KR20230033804A - Diffuser - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a diffuser formed of a material such as ceramic, and specifically, provides a diffuser, which comprises: a body provided with an accommodation space for accommodating a fragrance liquid therein; and a stopper coupled to an opening opened on one side of the body for the fragrance liquid to be filled in the accommodation space of the body, wherein the body includes a main body absorbing the fragrance liquid from the inner surface of the accommodation space and diffusing the fragrance liquid to the outside to the outer surface; and a glaze layer, which is a layer that maintains airtightness by applying glaze to at least a portion of an outer surface of the main body.

Description

Diffuser {DIFFUSER}

The present invention relates to a diffuser (scent diffuser) made of a material such as ceramic.

In general, a diffuser diffuses a fragrance liquid and is referred to as a diffuser, a diffuser, a scent diffuser, and the like. These diffusers are generally composed of a transparent container with a rubber stopper, reed sticks and fiber sticks, aroma oil or perfume, emulsifier, purified water, anhydrous ethanol, etc. It can be manufactured according to the user's preference. In the case of an alcohol-based diffuser, when a reed stick or fiber stick is inserted into a bottle containing a mixture of anhydrous ethanol, aroma oil, and emulsifier, the aroma spreads through the stick in a wide space according to the capillary principle. Water-based diffusers use water as a diluent for the scented oil.

Such a diffuser conventionally has containers of various designs in which an interior effect can be expected. However, in applying the principle of scent diffusion using a stick, there is a limit to changing the design of the container. On the other hand, there is a ceramic diffuser (scent diffuser) in which a main body accommodating the scent diffusing liquid is made of ceramics. Since glaze is applied to the surface of the ceramic body accommodating the scent diffusing liquid, the body of the conventional ceramic diffuser can function as a diffuser. There is a problem with no. Therefore, a diffuser capable of functioning as a diffuser and capable of being manufactured in more diverse shapes is required.

Republic of Korea Patent Publication No. 2017-0030224 (2017. 03. 17)

An object of one embodiment of the present invention is to provide a diffuser capable of exhibiting a scent diffusing function without using a stick at least partially immersed in a scent diffusing liquid for scent diffusing.

The present invention relates to a diffuser made of a material such as ceramic, comprising: a body provided with an accommodation space for accommodating a fragrance liquid therein; and a stopper coupled to an opening opened on one side of the main body so that the accommodating space of the body can be filled with the fragrance liquid, wherein the body absorbs the fragrance liquid from the inner surface of the accommodation space and distributes the fragrance liquid to the outer surface. Body to diffuse into; and a glaze layer, which is a layer that maintains airtightness by applying glaze to at least a portion of the outer surface of the main body.

In addition, the glaze layer may be formed in an application section located in at least a part of the filling section in which the fragrance liquid is filled in the accommodation space based on the vertical direction.

In addition, the application section may be formed in a predetermined section upward from the lowest point of the main body.

In addition, the fragrance liquid may be diffused from the scent diffusion section, which is a section excluding the application section in the filling section.

Also, the scent diffusion section may be a section in which the main body extends laterally from the center.

In addition, the stopper may include one or more of the same material as the cork and the body.

In addition, the stopper may include a gripping part that can be gripped by a user and a hooking part that extends laterally from the gripping part and is seated in the opening.

In addition, it is reversibly discolored in response to moisture, and one or more are positioned in contact with the outer surface of the body, but in the case of a plurality, they may be arranged in different positions relative to the vertical direction.

According to one embodiment of the present invention, it is possible to provide a diffuser without a hole into which a stick is inserted, since it is possible to diffuse scent without using a stick in which at least a part of the stick is immersed in a scent diffusion liquid for scent diffusion.

According to one embodiment of the present invention, it is possible to provide a diffuser including a scent diffusing surface exposed to the air so as to maintain a continuous scent diffusing surface.

1 shows a diffuser according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIGS. 1(a) and 1(b) each show an embodiment in which the glaze application section is different from each other and the scent diffusion section is formed differently on the same body. it is a drawing
2 is a cross-sectional view of a diffuser according to an embodiment of the present invention.
3 shows a stopper according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIGS. 3 (a) to 3 (c) show various embodiments of the stopper.
4 is a flowchart illustrating a method of manufacturing a diffuser according to an embodiment of the present invention.
5 is a view showing a fragrance liquid detection unit according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Hereinafter, specific embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. However, this is only an example and the present invention is not limited thereto.

In describing the present invention, if it is determined that a detailed description of the known technology related to the present invention may unnecessarily obscure the subject matter of the present invention, the detailed description will be omitted. In addition, terms to be described later are terms defined in consideration of functions in the present invention, which may vary according to the intention or custom of a user or operator. Therefore, the definition should be made based on the contents throughout this specification.

The technical spirit of the present invention is determined by the claims, and the following examples are only one means for efficiently explaining the technical spirit of the present invention to those skilled in the art to which the present invention belongs.

FIG. 1 shows a diffuser according to an embodiment of the present invention. In FIGS. 1(a) and 1(b), the glaze application period (H2) is different from each other in the same body 110, so that the fragrance diffusion period (H3) These are views showing each of the differently formed embodiments.

Referring to FIG. 1 , a diffuser according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a main body 110 having an accommodation space in which a fragrance liquid L is accommodated. The stopper 200 may be coupled to an opening opened on one side of the main body 110 so that the receiving space of the main body 110 can be filled with the fragrance liquid L. Here, the body 100 absorbs the fragrance liquid L from the inner surface of the accommodation space and spreads the fragrance liquid L to the outside on at least a portion of the main body 110 and the outer surface of the body 110. A glaze layer 120, which is a layer that maintains airtightness by applying the glaze, may be included.

The main body 110 may be ceramic. The pottery is just one example of a ceramic material, and may be a material capable of absorbing the scent diffusing liquid (L) accommodated in the accommodation space and diffusing scent through the outer surface. In a broader sense, diatomaceous earth, white clay, loess, clay, allophene, sand dust, silica-based materials including silicon dioxide, calcium oxide, calcium hydroxide, calcium carbonate, charcoal, activated carbon, bentonite, vermiculite, sepiolite, zeolite, It may be a powdery molding material such as pozzolan or microcement.

The surface of the main body 110 may be in a state in which a watertight and airtight state is not maintained and no glaze is applied. The glaze may be applied to at least a partial area of the body 110, and the area to which the glaze is applied is kept watertight and airtight so that the fragrance liquid L does not pass through the body 100 in the form of particles such as liquid or gas. can prevent it

That is, the fragrance liquid (L) accommodated in the body 110 may be absorbed through the area of the body 110 in contact with it, but through the area where the glaze layer 120 is formed among the entire outer surface area of the body 110 Scent diffusion may be performed through an area where scent diffusion is impossible and the glaze layer 120 is not formed. Therefore, the area of the glaze layer 120 can be selectively determined as one factor determining the degree of scent diffusion. Therefore, under the same conditions, the embodiment of FIG. 1 (a) may have a lower degree of smell than the embodiment of FIG. 1 (b).

In addition, since the structure of such a diffuser is such that the scent diffusion liquid (L) is absorbed through the inner surface of the body 110 and the scent is diffused to the outer surface, the scent diffusion can be performed in a plane. For example, in the case of a conventional diffuser, it is common to immerse at least a part of a stick made of wood or fiber in the scent-diffusing liquid (L) to diffuse the scent into the air through the stick. It is common to have to adjust the type or number.

As described above, in the diffuser of the present invention, in which planar scent diffusion is performed through the surface, the area of the body 110 capable of scent diffusion and the level of the scent diffusion liquid L filled in the accommodation space act as factors determining the degree of scent diffusion. can

2 is a cross-sectional view of a diffuser according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 2 , the glaze layer 120 may be formed in the application section H2 located in at least a part of the filling section H1 filled with the fragrance liquid L in the receiving space based on the vertical direction. . Here, the coating section H2 may be a section in which the glaze is applied to the main body 110 and fired by heating. The application period H2 is a predetermined period upward from the lowest point of the main body 110 . Therefore, the fragrance liquid L can be diffused in the scent diffusion section H3, which is a section excluding the application section H2 from the filling section H1. That is, scent diffusion may be performed from the outer surface of the main body 110 through the scent diffusing section H3, which is the outer surface of the main body 110 to which the glaze layer 120 is not applied.

Here, the scent diffusion section H3 indicates a portion where the body 110 directly absorbs the fragrance liquid L in contact with the fragrance liquid L, and the body 110 directly or indirectly absorbs the fragrance liquid L By absorbing the fluid particles of the odor diffusion function through the outer surface of the main body 110 except for the application section (H2). This is a structure in which scent diffusion can be performed through the main body 110, which is a receiving means for the scent diffusion liquid L, without directly exposing the fragrance liquid L to the atmosphere.

This is formed in a structure in which the opening formed on one side of the main body 110 is closed by the stopper 200 so that the fragrance liquid L can be filled, so that the fragrance liquid L may not be directly exposed to the atmosphere. Here, closing may mean maintaining airtightness and watertightness, but may also mean keeping the accommodation space of the main body 110 unexposed from the outside by being seated in the opening. That is, it may vary according to the type of the stopper 200. Various embodiments of the stopper 200 will be described later in detail with reference to FIG. 3 below.

Meanwhile, the scent diffusion section H3 may be a section in which the body 110 extends laterally from the center. As an example, in the case of the example of FIG. 2 formed in a form extending by the same radius from the centrifugal side to the side, a section having an increased diameter may be included. In this case, the area in which the main body 110 is exposed to the outside within the scent diffusion section H3 is formed wider than when it is formed in a direction parallel to the centrifugal center, so that the degree of scent diffusion can be increased. Furthermore, it is preferable that the outer surface of the main body 110 is formed in a curved surface in order to maximize the scent diffusion effect. This is because the shape in which the diameter is increased has a wider area exposed to the outside in the case of non-linear expansion than in the case of linear expansion, so that the smell diffusion effect can be relatively increased. Of course, it is preferable that the contact area between the fragrance liquid L and the main body 110 is increased while the inner surface of the main body 110 is also formed along the outer surface of the main body 110 .

3 shows a stopper 200 according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIGS. 3(a) to 3(c) show various embodiments of the stopper 200.

Referring to Figures 3 (a) to 3 (b), the stopper 200 may include at least one of the same material as the cork and the main body 110. First, referring to FIG. 3(a) , the stopper 200 may include a gripping part that can be gripped by a user and a hooking part that extends laterally from the gripping part and is seated in the opening. Furthermore, a moisture absorbing portion inserted into the main body 110 by a predetermined length may be further included. 3(a) is a stopper 200 formed of the same material as the main body 110, and the same material as the main body 110 absorbs moisture from the fragrance liquid L accommodated in the accommodation space as described above. Therefore, it may be a material that can diffuse scent through the outer surface. In this case, the moisture absorbing unit inserted into the opening and arranged to face the receiving space may come into direct or indirect contact with the fragrance liquid L, and the fragrance liquid L absorbed by the contact is passed through the hanging portion to the outside. It can be scented with. Here, since the hooking part is formed in a shape to be seated in the opening as described above, at least a part of it may be exposed to the outside, and scent diffusion may be performed on the surface of the exposed scent diffusing part. Of course, when the gripping part, the hanging part, and the moisture absorbing part are formed of the same integral material, the fragrance liquid L absorbed by the moisture absorbing part can diffuse the scent through the gripping part including the surface exposed to the air and the hanging part. .

Referring to FIG. 3(b), the stopper 200 is integrally formed with a cork, and can be inserted into an opening to maintain airtightness, and a predetermined amount of fragrance liquid L can be absorbed into the cork, but is not diffused to the outside. It can be prevented.

3(c) includes a gripping part and a hooking part formed of the same material as the main body 110, and may further include an insertable cork protruding toward the receiving space of the main body 110 from the hanging part. The stopper 200 of this type may be coupled by insertion and coupling between the cork and the opening, and scent diffusion through the stopper 200 may not be performed.

Figure 4 is a flow chart showing the body 100 of the diffuser according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 4 , the diffuser may be manufactured by sequentially performing body molding (S10), rough firing (S20), glaze application (S30), and ashes firing (S40). Specifically, the body 110 may be molded through drain casting. A plurality of molds corresponding to the exterior of the main body 110 formed of gypsum are placed in contact with each other, and slip, which is a liquid material of the main body 110, is filled into the mold to fill the internal space of the mold, after a predetermined time has elapsed The slip filled in the mold is removed by allowing it to flow out by its own weight. After waiting for the slip remaining on the inner surface of the mold to harden, the shape of the main body 110 in which the accommodation space is formed may be prepared by removing the mold.

Subsequently, the cured slip in the shape of the main body 110 is primed by being primed at a temperature of 750 to 800 degrees for about 4 hours (more preferably 3 hours 30 minutes to 4 hours 30 minutes), and then primed firing (S20) can be performed After the rough firing (S20), the main body 110 having a predetermined strength is formed, and the glaze is applied to at least a portion of the main body 110. Here, in the process of applying the glaze (glazing), the entire bottom portion, which is the lowest point of the main body 110, is coated with the glaze so that the fragrance liquid does not leak to the bottom portion of the main body 110. The glaze may be applied to a lower portion of the body 110 excluding a section of 30% to 50% from the top of the entire length of the body 110 . Of course, when applying the glaze, it is preferable to apply the glaze only to the outer surface of the body 110 without applying it to the inside of the body 110 in consideration of the purpose of the glaze layer 120 described above.

When the glaze application (S30) is completed, ashes firing (S40) may be performed. In the conglomeration firing (S40), a firing process may be performed in which the main body 110 to which the glaze is applied is conglomerated for about 10 hours (preferably 9 hours 30 minutes to 10 hours 30 minutes) in a temperature range of 1210 degrees to 1250 degrees. . Here, when firing the chaebol, the main body 110 may be placed upside down so that the opening faces downward. In this inverted arrangement, since the glaze is applied to the lower part of the body 110 including the bottom surface of the body 110, the glaze applied through the ashes firing will normally form the glaze layer 120 on the surface of the body 110. can make it possible Here, the normal glaze layer 120 means that the fragrance liquid is not discharged through the bottom (bottom) of the body 110 at least in a state where the fragrance liquid is accommodated in the accommodation space inside the body 110 .

Furthermore, a step of forming a fragrance liquid detection unit (S31) may be additionally included between the application of the glaze and firing of the ashes. Forming the fragrance liquid detection unit (S31) is a process of forming the fragrance liquid detection unit 300 on the surface of the diffuser. In the step of forming the fragrance liquid detection unit 300, two or more types of compounds are disposed on the outer surface of the main body 110, and the fragrance liquid detection unit 300 is a compound combined with a cobalt chemical, an iron chemical, or an alkali metal or an alkaline earth metal. and a means for causing the composition to be discolored by combining with moisture. Specifically, it will be described later with reference to FIG. 5 below.

5 is a view showing a fragrance liquid detection unit 300 according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 5 , one or more fragrance liquid detection units 300 may be provided, and when one is provided, they may be provided on the main body 110 in contact with the glaze layer 120 as shown. This may be located on the outer surface of the main body 110 capable of directing the scent. In addition, it may be formed in a ring shape, a dot shape, or a predetermined shape. The reason why it is located at the lowest point of the outer surface of the main body 110 capable of diffusing scent is to allow the user to easily visually check whether or not the scent diffusing liquid (L) is exhausted.

Of course, this is only a preferred example, and may be disposed in various positions except for a region directly contacting the main body 110 and overlapping the glaze layer 120 . In addition, when a plurality of them are provided, they may be disposed at different positions relative to the vertical direction so that whether or not the fragrance liquid L is exhausted can be confirmed.

Specifically, the scent diffusing liquid detecting unit 300 detects humidity and changes to a predetermined color when detecting a relatively high humidity by a sufficient amount of the scent diffusing liquid (L), and relatively low humidity due to a small amount of the scent diffusing liquid (L). When detecting the color may be changed to a color other than the predetermined color. That is, the user can easily determine the time of replenishment of the scent diffusion liquid by visually checking the color of the scent diffusion liquid detection unit 300 .

The component of the fragrance liquid detection unit 300 may be composed of a cobalt compound (for example, cobalt chloride), an iron compound (various compounds capable of detecting known humidity), or a compound combined with an alkali metal or alkali metal. , it may be a layer coated with a material that is discolored by combining with moisture. In addition, when a plurality of scent diffusing liquid detection units 300 are provided, as described above, not only are they positioned at different heights, but also each scent diffusing liquid detecting unit is different from each other as the water level of the scent diffusing liquid is changed by varying the composition ratio. It can be visually recognized more easily by making it appear in a different color. Optionally, a fluorescent material may be further included in the composition so that the degree or presence of light emission is determined according to humidity. That is, it can be reversibly discolored in response to humidity.

Furthermore, examples of the composition that determines the color may include organic dyes, wherein the organic dyes include neutral red, phenol red, bromothymol blue, phenolphthalein, cresol red, thymol blue, bromocresol green, and bromocresol purple. , bromocresol blue or methyl red, or a mixture of two or more thereof.

Although representative embodiments of the present invention have been described in detail above, those skilled in the art will understand that various modifications are possible to the above-described embodiments without departing from the scope of the present invention. . Therefore, the scope of the present invention should not be limited to the described embodiments and should not be defined, and should be defined by not only the claims to be described later, but also those equivalent to these claims.

100: body
110: body
120: glaze layer
200: stopper
211, 231: gripping unit
212, 232: hanging part
213: moisture absorption unit
220, 233: cork
300: fragrance liquid detection unit
L: fragrance liquid
H1: filling section
H2: application area
H3: scent diffusion section
S10: body molding
S20: Preliminary firing
S30: Glaze application
S31: formation of fragrance liquid detection unit
S40: Chaebol firing

Claims (8)

A body provided with an accommodation space for accommodating a fragrance liquid therein; and
A stopper coupled to an opening opened at one side of the body so that the fragrance liquid can be filled in the accommodation space of the body;
the body,
a main body that absorbs the fragrance liquid on an inner surface facing the accommodation space and spreads the fragrance liquid to an outer surface; and
A diffuser comprising: a glaze layer formed by applying glaze to at least a portion of the outer surface of the main body to block diffusion of the fragrance liquid.
The method of claim 1,
The glaze layer,
A diffuser formed in an application section located in at least a part of a filling section, which is a section in which the fragrance liquid can be filled in the accommodation space based on the vertical direction.
The method of claim 2,
The application section is formed from the lowest point of the main body to a predetermined section upwards, the diffuser.
The method of claim 2,
A diffuser in which the scent diffusion liquid is diffused in a scent diffusion section, which is a section other than the application section in the filling section.
The method of claim 4,
The scent diffusion section,
A section in which the main body extends from the center in the lateral direction, the diffuser.
The method of claim 1,
The stopper is formed of at least one material of cork and the same material as the body, the diffuser.
The method of claim 6,
The stopper,
A diffuser comprising a gripping part that can be gripped by a user and a hooking part extending laterally from the gripping part and seated in the opening.
The method of claim 1,
A diffuser that is reversibly discolored in response to a liquid component and at least one is positioned in contact with the outer surface of the main body, but in the case of a plurality of diffusers, is arranged in a different position relative to the vertical direction.

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