JP6739016B2 - Aroma generator - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to an aroma emitting device for delivering an aroma liquid by capillarity from a container containing an aroma liquid that volatilizes an odor.

2. Description of the Related Art Heretofore, there has been known an aroma machine in which a lower part of a core material in which fibers and the like are bundled is dipped in an aromatic liquid contained in a container, and an aromatic component is volatilized into air from the aromatic liquid rising by a capillary phenomenon.
Further, the container in which the aroma liquid is stored and the impregnating material is provided at the tip of the mouth is inverted, and the impregnating body placed in the saucer is brought into contact with the impregnating material at the tip of the mouth, and the aroma is impregnated by the capillary phenomenon. Patent Document 1 discloses a structure for shifting to the above.

Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 61-194536

However, the container body of the device described in Patent Document 1 has a solid structure in which the internal volume does not change when the liquid fragrance is delivered, and as described in the specification, the liquid fragrance from an inverted container is used. Even when the supply of the liquid fragrance is stopped due to the change in the pressure of the air in the container body due to the discharge of the liquid, the liquid fragrance is in constant contact with the air even though the container is in a sealed state. Therefore, there is a problem in that the strength and the freshness of the scent cannot be prevented from being deteriorated due to the oxidation, and a change in the odor may occur.

An object of the present invention is to combine the capillarity of delivering a liquid fragrance (aromatic liquid) from within the container with the deformation of the container that follows the volume change of the aroma liquid inside the container, and An object of the present invention is to provide an aroma emitting device that prevents the inflow of air.

In order to achieve the above-mentioned object, the aroma generating device according to the present invention stores an aromatic liquid that volatilizes an odor and/or a deodorant component in the aroma generating device that volatilizes an odor and/or a deodorant component from an aromatic liquid. A bag body, a string-like body for delivering the aroma liquid from the bag body from the bag body by a capillarity, a planar body for amplifying the capillarity and spreading the aroma liquid in a planar form, and an outside air blocking unit. And, the planar body is configured by unbinding the ends of the string-shaped body to obtain a plurality of single fiber groups, and arranging the single fiber groups in a planar shape. There, the bag is directed to the discharge port in the direction of gravity downward, Ri Do of a material internal volume is reduced in accordance with the volume change associated with the delivery of the aromatic liquid by capillary action of the string-like body, the outside air blocking part , An opening side end surface of the discharge port of the bag body when not in use is closed by an outside air blocking packing, a lid is attached to the discharge port of the bag body, and the outside air blocking packing is broken with the lid removed, The connection structure is characterized in that the connection port is inserted toward the discharge port through the outside air blocking packing, and the upper end portion of the string-shaped body held in the connection port is inserted into the aroma liquid in the bag body. ..

In the aroma emitting device according to the present invention, the planar body is characterized in that the single fiber group is radially arranged and arranged in a planar shape .

In the sheet-shaped body in the aroma emitting device according to the present invention, a tip end portion of the sheet-shaped body is in contact with a volatilizing body that increases an area for volatilizing the aroma liquid .

The string-shaped body has a flow rate adjusting mechanism that adjusts the delivery of the aroma liquid by a capillary phenomenon.

As described above, according to the present invention, in the aroma dispenser for volatilizing the odor and/or the deodorant component from the aroma liquid, a bag containing the aroma liquid for volatilizing the odor and/or the deodorant component, It has a planar body that amplifies the capillarity and diffuses the aroma liquid in a planar form, and an outside air blocking part, and the planar body is a plurality of unwrapping the ends of the string-shaped body. The monofilament group is obtained, and the monofilament group is arranged in a plane shape. The bag body is configured such that the discharge port is directed downward in the gravity direction , and the bag is formed by the cord body and the plane body. outside air blocking part Ri Do of a material internal volume is reduced in accordance with the volume change associated with the delivery of the fragrance liquid, the bag opening port side end face of the discharge port of the bag body at the time of non-use is closed by the outside air cutoff packing A lid is attached to the body discharge port, the outside air blocking packing is broken with the lid removed, the connection port is inserted toward the discharge port through the outside air blocking packing, and the inside of the connection port is held. Since a structure is adopted in which the upper end of the string-like body is inserted into the aromatic liquid in the bag body, the invasion of the outside air is avoided through the string-like body in the container and the deterioration of the aromatic liquid in the container is prevented. It is possible to vaporize the desired odor component. In other words, the fragrance liquid does not deteriorate due to the oxidation effect of the outside air, etc., and it is possible to prevent the change of the odor component volatilized from the fragrance liquid and sufficiently exert the effect of the odor or the deodorant component.

Further, according to the present invention, since the bag body is made of a material whose inner volume is reduced in accordance with a volume change accompanying the delivery of the aroma liquid by the string-shaped body and the planar body, Since the outer shape of the container at the start of delivering the aroma liquid from the container and the time at which the aroma liquid is sufficiently delivered from the container changes, the aroma liquid is monitored by monitoring the outer shape of the container. It is possible to visually check the time when the consumed container is replaced with a new container filled with the aroma liquid. This makes it possible to easily determine when to replace the container.

Furthermore, according to the present invention, since it has a planar body that diffuses the delivered aromatic liquid in a planar form, the capillary phenomenon caused by the string-shaped body connected to the bag body is volatilized with the planar body. Can be amplified by the body. Therefore, the delivery amount of the aroma liquid from the bag can be appropriately adjusted by adjusting the shapes of the sheet and the volatilizer. Further, by providing a flow rate adjusting mechanism for adjusting the delivery of the aroma liquid due to the capillary phenomenon in the middle of the string-like body, the delivery amount of the aroma liquid can be appropriately adjusted.

The incense burner disclosed in Patent Document 1 requires the container to be installed upside down. On the other hand, in the present invention, since the aroma liquid is delivered from the bag body by the capillarity of the string-like body, the aroma liquid can be delivered from the bag body regardless of the installation posture of the bag body. Therefore, it is possible to give the bag body a degree of freedom in its installation posture.

It is a figure which shows the whole structure of the aroma emission generating apparatus which concerns on Embodiment 1 of this invention, FIG.1(a) is a front view, FIG.1(b) is a side view. It is sectional drawing which shows the structure which couple|bonds the bag body and the string-shaped body which contain the aroma liquid in the aroma emission generating apparatus which concerns on Embodiment 1 of this invention with a female connector and a male connector. It is a figure which decomposes|disassembles and shows the structure of the female connector and male connector shown in FIG. 2, FIG.3(a) is sectional drawing which shows the female connector provided in the bag side, FIG.3(b) shows the bag body before use. 3C is a front view showing the outside air blocking packing to be sealed, FIG. 3C is a sectional view showing the male connector provided on the cord-like body side, and FIG. 3D is a sectional view taken along the line AA of FIG. 3C. Is. It is a figure which shows the structure which couple|bonds the bag body and the string-shaped body which contain the aroma liquid in the scent emission generating device concerning Embodiment 2 of this invention with a screw structure, FIG.4(a) is a front view, FIG. b) is a side view. It is a figure which decomposes|disassembles and shows the structure of the discharge port side among the screw structures shown in FIG. 4, FIG.5(a) is sectional drawing which shows the structure of the discharge side, FIG.6(b) shows the lid which seals a bag body. The cross-sectional view shown in FIG. 5(c) is a front view showing the outside air blocking packing for sealing the bag body before use. It is sectional drawing which shows the structure of the discharge port side among the screw structures shown in FIG. It is a perspective view which shows the structure which amplifies the capillarity of a string-like body in the aroma emission generating apparatus which concerns on Embodiment 3 of this invention. It is a perspective view which shows the other example of the structure which amplifies the capillarity of a string-like body in the aroma emission generating apparatus which concerns on Embodiment 4 of this invention. It is a perspective view which shows the other example of the structure which amplifies the capillarity of a string-like body in the aroma emission generating apparatus which concerns on Embodiment 5 of this invention. It is the photograph which image|photographed the state at the time of an experiment start in the Example of this invention. 3 is a photograph showing a state in which 105 hours have passed from the start of the experiment in the example of the present invention.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

[Embodiment 1]
FIG. 1(a) is a front view showing the overall configuration of an aroma emitting device according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention, and FIG. 1(b) is a side view. FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view showing a structure in which a bag body containing a fragrance liquid and a string-shaped body are coupled to each other by a female connector and a male connector in the scent emitting device according to the first embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view showing the female connector provided on the bag body side of the structure of the female connector and the male connector shown in FIG. 2, FIG. 3(b) is a front view showing the outside air blocking packing for sealing the bag body before use, FIG. 3C is a cross-sectional view showing the male connector provided on the string-shaped body side, and FIG. 3D is a cross-sectional view taken along the line AA of FIG. 2C.

As shown in FIGS. 1(a) and 1(b), an aroma emitting device 1 according to a first embodiment of the present invention is intended for the aroma emitting device 1 that volatilizes an odor component from an aromatic liquid 2. The bag 3 has a bag body 3 for containing the aroma liquid 2 for volatilizing the odor component, and a string-like body 4 for delivering the aroma liquid 2 from the bag body 3 by a capillary phenomenon. It is made of a material whose internal volume is reduced according to the volume change accompanying the delivery of the aroma liquid due to the capillary phenomenon.

The cord-like body 4 is held in the hollow portion of the male connector 11 as shown in FIG. 2, and by inserting the male connector 11 including the cord-like body 4 into the bag body 3, the head of the male connector 11 is inserted. The fragrance liquid 2 permeates the upper end portion 4a of the string-like body 4 through the through hole 11d of the portion, and the fragrance liquid 2 is delivered from the bag body 3 to the string-like body 4 by a capillary phenomenon. The lower end portion 4b of the string-like body 4 is open, and the aroma liquid 2 is constantly delivered through the lower end portion 4b. As an example of the string-like body 4, a plurality of fibers are bundled in a string-like shape to generate the capillary phenomenon, but the present invention is not limited to this. Capillary phenomenon is caused by the structure in which one or more strings are twisted, the structure in which synthetic fibers, glass fibers, cotton threads, paper fibers, hollow membranes are bundled, or the structure in which a woven fabric is rolled into a string shape. It may be generated, and in short, any string-shaped body may be used as long as it has a structure for generating a capillary phenomenon that delivers the aroma liquid 2 from the bag body 3.

In addition, the string-like body 4 may be provided with a flow rate adjusting mechanism 4c that adjusts the delivery amount of the aromatic liquid 2 that delivers the aromatic liquid 2 from the bag 3 to the string-like body 4 (delivery amount adjustment by capillary force). good. The shape of the flow rate adjusting mechanism 4c may be a clip type, a screw type or the like as long as it can adjust the delivery amount of the fragrance liquid 2. The flow rate adjusting mechanism 4c releases an optimum amount of odor and/or deodorant component into the space.

With respect to the female connector 10 and the male connector 11 forming a set, a structure for attaching the string-like body 4 to the bag body 3 will be described with reference to FIGS. 2 and 3.
As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, the female connector 10 is provided with a channel 10a penetrating vertically, and a ring-shaped groove 10b is formed on the inner peripheral surface of the female connector 10 facing the channel 10a. It is provided. The male connector 11 has a hollow tubular portion 11a that is press-fitted into the flow passage 10a of the female connector 10 and a flange 11b provided at the lower end of the tubular portion 11a. The male connector 11 is provided inside the tubular portion 11a. It holds the string-like body 4. A through hole 11d for guiding the aromatic liquid 2 in the bag body 3 to the string-like body 4 is provided on a side portion of the upper end portion 11c of the tubular portion 11a, and a ring-shaped groove portion 10b is provided on an outer peripheral surface of the tubular portion 11a. A ring-shaped convex portion 11e to be fitted is provided, and a flange 11b is provided with a ring-shaped groove portion 11f. The open end of the female connector 10 on the bag body 3 side is sealed by an outside air blocking packing 12 in a state before use, and a slit 12a to be broken by the male connector 11 is cut into the outside air blocking packing 12. The slit 12a may not be provided depending on the thickness of the packing 12 for blocking the outside air. The groove portion 10b of the female connector 10 and the convex portion 11e of the male connector 11 are both male and female connectors when the male connector 11 opens the outside air blocking packing 12 of the female connector 10 and is inserted into the aroma liquid 2. Is fixed at an optimum position, and has a concavo-convex portion for fitting that prevents the male connector 11 from coming off easily from the female connector 10.

As shown in FIGS. 1( a) and 1 (b ), the bag body 3 in which the string-shaped body 4 is included in the opening by the female connector 10 and the male connector 11 is a casing forming the main body of the aroma emitting device 1. It is incorporated into the body 5. More specifically, the inside of the housing 5 is vertically divided by a partition plate 6. The bag body 3 is housed in the upper space 7 of the housing 5 in a replaceable manner. In the example of FIGS. 1(a) and 1(b), a suspending tool 9 is attached to the inner surface of the top plate of the housing 5, the upper side of the bag body 3 is supported by the suspending tool 9, and a female connector provided at the bottom of the bag body 3 is attached. The bag body 3 is housed in the upper space 7 of the housing 5 with 10 facing downward. A notch 6a is formed in the partition plate 6 of the housing 5, and an edge of the notch 6a is fitted in the groove portion 11f of the male connector 11. In addition, you may make it support a bag body using a support tool instead of the hanging tool 9.

As shown in FIGS. 1(a), (b) and FIG. 2, the bag body 3 is made of a material whose internal volume is reduced according to the volume change accompanying the delivery of the aroma liquid 2 due to the capillary action of the string-like body 4. There, a flexible material is used as the material. In the bag body 3, the volatile aroma liquid 2 is stored. Since the fragrance liquid 2 has a property of deteriorating when exposed to air, an aluminum thin film is used as a material of the bag body 3 in consideration of this. The aluminum thin film has a property of blocking air, and in the first embodiment of the present invention, the aluminum thin film is formed into a bag shape and the aroma liquid 2 is housed therein. However, the present invention is not limited to this. Not a thing. A synthetic resin may be used as the material of the bag body 1 as long as it is a material that is not eroded by the aroma liquid 2 and that is impermeable to air. In short, any material may be used as the material of the bag body 3 as long as the inner volume is reduced according to the volume change accompanying the delivery of the aroma liquid 2 due to the capillary action of the string-shaped body 4. In that case, it is necessary to consider that the material of the bag body 3 is a material that is not eroded by the fragrance liquid 2 and is impermeable to air.

Next, a case will be described in which the odor generating device 1 according to the first embodiment is used to release an odor and/or a deodorant component into a space.
As shown in FIGS. 1A and 1B and FIG. 2, the female connector 10 of the bag body 3 is faced downward, the male connector 11 is aligned with the female connector 10, and the tubular portion 11a of the male connector 11 is inserted into the female connector 10. 10 is press-fitted into the flow path 10a, the slit 12a of the outside air blocking packing 12 of the female connector 10 is broken at the upper end 11c of the tubular portion 11a to open the lower portion of the bag body 3, and the through hole 11d of the male connector 11 is opened. The upper end portion 11c including the above is inserted into the bag body 3.

As shown in FIGS. 1( a) and 1 (b ), the upper side of the bag body 3 is attached to the hanger 9 and accommodated in the upper space 7 of the housing 5. When the flange 11b of the male connector 11 is laterally inserted into the notch 6a of the partition plate 6 when it is accommodated in the upper space 7, the edge of the notch 6a bites into the groove 11f of the flange 11. Therefore, the male connector 11 is fixed in the cut 6a of the partition plate 6 by fitting the groove 11f of the flange 11 and the edge of the cut 6a.

As shown in FIG. 2, since the male connector 11 having the through hole 11d is inserted into the fragrance liquid 2 in the bag body 3, the fragrance liquid 2 is supplied to the cord-like body 4 through the through hole 11d. As a result, the string-like body 4 is soaked with the fragrance liquid 2, so that a capillary phenomenon occurs in the string-like body 4, and the fragrance liquid 2 is delivered from the bag body 3 through the string-like body 4 in response to the capillary phenomenon. .. The fragrance liquid 2 delivered to the string-like body 4 is transmitted to the planar body 20 by the capillary phenomenon, and then to the volatilization body 21 to be vaporized to release the odor and/or deodorant component into the space.

As described above, according to the first embodiment of the present invention, in the scent emission generating device that volatilizes an odor component from an aromatic liquid, a bag body that contains the aromatic liquid that volatilizes the odor component, and A string-shaped body for delivering the aroma liquid by a capillarity phenomenon, and the bag body has an inner volume reduced in accordance with a volume change accompanying the delivery of the aroma liquid by the cord-shaped body and the planar body. Since the configuration made of the material is adopted, it is possible to prevent the invasion of the outside air through the string-shaped body in the container, prevent the deterioration of the aroma liquid in the container, and volatilize the desired odor component. That is, the fragrance liquid is not deteriorated by the oxidizing effect of the outside air, etc., and it is possible to prevent the change of the odor volatilized from the fragrance liquid and sufficiently exert the effect of the odor and/or deodorant component. ..

Further, according to the first embodiment of the present invention, the bag body is made of a material whose inner volume is reduced according to a volume change accompanying the delivery of the aroma liquid by the string-shaped body and the planar body. By monitoring the outer form of the container, the outer form of the container changes at the start of delivering the aroma liquid from the container and at the time of sufficiently delivering the aroma liquid from the container. It is possible to visually recognize the time when the container in which the aroma liquid is consumed is replaced with a new container in which the aroma liquid is filled. This makes it possible to easily determine when to replace the container.

The incense burner disclosed in Patent Document 1 requires the container to be installed upside down. On the other hand, in Embodiment 1 of the present invention, since the aroma liquid is delivered from the bag body by the capillarity of the string-shaped body, the aroma can be removed from the bag body regardless of the installation posture of the bag body. The liquid can be sent out, and the installation posture of the bag can be made flexible.

1 to 3, when the bag 3 is replaced to use a different scent component or deodorant component, or when the aroma liquid 2 in the bag 3 is completely consumed and used, It is necessary to replace the inner bag 3 with another bag 3 filled with the aromatic liquid 2 and with another male connector 11 containing the unused string 4 therein. In the first embodiment, the structure in which the flange 11b of the male connector 11 is detachably inserted into the notch 6a of the partition plate 6 allows the cord 3 to be replaced when the bag body 3 filled with the unused aromatic liquid 2 is replaced. The shape 4 can also be replaced with an unused one, and it is possible to prevent the aromatic liquids 2 having different scents and deodorizing components from mixing in the string 4, and to volatilize the desired odor component. You can At that time, by replacing the sheet 20 and the volatilizer 21 with unused ones, it is possible to prevent the aromatic liquids 2 having different components and odors from being mixed in the sheet 20 and the volatilizer 21. it can.

[Embodiment 2]
In the first embodiment shown in FIGS. 1 to 3, the female connector 10 and the male connector 11 are used to insert and connect the string-like body 4 to the bag body 3, but the present invention is not limited to this. An example of a joint structure other than the female connector 10 and the male connector 11 will be described as a second embodiment with reference to FIGS. 4 to 6.

As shown in FIGS. 5(a), 5(b), 5(c), and 6, the discharge port 13 of the bag body 3 is provided with a channel 13a penetrating up and down, and the discharge on the upstream side of the channel 13a is ensured. A female screw 14 is engraved on the inner peripheral surface of the outlet 13, and a male screw 15 is engraved on the outer peripheral surface of the discharge port 13 on the downstream side of the flow path 13a. As shown in FIG. 6, a flow path 16a is provided vertically through the connection port 16 forming a pair with the discharge port 13, and the cord-like body 4 is held in the flow path 16a of the connection port 16. There is. A male screw 17 to be screwed into the female screw 14 of the discharge port 13 is engraved on the upper end portion of the connection port 16. One end 4a of the string-like body 4 is pushed into the bag body 3 and pulled out by a length necessary to guide the aroma liquid 2 to the string-like body by the capillary phenomenon.

As shown in FIGS. 5(a) and 5(b), the lower opening side of the discharge port 13 is closed by the outside air blocking packing 18 as in the first embodiment shown in FIG. 3(a). As shown in FIG. 5C, a slit 18 a for inserting the cord-like body 4 is cut in the center of the outside air blocking packing 18. As shown in FIGS. 5( a ), 5 (b ), and 5 (c ), when the bag body 3 containing the fragrance liquid 2 is stored, the female screw 19 a of the lid 19 is screwed onto the male screw 15 of the discharge port 13. Since the discharge port 13 is covered, the aroma liquid 2 in the bag body 3 is prevented from coming into contact with the outside air via the slit 18a of the outside air blocking packing 18. Note that the slit 18a may not be provided depending on the film thickness of the outside air blocking packing 18.

As shown in FIG. 6, the upper end portion 4a of the string-like body 4 is inserted into the aromatic liquid 2 in the bag body 3, and the aromatic liquid 2 is delivered from the bag body 3 by the capillary phenomenon. The lower end portion 4b of the string-like body 4 is opened, and the aroma liquid 2 is constantly delivered through the open end.

A case will be described in which the odor generating device 1 according to the second embodiment is used to emit an odor or a deodorant component into a space.

A procedure for attaching the connection port 16 containing the string-like body 4 to the bag body 3 accommodating the unused aromatic liquid 2 will be described. The lid 19 is removed with the discharge port 13 of the bag body 3 facing upward. Even when the lid 19 is removed, the aroma liquid 2 in the bag body 3 is protected from contact with the outside air by the outside air blocking packing 18 provided on the end surface of the discharge port 13.

The male screw 17 of the connection port 16 shown in FIG. 6 is provided inside the discharge port 13 of the bag body 3 and is screwed into the screw 14. Specifically, the slit 18a of the outside air blocking packing 18 provided on the end surface of the discharge port 13 is broken, the connection port 16 is inserted toward the inside of the discharge port 13 through the outside air blocking packing 18, and the male screw 17 is screwed into the female thread. Screw to 14. When the male screw 17 of the connection port 16 is screwed into the female screw 14 of the discharge port 13, the upper end portion 4 a of the string-shaped body 4 held in the connection port 16 is inserted into the aroma liquid 2 in the bag body 3.

After attaching the connection port 16 that encloses the string-like body 4 to the discharge port 13 of the bag body 3, the discharge port 13 of the bag body 3 is directed downward in the direction of gravity and is connected in a state of being suspended in the housing 5. The groove portion 16b of the opening 16 is inserted into the notch 6a of the partition plate 6. As a result, the capillarity of the cord-like body 4 acts on the aroma liquid 2 in the bag body 3, and the aroma liquid 2 is delivered from the bag body 3 through the cord-like body 4 in response to the capillary phenomenon.
The fragrance liquid 2 sent out through the string-like body 4 is exposed to the outside air to be volatilized and emits an odor or a deodorant component into the space.

According to the second embodiment, since the discharge port 13 of the bag is sealed by the connection port 16, it is possible to surely prevent unused aroma liquid from coming into contact with air.

[Third Embodiment]
In Embodiments 1 and 2 described above, the aroma liquid 2 in the bag body 3 is delivered only by the capillary action of the string-shaped body 4, but the present invention is not limited to this. The phenomenon may be amplified by the planar body 20 and further amplified by the volatilization body 21. Next, a third embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail based on FIGS. 6, 7 and 8.

In the example of the sheet-like body 20 shown in FIGS. 6 and 7, the bundle of the other end, which is the open end of the string-like body 4, is unbundled, and a plurality of single fiber groups 4 ₁ , 4 ₂ , 4 _{3 are obtained.} 4 _n are obtained and these monofilaments 4 ₁ , 4 ₂ , 4 ₃ ... 4 _n are arranged in a plane to form a planar body 20. In the example of the sheet-like body 20 shown in FIGS. 6 and 7, the string-like body 4 causes the capillary phenomenon that occurs in the plurality of single fiber groups 4 ₁ , 4 ₂ , 4 ₃ ... 4 _n arranged in a plane shape. In addition to the capillarity phenomenon, the capillarity phenomenon generated by the string-like body 4 is amplified.

In the embodiment shown in FIGS. 6 and 7, an example in which a plurality of monofilament groups 4 ₁ , 4 ₂ , 4 ₃ ... 4 _n are obtained by unbundling the open ends of the string-like body 4 Although shown, it is not limited to this. As shown in FIG. 8, while keeping the open ends of the string-like body 4 bundled, the entire length of the string-like body 4 is extended, and the extended portion 4d of the string-like body 4 is spirally drawn, The planar member 20 may be configured by the extension portion 4d of the spiral cord-shaped member 4.

Although a plurality of monofilament groups are used as the sheet 20, the present invention is not limited to this, and a nonwoven fabric, felt, paper material, porous ceramic or the like may be used as the sheet 20. The point is that the planar body 20 may be any porous and permeable material, and the aroma liquid guided by the capillary action of the string-like body 4 is volatilized to amplify the capillary action of the string-like body 4. Any structure may be used as long as it is possible.

According to the third embodiment of the present invention shown in FIGS. 6, 7 and 8, the cord-shaped body connected to the bag body has a planar body that diffuses the delivered aromatic liquid in a planar form. The capillarity that occurs in the sheet can be amplified by the sheet. Therefore, by adjusting the form of the planar body, the delivery amount of the aroma liquid from the bag can be appropriately adjusted.

[Embodiment 4]
As shown in FIGS. 6 and 7, since the string-like body 4 and the sheet-like body 20 exposed from the bag body 3 are in contact with the outside air, the aroma liquid 2 is placed at the location of the string-like body 4 and the sheet-like body 20. A part of the volatile components will be volatilized to release the odor component, but it is necessary to further improve the efficiency for the odor component to be vaporized from the aroma liquid 2.

Next, a fourth embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to FIG.
In the fourth embodiment of the present invention shown in FIG. 9, divided lower portion 4b of the opened string-like body into a plurality of single-fiber groups 4 _1, 4 _2, 4 ₃ · · · 4 _n, aromatic liquid through the distal end 2 is always pulled out, and the tip of each of the plurality of single fiber groups 4 ₁ , 4 ₂ , 4 ₃ ... 4 _n is in surface contact with the bent portion 21 b of the plurality of volatilization bodies 21. .. Volatilization body 21 is constructed in a planar, a plurality of single fiber groups 4 _1, 4 _2, 4 ₃ ... 4 aroma liquid 2 supplied from _n to diffuse over the entire surface, odor components from aroma liquid 2 The volatilization efficiency of is improved.

In another embodiment of the present invention shown in FIG. 9, the plurality of planar volatilization bodies 21 are arranged in parallel along the blowing direction of the blower 25. The fragrance liquid 2 expands from the end portion 4b of the string-shaped body to the plurality of volatile bodies 21 arranged in parallel and diffuses, and receives the wind force of the blower 25 to volatilize the odor component, and thus includes the bent portion 21b. The odor component corresponding to the total area of the bent volatilization body is volatilized, and the volatilization amount of the volatilized odor component is increased.

In the volatilizer 21 shown in FIG. 9, an end edge (shown in FIG. 1) of the volatilizer 21 on the side of the blower 25 is supported by a hinge 27 attached to the planar body storage frame 22, and the volatilizer 21 is blown by the blower 25 in the blowing direction. Alternatively, the volatile component 21 may be directed in any direction to the left or right to give directivity to the emission direction of the odorous component from the volatilization body 21.

Further, the shapes of the volatilization body 21 and the extension surface 21a are not limited to those shown in FIGS. 1(a), (b), 4(a), (b), and 9, but may be hollow cylinders/boxes, etc. But good. The material of the volatilization body 21 and the extension surface 21a may be a nonwoven fabric, a felt, a paper material, a porous ceramic, or the like, like the planar body 20. In short, the volatilization body 21 and the extension surface 21a may be any porous and permeable material, and volatilize the aroma liquid introduced by the capillary phenomenon of the string-shaped body 4 to cause the capillary phenomenon of the string-shaped body 4. Any structure may be used as long as it is capable of amplifying.

[Fifth Embodiment]
Another configuration for promoting the volatilization of the aromatic liquid 2 diffused in the sheet 20 will be described as a fifth embodiment.

As shown in FIGS. 1( a) and (b) and FIGS. 4( a) and 4 (b ), a breathable sheet-like body storage frame 22 is installed in the lower space 8 of the housing 5, and the sheet-like body storage frame is provided. 22 supports the volatile body 21 having the above-mentioned planar shape. An air intake port 23 for guiding air to the planar body housing frame 22 is opened in the housing 5, and an aroma releasing port 24 for guiding the odor component volatilized from the volatilization body 21 to the outside of the housing 5 is provided in the housing 5. It is open. A blower 25 is installed in the fan hood 26 on the side of the air intake 23. The blower 25 takes in air from the air intake 23 and brings the air into contact with the volatilizer 21 to volatilize the odorous component from the aroma liquid 2. Is promoting.

In the example of the volatilization body 21 shown in FIGS. 1A and 1B and FIGS. 4A and 4B, a planar extension surface 21 a is extended from the volatilization body 21, and the extension surface 21 a is blown by the blower 25. It is bent and arranged zigzag within the range of wind power. As shown in FIGS. 1( a) and (b) and FIGS. 4( a) and (b ), the fragrance liquid 2 expands and spreads on the planar body 20, the volatilizer 21, and the zigzag extension surface 21 a, and the blower 25. Since the odor component is volatilized by receiving the wind power of the above, the odor component corresponding to the area of the extended surface 21a is volatilized, and the volatilization amount of the volatile component volatilized is increased.

According to Embodiment 5 of the present invention, the volatilizer is a planar body having a plurality of surfaces, and the plurality of cord-shaped bodies are configured to supply an aromatic liquid to each surface of the volatilizer. By adopting it, the aroma liquid can be uniformly supplied to the plurality of surfaces of the volatilizer, and the odorous component can be evenly volatilized from the plurality of surfaces of the volatilizer.

Furthermore, according to Embodiment 5 of the present invention, since the volatilizer has the plurality of surfaces facing different directions, it is possible to give directivity to the volatilization direction of the odor component from the plurality of surfaces, It is possible to volatilize odorous components in the space where the aromatherapy device is installed. Furthermore, although a blower is used to promote the volatilization of the aroma liquid from the volatilizer, the blowing direction of the blower is one direction, but the directivity is set in the volatilization direction of the odor component from the plurality of surfaces. Since it is held, even if the blowing direction of the blower is one direction, it is possible to volatilize the odor component from the volatilizer in different directions, and volatilize the odor component in the space where the aroma dispenser is installed. By doing so, the immediate effect of the odor component in the space can be achieved.

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The following experiment was performed based on the configuration of the embodiment described above. In the experiment, a bag body 3 (volume 200 ml) having a vertical dimension of 16 cm, a horizontal dimension of 10.3 cm and a depth dimension of 4.6 cm was used, and the bag body 3 was filled with water corresponding to the aroma liquid 2. .. When water is used as the aroma liquid 2, if outside air is mixed into the bag body 3, bubbles will be generated in the water, and it will be easy to determine whether or not the bubbles are generated.
Further, as the material of the bag body 3, the inner volume is reduced in accordance with the behavior of the aroma liquid 2 in the bag body 3 and the volume change of the bag body 3 due to the delivery of the aroma liquid 2 due to the capillary phenomenon of the string-like body 4. In order to visualize the state, a transparent synthetic resin having a film thickness of about 0.5 mm was used. The diameter of the flow path 13a in the discharge port 13 of the bag body 3 was set to 7 mmφ. As the string-like body 4, a plain weave structure of 94% polyester, 6% polyurethane is bundled into a string-like shape and used as the string-like body 4 having a diameter of 7 mm and a length of 100 mm. Held.
FIG. 10 shows a state at the start of the experiment, in which the discharge port 13 is faced downward and the bag body 3 is kept in an inverted posture, and the string-like body 4 delivers water (capillary liquid 2) by capillary action from the bag body 3. ) Was received by the dish of the plastic bottle 28.
FIG. 11 shows a state in which 105 hours have passed since the start of the experiment. During the process from FIG. 10 to FIG. 11, it was observed whether bubbles were generated in the water (aromatic liquid 2) due to the outside air.
In the process from FIG. 10 to FIG. 11, water (aromatic liquid 2) is gradually delivered from the bag body 3 by the capillary action of the string-like body 4, the volume of water in the plastic bottle 28 gradually increases, and in the state of FIG. The volume of water in the PET bottle 28 reached 180 ml. In this process, no bubbles are found in the water (aromatic liquid 2) in the bag body 3, and as the volume of water in the plastic bottle 28 increases, the volume inside the bag body 3 changes, and the volume changes depending on the volume change. It was possible to observe the state in which the internal volume decreased.
Based on the result of observing the process from FIG. 10 to FIG. 11, the bag 3 is observed to have a state in which the inner volume is reduced according to the volume change accompanying the delivery of the aroma liquid 2 due to the capillary action of the string-like body 4, Moreover, since it was not possible to confirm the generation of bubbles in the water (aromatic liquid 2) in the bag body 3, the outside air did not enter the bag body 3 and the water was removed from the bag body 3 by the capillary phenomenon of the string-like body 4. It was concluded that (fragrance liquid 2) could be demonstrated to be delivered.
From the above conclusions, it was proved that the scent emitting device according to the embodiment of the present invention operates as expected and volatilizes the odor component from the aroma liquid.

The present invention can be embodied in many forms without departing from its essential characteristics. Therefore, it goes without saying that the above-described embodiment is merely for explanation and does not limit the present invention.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Aroma generating device 2 Aromatic liquid 3 Bag body 4 String-like bodies 4 ₁ , 4 ₂ , 4 ₃ ... 4 _n Single fiber group 4a Upper end part 4b Lower end part 4c Flow rate adjusting mechanism 4d Extension part 5 Housing 6 Partition plate 7 Upper Space 8 Lower Space 9 Lifting Tool 10 Female Connector 10a Flow Path 10b Groove 11 Male Connector 11a Tube 11b Flange 11c Upper End 11d Through Hole 11e Projection 11f Groove 12 Outside Air Packing 12a Slit 13 Discharge Port 13a Flow Path 14 Female thread 15 Male thread 16 Connection port 16a Flow path 16b Groove 17 Male thread 18 Outside air blocking packing 18a Slit 19 Lid 20 Planar body 21 Volatile body 21a Extended surface 21b Bent portion 22 Planar body storage frame 23 Air intake 24 Fragrance Discharge port 25 Blower 26 Fan hood 27 Hinge 28 PET bottle

Claims (4)

In an aroma emitting device that volatilizes an odor and/or deodorant component from an aroma liquid,
A bag for storing an aroma liquid that volatilizes an odor and/or deodorant component;
A string-shaped body that delivers the aroma liquid from the bag body by a capillary phenomenon from the bag body,
A planar body that amplifies the capillary phenomenon and diffuses the aroma liquid in a planar form,
An outside air blocking unit,
Have
The planar body is obtained by unwrapping the end portions of the string-like body to obtain a plurality of single fiber groups and arranging the single fiber groups in a planar shape.
The bag body is made of a material whose inner volume is reduced in accordance with a volume change accompanying the delivery of the aroma liquid due to the capillarity of the string-shaped body, with the discharge port directed downward in the gravity direction,
The outside air shut-off portion is configured such that an end surface of an outlet of the bag when not in use is closed by an outside air blocking packing, a lid is attached to the outlet of the bag, and the outside air is shut off when the lid is removed. It is a joint structure in which a packing is broken, a connection port is inserted toward the discharge port through the outside air blocking packing, and an upper end portion of the string-shaped body held in the connection port is inserted into an aromatic liquid in the bag body. An aroma emitting device characterized by the above. The aroma emitting device according to claim 1, wherein the sheet-like body is formed by radially arranging the single fiber groups and arranging them in a plane. The aroma generating device according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the planar body has a tip end portion of the planar body in contact with a volatilizing body that increases an area for volatilizing the aroma liquid. The aroma emitting device according to claim 1, wherein the string-like body has a flow rate adjusting mechanism that adjusts the delivery of the aroma liquid by a capillary phenomenon.

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