KR20130058810A - Aroma dispenser for automotive vehicles - Google Patents

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KR20130058810A
KR20130058810A KR1020110124754A KR20110124754A KR20130058810A KR 20130058810 A KR20130058810 A KR 20130058810A KR 1020110124754 A KR1020110124754 A KR 1020110124754A KR 20110124754 A KR20110124754 A KR 20110124754A KR 20130058810 A KR20130058810 A KR 20130058810A
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변상철
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백승호
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61L—METHODS OR APPARATUS FOR STERILISING MATERIALS OR OBJECTS IN GENERAL; DISINFECTION, STERILISATION OR DEODORISATION OF AIR; CHEMICAL ASPECTS OF BANDAGES, DRESSINGS, ABSORBENT PADS OR SURGICAL ARTICLES; MATERIALS FOR BANDAGES, DRESSINGS, ABSORBENT PADS OR SURGICAL ARTICLES
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    • A61L9/04—Disinfection, sterilisation or deodorisation of air using gaseous or vaporous substances, e.g. ozone using substances evaporated in the air without heating
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B60—VEHICLES IN GENERAL
    • B60H—ARRANGEMENTS OF HEATING, COOLING, VENTILATING OR OTHER AIR-TREATING DEVICES SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR PASSENGER OR GOODS SPACES OF VEHICLES
    • B60H1/00—Heating, cooling or ventilating [HVAC] devices
    • B60H1/00007—Combined heating, ventilating, or cooling devices
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B60—VEHICLES IN GENERAL
    • B60H—ARRANGEMENTS OF HEATING, COOLING, VENTILATING OR OTHER AIR-TREATING DEVICES SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR PASSENGER OR GOODS SPACES OF VEHICLES
    • B60H3/00—Other air-treating devices
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B60—VEHICLES IN GENERAL
    • B60H—ARRANGEMENTS OF HEATING, COOLING, VENTILATING OR OTHER AIR-TREATING DEVICES SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR PASSENGER OR GOODS SPACES OF VEHICLES
    • B60H3/00—Other air-treating devices
    • B60H3/0007—Adding substances other than water to the air, e.g. perfume, oxygen
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B60—VEHICLES IN GENERAL
    • B60H—ARRANGEMENTS OF HEATING, COOLING, VENTILATING OR OTHER AIR-TREATING DEVICES SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR PASSENGER OR GOODS SPACES OF VEHICLES
    • B60H3/00—Other air-treating devices
    • B60H3/0007—Adding substances other than water to the air, e.g. perfume, oxygen
    • B60H3/0035—Adding substances other than water to the air, e.g. perfume, oxygen characterised by the control methods for adding the substance

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PURPOSE: An aroma dispenser of an air conditioner for a vehicle is provided to maintain the even sensitivity of aroma by controlling the amount of the aroma discharged from the aroma dispenser according to the temperature of air introduced from the air conditioner to a vehicle room. CONSTITUTION: An aroma dispenser(10) of an air conditioner(1) for a vehicle comprises a discharged amount control unit(20). The discharged amount control unit controls the discharged amount of aroma discharged from the aroma dispenser according to the temperature of air discharged from the air conditioner to a vehicle room. The discharged amount control unit is installed between an evaporator and a heater core. The discharged amount control unit controls the amount of aroma discharged from the aroma dispenser based on the temperature of the air in the vehicle room. [Reference numerals] (20) Discharged amount control unit

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Air freshener supply device for vehicle air conditioner {AROMA DISPENSER FOR AUTOMOTIVE VEHICLES}

The present invention relates to a vehicle air freshener supply device, and more particularly, by adjusting the amount of air freshener emitted from the air freshener supply device according to the temperature of the bet flowing into the vehicle interior, maintaining the sensitivity of the even air freshener to improve comfort It relates to a vehicle air freshener supply device.

In general, a vehicle air conditioner is selectively provided to an evaporator unit through which refrigerant flows or a heater core unit through which coolant of an engine flows, while the outside air introduced into a vehicle interior by a blower unit is selectively flowed. After passing through the heat exchange, by distributing cold or warm air in various directions through the Defrost Vent, Face Vent and Floor Vent in communication with each part of the vehicle interior, Cool or heat.

When the air conditioner is operated for cooling or heating the vehicle's interior while driving, various harmful substances such as dust or fumes generated from the road are mixed with the outside air and flow into the vehicle's interior.

In addition, when the air conditioner is operated on a wet day, bad smell is generated by bacterial foreign substances such as mold inhabiting the air conditioning duct, thereby causing a discomfort to the occupant.

In order to solve the above problems, in recent years, one side of the air conditioner is equipped with a fragrance supply device for purifying the air in the vehicle interior.

As an example of a conventional perfume supply device, Korean Patent Publication No. 2010-93725 has been proposed.

As illustrated in FIG. 1, the air freshener supply apparatus includes an inlet pipe 102 having a plurality of discharge holes 104a and 104b formed along a length direction with an inlet pipe 102 communicating with one side and a predetermined distance from a front end thereof. ) Is formed in communication with the other side and a plurality of through-holes rotatably supported in the interior of the main body 100 and opposed to the inflow pipe 102 and the discharge pipe 104 are formed therein and different from each other. The cartridge filled with the fragrance, and the inner end diameter of the discharge pipe 104 is inserted into a predetermined length, a plurality of discharge holes arranged in a plurality of rows facing the plurality of discharge holes (104a, 104b) along the outer peripheral surface And a cap actuator for rotating the mode cap and the direction mode cap at a predetermined angle, wherein the direction mode cap is provided to discharge the air freshener independently of the air conditioner by the cap actuator.

In the conventional air freshener supply device, when a part of the outside air forcedly sucked by the blower enters the inlet pipe 102, the air freshener filled in the cartridge by the suction pressure of the outside air is discharged from the discharge pipe 104 ( Discharge through 104a, 104b.

At this time, the air freshener discharged together with the cold or warm air discharged from the air conditioner is provided to the interior of the vehicle to purify the air.

By the way, the conventional air freshener supply apparatus has the problem that the sensitivity of the air freshener felt by the occupant is different according to the temperature of the bet by providing the same discharge amount irrespective of the temperature of the bet provided by the air conditioner.

That is, the sensitivity is changed according to the temperature difference between the cold air or the warm air introduced into the vehicle interior through the air conditioning apparatus.

That is, since the molecular motion of the air freshener is slow in the case of cold air, and the molecular motion is active in the case of warm air, even if the same amount of air freshener is discharged, the movement of molecules is different due to the temperature difference of the bet.

Accordingly, there is a problem that the smell is not good in the case of cold air, the smell is dark when it is warm.

In addition, there is a problem in that the warmth induces discomfort to the occupant due to the smell of excessive air freshener, but can not feel the smell in the cold air, leading to a misunderstanding that the problem with the air freshener supply device to the occupant has a problem of lowering the reliability of the product .

The present invention is to solve the above problems, an object of the present invention, by adjusting the amount of air freshener emitted from the air freshener in accordance with the temperature of the bet introduced into the vehicle interior from the air conditioner, the sensitivity of the air freshener evenly It is to provide a vehicle air freshener supply device to maintain the comfort to improve the comfort.

The present invention for achieving the object of the present invention as described above, the vehicle air conditioner having a fragrance supply device for supplying the fragrance to the air discharged into the vehicle interior, the temperature of the air discharged from the air conditioning apparatus to the vehicle interior It characterized in that it comprises a discharge amount control means for adjusting the discharge amount of the air freshener discharged from the air freshener supply device.

In the present invention, the discharge amount control means is installed between the evaporator for cooling the air of the air conditioning apparatus and the heater core for heating the air, the discharge air in the vehicle according to the position of the temporal door for adjusting the air volume supplied to the heater core It is preferable to determine the temperature and to control the amount of perfume discharged from the perfume supply device.

In the present invention, it is preferable that the discharge amount control means determines the interior discharge air temperature according to the target discharge air temperature of the air conditioner set by the occupant to control the amount of perfume discharge of the perfume supply device.

In the present invention, the discharge amount control means preferably controls the amount of the perfume discharge amount of the perfume supply device as the interior discharge air temperature is higher.

In the present invention, it is preferable that the discharge port through which the fragrance is discharged from the fragrance supplying device is provided inside through the insertion hole of the air conditioning apparatus, and mixed with the internal flow air of the air conditioning apparatus to flow into the vehicle interior.

According to the present invention, by adjusting the amount of air freshener emitted from the air freshener in accordance with the temperature of the bet introduced into the vehicle interior from the air conditioner, by maintaining the sensitivity of the even air freshener to improve the comfort of the vehicle interior There is.

1 is a perspective view showing an example of a state in which the air freshener is mounted on a conventional air conditioner.
Figure 2 is a perspective view separating the air freshener supply apparatus in the air conditioning apparatus according to the present invention.
Figure 3 is a side cross-sectional view of the air conditioning apparatus according to the present invention.
Figure 4 is a flow chart showing a process of controlling the amount of air freshener discharge according to the temperature of the bet according to the present invention.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Hereinafter, the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings.

As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, the air freshener 10 is provided with a main body 12 fixed to one side of the air conditioning apparatus 1 and a side of the main body 12 and provided with the air conditioning apparatus 1. Intake port 14 to allow the outside air provided by the inlet flows into the main body 12, the discharge port 16 is provided on the other side of the main body 12 and the outside air introduced into the inlet 14 is discharged, and the main body It includes a cartridge 18 embedded in the (12) and releasing the fragrance.

The air freshener 10 includes a discharge amount control means 20 for controlling the discharge amount of the air freshener impregnated in the cartridge 18 according to the temperature of the bet introduced from the air conditioning apparatus 1 into the vehicle interior.

The main body 12 is provided with an opening on one side so that the built-in cartridge 18 can be replaced, and a stopper 13 for opening and closing the opening is provided.

The intake port 14 is provided in communication with any one side of the air conditioner 1 such that a part of the outside air forcedly sucked by the blower of the air conditioner 1 flows in.

The discharge port 16 is formed with an insertion hole 2 into which the discharge port 16 is inserted at one side of the air conditioning apparatus 1, and the outside air sucked into the main body 12 is included in the cartridge 18. The air is discharged into the air conditioner 1 together with the fragrance.

In addition, the discharge port 16 is provided with a plurality of discharge holes 17 provided at regular intervals so that the perfume is evenly distributed and discharged.

The discharge port 16 may be provided on the outside of the air conditioning apparatus 1 as in the related art, and may adopt any structure so that the air freshener is included in the bet introduced into the vehicle interior from the air conditioning apparatus 1. Do.

The cartridge 18 is impregnated with the fragrance, and the fragrance is discharged through the discharge port 16 together with the outside air by the pressure of the outside air introduced through the inlet 14.

The cartridge 18 has a structure that can be replaced after a predetermined time has elapsed. That is, as shown in FIG. 2, when the stopper 13 is removed from the main body 12, the cartridge 18 inside the main body 12 may be replaced.

The discharge amount control means 20 controls the discharge amount of the fragrance discharged through the discharge hole 17 of the main body 12 according to the temperature of the bet introduced into the room from the air conditioning apparatus 1.

That is, the discharge amount control means 20 adjusts the opening and closing area of the discharge hole 17, adjusts the opening and closing area of the discharge port 16, or adjusts the amount of outside air intake through the inlet 14 The discharge amount of the perfume can be controlled.

In addition, the air temperature of the air conditioning apparatus 1 calculates the air temperature according to the rotation angle of the Temp Door 3 provided in the air conditioning apparatus 1, and controls the discharge temperature of the air temperature obtained thereby. Transfer to the means 20 to control the discharge amount of the perfume.

Of course, the present invention is not limited thereto. For example, the temperature of the bet may be measured by providing a temperature sensor at an outlet provided at the outlet of the air conditioner 1 or an outlet provided in the interior of the vehicle.

In addition, the information obtained as a passenger operates the controller of the air conditioning apparatus 1 in the vehicle interior may be input to the discharge amount control means 20.

Looking at the action state of the air freshener supply device of the vehicle configured as described above are as follows.

First, as shown in FIG. 4, it is determined whether the vehicle is in a started state (S1).

If the vehicle is started, it is determined whether the blower of the air conditioning apparatus 1 is operating.

If the blower of the air conditioner 1 is operating, it is determined whether the air freshener 10 is operated.

Operation of the fragrance supply device 10 is preferably to be operated with a time difference.

This, when the air freshener 10 is operated in conjunction with the operation of the air conditioning apparatus 1, the replacement time of the cartridge 18 is faster, the air freshener continues to flow into the room may cause rather discomfort to the occupant Because there is.

Subsequently, when the said fragrance supply apparatus 10 is operating, the rotation angle of the temper door 3 of the air conditioning apparatus 1 is discriminated.

At this time, when the rotation angle of the temp door 3 is P1 (S4), since the bet of the air conditioning apparatus 1 passes through the heater core 4, it can be determined that the bet temperature is high.

The P1 signal of the temporal door 3 is transmitted to the discharge amount control means 20, and the discharge amount control means 20 is discharged through the discharge hole 17 of the air freshener 10 in accordance with a high temperature bet. The discharge amount of the perfume is lowered to S1%, which is in the range of 15 to 30% (S42).

Further, when the rotation angle of the temp door 3 is P2 (S5), it is determined that the bet of the air conditioning apparatus 1 passes through the evaporator 4 and the heater core 5 and is lower than the temperature of the P1 case. can do.

The P2 signal of the temporal door 3 is transmitted to the discharge amount control means 20, and the discharge amount control means 20 is discharged through the discharge hole 17 of the air freshener supply device 10 in accordance with the medium temperature bet. The discharge amount of the perfume is adjusted to S2%, which is in the range of 30 to 70% (S52).

In addition, when the rotation angle of the temper door 3 is P3 (S6), it can be determined that the bet of the air conditioning apparatus 1 passes through the evaporator 4 and is lower than the temperature of the P2 case.

The P3 signal of the temporal door 3 is transmitted to the discharge amount control means 20, and the discharge amount control means 20 is discharged through the discharge hole 17 of the perfume supply device 10 in accordance with the low-temperature bet. The discharge amount of the perfume is increased to S3%, which is in the range of 70 to 100% (S62).

On the other hand, if you want to further refine the sensitivity of the fragrance emanating from the fragrance supply device 10, a number of sensors for detecting the angle of rotation of the temper door 3 may be formed accordingly.

What has been described above is just one embodiment for implementing the air freshener supply device of the vehicle air conditioner, the present invention is not limited to the above embodiment. It will be understood by those skilled in the art that various changes may be made without departing from the spirit of the invention.

10: perfume supply device 12: main body
13: plug 14: intake
16: discharge port 17: discharge hole
18: cartridge 20: discharge amount control means

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In the vehicle air conditioner having a perfume supply device for supplying the fragrance to the air discharged into the vehicle interior,
Vehicle air freshener supply means characterized in that it comprises a discharge amount control means for adjusting the discharge amount of the air freshener discharged from the air freshener supply device 10 in accordance with the temperature of the air discharged from the air conditioning apparatus (1) Device. The method according to claim 1,
The discharge amount control means 20 is installed between the evaporator 4 for cooling the air of the air conditioning apparatus 1 and the heater core 5 for heating the air to adjust the amount of air supplied to the heater core 5. A vehicle air freshener supply device characterized in that the vehicle discharge air temperature is determined according to the position of the temp door (3) to control the air freshener discharge amount of the air freshener supply device (10). The method according to claim 1,
The discharge amount control means 20 determines the interior discharge air temperature according to the target discharge air temperature of the air conditioner 1 set by the occupant, thereby controlling the amount of the perfume discharge of the air freshener supply device 10. Car air freshener supply apparatus. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 3,
The discharge amount control means (20), the vehicle air freshener supply apparatus characterized in that the control to reduce the amount of air freshener discharge amount of the air freshener supply device as the temperature inside the vehicle discharge air. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 3,
The discharge port 16 through which the fragrance is discharged from the fragrance supply device 10 is provided inside through the insertion hole 2 of the air conditioner 1, and mixed with the internal flow air of the air conditioner 1. Car air freshener supply device characterized in that to be introduced into the interior of the vehicle.
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