KR20050119043A - Air freshener for fan type - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a fan-type fragrance volatilization device, and more specifically, it is possible to know when to replace the fragrance or the battery, and to control the operation according to the light intensity of external light. The present invention relates to a fan type perfume vaporizing device capable of periodically operating a motor. To this end, the fan-type fragrance volatilization device of the present invention includes a calculation unit for calculating the cumulative operating time of the drive motor for rotating the fan; And a controller configured to generate a replacement signal of the perfume when the cumulative operating time exceeds a predetermined time.

Description

Air freshener for fan type {air freshener for fan type}

The present invention relates to a fan-type fragrance volatilization device, and more specifically, it is possible to know when to replace the fragrance or the battery, and to control the operation according to the light intensity of external light. The present invention relates to a fan type perfume vaporizing device capable of periodically operating a motor.

In general, the fragrance vaporizing device is a device for diffusing a fragrance of a predetermined component in the air, and is widely used in indoor spaces, especially hotels, restaurants, restrooms, etc., where many people use or where an unpleasant smell may occur.

The fragrance volatilizer is simply a liquid diffuser or a paper (pulp) impregnated with a fragrance, such as a natural diffusion type to naturally diffuse in the air, an electric fume type that emits incense by electric heat, and fragrance in a wide space There are a spray type for spraying the fragrance into the air together with a predetermined gas to diffuse, and a fan type for diffusing the fragrance using a fan.

The fan-type fragrance diffuser includes a drive motor, a fan rotated by the drive motor to diffuse the fragrance aroma, and a fragrance accommodating member for accommodating the fragrance. The fan-type fragrance vaporizer is disclosed in Korean Utility Model Registration No. 20-0238435.

However, the fan-type fragrance vaporizer has a problem that the replacement time is not known because the fragrance is stored in the case. That is, the perfume can be replaced only when the user cannot recognize the fragrance.

In addition, the fan-type fragrance volatilizer has a problem that it is not possible to know the replacement time of the battery as a power source. When the battery power is exhausted or the voltage drops below a predetermined value, the spread of the fragrance by the fan becomes impossible or the spreading ability of the fragrance is lowered, so that the odor or the like cannot be effectively removed.

In addition, the fan-type fragrance volatilization device is started / ended only by an operation switch. That is, there is a problem that once the operation is started, the operation continues regardless of whether a person exists in the room.

Furthermore, the fan-type fragrance volatilizer continuously ejects a certain amount of fragrance from its start to its end. This is not effective in view of the paralysis of the smell after constant exposure to a certain scent. Therefore, it is necessary to periodically adjust the amount of fragrance emitted over time.

The present invention has been made to solve the above problems, an object of the present invention is to provide a fan-type fragrance volatilization device that can know the replacement time of the fragrance and the battery.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a fan-type fragrance volatilization device that can control its operation according to the light intensity of external light.

Still another object of the present invention is to provide a fan-type fragrance volatilization device which can periodically adjust the amount of incense emitted by periodically operating the drive motor.

In order to achieve the above object, a fan-type fragrance volatilization device according to the present invention includes: a fan-type fragrance volatilization device for diffusing a fragrance of fragrance by using a fan, comprising: a calculation unit calculating a cumulative operating time of a drive motor rotating the fan; And a controller configured to generate a replacement signal of the perfume when the cumulative operating time exceeds a predetermined time.

Preferably, the control unit generates a replacement signal of the power supply when the voltage of the power supply for driving the drive motor becomes less than a predetermined voltage.

Preferably, the fan-type air freshener volatilizer further includes an external light sensor for detecting external light, and the control unit receives the signal of the external light sensor and the driving motor is only when external light of a predetermined brightness or less than a predetermined brightness is detected. Let it work

In addition, the control unit preferably operates the drive motor at a predetermined cycle.

Hereinafter, a substrate stacking cassette according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. Prior to this, terms or words used in the specification and claims should not be construed as having a conventional or dictionary meaning, and the inventors should properly explain the concept of terms in order to best explain their own invention. Based on the principle that can be defined, it should be interpreted as meaning and concept corresponding to the technical idea of the present invention. Therefore, the embodiments described in the specification and the drawings shown in the drawings are only the most preferred embodiment of the present invention and do not represent all of the technical idea of the present invention, various modifications that can be replaced at the time of the present application It should be understood that there may be equivalents and variations.

1 is a perspective view showing a fan-type fragrance volatilization device according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention, Figure 2 is an exploded perspective view of Figure 1, Figure 3 is a cross-sectional view taken III-III 'of FIG. 4 is a front view showing a direction control part of the fan-type air freshener volatilization device.

1 to 4, the fan-type fragrance volatilizer 100 is rotated by the frame 10, the drive motor 70, and diffuses the fragrance, and supplies power to the drive motor 70. Power supply unit 80 for supplying the air, Air flow guider 30 for guiding the flow of incense by the fan 20 to the outside, Directional control unit 50 for selectively adjusting the direction of incense ejection, Driving motor 70 Computation unit 60 for calculating the operating time of the) and a control unit 40 for controlling the operation of the drive motor.

The frame 10 includes a fragrance installation unit 12 in which a fragrance is installed, a diffusion unit 14 for diffusing the fragrance of the fragrance, and a partition member 16 that delimits the fragrance installation unit 12 and the diffusion unit 14. ).

The perfume installation part 12 is provided with the fixing member 11 which fixes the perfume container 90 in which the perfume was accommodated. The perfume container 90 is fixed to the fixing member 11 so that the perfume solution in a liquid state does not flow out. 2 and 3 illustrate the fixing member 11 for fixing the perfume container 90, the fixing member 11 may be variously modified according to the state or shape of the perfume. For example, in the case of a solid perfume, a fixing member may be provided to fix the perfume agglomerates themselves. On the other hand, reference numeral 92 is a capillary tube for raising the perfume in the liquid state, 94 is a glass fiber (glass fiber) to diffuse the air freshener through the capillary tube 92 into the air.

Preferably, the air supply port 19 is formed in the portion of the frame 10 corresponding to the air freshener installation portion 12. That is, the air supplied through the air supply port 19 is blown out through the communication port 17 and the fan 20 of the partition member 16, including the fragrance generated from the fragrance container 90.

The diffusion part 14 is a place where the air supplied through the communication port 17 is diffused by the fan 20. The diffuser 14 is provided with a fan 20, an air flow guider 30, a drive motor 70, and a direction controller 50.

The partition member 16 partitions the air freshener installation part 12 and the diffusion part 14, and includes a communication port 17 for communicating the air freshener installation part 12 and the diffusion part 14 with each other. The air flow guider 30 is fixedly installed on the upper surface of the partition member 16.

The fan 20 is installed at a position corresponding to the communication port 17 to diffuse the fragrance aroma supplied through the communication port 17. Preferably, the fan 20 is a sirocco fan 20 for ejecting the air supplied from the communication port 17 through the air flow guider (30). The sirocco fan 20 has a conventional structure, and is rotated by a drive motor 70 fixed to the fixing part 32.

Thus, the fan-type fragrance volatilization apparatus 100 of this invention can employ | adopt various fans, even a sirocco fan. Hereinafter, for convenience of description, the fan-type fragrance volatilization device 100 employing a sirocco fan will be described as an example.

The hub 22 of the sirocco fan 20 is preferably connected to the drive motor shaft 72 at a point substantially closest to the drive motor 70. This is to ensure that the hub 22 and drive motor shaft 72 do not interfere with the flow of air supplied through the communication port 17.

The power supply unit 80 supplies power for operating the fan-type fragrance volatilizer 100 including a driving motor. The fan-type fragrance volatilizer 100 uses a battery power 82 installed in the frame 10 or an AC power supplied from the outside. That is, the battery power source 82 can be used to improve mobility and at the same time to use an AC power source for user convenience.

Preferably, the power supply of the power supply unit 80 is controlled by the control unit 40. This point is described later.

The battery power source 82 or an AC direct current switching member (not shown) may be installed in the air freshener installation unit 12 or a separate power installation unit 13. When the battery power supply 82 or the AC direct current switching member is installed in the air freshener installation unit 12, there is an advantage in that the battery replacement work can be performed together with the air freshener replacement work.

The air flow guider 30 has a spiral winding passage 34 for guiding the flow of air generated by the sirocco fan 20 to the outside, and a fixed portion 32 to which the driving motor 70 is fixed. It is provided. The air flow guider 30 is fixedly installed to the partition member 16 such that the sirocco fan 20 is positioned at the inner center thereof.

 The spiral winding 34 has a discharge portion 36 formed at one side of the air flow guider 30 surrounding the sirocco fan 20, and minimizes energy loss and is caused by the sirocco fan 20. The generated air flow is led to the discharge part 36. Since the spiral winding is widely used in centrifugal pumps, the detailed description will be omitted here.

As described above, the fan-type fragrance volatilization device 100 according to the preferred embodiment of the present invention ejects incense through the spiral winding passage 34, thereby causing the kinetic energy of air due to collision or friction with other members. Minimize losses. In other words, the diffusion distance of the incense can be increased.

The fixing part 32 is formed at a portion corresponding to the sirocco fan 20. That is, the drive unit 70 is fixed to the fixing unit 32 to rotate the sirocco fan 20.

Preferably, the fixing part 32 is formed to surround the driving motor 70 to minimize the vibration of the sirocco fan 20 due to the vibration of the driving motor 70 and the vibration of the driving motor 70.

As described above, the driving motor 70 is firmly fixed by being surrounded by the fixing part 32, and the driving motor 70 is fixed to the partition member 16 because the air flow guider 30 formed integrally with the fixing part 32 is fixed. Noise due to the vibration of the) and the vibration of the sirocco fan 20 can be suppressed as much as possible.

The direction control unit 50 is installed on the frame 10 to correspond to the discharge unit 36 to selectively adjust the direction of ejection of incense.

Preferably, the direction control unit 50, as shown in Figure 4, the vertical adjustment member 52 for adjusting the direction of incense blow up and down, and the left and right adjustment member 54 for adjusting the direction of incense blown left and right 54 ) At least one of them. The upper and lower adjustment members 52 and the left and right adjustment members 54 are rotatably installed in the direction controller 50 to adjust the direction of ejection of incense. Since the upper and lower adjustment members 52 and the left and right adjustment members 54 are widely installed in the air outlet of the cold / hot air fan, the air outlet of the automobile air conditioner, detailed description thereof will be omitted.

In addition, the top and bottom control member 52 and the left and right control member 54 is formed relatively thicker than the inner portion toward the discharge portion 36, the portion facing outward. This is to increase the diffusion distance by increasing the speed of ejection of the scent passing through the direction controller 50.

The calculation unit 60 calculates the cumulative operating time of the drive motor 70. As shown in FIG. 5, the operation unit 60 compares the accumulated operating time t with a predetermined reference time T ₀ , and when the accumulated operating time t exceeds the reference time T ₀ , the controller Let the 40 output the fragrance replacement signal. The cumulative operating time is calculated using a widely used arithmetic processing unit.

Preferably, the reference time T ₀ is a time at which the solution contained in the fragrance container 90 is reduced to a predetermined amount or less, or a time at which the solution is exhausted.

The controller 40 generates a perfume replacement signal when the cumulative operating time exceeds the reference time T _o . Preferably, the fragrance replacement signal is displayed through the flashing of the fragrance replacement LED 43a. That is, since the perfume replacement LED 43a flashes quickly, the perfume replacement time can be easily grasped from the outside.

In addition, as illustrated in FIG. 6, the controller 40 may generate a battery replacement signal when the battery voltage V becomes less than or equal to a predetermined value _Vo . Preferably, the battery replacement signal is displayed through the blinking of the battery replacement LED 43b. That is, since the battery replacement LED 43b flashes quickly, the battery replacement time can be easily grasped from the outside.

In addition, as shown in FIG. 7, when the light intensity L of the external light detected by the external light sensor 45 is lower than the predetermined light intensity L _o , the control unit 40 of the driving motor 70. You can stop the operation. This is to stop the operation of the volatilizer 100 when there is no person in the room.

Alternatively, the operation of the drive motor 70 may be stopped when the light intensity L of the external light is higher than the predetermined light intensity L _o .

In addition, the controller 40 may operate the driving motor 70 at a predetermined cycle. As shown in FIG. 8, after the power switch 43 and the periodic operation switch 43a are turned on, when the operation time interval and the non-operation time interval of the driving motor 70 are input through an input unit (not shown), the driving motor 70 repeats operation and non-operation according to the input time interval. By periodically operating the drive motor 70, the room concentration can be adjusted. In addition, the smell can be prevented from being insensitive to the smell by repeating the supply and stop of the perfume. The input unit is a conventional input device having a button or the like.

Then, the operation process of the fan-type fragrance volatilization device 100 according to the preferred embodiment of the present invention will be described.

First, the power switch 43 is placed on. The power switch 43 is preferably able to adjust the rotational speed of the drive motor (70). The power LED 41 may have a different flashing period according to the power supplied, that is, the strength of the rotational speed of the driving motor 70.

When the power switch 43 is turned on, power is supplied to the drive motor 70 so that the sirocco fan 20 rotates, and external air flows into the air freshener installation unit 12 through the air supply port 19. do. Air introduced into the fragrance installation unit 12 flows through the communication port 17 and the sirocco fan 20 while being mixed with the fragrance fragrance and flows to the air flow guider 30.

Since the hub 22 of the sirocco fan 30 is connected to the drive motor shaft 72 at a point substantially closest to the drive motor 70, the disturbance of air flow due to the hub 22 may be minimized.

On the other hand, since the air flow guider 30 forms a spiral winding passage, air flows to the discharge part 36 without loss of kinetic energy. Thus, the scent can be spread to the maximum.

The air flowing into the discharge part 36 is controlled by the direction control part 50. The up-down or left-right ejection direction is adjusted by the up-down adjustment member 52 or the left-right adjustment member 54. At this time, the outer portion of the upper and lower regulating member 52 and the left and right regulating member 54, that is, the portion facing outward, is formed relatively thicker than the inner portion facing the discharge portion 36. Therefore, the flow rate of the air passing through the upper and lower adjustment members 52 and the left and right adjustment members 54 is increased to increase the diffusion distance of the fragrance.

If the cumulative operating time t of the drive motor 70 exceeds a predetermined reference time T _o during this operation, the controller 40 generates a perfume replacement signal. The fragrance replacement signal is displayed through the flashing of the fragrance replacement LED 41a. That is, since the perfume replacement LED 41a flashes quickly, the perfume replacement time can be easily grasped from the outside. After changing the fragrance, the reset button (not shown) is pressed to zero the cumulative operating time t.

In addition, if the voltage V of the battery power supply becomes lower than or equal to the predetermined voltage _Vo during the operation, the controller 40 generates a battery replacement signal. The battery replacement signal is displayed through the blinking of the battery replacement LED 41b.

In addition, when the light intensity L sensed by the external light sensor 45 becomes less than or equal to the predetermined light intensity L _o , the operation of the driving motor 70 may be stopped. When the optical sensor operation switch (not shown) is placed on, the optical sensor is operated to stop the operation of the driving motor 70. This is to stop the ejection of incense when there is no person in the room.

Furthermore, the driving motor 70 may be operated at a cycle input from an input unit (not shown) or at a predetermined cycle by turning on the periodic operation switch 43a.

As described above, the fan-type fragrance volatilization device according to the present invention can know the replacement time of the fragrance and the battery, can control the operation according to the brightness of the external light, and periodically drive the drive motor Provided is a fan-type fragrance volatilization device that can periodically adjust the amount of fragrance emitted by actuation.

1 is a perspective view showing a fan-type air freshener volatilization device according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

2 is an exploded perspective view of FIG.

3 is a cross-sectional view taken along line III-III ′ of FIG. 1.

Figure 4 is a front view showing the direction control portion of the fan-type air freshener volatilization device according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

5 is a flow chart illustrating a process of outputting a perfume change signal of the fan-type perfume vaporizer according to an embodiment of the present invention.

6 is a flowchart illustrating a process of outputting a power replacement signal of a fan-type air freshener volatilizer according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

7 is a flow chart showing the operation of the external light sensor of the fan-type air freshener volatilizer according to an embodiment of the present invention.

8 is a flow chart showing a periodic operation of the drive motor of the fan-type fragrance volatilization device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

<Explanation of symbols for the main parts of the drawings>

10: frame 20: sirocco fan

30: air flow guider 40: control unit

50: direction controller 60: calculator

70: drive motor 80: battery installation

90: air freshener container 100: sirocco fan type air freshener

Claims (4)

In the fan type perfume vaporizing device for diffusing the perfume fragrance using a fan, A calculating unit calculating a cumulative operating time of the driving motor to rotate the fan; And And a control unit for generating a replacement signal of the perfume when the cumulative operating time exceeds a predetermined time. The method of claim 1, And the control unit generates a replacement signal of the power supply when the voltage of the power supply for driving the driving motor is lower than or equal to a predetermined voltage. The method of claim 1, The fan-type fragrance vaporizer further includes an external light sensor for detecting external light, The control unit is a fan-type fragrance volatilizer, characterized in that the drive motor is operated only when the external light of a predetermined brightness or less than a predetermined brightness is detected by receiving the signal of the external light sensor. The method of claim 1, And the control unit operates the drive motor at a predetermined cycle.