WO2017173516A1 - Système d'aromatisation pour espaces ambiants auto-réglable et intégré dans des dispositifs connectés à internet - Google Patents

Système d'aromatisation pour espaces ambiants auto-réglable et intégré dans des dispositifs connectés à internet Download PDF

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WO2017173516A1
WO2017173516A1 PCT/BR2017/050073 BR2017050073W WO2017173516A1 WO 2017173516 A1 WO2017173516 A1 WO 2017173516A1 BR 2017050073 W BR2017050073 W BR 2017050073W WO 2017173516 A1 WO2017173516 A1 WO 2017173516A1
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  • This patent application aims to propose a flavoring system for environments, which can be used both at home, as well as in commercial establishments, offices, industries and others.
  • the system proposed here has the characteristic of being self-regulating, presenting low production and commercialization costs and still having a great autonomy, and can also be connected to devices accessible by the internet.
  • the present invention relates to a device which volatilizes fragrances in the atmosphere, which device may be autonomous, provided with a fan (internal or external) or coupled to a fan, central air conditioner, individual air conditioner or air conditioner, wind stream or any other source of airflow to enhance its effectiveness, where fragrance dispersion is proportional to the airflow that carries the fragrance into the environment, and is controlled by its own fan regulators or, when associated with a ventilation source, controlled by the external ventilation source, for example, airflow control of an air conditioner, or opening and closing of devices that allow or restrict airflow.
  • the fragrance is stored in a cartridge which releases the fragrance by means of a membrane type which is termed as a breathable membrane.
  • a membrane type which is termed as a breathable membrane.
  • the breathable, porous or hollow surface of this membrane is subjected to an air flow thus facilitating the volatilization and dispersion of the fragrance in the environment.
  • the breathable membrane It is subjected to a non-breathable surface that is movable, the latter being actuated by mechanisms and thus provides an opening or closing of the breathable membrane.
  • the non-porous surface can completely close the exposure of the breathable membrane to end aromatization and preserve the fragrance, and can gradually expose the breathable membrane so that the exposed area of the breathable membrane can be controlled.
  • the aromatization of the environment is controlled.
  • a timer is usually used to control the frequency of sprinkling.
  • a state-of-the-art methodology that is best suited for aromatization occurs through a closed-loop control that measures the amount of fragrance available for volatilization and corrects it whenever necessary, so that the predominant control factor is flow. which drags a proportional amount of fragrance into the environment.
  • the system proposed here as will be exposed: a) does not require fragrance injection systems (thus allowing easy replacement of the fragrance, without the need for washing or exchange of parts, only the replacement of the cartridge itself); b) does not require handling of liquids (which always cause discomfort to the user when filling or replacing); c) has long autonomy (one cartridge can have autonomy of up to 2 months in operation 24 hours a day, every day of the week, compared to the longer autonomy equipment in the market, which operate for up to 40 days with operation of 12 hours a day, every day of the week); d) much lower fragrance consumption compared to technologies using liquids or micro-encapsulated fragrances (the initial cartridge design will have only 10ml fragrance, compared with 500ml liquid fragrance for equivalent period consumption, to scent the same environment, with the same intensity (this allows a significant reduction in equipment dimensions and a significant reduction - 98% - of fragrance.); e) as there is strict control of flavoring, the equipment predicts the advance of the cartridge life and performs its compensation, thus maintaining the same flavoring standards from
  • Another advantage of implementing the mathematical model is the ease of importing and exporting its variables, so that the equipment can be controlled remotely through a control platform, or by devices such as computers, tablets or smartphones that are connected to the computer. flavoring equipment, either directly or via internet routing. It is noteworthy that the control variables of the equipment, and therefore the adjustments relating to the fragrance cartridge combinations that are in operation, can be exported and shared on social media such as websites, blogs, messaging programs and social networking sites.
  • Fragrance combinations can be saved to the customer's control device as a vector containing in each of their fields the respective percentage of each fragrance.
  • This vector can be sent in text form to others via Email, SMS message, WhatsApp, Twitter, among other well-known social networks or posted on blogs, websites, or scheduling and / or task automation programs.
  • the Users can post their fragrance combinations on commercial media such as Google Play, Apple Store, Amazon, Free Market, e-commerce platforms and the like. This way, he can market his combination to interested parties.
  • companies can also advertise and market fragrance combinations, which may or may not be associated with cartridges with differentiated or exclusive formulations.
  • Fragrance combinations may optionally be exported to equipment having the ability to produce household or cosmetic products with said smell, for example, using precision peristaltic pumps to dose said combination smell on a cologne, moisturizing cream or shampoo, but not limited to these.
  • You can optionally also perform different billing levels to enable or disable other equipment features, such as lighting, operating time, sound, sound quality, sound intensity, available color spectrum for lighting, lighting intensity, automatic adjustment of flavoring intensity, maximum flavoring intensity, maximum amount of settings the user can have, maximum number of fragrance combinations the user can store (can buy more storage on the platform), etc.
  • the user may optionally experiment for a short time on a particular combination of fragrance and / or additional equipment features, as if it were a free sample of each of these elements that are available for purchase for payment.
  • the invention When the invention is implemented in corporate segments such as stores, store chains (even if there are thousands of stores of the same company, physically spread all over the world), hotels, shopping malls, among others, the real-time existence of information availability of operation, for example, estimated autonomy from the useful life of the cartridges associated with the usage profiles, operating hours of each flavoring equipment, among other information or resources, become key information for the company's headquarters, therefore it becomes possible to ensure continuity flavoring all stores, and creating a quality standard that is typically required as an Olfactory Marketing resource; Finally, the invention contemplates a sensor, which is less expensive than a PIR-type presence sensor, which measures the amount of human activity in the environment and allows the adjustment of aromatization intensity without human intervention.
  • the engine optionally turns itself off and signals the user.
  • the present technology does not require interventions in these existing air systems to be installed. Simply install the cartridge in the intake, filter or air outlet, and can even take advantage of the filter of the current ventilation / air conditioning system.
  • fragrance pressure storage capable of dispersing fragrances are based on fragrance pressure storage, fragrance evaporation (by simple drag or ultrasound) or by heating the fragrance.
  • the pressure storage method (usually with aerosol) is only economically viable if made to scale. This makes it impossible, for example, to sell exclusive fragrances to small customers.
  • Another problem related to this method is the disposal of the storage and release to the atmosphere of gases that may be harmful to the environment, and its aromatization capacity is limited to areas no larger than 50 m 2 .
  • the spray method is currently controlled by time, light or motion sensors. Such methods do not guarantee consistency or homogeneity in flavoring of the environment, do not quantify human activity, do not compensate for the advancement of the useful life related to the aromatization process, do not have a process of fragrance recombination simultaneously or sequentially, do not have remote control via the internet nor their consequences on adaptation, habit registration and sharing. of settings for others. In addition, the device needs to be reconfigured if airflow or ambient weather conditions change.
  • Another method of aromatizing environments is heating the fragrance, but this has the disadvantage of vaporizing only the most volatile part of the fragrance, but the essential oil is concentrated and useless for dispersion.
  • This method also has the disadvantage that it does not have a good control of the volatilization rate through heating, and when it is controlled, it occurs through timing, light sensors or movement that control the burning of the fragrance.
  • fragrance composition has a number of compounds that volatilize at different times. There are compounds that are lighter and more volatile, and others that are heavier and require more time to volatilize. In today's evaporative devices, only the lighter compounds volatilize, while the heavier compounds are not efficiently volatilized and become an oily compound incapable of volatilization, so that all fragrance notes of the fragrance are not exploited.
  • the proposed device takes into account the molecular weights of Fragrance compounds thus have a constant correction in the flavoring process to provide user comfort and exceptional performance.
  • the present invention calculates the amount of fragrance to be volatilized and normalizes it whenever necessary, keeping the fragrance concentration in the air constant.
  • environments of different volumes can be flavored with the same invention by modifying only the exposed membrane area and the air flow intensity, but without modifying the control circuit or its physical parameters.
  • the biggest barrier of room flavoring mechanisms is associated with their spray limitation to suit medium and large environments, for example, 1000 m 2 with high ceilings, or open room flavoring with constant air exchange. Due to the controlled use of a dispersion system, and by forcing the volatilization process through a forced air duct, large amounts of fragrance can be volatilized without a significant increase in size and by having an active dispersion control. fragrance without leakage or waste.
  • Flavoring devices are found in patents such as US200717602-A1, CA2188765-A1, JP8112338-A, CZ20002266-A3, 7,544.3, PI 1002877-3 A2 which are based on aerosol, heat evaporation or drag. air, for example. They all propose different ways to aromatize the air. It is worth mentioning the expired patent 4,161,283, which covers the volatilization mechanism of active materials such as fragrances, aromas, odor scavengers and insecticides through breathable membranes.
  • fragrance sprinkler system with combination of olfactory chords, combining quantities of more than 5 different fragrances in real time, in a compact device. Consideration has not been addressed so far on the evolution of spraying means for flavoring, which require performance corrections as a result of aging and / or interaction with particles and substances present in the atmosphere.
  • the present apparatus utilizes a resistivity reader to identify the fragrance that is within each cartridge.
  • Each cartridge has a resistor of specific value for each fragrance. It is worth mentioning that the cost in 2015 of a resistor is less than R $ 0.01.
  • the cartridge resistor contacts align with a spring-loaded connector. These springs touch the contacts and allow the equipment controller to read the value of the respective resistor.
  • the equipment assigns a set of intrinsic variables of the constant fragrance in the cartridge and applies them to the mathematical model. These variables are stored in its internal memory and, if it is a new fragrance, the equipment accesses the remote platform to obtain such a set of variables. From there, the equipment starts to operate governed by the results of the mathematical model, and also by the adjustments imposed by the user. Data such as autonomy, breathable membrane opening regulation and ventilator air flow intensity are results of the mathematical model.
  • the mathematical model depends on 4 factors, which will be represented in a simplified manner below.
  • the proposed equations are not limited to their structure, and there may be a larger number of constants, derivatives, integrals, logarithms, differential elements and multi-degree polynomials, depending on the constructive characteristics of the equipment:
  • F (Fragrance,) (1 + KP M0L (Fragrance,)) ⁇ Q nde 3 ⁇ 4 is a constant and inherent in the construction of the equipment and the cartridge.
  • the absolute intensity of aromatization by the equipment will be made by controlling the air flow of the ventilation source.
  • a movable bulkhead shall be used which exposes a larger or smaller area of air intake, similar to the system that exposes each breathable membrane.
  • the control will be made by varying the intensity of air flow inflated by it.
  • the fan intensity curve is not linear as a function of the applied voltage, so the equipment applies a correction, transforming the air flow into a linear percentage relation for the user.
  • a humidity sensor and a temperature sensor as the vapor pressure of fragrances varies as a function of these quantities.
  • This sensor may be part of the equipment, or ambient temperature and humidity information may be obtained from other equipment that has this sensor, is in the same environment, and is able to share this information over the internet (may be (for example, an air conditioner or some equipment that has IoT protocols and philosophy).
  • Vapor pressure determines the rate of volatility for each compound, and the higher its value, the easier it evaporates.
  • Temperature and humidity have direct relationships with vapor pressure, so that the higher the temperature, the higher the vapor pressure, while the higher the humidity, the lower the vapor pressure. Since fragrance compounds react in the same way to temperature and humidity conditions, their correction can be applied to the absolute control of the equipment.
  • the equipment intensity control is obtained by:
  • Intensity (x) (K 5 ⁇ x 2 + K 6 ⁇ x + ⁇ ⁇ ) - (1 + - T AMB ) - (l + K 9 ⁇ M AMB ) f on of x is the decimal value of flavoring intensity user-chosen, K5, ⁇ , and K7 are proportionality constants that linearize the airflow adjustment produced by the fan, K8 is an ambient temperature-related compensation constant TA B [° C], and K9 is a related compensation constant. at ambient humidity MA B [%]. In this way, the device corrects the perception of a particular combination of olfactory notes that were created in a different climate than their reproduction.
  • the user can set intensity excursion limits from the average sound pressure measured at each time interval (eg averaging sound pressure over every 60 seconds, and apply the adjustment as soon as the new average is ready).
  • the equipment starts from the sound pressure value of that moment and the intensity value that was set as minimum reference, and proportionally increases its intensity up to 100% for an average sound pressure of. 90 dBA.
  • Each fragrance has a numeric variable from 0 to 100 that will be related to the display of applied color palettes such as ambient lighting and music playback. by the equipment.
  • fragrances that are known to be calming / relaxing will be associated with relaxing color spectra and playlists that have lower beats per minute.
  • more exciting, euphoric and adventure-inspiring fragrances will be associated with more exciting color spectra and a list of songs with the most beats per minute.
  • the combination of different fragrances will result in an average numerical value, which will culminate in an equivalent color spectrum and playlist.
  • the songs can be optionally sent via the internet from the platform, or the tablet, computer or smartphone software will index the local songs and send them via Bluetooth protocol (when available) to the equipment.
  • the intensity of audio and lighting will be determined by the user. If you prefer to manually control the color spectrum and / or playlist, you can do so regardless of the flavoring processes.
  • the equipment also has a configurable timer, so that the user can program the equipment to turn on and off according to his preferences, and with specific fragrances, intensity, lighting and songs for each setting.
  • the equipment may optionally have a battery that allows its operation even if there is no external power supply. When the equipment is connected to the mains, its battery will be charged, and when there is an interruption or no power, the equipment will be powered from the battery.
  • the equipment's voltage regulator has the ability to automatically switch power between external power and the battery, it also supervises the battery charge and signals its autonomy for the central control system and, in case of low charge, to prevent the battery from being damaged, it will cut the equipment operation in advance.
  • Another way to operate the equipment is to associate and synchronize it with social scenes or events, playwrights, concerts and / or sound and video playback media.
  • the main advantage of this technology is the wide range of olfactory notes available in a compact device and its various combinations, as well as a quick response to triggering and changing combinations (the equipment is capable of starting, replacing the combination or ceasing dispersion). flavoring in 0.5 second).
  • the equipment As the equipment is controlled through a platform, it can be charged for its operation, either through the use of fragrance combinations or by the equipment's own features such as operating time such as sound and / or lighting, automatic adjustment. intensity, maximum intensity, etc.
  • the proposed device can be used in the aromatization of environments of varying volumes, modifying only the volatilization surface area and / or the air flow.
  • the device may have an air flow generating unit or may be coupled to a room air conditioner, fan or air conditioner.
  • a Central Air-Conditioning because the fragrance is completely evaporated, it does not bring oxidation of the Central or the air ducts, otherwise using misting and / or direct spraying of the fragrance on them. .
  • the use of this appliance also does not require perforations in the air ducts, that is, without intervention in the Central Air Conditioning.
  • Figure 1 illustrates a perspective view of the cartridge that is used in the ambient flavoring system discussed herein.
  • Fig. 2 illustrates a section of the cartridge depicted in Fig. 1, which section is taken as indicated by the "A" - "A” cut line.
  • Figure 3 illustrates a perspective view of the cartridge depicted in figures 1 and 2, which is shown with the seal that protects the breathable membrane in condition of partial removal.
  • Figure 4 illustrates a front view of the cartridge depicted in figures 1, 2 and 3.
  • Figure 5 schematically illustrates one embodiment of the ambient flavoring equipment that is part of the system being treated, which shows a set of cartridges mounted on devices having electromechanical means which promote exposure of the breathable membrane of each cartridge;
  • the equipment also includes an air duct, where the cartridges are accommodated, a fan that acts to promote air flow generation and a control circuit.
  • Fig. 6 schematically illustrates another embodiment of the ambient flavoring equipment that is part of the proposed system, which equipment includes, with respect to the version depicted in Fig. 5 and, optionally, a sound system, a system lighting, sound pressure sensor, temperature and humidity sensors (dual function sensor.
  • Figure 7 schematically illustrates the operation of adding, changing or extracting a fragrance cartridge in a simplified unit of the proposed ambient flavoring equipment.
  • Figures 8A, 8B, 8C and 8D illustrate, schematically and simultaneously from the side and top angles, a first design solution embodiment adopted to enable movement of the cover positioned over the breathable membrane area of a cartridge unit.
  • Figures 9A, 9B, 9C and 9D illustrate, also schematically and simultaneously from the side and top angles, a second design solution embodiment adopted to enable the movement of the cover positioned over the breathable membrane area of a cartridge unit. .
  • Figures 10A, 10B, 10C and 10D illustrate, schematically and simultaneously from the side and top angles, a third design solution embodiment adopted to enable movement of the cover positioned over the breathable membrane area of a cartridge unit.
  • Figures 11A, 11B, 11C and 11D illustrate, schematically and simultaneously from the side and top angles, a fourth design solution embodiment adopted to enable movement of the cover positioned over the breathable membrane area of a cartridge unit.
  • Figures 12A, 12B, 12C and 12D illustrate, schematically and simultaneously from the side and top angles, a fifth design solution embodiment adopted to enable movement of the cover positioned over the breathable membrane area of a cartridge unit.
  • Figures 13A, 13B, 13C and 13D illustrate, schematically and simultaneously from the side and top angles, the sixth design solution embodiment adopted to enable movement of the cover positioned over the breathable membrane area of a cartridge unit.
  • Figures 14A, 14B, 14C and 14D illustrate, schematically and simultaneously from the side and top angles, a seventh design solution embodiment adopted to enable movement of the cover positioned over the breathable membrane area of a cartridge unit.
  • Figure 15 schematically illustrates a model of the flavoring equipment treated herein, which is installed in a climate control unit.
  • Fig. 16 schematically illustrates a flavoring equipment such as that proposed herein being the same in an Air Conditioning Central.
  • Figure 17 illustrates, by a graph, the approximation of the intensities versus respective times of a sum to a time-integrable curve, making the times infinitesimal in duration.
  • Figure 18 details the different air flows by sectioning an axial fan orthogonally in relation to its inflated flow, determining "slots" for installation of fragrance cartridges.
  • 01, 02, 03, 04 and 05 we have 03>02> 01, and 03>04> 05, however, 04 ⁇ 02 and 05 ⁇ 01 if the positions and barriers of " slots "are not diametrically symmetrical.
  • Figure 19 schematically illustrates a diagram depicting the control system architecture that is used in the flavoring system proposed herein.
  • Figure 20 schematically illustrates the system proposed herein, where a number of flavoring equipment maintain communication with the platform in the cloud.
  • Figure 21 schematically illustrates the information of installed cartridges, their autonomy, current olfactory combination, lighting mode, sound reproduction mode, operating schedules (with user-defined modes and times), and optionally other status variables. , control and supervision. All this information is initially stored on the platform, and it is transmitted to each flavoring equipment. This way, the equipment only receives commands and / or information from the platform.
  • Figure 22 schematically illustrates, similar to flavoring equipment, devices with platform connectivity that can control flavoring equipment and also receive relevant information, thus the platform is characterized as a communication tool that intermediates the supervision and command user interface with the controls and information of flavoring equipment.
  • Figure 23 illustrates an example of a user interface on a device connected to the internet.
  • This interface identifies the machine ID, which cartridges installed and their respective autonomy.
  • a warning icon appears, and is clickable, to be directed to an e-commerce platform, already directed to the purchase of the respective cartridge model;
  • the combination of fragrances (when available to the user) is displayed and easy to set, the aroma intensity (when not in automatic intensity adjustment mode - optional -) is available for simple and easy adjustment, the sound intensity (optional). ) is also available for adjustment, and the light intensity (optional) can also be adjusted.
  • the spectrum of colors and music being played can be displayed and / or changed by the user, or even set for automatic list definition by the equipment.
  • Each fragrance combination can be associated with a name or an occasion, and can be associated with different triggering schedules by time, duration, intensity and day.
  • Figure 24 shows some of the possibilities of sharing a user's combinations through social networks and / or messaging, exemplifying the flow of information and putting other users into operation to their respective equipment. It is noteworthy that every instruction sent by a user to each of their respective equipment is performed through the Platform.
  • This patent application refers to a self-regulating, environmentally-friendly apparatus for high-aromatization of the environment, which can be easily replenished and scalable using self-regulating the amount of fragrance that is volatilized to the environment. It is a device that volatilizes fragrances in the atmosphere.
  • a device generally indicated as 1 may be autonomous, may be provided with a fan 2 (internal or external) thus representing a source of air flow, or coupled to a fan, central air conditioner 3 or individual 4, current or any other source of airflow to increase their effectiveness.
  • the fragrance dispersion is proportional to the air flow, and proportional to the exposure area 5 of the breathable membrane 6, and they are controlled by their own fan regulators or, when associated with a ventilation source, controlled by the external ventilation source. for example, the air flow control of an air conditioner.
  • the exposure area 5 of the breathable membrane 6 can be controlled by covering it with a non-permeable surface 7, i.e. preventing air passage and gas exchange in the covering area respectively.
  • the actuation and shape of the non-permeable surface 7 may be done linearly or rotatively directly on the breathable membrane 6, or by orthogonal, oblique or rotational spacing of the non-permeable membrane 7 with respect to the breathable membrane 6.
  • permeable 7 may be realized by servomotors 8.
  • the self-regulating room flavoring device 1 object of this invention is constructed basically of an air flow source assembly (such as shown in figures 5, 6 and 7), where a fan 2 can be seen; a volatilization surface provided with a breathable membrane 6 (as shown in figures 1 and 2); a fragrance storage tank 9 (as also shown in figures 1 and 2); a resistor 10 provided with electrical contacts 11 for identifying the cartridge 12 (as depicted in FIG. 1; a breathable membrane exposure mechanism 13 (pictured in FIGS.
  • a circuit 14 (pictured in figures 5, 6 and 19), an optional sound pressure sensor 15 (pictured in figure 6), an optional temperature and humidity sensor 16 (also pictured in figure 6), optional speakers 17 ( 6); optional LEDs for illumination 18 (pictured in figure 6); a communication system that enables equipment to communicate with a web-based platform 33 (as pictured in figure 19) with a SQL data type or equivalent, a web interface (for ease of filtering data and configurations of report generation, alarms, and backup routines) (pictured in figure 20), where the possibility that multiple aromati device units is depicted 1 may connect to a control center 19 schematically depicted as a computer; software for Windows, Linux, MAC, Android, and Apple that allow users to remotely control equipment 1 by connecting to the Internet-based Control Platform 20 (pictured in Figures 20, 21, 22, and 24) ; and integration with messaging media, websites, blogs and social networks for sharing, spreading and optionally selling fragrance combinations (pictured in figure 23).
  • the same device 1 may also be formed
  • the present device is comprised of a set of systems which will be sufficiently described below, the first of which is represented by the Ventilation System.
  • the present device utilizes, as ventilation means, axial, radial, or sirocco-type fans 2.
  • the device can also be made without its own fan, using the ventilation of air conditioners such as air conditioners, heaters, fans of any kind or even the wind itself, and thus can be coupled to an existing ventilation system as shown in figures 15 and 16.
  • the device 1 is made up of fragrance-carrying cartridge locations 12 with an identification reader of the resistivity value of each resistor 10 of the respective cartridge.
  • Cartridge 12 is made of a base 22 made of plastic resistant to the chemical attack of the fragrance, has a given volume of fragrance 23 sealed inside, and has a breathable membrane 6 resistant to the corrosion of the fragrance, which is revealed only when an aluminum seal 24 covering it is removed. In this way, fragrance 23 is stored in a package and inserted into device 1 as a cartridge.
  • the fragrance exposure control system is made up of a rotary servo motor 8 associated with articulated arms 25 which linearly move a surface of the same shape as the non-permeable cartridge 12, thereby covering the breathable membrane 6 of each cartridge 12 , increasing or decreasing the exposure area of the breathable membrane 6.
  • This drive may employ servo motors 8.
  • racks 26 may be used associated with electromechanical reductions fitted with position encoder, use linear servo motors 27, spindles 28 (also known as worm threads), linear motors, belts, gears, solenoids and springs, motors step, pneumatic and / or hydraulic actuators, controlled inflation mechanisms, use motion created by thermal expansion of materials or elastic deformation of materials, through fluids capable of rheological alteration by magnetism, heat, vibration, pressure or light, or others. electromechanical methods that promote the same type of movement and are controllable.
  • the non-permeable cover surface 7 may be broken down into two or more pieces 29, constituted by puncturing patterns that align or dismount, to respectively expose or progressively restrict the area of the breathable membrane 6 through smaller linear amplitude movements or rotating than moving an entire surface over the entire cartridge area 12.
  • Said parts 29 are driven by servo motors 39.
  • Said cartridge may be of various conformations and physical dimensions.
  • Analyzing the electrical resistance of the fragrance cartridge 12 its identification occurs by electrical analysis in its main construction, and may also be presented by hall effect, bar code, manual configuration by the user via software or activation of jumpers in hardware, by capacitance. , by inductance, by cartridge size difference, by slot position definition, where each fragrance only allows installation in a predetermined slot, by color identification, by perforations, cutouts or reliefs in the cartridge, by induction of magnetic materials by weight.
  • Device 1 also has a circuit 14 which supervises and controls all elements, sensors and actuators, performs all necessary calculations for its operation and communicates with platform 20. If a cartridge 12 is inserted and the resistance is not recognized , its respective breathable membrane 6 will not be exposed, thus preventing counterfeit, damaged or missing cartridges 12.
  • equipment 1 If for some reason equipment 1 has no connection to platform 20, it will accept direct connection to client devices, and will begin to store all user-configured configurations and combinations for when it can have a connection to the platform, it unloads all information retroactively. In this direct connection mode, equipment 1 has some limited features, such as fragrance sharing or access to new cartridge configurations, so that it is in the user's interest to connect it.
  • the equipment 1 When the cartridge 12 runs out, that is, it has reached the end of its life, the equipment 1 ceases to expose its breathable membrane 6 and signals at the user interface, when in local connection, or simultaneously signals at the user interface and same sales channels commonly used by the user, where he has already purchased other cartridges or the equipment (for example, in an E-commerce that already has his account established, or through an e-mail to the user, with a link to purchase the cartridge, or notify a distributor who is responsible for their customer within a product sales chain).
  • the control system is made with basic electronics, controllers or op-op and alternatively there may or may not be added features like light sensor, presence or motion sensor, ozone producing circuits (for combined deodorization with flavoring), airflow variation, display for setting information and / or information, fragrance and / or airflow level displays, temperature and / or humidity display, remote control, connection to other systems in the environment through IoT protocols and philosophy.
  • the present flavoring equipment 1 does not operate by time, but by regularizing the fragrance rate being volatilized, providing a more homogeneous flavoring.
  • said aromatizer 1 completely volatilizes the fragrance, and has continuous control of the amount of volatilized fragrance.
  • aromatizer 1 can be made to meet large environments, without the need for modifications to the internal devices (circuits, sprinkler system, etc.), simply by providing a larger volatilization surface.
  • the system It also enables the creation, sharing and importing of fragrance combinations between different users and equipment.
  • the system also makes it possible to charge for the disclosure of special combinations, which may or may not be associated with the sale of cartridges 12 with different fragrances and / or olfactory chords, the equipment 1 also informs the user life and autonomy to Platform 19, allowing automations for product replacement offers.
  • Platform 19 to concentrate configurations and record of usage habits by Users also allow their information to be analyzed, organized and sorted through filters, thus allowing the observation of patterns that can be used to create new products or idealize business actions for customers.
  • the operation of the device is based on the controlled dispersion of fragrance 23 in a breathable membrane 6, which is subjected to an air flow, which is generated through a forced ventilation device or any existing air conditioner.
  • Control of each fragrance inserted into equipment 1 is made by a combination of information and settings that take into account the chemical characteristics of the fragrance and its expansion in the environment, stage of fragrance life (in this case, its cartridge), slot position that the cartridge has been inserted), percentage relative to other fragrances the user has chosen, overall flavoring intensity of the equipment, ambient temperature (optional), ambient humidity (optional) and environmental sound pressure (optional).
  • the verification is made by measuring the electrical resistance present in the cartridge 12.
  • Each fragrance 23 will have a unique predefined value, so that when it is identified, the equipment adopts the mathematical variables associated with the fragrance in question, causing the equipment will behave specifically for it, reflecting the information displayed to the user, and system activation that controls how much area of the breathable membrane is being exposed.
  • Fan activation is performed by PWM, and is set from the user intensity setting, whether or not ambient sound pressure (optional) is being taken into account, and ambient temperature and humidity (also optional). .
  • the amount of fragrance being volatilized is proportionally controlled.
  • a covering surface 7 is provided which can be moved to enlarge or reduce the exposure area 5 of the breathable membrane 6.
  • FIG 19 illustrates, schematically, a diagram depicting the architecture of the control system that is used in the flavoring system proposed herein, which integrates control circuit 14 comprising a processing unit 30, which maintains connection with a volatile memory 31, a non-volatile memory 32 and a communication module 33. There is also provided a battery 34 that feeds the circuit which is connected on one side to a VDC / Charge Controller / VAC 35 and on the other to The aforementioned processing unit 30 is also connected with analog and digital input and output transducers 36.
  • Analog and digital input and output transducers 36 are connected to both sensors 37 as well as actuators 38.

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L'invention concerne un système d'aromatisation pour espaces ambiants auto-réglable et intégré dans des dispositifs connectés à Internet, lequel comprend un équipement (1) pouvant être connecté via Internet à une plateforme de commande (20). L'équipement (1) comporte au moins une cartouche (12) remplie d'un volume de parfum (23) vaporisé dans l'espace ambiant de manière régulée par gradation de l'exposition de sa membrane respirante (6). Du fait de la connexion à Internet, ledit système permet, de façon inédite, de commander l'équipement (1) , de partager des parfums (23), de suivre la vie utile de la cartouche (12), et de suivre l'historique des habitues des clients, d'où l'identification de normes et l'établissement de tendances à partir d'informations stockées au niveau de la plateforme (19).
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