JPH0653150B2 - Scent supply device - Google Patents

Description

Description: TECHNICAL FIELD The present invention relates to a scent supply device, and more specifically, to a scent supply device for supplying a scent of a predetermined fragrance as needed. It is about.

[Prior Art] In the modern information society in which abundant substances are mass-produced, the materiality is sufficiently satisfied, so
The transition from physical desire to desire for life, desire for knowledge, and desire for spirit. Of these, the spiritual desire is the basis of human beings, and it is said that emotional stability and mental enrichment are particularly important. As one of the means for satisfying this lust, it is known to stimulate the sense of smell with a scent to activate the human brain to satisfy the lust, and to achieve mood refreshment.

Phytoncide, which is known as a scented aromatic substance having such a function, contains a large amount of highly volatile terpene substances (a group of unsaturated hydrocarbons having the chemical formula of C10H10). In addition to skin irritation, anti-inflammatory, antiseptic, etc. as medicinal effects, as a combined effect, mental stability,
It is known that the feeling of liberation and the elimination of accumulated mental fatigue are raised, and that the scent of artificially made forest baths not only makes you feel refreshed.

As described above, in order to satisfy human spiritual desire, aromatic agents having various scents have been developed as a means for achieving mental stability and elimination of mental fatigue through the sense of smell, and this aromatic agent is simply stored in a container. That emits a scent in a room, etc. (Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 55-54973, Japanese Utility Model Publication 55-55723, and Japanese Utility Model Publication 55)
-54973 gazette) and manual type in which a fragrance storage part is incorporated in the forehead etc. (Shokai Sho 55-62267, Shokai 61-66569, Shokai Sho) 61-109359). Further, those in which an air freshener is arranged in a passage for forcedly blowing air (Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 61-284251 and Japanese Utility Model Laid-Open No. 61-3).
(See Japanese Patent No. 9739), and an automatic type that heats a fragrance has also been developed. (See Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 55-11102).

[Problems to be Solved by the Invention] However, the former, that is, the manual type fragrance supplying means simply stores the fragrance in the container, or hermetically releases the fragrance emission opening of the container containing the fragrance. With a lid or the like, in any of these, the fragrance is diffused naturally to supply the fragrance, or the fragrance of the fragrance is selectively supplied by manual switching. It is difficult to say that it is not only troublesome to handle, but also it is possible to sufficiently prevent wasteful sublimation of the fragrance when not in use.

Further, the latter, that is, the automatic type has an advantage that the fragrance of the fragrance can be automatically supplied, but has a problem of sealing property and troublesome replacement of the fragrance. In addition, when the power is turned off during use, there is a problem that the operation stops halfway and the fragrance continues to be emitted, and the fragrance is exhausted. Since parts such as a motor gear head are required for one, the number of parts increases. Furthermore, in the type in which the fragrance is inserted in the air passage, the fragrance must be attached to the movable part, which causes a problem that the structure becomes complicated.

Therefore, the development of a scent supply device capable of automatically supplying the fragrance of the fragrance as needed and preventing the fragrance from being wasted is an issue.

[Means for Solving the Problems] The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and in order to achieve the above object, the scent supply device of the present invention is provided with an air supply passage that connects an air supply opening and an air supply opening. And a main body having a blowing means for sending an air flow into the air passage, and an air freshener container that holds the air freshener and is disposed in the air passage, and makes the air freshener touch the air in the air passage. A cap body capable of advancing and retracting so as to cover the fragrance container from the air in the air passage, and swinging with one end engaged with the cap body and the other end engaged with an electromagnetic switching means A transmission link, a drive means having an eccentric drive shaft that is rotatably and slidably connected to an intermediate portion of the swing transmission link, and an elastic force in the cap body that constantly surrounds the fragrance container. And elastic means.

In the scent supply device of the present invention, the driving means and the electromagnetic switching means may be independently operated to supply the scent, but it is preferable to connect the control means to the driving means and the electromagnetic switching means to drive them. It is better to activate the means and the electromagnetic switching means selectively. In this case, the control means includes, for example, a drive means and an electromagnetic switching means in response to a signal from an interpersonal sensor (a pyroelectric infrared sensor) that detects the presence or absence of a person in an atmosphere in which a timer and / or a scent supply device is arranged. A central processing unit (CPU) or the like for transmitting an operation signal to the CPU is used. Further, when the interpersonal sensor is used, the driving means and the electromagnetic switching means may be driven by comparing and calculating a signal from the interpersonal sensor with preset data such as a time schedule.

There is no problem with supplying one type of high-quality scent,
By providing a plurality of fragrance containers, caps, swing transmission links, and electromagnetic switching means, it is possible to selectively supply a predetermined fragrance fragrance as needed.

[Operation] The above technical means operates as follows.

When the drive means and the electromagnetic switching means are driven, the other end of the swing transmission link is fixed, and the swing transmission link swings against the elastic force of the elastic means while the fixed portion serves as a fulcrum. Due to the operation of the swing transmission link, the cap body retracts from the fragrance container to expose the fragrance container, and the fragrance of the fragrance is supplied from the air supply port by the air flow sent into the air passage. Further, when the driving means and the electromagnetic switching means stop, the elastic force of the elastic means moves the cap body to a position surrounding the fragrance container to prevent the fragrance from leaking.

[Examples] Examples of the present invention will be described in detail below.

◎ First embodiment Fig. 1 is a schematic plan view showing the essential parts of a first embodiment of the scent supply device of the present invention, Fig. 2 is a sectional view taken along line II-II of Fig. 1, and Fig. 3
FIG. 4 and FIG. 4 show a left side view and a right side view of FIG. 1, respectively.

The scent supply device of the present invention has a main body having a fan 18 which is a blowing means in an air passage 12 which communicates the air supply port 14 and the air supply port 16.
10 and a plurality of air freshener containers 20a to 20c (three in the drawing are shown) having vent holes 22, 22 ... Removably inserted into the air passage 12 from one side of the main body 10, Above air passage
Cap bodies 30a to 30c capable of advancing and retracting to surround the fragrance containing bodies 20a to 20c, respectively, and one end is engaged with the cap bodies 30a to 30c and the other end is electromagnetic switching means 40a to 40c ( Motor 60, which is a drive means having swing transmission links 50a to 50c engaged with solenoids, and an eccentric drive shaft 62 that is rotatably and swingably connected to an intermediate portion of the swing transmission links 50a to 50c, and a cap. Each of the bodies 30a to 30c is provided with a tension spring 70 which is an elastic means for constantly urging an elastic force in a direction surrounding the fragrance containing bodies 20a to 20c.

The main body 10 has a square tubular member made of metal such as aluminum or plastic that is not corroded by a fragrance, and one side of the main body 10 (on the right side in the drawing) has three circular shapes. The opening 11 is bored. Each of the above-mentioned openings 11 has a fragrance container 20a to 20c.
Is removably inserted. This fragrance container 20a
20c is composed of a bottomed cylindrical net body 24 made of stainless steel having a large number of ventilation holes 22, 22 ... And a flat plate-like lid 26 closing the opening of the net body 24, and The net 24 contains granular fragrances 21, 21 ... in this case,
Different types of fragrance 21 are used for each fragrance container 20a to 20c. As this fragrance, for example, a forest bath agent, jasmine essential oil, decyl alcohol and the like are used. The fragrance does not have to be granular,
It may be liquid or impregnated. Further, the lid 26 is formed in a quadrangular shape having a size larger than the outer diameter of the net body 24, and a knob portion 28 that protrudes outward in a semi-circular arc shape at a corner portion opposing a diagonal line, 28 is formed to facilitate removal of the fragrance containers 20a-20c. In this case, by forming the lid 26 with a magnetic material, it is possible to ensure the attachment of the fragrance containers 20a to 20c to the main body 10.

The cap body 30a ~ 30c, the fragrance container 20a ~
It is formed of a bottomed cylindrical plastic member having a diameter larger than that of the net 24 so as to surround 20c. At the bottom of the cap bodies 30a to 30c, hold a fixing screw 32 and
One end of the rod 34 is connected, and the other end of the rod 34 is connected to the main body 10.
Through hole 80 on the other side (left side in the drawing)
It is protruded outwardly via and is slidably held along a guide member 36 provided on the outer surface of the main body 10. One ends of swing transmission links 50a to 50c formed in a bifurcated shape are pivotally attached to the projecting end of the rod 34 by a first pin 90 so as to be slidable and rotatable, and the swing transmission links 50a to 50c.
Solenoid 40a with second pin 92 on the other end of 50c
An operating rod 42 of ~ 40c is pivotally attached. In this case, the operating rod 42 is fixed by the energized state of the solenoids 40a-40c, and can freely move in the non-excited state.

Further, a slit 52 is provided in the middle portion of the swing transmission links 50a to 50c along the longitudinal direction of the links 50a to 50c, and in the slit 52, there is formed a crank shape connected to the drive shaft 61 of the motor 60. The eccentric drive shaft 62 is rotatably and slidably connected. In this case, the motor 60 is an intermittent rotation type motor with a speed reducer.

Also, a tension spring 70 is suspended between the slit 52 of the swing transmission links 50a-50c and the bifurcated end portion and the main body 10 so that the cap bodies 30a-30c are always kept in the fragrance container 20a.
The elastic force is applied in a direction capable of surrounding ~ 20c (see Fig. 2). In this case, instead of the tension spring 70, a compression spring is interposed between the bottoms of the cap bodies 30a to 30c and the inside of the main body 10 to keep the cap bodies 30a to 30c constantly contained in the fragrance container.
It may be pressed to the surrounding position of 20a to 20c,
Alternatively, by pressing the rod 34 from the outside, the cap body 30a
-30c may be constantly pressed to the surrounding positions of the fragrance containers 20a-20c. In addition, the cap body 30a ~
A seal packing 29 that can be brought into close contact with the inner surface of the main body 10 is attached to the tip of 30c to prevent the fragrance of the fragrance from leaking to the outside when the fragrance containers 20a to 20c are enclosed.

On the other hand, the motor 60 and the solenoids 40a to 40c are connected to a control unit 100 which selectively transmits operation signals to the motors 60 and the solenoids 40a to 40c, and the first timer 101 controls the cap of the motor 60. The body opening time is set, and the interval time (cap body closing time) of the motor 60 is set by the second timer 102. Therefore, the first timer 101 and the second timer 10
2 and the control program programmed in the control unit 100 controls the solenoids 40a to 40c and the motor 60.

Next, an example of the operation mode of the scent supply device of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG.

☆ First Step First, when the power is turned on, the first solenoid 40a is excited and the fan 18 is driven, and the motor 60 rotates to the side of opening the first cap body 30a, and then the first timer.
It rotates again by 101 and stops. In this state,
As shown by the phantom line in FIG. 2, the operating rod 42 of the first solenoid 40a is fixed, so that the swing transmission link 50a acts on the second pin 92 as a fulcrum against the tension spring 70.
Moving in a direction away from 10, the surrounding state of the fragrance-containing bodies 20a to 20c of the first cap body 30a is released. Therefore,
The scent of the fragrance in the first fragrance container 20a is supplied from the air supply port 16 to the room by the air flow flowing in the air passage 12 by the fan 18.

In the de-energized solenoids 40b and 40b, the operating rod 42 is free even if the eccentric drive shaft 62 does not rotate.
30b and 30c block the fragrance containers 20b and 20c.

Second step Next, after the second timer 102 is activated, the first solenoid 40a is excited again, and the motor 60 rotates in the same manner as in the first step to move the first cap body 30a in the opening direction. Similarly, the fragrance of the fragrance in the first fragrance container 20a is supplied indoors for the set time of the first timer 101.

☆ Third step Next, after the second timer 102 is activated again, the second solenoid 40b is excited to operate the operation rod 42 of the second solenoid 40b.
And the motor 60 rotates in the same manner as in steps 1 and 2 to move the second cap body 30b in the opening direction, and the second fragrance container for the first timer 101 is set. The fragrance of the fragrance in 20b is supplied indoors.

4th step Next, after the second timer 102 is activated again, the second solenoid 40b is excited to operate the operation rod 42 of the second solenoid 40b.
And the motor 60 rotates in the same manner as in the step described above to move the second cap body 30b in the opening direction, and the second fragrance container 20b inside the second fragrance container 20b for the set time of the first timer 101. Supply the scent of air freshener to the room. here,
Should the power supply be cut off, the operation of the first timer 101 and the excitation of the second solenoid 40b also stop, but in this case, the operating rod 42 of the second solenoid 40b becomes free, Due to the elastic force of the tension spring 70, the second cap body 30b surrounds the second fragrance container 20b to prevent accidental leakage of the fragrance. And the power is turned on again
When it operates, the motor 60 rotates and the home search operation is performed.

Fifth step Next, after the second timer 102 is activated again, the third solenoid 40c is excited to operate the operating rod 42 of the third solenoid 40c.
Is fixed, the motor 60 rotates in the same manner as in the above step to move the third cap body 30c in the opening direction, and the third fragrance container 20c within the third fragrance container 20c is set for the set time of the first timer 101. Supply the scent of air freshener to the room.

6th step and thereafter In the same manner, after the third fragrance is supplied in the same manner, the first fragrance is again supplied twice within the set time of the second timer 102, and then the second fragrance is supplied. The agent is similarly supplied twice, and the above steps are sequentially repeated.

Second Embodiment FIG. 6 shows a schematic plan view of a second embodiment of the scent supply device of the present invention.

The scent supply device in the second embodiment is a case in which the motor 60 and the solenoids 40a to 40c are operated according to the atmospheric conditions in the environment where the scent supply device is arranged. That is, the motor 60 and the solenoids 40a-40c
The central processing unit 100 (CPU), which is a control unit, transmits a signal to
Signals from environment detecting means such as 4 are transmitted to the CPU 100, the presence of a person in the room in which the scent supply device is placed is detected by the interpersonal sensor 104, and the signal is transmitted to the CPU 100 so that the CPU 100 can be in advance. This is a case where the scent of a predetermined fragrance is supplied for a certain period of time by performing a comparison calculation with the data of the incorporated time schedule.

The operation mode of the scent supply device of the second embodiment will be described in accordance with the operation mode of the first embodiment. The operation state of the interpersonal sensor 104 is shown by an imaginary line in FIG. In FIG. 6, the other parts are the same as those in the first embodiment, so the same parts are denoted by the same reference numerals and the description thereof is omitted.

◎ Third Embodiment FIG. 7 shows an explanatory view of a third embodiment of the scent supply device of the present invention.

The third embodiment is a case where the scent supply can be automatically performed according to changes in temperature, humidity, dimming, etc. under the environment in which the scent supply device of the present invention is arranged. That is, the scent supply device 1 is connected to an air conditioner 2, a ceiling light, a spotlight 4 or an acoustic device 5 such as a stereo,
This is a case where the scent supply is controlled in accordance with air conditioning such as humidity and dimming.

The scent supply device 1 in the third embodiment is shown in FIGS.
As shown in the figure, the cover 10a is attached to the upper part of the main body 10, and the above-mentioned fragrance container 20a to 20c, the motor 60 and the like are incorporated therein, and the inside of the upper part is shown in FIG. CPU 100, remote control units 110, 111, air conditioner control unit 120 connected as shown.
, Scent drive circuit 130, dimming units 140, 141 and power supply 1
50 etc. are built in. Further, a liquid crystal time display section 160, a program setting mode changeover switch 162, a data set switch 164, an operation changeover switch 166 and the like are provided on the upper surface of the cover 10a. Reference numeral 170 is a light emitting diode for remote control. Also,
A louver 17 for adjusting the wind direction may be provided in the air supply port 16 in order to adjust the air flow from the fan 18 arranged on the air supply port 16 side of the main body 10.

When using the scent supply device 1 of the third embodiment configured as described above, first, the setting mode time is set by the mode changeover switch 162, and predetermined control units 110, 111, 120, etc. are set, and then the CPU 100
According to the program operation by, the predetermined scent can be supplied in a part of the program operation as shown in FIG. 11, for example.

The usage example of the scent supply device 1 of the present invention is not limited to the above-mentioned embodiment, and for example, as shown in FIG. 12, a fragrance supply device 1 is assembled in a display body 6 for selectively displaying a plurality of screens. It is also possible to supply a scent corresponding to a predetermined image at the same time, or, as shown in FIG. 13, connect the display unit 6 with the scent and release the scent from a position corresponding to the predetermined image. It can also be supplied, or as shown in FIG. 14, it can be connected to an audio device 5 such as a stereo to supply a scent at the same time as the sound, and can be arbitrarily combined with other environmental devices according to the purpose. It can be used in combination.

In addition, although the above-mentioned embodiment explained the case where there are three kinds of fragrances, it is not always necessary to use three kinds of fragrances, and one kind, two kinds, or four or more kinds of fragrances are selectively used. It can also be supplied.

[Effects of the Invention] Since the scent supply device of the present invention is configured as described above, the following effects can be obtained.

1) According to the scent supply device according to claim 1, the fragrance can be supplied as needed, and even if the power is cut off due to a power failure or the like, the fragrance is not prepared. Can prevent leakage.

2) According to the scent supply device of the second aspect, it is possible to selectively and automatically supply a predetermined fragrance.

3) According to the scent supply device of the third aspect, it is possible to selectively supply a plurality of types of fragrances with one drive source, and it is possible to save space.

[Brief description of drawings]

1 is a schematic plan view of a first embodiment of the scent supply device of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a sectional view taken along line II-II of FIG. 1, FIG. 3 is a left side view of FIG. 1, and FIG. 1 is a right side view, FIG. 5 is a time chart showing an operating mode of the first embodiment, FIG. 6 is a schematic plan view of a second embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 7 is a third embodiment of the present invention. Explanatory drawing of an example, FIG. 8 is a perspective view of a scent supply device of a third embodiment, FIG. 9 is a sectional view of a scent supply device of a third embodiment, and FIG. 10 is a block of a control unit in the third embodiment. FIG. 11 and FIG. 11 are time charts showing an example of the usage of the third embodiment, and FIGS. 12 to 14 are schematic diagrams showing other usage examples of the scent supply device. Code explanation (10) …… Main body (12) …… Blower (14) …… Air inlet (16) …… Air inlet (18) …… Fan (air blower) (20a to 20c) …… Aromatic agent Container (22) ...... Ventilation holes (30a to 30c) ...... Cap body (40a to 40c) ...... Solenoid (electromagnetic switching means) (50a to 50c) ...... Oscillation transmission link (60) ...... Motor (drive) Means) (62) …… Eccentric drive shaft (70) …… Tension spring (elastic means) (100) …… CPU (control means) (101,102) …… Timer (control means) (104) …… Person sensor

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. A main body having an air blow passage communicating between the air supply port and the air blow port, and a blower means for sending an air flow to the air blow passage,
An aromatic agent container that holds an aromatic agent and is disposed in the air passage, and that exposes the aromatic agent to the air in the air channel, and covers the aromatic agent container from the air in the air channel. A cap body that can be moved forward and backward, a swing transmission link whose one end is engaged with the cap body and the other end is engaged with an electromagnetic switching means, and rotation and sliding are performed on an intermediate portion of the swing transmission link. A scent supply device comprising: a drive means having an eccentric drive shaft that is operably connected to the cap body; and an elastic means that constantly applies an elastic force to the cap body in a direction surrounding the fragrance container. 2. The scent supply device according to claim 1, further comprising a drive means and an electromagnetic switching means connected to a control means for selectively transmitting an actuation signal. 3. The scent supply device according to claim 1, further comprising a plurality of fragrance containers, a cap, a swing transmission link and a plurality of electromagnetic switching means.