JPH05146499A - Perfuming device - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To provide the perfuming device which can control the intensity of an aroma in compliance with the temp. humidity, etc., in a room in which the device is installed. CONSTITUTION:A controller 9 is inputted with the data from a perfume environment measuring instrument 11 for measuring the environment where the perfumes 1, 2, 3 are placed, an installation environment measuring instrument 12 for measuring the environment where the perfuming device body is placed and a timepiece 7. The controller controls perfume diffusing devices 4, 5, 6 for diffusing the respective perfumes and a blower 8 in accordance with the fuzzy argument rules stored in a storage device 10. The aromas meeting the condition of the environment where the perfuming device body is placed is diffused. These aromas are mixed by a mixing device 13 and the mixture is blown by the blower 8.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an aroma device used alone or in combination with an air conditioner, and more particularly to control of the type and diffusion amount of perfume used.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art FIG. 3 shows an example of prior art. The conventional fragrance device includes a plurality of fragrances (three kinds in the example) 1, 2, and 3,
For example, a spraying perfume 1 composed of a spray nozzle capable of varying the amount of spraying, a spraying amount control valve and the like, and a perfume spreading device 4, 5 and 6 for spreading the perfumes 1, 2 and 3, and a motor and a fan. A blower 8 for diverging a few of the fragrance devices out of the main body 21, a clock 7 for measuring the time, and a control for controlling the fragrance diffusers 4, 5, 6 and the blower 8 based on a predetermined program. And a device 9.

The control device 9 has a built-in program that predetermines the time at which the fragrances 4, 5, 6 are sprayed, the type of the fragrance to be sprayed, and the amount of spray. When the clock 7 reaches the programmed time, the control device 9 detects this and sends a control signal a to the fragrance diffusing devices 4, 5, 6 so as to spray the programmed amount of the fragrance in the programmed amount, Further, the control signal b is sent to the blower 8. Upon receiving the control signal a, the perfume diffusion devices 4, 5 and 6 spray the perfume according to the control signal a. Further, the air blower receiving the control signal b turns the fan, and the sprayed fragrance is radiated to the outside of the aroma device main body 21 by the wind produced by the air blower 8.

[0004]

However, in the conventional fragrance apparatus, since the fragrance is sprayed as programmed in advance, it is not possible to predict the installation environment (temperature, humidity, etc.) of the fragrance apparatus and the fragrance at the time of programming. ), The fragrance is too strong or too weak, it does not spread throughout the room, or the fragrance is used more than necessary.
There was a problem that the type of fragrance was not optimal. Furthermore, since the fragrance of the fragrance in the main body of the fragrance device is weakened due to aging, there is also a problem that the fragrance is gradually weakened when the spray amount is constant.

[0005]

In order to solve such a problem, the present invention provides a plurality of fragrances stored in an aroma device body, and a fragrance diffusing device for diffusing a predetermined amount of each fragrance into the air. , A blower device that diffuses the diffused fragrance to the outside of the fragrance device, a fragrance environment measuring device for measuring the environment where the fragrance is placed, and an installation for measuring the environment where the fragrance device is installed Environment measuring device, clock means for measuring current time and / or elapsed time, perfume environment measuring device, installation environment measuring device, control for controlling perfume diffuser device, blower device based on measurement values obtained from clock device The control means controls the diffusion amount of the perfume in the perfume diffusion device and the air volume of the blower in consideration of the change in the intensity of the aroma due to the change with time of the perfume.

[0006]

According to the present invention, the installation environment of the aroma device and the fragrance, and the time elapsed after the fragrance is exchanged are measured, and the type and spray amount of the fragrance are controlled based on the measurement results. The desired fragrance is always provided in the room depending on the change of the time and the elapsed time of the fragrance exchange.

[0007]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment according to the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. The same components as those of the conventional technique are designated by the same reference numerals, and the description thereof will be omitted.

The perfume environment measuring device 11 is composed of, for example, a temperature sensor and a humidity sensor, and measures the temperature and humidity of the environment in which the perfume is placed.

The installation environment measuring device 12 is composed of, for example, a temperature sensor, a humidity sensor and an odor sensor, and measures the temperature and humidity of the space where the aroma device body 21 is installed, the quality of the odor and the intensity of the odor.

The clock 7 is composed of, for example, an oscillating circuit, and clocks the current time T and the elapsed time t from the time when the fragrance is replaced to the current time.

The control device 9 inputs the respective measurement results from the perfume environment measuring device 11 and the installation environment measuring device 12, the current time T from the clock 7 and the time t elapsed after exchanging the perfume, and the storage device Fuzzy inference is performed using the fuzzy inference rules and membership functions stored in advance in 10, and the type of fragrance that is optimal for the environment in which the fragrance device body 21 is placed and the way in which human scents are perceived under that environment. The amount of diffusion of each selected fragrance and the amount of air of the air blower 8 are respectively determined, and the results are used as control signals for the fragrance diffusers 4, 5, 6
And output to the blower 8. The storage device 10 is composed of, for example, a semiconductor memory and stores fuzzy inference rules and membership functions obtained by human experience and tests.

The mixing device 13 is composed of a fan and a motor (not shown), and stirs and mixes the fragrances 1, 2, 3 diffused by the fragrance diffusers 4, 5, 6 with a fan.

For details of the odor sensor used in the installation environment measuring devices 4, 5, and 6, see Intelligent Sensing Technology (Science Forum, Inc.). 299-P. Thirty
See 6.

Next, the operation of this embodiment will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG.

First, the control device 9 inputs the measurement result of each environment by the fragrance measuring device 11 and the installation environment measuring device 12 (steps 101 and 102). Next, the current time T of the clock 7 and the time t after exchanging the fragrance are input (steps 103 and 104).

Next, based on the measurement result, the time t, and the time T input in the above step, “if the installation environment temperature is high and the installation environment humidity is high and the perfume is stored in the storage device 10. The temperature of the environment in which it is placed is high and the humidity of the environment in which it is placed is high. The amount of air (control amount of the blower 8) is determined by fuzzy inference using the corresponding membership function (steps 105 and 106).

Next, based on the measurement result, time t, and time T input in the above step, "if the humidity of the installation environment is high and the present time is morning then the refreshing scent is stored in the storage device 10. , Etc. is used to determine the type of perfume (perfume diffusion device to be operated) by fuzzy inference using a fuzzy inference rule for perfume determination and a corresponding membership function (steps 107 and 108).

Next, based on the measurement result, the time t, and the time T input in the above step, “if the installation environment temperature is high and the installation environment humidity is high and the perfume is stored in the storage device 10. The temperature of the environment in which it is placed is high and the humidity of the environment in which it is placed is high. The perfume diffusion amount (control amount of the selected perfume diffusion device) is determined by fuzzy inference using the fuzzy inference rule and the corresponding membership function (steps 109, 110).

Further, the storage device 1 depends on the kind and intensity of the incense of the installation environment and the kind of the installation environment at the time of the previous measurement.
0, "if the type of incense in the installation environment and the determined incense type are almost equal and the incense in the installation environment is strong an
d. The intensity of the aroma measured this time is much greater than the intensity of the aroma previously measured in the installation environment. The diffusion amount of the fragrance determined by the fuzzy inference is corrected using the diffusion amount correction fuzzy inference rule such as “” and the corresponding membership function (steps 111, 112, 113, 114, 115).

According to each value thus obtained, the control device 9 instructs the perfume diffusion devices 4, 5 and 6 on the determined plurality of types of perfume and the corrected diffusion amount. Fragrance diffuser 4,
5 and 6 diffuse the respective fragrances in accordance with instructions from the control device 9.

Further, the mixing device 13 includes the fragrance diffusing device 4,
The flavors diffused by 5 and 6 are mixed by stirring with a fan or the like.

Further, the blower 8 rotates the fan according to the instruction from the controller 9 to blow the mixed fragrance to the outside of the aroma device main body 21 with the instructed air volume.

The present invention has been described above based on the embodiments, but the present invention is not limited to these descriptions.
In particular, an atmospheric pressure sensor, a gas chromatograph, etc. can be used for the perfume environment measuring device 11 and the installation environment measuring device 12. A magnetic recording device can also be used as the storage device 10.

When the fragrance device is used in combination with other equipment (for example, an air conditioner or an air purifier), the blower 8 and the installation environment measuring device 12 are used in combination with the equipment used in combination. Good.

[0025]

As described above, according to the present invention, the environment in which the fragrance is placed (temperature, humidity, etc.) and the environment in which the fragrance device is installed (temperature, humidity, fragrance quality, fragrance intensity) Etc.), and by measuring the time and the time after exchanging the fragrance, the optimal amount of scent diffusion, air volume, and scent An aroma device capable of determining the type can be provided.

This has the effect of preventing the fragrance emitted from the aroma device from being too strong or too weak, and it is possible to mix a plurality of fragrances without limiting the fragrance to be used to one kind. Therefore, it becomes possible to provide the optimum incense for the situation on the spot.

Further, since the minimum necessary diffusion amount that is optimum for the environment in which the aroma device is placed is determined, the perfume is not wasted.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram of an embodiment according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a control flowchart of an embodiment according to the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a block diagram of a conventional technique.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1, 2, 3 Perfume 4, 5, 6 Perfume diffuser 7 Clock 8 Air blower 9 Controller 10 Storage device 11 Perfume environment measuring device 12 Installation environment measuring device 13 Installation environment measuring device

Claims (4)

[Claims] 1. A plurality of fragrances stored in the fragrance device main body, a fragrance diffusing device for diffusing a predetermined amount of each fragrance into the air, and a blower device for diverging the diffused fragrances to the outside of the fragrance device main body. And a perfume environment measuring device for measuring the environment in which the perfume is placed, and an installation environment measuring device for measuring the environment in which the aroma device body is installed,
Clock means for measuring the current time and / or elapsed time, the fragrance environment measuring device, the installation environment measuring device, the fragrance diffusing device based on the measurement values obtained from the clock means,
An aroma device, comprising: a control unit that controls the blower. 2. The fragrance device according to claim 1, wherein a mixing device for mixing the plurality of the fragrances diffused by the fragrance diffusing device is provided in the fragrance device main body. 3. The control means controls the diffusion amount of the perfume in the perfume diffusion device and the air volume of the blower in consideration of a change in the intensity of the aroma due to a change with time of the perfume. The aroma device according to claim 1. 4. The fuzzy inference is used to control the type of the perfume to be diffused, the amount of the perfume diffused by the perfume diffusion device, and the air volume of the blower using fuzzy inference. Fragrance device.