JP2015150025A - Aroma generator - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a down-sized aroma generator which can be installed at the center of a space in which an aroma is to be diffused, allowing the aroma to be uniformly diffused into the entire space with a reduced amount of aromatic oil to be diffused.SOLUTION: The aroma generator includes: an aroma component accommodating chamber 13 having a storage region 10a for accommodating a liquid aroma component, a diffusion region 10b in which the atomized aromatic component is retained, and an emission part as opening through which the atomized aromatic component retained in the diffusion region 10b is emitted; an aromatic component suction tube 12 disposed in the aroma component accommodating chamber 13, the aromatic component suction tube 12 having a suction port at the bottom of the storage region 10a, and an injection port in the diffusion region 10b; and a gas blowing tube 11 having a gas blowing port through which gas is blown out toward the injection port of the aromatic component suction tube 12. The aromatic component suction tube 12 has a length of 50 mm or more. The injection port is disposed at a position 51 mm or more away from the bottom face of the storage region.

Description

  The present invention relates to a scent-generating device capable of atomizing and releasing a liquid fragrance component and releasing a fragrance into various spaces, and in particular, in a wide space so that the intensity of the scent can be arbitrarily and easily adjusted. The present invention relates to an incense generating apparatus that can be used even in a narrow space.

  Conventionally, in hotels, inns, restaurants, general companies, stores, etc., the relaxation effect is enhanced and the corporate image is improved by scenting the lobby, reception, or various spaces. Yes. In addition, fragrances for such spaces are used such as fragrances such as musk, incense, and smell bags, natural fragrances of plants and animals, synthetic fragrances, and blended fragrances. Among them, plant natural fragrances, synthetic fragrances, and blended fragrances are widely used in business applications such as hotels, hospitals, stores and the like because they can continuously release various fragrances.

  Conventionally, as represented by essential oils and aroma oils, as a method of diffusing aromatic oils that emit scents, a humidifier type that diffuses aromatic oils in the same way as humidifiers, heating aromatic oils There are a heating type for vaporizing and diffusing and a direct spraying type for diffusing the fragrance component in the form of a mist by jetting air. Among them, the humidifier type and the humidifier type consume less aromatic oil such as essential oil, but the fragrance diffusion power is weak at around 10 square meters. On the other hand, the direct spray type uses aromatic oils such as essential oils as they are, and diffuses without applying heat, so that you can enjoy the original scent of aromatic oils, and it has a strong diffusive power and can reach scents even in wide areas. For this reason, it is widely used in commercial applications.

  Moreover, patent document 1 (Japanese translations of PCT publication No. 2007-536076 gazette) is proposed about the spraying apparatus which sprays aromatic oil or vegetable essential oil in the air. In this document, an oil spraying system for plant essential oils and aromatic oils has at least one spraying device adapted to engage with a container of oil, the spraying device comprising a generally hollow body inside A mixer housing, from one side of which an oil supply tube extends into the container through the surface of the body, the mixer housing being an inlet for compressed air, The first diameter is greater than a second diameter of the inlet that leads to a diffusion chamber in the mixer housing, the diffusion chamber having compressed air at the inlet. An oil spray system is proposed having a passage to the body of the container so that when pumped, the oil is sprinkled into the air through at least one opening in the body in the form of fine droplets. This document also proposes that the timing means can be set to operate at various times of the day and that the operation of the individual spray devices in the cabinet is programmable.

  Further, Patent Document 2 (Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 04-197261) proposes an aroma generating device for making liquid perfume into a mist and diffusing it indoors through an air conditioning duct or the like. Such a fragrance generating device includes a fragrance containing chamber, an atomizing mechanism for atomizing the fragrance in the fragrance containing chamber, and a fragrance with finer particles than the fragrance atomized by the atomizing mechanism. It is composed of a cyclone mechanism that only takes out only.

  Furthermore, Non-Patent Document 1 discloses an aroma diffuser for business use that spreads fragrance over a wide space and enables high quality aroma space design. The aroma diffuser for business proposed in this non-patent document 1 can be used from small space to large space without using heat, timer operation, detailed settings for each day of the week, and multiple concentration settings within a day It has been proposed as something that can be done.

Special Table 2007-536076 Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 04-197261

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  As described above, various direct spray type fragrance generating apparatuses that atomize and release aromatic oil have been proposed. However, in order to atomize the aromatic oil, it is necessary for such a direct spray type fragrance generating device to collide the aromatic oil sucked up by the jetted air with the wall surface. Therefore, the storage space for the aromatic oil was also reduced, and the storage capacity of the aromatic oil was only about 10 ml. And when the perfume generating device is used in hotels, commercial facilities, hospitals, etc., diffusibility in the direction corresponding to the area is required, so a large amount of aromatic oil is used using high-pressure air. And had to be replenished with fragrance oil frequently. Therefore, the scent-generating apparatus that has been widely used in the past has not been suitable for commercial use that requires continuous and long-term use and further requires ease of maintenance.

  On the other hand, in the past, as disclosed in Non-Patent Document 1, an incense designed to eject a large amount of aromatic oil in advance using high-pressure air so as to spread the fragrance over a wide space. Generators have also been proposed. However, such a conventionally proposed scent generator for business use must use a large amount of fragrance oil in order to diffuse the fragrance over a wide area, and high pressure to atomize the large amount of fragrance oil. Since the air has to be blown out, the device itself has become large. For this reason, for example, in order to install it at the front of a hotel or the like, it has been difficult to secure the installation space so as not to disturb the guest and for reasons of scenery. As a result, the business incense generating device is installed in a recessed place such as a hotel lobby. Therefore, more aromatic oil must be ejected, and the consumption of aromatic oil is large. It was. Also, if it is installed in the corner of the space where fragrance should be diffused and a large amount of fragrance oil is diffused, an area where the fragrance is too strong will be created, causing olfactory fatigue in people in areas where the fragrance is too strong It was also possible to make it.

  Therefore, the present invention reduces the size of the perfume generating device so that it can be installed even in the center of a space where fragrance diffusion is planned (for example, the front of a lobby in a hotel). It is a first object to provide an incense generating device that can diffuse without generating odor spots in the entire space while reducing the amount of odor.

  In addition, in the fragrance generator designed for commercial use as described above, the amount of fragrance oil released is large and the output is strong, so the fragrance is too strong when used in a narrow commercial space. Therefore, it could not be used substantially.

  Therefore, the present invention is small in spite of being able to diffuse a fragrance over a wide range, and when used in a narrow area such as a small store, the amount of fragrance oil to be released is suppressed and an optimal fragrance It is a second object to provide an incense generating device that can be used in any of a wide space region and a narrow space region.

  In addition, it is possible to use both a wide space area and a narrow space area as described above, and even when used in a wide space area, the consumption of aromatic oil is reduced and a sufficient amount is obtained. It is a third problem to provide a scent generating device that can improve the ease of maintenance by allowing scent oil to be accommodated.

  In order to increase the amount of aromatic oil to be released in the direct spray-type fragrance generating device, conventionally, it has been common to increase the amount of air injected to diffuse the aromatic oil. In order to increase the amount of air to be injected, the work volume of the pump and motor for blowing must be increased, and as a result, the operating noise of the pump and motor is increased. . In particular, when the incense generating device is downsized and installed in the user's personal area (for example, a hotel front or bedroom), it has been considered that this loud operating sound may cause discomfort to the user.

Then, this invention makes it the 3rd subject to provide the fragrance | flavor generator which enabled it to implement | achieve the change of the spreading | diffusion capability of aromatic oil other than the increase / decrease in the amount of ejection of air.

  In the present invention, in order to solve at least one of the above-mentioned problems, the amount of fragrance components diffused into the space can be adjusted by changing the filling level of the aromatic oil and changing the liquid level. A generator is provided.

  That is, in the present invention, a fragrance generating device that atomizes and releases a liquid fragrance component by a blown-out gas, a storage region that stores the liquid fragrance component, and a diffusion region in which the atomized fragrance component stays A fragrance component storage chamber having a discharge portion formed as an opening for discharging a mist-like fragrance component that stays in the diffusion region, and a suction port that is present in the fragrance component storage chamber and is located at the bottom of the storage region A fragrance component suction pipe having an injection port in the diffusion region, and a gas blowing pipe having a gas outlet for blowing gas toward the injection port of the fragrance component suction pipe, and the fragrance component Provided is a scent generating device having a suction pipe length of 50 mm or more, preferably 70 mm or more, and the injection port being at a height of 51 mm or more, preferably 71 mm away from the bottom surface. .

  In the fragrance generating device thus formed, a storage area for storing a liquid fragrance component exists in the fragrance component storage chamber, and the storage area is filled with the fragrance component. Therefore, the storage area has a predetermined volume of internal space and is formed so that the liquid aroma component does not leak out. Further, since the fragrance component filled in the storage region is sucked up by the fragrance component suction pipe from the bottom side of the space described later, the portion where the suction port in the fragrance component suction pipe exists is filled with the fragrance component It is desirable to form it in a concave shape so that it will be stored when there is less.

  The aromatic component filled in the storage region includes essential oil (essential oil), aroma oil obtained by adding alcohol to the essential oil, other plant natural fragrances, synthetic fragrances, blended fragrances, etc. Liquid or oleophilic liquid can be used.

  In the aroma component storage chamber, a region above the region where the aroma component is actually filled is a diffusion region where the atomized aroma component stays. Therefore, the volume of the storage area and the diffusion area varies depending on the amount of the fragrance component filled. The diffusion region is a region for diffusing the mist-like fragrance component discharged from the injection port in the fragrance component suction pipe by the gas blown out from the gas blow-out tube, and in particular, the mist-like fragrance component is stored in the fragrance component storage chamber. It functions as a space where fine particles are retained by colliding with the inner wall surface or other wall surface.

  As described above, the fine particles of the fragrance component staying in the diffusion region are discharged from the discharge portion formed in the fragrance component storage chamber into the space where the fragrance is diffused. Therefore, this discharge part needs to exist in the said diffusion region, and can be formed as an opening which connects the said diffusion region and the exterior of a fragrance component accommodation chamber. However, the discharge port has an upper end (storage area) of the fragrance component storage chamber so that the fragrance component filled in the storage area does not spill out even when the scent generator is unintentionally shaken. It is desirable to open the The opening diameter of the discharge port can be set arbitrarily, but when a separate discharge nozzle is installed, it can be formed in a size that can be engaged with the discharge nozzle.

  As described above, the fragrance component storage chamber having the storage region and the diffusion region inside and including the discharge portion can be appropriately formed into a shape. For example, it can be formed into a sphere, or can be formed into various cylinders such as a cylinder or a square cylinder.

  An aroma component suction pipe is installed in the aroma component storage chamber configured as described above. This fragrance component suction pipe is configured to suck up the fragrance component filled in the storage region from the bottom side and diffuse it in the diffusion region, and therefore there is a suction port on the bottom side of the storage region, and the diffusion region Are provided in such a way that there is an injection port. The fragrance component suction tube only needs to be installed in the fragrance component storage chamber. In addition to fixing the fragrance component suction tube to a side surface of a gas blowing tube described later, the fragrance component suction tube is secured to the inner wall surface or bottom surface of the fragrance component storage chamber. Can be fixed.

  In particular, the fragrance component suction tube is formed as a nozzle portion having an upper portion, specifically, a range of 20 mm or more, preferably 25 mm or more reaching the injection port, with an inner diameter of 2 mm or less, preferably 1.5 mm or less. It is desirable that This is because by providing the nozzle portion having such a narrow inner diameter, it is possible to improve the sucking ability in the aroma component suction pipe. In particular, in the scent generating apparatus according to the present invention, the fragrance component suction tube is formed long with the overall length of 50 mm or more. For this reason, depending on the viscosity and remaining amount of the fragrance component present in the storage region, it is difficult to suck up the fragrance component from the suction port located on the bottom side of the storage region to the injection port unless the pressure of the gas to be blown is increased. Become. In this regard, as described above, even when the fragrance component suction pipe is formed long by forming a nozzle portion in which the range of 20 mm leading to the injection port is 2 mm or less, preferably 1.5 mm or less, the air is blown out. It is possible to suck up smoothly without the need to increase the gas pressure.

  Although the ability to suck up the fragrance component is increased by lengthening the nozzle portion formed to have a small diameter as described above, on the other hand, when the viscosity of the fragrance component is high, dust or other clumps are mixed in and sucked in this In this case, the nozzle part may be clogged. Therefore, in order to solve the problem of clogging in the nozzle part at the same time, the inner diameter below the nozzle part is It is desirable to form in 3 mm or more and 10 mm or less. By forming the inner diameter below the nozzle part to the inner diameter, it is possible to reduce the weight of the fragrance component suction tube, thereby facilitating workability when installing the fragrance component suction tube in the fragrance component storage chamber. And stability after installation can be ensured.

As described above, in the scent generating device according to the present invention, the scent component sucking scent component is formed to be as long as 50 mm or more in length, and the nozzle portion having a narrow inner diameter is formed on the injection port side. . By forming such a nozzle portion, it becomes easy to suck up the fragrance component by setting the liquid level of the fragrance component filled in the fragrance component storage chamber to a range where the nozzle portion is present. Thereby, the quantity of the fragrance | flavor component released from a jet nozzle can be increased, and the diffusing power of fragrance can be improved. Therefore, in the present invention, the fragrance component suction tube is set to 50 mm or more, and a nozzle portion with a narrow inner diameter on the jet outlet side in the length direction is formed, and the nozzle portion is the entire length of the fragrance component suction tube. An incense generating device is provided which is formed to have a length of 10 to 90%, preferably 40 to 70%.

Further, the nozzle portion can have an inner diameter of 1/2 or less, particularly 1/4 or less of the inner diameter of the suction port of the fragrance component suction pipe. By making the inner diameters different from each other in this manner, the liquid level of the fragrance component filled in the fragrance component storage chamber is present in the range where the nozzle portion is formed, so that the sucking force and thus the consumption amount of the fragrance component are reduced. Increasing and spreading the incense over a wider area.

Furthermore, in the present invention, the inner diameter of the fragrance component suction pipe is varied in two or more stages, and the height of the liquid surface of the fragrance component to be sucked is set within a predetermined inner diameter range in the fragrance component suction pipe having a different inner diameter. By this, the adjustment method of the generation amount of the fragrance which adjusts the emitted amount of the fragrance | flavor component made into mist form is provided.

  Moreover, the fragrance | flavor generating apparatus concerning this invention is equipped with the gas blowing tube which blows off gas toward the injection port of the said fragrance component suction tube. That is, the gas blowing pipe decompresses the vicinity of the injection port by blowing gas at high speed toward the injection port of the fragrance component suction tube, sucks up the fragrance component present in the storage region in the fragrance component storage chamber, and In the mouth, it is misted by the gas blown out. Therefore, the gas blowout pipe is formed as a pipe or tube arranged so that the gas blowout outlet is directed to the injection opening of the fragrance component suction pipe, and the lower end side is configured as a gas inlet through which the blown-out gas is guided. Is done. The gas guided to the gas inlet is air (air outside the aromatic component storage chamber) blown by a fan or a pump, or may be oxygen or nitrogen supplied from a cylinder.

  Further, it is desirable that the gas blow-out pipe is formed with a narrow inner diameter at least in the vicinity of the gas blow-out opening in order to increase the flow velocity at the portion of the fragrance component suction pipe toward the injection port. In particular, by setting the length of the narrowed inner diameter to a certain length or more (for example, a range of 5 mm or more leading to the gas blowing port), the gas blowing tube can be reduced in weight and installed in the aroma component storage chamber. The stability after installation or after installation can be improved.

  In the fragrance generating device configured as described above, the portion for mist-forming the fragrance component, that is, the injection port of the fragrance component suction pipe is located 51 mm or more away from the bottom surface of the fragrance component storage chamber (or storage region). . Therefore, the storage area in which the fragrance component is stored in the fragrance component storage chamber can be up to a height of 50 mm or more from the fragrance component storage chamber. Thereby, the volume of a storage area | region can be increased and sufficient quantity of aroma components can be accommodated.

  The aroma component suction tube is formed to have a length of 50 mm or more. As a result, it is possible to increase the length from the suction port to the injection port, thereby increasing the amount of change in the liquid level of the fragrance component stored in the storage region. As a result, it is possible to change the height of the fragrance component in the fragrance component suction pipe by changing the liquid level height of the fragrance component accommodated in the storage region, and the jet is injected from the injection port by changing the lift. The amount of the fragrance component can be adjusted. That is, in the scent generating apparatus according to the present invention, the length of the fragrance component suction pipe is 50 mm or more, preferably 70 mm or more, and the injection port is preferably 51 mm or more from the bottom surface of the fragrance component storage chamber (or storage area). Is a scent-generating device that allows the amount of mist-like fragrance components to be discharged from the discharge section to be adjusted by the presence of a distance of 71 mm or more depending on the height of the liquid level of the fragrance components to be filled in the storage region. be able to. The lower end of the fragrance component suction tube is separated from the bottom surface of the fragrance component storage chamber (or storage area) by 1 mm or more, and the gap serves as a suction port for sucking the fragrance component into the tube.

  Specifically, when reducing the amount of the fragrance component released from the injection port, the liquid level of the fragrance component stored in the storage area is lowered and the lift is increased. As a result, the consumption of the fragrance component can be suppressed and the running cost can be suppressed. On the other hand, when increasing the amount of the fragrance component discharged from the injection port, the liquid level of the fragrance component accommodated in the storage region is increased and the lift is decreased. As a result, a sufficient amount of the fragrance component can be released, and the consumption of the fragrance component can be made optimal and efficient according to the size of the space where the fragrance is diffused. In particular, the suction force per unit time can be changed by changing the inner diameter of the fragrance component suction pipe, and as a result, the amount of fragrance component (intensity of the fragrance) released from the injection port more finely. Can be adjusted.

  And according to the scent generating device according to the present invention, it is possible to adjust the amount of the fragrance component discharged from the injection port by simply adjusting the height of the liquid surface of the fragrance component filled in the storage region. Even if the flow rate of the gas blown out from the gas outlet is constant, the amount of fragrance spreading in the space can be adjusted, and the fragrance that is atomized and released without worrying about the operating noise of the fan motor or pump. The amount of ingredients can be adjusted.

  In the scent generating apparatus according to the present invention, it is desirable to increase the horizontal cross-sectional area of the storage area in order to facilitate management such as filling of the fragrance component into the storage area. On the other hand, in order to stir the fragrance over a wide range, it is desirable that the fragrance component is diffused as sufficiently fine particles. However, even if the fragrance component is to be formed into fine particles, the fragrance component used may be volatile or The fact is that the viscosity is different. Therefore, in the scent generating device according to the present invention, the fragrance component sprayed from the spray port of the fragrance component suction tube is such that even various types of fragrance components can be made into a finer mist, It is made to collide with wall surfaces, such as an inner wall surface which divides a diffusion area, with sufficient momentum.

In particular, in order to realize this mist reliably, the moving distance from the injection port to the wall surface (collision wall surface) of the mist-like aroma component should be 10 to 40 mm, preferably 10 to 25 mm. desirable. This is because even a variety of fragrance components having different volatility and viscosities are more surely made into a fine mist.
For example, when the wall surface on which the mist-like aroma component injected from the injection port collides is the inner wall surface of the aroma component storage chamber (specifically, the diffusion region), the flow direction of the gas blown out from the gas blowing tube The distance between the spray port of the fragrance component suction tube and the inner wall surface of the fragrance component storage chamber is preferably 10 to 40 mm, particularly 10 to 25 mm. More specifically, in the case where the flow direction of the gas blown out from the gas blowing pipe is a horizontal direction, the injection port is located 10 to 40 mm, particularly 10 to 25 mm away from the inner wall surface of the fragrance component storage chamber. And the gas outlet can be configured to inject a fragrance component in the form of a mist toward the inner wall surface where the distance is secured.

  In the scent generating device configured as described above, the mist-like fragrance component discharged from the injection port collides with the wall surface, and this becomes mist of finer particles and exists in the diffusion region, and this is in the space from the discharge portion. The aromatic component can be diffused farther, that is, to a wider area in the space. Further, by setting the distance between the injection port and the inner wall surface of the fragrance component storage chamber as described above, the horizontal cross-sectional area shape of the fragrance component storage chamber is substantially defined. In the generator, since the length of the fragrance component suction tube is long as described above, even a sufficient amount of the fragrance component can be accommodated.

  The fragrance component storage chamber, the fragrance component suction pipe, and the gas blowing pipe constituting the scent generating device according to the present invention are formed of various resin compositions such as inorganic materials such as glass and metal, and synthetic resins. Is also possible. However, since each of these components comes into contact with various fragrance components, it is desirable to form the material with chemical resistance and corrosion resistance, particularly glass and ceramics (ceramics).

  In addition, the scent generating apparatus according to the present invention may further include a gas supply means such as a fan or pump for sending gas to the gas blowing pipe, or a cylinder for filling with compressed gas. And this gas supply means can be comprised with the electric circuit, a valve | bulb, etc. for adjusting the air quantity to ventilate.

  In order to solve at least one of the above problems, the present invention provides a method for adjusting the amount of fragrance component released in a direct spray-type fragrance generator.

  That is, a method of adjusting the amount of fragrance component released in a fragrance generating device that atomizes and releases a liquid fragrance component with a blown gas, the fragrance generating device used by the fragrance generating device according to the present invention In the fragrance generating device, the amount of the mist-like fragrance component discharged from the discharge portion can be adjusted by the liquid surface height of the fragrance component stored in the storage region of the fragrance component storage chamber in the fragrance generating device. Provided is a method for adjusting the amount of released aromatic components.

  According to the method for adjusting the amount of released fragrance component of the present invention, the fragrance component suction pipe that sucks up the fragrance component as the fragrance generating device has a length of 50 mm or more, and the injection port serves as the fragrance component storage chamber (storage region). By making it exist at a distance of 51 mm or more from the bottom surface, the width of the liquid level of the fragrance component filled in the storage area is increased, thereby adjusting the diffusion amount of the mist-like fragrance component released into the space. be able to.

  According to the fragrance generating device according to the present invention and the method for adjusting the amount of fragrance component released in the fragrance generating device, the entire fragrance generating device can be reduced in size, and as a result, the center of the space where fragrance diffusion is planned ( For example, it can be installed even in the front of a lobby in a hotel. And by making it installable also in the center of space, the fragrance | flavor generator which enabled it to spread | diffuse, without producing the fragrance spot in the whole said space, implement | achieving, reducing the spreading | diffusion amount of an aromatic component. That is, by installing it in the center of the space where it is desired to diffuse the scent, the scent can be efficiently diffused in the space, and the consumption amount of the fragrance component can be reduced efficiently.

  In addition, by reducing the size of the entire space, it can be installed in the center of a space that requires fragrance, and the fragrance component can be evenly distributed throughout the space, eliminating the area where the fragrance is too strong in the space. Can solve problems such as olfactory fatigue in the user.

  Further, in the direct spray type fragrance generating device, in order to make the atomized fragrance component into a finer mist, it is desirable to cause the sprayed mist-like fragrance component to collide with the wall surface, thus containing the fragrance component. The horizontal cross-sectional area of the space to be fixed also has a certain restriction, and it is difficult to increase the capacity of the space. In this respect, in the scent generating device according to the present invention, since the length of the scent component suction pipe is increased, a large volume of the scent component storage space can be secured, and thus a sufficient amount of the scent component can be obtained. Can be accommodated. As a result, problems such as frequent filling with fragrance components are eliminated, and continuous and long-term use is possible.

  In the scent generating apparatus according to the present invention, the amount of diffusion to the space can be adjusted by the height of the liquid level of the fragrance component to be filled, and the scent can be installed at the center of the space to be scented by downsizing. Therefore, the diffusion amount of the fragrance component can be optimized according to the size of the space for scenting. As a result, the consumption amount of the fragrance component can be matched to the space volume, and the running cost can be reduced without waste of the fragrance component.

  Furthermore, the fragrance generating device according to the present invention can adjust the amount of diffusion to the space depending on the height of the liquid surface of the fragrance component to be filled, and can be installed at any place in the space where fragrance is given by downsizing. Therefore, in addition to being able to be used efficiently in a wide space, it is possible to solve the problem that the fragrance is too strong even when used in a narrow commercial space. Therefore, according to the present invention, although the fragrance can be diffused over a wide range, it is small in size, and when used in a narrow area such as a small store, the amount of the fragrance component to be released is suppressed, and the optimal fragrance It is possible to provide a fragrance generating device that can be used in any of a wide space region and a narrow space region.

  In addition, it can be used in either a wide space area or a narrow space area, and even if it is used in a wide space area, the consumption of aroma components is reduced and a sufficient amount of aroma components is accommodated. Therefore, it is possible to provide an incense generating device with improved ease of maintenance.

  And since the fragrance generating device according to the present invention can adjust the amount of the fragrance component to be released depending on the height of the liquid surface of the fragrance component to be filled, even if the amount of air to be ejected is kept constant, The optimal scent diffusion according to the volume of the air can be performed, and therefore the work volume of the pump and the motor for blowing air can be increased, and the risk of increasing the operating noise can be eliminated.

The disassembled perspective view which shows the scent generator concerning this Embodiment Longitudinal sectional view of the incense generating device of FIG. Drawing showing output adjustment state in incense generator Longitudinal sectional view showing a comparison device

  Hereinafter, the incense generating device 50 according to the embodiment will be specifically described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is an exploded perspective view showing an incense generator 50 according to the present embodiment, and FIG. 2 is a longitudinal sectional view of the incense generator 50.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the scent generating device 50 according to the present embodiment is filled with a fragrance component A, misted (atomized) and released to the surroundings, and the body 10 And a base part 20 that accommodates an operating part (such as a blower fan or a pump 22) that supplies gas for mist formation to the main body part 10, and engages with the base part 20 and the main body The cover portion 30 that covers the portion 10 is configured to have a quadrangular prism-like appearance in a combined state. In particular, by forming the base part 20 and the cover part 30 with white ceramics, it is possible to make a simple and compact design wrapped in pure white ceramics, which may harm the atmosphere as an interior. It can be installed naturally in the place where you want to deliver the fragrance, and can spread the fragrance gently with less output.

  In the present embodiment, the base portion 20 is formed in a quadrangular prism shape having a stepped edge on the upper surface, and a cylindrical gas present at the lower end of the main body portion 10 to be described later is formed at the center of the upper surface. An opening 24 into which the inlet 11a is inserted is formed. As shown in FIG. 2, the base portion 20 accommodates a blower pump 22 for supplying gas to the gas blowing pipe 11 in the main body portion 10 and a control circuit 28 for controlling the operation of the blower pump 22. In addition, a setting unit 26 for setting the operation of the blower pump 22 is provided on the side surface of the base unit 20. The control circuit 28 and the setting unit 26 are configured so that the operation timing and output of the blower pump 22 can be adjusted. For example, the blower pump 22 is operated for 2 minutes and then stopped for 1 minute. And the amount of air sent out from the blower pump 22 can be set.

  Further, the cover part 30 protects the main body part 10 to be described later and enhances the overall design. The cover part 30 may be appropriately formed in a shape other than the present embodiment. However, it is necessary to provide an opening for releasing the mist-like fragrance component A generated in the main body portion 10 in the cover portion to the outside. In the present embodiment, an opening for releasing the mist-like fragrance component A released from the main body 10 to the periphery is provided in the upper surface portion of the cover portion 30. However, this opening may be formed at any location such as the side wall surface of the cover portion 30.

  The main body 10 is configured to contain the fragrance component A and introduce a gas to generate mist of the fragrance component A. As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the main body 10 according to the present embodiment includes an aromatic component storage chamber 13 that stores an aromatic component A therein, and a gas blowing pipe that introduces gas into the aromatic component storage chamber 13. 11 and the fragrance component suction pipe 12 that sucks up the stored fragrance component A up to the gas outlet 11b in the gas outlet pipe 11.

  The aroma component storage chamber 13 is formed of glass, has a substantially cylindrical shape with upper and lower ends protruding in a spherical shape, and a discharge portion 14 protruding in a cylindrical shape is provided on the upper portion thereof. The discharge part 14 only needs to have an opening diameter that can discharge the mist-flavored aromatic component A, and the flow rate of the gas containing the mist discharged from the discharge part 14 can be adjusted to a desired range. However, the opening diameter of the discharge portion 14 should be appropriately determined in consideration of the problem of volatilization of the fragrance component A stored in the fragrance component storage chamber 13.

  Further, a storage area 10a for storing the fragrance component A is secured inside the fragrance component storage chamber 13, and there is a gas outlet 11b in the gas outlet pipe 11 above the storage area 10a. In the region, a diffusion region 10b in which the misted aroma component A stays is secured. In addition, a concave portion that is partially recessed is formed on the bottom surface of the fragrance component storage chamber 13 so that the fragrance component A can be gathered in the recess even when the remaining amount of the fragrance component A is small. doing.

  The gas blow-out pipe 11 for introducing gas into the fragrance component storage chamber 13 penetrates the bottom surface of the fragrance component storage chamber 13 and protrudes from the cylindrical gas inlet 11a. The aromatic component suction pipe 12 that sucks up the aromatic component A is disposed close to the injection port 12b formed at the upper end of the aromatic component suction tube 12. The aroma component suction tube 12 is formed using glass, and is formed as a tube with a narrowed inner diameter on the tip side. By narrowing the inner diameter on the front end side, the flow velocity of the gas discharged from the gas outlet 11b is increased to increase the pressure. Further, a cylindrical gas inlet 11a protruding from below the fragrance component storage chamber 13 is inserted into an opening formed in the base portion 20, and the main body portion 10 is supported by the base portion 20 by this engagement. Has been. The gas inlet 11a is connected to the blower port of the blower pump 22 accommodated in the base portion 20, and thereby the air sent by the blower pump 22 is vigorously discharged from the gas blower port 11b. Can do.

  The fragrance component suction pipe 12 is held in the fragrance component storage chamber 13 by connecting and integrating the side surface thereof with a connecting portion 40 provided in a bridge shape between the side surface of the gas blowing pipe 11. Yes. The fragrance component suction pipe 12 is configured to suck up the fragrance component A stored in the chamber to the gas outlet 11b in the gas outlet pipe 11. The fragrance component suction tube 12 is a tube formed using glass, and the suction port 12a on the base end side is present in the recess 15 formed on the bottom surface of the fragrance component storage chamber 13, and the tip side The injection port 12b is present in the diffusion region 10b in the aroma component housing chamber 13.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the aroma component suction tube 12 according to the present embodiment has a length (H1) of 70 mm, so that the diffusion region 10b is at least 70 mm from the bottom surface of the storage region 10a. Will exist at a height. Further, a nozzle portion 12c having an inner diameter of 1.5 mm or less is formed in a range where the distance (H2) from the tip of the fragrance component suction tube 12 to the injection port 12b is 25 mm. By forming the nozzle portion 12c with such a length, even the aromatic component A having a high viscosity can be sufficiently sucked and injected from the injection port 12b.

  In particular, since the length of the fragrance component suction pipe 12 is as long as 70 mm, the liquid level of the fragrance component A filled in the fragrance component storage chamber 13 can be adjusted in a wide range. Therefore, by adjusting the height of the liquid level, it is possible to adjust the amount of the mist-like fragrance component A to be released even when the amount of gas blowout is constant.

  FIG. 3 shows a state in which the amount of mist-like fragrance component A released is adjusted by changing the height of the liquid surface of the fragrance component A. FIG. 3A shows a state in which a large amount of the fragrance component A is filled to increase the liquid level and the head to the injection port 12b is reduced. In particular, the scent component A can be easily sucked up by setting the liquid level to a height at which the nozzle portion 12c exists. Therefore, a larger amount of the fragrance component A can be misted, and more mist-like fragrance component A can be generated and released from the discharge portion 14. On the other hand, in FIG. 3 (B), the filling amount of the fragrance component A is reduced to keep the liquid level low. As a result, the lift for sucking up the fragrance component A is increased, the amount of the fragrance component A sucked up is reduced even at the same gas pressure, and the injection amount of the mist-like fragrance component A is also reduced.

  As described above, in order to spread the fragrance over a wide space, the consumption amount of the fragrance component A is increased, and at that time, the fragrance component storage chamber 13 can be filled with a large amount of the fragrance component A. It has become. On the other hand, when fragrance is diffused in a narrow space, in order to reduce the consumption, the filling amount of fragrance component A is reduced, and thereby the optimal fragrance diffusion is performed with a small amount of fragrance component A. I can do things.

  In addition, it is desirable that the mist has a small particle size so that the scent is diffused over a wider range and the released mist-like fragrance component A does not adhere to the surroundings. Therefore, in the present embodiment, the mist discharged from the injection port 12b is vigorously collided with the inner wall surface of the fragrance component storage chamber 13 to make the particles finer. In particular, in this embodiment, the distance (R) between the injection port 12b and the inner wall surface of the fragrance component storage chamber 13 is 25 mm so that various fragrance components A can be used.

Hereinafter, in order to confirm the difference in the amount of fragrance released due to the difference in the liquid level of the fragrance component A filled in the fragrance component storage chamber 13, the difference in consumption of the fragrance component A was measured. In the following examples, the fragrance generating device 50 (hereinafter referred to as “implementing device”) shown in FIGS. 1 to 3 is used, and as shown in FIG. 4 as a comparative example, the fragrance containing chamber 113 is a sphere having a radius of 20 mm. The fragrance component suction tube 112 having a length of 20 mm (hereinafter referred to as “comparator”) was used. In FIG. 4 which shows this comparison apparatus 150, the code | symbol which added 100 is attached | subjected about the structure which has the same function as the fragrance generating apparatus 50 shown in FIGS.
Note that the same base portion 20 is used in both the example and the comparative example, and therefore the gas flow rate is also the same.

[Example 1]
In the implementation apparatus 1, 100 ml of the fragrance component A was filled, and the output of the blower pump 22 was maximized and the operation was continued for 2 hours. At this time, the difference in height between the liquid level height of the fragrance component A and the injection port 12b of the fragrance component suction pipe 12 (lift head: L1) was about 15 mm. As a result, the consumption of fragrance component A was 3 ml. Accordingly, it was confirmed that 15 ml of the fragrance component A was consumed after 10 hours of use, and thus the fragrance could be diffused even in a wide space. Particularly in this embodiment, the storage region 10a is wider than the diffusion region 10b.

[Example 2]
The experiment was performed under the same conditions as in Example 1 except that the output of the blower pump 22 was changed to 30% of the output of Experimental Example 1. As a result, the consumption of the fragrance component A was 1 ml. Therefore, it was confirmed that 5 ml of the fragrance component A was consumed after 10 hours of use, and thus an amount of fragrance suitable for a narrow space could be released.

Example 3
The experiment was performed under the same conditions as in Example 1 except that 10 ml of the fragrance component A was filled in the execution device 1. At this time, the difference in height between the liquid level height of the fragrance component A and the injection port 12b of the fragrance component suction pipe 12 (lift head: L2) was 50 mm. As a result, the consumption of the fragrance component A was 1 ml. Therefore, it was confirmed that 5 ml of the fragrance component A was consumed after 10 hours of use, and thus an amount of fragrance suitable for a narrow space could be released. Particularly in this embodiment, the diffusion region 10b is wider than the storage region 10a.

Example 4
The experiment was performed under the same conditions as in Example 2 except that 10 ml of the fragrance component A was filled in the execution device 1. As a result, the consumption of the fragrance component A was less than 1 ml. Therefore, since a very small amount of the fragrance component A is consumed even after 10 hours of use, it was confirmed that it is effective in an extremely narrow space such as the entrance of a beauty salon.

[Comparative Example 1]
The experiment was performed under the same conditions as in Example 1 except that the comparative device 1 was used and 15 ml of the fragrance component A was filled. At this time, the difference in height between the liquid level height of the fragrance component A and the injection port 112b of the fragrance component suction pipe 112 (lift: L3) was about 10 mm. As a result, the consumption of fragrance component A was 2 ml. Therefore, 10 ml was consumed after 10 hours of use, and it was confirmed that it was not suitable for long-time use in relation to the filling amount.

[Comparative Example 2]
The experiment was performed under the same conditions as in Example 2 except that the comparison apparatus 1 was used and 15 ml of the fragrance component A was filled. As a result, the consumption of the fragrance component A was 1 ml. Therefore, 10 ml was consumed after 10 hours of use, and it was confirmed that it was not suitable for long-time use in relation to the filling amount.

  The incense generating apparatus according to the present invention is an apparatus for releasing a scent, and can be used in various fields such as hotels, inns, hospitals, beauty salons, schools, and companies. In addition, since the ability to emit a scent can be adjusted other than the output of air, it can be finely adjusted, and thus can be used in various spaces such as a wide space and a narrow space.

10 Main unit
10a Storage area
10b Diffusion region
11 tubes
12 Aroma component suction tube
12a Suction port
12b outlet
12c Nozzle part
13 Fragrance component storage chamber
14 Release part
20 foundation
22 Blower pump
24 opening
26 Setting section
28 Control circuit
30 Cover section
50 Incense generator
A Fragrance component

Claims (4)

A fragrance generating device that atomizes and releases a liquid fragrance component with a blown gas,
Aroma component storage comprising a storage region for storing a liquid fragrance component, a diffusion region in which the atomized fragrance component stays, and a discharge portion formed as an opening for discharging the mist-like fragrance component staying in the diffusion region A chamber;
A fragrance component suction pipe present in the fragrance component storage chamber, having a suction port on the bottom side of the storage region, and having an injection port in the diffusion region,
A gas blowing pipe provided with a gas blowing port for blowing gas toward the injection port of the fragrance component suction pipe,
The fragrance generating device is characterized in that the fragrance component suction pipe has a length of 50 mm or more, and the injection port is located 51 mm or more away from the bottom surface of the storage region.
The fragrance component suction pipe is formed as a nozzle portion having an inner diameter of 2 mm or less within a range of 20 mm or more leading to the injection port, and an inner diameter of 3 mm or more and 10 mm or less is formed below the nozzle portion. Item 3. An incense generating device according to item 1.
The fragrance generating device according to claim 1 or 2, wherein a distance between an injection port of the fragrance component suction tube and an inner wall surface of the fragrance component storage chamber according to a flow direction of the gas blown out from the gas blowing tube is 40 mm or less.
A method of adjusting the amount of fragrance components released in a fragrance generating device that atomizes and releases liquid fragrance components by a blown gas,
The incense generating device uses the incense generating device according to any one of claims 1 to 3,
Incense generation characterized in that the amount of mist-like fragrance component discharged from the discharge portion can be adjusted by the liquid level height of the fragrance component stored in the storage region of the fragrance component storage chamber in the fragrance generation device. A method for adjusting the amount of fragrance components released in the apparatus.