JPH0412757A - Fragrance container - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To surely seal up an inner container in which a fragrant agent is contained by bringing the inner container closely into contact with a cover side by providing a pressing means which is interposed between an inner bottom part of an outer container and an outer bottom part of the inner container, and presses the inner container to the cover side. CONSTITUTION:The fragrance container A is provided with an inner container 2 which is contained so as to be freely movable vertically in an outer container 1 and contains a fragrant agent F consisting of fragrant beads, etc., a cover 3 which is attached to the upper part of the outer container 1 and in which a volatile opening 4 is formed, an inner cover 5 being an opening adjusting means which is placed in the inside of this cover 3 and adjusts and opening of the volatile opening 4, and a compression coil spring 6 being a pressing means which is interposed between an inner bottom face 1d of the outer container 1 and an outer bottom face 2e of the inner container 2. By pressing force of the compression coil spring 6, the upper end face 2d of the inner container 2 is brought into contact closely with the inner cover 5, an opening 21 of the inner container 2 can be sealed up surely, and a leak of fragrance can be controlled surely. By raising the outer container 1 against the compression coil spring 6 in a state that a movement of the inner container 2 to the upper part is controlled, the inner cover 5 is separated from the opening 21, and the inner container 2 can be opened.

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] <Industrial Application Field> This invention is installed in equipment such as air conditioning machines, air purifiers, deodorizers, oxygen enrichers, or ozone generators, and is used to spread fragrance into rooms and cars. The present invention relates to an aroma container that emits fragrance.

<Prior Art> In recent years, for example, an air purifier has been provided in which an aromatic container containing an aromatic agent is attached to the air purifier, and the aroma is sent out by blowing air from a blower (Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 63-283648).
(see publication).

This air purifier only releases fragrance when necessary, and if it releases fragrance all the time, the human sense of smell will become dull and the fragrance will not be effective. To prevent this, the fragrance is released intermittently. In other words, by blocking the aroma discharge hole of the aroma container with a plate,
The fragrance is released by controlling the spread of the fragrance and by moving the plate so that the hole provided in the plate coincides with the fragrance discharge hole.

<Problems to be Solved by the Invention> However, in this aroma container, since the aroma discharge hole is simply blocked by a plate, the diffusion of aroma is insufficiently regulated, and there is a problem in that the aroma leaks out.

Further, the mechanism for opening and closing the aroma container is complicated, combining a large number of gears, and there is also the problem that it is difficult to apply it to automatic opening and closing of the aroma container.

On the other hand, there is a need to selectively obtain different fragrances, and if a plurality of fragrance containers are arranged in an air purifier to achieve this, the following new problems are expected. In other words, the degree of stimulation given to a person's sense of smell differs depending on the type of fragrance, and the way the fragrance is perceived differs depending on the person's preferences. , fragrances that are too strong or, in some cases, can cause discomfort to people.

Therefore, in order to obtain a fragrance of the desired intensity, it is possible to adjust the time for which each fragrance container is opened, but in this case, a control means for adjusting the above time is required, and the structure becomes complicated. Become.

In view of the above-mentioned problems, the present invention provides a fragrance that can reliably control fragrance leakage, can be easily applied to automatic opening/closing, and has a simple structure to provide a desired fragrance intensity. The purpose is to provide a container.

Means for Solving the Problems> In order to achieve the above object, the aromatic container according to the present invention has the following features:
An outer container that is open upward and has a groove extending vertically from the top end to the middle part of the side surface, and a protrusion formed on the side surface.
An inner container for storing an air freshener, which is protruded from the groove to the outside of the outer container and is housed in the outer container so as to be movable up and down, and has an opening on the top surface, and is detachably attached to the top of the outer container. a lid that can directly or indirectly close the upper end surface of the inner container to close the opening of the inner container; and a lid that is interposed between the inner bottom of the outer container and the outer bottom of the inner container, and that a volatilization opening that is formed in at least one of the lid and the outer container and that volatilizes the fragrance by opening the opening of the inner container; and an opening adjustment means that adjusts the opening degree of the volatilization opening. It is characterized by comprising the following.

According to the aromatic container configured as described above, the inner container is pressed against the lid attached to the top of the outer container by the biasing means, and the lid directly or indirectly closes the opening on the top surface of the inner container. By closing the inner container, the inner container containing the fragrance can be reliably sealed.

Further, the inner container is movable up and down relative to the outer container with the protrusion on the side projecting outward from the groove of the outer container, and the volatilization opening is formed in at least one of the lid and the outer container. Therefore, by locking the protrusion to an external member and restricting the upward movement of the inner container, by pushing up the outer bottom of the outer container, the inner container can be easily separated from the lid side. Then, the inner container can be opened, thereby allowing the fragrance emitted from the opening of the inner container to pass through the volatilization opening.
Can be volatilized outside.

Moreover, by adjusting the opening degree of the volatilization opening using the opening degree adjusting means, it is possible to obtain the degree of opening according to the type of aromatic agent and the person's preference, thereby obtaining the desired strength of fragrance. be able to.

<Example> Embodiments will be described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings showing embodiments.

FIG. 1 shows an exploded perspective view of an aromatic container as an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a sectional view showing the aromatic container attached to a storage frame. Referring to these figures, the aromatic container A has an outer container 1, an inner container 2 which is housed in the outer container 1 in a vertically movable manner, and which stores an aromatic agent P made of aromatic beads, etc., and an upper part of the outer container 1. A lid 3 attached thereto and forming a volatilization opening 4, an inner cover 5 disposed inside this lid 3 and serving as an opening adjustment means for adjusting the opening degree of the volatilization opening 4, and an inner bottom surface 1d of the outer container 1. It has a compression coil spring 6 as a biasing means interposed between the inner container 2 and the outer bottom surface 2e of the inner container 2.

The outer container 1 is made of a bottomed cylinder with an open top surface, and has an enlarged diameter portion 1) formed at the top. A male threaded portion 1)a is provided on the outer periphery of the expanded diameter portion 1), and a male screw portion 1)a is provided on the outer periphery of the expanded diameter portion
) is formed into a corrugated notched surface 12 along the circumferential direction.

A pair of grooves 1 that extend from the upper part of the outer container l to a midway part thereof, through which the pair of protrusions 2b and 2c of the inner container 2 are inserted vertically.
b, Ic is formed.

The inner container 2 is made of a bottomed cylinder with an opening 21 formed on the upper surface, and a storage recess 10 with a frame size of 1° is provided in the middle of the side surface 2a.
The pair of protrusions 2b and 2c are formed to be engaged with the engaging portions 10b and 10c of a.

The lid 3 has a cylindrical shape that is open downward, and has a circumferential side surface 3a.
A plurality of slit-shaped volatilization openings 4 are provided at equal intervals around the circumference. Further, the lower part of the lid 3 is provided with an enlarged diameter part 31, and the male tapered part 1) of the outer container 1 is attached to the inner periphery of the enlarged diameter part 31.
A female threaded portion 31a is formed to be screwed into the portion a. The expanded diameter portion 31 creates a stepped portion 32 in the middle of the inner circumference of the lid 3.
or is formed. The inner cover 5 is sandwiched between the stepped portion 32 and the notch surface 12 of the outer container 1, thereby fixing the inner cover 5 to the outer container 1. The relative positional relationship between the outer container 1 and the lid 3 is uniquely determined when the lid 3 is tightened to the outer container 1 and the inner cover 5 is fixed.

The inner cover 5 is open downward and has a flange portion 5 at the lower end.
1, and a plurality of slit-shaped open lowers are formed at equal intervals on the circumference of the peripheral side surface 5a. Fifth
Referring to the figure, the open lowers are set to have approximately the same size as the volatilization openings 4, and are provided in the same number as the volatilization openings 4, and each open lower has a corresponding volatilization opening 4. The overlapping areas R (opening areas) are all set to be equal.

Further, with reference to FIG. 3, the flange portion 51 of the inner cover 5
The lower surface is formed with a notched surface 52 that engages with the notched surface 12 of the outer container 1. The opening area is determined depending on the relative rotational position of the outer container 1 and the inner container 2. That is, since the positional relationship between the outer container 1 and the lid 3 is uniquely determined as described above, the relationship between the notch surfaces 12 and 52 of the outer container 1 and the inner cover 3 is
(See FIG. 4), by adjusting the relative rotational position of the outer container 1 and the inner cover 3 in multiple stages, the opening area can be adjusted in multiple stages. For example, the fourth
In the figure, the degree of opening can be increased by changing the position where A of the notch surface 52 is aligned from the mouth of the notch surface 12 to the A of the notch surface 52. Note that the flange portion 5 of the inner cover 5
] On the top surface, there is a mark (not shown) that allows you to know the opening degree by aligning it with the specified position of the outer container l.
is attached.

As shown in FIGS. 2 and 6, this aroma container A is attached to a predetermined frame lO that is attached to the inside of an air purifier or the like.
A protrusion 2b is provided in the storage recess 10a.

2c is stored in a state where it is engaged with the engaging parts 10b and 10c. That is, upward movement of the inner container 2 is restricted. Then, attach the outer bottom le of the outer container 1 to the frame l.
The inner cover 5 is lifted by pushing up with the cam means 106 on the O side, and the opening 21 of the inner container 2 is opened, and the fragrance is released from the volatilization opening 4 whose opening degree is adjusted. Further, by releasing the push-up by the cam means 10d, the opening 21 of the inner container 2 is closed by the inner cover 5, and the aromatic agent P is sealed.

Note that the cam means 106 may be driven to rotate, and a plurality of aroma containers A arranged on the orbit may be selectively opened and automatically opened and closed.

According to this embodiment, the upper end surface 2d of the inner container 2 is brought into close contact with the inner cover 5 by the pressing force of the compression coil spring 6,
Since the opening 21 of the inner container 2 can be reliably closed, the inner container 2 containing the fragrance P can be reliably sealed, and leakage of fragrance can be reliably regulated.

In addition, the protrusion 2 of the inner container 2 that can move up and down with respect to the outer container l
b, 2c are locked by the retaining parts 1°b, 10c of the frame 10, and the outer container I is lifted against the compression coil spring 6 while the upward movement of the inner container 2 is restricted. Accordingly, the inner cover 5 attached to this outer container 1 is
The inner container 2 can be opened by moving away from the opening 21 of the inner container 2. With a simple structure in which the outer container 1 is simply pushed up by a cam or the like, automatic opening and closing of aroma containers can be easily performed, and furthermore, as described above, it can be easily applied to automatic opening and closing of a plurality of aroma containers.

Moreover, when storing the aromatic agent in the inner container 2 of the aroma container A, the relative rotational position of the inner cover 5 and the outer container L can be set as desired by the engagement of the notch surfaces 12.52 of each other. By doing so, the degree of overlap between the open lower part of the inner cover 5 and the volatilization opening 4 of the lid 3 can be adjusted, and the degree of opening of the volatilization opening 4 can be adjusted as desired. I wanted to use air freshener P.
Depending on the type of fragrance and the user's preference, it is possible to obtain a fragrance with a pleasant intensity.

It should be noted that the present invention is not limited to the above-mentioned embodiment, and for example, the opening adjustment means 5 may be constituted by an outer cover that is fitted onto the lid 3.

Further, the volatilization opening 4 can also be formed in the outer container l,
Furthermore, it can also be formed on both the lid 3 and the outer container 1. In this case, the opening adjustment means 5 can also be an outer cover that is fitted onto the outer container I.

In addition, various design changes can be made without changing the gist of the invention.

<Effects of the Invention> As described above, according to the aroma container of the present invention, the opening of the inner container can be closed by bringing the inner container into close contact with the lid side by the biasing means, so that the aromatic agent can be stored. the inner container,
Can be reliably sealed. In addition, by locking the protrusion of the inner container to an external member to restrict upward movement of the inner container, push up the outer container and move the lid side away from the opening of the inner container. Open the inner container,
The aroma can be volatilized through the volatilization opening, and the aroma can be easily diffused by simply pushing up the outer container, so it can be easily applied to automatic opening and closing. Furthermore, by adjusting the opening of the volatilization opening using the opening adjustment means, it is possible to obtain the opening according to the type of fragrance and the person's preference, so it is possible to obtain the desired strength of fragrance. It has a unique effect.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

FIG. 1 is an exploded perspective view of an aroma container as an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a sectional view showing the aroma container attached to a frame, FIG. 3 is a perspective view of the inner cover 5, and FIG. The figure is a schematic view showing the engagement of the notch surfaces, FIG. 5 is a schematic view showing the overlapping state of the volatilization opening and the opening, and FIG. 6 is a sectional view showing the aroma container in an open state. 2e...Outer bottom surface, 3...Lid, 4...Volatilization opening, 5
...Inner cover (opening adjustment means), 6.Compression coil spring (biasing means), 21.Opening.

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. An outer container (1) that is open upward and has grooves (1b) (1c) extending vertically from the upper end to the middle part of the side surface, and a protrusion (2b) formed on the side surface (2a). ) (2c) is housed in the outer container (1) so as to be vertically movable in a state of protruding outward from the outer container (1) from the grooves (1b) and (1c),
and an inner container (2) for storing an air freshener having an opening (21) on the top surface; and an inner container (2) that is detachably attached to the upper part of the outer container (1) and directly or indirectly attached to the upper end surface (2d) of the inner container (2). a lid (3) that can close the opening (21) of the inner container (2); and an inner bottom (1d) of the outer container (1) and an outer bottom (2e) of the inner container (2). a biasing means (4) interposed between the inner container (2) and the inner container (2) for pressing the inner container (2) toward the lid (3); By opening the opening (21), the volatilization opening (4) for volatilizing the fragrance and the volatilization opening (4) are opened.
). An aromatic container characterized by comprising an opening degree adjusting means (5) for adjusting the opening degree of the aroma container.