2004-057002 A

  However, in such a conventional transpiration apparatus, when the cartridge to be set is poorly sealed, and the transpiration agent leaks from the cartridge, the transpiration agent may flow to the floor surface.

  This invention is made | formed in view of such a conventional subject, and it aims at providing the transpiration apparatus which can prevent the outflow of a transpiration agent.

  In order to solve the above problems, in the transpiration apparatus according to claim 1 of the present invention, a cartridge in which an opening of a tray containing a transpiration agent is closed by a transpiration surface, and an apparatus main body for mounting the cartridge therein A transpiration apparatus having an insertion portion for mounting the cartridge in the apparatus main body, the mounting section to which the cartridge is mounted is separated in the apparatus main body, and the lower side of the mounting section Forming a storage space for storing the transpiration agent flowing out from the cartridge, and providing a communication portion for communicating the mounting portion and the storage space on a wall surface defining the mounting portion, and inserting the communication portion into the wall The position was set lower than the part.

  That is, a storage space for storing the transpiration agent that has flowed out of the cartridge is formed below the mounting portion to which the cartridge is mounted, and the mounting portion and the storage space are formed on the wall that separates the mounting portion. A communication portion that communicates with the space is provided.

  For this reason, when a sealing failure occurs on the transpiration surface that closes the opening of the tray and the transpiration agent leaks from the cartridge, the transpiration agent is stored in the storage space via the communication portion.

  At this time, the transpiration agent is stored in a closed storage space. For this reason, compared with the case where a transpiration agent is stored in the open | released storage space, the inadvertent outflow of the stored transpiration agent is suppressed.

  The communication portion is set at a lower position than an insertion portion opened in the apparatus main body for mounting the cartridge. For this reason, the transpiration agent that has flowed out of the cartridge is prevented from leaking from the insertion portion to the outside.

  Moreover, in the transpiration apparatus of Claim 2, the opening direction of the said insertion part was set sideways.

  That is, the insertion portion opened in the apparatus main body for mounting the cartridge is opened in the lateral direction, and leakage of the transpiration agent from the laterally opened insertion portion can be prevented.

  As described above, in the transpiration apparatus according to claim 1 of the present invention, when a seal failure occurs in the cartridge mounted on the apparatus main body and the transpiration agent leaks from the cartridge, the transpiration agent is removed. It can be stored and retained in a closed storage space through the communication hole.

  At this time, the transpiration agent is stored in a closed storage space. For this reason, compared with the case where a transpiration agent is stored in the open | released storage space, the inadvertent outflow of the stored transpiration agent can be suppressed.

  Further, the communication part is set at a lower position than the insertion part established for mounting the cartridge. For this reason, the leakage of the transpiration agent that has flowed out from the insertion portion can be reliably prevented.

  Thereby, compared with the conventional case where the transpiration agent leaking from the cartridge may flow down to the floor surface, it is possible to prevent problems caused by the leakage of the transpiration agent such that the transpiration agent stains the floor surface.

  Further, in the transpiration apparatus of claim 2, the insertion portion opened in the apparatus main body for mounting the cartridge is opened sideways, and even if the transpiration apparatus is provided with the insertion section opened sideways, Leakage of the transpiration agent can be prevented.

  Hereinafter, an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a transpiration apparatus 1 according to the present embodiment, and the transpiration apparatus 1 is an apparatus for evaporating transpiration agents such as deodorants, fragrances, insect repellents, and insecticides. Examples of the transpiration agent include a gel-like drug and a liquid drug. In the present embodiment, a liquid drug is used.

  As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the transpiration apparatus 1 includes an apparatus main body 11 and a cartridge 12 that is replaceably attached to the apparatus main body 11.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the cartridge 12 includes a resin tray 21 and a transpiration surface 22 that closes the opening of the tray 21, and the transpiration surface 22 does not pass a liquid transpiration agent, The evaporated and evaporated transpiration agent is composed of a transparent or translucent gas permeable film.

  As shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, the tray 21 is formed in a horizontally long shape. In FIGS. 4 and 5, the first storage portion 32 and the second storage portion that protrude toward the bottom surface 31 are located on the left side. The portion 33 is bulged. The first storage portion 32 is disposed on the distal end side that is the left side in FIG. 5 of the tray 21, and the second storage portion 33 is disposed on the proximal end side that is the right side in FIG. 5. . Accordingly, the storage portions 32 and 33 are juxtaposed along the bottom surface 31 of the tray 21 and are arranged side by side.

  As shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, the first housing portion 32 is formed in a semicircular shape, and the second housing portion 33 is also formed in a semicircular shape. The two accommodating portions 32 and 33 are arranged so that the sides constituting the string face each other, and the first accommodating portion 32 is arranged so as to form a circle together with the second accommodating portion 33.

  Between the first storage part 32 and the second storage part 33, a partition part 41 partitioning both extends in the vertical direction, and the gas permeable film constituting the transpiration surface 22 is As shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, it is bonded to the outer peripheral portion of each of the accommodating portions 32, 33 and the partition portion 41. Thereby, the said adjacent accommodating parts 32 and 33 are mutually divided, and the transpiration agent from which a different color is accommodated in each accommodating part 32 and 33 is accommodated.

  As shown in FIG. 4, on the bottom surface 31 of each of the accommodating portions 32 and 33, linear recesses 51 extending in the radial direction, and arc-shaped recesses 52 extending concentrically,. And are formed on the bottom surface 31. The housing portions 32 and 33 are reinforced by the unevenness.

  The length of the general portion 61 of the tray 21 is set so as to extend from the storage portions 32 and 33 to the proximal end side, which is the right side in FIG. 4, and extends to the proximal end side. A tongue piece 62 that is operated at the time of attachment / detachment is constituted by the general part 61 that is taken out. Further, as shown in FIGS. 3 to 5, a projection 63 bulging toward the bottom surface is formed at the center of the tongue piece 62.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the apparatus body 11 includes a front case 71 that forms a front surface, a rear case 72 that forms a back surface, and a middle case 73 that is accommodated in the front case 71 and the rear case 72. It is configured.

  The front case 71 is formed in a circular ring shape, and the cross-sectional shape thereof is formed in an arc shape protruding forward as shown in FIGS. As shown in FIG. 6, cylindrical portions 75, 75 extending rearward are projected on the back surface of the front case 71, and the cylindrical portions 75, 75 are sided by ribs 74,. It is supported from the direction.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the rear case 72 is configured around a circular container-shaped container part 81, and the outer peripheral part of the container part 81 has, as shown in FIGS. 6 and 7, A ring portion 82 having an arcuate cross section is formed. The ring portion 82 is formed in a shape corresponding to the front case 71, and as shown in FIGS. 6 and 8, a rear case notch portion 83 is formed in the right portion in FIG. As shown in FIG. 6, a screw insertion portion 84 is recessed in the ring portion 82, and an insertion hole 86 into which the tapping screw 85 is inserted is formed on the bottom surface of the screw insertion portion 84. Yes.

  As shown in FIG. 7, a convex strip 91 extending forward is formed on the outer peripheral edge of the ring portion 82, and the convex portion 91 facing the convex strip 91 is formed on the peripheral edge of the front case 71. A concave groove 92 into which the strip 91 is inserted is formed.

  The ridge 91 is configured to be fitted into the concave groove 92, and the ridge 91 is fitted into the concave groove 92 so that the rear case 72 is in close contact with the front case 71. In this state, as shown in FIG. 6, the rear case 72 can be fixed to the front case 71 by screwing the tapping screw 85 inserted into the insertion hole 86 into the cylindrical portion 75 of the front case 71. It is configured as follows. In this connected state, a donut-shaped ring space 95 is formed between the front case 71 and the ring portion 82 of the rear case 72 as shown in FIGS. 6 and 7. It is comprised so that it may be formed.

  As shown in FIGS. 6 to 8, the container portion 81 is provided with an electronic board 101, and outlet plugs 102, 102 extend from the electronic board 101. The outlet plugs 102 and 102 are inserted through the container portion 81 and extend to the back side, and are configured to operate upon receiving commercial power supply by being inserted into an outlet provided on the wall surface W of the room. ing.

  That is, the transpiration apparatus 1 constitutes an outlet power supply type that operates by receiving power from the outlet of the wall surface W via the outlet plugs 102 and 102.

  An electronic circuit is formed on the electronic substrate 101, and a heater 111 as a heating element is provided on the surface of the electronic substrate 101 on the side of the middle case 73. As shown in FIG. 8, a heating plate 112 as a heating source is fixed to the heater 111 in a state of being in contact with the heater 111, and the heating plate 112 is heated by the heat from the heater 111, and the heat is It is configured to conduct to the entire surface.

  The heating plate 112 is provided on one end side of the electronic substrate 101. In the use state U in which the outlet plugs 102 and 102 are inserted into the outlet of the wall surface W as shown in FIGS. It is configured to be located on the side.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the middle case 73 is provided at the disc-shaped front surface portion 121, the peripheral surface portion 122 extending rearward from the periphery of the front surface portion 121, and the rear end of the peripheral surface portion 122. The rear surface portion 123 is integrally formed with the rear surface portion 123, and the rear surface portion 123 is provided to face the front surface portion 121.

  The peripheral surface portion 122 is provided with a peripheral surface notch 131 on the right side in FIG. 2, and the middle case 73 opens in the lateral direction S (see FIG. 1). As shown in FIGS. 2, 6 and 9, the peripheral surface notch 131 is provided at a portion corresponding to the rear case notch 83 provided in the ring portion 82 of the rear case 72, In the state where the outlet plugs 102, 102 of the apparatus main body 11 are placed in a use state U where the outlet plugs 102, 102 are plugged into an upright wall outlet W, the peripheral notch portion provided in the middle case 73 is provided in the apparatus main body 11. 131 and the rear case notch 83 provided in the rear case 72 open an insertion portion 132 for inserting the cartridge 12 into the middle case 73 toward the right.

  Thereby, in the arrangement in the use state U in which the outlet plugs 102, 102 of the apparatus main body 11 are inserted into the outlet of the wall surface W standing upright, the insertion portion 132 is directed in the lateral direction S as shown in FIG. The opening direction of the insertion portion 132 is set so as to open.

  In the middle case 73, a mounting portion 133 that replaceably mounts the cartridge 12 via the insertion portion 132 is formed between the front surface portion 121 and the rear surface portion 123. As a result, the mounting portion 133 for mounting the cartridge 12 is separated from the inside of the apparatus main body 11 by the middle case 73.

  As shown in FIG. 7, a seal failure or the like occurs in the cartridge 12 mounted on the mounting portion 133 and the transpiration agent leaks below the mounting portion 133 separated by the middle case 73. When exiting, a closed storage space 201 for storing the transpiration agent flowing out is formed by the ring space 95 formed by the front case 71 and the ring portion 82 of the rear case 72.

  As shown in FIGS. 10 and 11, an upper slit 211 is formed on the upper side of the insertion portion 132 between the peripheral surface portion 122 and the front surface portion 121 of the middle case 73, and the insertion portion A lower slit 212 is formed on the lower side of 132. An upper notch 213 is formed in the peripheral portion of the front portion 121 located in the vicinity of the upper slit 211, and a lower portion is provided in the peripheral portion of the front portion 121 located in the vicinity of the lower slit 212. A notch 214 is formed in the notch.

  As a result, in the attached state in which the middle case 73 is attached between the front case 71 and the rear case 72, the peripheral surface portion 122 that is a wall surface that separates the mounting portion 133 of the middle case 73, A communication portion that connects the mounting portion 133 and the storage space 201 is formed by the lower slit 212, and the lower slit 212 is formed in the insertion portion 132 in the use state U as shown in FIG. 11. It is set to a lower position.

  In the mounted state, the peripheral edge of the front surface portion 121 is partly separated from the inner surface of the front case 71 by the lower notch portion 214 formed in the vicinity of the lower slit 212. The rear notch 214 communicates the rear space and the front space of the front face 121.

  As shown in FIG. 7, an upper insertion groove 141 into which the upper edge 12a of the mounted cartridge 12 is inserted is laterally formed in the upper connection portion where the upper portion of the peripheral surface portion 122 and the front surface portion 121 are connected. The lower insertion groove 142 into which the lower edge 12b of the mounted cartridge 12 is inserted is formed at the lower connection portion where the lower portion of the peripheral surface portion 122 and the front surface portion 121 are connected. It extends in the horizontal direction.

  Thus, the upper edge 12a and the lower edge 12b of the cartridge 12 can be inserted into the corresponding insertion grooves 141, 142 from the side, and the upper edge 12a and the lower edge 12b of the cartridge 12 are By being inserted into and inserted into the insertion grooves 141 and 142, the bottom surface 31 of the tray 21 of the cartridge 12 can be held upright.

  Further, in this standing state, the transpiration surface 22 of the cartridge 12 can be brought into contact with the front surface portion 121, and the upper and lower insertion grooves 141 and 142 regulate the direction in which the cartridge 12 can be mounted. The transpiration surface 22 is configured so that it cannot be mounted rearward on the rear surface portion 123 side.

  Further, the dimension from the upper insertion groove 141 to the lower insertion groove 142 is set based on the length of the cartridge 12 in the short side direction, and the mounting portion 133 includes the long side of the cartridge 12. It is configured so that it cannot be inserted vertically.

  Accordingly, the tray of the cartridge 12 mounted on the mounting portion 133 in the use state U in which the outlet plugs 102, 102 extending from the rear case 72 of the apparatus body 11 are inserted into the outlet of the wall surface W and used. The mounting portion 133 is configured so that the cartridge 12 can be held in a state where the bottom surface 31 of 21 is raised and the storage portions 32 and 33 are arranged in the horizontal direction.

  Further, in this use state U, as shown in FIG. 7, the heating plate 112 constituting the heating source is arranged below the rear surface portion 123 of the middle case 73 constituting the heating portion. Has been.

  As shown in FIG. 2, a corrugated left discharge port 151 extending in the lateral direction is formed in a lower portion of the front surface portion 121 in FIG. 2 where the transpiration surface 22 of the cartridge 12 is in contact. And right discharge ports 152,... Are opened at three locations, and the left discharge ports 151,... And the right discharge ports 152,. Separated by 153.

  The left discharge port 151 provided on the left side in FIG. 1 is configured to be disposed on the front side of the first housing portion 32 in a state where the cartridge 12 is mounted on the mounting portion 133. The right discharge ports 152,... Provided on the right side in FIG.

  Thereby, the transpiration agent evaporated from the first storage portion 32 of the cartridge 12 can be discharged to the outside from the left discharge port 151,..., And is evaporated from the second storage portion 33. The transpiration agent can be discharged to the outside from the right discharge port 152. Further, the right and left discharge ports 151,..., 152,... Constitute discharge portions for discharging the transpiration agent evaporated from the respective storage portions 32, 33. The outlet plugs 102, 102 are connected to the outlet plugs 102, 102. In the use state U inserted into the wall socket W, the transpiration agent can be discharged from the front side of the apparatus main body 11 toward the center of the room.

  2 is formed in the lower edge of the front surface portion 121 in FIG. 2 in the lateral direction, and the upper edge portion of the front surface portion 121 in FIG. An extended corrugated upper corrugated opening 162 is open.

  The inner surface of the rear surface portion 123 facing the front surface portion 121 is a flat surface, and the bottom surface 31 of the tray 21 of the cartridge 12 is the rear surface portion with the cartridge 12 mounted in the mounting portion 133. An interval between the rear surface portion 123 and the front surface portion 121 is set so as to be in close contact with the 123.

  As shown in FIGS. 6 and 7, the rear surface portion 123 is configured to be in close contact with the heating plate 112 as a heating portion provided in the electronic substrate 101, and the rear surface portion 123 is The plate 112 is heated and the heat is transmitted to the entire surface.

  As a result, the bottom surface 31 of the cartridge 12 can be heated entirely through the rear surface portion 123. With the cartridge 12 mounted on the mounting portion 133, the storage portions 32, A heating unit that heats the transpiration agent accommodated in 33 from the bottom surface 31 side of the tray 21 is constituted by the rear surface portion 123.

  In the present embodiment having the above-described configuration, the transpiration that has flowed out when a seal failure or the like occurs in the cartridge 12 below the mounting portion 133 where the cartridge 12 is mounted, and the transpiration agent leaks out. A storage space 201 for storing the agent is formed, and the peripheral surface portion 122 of the middle case 73 that separates the mounting portion 113 in the apparatus main body 11 communicates with the mounting portion 113 and the storage space 201. A lower slit 212 as a part is provided.

  For this reason, when a sealing failure occurs on the transpiration surface 22 formed of the gas permeable film that closes the opening of the tray 21 of the cartridge 12 and the transpiration agent leaks out from the cartridge 12, the transpiration agent. Can be stored and held in the closed storage space 201 via the lower slit 212.

  At this time, the upper portion of the storage space 201 is closed by the peripheral surface portion 122 of the middle case 73, and the transpiration agent can be stored in the closed storage space 201. For this reason, compared with the case where a transpiration agent is stored in the open | released storage space, the inadvertent outflow of the stored transpiration agent can be suppressed.

  The lower slit 212 is set at a lower position than the insertion portion 132 provided for mounting the cartridge 12. For this reason, it is possible to reliably prevent leakage of the transpiration agent flowing out from the insertion portion 132 to the outside.

  Thereby, in comparison with the conventional case where the transpiration agent leaking from the cartridge 12 may flow down to the floor surface, it is possible to prevent problems caused by the leakage of the transpiration agent such that the transpiration agent stains the floor surface.

  In addition, the insertion portion 132 established in the apparatus main body 11 for mounting the cartridge 12 is opened sideways, and the transpiration apparatus 1 of this embodiment provided with the insertion portion 132 opened sideways. Even if it exists, the leakage of the said evaporating agent can be prevented reliably.

It is a perspective view which shows one embodiment of this invention. It is a disassembled perspective view of the same embodiment. It is a perspective view which shows the state which looked at the cartridge of the embodiment from the bottom face side. It is a bottom view showing the cartridge of the same embodiment. It is a side view which shows the cartridge of the embodiment. It is a cross-sectional view which shows the principal part of the same embodiment. It is a longitudinal cross-sectional view which shows the principal part of the embodiment. It is a perspective view which shows the rear case of the embodiment. It is a top view which shows the use condition of the transpiration apparatus of the embodiment. It is a perspective view which shows the state which looked at the inner case of the same embodiment from the bottom face side. It is a partial cross section figure which shows the transpiration apparatus of the embodiment.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Transpiration apparatus 11 Apparatus main body 12 Cartridge 21 Tray 22 Evaporation surface 73 Middle case 122 Peripheral surface part 132 Insertion part 133 Mounting part 201 Storage space 212 Lower slit S Horizontal direction

Claims (2)

A transpiration having a cartridge in which an opening of a tray containing a transpiration agent is closed by a transpiration surface, and an apparatus main body in which the cartridge is installed, and an insertion section for attaching the cartridge to the apparatus main body is established A device,
A mounting portion on which the cartridge is mounted is separated in the apparatus main body, a storage space for storing the transpiration agent flowing out from the cartridge is formed below the mounting portion, and the mounting portion is separated. A transpiration apparatus characterized in that a communication portion for communicating the mounting portion and the storage space is provided on a wall surface, and the communication portion is set at a lower position than the insertion portion.   The transpiration apparatus according to claim 1, wherein an opening direction of the insertion portion is set sideways.

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