JPH0752504Y2 - Scent generator - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed description of the device]

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a scent generating device for adding a scent to conditioned air or indoor air by vaporizing a liquid fragrance.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In recent years, scent air conditioning for imparting a scent to an air-conditioned space has attracted attention, and various fragrances and scent imparting means have been proposed so far. Of these, the method of spraying the fragrance using a spray nozzle is the most typical of the scent imparting means. In this case, in order to control the perfume concentration in the room air, which is said to be an appropriate perfume concentration, to be 1 ppm or less, the perfume is diluted with a solvent such as pure water or alcohol, and then the target for perfume supply such as an air conditioner or duct A method of spraying the area is common.

[0003]

In the method of directly spraying the fragrance into the air, there is a limit to the minimum amount that can be sprayed. Therefore, as described above, the method of diluting the liquid fragrance with a solvent or the like and spraying it. However, alcohols, which are the most typical solvents, have a problem that handling is dangerous. Further, the diffusion of a solvent such as alcohol into the air is not preferable because it causes environmental problems.

Therefore, a method of diluting with pure water instead of alcohol or the like has been proposed, but since the evaporation rate of water is slow, sufficient evaporation cannot be obtained, causing a dripping problem, and water. There was a problem because the spray increased the latent heat load or changed the humidity.

Many of the fragrances used are oily, and since oily fragrances are difficult to mix with water, a method of mixing with a surfactant is often used at the time of use.
The state in which the surfactant is mixed with the conditioned air and blown out into the living room is a problem because it is not preferable for environmental hygiene.

The present invention has been made in view of the problems of the above-mentioned conventional scent devices, and its object is to easily and easily send scented air to a target area with a very simple structure. It is an object of the present invention to provide a new and improved fragrance generator capable of supplying only a necessary amount.

[0007]

In order to solve the above problems, according to the present invention, an airtight container containing a liquid fragrance, and an air supply means for supplying air to the container via a conduit means. There is provided a scent generating device comprising: a container, and a scent transfer means that connects the scent supply target area via a valve means.

Further, according to the present invention, it is possible to adopt a structure in which an exhaust means is connected to the container or the scent transfer means of the scent device via a valve means. It is also possible to insert a deodorizing filter in the exhaust means.

Furthermore, according to the present invention, it is possible to use an inverter controllable pump means as the air supply means of the scent device.

[0010]

According to the first aspect of the invention, the liquid perfume can be easily vaporized by sending air into the airtight container containing the liquid perfume by the air supply means such as an air pump. is there. The air containing the vaporized fragrance is blown out to the fragrance supply target area such as the air conditioner and the duct, and the room through the scent transfer means. At this time, the scent supply amount can be easily adjusted by controlling the output of the air supply means and the opening / closing of the valve means by an appropriate control means.

Further, according to the second aspect of the invention, when the fragrance concentration in the container is high, the valve means is opened and a part of the air having the fragrance concentration is discharged to the outside of the scent generating device by the exhaust means. It is possible to evacuate and adjust the perfume concentration in the air.

According to the third aspect of the invention, the air exhausted by the exhaust means is deodorized by the deodorizing filter and then exhausted, so that external pollution can be effectively prevented.

Further, according to the invention as set forth in claim 4, energy saving and stable supply of scented air can be ensured by controlling the pump with an inverter, and the rotational speed of the pump can be controlled with the inverter. Therefore, the generation of the fragrance can be controlled by returning the supplied air amount. .

[0014]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS A preferred embodiment of a scent-generating apparatus constructed according to the present invention will be described below in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

As shown in FIG. 1, a scent generator constructed according to the present invention comprises an evaporation container 2 containing a liquid fragrance 1 and an air pump for introducing air into the evaporation container 2 from the outside. Equipped with 3. As shown in the figure, the evaporation container 2 is composed of a liquid storage portion 2A and a lid portion 2B,
These are hermetically connected by the clamp 4 and the O-ring 5. The air from the air pump 3 is fed through a suitable line 6.
It is possible to introduce it into the container from the center of the top of the lid part 2B of the evaporation container 2 via.

A transport pipe 7 is attached to the top of the lid portion 2B of the evaporation container 2, and connects the evaporation container 2 and a scent air supply target area 8 such as an air conditioner or a duct. A two-way valve 9 is inserted in the transfer pipe 7, and by opening and closing the two-way valve 9, scented air can be supplied into the duct from a plurality of nozzles 10 provided on the duct side of the transfer pipe 7. Is. The opening / closing of the two-way valve 9 and the output of the air pump 3 can be optimally adjusted by a control signal from the controller 11.

When it is desired to generate a scent, a control signal is sent from the controller 11 to the two-way valve 9 and the air pump 3, the two-way valve 9 is opened, and the air pump 3 is operated to move the air into the evaporation container 2. Send to. The sent air vaporizes the fragrance, and the vaporized fragrance is supplied from the nozzle 10 into the duct 8 through the carrier pipe 7 together with the air. If you want to stop the scent, send a control signal from the controller 11 to the two-way valve 9.
And the air pump 3, the two-way valve 9 is closed and the operation of the air pump 3 is stopped.

The lid portion 2B is removable so that when the liquid flavor contained in the container 2 is consumed, the liquid flavor can be replenished or replaced. For this reason, in the example shown in FIG. 1, the clamp 4 and the O-ring 5 are used to hermetically close the housing 2A and the lid 2B, but the present invention is not limited to this structure. In addition to this, as shown in FIG. 2, the O-ring 5 and the screw member 11 may be used to hermetically close the housing 2A ′ and the lid 2B ′, or as shown in FIG. It is also possible to adopt a configuration in which the accommodating portion 2A ″ and the lid portion 2B ″ are configured to be screwed and can be hermetically closed via the packing 12. If the evaporation container is airtight and it is possible to replace and replenish the liquid fragrance,
Any configuration can be adopted.

FIG. 4 shows still another embodiment of the scent generating device constructed according to the present invention. The basic configuration of this scent generation device is the same as that of the device shown in FIG. 1, and the components having the same functions as those of the device shown in FIG. To However, in the case of this embodiment, the air pump 3 is configured so that the rotation speed can be controlled via the inverter 13. In this way, the inverter control enables energy-saving and stable operation, and at the same time, by changing the amount of air supplied to the container 2, it is possible to optimally control the amount of fragrance generated. .

FIG. 5 shows still another embodiment of the scent generating device constructed according to the present invention. The basic configuration of this scent generation device is also the same as that of the device shown in FIGS. 1 and 4, and the same reference numerals are given to the components having the same functions as those of the device shown in FIGS. 1 and 4. Therefore, detailed description will be omitted. However, in the case of this embodiment, the three-way valve 14 is used instead of the two-way valve, and the exhaust path 16 of the deodorizing filter 15 is connected. With this configuration,
If necessary, a part of the air containing the scent can be exhausted to the outside through the exhaust path 16. This can be used, for example, when the fragrance is generated again after being stopped for a long time while the liquid fragrance is still contained, and when the air having a high fragrance concentration is first blown out. At this time, according to the present invention, the odor of the fragrance is erased by the deodorizing filter 15, so that the outside is not contaminated.

[0021]

As described above, according to the invention as set forth in claim 1, the liquid perfume is supplied by feeding air into the airtight container containing the liquid perfume by the air supply means such as an air pump. It is possible to easily vaporize and supply scented air to a desired target area.

Further, according to the second aspect of the present invention, even when the fragrance concentration in the container is high, a part of the air having a high fragrance concentration is exhausted to the outside of the scent generating device to generate the fragrance in the air. It is possible to adjust the concentration. In that case, claim 3
If you use a deodorant filter as described in
The outside is not polluted.

Further, according to the invention as set forth in claim 4, by controlling the pump by the inverter, it is possible to secure energy saving and stable supply of the scented air, and it is possible to control the rotational speed of the pump by the inverter. Therefore, the generation of the fragrance can be controlled by returning the supplied air amount. .

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a schematic configuration diagram of an embodiment of a scent generation device configured according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a schematic cross-sectional view showing another embodiment of the evaporation container of the scent generating device constructed according to the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a schematic cross-sectional view showing still another embodiment of the evaporation container of the scent generating device constructed according to the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a schematic configuration diagram of another embodiment of a scent generating device configured according to the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a schematic configuration diagram of still another embodiment of the scent generation device configured according to the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Liquid perfume 2 Evaporation container 3 Air pump 6 Pipe line 7 Conveying pipe 8 Duct 9 Two-way valve 10 Nozzle 11 Controller

Claims (4)

[Scope of utility model registration request] 1. An airtight container containing a liquid fragrance, an air supply means for supplying air to the container via a conduit means, and a scent transfer connecting the container and a scent supply target area via a valve means. A scent generation device comprising: 2. The scent generation device according to claim 1, wherein an exhaust means is connected to the container or the scent transfer means via a valve means. 3. The scent generating device according to claim 1, wherein a deodorizing filter is inserted in the exhaust means. 4. The scent generating device according to claim 1, wherein the air supply unit is a pump unit controlled by an inverter.