KR20000023928A - Apparatus for emitting odor and method thereof - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: A method and device for exact diffusing of perfume is provided, gives base to express digitalizing aromas about sense of smell. Various perfumes can be produced by compositions of perfume and perfume transmitting and emitting through digital broadcasting, internet and informational electric home appliances can be possible. CONSTITUTION: A device for emitting perfume comprises several perfume spray units(700)spraying aromas, an air supply pump(500) supplying air to the spray units(700), position database of the perfume spray unit(200), perfume information data base(300) storing perfume data given to the perfume spray units(700), a timer(400) to control the point of emitting perfume of the perfume spray units, filer(800) collecting dust and removing moisture of the air from the air supply pump(500), a dispenser(900) to distribute filtered air to the perfume spray units, a mixer(1000) to compound entirely mixed gas of perfume and air from the perfume spray units(700), a valve of circuitous air path(600), and a controller(100) to check the perfume spray units(700) by reading the position of the spray units from the data base(200) and information about perfume to emit from the perfume information data base(300).

Description

Apparatus for emitting odor and method

The present invention relates to an apparatus and a method for expressing various flavors desired at a desired time. In particular, the apparatus and method for expressing the desired fragrance by properly mixing the causative fragrance by controlling the injection unit in which several or several causal fragrances are stored in advance in the database in advance and storing various information about the causative cause of the fragrance to finally express It is about.

Modern people feel the scent of perfume ads on the screen as soon as they turn on the TV, or feel the scent that is provided for the scene while watching a 3D digital movie, or they can make their own scent by using a computer to present flowers or feel When you are depressed, you often feel the desire to be offered a fragrance that can change your mood.

In addition, ordinary office workers may have a desire to control the air in their office, which is smothered with tobacco or other bad smells. For example, if you can produce a fresh office atmosphere with pine trees in the morning and a soft lilac atmosphere in the afternoon, the working environment of office workers will be improved, and this will be reflected in the business performance soon. But until now, no effective technology has met this need. The conventional prior art developed to satisfy the needs of the human beings was merely spraying the existing fragrance made according to a certain time and conditions.

That is, the prior art associated with the present invention is US Patent No. 5,487,502, which was issued on January 30, 1996. This patent discloses a technique for producing incense and sound in a decorative means, a container having a compressed liquid for making incense therein, a drive for opening and closing a valve of the container with a control device, a discharge tube connected to the container. And a plurality of nozzles and a sound generator. When the control device is operated, the valve of the container is opened by the decorative means to enhance the decorative effect, producing odor and producing sound.

Another prior art is US Pat. No. 5,277,341, issued January 11, 1994. This patent discloses a device for spraying a fluid by a pump that is repeatedly driven by a solenoid and comprises a pump, a piston, a pusher and an actuator.

Another prior art is US Pat. No. 5,417,258, issued May 23, 1995. This patent discloses a rechargeable liquid atomizer. The device has an actuator head, a tank containing liquid, an angular position mechanism and an axial position mechanism, and the tank is provided with a pump.

Another prior art is US Pat. No. 5,221,025, issued June 22, 1993. This patent discloses methods and apparatus for spraying pharmaceuticals, fragrances or other liquids in liquid or gaseous form.

U.S. Patents' 341, '258 and' 025 use a nozzle to spray liquid particles in the air, so the rate of evaporation varies with time according to changes in the surrounding environment, such as temperature, so that the desired fragrance It was not delivered. Therefore, when a few fragrances are mixed at the correct concentration to form a new fragrance becomes a bigger problem.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made to solve the above problems of the prior arts, and an object thereof is to provide an apparatus and method for accurately expressing a desired aroma by mixing various incense incense.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a device for heating the fragrance injection unit through a heater to evaporate the fragrance in advance and express the vaporized fragrance in air by controlling the solenoid valve and the air pump.

Other objects and advantages of the present invention will become more apparent from the following detailed description of the invention and the accompanying drawings.

Figure 1 shows a block diagram of an embodiment of a fragrance expression apparatus according to the present invention.

2 is a block diagram of a fragrance injection unit according to the present invention.

Figure 3 shows a piping configuration diagram showing the flow of air and mixed gas in the apparatus of the present invention.

Figure 4 shows a block diagram of another embodiment of the flavor expression apparatus according to the present invention.

5 is a flowchart illustrating a method of expressing flavor according to the present invention.

<Brief description of the main parts of the drawings>

100: controller 200: incense injection unit position DB

300: flavor information DB 400: timer

500: air supply pump 510,610,710: air supply

600: bypass air passage valve 700: incense injection unit

720: intake solenoid valve 720 ': exhaust solenoid valve

730: rubber band heater 740: air intake

740 ': air and incense gas outlet 750: liquid incense container

760: liquid cause incense 770: space part

780: opening and closing door 785: opening and closing means

790: hinge 800: dust and dehumidification filter

900: Dispenser 1000: Mixer

1100: system control means 1200: carrier supply means

1300: incense presentation means 1400: incense generator

1410: incense synthesis means 1420: cause incense supply means

1430: vehicle transport

Figure 1 shows the configuration of the controllable flavor mixture expression apparatus according to the present invention. As shown in the drawings, the fragrance expression apparatus of the present invention, a plurality of fragrance injection unit 700 for injecting fragrance, an air supply pump 500 for supplying air to the plurality of fragrance injection unit 700, the angle A fragrance injection unit location database 200 that stores the location information of the fragrance injection unit 700, a fragrance information database 300 that stores information on the fragrance provided to the plurality of fragrance injection unit 700, the Timer 400 for controlling the time when the fragrance injection unit 700 should express the fragrance, dust collecting and dehumidification filter 800 to remove the dust in the air supplied from the air supply pump 500, to remove moisture , A distributor 900 for distributing air passing through the dust collecting and dehumidifying filter 800 to the plurality of fragrance injection units 700, and a mixture of incense and air expressed from the plurality of fragrance injection units 700. Mixer 1000 for mixing the sieve as a whole, a bypass air passage valve 600 installed between the distributor 900 and the mixer 1000 and the fragrance injection unit for controlling from the fragrance injection unit position database 200 And a controller 100 for reading the position of 700 and controlling the fragrance injection unit 700 to express the fragrance by reading information on the fragrance to be expressed from the fragrance information database 300.

In the present embodiment, each of the plurality of incense injection units 700, as shown in Figure 2, the cause used to mix with air at a predetermined rate to create the desired incense fragrance 760, the controller 100 Intake solenoid valve 720 for sucking the air supplied from the air supply pump 500, exhaust solenoid valve 720 for discharging the mixed gas of air and fragrance, and the cause incense according to the control of A container 750 for holding the 760, a heater 730 for evaporating the aroma in the container 750 under the control of the controller 100, the opening and closing port 780 for hermetically storing the container 750. And a space 770 for maintaining the evaporated causative fragrance gas in a constant volume.

The causal fragrance 760 is preferably in a liquid state.

Preferably, the plurality of fragrance injection units 700 are aligned in one, two, or three dimensions.

When the causal fragrance 760 and air are mixed at a desired use ratio, it is desirable to match the gaseous phase of each component using a volume ratio.

In order to adjust the gas phase of each component by using a volume ratio, it is possible to control the opening and closing time of the solenoid valve 720 'and the cross-sectional area of the outlet port 740' to adjust the concentration of the components of the causative fragrance 760. desirable.

When the gas discharged from each of the plurality of fragrance injection units 700 is mixed to generate a desired fragrance mixture gas, it is preferable to control the concentration of the final generated fragrance by supplying air through the bypass air passage valve 600. Do.

In order to remove the residual fragrance in the fragrance expression device and to refresh (refresh), it is preferable to open the bypass air passage valve 600 to supply air without mixing the fragrance.

It is preferable to further provide a fragrance presenting means for delivering the gas mixed in the mixer to the subject.

It is preferable to use a tube or a personal inhaler as the fragrance presenting means.

It is preferable to use compressed air as the carrier of the fragrance.

The controller 100 reads information on the composition ratio of each causal fragrance 760 constituting the fragrance to be finally expressed from the fragrance information database 300 and based on this, the fragrance injection unit 700 is read. It is preferable to simultaneously express the desired fragrance by controlling simultaneously.

The controller 100 preferably controls the respective fragrance injection units 700 to express different fragrances or to express the same fragrance for a plurality of units 700.

It is preferable to express a predetermined fragrance by controlling the controller 100 from a remote place by a wired / wireless method using a predetermined protocol.

The causal aroma 760 preferably comprises one or more aroma components.

It is preferable to use a rubber band heater as the heater 730.

In controlling the plurality of fragrance injection units 700, it is preferable to control the driving of the air supply pump 500, the temperature of the heater 730, and the solenoid valves 720 and 720 ′ for intake and exhaust.

Figure 3 shows a piping configuration diagram showing the flow of air and mixed gas in the apparatus of the present invention. In the present invention, as shown in FIG. 3, the air is flowed, and various kinds of incense are mixed and supplied to the test subject in an appropriate ratio. In more detail, the compressed air supplied from the air supply pump 500 is supplied to the dust collecting and dehumidifying filter 800 and the distributor 900 through the air supply path 510, which is intaketed through the supply path 710. The solenoid valve 720 is introduced into each of the plurality of fragrance injection units 700. Air mixed with the fragrance in the fragrance injection unit 700 is discharged through the exhaust solenoid valve 720 'and flows into the mixer 1000.

In the distributor 900, some air is supplied to the mixer 1000 through the bypass air passage valve 600 through the air supply path 610, and the mixed gas of air and fragrance introduced from the respective fragrance injection units 700. To adjust the concentration of the mixed gas. In addition, the bypass air passage valve 600 also serves to remove residual scent by allowing only air to flow before and after a specific scent is developed.

Yet another embodiment of the fragrance expression apparatus according to the present invention, as shown in Figure 4, the carrier supply means 1200 for supplying the carrier of the incense, the fragrance generator 1400 for generating the fragrance, the fragrance generator Fragrance presentation means 1300 for expressing the fragrance generated by the 1400 to the subject and system control means 1100 for controlling the carrier supply means 1200, the fragrance generator 1400, and the fragrance presentation means 1300. )

In the present embodiment, the fragrance generator 1400 is a means for supplying a causal incense 1420, a means for synthesizing the supplied causal incense with air 1410 and the fragrance presenting means 1300 It is preferable to include a carrier transport means 1430 for transporting.

As the carrier, it is preferable to use a non-toxic, odorless and odorless liquid containing air or the like, an odorless inert gas or water.

The carrier vehicle 1430 is preferably a pipe or an air stream itself.

The fragrance presenting means 1300 refers to a device such as a nozzle to finally reach the subject. In other words, an inhaler that operates in front of the subject's nose is an example.

It is preferable to use apparatuses for generating a pressure such as a blowing fan, compressed air, a pump, etc. as the carrier supply means 1200 of the incense.

The cause incense supply means 1420 is preferably an automatic incense supply device.

The cause fragrance synthesizing means 1410 refers to a device for adjusting the mixing ratio of the fragrance with various valves, heaters and the like.

The means 1430 for transporting the mixed vehicle of incense is mixed with the incense while passing the carrier of the incense through the incense generator 1400, and the mixed carrier is directly supplied to the subject using the flow or flow control of the injector or the carrier is induced. It refers to a device for supplying through the tube and the like fragrance presenting means (1300).

Figure 5 shows a flow chart of a preferred embodiment of the method of expressing flavor according to the present invention. In the embodiment of the method, the step of refreshing (s10), the step of storing the fragrance 760 to be used in the fragrance expression (s20) at least one for each incense injection unit 700 (s20), the step of setting the fragrance to be expressed ( s30), reading information on the type, concentration, and expression condition of the cause incense 760 to be combined to make the set incense (s40), and storing each cause incense 760; Reading the position information of each incense injecting unit 700 from the incense injecting unit position database 200 (s50), based on the information read from the databases 200 and 300 for the expression of the set incense. Evaporating the cause incense 760 by a predetermined amount by driving the heater 730 in the incense injecting unit 700 (s60), and causing incense in each injection unit 760 evaporated by the heating of the heater 730. Heater 730 so that the saturation rate of 760 is equal Controlling the driving (s70), operating the air supply pump 500 to supply air to each of the fragrance injection units 700 and the mixer 1000 (s80), and checking the expression condition (s90). At the time of expression, controlling the solenoid valves 720 and 720 'in the fragrance injection unit 700 containing the cause fragrance 760 constituting the fragrance to be expressed, mixing air and the evaporated fragrance (s100), Discharging the fragrance mixed with the air to the mixer 1000 by each fragrance spraying unit 700 (S110), the gas mixed with the air discharged from each fragrance spraying unit 700 to the mixer 1000 as a whole. And a step (s130) of mixing the whole mixed gas to the subject according to the pressure difference (s130).

In this embodiment, the expression conditions preferably include the time of expression, expression duration and expression intensity.

It is preferable to control the opening and closing cycles of the intake and discharge solenoid valves 720 and 720 'in proportion to time in order to adjust the concentration of the mixture gas of air and evaporated fragrance in each fragrance injection unit 700. .

When the driving of the heater 730 is controlled such that the saturation ratios of the cause incense 760 in the evaporated respective injection units 700 are equal, the cause incense 760 according to the position where each cause incense 760 is stored. It is preferable to set the evaporation rate differently according to the temperature of.

The present invention can be variously modified and can take various forms and only the specific embodiments thereof are described in the detailed description of the invention. It is to be understood, however, that the present invention is not limited to the specific forms mentioned in the detailed description of the invention, but rather includes all modifications, equivalents, and substitutions within the spirit and scope of the invention as defined by the appended claims. It should be understood to do.

The technique of the present invention can be applied to various fields. In other words, it is aimed at changing the living environment comfortably and building a fragrance air conditioning system in the building. It can be used to develop various simulators for experience-based education or 3D entertainment in virtual space.

Application of the technology of the present invention can develop a scented air conditioner, the scent can be adjusted at will, it will be a new idea product related to the fragrance air conditioning system in the office.

When the virtual reality technology is used to simulate the five senses of a human computer, the present invention is an apparatus for realizing the sense of smell. Instead of expressing only a single fragrance using a computer, it analyzes the causative ingredients of various fragrances in the laboratory and documents them, and then mixes the fragrances of basic ingredients and expresses the desired specific fragrances in real time. It provides the foundation to digitize and express.

The present invention is a system in which predetermined fragrance components are mixed and sprinkled at a predetermined ratio by the fragrance data, thereby producing various fragrances according to the fragrance components.

The development of this system enables digital broadcasting, the Internet, and information to be delivered and expressed through electric appliances, and the ripple effect in this field is expected to be great.

The present invention can also be applied to cartoon films. In other words, you can feel the scent directly in a 100% full 3D digital animation movie. In addition, when the present invention is applied to cosmetics, it is possible to easily develop the correct fragrance by quantifying the fragrance that has been developed a new fragrance by the experience of the steering company.

In addition to the aroma expression system according to the present invention can be built into the air conditioner and television, it can be widely used in the field of aroma therapy, telemedicine, 3D games and simulation, experience in virtual space, education and the like. Using this technology, it can be widely applied to develop products that are highly human-friendly.

Claims (30)

A plurality of incense spraying units for injecting incense; An air supply pump for supplying air to the plurality of fragrance injection units; A first database storing positional information of each fragrance injection unit; A second database for storing information on the fragrance provided to the plurality of fragrance injection units; A timer for controlling the time at which the fragrance injection unit should express fragrance; A dust collecting and dehumidifying filter for removing dust from the air supplied from the air supply pump and removing moisture; A distributor for distributing air passed through the dust collecting and dehumidifying filter to the plurality of fragrance injection units; A mixer for mixing the mixed gas of the fragrance and air expressed from the plurality of fragrance injection units as a whole; A bypass air passage valve installed between the distributor and the mixer; And A controller for reading the position of the fragrance injection unit for controlling from the fragrance injection unit position database and controlling the fragrance injection unit to express the fragrance by reading information on the fragrance to be expressed from the fragrance information database, Incense expression device. The method of claim 1, wherein each of the plurality of fragrance injection units A cause scent used to mix with air at a predetermined rate to produce the scent desired; An intake solenoid valve for sucking air supplied from the air supply pump, respectively, under control of the controller; An exhaust solenoid valve for discharging the mixed gas of air and fragrance; A container for containing the causative aroma; A heater for evaporating fragrance in the vessel under control of the controller; An opening and closing port for hermetically storing the container; And And a space part for maintaining the evaporated causative fragrance gas in a constant volume. The apparatus of claim 2, wherein the causative aroma is in a liquid state. According to claim 1, The fragrance expression device for aligning the plurality of fragrance injection units in one, two or three dimensions. The fragrance expression apparatus according to claim 2, wherein the gaseous phase of each component is adjusted using a volume ratio when the causative fragrance and air are mixed at a desired use ratio. 6. The fragrance expression device according to claim 5, wherein the concentration of components of the causative fragrance is adjusted by controlling the opening and closing time of the solenoid valve and the cross-sectional area of the outlet in order to fit the gas phase of each component by using a volume ratio. 2. The fragrance according to claim 1, wherein when the gases discharged from each of the plurality of fragrance injection units are mixed to produce a desired fragrance mixture gas, air is supplied through the bypass air passage valve to control the concentration of the final fragrance. Expression device. 2. The fragrance expressing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the bypass air passage valve is opened to supply unmixed fragrance air to remove and refresh the remaining fragrance in the fragrance expression device. The fragrance expression device according to claim 1, further comprising a fragrance presenting means for delivering a gas mixed in the mixer to the subject. 10. The fragrance expressing apparatus according to claim 9, which is a fragrance inhaler operating in front of a nose of a subject and a nozzle for finally reaching the subject. The fragrance expressing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the carrier of the fragrance is a nontoxic, odorless liquid containing water and a nontoxic, odorless inert gas containing air. The method of claim 1, wherein the controller reads the information on the composition ratio of each causal constituent constituting the fragrance to be finally expressed from the second database and based on this, simultaneously controlling the respective fragrance injection unit to obtain the desired fragrance. Aroma expression device that is expressed repeatedly. The fragrance expression apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the controller controls the fragrance injection units to express different fragrances or to express the same fragrance for a plurality of units. The fragrance expression device according to claim 11, wherein the controller is controlled from a remote place by a wired / wireless method using a predetermined protocol to express a predetermined fragrance. 3. The fragrance expressing apparatus of claim 2, wherein the causal fragrance comprises one or more fragrance components. According to claim 2, The heater is a fragrance expression device, a rubber band heater. The fragrance expression device according to claim 2, wherein, during the control of the plurality of fragrance injection units, the drive of the air supply pump, the temperature of the heater, and the solenoid valves for intake and exhaust are controlled together. Refreshing; Storing one or more incense fragrances for each fragrance injection unit; Setting a flavor to be expressed; Reading information from the flavor information database on the type, concentration, and expression condition of the cause flavor to be combined to make the set flavor; Reading position information of each fragrance injection unit containing the respective fragrances of fragrance from a fragrance injection unit location database; Evaporating a predetermined amount of causative fragrances by driving a heater in a corresponding fragrance spraying unit based on information read from the fragrance information database and fragrance spraying unit location database for expression of the set fragrance; Controlling driving of the heater so that the saturation ratio of the cause odor in each injection unit evaporated by the heating of the heater is the same; Operating an air supply pump to supply air to each fragrance injection unit and to the mixer; Mixing the evaporated scent by controlling the solenoid valve in the scent injecting unit containing the causative constituents constituting the scent to be expressed at the time of expression by examining the expression conditions; Discharging the fragrance mixed with the air to each mixer by each fragrance injection unit; Mixing the gases mixed with the air discharged from the respective fragrance injection units with a mixer; And Pushing the entire mixed gas to the subject according to the pressure difference. The method of claim 18, wherein the expression condition comprises a time point of expression, expression duration and expression intensity. 19. The fragrance expression method according to claim 18, wherein the opening and closing cycles of the intake and exhaust solenoid valves are controlled in proportion to time in order to adjust the concentration of a mixture gas of air and evaporated fragrance in each fragrance injection unit. 19. The method of claim 18, wherein when the driving of the heater is controlled so that the saturation ratio of the cause incense in each of the evaporated spray units is equal, the evaporation rate is set differently according to the temperature of the cause incense according to the position where each cause incense is stored. Fragrance expression method. Carrier supply means for supplying a carrier of incense; A fragrance generator for producing incense; Fragrance presentation means for expressing fragrance generated by the fragrance generator to the subject; And And system control means for controlling the vehicle supply means, the perfume generator and the perfume presentation means. 23. The apparatus of claim 22, wherein the fragrance generator Means for supplying incense incense; Means for combining the supplied causal incense with air; And A vehicle transport means for conveying said synthesized scent to said scent presentation means. The fragrance expression apparatus according to claim 22, wherein a non-toxic, odorless inert gas containing air and a toxic, odorless liquid containing water are used as the carrier. The fragrance expression apparatus according to claim 23, wherein the carrier vehicle is a pipe or an air stream itself. 23. The fragrance expressing device according to claim 22, wherein the fragrance presentation means is a nozzle for finally reaching the subject and the fragrance inhaler operating in front of the nose of the subject. The fragrance expression device according to claim 22, wherein the carrier supply means for fragrance is a device for generating pressure such as a blowing fan, compressed air, a pump, and the like. The fragrance expression device according to claim 23, wherein the causal incense supply means is an automatic incense supply device. The fragrance expression device according to claim 23, wherein the causative fragrance synthesizing means is a device for adjusting the mixing ratio of the fragrance with various valves, heaters, and the like. 24. The apparatus of claim 23, wherein the mixed vehicle carrier is an apparatus for mixing the incense while passing the carrier of the incense through the incense generator, and supplying the mixed carrier directly to the subject using flow or flow control of the mixed carrier. , Incense expression device.