JPH0397465A - Aroma supply apparatus - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To diffuse generated aroma uniformly in a room or the like by simultaneously evaporating all aromatic components of liquid perfume with the use of carburetors. CONSTITUTION:Each of carburetors 13 has a perfume storage tank 10 located above a blower 15, and further, these carburetors 13 are all connected to a control device 14 for controlling these carburetors 13 which are respectively charged therein with different kinds of perfumes, so as to control the kind of perfume to be evaporated, the volume thereof, the time of generation of aroma, the fluctuation thereof and the like. Further, all aromatic components of the liquid perfume are evaporated simultaneously with the use of the carburetor 13. Thereby it is possible to uniformly diffuse the aroma in a room or the like.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention "Industrial Application Field" This invention provides a comfortable environment by supplying fragrance to spaces where people are active, such as the interior spaces of buildings and the interior spaces of ships, aircraft, vehicles, etc. There is a trough (1% supply device) to create a trough.

``Conventional technology'' In recent years, there has been increasing interest in scents as a means of improving the living environment. This superior effect is also being considered.

The physiological and psychological effects that these scents have on humans are:
``It was known empirically as Aromatherapy-2, but recently, concomitant negative variation (CNV) in human brain waves has been discovered.
) and other studies have proven that certain scents have arousal, sedative, and physiologically active effects on humans. In addition, when a scent such as lemon is mixed with the conditioned air in conference rooms and key puncher rooms, the efficiency of meetings can be improved.
It has also been confirmed through experiments that it has the effect of reducing the rate of punch misses by key punchers.

In this way, there are scents such as lemon that activate the mind and have the effect of awakening (waking up) and activating circulatory function, and lavender that calms the mind and relieves stress. , anti-anxiety and anti-depressants, rosemary-based substances that increase appetite and relaxation, and phytoncides that kill bacteria and viruses that are harmful to the human body and promote physical health. There are some scents that have the effect of restoring odors, and it is believed that effectively utilizing the effects of these scents will help improve the living environment.

Conventionally, when supplying fragrance to the interior of a building, a method is used in which a bottle containing the fragrance or a material impregnated with the fragrance, such as porous ceramics, is placed inside the room, and the aroma components are naturally vaporized from the surface of the bottle. etc. were taken.

"Problem to be Solved by the Invention" By the way, fragrances are generally liquids, and the fragrance of these fragrances is usually composed of several to hundreds of types of aroma components, and each fragrance is unique. Components differ in their volatility.

For this reason, when perfumes containing various aroma components are naturally vaporized, the aroma components that are easily volatile will vaporize first, making it difficult to generate the desired aroma, and the resulting aroma There is a problem in that the quality of the odor changes as the components and composition of the odor change over time.

In addition, if a fragrance is supplied into the room using a bottle containing a fragrance or a substance impregnated with a fragrance as described above,
The concentration of scent is uneven in each part of the room; ■ The concentration of scent cannot be controlled; ■ It is not possible to vary the intensity of the scent to create fluctuations. Therefore, the excellent effects of scent can be effectively utilized. There were problems such as being unable to change the scent type, and ■ not being able to switch the type of scent.

This invention was made in view of the above circumstances, and it is possible to prevent odor from changing over time and to diffuse it uniformly in a room, etc., and to adjust the intensity and fluctuation of the amount of odor generated depending on the size of the room, the purpose of use, and the time. It is an object of the present invention to provide a fragrance supply device that can be controlled according to the band and can change the type of fragrance to be generated as necessary.

"Means for Solving the Problems" The fragrance supply device of the present invention vaporizes a liquid fragrance by making it into a mist and mixes it with air, and supplies the vaporized fragrance to a predetermined space together with the air. An air blower, an air guide pipe connected to the blowing side of the air blower and having an air outlet on the downstream side thereof, a plurality of vaporizers each having a scent emitting part facing a midway part of the air guide pipe, and a plurality of these vaporizers. and a control device connected to the vaporizers to control the amount of scent emitted from each vaporizer.

"Function" In the scent supply device of the present invention, by simultaneously vaporizing all the aroma components of the liquid fragrance using a vaporizer,
The generated fragrance does not change over time, and by using a blower to mix the vaporized fragrance with air and release it, it can be uniformly diffused indoors. Furthermore, in this scent supply device, the strength and fluctuation of the amount of scent generated can be controlled by the control device according to the size of the room, the purpose, and the time of day, and moreover, a plurality of the vaporizers are provided. By doing so, the type of scent generated can be changed as needed, thereby creating the optimal environment indoors.

``Example'' Hereinafter, the fragrance supply device of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 to 3.

As shown in Fig. 1, the fragrance supply device of this embodiment vaporizes liquid fragrance by mixing it with air and supplies the vaporized fragrance to a predetermined space such as a room with air. There, a control device l4 and a plurality of vaporizers 13 (see FIG. 2) provided in the center, and a first
An air filter 27 attached to the air intake port 26 at the bottom of the front panel on the right side of the figure, a blower I5 provided at the back of the air filter 27, a blower I5 connected to the blower 15, and the control device l4 and the vaporizer. It is composed of an air guide pipe 28 provided so as to surround the vessel l3, and an air outlet 29 provided on the downstream side of the air guide pipe 28 and located at the upper part of the front panel.

Each of the vaporizers (3) has a fragrance storage tank 1O located above the blower 15, and the upper part of this fragrance storage tank 1O is formed into a fat cone shape, and the inside thereof is a fragrance vaporization chamber II. A reduced-diameter fragrance emitting portion 12 at the upper end of the chamber 1l is provided in the vicinity of the outlet 29 of the air guide pipe 28 so as to face inside the air guide pipe 28. A perfume suction pipe I6 is provided in the perfume storage tank 10 with its F portion immersed in the liquid perfume in the perfume storage tank 10, and the tip nozzle at the upper end of the perfume suction pipe 16 is The air supply pipe 17 is located in the fragrance vaporization chamber 11, exposed above the liquid surface of the liquid fragrance, and perpendicular to the fragrance suction pipe 16 in the fragrance vaporization chamber II. , and the tip nozzle of this air supply pipe 17 is provided close to the tip nozzle of the fragrance suction tube 16, and further, this air supply pipe 17 is connected to an air bomb I8.

Further, all of these plurality of vaporizers l3 are connected to one control device l4. This control device l4 is
By controlling all of the plurality of vaporizers 313 filled with different types of liquid fragrances, the type, amount, generation time, fluctuation, etc. of the fragrance to be supplied can be controlled.
The control data used for this control is the switch panel 2
2 or the standard menu rC
Is it possible to easily configure the settings by supplying it with an external storage medium such as a card or floppy disk?In advance, a knowledge database (AI) is created based on the information of the target room (size, purpose, schedule). Alternatively, a plurality of control menus can be stored in the control device l4 and can be switched and used depending on the situation.

In addition, a rectifying plate l9 is provided in the air guide pipe 28 to guide the air flowing through the air guide pipe 28 to the fragrance emitting part I2, and A rectifier plate 20 is provided at the outlet 29 on the downstream side of the air outlet 28 to adjust the direction of the air blown out with the scent and diffuse it into the room.

When a fragrance is supplied by this fragrance supply device, by operating the blower l5, Uiro's air is taken in from the air intake port 26 and passed through the air filter 26 to remove dust and the like. Air guide pipe 28
to be introduced within. At the same time, by operating the air pump 18, air is ejected from the tip nozzle of the air supply pipe I7, thereby ejecting a mist of liquid fragrance from the tip nozzle of the fragrance suction tube l6, and the mist is transferred to the fragrance vaporization chamber 11. Vaporize inside. In this way, the vaporized fragrance is released from the fragrance emitting part l2 on the downstream side of the air guide pipe 28, and the vaporized fragrance mixes with air within the air guide pipe 28, and is then transferred to the air outlet 29. It is released indoors etc.

By the way, when scent is applied obliquely to each room in a building, its function and desired environment differ depending on each room, and even within the same room, depending on the time of day. Therefore, it is necessary to automatically create an optimal scent environment by storing in advance in the control device 14 data such as the type of scent, concentration, generation time, magnitude of fluctuation, etc. of the scent that is best suited to the environment.

Specifically, for example, when supplying fragrance into a room, the fragrance storage tank lO of each vaporizer l3 is filled with different types of liquid fragrance, and the type of fragrance to be generated is changed for each time period. Make it. In that case, by first selecting a fragrance suitable for each time period, setting the concentration of the fragrance and a continuous or intermittent operation schedule, and storing it in the control device 14 and leaving it at 0, It always supplies the scent that matches the time period, and also adjusts the concentration of the supplied scent to the optimal concentration.

For example, if scent A is lemon-based, scent B is rosemary-based, and scent C is lavender-based, by supplying these scents into the room, the people in the room will receive the scents shown in Table 1. Different effects occur.

Table I When supplying such scents A, B, and C indoors, for example, as shown in Figure 3, the scents to be generated are changed at predetermined times, and the intensity of each scent is varied. The fragrance is supplied through a fluctuating generation pattern.

In order to generate a fragrance according to such a specific generation pattern, the generation pattern is programmed into the control device 14 in advance, and the control device 14 has a plurality of fragrances (for example, a third
In the example shown in the figure, by controlling the vaporizers 13 (3), the scent generating section is switched at a predetermined time to change the type of scent and to vary the intensity of each scent. If the type of scent to be supplied is changed several times a day in this way, it is possible to supply a scent suitable for each time period, and the intensity of the scent generated can vary. You can add accents to your daily rhythm.

Furthermore, the excellent effects of fragrance can be used to create a positive environment that has positive effects on the body and mind.

Note that when replenishing the liquid perfume in the perfume storage 110, it is done through the perfume supply port 2I, or when changing the type of liquid perfume, this is done after removing and cleaning the vaporizer 13.

Moreover, according to this fragrance supply device, the air intake port 26
Since the air filter 27 is provided in the room, it is possible to purify the air in the room at the same time as supplying fragrance to the room.
Further, when the supply of fragrance is stopped, the fragrance in the room can be extinguished by supplying air without fragrance into the room.

Furthermore, when using this scent supply device, multiple scent supply devices are installed in a room, and each scent supply device is equipped with a transmitter (signal transmission device) for remote control. You can also change the scent concentration in each area of the room, allowing you to create an environment with greater flexibility.

"Effects of the Invention" According to the aroma supply device of the present invention, all the aroma components of the liquid perfume are vaporized at the same time using a vaporizer.
The generated fragrance does not change over time, and since the vaporized fragrance is mixed with air and released using an air blower, it can be uniformly diffused indoors. Furthermore, in this scent supply device, the strength and fluctuation of the amount of scent generated can be controlled by the control device according to the size of the room, the purpose, and the time of day, and moreover, a plurality of the vaporizers are provided. Therefore, the type of scent generated can be changed as needed, thereby creating the optimal environment indoors.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

1 to 3 are views showing one embodiment of the present invention, in which FIG. 1 is a side sectional view of the fragrance supply device, FIG. 2 is a partially sectional front view, and FIG. It is a graph showing a fragrance supply pattern. 12... Fragrance emitting unit, 13... Vaporizer, 14... Control device, 15... Air blower, 28... Air guide pipe, 29... ...Air outlet.

Claims (1)

[Claims] A fragrance supply device that vaporizes a liquid fragrance by mixing it with air and supplies the vaporized fragrance to a predetermined space together with the air includes a blower and a blower connected to the blowing side of the blower to blow downstream of the blower. An air guide pipe having an outlet, a plurality of vaporizers each having a scent emitting section facing in the middle of the air guide pipe, and a plurality of vaporizers connected to the plurality of vaporizers to control the amount of fragrance emitted from each vaporizer. A fragrance supply device comprising: a control device for controlling the fragrance;