WO2018091765A1 - Dispositif diffuseur de parfum - Google Patents

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WO2018091765A1
WO2018091765A1 PCT/FI2016/050805 FI2016050805W WO2018091765A1 WO 2018091765 A1 WO2018091765 A1 WO 2018091765A1 FI 2016050805 W FI2016050805 W FI 2016050805W WO 2018091765 A1 WO2018091765 A1 WO 2018091765A1
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Jari Tuominen
Jouni Heiskanen
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Onninen Oy
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  • the invention concerns in general the technical field of solutions for providing at least one sensory stimulus. Especially the invention concerns scent emis- sion solutions for providing a sensory stimulus.
  • a scent or a fragrance may be applied as an environmental stimulus that has an effect to a person subjected to the scent or fragrance. Suitable selection of scent may be applied to invoke a desired effect in the person subjected to it. As an example, a suitable scent may be applied to create an energizing or calming effect or any other similar functionality.
  • a visual stimulus and/or an audible stimulus may be applied to a scent stimulus in order to provide a multisensory stimulus.
  • the multisensory stimulus may improve the desired effect in the person subjected to it.
  • an arrangement comprising at least one device to produce the said stimuluses is required.
  • separate devices may be used to provide each of the stimuluses.
  • a device for emitting a scent is required.
  • the scent stimulus may be provided by multiple devices.
  • the scent may be emitted by means of a device comprising a housing that accommodates a chamber having a scent source inside it. Furthermore, an air supply source is used to supply air into the one chamber in order to provide a desired scent. At least one drawback of this prior art solution may be that only one scent may be emitted.
  • the scent may be emitted by means of a device comprising a housing that accommodates a plurality of chambers or cartridges having a scent source inside them. Furthermore, a plurality of air supply sources is used to supply air into the plurality of chambers in order to provide a desired scent so that one of the air supply sources supplies air into one of the chambers.
  • a drawback of this solution is that the scent may be emitted into a narrow or small area, because the scent is flown out from the device from small scent outlet(s).
  • An objective of the invention is to present a scent diffuser device and an ambient emission arrangement for emitting a desired scent composition. Another objective of the invention is that the scent diffuser device and the ambient emission arrangement for emitting a desired scent composition improve the efficiency and the extent of the scent composition flow emitted into the environment.
  • a scent diffuser device for emitting a desired scent composition
  • the scent diffuser device comprises: a center unit, and a plurality of cartridges that are removably attachable to the center unit, wherein at least one scent source is arranged inside at least one of the plurality of cartridges
  • the center unit comprises: a plurality of air supply units arranged to supply air to the plurality of cartridges; a fan; a control unit arranged to receive at least one control signal and to control at least the operation of the plurality of air supply units and the fan in response to the re- ceived at least one control signal, the at least one control signal comprises instruction to supply air from the plurality of air supply units to at least one of the plurality of cartridges in order to form a desired scent composition to be emitted; and a housing for accommodating at least the plurality of air supply units, the fan, and the control unit, the housing comprises a scent outlet; wherein the scent composition is arranged to flow from the at least one of the pluralit
  • Each of the plurality of cartridges may comprise an air inlet and a scent outlet.
  • the air inlet and/or the scent outlet may comprise at least one of the following: filter, grating, grid.
  • the air inlet and/or the scent outlet may comprise a valve.
  • the housing of the center unit may comprise a plurality of air outlets and a plurality of scent inlets.
  • the plurality of air outlets and/or the plurality of scent inlets may comprise a valve.
  • for each of the plurality of cartridges may be arranged one air outlet of the housing in a position corresponding to the air inlet of the each of the plurality of cartridges, when attached to the center unit.
  • each of the plurality of cartridges may be arranged one scent inlet of the housing in a position corresponding to the scent outlet of the each of the plurality of cartridges, when attached to the center unit.
  • an air inflow may be arranged for the fan.
  • the at least one control signal received by the control unit may comprise an instruction to turn adjust the volume of the air flow of the fan.
  • the plurality of cartridges may comprise fastening means for removably attaching the plurality of cartridges to the center unit and the housing of the center unit may comprise a corresponding counterpart for the fastening means the plurality of cartridges.
  • the plurality of air supply units may be a piezoelectric blower.
  • the at least one control signal may be received from an external device.
  • an ambient emission arrangement for providing a multisensory stimulus comprising an audio production system for provision of an audio signal, a lighting arrange- ment for illuminating, and at least one scent diffuser device described above.
  • Figure 1 A illustrates schematically an example of a scent diffuser device according to the present invention.
  • Figure 1 B illustrates schematically another example of a scent diffuser device according to the present invention.
  • Figure 2 illustrates schematically an example of a center unit of a scent diffuser device according to the present invention.
  • Figure 3 illustrates schematically an example of a cartridge of a scent diffuser device according to the present invention.
  • Figure 4 illustrates schematically another example of a scent diffuser device according to the present invention.
  • Figure 5 illustrates schematically an example of a control unit of a scent diffuser device according to the present invention.
  • FIG. 1 A illustrates schematically an example of a scent diffuser device 100 according to the present invention.
  • the scent diffuser device 100 may be used for emitting a desired scent composition into the environment.
  • the scent dif- fuser device 100 comprises a center unit 102 and a plurality of cartridges 104.
  • the center unit 102 comprises a housing 106, a plurality of air supply units 108, a control unit 1 10, and a fan 1 14.
  • the housing 106 of the center unit 102 has a center axis 1 12 in a longitudinal direction of the housing 106 and first and a second end perpendicular to the center axis 1 12.
  • the housing 106 of the center unit 102 comprises sidewall(s) parallel to the center axis 1 12 of the housing 106 and a cover at least in one end of the housing 106.
  • the cover may comprise one or more layers.
  • the cover further comprises two layers 106a, 106b.
  • the one or more layers may be arranged a distance from each other in order to form a space between the layers.
  • the one or more layers 106a, 106b may be attached to each other by means of at least one support structure 124, such as bar, pin or similar, as shown in Figure 1 A.
  • the one or more layers 106a, 106b may be arranged in contact with each other.
  • Figure 1 B illustrates another example of the scent diffuser device according to the present invention, wherein the scent diffuser device 100 comprises a first cover in the first end of the housing 106 and a second cover in the second end of the housing 106.
  • the first cover comprises two layers 106a, 106b and the second cover 106c com- prises one layer.
  • the second cover may comprise one or more layers.
  • the cover or at least one layer of the cover may be arranged in contact with the housing 106 of the center unit 102, as one layer 106a of the first cover shown in Figure 1 B.
  • the cover or at least one layer of the cover may be arranged a distance from the housing 1 06 of the center unit 102 by means of at least one support structure 126, such as bar, pin or similar, as the second cover 106c illustrated in Figure 1 B.
  • the housing 106 of the center unit 102 is arranged to accommodate at least the plurality of air supply units 108, the control unit 1 10, and the fan 1 14.
  • Figure 2 illustrates schematically an example of the center unit 102 according to the present invention.
  • the different parts of the center unit 102 will be described more in detail later in this application.
  • the size and the shape of the center unit 102 may vary.
  • the size and the shape of the center unit 102 may depend on the size and the shape of the plurality of air supply units 108 and/or the size and the shape of the control unit 1 10.
  • the shape of the center unit 102 may be cube, rectangular cuboid, cylinder or prism, for example.
  • Figure 3 illustrates schematically an example of at least one cartridge 104 according to the present invention.
  • the number of cartridges 104 may vary depending on the requirements, such as number of scents, for example.
  • the size and also the shape of the plurality of cartridges 104 may vary depending on the requirements, such as number of cartridges 104, scent capacity, for example. Alternatively or in addition, the shape and the size of the plurality of cartridges 104 may depend on shape of the central unit 102.
  • the plurality of cartridges 104 may comprise sidewall(s) and a cover in both ends of the cartridge 104. Furthermore, the plurality of cartridges 104 may comprise an air inlet 304 and a scent outlet 1 16, which will be described more in detail later in this application.
  • the plurality of cartridges 104 may be removably attached to the center unit 102 of the housing 106 of the center unit 102.
  • the plurality of cartridges 104 may be attached to the center unit 102 so that the plurality of cartridges 104 surrounds the center unit 102 as will be illus- trated in Figure 4.
  • Figure 4 illustrates an example of the scent diffuser device 100 according to the present invention from another view angle than illustrated in Figures 1 A and 1 B, wherein the center unit 102 has a shape of octagonal prism.
  • the example scent diffuser device 100 illustrated in Figure 4 comprises 8 cartridges 104 having a shape of trapezoid prism.
  • the cartridges 104 in Fig- ure 4 have same size.
  • the cartridges 104 may have different sizes.
  • each of the cartridges 104 may have different size.
  • the removably attaching of the plurality of cartridges 104 to the center unit 102 means that the plurality of cartridges 104 may be attached to the center unit 102 so that the plurality of cartridges 104 may be removed from the center unit 102 and attached to the center unit 102 repeatedly.
  • each of the plurality of cartridges 104 may be attached to the center unit 102 and removed from the center unit 102 independently.
  • each of the plurality of cartridges 104 may comprise fastening means 302 for attaching each of the plurality of cartridges 104 to the center unit 102.
  • An example of the fastening means 302 of one cartridge is shown in Figures 3 and 4.
  • the housing 106 of the center unit 102 may comprise at least one counterpart 202 for the fastening means 302 of the plurality of cartridges.
  • An example of the counterpart 202 for the fastening means 302 is illustrated in Figures 2 and 4.
  • the center unit 102 may comprise a counterpart 202 for fastening means 302 of each of the plurality of cartridges 104.
  • the removable attaching of the plurality of cartridges 104 enables that the at least one of the plurality of cartridges 104 may be for example replaced or filled easily and quickly.
  • removable attaching enables that the capacity of the scent diffuser device 100 may be adjusted, such as increased or decreased, by increasing/decreasing the dimensions of the cartridges without having a need to get a new device.
  • the fastening means 302 of the plurality of cartridges 104 may be, such as a screw, bolt or similar, a notch, or a protrusion, for example.
  • the corresponding counterpart 202 of the center unit 102 may be such that it is attachable to the respective fastening means 302 of the plurality of cartridges 104.
  • the counterpart 202 arranged to the center unit 102 is compatible to the fastening means 302 arranged to the plurality of cartridges 104.
  • the counterpart 202 may be a notch, a hole, or a protrusion, for example.
  • FIG 3 an example of the fastening means 302 arranged to the plurality of cartridges 104 is illustrated, wherein the fastening means 302 is implemented as a protrusion.
  • Figure 2 an example of a corresponding counterpart 202 arranged to the housing 106 of the center unit 102 is illustrated, wherein the counterpart 202 is implemented as a hole.
  • the fastening means 302 of the plurality of cartridges may be a combination of a protrusion and a screw, bolt or similar as in Figure 4, wherein the plurality of cartridges 104 are attached to the counterpart 202 of the housing 106 by means of a protrusion and a screw.
  • Figures 2-4 illustrate non- limiting examples of fastening means 302 and counterpart 202.
  • At least one scent source 1 18 may be arranged inside at least one of the plurality of cartridges 104.
  • each of the plurality of cartridges 104 accommodate at least one scent source 1 18.
  • each of the plurality of cartridges 104 may accommodate different at least one scent source 1 18.
  • the scent composition may be formed by the air supplied inside the plurality of cartridges 104 and enriched with a scent from the at least one scent source 1 18 accommodated inside the plurality of cartridges 104.
  • the scent composition may comprise one or more scents.
  • the at least one scent source 1 18 comprises fragrance molecules.
  • the at least one scent source 1 18 may be solid-like. Alternatively or in addition, originally a liquid-like scent source, such as fragrance oil, may be soaked into solid-like material. Alternatively, a mixture of molecules having different scent may be soaked into solidlike material.
  • the at least one scent source 1 18 may have at least one of the following properties: porosity, light, non-reactive, cheap. Moreover, the adsorption capacity of the at least one scent source 1 18 may preferably be high in order to adsorb scent molecules as much as possible. Alternatively or in addition, a combination of different kind of solid-like scent sources 1 18 may be used. The solid-like scent source 1 18 may bind non-polar and polar molecules.
  • the material of the at least one scent source 1 18 may be at least one of the following: silicate, silica, diatomaceous earth, carbon, zeolite, clay, cyclodextrin, cellulose, plastics, for example. The shape and the particle size of the at least one scent source 1 18 may vary.
  • the shape and the particle size of the at least one scent source 1 18 may be defined by the purpose of the scent diffuser de- vice 100, for example.
  • the solid-like scent source 1 18 may be provided by granulating or tableting.
  • the at least one scent source 1 18 may be encapsulated or coated in order to at least partly prevent too fast evaporation from a solid-like scent source material.
  • each of the at least one cartridges 104 may comprise a hatch for arranging the at least one scent source 1 18 inside the at least one of the plurality of cartridges 1 18, wherein the hatch may be re-closeable.
  • at least one of the sidewalls or the covers of the at least one cartridges 104 may be arranged to be removable so that the at least one scent source 1 18 may be arranged inside the at least one cartridge 104.
  • the plurality of air supply units 108 is arranged to supply air to the plurality of cartridges 104.
  • the plurality of air supply units 1 08 may be fixedly attached to the housing 106 of the center unit 102.
  • the plurality of air supply units 108 may be attached to the cover 106a of the housing 106, as shown in Figure 2.
  • the plurality of air supply units 108 may be attached to the housing 106 of the center unit 102 by means of a screw, bolt or similar, or an opening, a projection, for example.
  • the plurality of air supply unit 108 may be attached to the housing 106 of the center unit 106 by means of a combination of any of the above presented attaching means.
  • Figure 2 illustrates one example how the plurality of air supply units 108 may be attached to the housing 106 of the center unit 102, wherein the plurality of air supply units 108 comprises a projection and the cover 106a of the housing 106 comprises openings for the projections of the plurality of air supply units 108.
  • the center unit 102 comprises an individual air supply unit 108 arranged to supply air to each of the plurality of cartridges as shown in Figure 2, for example.
  • the center unit 102 comprises an individual air supply unit 108 for each of the plurality of cartridges 104. This enables that the air may be supplied to a plurality or cartridges 104 at the same time in order to provide several scents at the same time.
  • the air may be supplied to each of the plurality of cartridges 104 one at a time. Alternatively or in addition, the air may be supplied to some of the plurality of cartridges simultaneously. Alternatively or in addition, the air may be supplied to all of the plurality of cartridges simultaneously.
  • Each of the plurality of air supply units 108 may be a blower, for example.
  • each of the plurality of air supply units 108 may be a piezoelectric blower, for example.
  • the piezoelectric blower may comprise a piezoelectric element, diaphragm, and nozzle for guiding the air out of the blower.
  • the ultrasonic vibration of the piezoelectric material enables that the blower operates as an air pump discharging high pressure air from the blower via the nozzle.
  • the plurality of air supply units 108 may be arranged to supply air in a direction perpendicular to the center axis 1 12 of the housing 106 of the center unit 102 as illustrated in Figures 1 A and 1 B.
  • the control unit 1 10 of the center unit 102 is arranged to receive at least one control signal. In response to the received at least one control signal the control unit 1 10 is arranged to control at least the operation of the plurality of air supply units 108 and the fan 1 14.
  • the at least one control signal may be received from an external device. Some non-limiting examples of the external device may e.g. be a server, mobile phone, tablet computer, personal computer, laptop computer, computing circuit, a network of computing devices.
  • the at least one control signal may comprise information on the at least one of the plurality of cartridges 104 to which the air is arranged to be supplied in order to emit the desired scent composition formed by the supplied air enriched with scent from the at least one scent source 1 18.
  • control signal received by the control unit 1 10 may comprise instruction to supply air from at least one of the plurality of air supply units 108 to at least one of the plurality of cartridges 104 in order to form the desired scent composition to be emitted.
  • the control signal may comprise an instruction to supply air into one of the plu- rality of cartridges 104.
  • the control signal may comprise an instruction to supply air into some of the plurality of the cartridges 104 simultaneously or sequentially.
  • the control signal may comprise an instruction to supply air into all of the plurality of the cartridges 104 sequen- tially or simultaneously.
  • control unit 1 10 is arranged to receive a control signal indicating at least one of the plurality of cartridges 104 to which the air is to be supplied and in response to the received control signal the control unit 1 10 is arranged to control the operation of the at least one of the plurality of air supply units 108 to supply air into said at least one cartridge 104 to form the desired scent composition as described above.
  • Each of the plurality of cartridges 104 may comprise an air inlet 304 in order to allow the air to enter inside each of the plurality of cartridges 104.
  • the air inlet 304 may be an opening arranged on a wall of the cartridge facing the center unit 102 when the at least one cartridge is attached to the center unit 102 as illustrated in Figure 3.
  • the air inlet 304 may be a pipe extending outside the cartridge 104 and/or inside the cartridge 104.
  • each of the plurality of cartridge 104 may comprise a scent outlet 1 16 to allow the scent composition formed inside each of the plurality of cartridges 104 to flow out from each of the plurality of cartridges 104.
  • the scent outlet 1 16 may be an opening arranged on a wall of the cartridge 104.
  • the scent outlet 1 16 may be a pipe extending outside the cartridge 104 as shown in Figure 3 or a pipe extending inside the cartridge 104.
  • the air inlet 304 of the plurality of cartridges 104 and/or the scent outlet 1 16 of the plurality of cartridges 104 may comprise a filter, grating, grid, or similar in order to at least partly prevent the at least one scent source 1 18 to drift out from the plurality of cartridges 104, when the air is not supplied to the said cartridge 104.
  • the air inlet 304 and/or the scent outlet 1 16 may comprise a valve, which may keep the plurality of cartridges 104 airtight, when the air is not supplied to the said cartridge 104. Furthermore, the valve may at least partly prevent unwanted evaporation of the scent composition from the plurality of cartridges 104.
  • the valve enables preventing at least partly the evaporation of the light compositions, when the air is not supplied to the said cartridge 104.
  • the valve may be adjustable and the control unit 1 10 may be configured to control the adjustment of the valve.
  • the housing 106 of the center unit 102 may comprise a plurality of air outlets 120.
  • the housing 106 of the center unit 102 may comprise one air outlet 120 for each of the plurality of cartridges 104.
  • the number of air outlets 120 of the housing 106 of the center unit 102 may define the maximum number of cartridges 104 that may be attached to the center unit 102.
  • the air outlet 120 of the housing 106 of the center unit 102 may be a pipe extending outside the housing 106 of the center unit 102 as illustrated in Figure 2.
  • the air outlet 120 of the housing 106 of the center unit 102 may be an opening arranged to a wall of the housing 106 of the center unit 102. If the air outlet 120 is a pipe extending outside the housing 106 of the center unit 102, the pipe extends also inside the cartridge 104 through the air inlet opening 1 14 of the cartridge 104, when the cartridge 104 is attached to the center unit 102 as illustrated in Figure 1 A.
  • the air may be supplied from the plurality of air supply units 108 to the plurality of cartridges 104 via the air inlets 304 of the plurality of cartridges 104 and the corresponding air outlet 120 of the housing 106 of the center unit 102.
  • the housing 106 of the center unit 102 may comprise a plurality of scent inlets 206.
  • For each of the plurality of cartridges 104 may be arranged one scent inlet 206 of the housing 106 of the center unit 102 in a position corresponding to the scent outlet 1 16 of the each of the plurality of cartridges 104, when attached to the center unit 102.
  • the housing 106 of the center unit 102 may comprise one scent inlet 206 for each of the plurality of cartridges 104.
  • the number of scent inlets 206 of the housing 106 of the center unit 102 may be defined by the number of cartridges 104.
  • the scent inlet 206 may be a pipe extending outside the housing 106 of the center unit 102.
  • the scent inlet 206 may be an opening arranged to a wall of the housing 106 of the center unit 102 as illustrated in Figure 2. If the scent outlet 1 16 of the cartridge 104 is a pipe extending outside the cartridge 104, the pipe extends also inside the housing 106 of the center unit 102 through the scent inlet 206 opening of the housing 106, when the cartridge 104 is attached to the center unit 102 as illustrated in Figure 1 A.
  • the plurality of air outlets 120 of the housing 106 of the center unit 102 and/or the plurality of scent inlets 206 of the housing 106 of the center unit 102 may comprise a valve.
  • the valve is implemented in the plurality of air outlets 120 of the housing 106 and/or the plurality of scent inlets 206 of the housing 106 instead of implementing said valve in the air inlets 304 and/or the scent outlets 1 16 of the plurality cartridges 104, it enables that the plurality of cartridges 104 may be kept more simple and cheaper to manufacture.
  • a pipe as an inlet/outlet at least partly prevents the leakage of the air and/or scent composition when flowing from the center unit 102 to the plurality of cartridges 104 or from the plurality of cartridges 104 to the center unit 102. Moreover, the use of a pipe as an inlet/outlet improves the efficiency of the flow of the scent composition, because the flow may be concentrated, which in turn may increase the flow of the scent composition further out from the scent diffuser device 100.
  • the scent composition is arranged to flow out from the at least one of the plu- rality of cartridges 104, to which the air is supplied, into the housing 106 of the center unit 102 via the scent outlet 1 16 of the at least one cartridge 104 and the corresponding scent inlet 206 of the housing 106 of the center unit 102.
  • the housing 106 of the center unit 102 comprises a scent outlet 122 to allow the scent composition to flow out from the scent diffuser device 100.
  • the scent outlet 122 of the center unit 102 may be arranged to the second end of the housing 106.
  • the scent composition flown inside the housing 106 of the center unit 102 is arranged to flow out from the scent diffuser device 100 through the scent outlet 122 of the housing 106 of the center unit 102.
  • the fan 1 14 is arranged to enhance the outflow rate of the scent composition through the scent outlet 122 of the housing 106 of the center unit 102.
  • the fan 1 14 is arranged to blow air in order to enhance the scent outflow by spreading the scent composition.
  • an air inflow may be arranged to the housing 106 of the center unit 102.
  • the air inflow may be arranged to the first end of the housing 106.
  • the air inflow for the fan 1 14 may be arranged to the opposite end of the housing 106 than the scent outlet 1 12 of the center unit 102.
  • the air may be arranged to flow to the fan 1 14 through an opening arranged in the cover 106a of the housing 106.
  • the cover of the housing 106 comprises more than one layer, the air may be guid- ed to the fan 1 14 through the space between the layers of the cover 106a, 106b, as shown in Figures 1 A and 1 B.
  • the air supplied to the fan 1 14 and the plurality of cartridges is illustrated with arrows having a solid line.
  • the formed scent composition is illustrated with arrows having a dashed line.
  • the fan 1 14 enables that the scent flow may be increased inside the housing 106 of the center unit 108 causing that the scent composition may cover larger area than without the fan 1 14.
  • the fan 1 14 enables that the scent composition may be emitted equally into the environment around the scent dif- fuser device 100.
  • the fan 1 14 enables also that several scent compositions arranged to flow inside housing 106 of the center unit 102 from more than one cartridge 104 at the same time may be mixed together.
  • scent diffuser device 100 This enables that different mixings of scent compositions may be provided with one scent diffuser device 100. Furthermore, one advantage is that the scent composition may be premixed inside the scent diffuser device 100 by means of the fan 1 14. Moreover, the combination of using a plurality of air supply units and a fan enhances the efficiency of the scent composition flow in comparison to prior art solutions.
  • the fan 1 14 may be any type of fan, such as an axial-flow fan, a centrifugal fan, or a cross-flow fan, for example.
  • the fan 1 14 may comprise an electric motor for powering the fan 1 14.
  • the electric motor may be a DC motor.
  • the DC motor may be a brushed or brushless DC motor, for example.
  • a brushless DC motor generates less electromagnetic interference than other type of motors, thus the fan 1 14 may preferably comprise a brushless DC motor.
  • the volume of the air flow provided by the fan 1 14 may depend on the type of the fan 1 14, for example. Furthermore, the volume of the air flow provided by the fan 1 14 may be adjusted.
  • the adjustment of the volume of the air flow enables that the volume of the scent composition outflow from the scent diffuser device 100 may also be adjusted.
  • the at least one control signal received by the control unit 1 10 may comprise instructions to control the opera- tion of the fan 1 14.
  • the at least one control signal received by the control unit 1 10 may comprise instruction to turn on the fan 1 14, turn off the fan 1 14, and/or adjust the volume of the air flow of the fan 1 14, for example.
  • the scent outlet 122 of the housing 106 of the center unit 102 may be covered with a grating, grid, or similar as illustrated in Figure 4.
  • the scent outlet 122 of the housing 106 of the center unit 102 may be an uncovered opening.
  • the grating of the scent outlet 122 may be such a grating that enables the scent composition to flow out freely from the scent diffuser device 100.
  • the cell size of the grating of the scent outlet 122 may vary depending on the requirements.
  • the size of the scent outlet 122 of the housing 106 of the center unit 102 may also vary depending on the requirements.
  • the size, i.e. the diameter, of the scent outlet 122 of the housing 106 of the center unit 102 may be equal to the size, i.e.
  • the scent outlet 122 may be preferably limited by the sidewalls of the housing 106 of the center unit 102.
  • the size, i.e. diameter, of the scent outlet 122 may be smaller than the size, i.e. the diameter, of the housing 106 of the center unit 102.
  • the housing 106 may comprise a cover at least in one end of the housing 106.
  • the second cover 106c arranged to the second end of the housing 106 enables that the scent composition may be directed to flow out from the scent diffuser device 100 in a direction perpendicular to the center axis 1 12 of the housing 106 of the center unit 102 as illustrated in Figure 1 B.
  • the scent composition may be arranged to flow out from the scent diffuser de- vice 100 in a direction substantially parallel to the center axis 1 12 of the housing 106 of the center unit 102 as illustrated in Figure 1 A, for example.
  • the scent diffuser device 100 described in the examples above may further comprise fastening means to fasten the scent diffuser device 100 to a ceiling, wall or similar surface depending on the application in which the scent diffuser device 100 will be implemented.
  • the fastening means may be arranged to the housing 106 of the center unit 102, for example.
  • the fastening means may be at least one of the following: bar, pin, pole, screw, bolt or similar, for example.
  • FIG. 5 discloses a schematic example of a control unit 1 10 of the center unit 102 according to the invention.
  • the control unit 1 10 may comprise at least one processor 502, at least one memory 504 being volatile or non-volatile for storing portions of computer program code 505a-505n and any data values, a communication interface 506 and possibly at least one user interface units 508.
  • the above mentioned elements may be communicatively coupled to each other with e.g. an internal bus.
  • the processor 502 herein re- fers to any unit suitable for processing information and control the operation of the control unit 1 10, among other tasks.
  • the operations may also be implemented with a microcontroller solution with embedded software.
  • the memory 504 is not limited to a certain type of memory only, but any memory type suitable for storing the described pieces of information may be applied in the context of the present invention.
  • the communication interface 506 provides interface for communication with any external device, such as mobile phone, database and/or external systems.
  • the communication interface 506 may be based on one or more known communication technologies, either wired or wireless, in order to exchange pieces of information as described ear- lier.
  • the communication interface 506 may also be used for providing power to the scent diffuser device 100.
  • the scent diffuser device 100 may be powered via the communication interface 506 by mains or any external device, for example.
  • the scent diffuser device 100 according to present invention may comprise a battery to provide power to the scent diffuser device 100.
  • the processor 502 of the control unit 1 10 is at least configured to control the plurality of air supply units 108 and the fan 1 14 as described above.
  • the processor 502 of the control unit 1 10 may be configured to control the valve as also described above.
  • the controlling may be achieved by arranging the processor 502 to execute at least some portion of computer program code 505a-505n stored in the memory 504 causing the processor 502, and thus the control unit 1 10, to control the plurality of air supply units 108 and the fan 1 14 as described.
  • the processor 502 is thus arranged to access the memory 504 and retrieve and store any information therefrom and thereto.
  • the processor 502 is configured to control the communication through the communication interface 506 with any external devices.
  • the processor 502 may also be configured to control storing of received and delivered information.
  • the control unit 1 10 may be implemented as a one unit. Alternatively or in addition, the control unit 1 10 may be implemented as a plurality of separate units communicatively coupled to each other. The communicatively coupling may be based on one or more known communication technologies, either wired or wireless.
  • the control unit 1 10 of the center unit 102 may be arranged anywhere in the center unit 102.
  • the location of the control unit 1 10 may be ar- ranged so that the control unit 1 10 does not disturb the operation of the fan 1 14, i.e. so that the control unit 1 10 does not at least completely prevent the air flow from the fan 1 14.
  • Figures 1 A and 1 B illustrate one example location for the control unit 1 10, wherein the control unit 1 10 is arranged in the space between the two layers 106a, 106b of the cover of the housing 106 and fixed to one of the layers 106a of the cover. If the control unit 1 10 is implemented as a plurality of separate units, the units may be arranged in a same location. Alternatively or in addition, the plurality of separate control units 1 10 may be arranged in different locations in the center unit 102.
  • the scent diffuser device 100 according to the in- vention may be implemented in a desired application independently in order to apply a scent composition as an environmental stimulus that has an effect to a person subjected to the scent composition.
  • the scent diffuser device 100 according to the invention may be implemented in a scent emission arrangement.
  • An example of such an arrangement is present- ed in an international patent application WO 2016/055689 A1 .
  • the scent emission arrangement may comprise one scent diffuser device 100 according to the present invention.
  • the scent emission arrangement may comprise a plurality of scent diffuser devices 100 according to the present invention.
  • the scent diffuser device 100 according to the invention or the scent emission arrangements may be employed in an ambient emission arrangement for emitting a desired scent composition.
  • the ambient emission arrangement may further comprise an audio production system for provision of the audio signal in the environment and/or a lighting arrangement for illuminating the environment.
  • the ambient emission arrangement may comprise a control arrangement to control the operation of the ambient emission arrangement.
  • the ambient emission arrangement may be used to provide a multisensory stimulus.

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L'invention concerne un dispositif diffuseur de parfum (100) destiné à émettre une composition de parfum souhaitée. Le dispositif diffuseur de parfum comprend : une unité centrale (102), et une pluralité de cartouches (104). L'unité centrale (102) comprend : une pluralité d'unités d'alimentation en air (108) ; un ventilateur (114) ; une unité de commande (110) pour commander le fonctionnement de la pluralité d'unités d'alimentation en air (108) et du ventilateur (114) afin de former une composition de parfum souhaitée ; et un boîtier pour loger au moins la pluralité d'unités d'alimentation en air (108), le ventilateur (114) et l'unité de commande (110). La composition de parfum est agencée pour s'écouler à partir de la ou des cartouches de la pluralité de cartouches (104) dans le boîtier (106) de l'unité centrale (102) et le ventilateur (114) est agencé pour améliorer l'écoulement de la composition de parfum hors du boîtier (106). L'invention concerne également un agencement pour émission ambiante comprenant au moins un dispositif diffuseur de parfum.
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