JP2020085764A - Material diffusing system - Google Patents

Abstract

To provide a material diffusing system which can diffuse a desired material before arrival to a destination.SOLUTION: An aroma spray system 10 of the present invention includes an in-vehicle device 100 and an aroma diffuser 200 connected to the on-vehicle device 100. The on-vehicle device 100 has a function of automatically controlling the aroma spray by an aroma diffuser 200. When insects are frequently seen around the destination, the aroma diffuser 200 is set to spray an insect-repelling aroma before an owned vehicle gets to the destination.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Description

The present invention relates to a substance emission system that emits substances such as aroma, and more particularly to an automatic spray system for insect repellent aroma in a vehicle.

Aroma diffusers for vehicle interior space are popular and have been put into practical use because they have relaxing effects, car sickness suppressing effects, and awakening effects. For example, it has been considered to monitor the driver's condition and spray an aroma having a wakefulness effect when the driver's drowsiness is detected, or an aroma effective for insect repellent.

For example, the vehicle-mounted guide device of Patent Document 1 emits an incense upon arrival at a destination and notifies the arrival at the destination by using an olfaction other than sight and hearing. Further, the insect vehicle interior intrusion prevention system of Patent Document 2 discloses opening and closing of a vehicle door or window, and generating an odor when the door or window is opened.

JP 2001-349739A JP, 2010-149727, A

If you go to a place where mosquitoes are likely to occur, such as outdoors, the mosquitoes may enter the inside of the vehicle, and if you are driving, you may notice the mosquitoes and you may not be able to concentrate on driving. Therefore, spraying an aroma having an insect repellent effect on an aroma diffuser mounted on a vehicle has been studied. In particular, insect repellents that use natural materials such as aromas (herbs) do not contain chemical components that have a heavy burden on the body and skin, and thus can be used with confidence. On the other hand, the insect vehicle intrusion prevention system disclosed in Patent Document 2 sprays aroma when the door or window of the vehicle is opened, and in this method, when the door or window is opened. Because it sprays aroma, it is not possible to take measures against insects in advance. Also, if the doors and windows are not opened before reaching the destination, the aroma will not be sprayed, and you will descend to the destination in that state, which is insufficient as a measure against insect repellent for passengers. is there.

The present invention solves such a conventional problem, and an object of the present invention is to provide a substance emission device capable of emitting a desired substance before reaching a destination.

A substance divergence system according to the present invention has a current location detection means for detecting a current location, a destination detection means for detecting a destination, a divergence means for diverging a substance to the surroundings, and a control means for controlling the divergence means. Then, the control means causes the divergence means to radiate the substance before reaching the destination based on the current location detected by the current location detection means.

In one embodiment, the control unit controls a characteristic of a substance emitted by the divergence unit based on the destination detected by the destination detection unit. In one embodiment, the exhaling means emits an insect-repellent aroma into the vehicle interior. In one embodiment, the substance emanation system includes detection means for detecting the number of passengers, and the control means controls the amount of the substance to be evacuated based on the number of passengers detected by the detection means. In one embodiment, the detection means further detects a boarding position of an occupant, and the control means controls a divergence direction of the substance based on the boarding position detected by the detection means. In one embodiment, the control unit determines whether or not insects are likely to occur around the destination, and controls the divergence unit based on the determination result.

The substance divergence system according to the present invention is a current position detection unit that detects the current position, a divergence unit that radiates a substance to the surroundings, an acquisition unit that acquires biometric information around the detected current position, and the acquired biometric information. And a control means for diverging a substance having an insect repellent effect to the divergence means when it is determined by the deciding means that worms are generated ..

In one embodiment, the control means causes the occupant to emit the substance to the emission means before the passenger gets on the vehicle. In one embodiment, the exhaling means emits an insect-repellent aroma into the vehicle interior. In one embodiment, the substance emission system includes an in-vehicle device and an aroma diffuser connected to the in-vehicle device, the in-vehicle device includes the destination detection means and the control means, and the aroma diffuser is the Including divergence means.

According to the present invention, a desired measure can be taken in advance by releasing a substance before it reaches a destination. For example, when insects are easily generated around the destination, the vehicle interior can be filled with an aroma having an insect-repellent effect in advance, and the insect-repellent countermeasure can be effectively performed before getting off the vehicle.

It is a figure which shows the structural example of the aroma spray system which concerns on the Example of this invention. It is a block diagram which shows the structure of the vehicle-mounted apparatus which concerns on the Example of this invention. It is a table showing an example of biometric information concerning an example of the present invention. It is a figure which shows the example which acquires biometric information etc. via a network in the aroma spray system which concerns on the Example of this invention. It is a figure which shows the functional structure of the aroma control program which concerns on the 1st Example of this invention. It is a figure which shows the structural example of the aroma diffuser which concerns on the Example of this invention. It is an operation|movement flow of the aroma spray system which concerns on the 1st Example of this invention. It is a figure which shows the functional structure of the aroma control program which concerns on the 2nd Example of this invention. It is an operation|movement flow of the aroma spray system which concerns on the 2nd Example of this invention. It is a figure which shows the functional structure of the aroma control program which concerns on the 3rd Example of this invention. It is an operation|movement flow of the aroma spray system which concerns on the 3rd Example of this invention.

Next, in one aspect, the substance emission system of the present invention is mounted on a vehicle and sprays fine particles such as aroma having an insect repellent effect into the vehicle interior. Further, the substance emission system of the present invention is not necessarily installed in a vehicle of a moving body, and may be used for other purposes. Further, the released fine particles are not limited to the insect repellent effect against insects and mosquitoes, and may have other effects. In the following examples, an aroma spray system installed in a vehicle will be described as an example of the substance emission system of the present invention.

FIG. 1 is a diagram showing an example of an aroma spray system according to an embodiment of the present invention. The aroma spray system 10 includes an in-vehicle device 100 and an aroma diffuser 200 electrically connected to the in-vehicle device 100. The vehicle-mounted device 100 can be, for example, an electronic device or a computer device having a navigation function or an audio/visual function. The in-vehicle device 100 can also be a high-performance information terminal such as a portable terminal or a smartphone. The aroma diffuser 200 is placed at an arbitrary position in the vehicle compartment and has a function of spraying an aroma having a wakeful action or an aroma having a insect repellent action. The vehicle-mounted device 100 of this embodiment has a function of controlling the aroma diffuser 200 according to various situations, as will be described later.

FIG. 2 shows a configuration example of the vehicle-mounted device 100 according to this embodiment. The in-vehicle device 100 includes an input unit 110, a position detection unit 120, a navigation unit 130, an occupant detection unit 140, an environment information acquisition unit 150, an output unit 160, a storage unit 170, an external interface 180, and a control unit 190. It

The input unit 110 includes an operation key, a mouse, a remote controller, a touch panel, a voice recognition module, etc., receives an input from a user, and provides it to the control unit 190. The position detection unit 120 detects the current position of the vehicle using GPS positioning or a self-contained navigation sensor (for example, an acceleration sensor or an angular velocity sensor). The navigation unit 130 uses the current location and map data detected by the position detection unit 120 to guide the road around the vehicle position, searches for a route to the destination, and guides the searched route.

The passenger detection unit 140 detects the number of passengers and the positions where the passengers are seated. The occupant detection unit 140 detects the number of occupants and the position of the occupants, for example, by analyzing an image captured by an imaging camera that captures the inside of the vehicle or by a weight sensor installed in each seat, and controls the control unit 190. To provide.

The environment information acquisition unit 150 acquires information about the environment inside and/or outside the vehicle. The environment information acquisition unit 150 can include, for example, a temperature sensor, a humidity sensor, a rainfall sensor, an illuminance sensor, an atmospheric pressure sensor, and the like, and acquires the weather-related information using these sensors. The environment information acquisition unit 150 can also acquire information about the vehicle via an in-vehicle bus or the like. For example, the vehicle speed pulse information of the own vehicle, the steering angle information, the winker information, the parking brake information, and the like.

The output unit 160 includes a display unit and a voice output unit, and, for example, displays a map screen by the navigation unit 130 and provides voice guidance to a destination. The storage unit 170 stores data, software, and the like necessary for the in-vehicle device 100. For example, the road map data necessary for the operation of the navigation unit 130 and the biological information such as mosquitoes and insects necessary for the aroma control are stored. The biometric information is, for example, as shown in FIG. 3A, area information, type information such as mosquitoes and insects that may inhabit the area, activity information (temperature, humidity, etc.) where the activity of mosquitoes and insects is active. ) And the period of activity (season, month, day, etc.). The area may define an arbitrary space by latitude and longitude, or may define an area including geographical features (eg, lake, river, grassland, forest, etc.). Good.

Further, in an embodiment, in the in-vehicle device 100, as shown in FIG. 3B, the in-vehicle device 100 may acquire the biometric information from an external server via a network NW such as the Internet. For example, the in-vehicle device 100 may access the biometric information distribution site 142 and acquire biometric information of an area corresponding to the vicinity of the own vehicle position or the destination from the site. Further, the in-vehicle device 100 may access the weather information distribution site 144 and acquire the weather information around the vehicle position or the destination from the site. If the biometric information and the weather information can be acquired from the outside, the in-vehicle apparatus 100 does not necessarily have to own the environment information acquisition unit 150 and the biometric information.

The external I/F 180 is connected to a network, an external device, an external server via a wireless LAN, a wired LAN, WiFi (registered trademark), Bluetooth (registered trademark), short-range wireless communication, public wireless network, USB, etc., for example. Enable connection. For example, the vehicle-mounted device 100 can be connected to the aroma diffuser 200 via the external I/F 180, and can communicate with external distribution sites 142 and 144 as shown in FIG. 3B.

The control unit 190 controls the operation of each unit of the in-vehicle device 100. In one aspect, the control unit 190 includes a microcontroller or a microprocessor including a ROM/RAM, and controls each unit by executing a software program stored in the ROM/RAM or the storage unit 170. In this embodiment, the control unit 190 executes an aroma control program for controlling the aroma diffuser 200.

FIG. 4 shows a functional configuration of the aroma control program 300 according to this embodiment. The aroma control program 300 determines whether or not a mosquito, an insect, or the like is generated around the current position acquired by the current position acquisition unit 310 and the current position acquired by the current position acquisition unit 310. Of the insect generation determination unit 320, the aroma spray determination unit 330 that determines to spray the aroma into the vehicle interior when the insect generation determination unit 320 determines that an insect occurs, and the aroma spray determination unit 330. A control signal transmission unit 340 that transmits a control signal including an instruction to start aroma spraying to the aroma diffuser 200 according to the determination.

In one aspect, the insect occurrence determination unit 320 refers to the biometric information as shown in FIG. 3A or 3B and determines whether or not mosquitoes or insects are likely to occur in the area corresponding to the current location of the vehicle. To do. At this time, the insect occurrence determination unit 320 refers to the weather information such as the temperature and humidity outside the vehicle acquired by the environment information acquisition unit 150, or the weather information illustrated in FIG. 3B to consider the activity of mosquitoes, insects, and the like. Alternatively, it may be determined whether or not insects are likely to occur. Further, the insect generation determination unit 320 may determine whether or not the insect is likely to occur in consideration of whether or not the current date and time falls within the activity period included in the biological information.

The aroma spray determination unit 330 determines to spray an aroma having an insect repellent effect on the insects when the insect occurrence determination unit 320 determines that the insects are likely to occur. In one aspect, the aroma spray determination unit 330, when the aroma diffuser 200 has a function of spraying an aroma selected from a plurality of insect repellent aromas having different characteristics, the insect generation determination unit. Insect repellent aroma having characteristics compatible with worms determined to be likely to occur in 320 is selected. In one aspect, the aroma spray determination unit 330 selects the aroma diffuser 200 from a plurality of types of aromas (for example, an aroma having a relaxing effect, an aroma having a wakefulness effect, an aroma effective for a reptile, etc.). If it has the function of spraying aroma, it selects an aroma that has an effect of suppressing reptiles. The control signal transmitter 340 transmits a control signal including aroma selection information to the aroma diffuser 200.

Next, a configuration example of the aroma diffuser 200 applied to this embodiment is shown in FIG. The aroma diffuser 200 of the present embodiment includes a communication unit 210 connected to the external I/F 180 of the vehicle-mounted device 100, a spray control unit 220, and a spray drive unit 230. The communication unit 210 receives a control signal for controlling the aroma diffuser 200 from the vehicle-mounted device 100, and provides this control signal to the spray control unit 220.

The spray controller 220 outputs a drive signal for driving the spray driver 230 to the spray driver 230 according to the received control signal. When the drive signal is, for example, a binary signal having an H or L level, the aroma spray can be started by the H level drive signal, and the aroma spray can be stopped by the L level drive signal.

The spray drive unit 230 sprays an aroma in response to the drive signal from the spray control unit 220. As described above, the aroma spray is started in response to the H level drive signal, and the aroma spray is stopped in response to the L level drive signal. Further, if the aroma diffuser 200 has a function of spraying an aroma selected from a plurality of types of aromas, the spray control unit 220 selects the aroma in addition to the drive signal. The signal is output to the spray drive unit 230. The spray control unit 230 can select an aroma having an insect-repellent effect such as a mosquito or an insect based on the selection signal, and spray the selected aroma.

Next, the operation of the aroma spray system of this embodiment will be described with reference to the flow of FIG. First, with the start of traveling of the host vehicle (S100), the current location acquisition unit 310 acquires the current location of the host vehicle (S102), and the reptile occurrence determination unit 320 determines whether worms are likely to occur around the current location of the host vehicle. It is determined whether or not (S104). As described above, biometric information, environmental information, weather information, etc. are referred to for this determination. Next, when the insect generation determination unit 320 determines that insects are likely to occur around the current location, the aroma spray determination unit 330 determines to spray insect repellent aroma (S106), and responds to this determination. Then, the control signal transmission unit 340 transmits a control signal for causing the aroma diffuser 200 to perform aroma spray (S108). Upon receiving the control signal, the aroma diffuser 200 sprays an aroma having an insect repellent effect in the vehicle compartment in response to the control signal (S110). If another aroma (for example, a relaxing aroma) is sprayed in the passenger compartment, the spray is switched to the insect repellent aroma. In addition, if an insect repellent aroma of a different insect than the one that is determined to be likely to occur around the current location is sprayed, the insects that correspond to the insects that are likely to occur near the current location The spray can be switched to aroma.

As described above, according to the present embodiment, when the vehicle travels in a place where insects are likely to be generated, the insect repellent aroma is automatically sprayed into the vehicle compartment, so that a mosquito or the like having difficulty in driving the vehicle It is possible to prevent the entry into the room.

Next, a second embodiment of the present invention will be described. FIG. 7 is a block diagram showing the functional configuration of the aroma control program 300A according to the second embodiment. The second embodiment includes a destination acquisition unit 312 instead of the current position acquisition unit 310 of the first embodiment, and the other configurations are similar to those of the first embodiment. For example, when a destination (including a stop) is set in the navigation unit 130, the destination acquisition unit 310 acquires the destination. The insect generation determination unit 320 determines whether or not insects are likely to occur at the acquired destination. Similar to the first embodiment, the biometric information as shown in FIGS. 3A and 3B, the environment information acquired by the environment information acquisition unit 150, the weather information, and the like are referred to for this determination.

When the insect occurrence determination unit 320 determines that an insect is likely to occur, the aroma spray determination unit 330 determines to spray the insect repellent aroma, and the control signal transmission unit 340 follows the determination to the destination. A control signal for aroma spray is transmitted to the aroma diffuser 200 in consideration of the arrival time. In one aspect, before the vehicle arrives at the destination, the vehicle interior is filled with insect repellent aroma to prevent insects from approaching the vehicle when getting off at the destination. Since the vehicle interior is filled with aroma repellent before reaching the destination, the aroma component adheres to the passenger's clothing, and the insect repellent effect can be maintained when getting off the vehicle.

FIG. 8 is a flow chart for explaining the operation of the second embodiment. With the start of traveling of the own vehicle (S200), the destination is acquired by the destination acquisition unit 312 (S202), and the insect occurrence determination unit 320 determines whether or not insects are likely to occur around the destination. (S204). When the insect generation determination unit 320 determines that insects are likely to occur around the destination, the aroma spray determination unit 330 determines to spray insect repellent aroma (S206). Next, the control signal transmission unit 340 calculates the time until the vehicle arrives at the destination based on the vehicle position detected by the position detection unit 120 (S208), and X minutes before the vehicle arrives at the destination. When it becomes (X minutes is the target time), a control signal for starting the aroma spray is transmitted to the aroma diffuser 200 (S210). In response to the received control signal, the aroma diffuser 200 sprays an aroma having an insect repellent effect into the vehicle compartment X minutes before reaching the destination (S212). If another aroma is being sprayed in the passenger compartment, the spray will be switched to the insect repellent aroma.

As described above, according to the second embodiment, the insect repellent effect can be immediately obtained when the vehicle arrives at the destination by filling the vehicle interior with the insect repellent aroma before reaching the destination. .. The second embodiment can be combined with the first embodiment. In that case, even when the vehicle is traveling before reaching the destination, the insects are likely to be generated when passing through a place where the insects are likely to occur. The aroma avoidance is automatically sprayed into the passenger compartment.

Next, a third embodiment of the present invention will be described. FIG. 9 is a diagram showing a functional configuration of the aroma control program 300B according to the third embodiment. The third embodiment includes a spray direction determination unit 350 and a spray amount determination unit 360 in addition to the configuration of the first embodiment. The spray direction determination unit 350 determines the spray direction according to the seat position of the passenger detected by the passenger detection unit 140. For example, when the passenger is seated in the driver's seat and the passenger seat when the aroma diffuser 200 is arranged in the center of the vehicle, the aroma spray direction of the aroma diffuser 200 is directed to the front seat side, and the passenger is rear seated. If the passenger also rides on the seat, the spray direction is determined so that the aroma spray direction is directed to the boarding direction. Moreover, the spray amount determination unit 360 determines the spray amount according to the number of passengers detected by the passenger detection unit 140. When the aroma diffuser 200 does not have a function of changing the amount of spray of aroma, the amount of spray of the aroma is changed to adjust the amount of spray. The control signal transmission unit 340 transmits to the aroma diffuser 200 a control signal including the spray direction and the spray amount determined by the spray direction determination unit 350 and the spray amount determination unit 360.

Upon receiving the control signal from the vehicle-mounted device 100, the spray control unit 220 of the aroma diffuser 200 controls the drive of the spray drive unit 230 according to the spray direction and the spray amount included in the control signal.

FIG. 10 is a flow chart for explaining the operation of the third embodiment. Steps S300 to S306 are the same as steps S100 to S106 of the first embodiment. Next, the passenger detection unit 140 detects the number of passengers and the boarding positions (S308), and the spray direction determination unit 350 and the spray amount determination unit 360 determine the spray direction and the spray amount based on the detection results. (S310). Next, the control signal transmission unit 340 transmits a control signal including the determination contents of the spray direction and the spray amount to the aroma diffuser 200 (S312), and the aroma diffuser 200 sprays the insect repellent aroma according to the spray direction and the spray amount. Is performed (S314).

As described above, according to the present embodiment, since the insect repellent aroma is sprayed according to the number of passengers and the riding position, it is possible to spray an appropriate amount of aroma for the passenger in the vehicle compartment and Aroma components can be effectively attached to clothes. The third embodiment can be combined with the second embodiment, in which case the spray amount and spray direction according to the number of passengers and the positions of the passengers before reaching the destination. The insect repellent aroma is sprayed.

Next, a fourth embodiment of the present invention will be described. In the fourth embodiment, from the position information of the vehicle, an insect repellent aroma is automatically sprayed by interlocking with an engine starter or a keyless vehicle before departure, and a repellent state is set in the vehicle compartment before boarding.

In the fourth embodiment, the current position acquisition unit 310 acquires the current position when the vehicle stops and the passenger disembarks as the dismounting position. For example, when the information that the parking of the own vehicle is turned on is acquired via the environment information acquisition unit 150, the position last detected by the position detection unit 120 can be set as the exit position. Alternatively, the current location acquisition unit 310 may set the destination set by the navigation unit 130 as the exit position. The insect occurrence determination unit 320 refers to biometric information, environmental information, and the like, and determines whether or not insects are likely to occur at the exit position. When it is determined that insects are likely to occur at the dismounting position, the aroma spray determination unit 330 enables the passenger compartment to be filled with insect repellent aroma before the passenger gets on the vehicle next time.

In one aspect, the aroma spray determination unit 330 holds the content determined at the time of getting off in a non-volatile memory, and when the engine starter or the keyless start at the next riding is performed, it is interlocked with this. When the determination content stored in the non-volatile memory is read and the content determines to spray the insect repellent aroma, the control signal transmission unit 340 controls the spray for the insect repellent aroma. The signal is transmitted to the aroma diffuser 200. As a result, the vehicle interior can be filled with the insect repellent aroma before or during the ride.

In the above examples, an example in which the aroma is sprayed by the aroma diffuser has been shown. However, the present invention sprays or disperses substances such as fine particles having an insect repellent effect (such as a fragrance) alone or together with the aroma. It may be allowed to.

Further, although the aroma spray system including the vehicle-mounted device and the aroma diffuser connected to the vehicle-mounted device has been illustrated in the above-described embodiment, the vehicle-mounted device may include the aroma diffuser in the present invention. Furthermore, the present invention may be a system that connects an electronic device other than an in-vehicle device to an aroma diffuser.

Although the preferred embodiments of the present invention have been described above in detail, the present invention is not limited to the specific embodiments, and various modifications are made within the scope of the gist of the invention described in the claims. It can be changed.

10: Aroma spray system 100: In-vehicle device 110: Input unit 120: Position detection unit 130: Navigation unit 140: Passenger detection unit 150: Environmental information acquisition unit 160: Output unit 170: Storage unit 180: External I/F
190: control part 200: aroma diffuser 210: communication part 220: spray control part 230: spray drive part

Claims (10)

Present location detection means for detecting the present location,
Destination detection means for detecting the destination,
Divergence means to radiate substances around,
And a control means for controlling the diverging means,
The substance emission system, wherein the control unit causes the emission unit to emit a substance before reaching the destination based on the current location detected by the current location detection unit. The substance emission system according to claim 1, wherein the control unit controls the characteristics of the substance emitted by the emission unit based on the destination detected by the destination detection unit. The substance diffusion system according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the emission means emits an aroma having an insect-repellent effect into the vehicle interior. The substance emission system includes a detection means for detecting the number of passengers,
The substance emission system according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the control unit controls the amount of the substance to be emitted based on the number of passengers detected by the detection unit. The detection means further detects the boarding position of the passenger,
The substance emission system according to claim 4, wherein the control unit controls the emission direction of the substance based on the boarding position detected by the detection unit. The substance divergence system according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein the control means determines whether or not worms are likely to occur around the destination and controls the divergence means based on the determination result. Present location detection means for detecting the present location,
Divergence means to radiate substances around,
Acquisition means for acquiring the biometric information around the detected current location,
Judgment means for judging whether or not insects are generated based on the obtained biological information,
When it is determined that the insects are generated by the determination means, a control means for causing the emission means to emit a substance having an insect repellent effect,
A material exhalation system. The substance emission system according to claim 7, wherein the control unit emits a substance to the emission unit before the passenger gets on the vehicle. 9. The substance emission system according to claim 7, wherein the emission means emits an aroma having an insect-repellent effect in the vehicle interior. The substance emission system includes an in-vehicle device and an aroma diffuser connected to the in-vehicle device,
The substance emission system according to claim 1, wherein the vehicle-mounted device includes the destination detection unit and the control unit, and the aroma diffuser includes the emission unit.

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