JP2008183981A - Effective ingredient supply device for vehicles - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To enhance freedom when a vehicular effect component feeder is installed in a cabin. <P>SOLUTION: The feeder 10 provided with a plurality of air guns 16, 17 is provided with a main unit 13 installed at an instrument panel part; and a sub-unit 15 installed at a front pillar part. A vortex ring V1 of air containing an aroma component is emitted from the main unit 13 provided with an effect gas generation part 20 and provided with the air gun 16 toward an effect area A, and a vortex ring V2 of air is emitted from the small size sub-unit 15 only provided with the air gun 17 toward the effect area A. Thus, since the feeder 10 is constituted so as to divide the feeder to the main unit 13 and the small size sub-unit 15, even when the stereo-type feeder 10 provided with the plurality of air guns 16, 17 is installed, the front pillar part or the like is effectively utilized for installation, and the freedom when the feeder 10 is mounted can be enhanced. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2008,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a vehicular efficacy component supply device that supplies efficacy components to a passenger.

  In order to keep the environment in the passenger compartment favorable, a supply device has been proposed that supplies fragrance components and moisture components from the air outlet of an air conditioner. However, if aroma components are supplied from the outlet, the interior of the vehicle will be filled with aroma components, so a large amount of aroma components are required, and the interior environment according to each passenger's preference. It has been difficult to provide.

Therefore, a supply device has been proposed in which a vortex ring containing a fragrance component and a moisture component is launched toward an occupant (see, for example, Patent Documents 1 to 4). Thereby, since a fragrance component etc. can be supplied locally, it becomes possible to provide the vehicle interior according to each passenger | crew's preference using a small amount of fragrance components.
JP 2006-280748 A JP 2006-282083 A JP 2006-282084 A JP 2006-282085 A

  By the way, as shown in Patent Documents 1 to 4, if a vortex ring containing a fragrance component or the like is directly applied to an occupant, there is a risk of giving the occupant an uncomfortable feeling due to wind pressure. Therefore, it is considered that the vortex rings emitted from a plurality of supply devices collide with each other so that the vortex rings disappear and only the fragrance component is supplied to the occupant. However, since many devices are already installed on the instrument panel or the like in the vehicle interior, it has become extremely difficult to newly install a plurality of supply devices in the vehicle interior.

  An object of the present invention is to provide a vehicular active ingredient supply device that can be installed in a limited space in a vehicle interior.

  The vehicle efficacy component supply apparatus according to the present invention includes a main unit including component generation means for generating an efficacy component, and first launching means for launching a first air vortex containing the efficacy component toward a predetermined position, the main unit And a subunit having a second launching unit that launches a second air vortex that collides with the first air vortex toward a predetermined position.

  In the vehicle efficacy component supply apparatus according to the present invention, the main unit includes the first launching unit, and the component generating unit includes at least one of an aroma generating unit, a mist generating unit, an oxygen generating unit, and an ozone generating unit. And the subunit includes only the second launching means.

  In the vehicle efficacy component supply device according to the present invention, the main unit includes the first launching unit, the component generating unit includes a mist generating unit, and the subunit includes the second launching unit, It is characterized by comprising at least one of aroma generating means, oxygen generating means and ozone generating means.

  In the vehicle efficacy component supply device according to the present invention, the sub-unit is installed in any of a front roof rail portion, a front pillar portion, and an instrument panel portion.

  According to the present invention, the vehicle efficacy component supply device in which a plurality of launching means are incorporated is divided into the main unit and the subunit, and the size of the subunit is reduced. It is possible to increase the degree of freedom when installing the supply device.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is an explanatory diagram showing a vehicle 11 equipped with a vehicle efficacy component supply device 10 (hereinafter referred to as a supply device) according to an embodiment of the present invention. 2 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the supply device 10, and FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram showing the internal structure of the air cannon 16 provided in the supply device 10.

  As shown in FIG. 1, a supply device 10 that supplies an active ingredient (such as an aroma component) to an occupant is installed in a main unit 13 installed in an instrument panel section 12 of a vehicle body and a front pillar section 14 of the vehicle body. The subunit 15 is provided. From the main unit 13, an air vortex ring (first air vortex) V1 containing an effect component is launched toward a predetermined effect area A, and from the subunit 15, an air vortex ring (second air vortex) V2 is generated. It is fired toward a predetermined efficacy area A. The vortex rings V1 and V2 are launched so as to collide with each other in the efficacy area A set at the nose of the occupant, and the efficacy components contained in the vortex ring V1 can be diffused in the efficacy area A. . In this way, by causing the pair of vortex rings V1 and V2 to collide and canceling the vortex rings V1 and V2, it is possible to supply only the efficacy component without giving the passenger an uncomfortable feeling due to wind pressure.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the main unit 13 is provided with an air cannon 16 as a first firing means, and a vortex ring V <b> 1 containing an effect component is launched from the air cannon 16. As shown in FIG. 3, the air cannon 16 includes a bellows-shaped pump body 16a that can be expanded and contracted, a pump drive section 16b that expands and contracts the pump body 16a, and a cylindrical barrel section 16c that is filled with efficacy components. It is configured. The pump drive unit 16b incorporates a rod member 16d that is driven forward and backward, and the rod member 16d is driven by an electric motor (not shown) in the pump drive unit 16b. Then, after filling the barrel portion 16c with the active ingredient as shown in FIG. 3 (A), the rod member 16d is moved forward as shown in FIG. 3 (B) to rapidly shrink the pump body 16a. It becomes possible to launch the air in the pump body 16a as the vortex ring V1 together with the efficacy component in the gun barrel portion 16c.

  In addition, as shown in FIG. 2, in order to launch the vortex ring V2 that collides with the vortex ring V1, the subunit 15 is provided with an air cannon 17 as a second launching means. The air cannon 17 including the pump main body 17a, the pump drive unit 17b, and the gun barrel portion 17c has the same structure as the air gun 16 described above, but the gun barrel portion 17c of the air gun 17 is filled with efficacy components. The vortex ring V <b> 2 made only of air is fired from the air cannon 17. Thus, since the subunit 15 is configured to include only the air cannon 17, it is possible to achieve a significant reduction in size as compared with the main unit 13 in which the effective gas generation unit 20 and the control unit 22 described later are incorporated. ing.

  In order to drive these air cannons 16 and 17 to fire the vortex rings V1 and V2, the main unit 13 is provided with a drive circuit unit 18 connected to both pump drive units 16b and 17b. The drive circuit unit 18 receives a firing signal calculated by a control unit 22 described later, and the drive circuit unit 18 controls the drive current for the pump drive units 16b and 17b based on the firing signal. Then, by supplying this drive current to the pump drive units 16b and 17b, the vortex rings V1 and V2 are fired from the air cannons 16 and 17, respectively.

  Further, in order to supply the effect component to the air cannon 16, the main unit 13 is provided with an effect gas generation unit (component generation means, aroma generation means) 20 for generating an aroma component as an effect component, and an aroma. An effective gas filling part 21 for sending the components to the barrel part 16 c of the air gun 16 is provided. The effect gas generation unit 20 includes a plurality of fragrance containers (not shown) in which fragrance components are stored, an electromagnetic valve (not shown) that controls the open / close state of the fragrance containers, and the effect gas filling unit 21 stores fragrance components. It is constituted by a pumping pump (not shown) that pumps toward the gun barrel portion 16c. And according to the control signal from the control unit 22 which will be described later, the switching control of the electromagnetic valve and the drive control of the pressure feed pump are executed, so that the fragrance component together with the air taken in from the air intake port 23 The gun barrel 16c is supplied.

  The control unit 22 that outputs control signals to the drive circuit unit 18, the effective gas generation unit 20, the effective gas filling unit 21, and the like includes a microprocessor (CPU) (not shown), and this CPU is connected to the CPU via a bus line. ROM, RAM and I / O ports are connected. The ROM stores control programs and various map data, and the RAM temporarily stores data calculated by the CPU. The main unit 13 is provided with a switch 24 that is operated by a passenger, and an operation signal is input to the CPU from the switch 24 via an I / O port. An on / off signal and a fragrance selection signal are output from the switch 24 in accordance with the occupant's switch operation, and the supply device 10 is switched between an operating state and a stopped state according to the on / off signal, and the air gun 16 is filled according to the fragrance selection signal. The type of aromatic component to be changed is switched.

  Next, FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram showing the installation positions of the main unit 13 and the subunit 15. As shown in FIG. 4, the main unit 13 is installed almost at the center of the instrument panel section 12, and the subunit 15 is installed above the front pillar section 14. As described above, the supply device 10 is divided into the main unit 13 and the sub unit 15 and the sub unit 15 is reduced in size. Therefore, the sub unit 15 is installed on the front pillar unit 14. Is possible. Thereby, even when a stereo-type supply device 10 including a plurality of air cannons 16 and 17 is installed, the installation space required for the instrument panel unit 12 can be reduced. It is possible to increase the degree of freedom when doing so.

  Further, in the illustrated case, the subunit 15 is installed in the front pillar portion 14, but the present invention is not limited to this, and the front roof rail portion 27 indicated by the symbol α or the instrument panel indicated by the symbol β You may make it install the subunit 15 in the corner of the part 12. FIG. Moreover, in the case of illustration, although the main unit 13 is installed in the substantially center of the instrument panel part 12, it is not restricted to this and it cannot be overemphasized that you may install in another location. .

Furthermore, in the above description, an aromatic component is generated as an effective component, but the present invention is not limited to this, and a micro mist (humid component, floating in the air) that moisturizes and cools the passenger as an effective component. Fine water particles) may be generated. Further, ozone (O ₃ ) having a deodorizing effect may be generated as an active ingredient, and oxygen having an awakening effect on a passenger may be generated. That is, as the component generating means, a mist generating means for generating micro mist from water stored in a vehicle tank or the like by ultrasonic vibration or the like may be provided, or an ozone generating means for generating ozone by silent discharge or the like may be provided. Alternatively, oxygen generating means for increasing the oxygen concentration may be provided by an oxygen-enriched film or the like.

  Next, FIG. 5 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a supply device 30 according to another embodiment of the present invention. In addition, the same code | symbol is attached | subjected about the component same as the component with which the supply apparatus 10 of FIG. 2 is provided, and the description is abbreviate | omitted.

  As shown in FIG. 5, the supply device 30 includes a main unit 31 installed in an instrument panel portion or the like of a vehicle body, and a subunit 32 installed in a front pillar portion or the like of the vehicle body. A vortex ring (first air vortex) V3 containing micro mist as an effect component is launched from the main unit 31 toward a predetermined effect area, and a vortex ring containing an aroma component as an effect component from the subunit 32. (Second air vortex) V4 is launched toward a predetermined effect area. The vortex rings V3 and V4 are fired so as to collide with each other in the efficacy area set at the nose of the occupant, and the efficacy components contained in the vortex rings V3 and V4 can be diffused in the efficacy area. . Thus, by making the pair of vortex rings V3 and V4 collide and canceling the vortex rings V3 and V4, it becomes possible to supply the micro mist and the fragrance component without giving the passenger a sense of incongruity due to wind pressure.

  The main unit 31 is provided with an air cannon 16 as a first firing means, and a vortex ring V3 containing micro mist is launched from the air cannon 16. The main unit 31 is provided with a micro mist generating section (component generating means, mist generating means) 33 for generating micro mist, and a pressure feed pump (not shown) for feeding the micro mist to the barrel portion 16c of the air gun 16. The micro mist filling part 34 provided with etc. is provided. The micro mist can be supplied to the barrel portion 16 c of the air gun 16 by controlling the micro mist generating unit 33 and the micro mist filling unit 34 using the control unit 22.

  The subunit 32 is provided with an air cannon 17 as a second launching means, and a vortex ring V4 containing an aromatic component is launched from the air cannon 17. The subunit 32 is provided with a fragrance generating part (component generating means, fragrance generating means) 35 for generating a fragrance component, and a pumping pump (not shown) for feeding the fragrance component to the barrel portion 17c of the air gun 17. Is provided. By controlling the fragrance generating unit 35 and the fragrance filling unit 36 using the control unit 22, it becomes possible to supply the fragrance component to the barrel portion 17 c of the air cannon 17. In this way, by configuring the subunit 32 with the fragrance generating unit 35 that can be easily reduced in size, it is possible to configure the subunit 32 so that it can be installed on the front pillar unit 14.

  Thus, the fragrance generating unit 35 and the like may be incorporated in the subunit 32 without configuring the subunit 32 with only the air cannon 17. By adopting such a configuration, even when the supply device 30 is capable of generating a plurality of efficacy components, the degree of freedom when installing the supply device 30 can be increased. The installation location of the subunit 32 is not limited to the front pillar portion 14, and the subunit 32 may be installed on the front roof rail portion 27, and the subunit 32 is installed at the corner of the instrument panel portion 12. You may do it.

  Further, by incorporating fragrance generating means, ozone generating means, and oxygen generating means into the main unit 31, a vortex ring V3 containing fragrance components, ozone, and oxygen may be fired from the main unit 31. The vortex ring V4 containing ozone and oxygen may be fired from the subunit 32 by incorporating ozone generating means and oxygen generating means into the 32. Note that the air-only vortex ring V3 may be fired from the main unit 31 or the air-only vortex ring V4 may be fired from the subunit 32 depending on the situation.

  It goes without saying that the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment, and various modifications can be made without departing from the scope of the invention. For example, in the above description, the electric motor is driven to project the rod member 16d so that the vortex rings V1 to V4 are fired from the air cannons 16 and 17, but this is limited to this structure. Instead, by incorporating an electromagnetic coil and a movable iron core into the air cannons 16 and 17, the vortex rings V1 to V4 may be fired from the air cannon using electromagnetic force. The air cannons 16 and 17 include bellows-shaped pump bodies 16a and 17a, but air may be pushed out using a diaphragm. Further, in the illustrated case, the annular vortex rings V1 and V2 are fired from the air cannons 16 and 17, but the shapes of the first air vortex and the second air vortex are not limited to the annular shape. Any shape of air vortex may be used as long as it can fly a predetermined distance in a united shape.

  In the illustrated case, the air cannons 16 and 17 are fixed. However, the air cannons 16 and 17 may be rotated using an electric motor or the like. Thereby, since the efficacy area | region A which makes the vortex rings V1-V4 collide can be moved, it becomes possible to set the appropriate efficacy area | region A for every passenger | crew.

It is explanatory drawing which shows the vehicle carrying the supply apparatus which is one embodiment of this invention. It is a block diagram which shows the structure of a supply apparatus. It is explanatory drawing which shows the internal structure of the air cannon with which a supply apparatus is provided. It is explanatory drawing which shows the installation position of a main unit and a sub unit. It is a block diagram which shows the structure of the supply apparatus which is other embodiment of this invention.

Explanation of symbols

10 Supply device (Effective component supply device for vehicle)
12 instrument panel 13 main unit 14 front pillar 15 sub unit 16 air cannon (first launching means)
17 Air cannon (second launching means)
20 Effective gas generator (component generator, aroma generator)
27 Front roof rail part 30 Supply device (Effective component supply device for vehicle)
31 Main unit 32 Sub unit 33 Micro mist generating part (component generating means, mist generating means)
35 Aroma generator (component generator, aroma generator)
V1 vortex ring (first air vortex)
V2 vortex ring (second air vortex)
V3 vortex ring (first air vortex)
V4 vortex ring (second air vortex)

Claims (4)

A main unit comprising: component generating means for generating an efficacy component; and first launching means for launching a first air vortex containing the efficacy component toward a predetermined position;
A vehicle efficacy component comprising a second unit that is formed smaller than the main unit and includes second launching means for launching a second air vortex that collides with the first air vortex toward a predetermined position. Feeding device. In the vehicle active ingredient supply device according to claim 1,
The main unit includes the first launching unit, and the component generating unit includes at least one of an aroma generating unit, a mist generating unit, an oxygen generating unit, and an ozone generating unit,
The sub-unit includes only the second launching unit, and the vehicular efficacy component supply device. In the vehicle active ingredient supply device according to claim 1,
The main unit includes the first launching unit and a mist generating unit as the component generating unit.
The sub-unit includes the second launching unit, and further includes at least one of an aroma generating unit, an oxygen generating unit, and an ozone generating unit. In the vehicle efficacy component supply device according to any one of claims 1 to 3,
The sub-unit is installed in any one of a front roof rail portion, a front pillar portion, and an instrument panel portion.

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